[mou-net] Ruddy Turnstone and other shorebirds in Rice County
My friend Brad Beisel and I spent the day in Scott, Dakota and Rice Counties and recorded 132 species for the day. In Rice County we found shorebirds at a few places: 1. 5 Red-necked Phalaropes at a small wetlands on the south side of Co. Rd. 1 between Dundas and I-35. 2. 1 Stilt Sandpiper and 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper at a larger wetlands across the road from the boat launch on Circle Lake. 3. 1 Ruddy Turnstone and a mix of Dunlins, Wilson's Phalaropes, Baird's and Least Sandpipers on the island in Cody Lake towards the east end of the lake. At the Cannon River Wilderness Area on the east side of the river there were Cerulean Warblers calling and we were able to get excellent looks. Also of interest were several Henslow's Sparrows calling at Murphy-Hanrehan in Scott County this morning. Bob Williams, Bloomington 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 5/15/09
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *May 15, 2009 *MNDU0905.15 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Virginia Rail Sora Piping Plover Thayer's Gull Chimney Swift Black-backed Woodpecker Blue-headed Vireo Bank Swallow House Wren Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Golden-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Cape May Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler American Redstart Northern Waterthrush Mourning Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Bobolink -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: May 15, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 14th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A PIPING PLOVER was found by Jan and Larry Kraemer on the 14th on the lakeside of the Park Point Recreational Area. This may be the same bird reported from Wisconsin Point on the 13th. Peder Svingen found a first-cycle THAYER'S GULL on the 13th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. Chris and Cindy Edwardson found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 10th in Hartley Nature Reserve along one of the mountain bike paths in the Kenwood area. Five LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 10th and 11th at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors. New arrivals during the past week include SORA, VIRGINIA RAIL, CHIMNEY SWIFT, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BANK SWALLOW, VEERY, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, HOUSE WREN, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WILSONS WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LE CONTES SPARROW, NORTHERN ORIOLE, and BOBOLINK The Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is looking for observations and locations of nesting raptors in the city of Duluth. Reports should be sent ASAP to assure time for nesting observations to occur. Please contact Frank Nicoletti either by phone at (218) 724-0758 or by e-mail at fnicole...@hawkridge.org The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 21st. 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] red-headed woodpecker
Another first-ever visitor to our feeders and 40-foot tall white spruce this morning -- a red-headed woodpecker. (On Tuesday it was the yellow-headed blackbird.) This has been a very exciting spring at our feeders in Pomroy Township, Kanabec County. The sparrows are abundant -- Harris's, white crowned, field, chipping, song, clay-colored, and savannah -- as are the brown-headed cowbirds, gold finches, mourning doves, and red-wing blackbirds. A lone male hummer and a male red-breasted grosbeak arrived this week, and bluebirds are nesting in the woods and tree swallows in the bluebird houses. The bobolinks and meadowlarks are enjoying the hay field and a belted kingfisher perches above the South Fork of the Grindstone River across the road. We've been hearing Wilson's snipe winnowing to each other for a month now. Diana Rankin Pomroy Township Kanabec 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] Sandhills in Ramsey (Anoka Co.)
A pair of Sandhill cranes are hanging out in a marsh to the east of Olivine St. between 163rd and 164th. The marsh is behide houses, but I got some good looks closer to 164th. Back channel me if you want better directions. Stephen Savior Ramsey, Anoka co. 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] Seeking a Rehabber for Day 0/1 Eastern Bluebird Chicks
Morning all, What should have been a very happy day has turned sad and I'm trying to do some leg work on a contingency basis and would love some input. Our EABLs had a 5-egg nest that was supposed to hatch this morning. Sadly it seems as soon as they did, the HOSP swooped in and took out 2 of the babies, one hatched, one barely out of the egg. They had flung 2 to the ground and one was still alive in the nest with no signs of being pecked as the HOSP may have been interrupted by us going out to the box. We managed to clean the nest and CAREFULLY get the babies back inside and the spooker is back up @ full strength with extra streamers but the HOSP are still circling and the EABL parents while seen when we first went outside have not been back to the box since. Does anyone have a network they can tap into to find someone who has a Day 0/1 nest that MIGHT be able to give these baby EABLs a shot if the parents abandon the nest completely?? Another local nest with babies about the same age that might be adopted Or am I out of luck because they're so small and likely won't make it w/out mom + dad. If that's the case, should we wait till the babies expire (god that hurts to write), clean the nest box and take it down till we can find a trapping solution for the HOSP? This is the first nest that I've had any HOSP interference with and it's killing me inside even though I know it's a part of having EABLs. Thanks! Sarah Brooklyn Park, 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] MOU RBA 15 May 2009
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 15, 2009 *MNST0905.15 -Birds mentioned Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Sanderling Ruff Arctic Tern Western Kingbird Marsh Wren Veery American Pipit Prairie Warbler Mourning Warbler Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: May 15, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhert...@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 14th 2009. On May 13th, there were two brief observations of an ARCTIC TERN at the western end of Lake Byllesby in Dakota County, but with the recent change in weather, the bird has apparently moved on. However, there was a female RUFF at this same location on the 14th. A male PRAIRIE WARBLER was banded near Dundas, Rice County on the 13th, but I have no information as to its current whereabouts. In Minneapolis, a WHITE EYED VIREO was reported from the 3500 block of 34th Avenue South on May 12th. In Duluth, a PIPING PLOVER was seen May 14th on the lake side of the Park Point Recreational Area. I have a report of a SUMMER TANAGER from Waseca County, but no location, date, or details. Another was in Good Thunder, Blue Earth County on the 13th, at the feeders of John Nelson. Returning migrants include BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SANDERLING, WESTERN KINGBIRD, MARSH WREN, VEERY, AMERICAN PIPIT, MOURNING WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 21st 2009. 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] Warbler Fall-out 5/14 (Ramsey County, Little Canada) with 2 Scarlet Tanagers and 2 Blackburians 5/15
A ponding area beneath the water tower in Little Canada provided an unexpectedly great day of Warbler viewing last year so I've been monitoring this park daily of late. Began to see waves of warblers high in the tree tops on Wed. evening, 5/13, so I made a point of birding there at 6:45 AM the next morning (Thursday, 5/14). There were warblers everywhere. I saw 16 species of warbler, 59 species of birds for the day. As I delighted in having a Blackburian Warbler singing for me at an easy viewing range of about six feet off the ground, I kept wishing that I had others there to enjoy it with me. I finally left him in order to search for other species but it seemed almost irreverent to be turning my back on such a beautiful sight. None of my birding friends could break free for the day and when I stopped home and tried to figure out how to post this event on the UMN site, I couldn't find the proper address info. However, by the time I returned to the park at 11:00 AM, things were really quieting down and a posting would have been too late anyway. I could still find some warblers but most weren't singing. This morning, 5/15, wasn't anything like yesterday but did produce several good birds. Spotted two Blackburians chasing each other. Similarly, two Scarlet Tanager males were chasing at the tops of the cottonwoods (poplars?) next to the parking lot located off of Edgerton St, just south of Labore Rd. I wouldn't make a trip to this site to see warblers because they seem to be winding down but the Scarlet Tanagers have been there for a couple of days and might stick around. Cheri Steinmueller Little Canada, 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] DL update
Today there were virtually no warblers on the city beach. There are still sanderlings on the beach. Saw 9 species of warbler at Dunton Locks in 30 mnutes. Several hundred individuals. _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 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] Albany Schoessling
Albany Wastewater lagoons (7:15am), of note: Dunlins, WhRumpSP, Stilt SP-2, 2ea-Dowitchers, Sanderling, SemiPalm SP's, Bairds, Pectoral, Black-bellied Plover-1, Red-necked Phalarope-1, Black Terns. (SW of the SW pond best--with lower level, SE pond levels rising). Last eve (14th)Scholessling (N unit of Lindburgh Prk) Little Falls (5:30pm): 10 warblers: FOY for myself- Blackburnian, Nashville, Redstart. Also-Blackpoll, Pine, Palm, Ovenbird, BW, Yrumped, Yellow. Swainson's(2) and Gray-cheeked Thrush(1), singing Wood Thrush. BlueHeaded Vireo(2) and a FOY-Yellowthroated Vireo. mjb 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] Albany Avocets
Oh...how could I forget the two well-plumaged Avocets there (Stearns). mjb 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 E-Mail Address
I'm sorry I goofed so badly in trying to send out our Greetings: I'm sorry I goofed so badly in trying to send out our new E-Mail address. We were getting so many SPAMS that we decided to get a new E-Mail address. I forgot this message and the new E-Mail address. New E-Mail Address is:prairie...@yahoo.com. This goes into effect May 15, 2009. Thanks for being patient with me. Forest V. Strnad Faribault, 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] Purgatory Creek Peregrine Falcon
While at Purgatory Creek this afternoon I had a Peregrine Falcon do a little look see over the area.. 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] orange rind grape jelly
Another first (for me), a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker eating grape jelly from an orange half. Latest Rose-Breasted Grosbeak count at the BOSS--7 females and three males. Anyone know if they pair or are (for lack of a better word) polygamus? Got my Bluebird nest cam up and running, her nest is about finished. Our Bluebirds are always rather late. Perhaps a dozen Baltimore Orioles and one Orchard. Interesting that a Grackle will spook the Grosbeaks, but the Orioles don't seem bothered. 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] Today in Rock County
I spent most of this ridiculously windy (sustained 30 mph) afternoon birding Rock County and found several interesting birds. Sand pit ponds north of Luverne: -9 Ruddy Turnstones -several Sanderlings -1 Common, 1 Caspian, and many Black Terns Blue Mounds State Park: -Swainson's Hawk -Yellow-throated Vireo -Gray-cheeked and Swainson's Thrushes -large flock of mostly Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers, but also contained single Bay-breasted and Blackpoll -Upland Sandpiper Downtown Luverne: -Peregrine Falcon Hills sewage ponds: -125 Wilson's Phalaropes (!) I also heard a towhee call near the campground at Blue Mounds SP; out here right now there's just as good a chance (if not better) of it being a Spotted rather than an Eastern. I'll investigate tomorrow morning...hopefully the wind dies down so that I can actually hear things. Bob Dunlap, spending the night in Rock 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] Lake Byllesby (Dakota Cty) Fri 7-9am (Willet, both Godwits, Sanderling)
Hello, I headed out to Byllesby this morning hoping to see the Ruff (and the many other shorebirds reported the last few days). I missed out on the Ruff even though it was sighted for a couple of minutes around 8am (I was a few hundred yards east) but I did see a new life bird: a couple of Sanderlings (thanks to Bruce Fall for spotting them and helping me ID them). Also seen between 7-9am: Least Sandpiper - hundreds Baird's Sandpiper - few dozen (FOY) Semipalmated Plover - 50-100 Killdeer - a few Spotted Sandpiper - 2 (FOY) Willet - a few flybys Hudsonian Godwit - 2 (FOY) Marbled Godwit - 5-6 (FOY) Dunlin - about 20 Dowitcher (unsure of which sp.) Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderlings - 2 (FOY and life bird) Also: Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, and Franklin's Gull Seen shortly before I arrived by Bruce Fall: Ruddy Turnstone Plover (I can't remember if he said BB or Am Golden) The Ruff was seen for a few minutes around 8am on the far west end but we presumed that it may have left with the strong southerly winds) -- Derek Bakken spottedtow...@gmail.com ornitholature.blogspot.com Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! Also, please report your bird sighting to eBird and/or the MOU. The information gathered is vital to the future of birds. 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] Murphy Hanrehan Warblers, Scott Co.
Thirteen warblers were counted this morning at Murphy including: Blue Winged (several) Golden winged (1) Tennessee (majority) Yellow Magnolia (1) Cape May (1) Black Throated Green Cerulean (2) Black and White Redstart (majority) Ovenbird (4) Common Yellow Throat Canada (2) Other highlights: Scarlet Tanager (1) Rose Breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Baltimore Oriole Bob Heise Chanhassen Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
