[mou-net] Owl route and sharp-tail grouse in northern St Louis County
Got up in the wee hours of the morning to run my Owl survey route for Hawk Ridge. Several Saw-whet Owls and Barred Owls were calling. I also believe that I might have heard a Great Gray Owl calling, although I hesitate to report it. The Owl was calling along the Nett Lake Road (CR 23) south of Orr. I heard a similar Owl calling from this location last year as I was doing the route. It was an extremely low hoot, 3 in a row, and then a period of silence. It hooted again several times, and always in the same manner. I did observe a Great Gray a couple years ago along this road. Winnowing Snipes were very active this morning as were Woodcock. Hermit Thrush and Winter Wren have moved in over night. Then it was on to another location at Hwy 73 and Gustafson Road north of Chisholm, where I observed dancing Sharp-tailed Grouse. It was on private property so I couldn't get really close, but there were about 10 birds interacting. Saw a Meadowlark here that was calling and singing: spring of the year. There are still patches of snow in the woods that just don't want to melt. Dee Kuder Crane Lake, MN 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] Frist Chipping Sparrow in the yard
First Chipping Sparrow of the season showed up in my yard this morning.. I'm looking for a job!! Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: birder...@comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member http://www.hmana.org Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw 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] Yellow-rumped Warbler in Sparks park (Jackson Co.)
Another FOY...decked out in his courtin' duds :). Lots of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and good numbers of Hermit Thrushes present as well. Eric Harrold Lakefield, MN 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] [mou-rba] Great-tailed Grackle - Jackson County
4 Great-tailed Grackle were observed East of the town of Heron Lake on County Road 24 (910th St) in a flooded field about 1 mile east of the Heron Lake Bio Fuels plant, or about 1 mile West of the intersection with 410th Ave. There is a farm home on the North side of CR 24 in which the birds were also seen roosting. Sincerely, Roger Schroeder 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] Sage Thrasher not seen
I looked for the sage thrasher at the canoe storage on Lake Harriet. It was not seen between 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Curt Rawn 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] sandpipers at last
Four Pectoral Sandpipers finally joined several Killdeer and Comm. Snipe in a marshy-muddy field in Hutchinson, McLeod Cty. today. Pete Hoeger 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] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 4/16/09
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 16, 2009 *MNDU0904.16 -Birds mentioned Cackling Goose Gadwall Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Canvasback Long-tailed Duck Sharp-tailed Grouse Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Red-shouldered Hawk Greater Yellowlegs Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: April 16, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 16th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 9th at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth. Two more were seen on the 11th and one was seen on the 14th. Two CACKLING GEESE and eight AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on the 12th. Fourteen AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen by Mike Hendrickson on the 13th at Boy Scout Landing in Gary-New Duluth. Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were still present at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 16th. Dee Kuder saw ten SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 16th north of Chisholm at MN Highway 73 and the Gustafson Road. Wes Bailey saw about 24 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 13th just south of Tamarack in Aitkin County. New arrivals this week include GADWALL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, CANVASBACK, COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BELTED KINGFISHER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 23rd. 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 m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.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
[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, April 16, 2009
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *April 16, 2009 *MNDL0904.16 -Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Ross's Goose Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Greater Prairie-Chicken Common Loon American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Osprey Osprey Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin American Coot Sandhill Crane Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Franklin's Gull Ring-billed Gull Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike Northern Shrike Tree Swallow Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Purple Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: April 16, 2009 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjop...@q.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 16, 2009 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. A massive migration has taken place this week with the advent of the warmer weather. The early wave has arrived in force. Species that have arrived in large numbers are several species of goose, nearly all the common ducks are finding some open water, and many raptors, a few early shorebirds, and all the early passerines are arriving. Nearly all the counties in the northwest have reported large movements of all of these species. Please understand that not all of the sightings can be reported here due to the large number of reports. Large bodies of still water are still ice covered, but all the flooded fields, and shallower bodies of water, and all the rivers are ice free now. Roads are drying up so travel is much easier. Maggie Anderson saw a TURKEY VULTURE along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County on April 10. Beth Siverhus in Roseau County on April 12 reported a GREAT BLUE HERON, six ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS northwest of the intersection of CR13 and CR 12, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE along CR 12 five miles west of CR 5. Other species reported by Beth included SANDHILL CRANE, BARRED OWL, SONG SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW. Pat Roth reported an egret species north of Roseau on April 13. Larry Wilebski reported HOODED MERGANSER in Kittson County on April 15. Lance Crandall reported that the lake at Lake Bronson State Park is starting to open up letting COMMON LOON , DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and many species of ducks find water. Other species arriving included NORTHERN FLICKER, and PURPLE FINCH. Kelly Larson reported an OSPREY on the nest along CR 14 west of Bemidji. Other species seen included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and EASTERN PHOEBE. In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson reported SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON'S SNIPE, and AMERICAN WOODCOCK on April 12. A BELTED KINGFISHER was seen by Beth Siverhus on April 12 north of Grygla in Marshall County. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR reported that there was a major influx of waterfowl to the refuge on the weekend including several TRUMPETER SWANS, all the common ducks, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and one FRANKLIN'S GULL among many other species. Headquarters pool still had ice on it when I went through last weekend, but shallower pools are opening up. The first COMMON LOON appeared in the Red Lake River at Thief River Falls on April 16 as reported by Maggie Anderson. Here at home, today I had BROWN CREEPER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and FOX SPARROW. Shelley Steva saw a NORTHERN FLICKER along US 75 bypass at Crookston in Polk County on April 14. Bruce Flaig observed WOOD DUCK, EASTERN PHOEBE, and SONG SPARROW on April 12. Nathaniel Emery found an early MARBLED GODWIT along MN 32 in the Glacial Ridge area on April 12. Other species seen at Glacial Ridge included booming GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, SANDHILL CRANES, and SHORT-EARED OWLS. Scott Kahan, reporting from Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County mentioned seeing 25 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS dancing on the ice at the refuge on April 10. Other species seen there included HOODED MERGANSER, GREAT BLUE HERON, and AMERICAN KESTREL. Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend found a flock of about 2500 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on April 10 along Otter Tail County CR 1. Tom Smith reported AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, TURKEY VULTURE, AMERICAN COOT, KILLDEER, RING-BILLED GULL, and a long list of waterfowl on April 13. Brad and Dee Ehlers reported the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER of the season on April 16. Also mentioned were DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and GREAT EGRETS. Dan and Sandy Thimgan saw both RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS on April 16, also EASTERN PHOEBE and TREE SWALLOW. In Wilkin County the MOU birding Weekend found a ROSS'S GOOSE flying over CR 26 four miles west of Rothsay on April 11. On the 12th, a flock of
