[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 28 May 2009
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 28, 2009 *MNST0905.28 -Birds mentioned California Gull Arctic Tern Parasitic Jaeger Bell's Vireo Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: May 28, 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 28th 2009. Participants in the MOU field trip of May 23rd found a CALIFORNIA GULL at the Headquarters Pool of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County. In Duluth, an ARCTIC TERN was seen on the 23rd at Hearding Island off Park Point. Up until May 27th, a female LAZULI BUNTING had been visiting the feeder of Alma Ronningen in the town of Dent, Otter Tail County, but it now appears to have left the area. On May 19th, a first Morrison County record BELL'S VIREO was discovered north of Little Falls in Belle Prairie Park. A KENTUCKY WARBLER has returned to Williams Nature Center in Blue Earth County. It was heard singing on the 24th. On May 21st, a first Nicollet County record BLUE GROSBEAK was discovered at the gravel pits along 506th St. south of Courtland. And the next day, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was at the Linnaeus Arboretum on the south side of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Check the trees just south of the cabin. Another mockingbird was in Stillwater, Washington County on the 28th, near the Goodwill Industries driveway entrance just south of state highway 36. And a mockingbird was at the Recreation Area of Park Point in Duluth on the 24th. Also in Duluth, a PARASITIC JAEGER was over the lake from the beach access just south of bath house at the Recreation Area. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 4th 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] Duluth RBA addendum
I have a second-hand report of a female HARLEQUIN DUCK seen and photgraphed on the 24th at the Park Point Recreational Area boat launch. This may be the same individual reported here in early May. Jim Lind 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 5/28/09
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *May 28, 2009 *MNDU0905.28 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Red-throated Loon Great Egret Yellow Rail Whimbrel Red Knot Arctic Tern Parasitic Jaeger Red-bellied Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Black-throated Blue Warbler Field Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: May 28, 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 28th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Five RED-THROATED LOONS were seen by Jan and Larry Kraemer and others on the 28th at the Park Point Recreational Area in Duluth. Mike Hendrickson found an adult PARASITIC JAEGER here on the 25th, and relocated the ARCTIC TERN on the 23rd at Hearding Island. He saw the NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 24th near the bathhouse, and in west Duluth he heard a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER off the railroad tracks along the St. Louis River below Morgan Park. Doug Kieser and Mark Ochs saw a RED KNOT on the 23rd at the 40th Avenue West Erie Pier area in Duluth, as well as an out-of-place BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER the Park Point Recreational Area, east of the playground. Jan Kraemer had a FIELD SPARROW on the 27th in her yard along Maple Grove Road in Duluth. Uwe Kausch found a GREAT EGRET on the 28th at his home on the Wildwood Road, a mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42) in Duluth Township. Mike Steffes heard two BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on the 22nd on the north end of Tettegouche State Park near the crest of the service road. He also heard three in Cook County on the 23rd along the Superior Hiking Trail at Oberg Mountain. Sid Stivland saw five LONG-TAILED DUCKS over the weekend on Lake Superior at Lutsen in Cook County. Connie Brunell and Susan Schumacher heard six YELLOW RAILS and a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW on the 27th at the McGregor Marsh along MN Highway 65, a mile south of MN Highway 200 in Aitkin County. Steve and Jo Blanich found a WHIMBREL on the 22nd along Aitkin County Road 15, about 3.5 miles north of the town of Aitkin. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 4th. 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, May 28, 2009
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *May 28, 2009 *MNDL0905.28 -Birds mentioned Snow Goose American Black Duck Spruce Grouse Eared Grebe Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Rough-legged Hawk Peregrine Falcon Sora Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope California Gull Great Horned Owl Short-eared Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Kingbird Philadelphia Vireo Black-billed Magpie Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Mockingbird Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Lark Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lazuli Bunting Orchard Oriole -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: May 28, 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, May 28, 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. The last wave of migration is coming through, and mornings this week are noisy with the din of singing birds. This will soon end as the birds get down to business raising new families. Please be sure to report all nesting evidence you see, and I encourage you to participate in the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas project by adopting a block to survey. >From Lake of the Woods County, Dan Williams reported the sighting of two AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS near the entrance to Zippel Bay State Park, and an AMERICAN 3-TOED WOODPECKER in Beltrami Island State Forest a half mile from Gustafson Camp. On May 28, he saw a SHORT-EARED OWL at the intersection of MN 72 with CR 35, and WESTERN KINGBIRDS were found at Morris Point on Lake of the Woods. Martin Kehoe reported a SPRUCE GROUSE at his cabin deep in the Beltrami Island State Forest. Gretchen Mehmel reported a SCARLET TANAGER coming to the Norris Camp feeders this week. Beth Siverhus in Roseau County this week saw a COOPER'S HAWK, SORA, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD in Warroad. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported SCARLET TANAGER on May 22, and on May 23, he had 15 warbler species and a PEREGRINE FALCON at his place near Lancaster. The MOU weekend trip lead by Kim Eckert found an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK on May 22. At Lake Bronson State Park, they found a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER . Gretchen Mehmel reported that an ORCHARD ORIOLE is hanging out at a home northeast of Skime in Beltrami County. On May 21, Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD along CR 38 in Marshall County at a mailbox numbered 26547. I don't believe that anyone has re-located that bird. The MOU trip found a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and a CALIFORNIA GULL at Agassiz NWR on May 23. Neither has been sighted since. Today, May 28, two NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were heard near West Gate within Agassiz NWR. In addition, twenty warbler species were found during a couple of hours at Headquarters; also a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, ORCHARD ORIOLE, and a GREAT HORNED OWL on the nest were seen. On May 24, I found a lone SNOW GOOSE at the Warren wastewater treatment ponds along with EARED GREBES, WILSON'S PHALAROPES, and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. The MOU group found a HENSLOW'S SPARROW singing a couple of hundred yards north of CR 3 along the old unpaved Pembina Trail that runs less than a quarter mile inside Pennington County at that point. On May 23, they saw a SHORT-EARED OWL along CR 20. Bruce Flaig in southern Polk County reported an ORCHARD ORIOLE at the feeder on May 27. The MOU trip found a late ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK just west of the Pennington County line on May 24. Colleen Nelson saw two BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES in Lake Park, Becker County, and a SCARLET TANAGER at Tamarac NWR on May 24. Marshal Howe discovered a LARK SPARROW near Dorset in Hubbard County on May 26. Alma Ronningen in Otter Tail County reported tonight that the female LAZULI BUNTING in her yard was last seen on May 27, and the male departed earlier in the week. On May 26, she saw a CANADA WARBLER in the yard. Thanks to all who sent in sightings this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjop...@q.com mailto:ajjop...@q.com> OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, June 4, 2009. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, 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] Need a few Regular Species
I am missing a few birds from my regular species list for Minnesota. If anyone can help me find these birds I would appreciate a response. Cinnamon Teal Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Red Knot Parasitic Jaeger Saw Whet Owl White-eyed Vireo Carolina Wren Mountain Bluebird Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Western Tanager Smith's Longspur Chestnut-collared Longspur It's getting harder to find new birds and I would appreciate any info on where to look for any of them or if you have seen any of these birds recently. I have a little time to go chasing so I hope I find something to chase after. Thanks 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] Hummingbird Observation, St. Cloud
My son, Nate, just called. He observed a hummingbird at Munsinger Gardens (St. Cloud) this afternoon with purple rather than red under its chin. He is confident about the coloration due to close viewing (four feet away). In all other ways the hummer was identical to a male Ruby-throated. This leads to three obvious questions: 1) Have Ruby-throated been observed with purple throats? 2) Can a Ruby-throated's throat appear purple (he described it as "Viking purple", curious for a Packer fan:) ) up close for an extended period of time? 3) What is the possibility of a Black-chinned appearing in the upper Midwest during spring? Thanks! 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] Prothonotary Warbler in Renville Cty
I located a singing Prothonotary Warbler in Renville County at11:20 am today. It was in a cty park off of cty 6 just south of cty 15 right along the river. Take the park road to the west for 0.6 mi, go past the clearing and enter the woods again. The bird was calling from the side of the road opposite from the river. Sent from Bob Ekblad's iPhone Byron, MN - Olmsted County http://www.Birding-Minnesota.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
[mou-net] Mocker in Stilwater
A northern mockingbird was present this morning at and near the Stillwater Goodwill Industries driveway entrance just south of Hwy. 36. Also check on and around the adjacent electrical high line. Bob Bystrom 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] Central MN Migration Observations
Now that we're down to migratory trickles and dickcissels, a few personal observations: * Observed numbers up this year: - Blackpolls! - Wilson's Phalaropes - Yellow-throated Vireos - Swainson's Thrushes - Palm Warblers - Scarlet Tanagers (everywhere) - Western Meadowlarks * Observed numbers down this year: - American Wigeons - Double-crested Cormorants - Broad-winged Hawks - Blue-headed Vireos - Hermit Thrushes - Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers (and no hybrids yet in area, unlike last two years) - Lincoln's Sparrows * Still have not seen or heard this year (bird nearly daily): - Osprey (latest that I can remember not having one, actually several) - American & Least Bitterns - Black-billed Cuckoo - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Whimbrel (So, what else is new? 16 years and counting. Glad that Nathan got his in Duluth this year.) - Orchard Orioles * Warblers were generally 3-7 days later than anticipated. Wood Thrushes were 10 or so days late. Eastern Wood-Pewees were quite late. Mourning Warblers have been a tougher find. Species diversity about the same as last year, little down from prior two years. 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
