[mou-net] Byllesby? Looking for shorebirds
Has anyone been to Byllesby lately? I am looking for shorebirds, as I have few on my LL. I was especially interested in the Avocets. Thanks. -- ~ Jacob 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] Louisiana Waterthrush and shorebird update, Nicollet County
This afternoon I found a Louisiana Waterthrush at Seven-Mile Creek County Park in Nicollet County. The bird was foraging along the creek at the end of the park road just past the parking lot and near the first bridge. I first heard a sharp "smack" call note; thinking it was a Northern, I was very surprised to find a Louisiana. I followed the bird as it worked the edge of the water and eventually flew upstream and out of sight. The shorebird spot one mile north of the town of Nicollet on the east side of Hwy. 111 has a bit more water than the last week due to this week's rains (~1.5 inches) and thus currently less mudflats are exposed. Without rain in the next few days this will improve. Today there were a few shorebirds present however, including Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plover, and a pair of Wilson's Phalarope. 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] Corcoran - May 1st.
I still have two Juncos poking around under my feeders and in the bushes in the front of the house.. Orioles at hitting the jelly hard already.. I have a Robin in a nest under my deck, need to check that for eggs. I have had some arguing over my three gourds by the Tree Swallows. This morning I noticed the male Bluebird sitting on one of my pair of Gilbertson's Bluebird houses. Multiple White-throated Sparrows seen, also heard singing, still had at least one Lincoln's Sparrow, and I may have seen my first flying cigar today!! (Swift) They nest every year in the neighbors chimney!! Oh ya, stopped to check a nest site on my way home from and errand and pulled two Wood Ticks off me! Andrew I'm in need of a job!! Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin Thank you.. -- 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] Shorebirds on the move- kandiyohi co.
In two brief stops Thursday evening in strong wind and fading light, I counted: 44 Wilson's phalarope, 36 willets, 21 golden plover, 7 dowitcher sp., 1 hudsonian godwit, and several hundred peeps. Whereas I have been seeing a "smattering" of dozens of birds, yesterday was 300 plus. These are the same two locations I posted last week: Olson Lake WPA and the area just west and north of Pennock. Randy Frederickson Willmar 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] piping plover Detroit Lakes
0700 hours. One piping plover on Detroit Lakes City Beach near Lake Ave. and J&K Marina. dog flushed it from behind a boat on the beach and it made 3 peep calls and landed 10 feet from me. I saw a pale plover, one neck band, black line on forehead, white supercilium, black eyes and yellowish legs. I observed it with binoculars before running home to get my camera. I went back with the camera, a point and click digital, and approached the bird in the same location I left it. It started running along the beach giving a pee-loo call. I took two pictures but they are not good enough to distinguish. It flew south over the lake calling pee-loo, pee-loo until it was out of sight and ear shot. I would not be surprised if it is back on the beach by now. I will keep looking for it today as time allows. Also on the lake; 200+ horned grebes 400+ D.C. cormorants A.W. pelicans bonaparte's gull r.b. gull scaup spp. forster's tern _ Rediscover Hotmail®: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile2_042009 Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
