[mou] MOU-NET has been down
There was a problem with the file system on moumn.org. All web operation and mail operation was down for almost 12 hours. The system was restored from backup tapes. --- David Cahlander david at cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/a0284b69/attachment.html
[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, November 1, 2007
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, November 1, 2007 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Weather is slowly getting colder, daylight hours are decreasing, and cold winds remind us that winter is almost here. Now is the time to make memories of rare species identified through tears while staring through a scope which is shuddering in the wind. Every week there is threat of snow, and maybe by next week there will be some, somewhere in our area. A surprising BOREAL CHICKADEE was discovered by Jeff Schultz at his feeder in Ottertail in Otter Tail County on October 31. The bird has also visited the feeder today, November 1. EVENING GROSBEAKS are starting to appear at feeders in the area. They were reported by Bob Williams who saw them in Roseau County at the feeder at the convenience store along CR 4 near the entrance to Hayes Lake State Park on October 27. At Dixon Lake in Itasca County, Lyle and Sally Lauber reported that many of them had appeared at their feeders by October 30. In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson saw 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS in her yard on October 30 also. In Roseau County, Beth Siverhus observed one NORTHERN HARRIER, hundreds of SNOW BUNTINGS, and PINE SISKINS north of Roseau on October 28, and on the 29th, she saw 10 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in their yard in Warroad. Bob Williams spotted 5 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in Kittson County south of CR 10 southwest of Lake Bronson on October 30. There were also 12 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Pelan that day. Kelly Larson, in Clearwater County, reported RUFFED GROUSE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, GREAT HORNED OWL, BARRED OWL, many BLUE JAYS, and a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE on October 27, a MERLIN on October 29, and on the 30th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE. In Itasca County, Lyle and Sally Lauber had a male NORTHERN CARDINAL at their feeder on October 30. At the rice paddies in the eastern part of Pennington County near CR 51, Bob Williams found a large flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on October 28. At the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds on October 28 I found a one-legged LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. There were also a number of AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS there. In northeastern Polk County on October 28, Bob Williams observed thousands of TUNDRA SWANS on the rice paddies there. Jeff and Amy Drake in Otter Tail County reported 3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS on October 28, 5 PIED-BILLED GREBES, a RUFFED GROUSE, an AMERICAN KESTREL, and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH on October 30, and both RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and PILEATED WOODPECKER among the list on October 31. Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bob Williams, Jeff and Amy Drake, Jeff Schultz, Kelly Larson, and Lyle and Sally Lauber for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru at wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, November 8, 2007. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/bd97fe04/attachment.html
[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, November 2, 2007
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *November 2, 2007 *MNDL0711.02 -Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Ruffed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Pied-billed Grebe Northern Harrier American Kestrel Merlin Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper American Woodcock Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike Blue Jay Black-billed Magpie Boreal Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Bohemian Waxwing American Tree Sparrow Snow Bunting Northern Cardinal Western Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: November 2, 2007 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru at wiktel.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, November 1, 2007 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Weather is slowly getting colder, daylight hours are decreasing, and cold winds remind us that winter is almost here. Now is the time to make memories of rare species identified through tears while staring through a scope which is shuddering in the wind. Every week there is threat of snow, and maybe by next week there will be some, somewhere in our area. A surprising BOREAL CHICKADEE was discovered by Jeff Schultz at his feeder in Ottertail in Otter Tail County on October 31. The bird has also visited the feeder today, November 1. EVENING GROSBEAKS are starting to appear at feeders in the area. They were reported by Bob Williams who saw them in Roseau County at the feeder at the convenience store along CR 4 near the entrance to Hayes Lake State Park on October 27. At Dixon Lake in Itasca County, Lyle and Sally Lauber reported that many of them had appeared at their feeders by October 30. In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson saw 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS in her yard on October 30 also. In Roseau County, Beth Siverhus observed one NORTHERN HARRIER, hundreds of SNOW BUNTINGS, and PINE SISKINS north of Roseau on October 28, and on the 29th, she saw 10 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in their yard in Warroad. Bob Williams spotted 5 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in Kittson County south of CR 10 southwest of Lake Bronson on October 30. There were also 12 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Pelan that day. Kelly Larson, in Clearwater County, reported RUFFED GROUSE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, GREAT HORNED OWL, BARRED OWL, many BLUE JAYS, and a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE on October 27, a MERLIN on October 29, and on the 30th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE. In Itasca County, Lyle and Sally Lauber had a male NORTHERN CARDINAL at their feeder on October 30. At the rice paddies in the eastern part of Pennington County near CR 51, Bob Williams found a large flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on October 28. At the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds on October 28 I found a one-legged LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. There were also a number of AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS there. In northeastern Polk County on October 28, Bob Williams observed thousands of TUNDRA SWANS on the rice paddies there. Jeff and Amy Drake in Otter Tail County reported 3 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS on October 28, 5 PIED-BILLED GREBES, a RUFFED GROUSE, an AMERICAN KESTREL, and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH on October 30, and both RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and PILEATED WOODPECKER among the list on October 31. Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bob Williams, Jeff and Amy Drake, Jeff Schultz, Kelly Larson, and Lyle and Sally Lauber for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru at wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, November 8, 2007. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/1d98a26e/attachment.html
[mou] black bellied whistling duck
I got some pretty good photographs of the duck and I'm wondering if anyone else who got a good look thinks this is a one legged duck. Thanks for your thoughts. www.wildlifeforever.org <http://www.wildlifeforever.org/> PETE WUEBKER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING WILDLIFE FOREVER 2700 FREEWAY BLVD #1000 BROOKLYN CENTER MN 55430 763-253-0222 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/a051f40b/attachment.html -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 5162 bytes Desc: image001.gif Url : http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/a051f40b/attachment.gif
[mou] Duluth RBA 11/2/07
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 2, 2007 *MNDU0711.02 -Birds mentioned Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Spruce Grouse Cattle Egret Inca Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Boreal Chickadee Mountain Bluebird Inca Dove -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: November 2, 2007 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 1st, 2007 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. An INCA DOVE was found by Jim Lind on October 30th along 3rd Street in downtown Two Harbors, and the bird was still being seen on the afternoon of November 1st. It has mainly been seen in the backyard of 304 2nd Avenue, especially under the dense cedars and bird feeders near the garage. It has also been seen in the back yards of each of the seven houses to the west. If accepted, this will be the first Minnesota record for this species. Sharon Lind found a pair of MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS in Grand Marais on the 28th, and they were still present on the 30th. They were initially spotted along MN Highway 61 near the Java Moose coffee shop, but were also seen all along the harbor including the Coast Guard station and the boat launch and campground west of the harbor. Jim and Kayce Solum found a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER west of the Grand Marais campground along the Sweetheart Bluff trails. They also had a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at the Brule River rest stop, and two BOREAL CHICKADEES at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors, as well as six CATTLE EGRETS at 3644 Highway 61 on the 30th, just west of the Split Rock River. Rich and Rhonda Sve originally reported the birds on their lawn on the morning of the 30th at 3648 Highway 61. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and BOREAL CHICKADEES continue to be reported along the North Shore. A group of birders counted at least 27 BOREAL CHICKADEES and six BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS between the McQuade Road and Iona's Beach on the 27th. Terry Wiens saw a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along the Pine Woods Trail at Hawk Ridge in Duluth, and Bruce and Susan Fall saw two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS on the 27th at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. As of October 31st, 81 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS had been recorded this season at Hawk Ridge. Bruce and Susan Fall carefully identified a late GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER on the 27th along 1st Avenue in downtown Two Harbors. On the 26th they saw a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, three SURF SCOTERS, and two LONG-TAILED DUCKS at 37th Street on Park Point, and on the 27th they saw five WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Paradise Beach north of Grand Marais. Nancy Richmond saw eight LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 26th at Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais, and one in the Grand Marais harbor. Two more were seen at Taconite Harbor on the 27th, as well as two BLACK SCOTERS. Dee Kuder found a SPRUCE GROUSE in northern St. Louis County along Forest Road 471, six miles south of the Echo Trail (CR 116). It was seen along the Norway Hiking Trail. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 8th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou at moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/a0810bf1/attachment.html
[mou] Mountain Bluebirds at still at Grand Marais
The 2 previously reported Mountain Bluebirds were still present at the campground in Grand Marais, Cook County on the morning of Nov. 1. Bob Williams, Bloomington -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/9ae8f7f7/attachment.html
[mou] MOU RBA 2 November 2007
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 2, 2007 *MNST0711.02 -Birds mentioned Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Inca Dove Mountain Bluebird Black-throated Green Warbler Summer Tanager -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: November 2, 2007 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel at sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, November 1st 2007. On the afternoon of October 30th, Jim Lind found a potential first state record INCA DOVE, and the bird was still present throughout the day on the 31st and again on November 1st. The bird is being seen in Two Harbors, Lake County, in the backyard of the house at the southeastern corner of 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue. From state highway 61 in downtown Two Harbors, turn toward the Lake on 5th street. Drive to 2nd Avenue and turn left. The house is at the corner of this avenue and 3rd Street. The bird has also been seen in the backyard of the home at 322 - 2nd Avenue. A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK has been in Bloomington, Hennepin County, since the 28th. Its roosting at a pond along Anderson Lakes Parkway just west of U.S. Highway 169 and just south of I-494. Take Anderson Lakes Parkway west of U.S. 169 to the entrance of the park. Follow the main paved trail up the hill, then take the grass path leading down to a pond. I am skeptical of the wildness of this bird because of its unnatural tameness and continued occurrence in a suburban setting. A late BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was also seen here on the 29th. A PLEGADIS IBIS was along state highway 26 just south of Wildcat Landing near Brownsville in Houston County on the 26th. In Maine Prairie Township, Stearns County, a PACIFIC LOON was along the north shore of Pearl Lake on the 28th. On October 29th, six CATTLE EGRET were along the west side of State Highway 61 in Lake County. They were at mile marker 43 near Split Rock Lighthouse at fire call 3644. Two MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were at the Municipal Campground in Grand Marais, Cook County, on October 28th, and both were still in the vicinity at least through November 1st. And a female SUMMER TANAGER was at Stoney Point in St. Louis County on the 23rd. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, November 8th 2007. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/5d8fc5f2/attachment.html
[mou] Fwd: Tundra Swans with blue neck bands from Alaska
forward by Jim Williams, Wayzata Begin forwarded message: TUNDRA SWANS WERE MARKED IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN ALASKA IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 and 2007 WITH CODED NECK BANDS AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TIMING OF MIGRATION AND MOVEMENTS RELATIVE TO BREEDING AREA. NECK BANDS HAVE A FOUR-DIGIT CODE THAT BEGINS WITH A LETTER AND ARE READ FROM BOTTOM TO TOP. BANDS ARE BLUE WITH WHITE DIGITS, EXCEPT CODES T3##, WHICH ARE WHITE WITH BLACK DIGITS. Marking Location Yukon Delta (Code K###)--30 swans in 2006 and 100 swans in 2007. Alaska Peninsula (North) (Code P###)--91 swans in 2006 and 52 swans in 2007. Alaska Peninsula (South) (Code T4##)--62 swans in 2006 and 63 swans in 2007. Koyukuk Drainage --1 swan in 2006 (Code T213-228) and 10 swans in 2007 (Codes U390-U399). North Slope (Code T201-212,T3##)--58 swans in 2006. Kotzebue Sound (Code U###)--100 swans in 2006 and 90 swans in 2007. Totals--357 swans in 2006 and 315 swans in 2007. PLEASE REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF SWANS WITH NECK BANDS TO YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATION OFFICER OR TO: Craig Ely Alaska Science Center 1011 E. Tudor Rd. Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 786-3526 EM: cely at usgs.gov John Whissel Swan Research Program 7078 Airlie Road Warrenton, VA 20187 Phone: (540) 341-3239 EM: jwhissel at airlie.com 1-888-2MIGRATE THE RESEARCHERS WILL PROVIDE ALL OBSERVERS WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BANDED SWAN THEY OBSERVED.
[mou] Inca Dove
I am looking at traveling up to Two Harbors this afternoon to view the Inca Dove. I would really appretiate it if anyone spots it today if they could let me know. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/80277151/attachment.html
[mou] plegadis ibis absent from Brownsville/Wildcat Creek delta site
Yesterday, Nov. 1, the ibis was not present at the Wildcat Creek delta site on the Mississippi R. south of Brownsville in Houston Co. Fred Lesher, LaCrosse, Wis. I lead a Coulee Region Audubon Society trip Saturday morning, tomorrow Nov. 3 south along the Mississippi R. to Poole Slough on the Minn./Iowa border at New Albin, IA. Meet at the Dresbach Information center & Rest Area near Lock & Dam 7 on the Mississippi River at 8:30 AM. We will look for the ibis near Brownsville. There are/have been Sandhill Cranes on/near the Minn/Iowa border at Poole Slough, which is a grassy wetland. There is a raft of ten thousands of waterfowl, divers & dabblers, a mile long & several hundred yards wide on Pool 7. Most of these birds are in Wisconsin but best viewed or only visible from Minnesota. There are several hundred Tundra Swans, at least as many American White Pelicans, and 60 +/- Bald Eagles on Pool 7. Some of these swans, pelicans, eagles & waterfowl are in Minnesota. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[mou] Itasca County EC Doves still present
If anyone is interested, the previously reported Eurasian Collared-doves are still visiting the same feeder in Grand Rapids. Shawn Conradhttp://users.2z.net/itasca_chippewa_birding/ _ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook ? together at last. ?Get it now. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/185e77f0/attachment.html
[mou] Inca Dove still present
The Inca Dove was seen again today in the backyard of 304 2nd Avenue in Two Harbors, as well as in the backyards of the seven houses to the east. I just (11:15 am) saw it next dooor to my house (which is 320 2nd Avenue), in the bottom of my neighbor's tall spruce. Jim Lind Two Harbors
[mou] Duluth RBA 11/2/07
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 2, 2007 *MNDU0711.02 -Birds mentioned Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Spruce Grouse Cattle Egret Inca Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Boreal Chickadee Mountain Bluebird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: November 2, 2007 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 1st, 2007 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. An INCA DOVE was found by Jim Lind on October 30th along 3rd Street in downtown Two Harbors, and the bird was still being seen on the afternoon of November 1st. It has mainly been seen in the backyard of 304 2nd Avenue, especially under the dense cedars and bird feeders near the garage. It has also been seen in the back yards of each of the seven houses to the west. If accepted, this will be the first Minnesota record for this species. Sharon Lind found a pair of MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS in Grand Marais on the 28th, and they were still present on the 30th. They were initially spotted along MN Highway 61 near the Java Moose coffee shop, but were also seen all along the harbor including the Coast Guard station and the boat launch and campground west of the harbor. Jim and Kayce Solum found a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER west of the Grand Marais campground along the Sweetheart Bluff trails. They also had a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at the Brule River rest stop, and two BOREAL CHICKADEES at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors, as well as six CATTLE EGRETS at 3644 Highway 61 on the 30th, just west of the Split Rock River. Rich and Rhonda Sve originally reported the birds on their lawn on the morning of the 30th at 3648 Highway 61. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and BOREAL CHICKADEES continue to be reported along the North Shore. A group of birders counted at least 27 BOREAL CHICKADEES and six BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS between the McQuade Road and Iona's Beach on the 27th. Terry Wiens saw a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along the Pine Woods Trail at Hawk Ridge in Duluth, and Bruce and Susan Fall saw two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS on the 27th at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. As of October 31st, 81 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS had been recorded this season at Hawk Ridge. Bruce and Susan Fall carefully identified a late GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER on the 27th along 1st Avenue in downtown Two Harbors. On the 26th they saw a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, three SURF SCOTERS, and two LONG-TAILED DUCKS at 37th Street on Park Point, and on the 27th they saw five WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Paradise Beach north of Grand Marais. Nancy Richmond saw eight LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 26th at Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais, and one in the Grand Marais harbor. Two more were seen at Taconite Harbor on the 27th, as well as two BLACK SCOTERS. Dee Kuder found a SPRUCE GROUSE in northern St. Louis County along Forest Road 471, six miles south of the Echo Trail (CR 116). It was seen along the Norway Hiking Trail. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 8th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou at moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/b6529d9c/attachment.html
[mou] Lake Vadnais today
The 5 trumpeter swans were right next to the road today (on the east side) so had some very close looks. None are banded -- at least no neck bands. It appears to be the same 5 seen earlier -- 2 adults and 3 juveniles. The mallards were sharing what the swans were stirring up. There were a lot of ring-necks and golden eye but did not see the wigeons we saw there yesterday. (saw only a few mixed in with the ring-necks on the far southeast side along Vadnais Blvd where it is about impossible to stop to look) Gail -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/5b56b4bc/attachment.html
[mou] Mountain Bluebird at Park Point
Conny Brunell just called to report that she and Susan Schumacher saw a female Mountain Bluebird at Park Point in Duluth. The bird was foraging for insects in the grassy dunes between the Recreation Area and Sky Harbor Airport. - Kim Eckert
[mou] Pictures of birds photographed for mou
Greetings: What e-mail address do I use to bring up the list of bird pictures like the Inca Dove and Black-breasted Whistling Duck? Forest Strnad __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/ab3cbe21/attachment.html
[mou] Townsend's Solitaire in Hoyt Lakes
I forgot to include Nancy Jackson's sighting of a Townsend's Solitaire in this week's Duluth RBA. It was seen on October 31st in the town of Hoyt Lakes, at the intersection of Kennedy Street and Dorchester Street. Nancy also saw a Short-eared Owl at the Sky Harbor Airport in Duluth on October 30th. Jim Lind
[mou] Sax Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival - Update
As you all know there will be a winter bird festival this coming February 15th-17th in Meadowlands, Minnesota or what birders call "Sax-Zim Bog". Here is the website for the festival: http://moumn.org/sax-zim/ The on-line registration is now ready for use!! So if you would like to make your reservations for the festival please visit the website and fill out the registration form. This is Minnesota's only winter bird festival and it's a great opportunity for birders to come up and see some terrific winter birds like: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Great Gray Owl, American-Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Northern Shrike, Gray Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Boreal Chickadee, Snow Bunting, Pine Grosbeak, Purple Finch, Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll and Evening Grosbeak. Other festival possibilities are: Gyrfalcon (Duluth Harbor), Thayer's Gull (Duluth Harbor), Iceland Gull (Duluth Harbor), Glaucous Gull (Duluth Harbor) Snowy Owl (Duluth Harbor) Boreal Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Bohemian Waxwing and western strays like Harlequin Duck, Varied Thrush or a Townsend's Solitaire. Speakers: February 15th: Dave Benson "Owls of the North" Dave will have his book "Owls of the North" there for birders to purchase. February 16th: Laura Erickson will talk about birds and how they survive the winter months in northern Minnesota. All in all there is so much to mention so please visit the website to learn more about the festival. ** Also in the next up and coming MOU newsletter our brochure for the festival will be included with the newsletter. Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ Local Bird Guide Lake Superior Birding Boat Trips __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/65071308/attachment.html
[mou] The Bird of the Fall for the Yard
After school today we were in our back porch playing with our new puppy when we heard 2 loud thunks against the front window. Ran to see what terrible thing had happened, and there was a Song Sparrow who had killed itself against the window. Ohhh, dear... But what was that second thunk? It moved, and then flew up to a tree branch! It did NOT look like a Blue Jay, too small and no blue. I ran to get my glasses, and sure enough, it was a Northern Shrike! It stayed in the tree for some time, gathering its wits about it. We moved its prey, the Song Sparrow (which had died), to the edge of the garden so the bird wouldn't have to get too close to the window again to get it if it wanted it. Later I went to check, and the sparrow was gone! Wow. The sparrow was not thaaat much smaller than the Shrike. What a strange happening. I got to explain to the kids about Shrikes, how they are in the songbird family and yet they hunt, usually in open fields, and how they impale their prey if they are not ready to eat it. I have heard and seen Sharpies and the local Cooper's use the house as a hunting device, but never seen a Shrike in the 20 years we've lived here. It's not exactly an open meadow...more like an oak woods and marshy area... So I have a new Yard Bird today, at the expense of another... Holly Peirson Columbus, Anoka Co. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/5d5df641/attachment.html
