[mou] Cedar Creek CBC
The 61st Cedar Creek Christmas Bird Count (in Anoka Isanti counties) was held on Sunday. twenty counters found 39 species (high 43 last year). Notable finds this year included the count's first Black-backed Woodpecker. A second one was seen a few days earlier. The pair are in Isanti County, but as they are not in a location that can be accessed by the public, the location will not be shared. Seven other species tied or were the highest recorded. Six Northern Shrikes tied last year's record. The other five species were all of the woodpecker species: Red-headed WP (29), Red-bellied WP (26), Downy WP (45), Hairy WP (30), Northern Flicker (5 tied), and Pileated Woodpecker (21). The Red-headed Woodpeckers (a specialty of this count) were very close to the precount prediction. Other northern species included Common Redpoll and Raven. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2 at comcast.net -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/e7c8becf/attachment.html
[mou] Sax-Zim CBC
Sax-Zim Christmas Bird Count Monday Dec. 17, 2007 28 species Highlights: 1Northern Goshawk adult (Kelsey Whiteface Rd nr. farm with turkeys and chickens) 1Northern Hawk Owl (1/2 mile west of CR7 on Sax Rd. (CR28)) (see Shawn's photo on MOU Recently Seen) 3Black-backed Woodpeckers (one 1.1 mi W. of MN53 on Lake Nichols Rd.) 5Mourning Doves (first time recorded on count) 4Boreal Chickadees (roadside feeding station on Admiral Rd.) 120 Snow Buntings (just northeast of Meadowlands on Dart Rd) 70 Pine Grosbeaks 21 C. Redpolls 16 Red Crossbills (two flocks...one flock in Cemetary on Cemetary Rd (road goes east off MN53 1 mi. S of Cotton) Misses: Evening GrosbeakGreat Gray Owl White-winged Crossbill (spruce cones are almost non-existant) Black-billed Magpie Thanks to the participants: Dave Benson, Lars Benson, Ken Zimmer, Sandy Roggenkamp, Shawn Zierman, Molly and Dave Evans, Sparky Stensaas Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall, MN 55797 218.341.3350 cell sparkystensaas at hotmail.com _ Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_122007 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/ddfcf75c/attachment.html
[mou] Itasca State Park CBC
We had a good turnout (five teams) and good weather for Sunday's Itasca State Park CBC. While nothing was extraordinarily rare, we had good numbers of birds overall. Highlights included: Ten Bald Eagles (record high number) Sharp-shinned Hawk at feeding station at east entrance Jacob Brower visitor center Three Black-backed Woodpeckers (all in Hubbard County along snowmobile trails on east side of the park off the East EntranceRd.) Only five Gray Jays (all in Hubbard County near LaSalle Creek) One Brown Creeper at Mississippi Headwaters Two No. Shrikes Three Northern Cardinals (at two different feeders both in Hubbard County) 13 Dark-eyed Juncos (high number) 9 Red Crossbills (In Clearwater County in old growth Red Pines along north edge of park about one mile east of the Mississippi Headwaters) 200 Common Redpolls (none at feeders and no identified Hoary Redpolls) @70 Evening Grosbeaks (most at Ludwig's feeder at Lake Alice in Hubbard County, but a small flock also in Clearwater County on Hi. 200 on Long Lake) Only Black-billed Magpies were 3 on a deer kill on Clearwater Cty 2 just a few hundred yards north of circle and not countable. Doug Johnson 7300 Vireo Ct. NE Bemidji, MN 56601 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/ea29afca/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Hastings Northern Shrike
Hi all, This morning after I dropped off Jill at the Hastings YMCA, I saw a bird that looked like a Northern Mockingbird. It was perched on a tree near a housing development on Pleasant, just diagonal to the Y. when I stopped the car, it flew into a tree on 2nd St. So, I followed it and got out of the car and get a really good look with my binocs (which I am now carrying in the car wherever I go). It was a Northern Shrike. I watched it for a few minutes, until it flew east, toward the Mississippi. I've now seen both shrikes this year; this is only the second time that has happened (I've only seen two Northern Shrikes). Good birding, Richard Richard L. Wood, Ph. D. Hastings, MN rwoodphd at yahoo.com Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/c4accebb/attachment.html
[mou] Miscellany
Good afternoonI work on the Minneapolis/East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. This morning around 11:45 a.m., while walking from Walter Library to Rapson Hall via the mall sidewalk near Northrop Auditorium, I saw 13 American robins, 5 tree sparrows, 2 pigeons, and a male Northern cardinal. The location, more specifically: robins mostly in small crabapple (?) tree (and surrounding larger trees) on eastern edge of Northrop Plaza wall; some robins and sparrows in small birch next to Morrill Hall south side door; and the cardinal in a large tree on the Church St corner of Morrill Hall. Robins were also seen in trees outside of Rapson Hall connection to the Mechanical Engineering Bldg. The robins have been around for a couple of weeks, but I had never seen this many before in these two blocks...Here's to good birding at your place of employment! Kathy Confer PS: A week ago, I had an adult red-tailed hawk come crashing into the branches of a small grove of trees right next to my house--trying to land about 15 feet above the ground. I think it was after a red squirrel that was frozen mid-trunk below where the hawk landed. The hawk couldn't get its wings folded up to perch on the limb so it took off as quickly and clumsily as it had tried to land...Suburban Wild Kingdom near Lake Josephine, off of Lexington Avenue, where Arden Hills, Shoreview and Roseville meet.
[mou] Texas MBW 2008 schedule
woodpeckers (Lewis's, Acorn, Gila, Nuttall's, Arizona, and Gilded Flicker), Hammond's and Gray flycatchers, Hutton's Vireo, Mexican Jay, Bridled, Oak, and Juniper titmouse, Pygmy Nuthatch, Canyon Wren, California Gnatcatcher, Western Bluebird, Wrentit, Bendire's, California, Crissal, and Le Conte's thrashers, Phainopepla, Townsend's Warbler, Painted Redstart, towhees (Green-tailed, Canyon, California and Abert's) many sparrows (Sage, Rufous-winged, Rufous-crowned, Brewer's, and Yellow-eyed Junco), and much more. Information on the itinerary, lodging, and costs (about $1,000 double-occupancy + air fare + meals) will be sent in October. ? February 7 - 15, 2009 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit During this Birding Week, our 22nd to the lower Rio Grande Valley, we can expect a long list of birds not found in Minnesota, many which occur nowhere else in the U.S. ? including Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Muscovy Duck, Plain Chachalaca, Least Grebe, Neotropic Cormorant, Hook-billed Kite, White-tailed Hawk, Whooping Crane, Red-billed Pigeon, White-tipped Dove, Green Parakeet, Red-crowned Parrot, Groove-billed Ani, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Common Pauraque, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Ringed and Green kingfishers, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Great Kiskadee, Tropical and Couch's kingbirds, Green and Brown jays, Cave Swallow, Black-crested Titmouse, Clay-colored Robin, Tropical Parula, White-collared Seedeater, Olive Sparrow, Altamira and Audubon's orioles, and more. Mexican rarities are also seen each winter: e. g., in 2005 alone, we saw Roadside Hawk, Common Black-Hawk, Elegant Trogan, White-throated Robin, Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, and Crimson-collared Grosbeak! Information will be sent in November about the itinerary, lodging, cost (last year about $750 double-occupancy + air fare + meals), and weather: normal highs are in the low 70s ? some 50 degrees warmer than in Minneapolis. * NOTE: The Friday-only, pre-Weekend options may either be taken separately or in combination with the corresponding two-day Weekends in adjacent counties. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 12327 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/b463a46a/attachment.bin
[mou] Results of Faribault/Northfield CBC
Hi everyone, Final results are in for the Faribault/Northfield CBC which took place on December 15th. Eight teams plus numerous feeder watchers garnered 50 total species seen. The count, which started in 1951, added one new species this year; Short-eared Owl. High count records were set for: Hooded Merganser (2) Red-tailed Hawk (55) Wild Turkey (251) Downy Woodpecker (130) Northern Cardinal (251) Other highlights included: 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks 2 Cooper's Hawks 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 Rough-legged Hawks 1 Eastern Screech Owl 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 7 Northern Shrikes 25 Red-breasted Nuthatches 2 Song Sparrows 1 White-throated Sparrow One big significant miss was Red-headed Woodpecker. They are usually seen over wintering at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park. Good birding and Happy Holidays! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screechowl at charter.net -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/2a289b6f/attachment.html
[mou] Bird of the Year
Reddish Egret and Swallow Tailed Kite in Florida The Reddish Egret has my vote as the most enjoyable bird to watch ever - the hunting/feeding dance is comical -Derek Bakken
[mou] Cass County Birds
Cass County today, 12/18 -Hoary Redpoll along CR 8 -2 Black-billed Magpies in McKinley Twp. along CR 19 -3 Tundra Swans (2 adults, 1 juvenile) below the Sylvan Dam on the Crow Wing River The American Three-toed Woodpeckers reported yesterday were not relocated on CR 8. Ben Wieland Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center 2197 Nature Center Dr. NW Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/0f8ee1bd/attachment.html
[mou] Grand Rapids EC Doves
We somehow missed them on the Grand Rapids CBC on Sunday, but at least 2 of the previously reported Eurasian Collared-doves are still present at the same location in Grand Rapids. Shawn Conradhttp://users.2z.net/itasca_chippewa_birding/ _ i?m is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a difference. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_Cause_Effect -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071218/fab8edeb/attachment.html
[mou] golden eagle survey
Hi all. I am posting this for Scott Mehus to let you know about the 4th annual golden eagle count. Feel free to share this with anyone. Scott is now grudgingly moving into the electronic age, and has his own email account at the national eagle center. You can email him if you have any questions or wish to participate. Hope to see some of you on the 19th of Jan. Joan Schnabel Fountain City G o l d e nE a g l e S u r v e y Join in the fun of searching for wintering Golden Eagles in the 4th. Annual Wintering Golden Eagle Survey of the Bluffs and Coulee Region of the Upper Mississippi River Watershed The 2007 survey had 47 participants and tallied 51 Golden Eagles The 2006 survey had 48 participants and tallied 29 Golden Eagles!!! The 2005 survey had 24 participants and tallied 21 Golden Eagles! This year?s count will take place on January 19th. 2008 All experience levels welcome! Not sure about your Golden Eagle ID skills, we will set you up with an experienced observer, or a pre- learning workshop will take place before the survey. Call or E-mail for details Sponsored by the National Eagle Center 50 Pembroke Ave. Wabasha, Mn. 55981 651-565-4989 Ext. 101
