[mou-net] Red-throated Loons relocated, Whimbrels; Yellow Rails @ McGregor Marsh
I refound three of the Red-throated Loons Saturday afternoon, June 13 at around 3:00. One was straight out from Lafayette Square and the other two were just a little further down, towards the area of the boat house. ?Before finding the loons, I saw three Whimbrels from the Tot Lot (12th St). ?They were sauntering along the beach, paying little attention to people and dogs. I finished my day at McGregor Marsh where I heard many Yellow Rails calling. ?Conditions were calm, with patchy fog. ?I heard them mainly on the east side of Hwy 65 at almost every place I stopped. Linda Sparling? 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 Aitkin Trip
20 people gathered at Rice Lake Refuge for the MOU Aitkin Trip. Weather threatened (and delivered during the afternoon) throughout the day, but from 7:30-4:45 we found 101 species. Highlights included: * Killer looks at a LeConte's from 10-15 feet (and we were on the road) * Yellow-bellied Flycatchers chasing each other around a tree * Gray Jays promenading * 17 warblers. Lowlights included: * Inability to see many of the heard warblers * 40-50 mph winds during one gully-washer * Return of Peter Peter Peter in the same location as last year, without revealing him/herself again. A researcher shared that Baltimore Orioles can sing that way in the Aitkin region, bit of a disappointment. Thanks to each who attended. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties Trip List to follow 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 Aitkin Trip List 6/13
Bird Species County Date Count Notes Canada Goose Aitkin 20090613 Trumpeter Swan Aitkin 20090613 Wood Duck Aitkin 20090613 Mallard Aitkin 20090613 Blue-winged Teal Aitkin 20090613 Ring-necked Duck Aitkin 20090613 Ruffed Grouse Aitkin 20090613 Pied-billed Grebe Aitkin 20090613 Double-crested Cormorant Aitkin 20090613 American Bittern Aitkin 20090613 Great Blue Heron Aitkin 20090613 Turkey Vulture Aitkin 20090613 Osprey Aitkin 20090613 3 Northern Harrier Aitkin 20090613 American Kestrel Aitkin 20090613 Merlin Aitkin 20090613 Sora Aitkin 20090613 Sandhill Crane Aitkin 20090613 Ring-billed Gull Aitkin 20090613 Caspian Tern Aitkin 20090613 Black Tern Aitkin 20090613 Rock Pigeon Aitkin 20090613 Mourning Dove Aitkin 20090613 Black-billed Cuckoo Aitkin 20090613 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Aitkin 20090613 Belted Kingfisher Aitkin 20090613 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Aitkin 20090613 Hairy Woodpecker Aitkin 20090613 Northern Flicker Aitkin 20090613 Pileated Woodpecker Aitkin 20090613 Eastern Wood-Pewee Aitkin 20090613 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Aitkin 20090613 3 Alder Flycatcher Aitkin 20090613 Least Flycatcher Aitkin 20090613 Eastern Phoebe Aitkin 20090613 Great Crested Flycatcher Aitkin 20090613 Eastern Kingbird Aitkin 20090613 Yellow-throated Vireo Aitkin 20090613 Warbling Vireo Aitkin 20090613 Red-eyed Vireo Aitkin 20090613 Gray Jay Aitkin 20090613 Blue Jay Aitkin 20090613 American Crow Aitkin 20090613 Common Raven Aitkin 20090613 Purple Martin Aitkin 20090613 Tree Swallow Aitkin 20090613 Bank Swallow Aitkin 20090613 Cliff Swallow Aitkin 20090613 Barn Swallow Aitkin 20090613 Black-capped Chickadee Aitkin 20090613 Red-breasted Nuthatch Aitkin 20090613 House Wren Aitkin 20090613 Sedge Wren Aitkin 20090613 Marsh Wren Aitkin 20090613 Golden-crowned Kinglet Aitkin 20090613 Eastern Bluebird Aitkin 20090613 Veery Aitkin 20090613 Hermit Thrush Aitkin 20090613 Wood Thrush Aitkin 20090613 American Robin Aitkin 20090613 Gray Catbird Aitkin 20090613 Brown Thrasher Aitkin 20090613 European Starling Aitkin 20090613 Cedar Waxwing Aitkin 20090613 Golden-winged Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Nashville Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Northern Parula Aitkin 20090613 Yellow Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Chestnut-sided Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Cape May Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Yellow-rumped Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Pine Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Black-and-white Warbler Aitkin 20090613 American Redstart Aitkin 20090613 Ovenbird Aitkin 20090613 Northern Waterthrush Aitkin 20090613 Connecticut Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Possible, differences of opinion on glimpses Mourning Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Common Yellowthroat Aitkin 20090613 Canada Warbler Aitkin 20090613 Chipping Sparrow Aitkin 20090613 Clay-colored Sparrow Aitkin 20090613 Savannah Sparrow Aitkin 20090613 Le Conte's Sparrow Aitkin 20090613 5 Song Sparrow Aitkin 20090613 Lincoln's Sparrow Aitkin 20090613 Swamp Sparrow Aitkin 20090613 Dark-eyed Junco Aitkin 20090613 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Aitkin 20090613 Indigo Bunting Aitkin 20090613 Bobolink Aitkin 20090613 Red-winged Blackbird Aitkin 20090613 Eastern Meadowlark Aitkin 20090613 Brewer's Blackbird Aitkin 20090613 Common Grackle Aitkin 20090613 Brown-headed Cowbird Aitkin 20090613 Baltimore Oriole Aitkin 20090613 Purple Finch Aitkin 20090613 American Goldfinch Aitkin 20090613 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] 16 red-throated loons, Park Point
Between Lafayette Square and Sky Harbor Airport early this AM. Peder Svingen Duluth Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry 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] Hooded Warbler reported at Duluth
Josh Vinyard reported seeing a singing Hooded Warbler at Hawk Ridge in Duluth today, June 14. Unfortunately I do not have any additional details about the exact location. 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] Acadian, LouisianaWaterthrush
Birded early mornings 5:30-7:00am: Sat. 13th-Fall Creek SNA-N Washington County- the explosive Acadian Flycatcher still present including excellent views of it along the northside ravine trail. Go past the blowdown (one white pine across the path, past the bouncing bets in bloom, and upon approach on a spring terrace look for the pickeral grass shows up on the north bank and water in the drainage is where it lives. I continued hearing it as I worked down to the sandstone outcrop to the SNA east boundary. Minstrels on the walk included Veeries and Wood Thrushes, Vireos, and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. WilliamOBrian SP: 1styr male Orchard Oriole along the Wetlands trail just past the marten house and before the marsh. Sun.14th Interstate SP: Two Louisiana Waterthrushes in the ravine draw where the RR trail and Sandstone Bluffs (north loop) intersect. This is across the Hwy 8 roadway from the entrance to the park. I heard them first, and since I was coming down the hillside steps from the RR trail, the birds worked upstream and under the walkbridge, wading and jumping up on the boulders present there. The stream is dry a short distance up the Sandstone trail and I did not get a fix on where they must have gone, but a Wood Thrush minstrel sang out every 7 seconds and was stilling singing at the same pace when I came around on the S-loop and hour later. Did not hear a Winter Wren this morning as I had last year on this trail---a rather noisy Hwy 8 traffic trail, except for Sunday morning early. 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
Re: [mou-net] [hawkridge] Peregrine Watch 2009--ready to fly!
Hi everyone, My mistake! I provided the WRONG address for the peregrinewatch yahoo group. The CORRECT one is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peregrinewatch/ Sorry it took me so long to correct this. I was out in the field. Really cool happenings at Peregrine Watch while I've been gone (of course!). Good birding, Debbie Debbie Waters Education Director Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803-3006 218.428.3539 dwat...@hawkridge.org www.hawkridge.org http://www.hawkridge.org/ Bringing kids and birds together. Over 7,000 times in 2008. Become a http://www.hawkridge.org/support/member.html MEMBER and support our educational efforts! I'm an early bird and I'm a night owl, so I'm wise and I have worms. - Michael Scott, The Office From: Debbie Waters [mailto:dwat...@hawkridge.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:29 PM To: MOU Listserv (mou-net@lists.umn.edu); MNBird (mnb...@lists.mnbird.net) Subject: FW: [hawkridge] Peregrine Watch 2009--ready to fly! Hi folks, Thought I'd pass along Julie's announcement for the start of Peregrine Watch 2009 in Duluth. It's GREAT fun and very addictive! Debbie p.s. Peregrine Watch also has its own yahoo group, www.groups.yahoo.com/peregrinewatch, where we post daily updates on the falcons' activities. This next month will be tremendously exciting! Debbie Waters Education Director Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803-3006 218.428.3539 dwat...@hawkridge.org www.hawkridge.org http://www.hawkridge.org/ Bringing kids and birds together. Over 7,000 times in 2008. Become a http://www.hawkridge.org/support/member.html MEMBER and support our educational efforts! I'm an early bird and I'm a night owl, so I'm wise and I have worms. - Michael Scott, The Office From: hawkri...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hawkri...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jpmco...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:30 PM To: hrvolunte...@yahoogroups.com; hawkri...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [hawkridge] Peregrine Watch 2009--ready to fly! Hi everyone! Well... after some uncertainty, we've got Peregrine Watch 2009 ready to launch! We've had some setbacks this year with funding and equipment, so we'll be doing a scaled-back version of the Watch, but we'll be in the park 5 days a week for 5 hours each day (weather permitting). Check Sam Cook's blog this weekend for a story on us http://www.areavoices.com/samcook/. We applied for several grants that were declined (not unexpectedly, given this economy!), but the City of Duluth has offered their partnership again, so we'll have our signs, storage area, park permit and parking areas for staff; the Fond du Luth Casino has provided free parking passes for us for the times we need to use the parking ramp adjacent to the nest site; Hawk Ridge is fronting the funding for staffing and basic supplies to keep Peregrine Watch afloat during these lean times. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Watch... we really appreciate your generous contributions! Our staff this year will consist of a new intern naturalist, Jess Johnson and me. I'm excited to work with Jess, she brings some great experience to Peregrine Watch! Please come down and meet/welcome Jess to the PW team. Peregrine Watch hours will begin on June 3, and will run Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am to 3pm, weather permitting. We will NOT have our receiver and monitor this year, so we're back to watching the 'old fashioned' way--with scopes and binoculars and our ears! In some regards, I'm looking forward to the excitement and mystery of not really knowing what's happening inside the next box until the banders arrive! Peregrine Watch is again looking for volunteers to help with interpretation and information. If you'd like to volunteer with us, please be in touch with me at peregri...@hawkridge.org, or call my cell phone at 218-348-2291. We'd love to have you join us in the park! Full details and information are available on our website at www.hawkridge.org http://www.hawkridge.org/ . If you'd like to become a Peregrine Watch sponsor, you may send contributions to: Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory PO Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803 Please specify that your contribution is for Peregrine Watch. Looking forward to seeing you all again this year! More later, Julie Julie O'Connor Naturalist/Educator Peregrine Watch, Duluth 218-348-2291 www.hawkridge.org http://www.hawkridge.org/ , click on Peregrine Watch peregri...@hawkridge.org http://peregri...@hawkridge.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] My rescue baby
Juvenile hawk that I rescued off of Hwy 169 and Marystown this a.m. Anyone know what kind of hawk it is...it squawked all the way from Shakopee to Roseville..wanting food or Mom~ Or something..he was really mellow on the whole trip...sitting perched on the box and my arm the whole trip. http://picasaweb.google.com/ShariLaFleur/AtTheFeeder#5347292050839370994 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] Cerulean Warblers: Dakota Goodhue counties
One Cerulean Warbler was found today (Sunday) at Miesville Ravine County Park in Dakota County and at least four were found along the state forest trail off of Collischan Road by Redwing in Goodhue County. Today eleven people participated in the Minnesota River Valley Audubon field trip to Miesville Ravine. Under perfect conditions we found the Cerulean Warbler, Blue-winged Warblers, Ovenbirds, numerous Redstarts, Eastern Towhee, Yellow-throated Vireo, and a Wood Thrush (heard). Four of us continued to the Collischan Road trail where we found the Cerulean Warblers, and heard Ovenbirds and Scarlet Tanagers. Directions: Miesville: Take Hwy. 52 to Dakota Hwy. 50 east to Miesville; at Miesville take CR 91 south (right), keep left at the fork, and continue until it T's at 280th. Turn east (left) and follow the road down into the ravine. We took the trail from the north parking area. Collischan Road Trail: Take US 61 toward Red Wing. Turn left (east) at CR46, the first intersection past the Treasure Island turn off. Stay to the right at the fork (Collischan Road). After the dip in the road follow it about a mile until you can turn left on a small road right past the houses. If you see the Minimal Maintenance Road sign, you have gone to far. Park and start walking. The Ceruleans were probably a mile or more down the trail. The last ones were at the small dry ford in the trail. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net 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] Trail correction
The correct trail for the location of the Louisiana Waterthrush was the Lower Hell's Gate Trail. I never saw a sign saying I had left Wolf Creek Trail and did not have a trail map with me. The quickest way would be to park at the picnic area and take the Quarry Loop and Spur Trail from there that will get you to Wolf Creek Trail.Somewhere just north from Wolf Creek Falls is where Lower Hell's Gate Trail begins. Looking at the trail map now, the location of the Waterthrush looks to be further north than the trail is depicted on the map. _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009 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-breasted Chat, Afton State Park
My wife and I found a yellow-breasted chat at Afton State Park this afternoon. It was located in a tree about 50 feet north of the water pump/firewood area, along the west side of the trail that runs through the middle of the backpack campsites. It did not sing, but sat still in the upper part of the tree for at least two minutes while we moved closer and closer. Lots of other birds too, including a scarlet tanager along the riverside path below the trail center/parking lot area, flocks of cedar waxwings, rufous-sided towhees, and many sparrows and meadowlarks along the prairie trail loop. Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
