[mou-net] Significant Migration in Sherburne Mille Lacs; MOU Sherburne trip reminder
New migrants in in Mille Lacs County Sherburne NWR area last few days: * 5/4, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Marsh Wren, Grasshopper Sparrow * 5/3, (not a birding day), House Wren * 5/2, Lesser Yellowlegs (bizarre to be this late), Willet (Mille Lacs County bird after 5.5 years here), Spotted Sandpiper, Forster's Tern, Purple Martin (they've been at Mille Lacs Lake for while, I'm sure) Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Bank Swallow, Black-and-White Warbler * 5/1, American White Pelican (again, I'm sure they were here earlier), Orange-crowned Warbler, Palm Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow, Lark Sparrow For those involved in the Sherburne NWR field trip - we meet Saturday, May 16th 7:00 AM at Mahnomen Trail. Take 169 to Sherburne CR 9, CR 9 west until you enter the refuge, Mahnomen Trail will be on your left within 1/2 mile or so (there are signs). Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties 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-bellied plover
I stopped at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds on my way home from the MBW and was rewarded with a beautiful black-bellied plover in breeding plumage. It was walking on the berm between the front and back ponds. There was plenty of activity in the back pond - 30+ Wilson's phalaropes, 5 Willets, many peeps and yellowlegs, and a few dunlin. Also a nice variety of waterfowl. I also found several red-necked grebes on Braunworth lake, just NE of Young America on 25. This morning, red-breasted grosbeaks and Baltimore oriole at the feeders. Robin Lafortune Delano, 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] oops!
ROSE- breasted, not red-breasted grosbeak- this am at the feeders- jeez. Robin 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] Winona yellow-throated warbler
A yellow-throated warbler was seen this morning along the dike road on Prairie Island. It was about .3 miles past McNalley Landing on the river side. 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] Rice County - Carleton Arboretum: Blue-winged Warbler and other FOS
Today at about 12:00 I heard a Blue-winged Warbler singing in the northern part of Carleton's Upper Arboretum (this part of the Arb is in Rice County). It wasn't shy, and I proceeded to take some cruddy pictures of it, which are at this address: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7851...@n06/ There must have been a decent movement last night because numbers of White-throated Sparrows Palm Warblers and Yellow-Rumped Warblers were noticably higher. Other FOS: Blue-headed Vireo Nashville Warbler Swamp Sparrow Northern Waterthrush (I think I'm behind schedule on the last two). Owen McMurtrey Carleton College Northfield, 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] Crane Meadows, Morrison County report
If you were a person just out for number counts, it was lacking, but, a very nice day just to bird and enjoy the surroundings. Only 76 species reported. Birds of note: 3 warblers Yellow Rumped, Palm, Orange Crowned shore birds.Wilson Snipe, Woodcock, Killdeer, American Bittern, Sora (heard an Upland Sandpiper but didn't see it) Coots. Blue Bird, Hermit Swainsons Thrush, Martins, Grasshopper, Savanna, Swamp Sparrows, Blue Gray Gnat Catcher,Northern Harrier, Broad Winged, Sharp Shinned, Red Tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles. Plenty of Sandhill Cranes and Blue Herons. Water fowl low with Lesser Scaup, Blue and Green Winged Teal, Red Heads, Buffle Heads, Ring Necks, and Cormorant. Also, Went to the Sobieski and Flensburg sewage ponds and picked up a couple of Wilsons Phalarope and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs . Hope more shorebirds and Warblers will show soon. Nice group of people showed and had a good time. Brunch was very good. Also, nice to see a few very excited young birders. 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] Thank yous and FOY
Thanks so much for the visits by great birders the past four days. A great group of people and I picked up a number of valuable tips on birding. Particular thanks of course to the Summer Tanager and his opening act the Eastern Towhee, both cooperated wonderfully by appearing within 15-20 minutes of visitors arrivals Thursday thru Saturday. Other birds seen during visits: White-Crowned and White-Throated Sparrows Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Black-White Warbler Ruby-Crowned Kinglet House Wren Downy, Hairy, and Red-Bellied WPs Yellow-Rumped Warbler Blue Jay Cardinal Lincoln's Sparrow BC Chickadee WB Nuthatch Common Grackle Red-Wing Blackbird Mourning Dove Brown-Headed Cowbird HSP E. Starling Goldfinch and of course a brief look at a female Blue Grosbeak Sadly the Tanager and Towhee have left, not seen since Saturday evening Today FOY Harris' Sparrow Buzzed by a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and 2 male Northern Orioles am anticipating Indigo Buntings and Orchard Orioles If the three young ladies who visited Friday afternoon could send me their names I would appreciate it. I didn't write them down and memory is terrible. Also my apology for messing up some names in earlier postings, I've been corrected by others who know them well. John Nelson Good Thunder 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] American Avocet in Rice County
Just found 1 American Avocet on W. End of island in Cody Lake in NW Rice VP. Seen from Union Lake Tr at E. End of lake. Bob Williams, Bloomington Sent via BlackBerry by ATT 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] Least Bittern, Nicollet County
This afternoon a Least Bittern was calling from the marsh behind the shorebird area at the WMA one mile north of the town of Nicollet on the east side of Hwy. 111. This is the earliest I have ever observed one in MN; I usually don't see them until the latter half of May. The water levels are remaining a bit high for shorebirds at this location, although there are some spots with lower water and mudflats holding a few shorebirds. Today there were Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers, and Dunlins here. For some reason, I haven't found any Willets or Avocets either here or at the Nicollet sewage ponds even though they seem to be present in just about every other southern county right now. 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
