Re: [mou-net] Sax-Zim Bog Birds
I got a few decent shots from the outing: Boreal chickadee: http://www.pbase.com/image/107540781 Black capped chickadee: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/107540782 Gray jay: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/107540783 Northern hawk owl: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/107540784 Out today with Liz Stanley. -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN l...@lizstanley.com Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Gull ID help
I posted a picture of 2 gulls from the St. Croix River near Prescott. The one with the wings open needs id help. We'd like to include it in the Hastings CBC. Thanks Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Bemidji CBC
Belated report of the 30th Annual Bemidji CBC, held December 20th. Yes, it was snowing, and yes, the roads were more foul than fowl. Despite less than favorable conditions our brave little group managed to track down 36 species for the day. Thank you to those dedicated birders who took time away from their busy holiday schedules to assist with the count this year! Highlights of the count include: Pine (3) and Evening Grosbeak (1) White-winged Crossbill (31) Hoary Redpoll (1) Red-bellied (1) and Black-backed (1) Woodpecker American Robin (32) White-throated Sparrow (1) Northern Cardinal (1) Ring-necked Pheasant (1) Off to Santa Barbara, CA tomorrow to help with their CBC on the 3rd. Hoping for better weather this year. Last year's CBC was held between unusually heavy rains causing mudslides, flooding, road wash-outs, and some of the gnarliest waves that surfers have seen there in years. Pretty bizarre for an area that seems to be suffering from perpetual drought...They managed to tally 206 species, even after canceling the pelagic boat trip! Kelly Larson The Bagley Farm -Clearwater The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami Minnesota Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] New snowy at MSP?
Today I stopped by the MSP airport after work to try and get some more pictures of the snowy owl. I did manage to find a snowy on the field across from the Fedex building near the end of the cargo road. Except I do not believe that this is the same snowy that I photographed last week. This bird was not in the best place to photograph, on the ground on the other side of a chainlink fence and quite a ways away but this new bird was definitely a mature male, since he appears to have very little barring. The one that I photographed last week had extensive barring. I am not sure if the airport is big enough to support territory for two snowies or if this new bird is just passing through or took the territory from the other bird. I will post the new pictures as well as one that I took last week for comparison on the blog as soon as I get the new pics cut for Internet resolution. I also got some pictures of the Prescott harlequin duck this evening. It was some distance away but I did get a couple of OK shots before the light completely faded. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Crosby Farm Snipe
I just noticed the Wilson's Snipe photo by Jeff Evans on the Sightings page of the MOU web site. In the caption, Jeff states: Found in open water on north shore of crosby farm lake Ramsey County Dec 22nd. Thank you, Jeff. The location is within the St. Paul (North) Christmas Bird Count circle. Since none of our teams found a snipe on 12/20, the day of our count, I will add this as a count week species (species found during the three days before and the three days after the count but not on the day of the count). Julian Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Prescott, Wisconsin observations
Help, I got zero response from my earlier plea for bird observations made on the St. Croix River in the Prescott, Wisconsin area. The Hastings/Etter CBC was on Dec. 27, and in the morning there were few to no gulls present. The count week of three days before the count day and three afterwards would make it open for observations from Dec. 24 to 30th. Documentation would probably be required for the not common gulls, but I know that some of you have pictures and others have the expertise to differentiate gull species. Also if you can recall if the birds were on the Minnesota half or the Wisconsin half or both, that would be helpful. We thank any that take the time to respond to this plea. Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Rd. S. St. Paul Park, MN 55071 651 459-4150 Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Fwd: Gollden Eagle Field Trip added
Hi, this is Joan Schnabel, posting this for Scott Mehus. Hope some of you can come, and that the weather will cooperate, blue sky, mid 20s and just the right degree of wind. and no snow, sleet freezing drizzle etc. the survey date is January 17 Begin forwarded message: From: Scott Mehus sc...@nationaleaglecenter.org Date: December 29, 2008 7:33:50 PM CST To: Scott Mehus sc...@nationaleaglecenter.org Subject: Gollden Eagle Field Trip added Greetings Golden Eagle Aficionados, Because the field trip on December 20th. was cancelled because of snow, I have added another field trip for people to attend. It will be JANUARY 3 2009 meeting at 1:00 at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha MN. This is a great learning opportunity to either brush up on your Golden Eagle ID skills or to learn them for the first time. All are welcome to attend this free event. I have close to 30 routes set up ( 26 last year) for the Wintering Golden Eagle Survey. So thanks for your help, if you have e-mailed me I have you down, but I am still waiting to hear from some people, so to guarantee a route, please let me know if you can help this year. THANKS for making this project a success!! Scott Mehus Educational Program Specialist National Eagle Center 50 Pembroke Ave. Wabasha, MN 55981 651-565-4989 ext 101 Email: sc...@nationaleaglecenter.org Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Crosby Farm Snipe
Would the exact location be the tiny, raised terrace-pond, formed by beaver work, on the north shore of the larger lake? (This little spot often has open water when the rest of the lake freezes, and attracts both ducks and mammals, but I haven't walked that side of the lake recently.) Linda Whyte On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Julian Sellers juliansell...@msn.com wrote: I just noticed the Wilson's Snipe photo by Jeff Evans on the Sightings page of the MOU web site. In the caption, Jeff states: Found in open water on north shore of crosby farm lake Ramsey County Dec 22nd. Thank you, Jeff. The location is within the St. Paul (North) Christmas Bird Count circle. Since none of our teams found a snipe on 12/20, the day of our count, I will add this as a count week species (species found during the three days before and the three days after the count but not on the day of the count). Julian Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] St. Paul (North) CBC Results
With nearly all reports in, 65 field participants and five feeder watchers found 52 species in the St. Paul (North) CBC circle on Saturday, 12/20. That is the lowest species total since 1996. We found 55 species last year. The number of individual birds this year was 14,853, which is the lowest since 1993. Highlights: a.. Six Eastern Bluebirds at Thompson County Park in West St. Paul. Two more bluebirds in the Phalen area are pending documentation. Only one Eastern Bluebird has been reported before this on a St. Paul (North) CBC, in 1969. b.. Three American White Pelicans, one Double-Crested Cormorant, and eight Great Blue Herons at the Pig's Eye water treatment plant. c.. 29 Trumpeter Swans--25 on Lake Vadnais and four at AHATS (Arden Hills Army Training Site). d.. Nine duck species (including two mergansers) . e.. Two Merlins f.. 14 Northern Flickers (twice the highest previous total) g.. 1069 American Robins (previous high was 658 in 2001). Most were feeding on hackberries. h.. Two Fox Sparrows at a feeder in Roseville i.. 42 Pine Siskins in seven areas (scarce in recent years) Misses: a.. Rough-legged Hawk b.. Ring-billed Gull (only gulls were five Herrings) c.. Eastern Screech-owl d.. Barred Owl e.. Northern Shrike (one in count week) f.. Common Redpoll Near Misses: a.. Peregrine Falcon--one, in a north suburb, not at the usual downtown and Ford Dam locations (but one at Ford Dam on 12/18). b.. Ring-necked Pheasant--one c.. Red-breasted Nuthatch--one Count Week Birds: a.. One Wilson's Snipe b.. One Long-eared Owl c.. One Northern Shrike Julian Sellers, Compiler Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Overwintering Robins in southern MN
It appears that there is a massive overwintering effort by American Robins in southern MN this winter. I have been seeing several flocks daily in the Mankato/St. Peter area (total probably around several hundred birds), and they seem to be just as common in the Twin Cities judging from the CBC results I've seen thus far. There are usually several locations in southern MN each winter that attract overwintering robins, but so far this winter the robins are literally everywhere. My question is this: is this something new, or have there been similar overwintering efforts in the past? If you have any relevant information about this, please share! Thanks. Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] A birder in the news
An interesting article about a Mason City, Iowa birder, Paul Hertzel--a good guy. _http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2008/12/29/news/local/doc49582c359f5c710 1928034.txt_ (http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2008/12/29/news/local/doc49582c359f5c7101928034.txt) Al Batt Hartland **One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dpicid=aolcom40vanityncid=emlcntaolcom0025) Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
