[mou] Black backed woodpecker in Duluth...
This afternoon at approx. 3:45pm, I observed a female black backed woodpecker near the intersection of 2nd Ave East and 7th Street very close to Miller Dwan Med Center. The bird flew into a mountain ash tree as I was walking to my car after work. I then ran to my car to get my camera, however, after a few minutes of resting on the mountain ash tree the woodpecker flew off into someone's yard then proceeded to fly up the hill towards 3rd Avenue. Oh well, it was still a thrill to see one downtown. At Bayfront Park there were ruby/golden crowned kinglets, white throated/ american tree sparrows, horned larks, lapland longspurs, a merlin, and most interesting to me were two marsh wrens with good clean views of both to make a positive id based on clear field marks. Enjoy the fall, and as an aside, a dark eyed junco with a perfect white throat like a white throated sparrow has been frequenting my backyard, kind of a cool looking junco. Shawn Zierman. **New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew0002) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081020/043c085c/attachment.html
[mou] Snow Bunting, Washington County
This afternoon, I saw a lone Snow Bunting in the mowed grass behind the buildings at the Carpenter Nature Center in southern Washington County. Julian St. Paul -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081020/41439edf/attachment.html
[mou] Fwd: SUSC relocated
There are probably some on this list that don't know what a SUSC or RUDU are. Perhaps one could be considerate of those people? Richard Richard L. Wood, Ph. D. Hastings, MN rwoodphd at yahoo.com - Original Message From: "drewbec at aol.com" To: mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:16:20 PM Subject: [mou] Fwd: SUSC relocated I just received this update from Bruce Fall. Drew Smith -Original Message- From: Bruce Fall To: Drewbec Smith Sent: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 1:54 pm Subject: SUSC relocated Hi Drew, At about 12:45 I relocated what most likely is the SUSC that you found. It was all alone, about 400 m W of the far E end of Black Dog L. (access from the E end outflow--I walked W along the fishing path to near the small peninsula). It was an immature/female, and behaved much as you described (frequently rising up out of the water with its front end). It flapped once, showing all dark wings. Lighting was poor but sufficient to see field marks at relatively close distance of about 150 m. It also kept its tail cocked or horizontal, above the water surface, giving it the superficial appearance of a RUDU tail. Might be worth rechecking that RUDU at the W end, although I think that bird was too small for a SUSC. Thanks for telling me about this bird. Bruce __ 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/20081020/d3ba3a8d/attachment.html
[mou] possible Barrow's Goldeneye at Mille Lacs
Yesterday, Oct 19, my Minn Birding Weekends (MBW) group studied an apparent Barrow's Goldeneye, either a male in eclipse plumage or a juvenile male, at Wigwam Bay in Mille Lacs Lake. The exact location was by the rocks just offshore at the junction of Mille Lacs Co Rd 25 & U S Hwy 169. The tentative ID was based on a combination of field marks: the black line across the white wing patch (visible at rest and in flight), the head and bill shape, and the dark brown head with no hint of rusty coloration. Unfortunately, there were no other goldeneyes present for direct comparison, and the differences between goldeneyes in this plumage are subtle. (Because of the bright and clear "golden" irides, I suspect this was an adult male in eclipse plumage, rather than a juvenile male.) Some of us took field notes on the bird, and Dave Cahlander took several digital photos, so perhaps some of these will appear on the "Recently Seen" section of moumn.org. The details of this sighting will be submitted to the MOU's Records Committee who will, of course, determine the status of this record. My apologies in the delay in posting this sighting, but I wanted to first consult some ID references after I returned home to reinforce my impressions of the ID. Besides that Golden-crowned Sparrow the MBW group saw this past weekend, other species of interest seen at various locations in the Leech Lake-Lake Winnie-Mille Lacs area included: Cackling Goose, Black- bellied Plover, Sanderling, Pectoral Sandpiper, Franklin's Gull, Caspian and Forster's terns, Black-backed Woodpecker, Northern Shrike, Orange-crowned Warbler, Vesper and Harris's sparrows, and Evening Grosbeak. No unusual loons were found, although we did make a point to study Common Loons showing well-defined white flank patches (often considered a diagnostic field mark for Arctic Loon) or up-tilted bills (some consider this diagnostic for Red-throated Loon). Be aware, however, that any species of loon can sometimes show these same features. Kim Eckert
[mou] Fw: [mnbird] Houston Co. Sightings (Including Pool 8, Miss. R.), Oct. 20
--- On Mon, 10/20/08, fred lesher wrote: > From: fred lesher > Subject: [mnbird] Houston Co. Sightings (Including Pool 8, Miss. R.), Oct. 20 > To: "min bird" > Date: Monday, October 20, 2008, 5:15 PM > Am. White Pelican-50+/- > Double-crested Cormorant--numerous > Great Egret--- 4 > Canada Goose--numerous > Tundra Swan--200+/- > Ducks: numerous > Bald Eagle---150+/- Perched, > flying, standing around for the continuing duck feast > Wild Turkey-- 11 > Am. Coot--numerous. Minus one > carried off > by a Bald > Eagle > Sandhill Crane 5 Root River > floodplain > Killdeer-- 6 > Wilson's Snipe11 > Ring-billed Gull--numerous > Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 > Downy > Hairy > E. Phoebe- 1 > Black-c. Chickadee > Red Brsted. N. 1 > White-brstd. N > Hermit Thrush- 2 > Am. Robin- numerous in flocks > Cedar Waxwing- one flock of several > dozen > Yellow-r. Warbler-10+/- > Fox Sparrow--- 3 > Song sparrow-- 3 > White-thrtd. Sparrow--10 > White-crowned Sparrow- 3 > Dark-eyed Junco > > Fred Lesher > LaCrosse, Wis > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ___ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird at lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[mou] Clay County Magpies
I was out and about yesterday and saw 4 magpies about 1/2 mile south of the intersection of 57th ave. north and 280th street. also of note was a shrike sp. (assume it was northern based on time of year and habitat) just east of the intersection of 80th ave north and 80th street. also seen were: fox and harris sparrows (many) juncos (many) meadowlarks (grouping up) robins blackbirds (large flocks) p. billed grebes ring necks buffleheads mallards and a flyover of a singe trumpeter. Good Birding, Matt Mecklenburg Clay County _ You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298556/direct/01/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081020/f8858a2c/attachment.html
[mou] Little Gull/Boneparte's Gull on Lake Calhoun
An image of the bird identified as a Little Gull on Lake Calhoun has been add to the Showcase. http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=showcase --- 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/20081020/fc96333c/attachment.html
[mou] Ross's Goose
There is a Ross's Goose on East Side Lake in Austin. It appears to be an immature bird. Dick Smaby 601 17th St SW Austin MN 507-433-1925 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081020/63bbcf33/attachment.html
[mou] MRVAC November - December Trumpeter
The November - December issue of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) Trumpeter Newsletter has just been posted to the web and is now available on line at: http://home.comcast.net/~mrvac/Nov2008.pdf . Note that this month's meeting will be this Thursday evening at the Refuge Visitor's Center and will feature Katey Pelican of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota talking on Environmental Change, Wildlife Health Monitoring, and Species Survival. See announcement tomorrow for more details. Steve Weston MRVAC Program Chair sweston2 at comcast.net -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081020/8b18105d/attachment.html
