[mou] Possible White-tailed Kite - Ramsey County
Date: June 12, 2004 Time: Aprox. 9:15 AM County: Ramsey Location: About .5 miles east of White Bear Avenue on Co. Rd. C near the soccer fields (which are on the north side of Co. Rd. C). Observer: Pat Clements Equipment: Naked Eye Distance: As close as 100 yard to 150 yards. Sorry for the delay as we just got home from the tournament. Observation: I was looking up from the game and looking south. I saw a white looking bird flying north. I observed the bird for about 6 minutes. At first I thought it was a gull of some kind. As the bird got closer I could see wings that looked very Tern like (sharp and somewhat turned back). The wing beats were fairly slow - then the bird looked like it did a summersault in mid-air. As it moved closer I could see what it was really doing - It was hovering. It did this quite a few times as it neared our location. At it's closest I could see it had a white face, a somewhat dark elongated looking eye, light gray back and upper wings and mostly white looking from below with darker looking wing patches. It would occasionally hold it's wings in a high V like Rock Doves sometimes do. When it would hover, it would fan it's tail quickly out while beating it's wings to stall it mid-air. I am guessing it was grabbing insects, as there were a lot of large dragonflys about. This was due the marsh accross the north-side of Co. Rd. C and also one behind our fields on the north-side of the soccer fields. Size wise I would say that it was close to the size of a Common Tern. I have seen a numbrer of White-tailed Kites on birding trips to the Rio Grande River area of Texas, and as best I could tell with out the use of binoculars - this is what this bird looked like. I have scoured my field guides and cannot find another bird that looks like, or behaves like, this bird did. The bird finally moved off to the east and I lost it from sight. Thanks... Pat Clements
[mou] Re Painted Bunting-Lyon County
Spent part of the morning today with others looking for the Painted Bunting south of Marshall in Lyon county with no success. It appears to come into the feeder when the weather is worse, I.E. several times over the last two days in the rain. This AM was very nice, thus no bird. If others look on Sunday when rain is forecast please update. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmar...@skypoint.com
[mou] Northern Mockingbird in Scott County
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[mou] Rock Wren X 2 - Clay County
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The Rock Wren at Felton Prairie now has a companion. Two Rock Wrens
were seen today at Felton Prairie. They were first seen on the rock
pile next to # 6006 before they both moved back to the home rock pile.
Other birds seen at Felton Prairie included Marbled Godwit (at least a
dozen), Chestnut-collared Longspur (only one obliging male), a single
Prairie Chicken, Orchard Oriole, and Swainson's Hawk. I was
unsuccessful at finding a Loggerhead Shrike at the usually reliable spot
at the east end of CR 108.
Herb Dingmann
St. Cloud
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[mou] Fw: Alert - Sound Demonstration - Louisville Swamp Unit-Refuge
If the idea of having a rock concert aimed into Louisville Swamp is as abhorant to you as is to me, perhaps you can join us by spending a little while birding under adverse conditions this Wednesday at 7pm. Let me or Lois know you can come. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan swest...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: AMERICANLANDS To: lnorr, Lois Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:36 PM Subject: Alert - Sound Demonstration - Louisville Swamp Unit-Refuge STOP Q-Prime Amphitheater near MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge! I am recruiting people for a sound demonstration this Wednesday June 13th at the Louisville Swamp Unit of the MN Valley Natl Wildlife Refuge - 7:00 pm. (Note: Rain date is Thursday June 14 - same time - as the equipment to be used cannot be out in bad weather) We are trying to show what the impact of hard rock music will have on a birding experience and the wildlife of this Unit (see alert below and more information about the Q-Prime proposal). Please consider coming out for an evening at of birding and (music / i.e. NOISE). The idea is to then write letters to the Scott County Planning Commission for the public hearing at the Scott County Courthouse on Monday June 21st at 7:00 p.m. If you can attend the Hearing and present your experience Great! or write a letter that then can be submitted by us that evening. Hope you can consider coming this Wednesday - and please pass this invitation to others you think may be interested. Please pass the alert below widely! thanks, Lois Norrgard / MRVAC 952-881-7282 Action for Refuge - Stop Q-Prime ACTION ALERT!! Scott County is currently considering a proposal by Q Prime, a New York-based company, to build a 19,250-seat amphitheater in Louisville Township. The proposed amphitheater is situated immediately adjacent to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge's Louisville Swamp Unit, arguably the most ecologically significant of the Refuge's eight units. The Scott County Board of Commissioners conducted environmental review of the project and approved a Final Environmental Impact Statement in March 2004. Q Prime is currently seeking a Conditional Use Permit from the County. The Scott County Planning and Zoning Commission will review the county staff report on the amphitheater on Monday, June 21st, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the Scott County Government Center located at 200-4th Ave. West in Shakopee. The Scott County Board of Commissioners will receive the Planning Commission's recommendations on Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Board Room. Both of these are public meetings with opportunity for public comment. We are asking you to help us stop the proposed amphitheater by taking action now. Here's what you can do: a.. Attend the public hearings. Bring a friend. b.. Write letters to the editor to your local paper. c.. Call the Scott County Planning Commissioners and Scott County Board of Commissioners telling them you oppose the amphitheater. Some possible items you may wish to include in your letter include: a.. The amphitheater would be an intensive and incompatible use located next to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge; b.. High noise, light, and traffic levels disrupt Refuge wildlife and impair the visitor experience of Refuge visitors; c.. Comments received during the environmental review process were overwhelmingly opposed to the amphitheater; the local community does not support the project; d.. For these and other reasons, Scott County should exercise its authority to deny Q Prime's application for a conditional use permit. e.. If you have a personal story related to the Refuge or the amphitheater, please tell it. You can contact the following Scott County Planning Commissioners at (952) 445-7750: Ron Ceminsky, Barbara Johnson, Joe West, Ray Huber, Herb Baldwin, Scott O'Brien, and Tom Vonhof You can contact the following Scott County Commissioners at (952)445-7750: District 1 - Commissioner Joseph Wagner District 2 - Commissioner Bob Vogel District 3 - Commissioner Jerry Hennen District 4 - Chair Barbara Marschall District 5 - Commissioner Jon Ulrich
