Re: [mou-net] WW Crossbill at Afton SP in Washington County refound
I don't know how much of the park you covered, but we found 4 "stray'" crossbills far south of the larger flock, in evergreens near the group camp. Given the quantity of cones available there, I wonder if the the main flock moved down there to feed. Linda Whyte On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Linda Sparling wrote: > Singular. I relocated one White-winged Crossbill this afternoon (Jan. 2) at > about 3:45. She was teed up on a spruce near a ski shelter east of the line > of red pine and spruce referred to in yesterday's post. She flew to the > south and I did not see or hear any of her companions. An easier way to get > to this part of the park is to park on 50th St., east of Cty. 21 at a point > where there's a sign that indicates no parking between dusk and dawn. Walk > around the corner and up the street (starts with 'Q'). You'll see a gate > leading to the park. The line of conifers visible from the gate is the > general area. > > > > Also interesting today were two groups of Eastern Bluebirds (six in each > group). One group was east of Woodbury Rd. on Dale or 50th St. The other > group was north of Afton SP on 50th St. > > > > > I also participated in the Afton CBC yesterday and found a group of 36 Common > Redpolls in a neighborhood just southwest of Lake Elmo Park. Take Jasmine as > it winds around to Stonegate Park. This is where I saw the flock. There are > lots of birch trees around - the redpolls were feeding on the catkins. > > > > > Linda Sparling > > > 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] Another Harlequin photo
Hi All--The Harlequin Duck showed two interesting feeding behaviors. It often swam with its bill in the water, almost like it was skimming the surface. When it dove, it clapped its wings, apparently using them for a diving stroke. Here is a photo :-) http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/misc/bago2.jpg dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://danerika.googlepages.com/home http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika daner...@gmail.com " the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes "--Thoreau 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] WW Crossbill at Afton SP in Washington County refound
Singular. I relocated one White-winged Crossbill this afternoon (Jan. 2) at about 3:45. She was teed up on a spruce near a ski shelter east of the line of red pine and spruce referred to in yesterday's post. She flew to the south and I did not see or hear any of her companions. An easier way to get to this part of the park is to park on 50th St., east of Cty. 21 at a point where there's a sign that indicates no parking between dusk and dawn. Walk around the corner and up the street (starts with 'Q'). You'll see a gate leading to the park. The line of conifers visible from the gate is the general area. Also interesting today were two groups of Eastern Bluebirds (six in each group). One group was east of Woodbury Rd. on Dale or 50th St. The other group was north of Afton SP on 50th St. I also participated in the Afton CBC yesterday and found a group of 36 Common Redpolls in a neighborhood just southwest of Lake Elmo Park. Take Jasmine as it winds around to Stonegate Park. This is where I saw the flock. There are lots of birch trees around - the redpolls were feeding on the catkins. Linda Sparling 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] Larsmont/Knife River Hawk Owl
I looked for Jan Green's Hawk Owl at about 4:00 this afternoon and found it about a mile west of where she originally saw the bird. It was along the Highway 61 expressway at the Salakka Road, but I last saw it fly inland (north) high overhead and out of sight. Jim Lind Two Harbors 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] Hawk owl at Larsmont, Lake Co.
Today, January 2nd mid-afternoon, John and I spotted a Northern Hawk Owl at the entrance to Larsmont Cottages/Ledge Rock Grill. This is about three miles east of Knife River on the Old North Shore Rd. (Lake Co. Hwy 101) which is parallel to the Scenic Drive (Lake Co. Hwy 61). Jan Green 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 Harlequin photo
Hi All-- Erika and I went to Prescott, Wisconsin, and found the Harlequin Duck as it fed in the marina in front of the apartment building well south of the railroad bridge. http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika/DucksAndGeese#5286825903148311234 dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://danerika.googlepages.com/home http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika daner...@gmail.com " the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes "--Thoreau 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] now present, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
When checking the video camera today, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at 3 pm, I noted the owl is sleeping in the wood duck box visible from the street. Look through the pines at the southwest corner of the house to see the larger pole mounted box at the northwest corner of the house. George Skinner 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, MN 55345-5734 952-936-0811 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] Black Dog Pelicans
Thank you, to all of you who wrote me about the failing Black Dog pelican; Rob Daves, special thanks for clarifying the situation. As I suspected, having seen two pelicans still there several weeks ago, there were two. One died, but the other is still apparently mobile. If the remaining bird should start looking sickly, I let my friend know. Linda Whyte 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] Crex Meadows
Has anyone been to Crex Meadows this winter. I've heard from Crex Naturalist that they some times get Short-eared owls. 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] [mnbird] American White Pelican at Blackdog
Perhaps this will help, Roger and all... I was at Black Dog Lake mid-afternoon, but missed the skiers. Interested sighting, Jim. However, an apparently "healthy" American White Pelican floating on the little channel leading from the lake to the east outlet attracted my attention. I say "healthy" because unlike the pelican we've been seeing, this one had no compunction about flying away when several folks on the east shore of the channel got too near. As I crunched through the snow toward the little point to get a snapshot of it flying south, I found a pelican carcass on the ground only a few yards away from where the healthy pelican had been floating on the channel. Rob Daves South Minneapolis From: R.D. Everhart To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net; MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 11:23:34 AM Subject: [mnbird] American White Pelican at Blackdog Hi everyone - I have to dispute the report of the pelican at Blackdog having died. I saw it alive and well at around 3:00 pm on New Year's Day. So unless there are two pelicans or this one is risen from the dead, it was doing fine when I saw it. There were several other birders observing it at the same time. Roger Everhart ___ mnbird mailing list mnb...@lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird 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] American White Pelican at Blackdog
Hi everyone - I have to dispute the report of the pelican at Blackdog having died. I saw it alive and well at around 3:00 pm on New Year's Day. So unless there are two pelicans or this one is risen from the dead, it was doing fine when I saw it. There were several other birders observing it at the same time. Roger Everhart 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] Hoary Redpoll
Just noticed a female Hoary Redpoll at my feeders this morning. I have not seen this flock of redpolls until this morning so I really do not know if this sighting is going to be reliable as a every day sighting since different flocks of birds come and go each day. Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.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
Re: [mou-net] Black Dog New Year's Day - I'm not making this up
No, Linda, the water skier was just doing his New Years Day thing - there were several of them actually. I saw the Pelican - it has died - it was just south of the east bridge. I first thought it was sleeping, but from closer it was clearly gone. Many Swans at Black Dog, as well as crows, red tailed hawk, starlings, mallards. Surprisingly, no bald eagle at the time I was there, which was close to noon. Other New Years birds around the metro were gadwalls and ring neck ducks at Blue Lake in Shakopee, coot, hoody, black duck, robin and white fronted goose at Veterans Park in Shakopee. 3 woodpeckers at home - hairy, downy & red-belly. Surprisingly, no cardinal anywhere and I generally hear/see them at home every day, and the pine siskins didn't show up either. All in all, 22 species for New Years Day compared to 12 last year. Sue on Melody Lake, Edina -Original Message- >From: linda whyte >Sent: Jan 1, 2009 10:52 PM >To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU >Subject: Re: [mou-net] Black Dog New Year's Day - I'm not making this up > >Is it possible he was attempting to rescue the failing pelican >reported there twice by Diane Gulbrandsen (sp?)? I notice Roger >Everhart saw a pelican still there today. A friend and fellow >volunteer at The Raptor Center has done pelican rescue, and said she'd >be willing to try, if the bird is still there; I'll alert her >tomorrow. If anyone has current information about the bird, please >e-mail me. >Linda Whyte > >On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Jim Mattsson wrote: >> At 10:30am today, from I-494, Laura and I witnessed something one doesn't >> normally see on January 1st in the Twin Cities - a WATER SKIER being towed >> in circles at the small opening in the main river channel at the east outlet >> of Black Dog Lake. No, this was not an alcohol/hangover-induced aberration >> on our part...but I'm not so certain about the motivation of the water skier. >> >> Now I have to start a new category for my 2009 sightings list. >> >> Happy New Year, >> >> Jim Mattsson >> >> >> 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 Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
