[mou] [rba] Duluth RBA 8/14/08
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 14, 2008 *MNDU0808.14 -Birds mentioned Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Great Gray Owl White-crowned Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 14, 2008 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 14th, 2008 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A GREAT GRAY OWL was reported by Chris Brown in Aitkin County on the 12th along MN Highway 65, about a mile north of CR 36. Richard Carlson found several shorebird species on the 10th at 40th Avenue West in Duluth, including GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and LEAST SANDPIPERS. An adult WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW had been visiting a feeder along West Knife River Road (CR 231) in Duluth Township since mid-July, but it was last seen on August 2. There are only a handful of summer records for this species in Minnesota. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 21st. 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/20080814/fbb951a9/attachment.html -- next part -- ___ mou-rba mailing list mou-rba at moumn.org http://moumn.org/mailman/listinfo/mou-rba_moumn.org
[mou] [rba] MOU RBA 14 August 2008
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 14, 2008 *MNST0808.14 -Birds mentioned Great Gray Owl Western Tanager Lark Bunting -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 14, 2008 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, August 14th 2008. On the 13th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was along state highway 65 about a mile north of Aitkin County Road 36. In Yellow Medicine County, a basic-plumaged WESTERN TANAGER has been seen since August 2nd. Directions are to go south from county road 4 a half mile before the South Dakota border, for one mile to the T and turn left. The bird was seen on the south side of the road in the next stand of vegetation to the east. A LARK BUNTING was also reported one mile south of this location last week. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, August 21st 2008. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080814/736ce505/attachment.html -- next part -- ___ mou-rba mailing list mou-rba at moumn.org http://moumn.org/mailman/listinfo/mou-rba_moumn.org
[mou] [rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 14, 2008
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 14, 2008 *MNDL0808.14 -Birds mentioned Common Loon American Bittern Least Bittern Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Yellow Rail Black-bellied Plover Solitary Sandpiper Willet Lesser Yellowlegs Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Western Kingbird Le Conte's Sparrow Bobolink Purple Finch Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: August 14, 2008 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,August 14, 2008 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. This week has brought a great variety of weather condition including heat, rain, storms, and beautiful sunshine. Absent has been long periods of high winds, much to everyone's relief. Some area have received a great deal of rain , particularly in the far southern portion of the northwest area, and near the Red River of the north. Kim Eckert reported on the species that his Minnesota Birding Weekend group saw in Traverse County. Interesting sightings included an AMERICAN BITTERN at the Mud Lake public access, WESTERN KINGBIRD at Wheaton, LE CONTE'S SPARROW at Miller Prairie East, and a BOBOLINK at Miller Prairie West. In Otter Tail County , Shawn Conrad and Earl Orf found two juvenile BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS in Fergus Falls at Adams Park on August 14. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported a COMMON LOON chick found by one of his neighbors struggling to cross the road from his natal area to the bigger lake across the road. Ben Fritchman in Todd County reported PINE SISKINS at his feeders for the last several weeks, and lately some PURPLE FINCHES have also come. These are quite unusual there in the summer. On August 9, a shorebird survey tallied over 2600 individuals of 18 species at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County. Most were seen at Tamarack Pool in the interior of the refuge, but the easiest to view were approximately 140 birds seen at Parker Pool and South Pool along CR 7. Most common species was LESSER YELLOWLEGS, but included in the total were 5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 21 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 17 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 112 WILSON'S SNIPE, and 156 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, and 9 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. On Tuesday, another observer found a WILLET at Webster Pool. Gregg Knutsen reported that a YELLOW RAIL was seen at Parker Pool last week, and this week a LEAST BITTERN was flushed from Agassiz Pool. A GREEN HERON was seen along Ditch 11. Thanks to Ben Fritchman, Kim Eckert, Shawn Conrad, and Gregg Knutsen 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, August 21, 2008. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080814/e905557d/attachment.html -- next part -- ___ mou-rba mailing list mou-rba at moumn.org http://moumn.org/mailman/listinfo/mou-rba_moumn.org
[mou] Why did the Loon cross the road?/Otter Tail Co
About 20 years ago we had a similar incident happen. Bob found a baby loon chick behind our garage. It still had its fluffy gray feathers, and was unable to walk or fly. The 2 parents were calling frantically from the lakeshore, one in the water and the other flapping along the shoreline and trying to walk up toward the house. The garage is about 150 ft. from the lake. I picked it up and couldn't find any ruffled feathers or injury to the bird, so I returned it to the lake and 2 very grateful loon parents. All 3 swam away, and we watched the baby grow up to be a fine looking loon! We still wonder, when looking at pictures, how that baby loon got to that location. If it had been picked up by an eagle or hawk, I would have thought there would have been some sign of injury. Pat DeWenter Bemidji -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080814/84d9049e/attachment.html
[mou] Why did the Loon cross the road?/Otter Tail Co
Our neighbors, Lenny and Eileen, experienced one of those special Wild Kingdom moments this morning. Lenny -- a serious yard guy -- was mowing a strip of lawn along the road directly across from his lake home when he noticed some flapping and flopping in the flooded, reed-filled ditch. Possibly an injured bird, he thought? No, it was a young loon (who, of course, are not well-designed for walking) attempting to struggle out of the ditch with intentions of crossing the road. This raises that age-old question: Why did the loon cross the road? In this case, apparently to leave the smaller body of water where it had hatched (Unnamed Lake 56-305), to enter a different and much larger body of water (Silver Lake). Lenny ran back to the house, called his wife, and together they scooped up the uncomplaining bird in a blanket and transported it about another 50 yards to the lake. According to them, the bird gave one short hoot, and nonchalantly swam away. This young bird was clearly one of the two loon chicks who were first observed and recorded on June 16. We had heard ?our? local loons calling repeatedly the last couple of days, so this must have been communication/encouragement for this youngster. We estimated the young loon pulled/flopped/struggled for at least a quarter of a mile from the now water-lily-choked environmental lake of its birth through a marshy area now completely filled with 8-10 foot-high cattails. Another neighbor had a similar experience just down the road about ten years ago, when she and her father helped a pair of loon chicks cross the same road. Anyone seen a Loon Xing sign? Apparently we need one for South Silver Lake Road. Lenny and Eileen told us they would be out of town this weekend, and we have been named designated watchers in case the second young loon puts in an appearance. Dan & Sandy Thimgan -- Thimgans Battle Lake MN Otter Tail County -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080814/c90e07e8/attachment.html
[mou] Rally at Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
Representative Ann Lenczewski of Bloomington is organizing another rally at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge at 9am, August 19th. Governor Pawlenty will be there as well as other elected officials to celebrate the fact that we have now raised most of the money necessary to rebuild the bridge. We need to make the last push to raise the final dollars needed so that we can move forward. A new bridge would offer birders much better access to this important birding location. I urge you to show your support for this project by attending this rally. It should last no more than an hour. There will be healthy snacks. In case of rain the rally will be held at the NWR Refuge Headquarters off 34th Ave. So. in Bloomington. If you need more information, please contact me at bxwilliams at cbburnet.com or at 612-728-2232. Bob Williams, Bloomington -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080814/f7d99faf/attachment.html
[mou] New Gadget on Minnesotabirdnerd
Hey everyone, I wanted to let you know that I have added a new gadget to my blog that will allow you to see what notable sightings have been posted on eBird for your state. It's in the sidebar and all you have to do is go to your state for an update. Nothing has been posted on eBird for Minnesota recently. :-( http://minnesotabirdnerd.blogspot.com I also thought I'd remind everyone that we will be banding at Carver Park (near Victoria, MN) on Saturday and Ritter Farm Park (Lakeville, MN) on Sunday. The weather sounds like it will cooperate and the last front that moved through may have brought in the first migrants of the fall. Roger Everhart Apple Valley, MN www.ncbo.org
