[mou-net] Eurasian Tree Sparrow, south of Rochester
Yesterday, while visiting a family at their farm, I observed the birds that were coming to their feeders and saw a Harris' sparrow, White-throated sparrow, White-crowned sparrow, and at least two male Eurasian Tree Sparrows, with the clearly brown cap rather than gray and the distinctive dark cheek patch. They were eating from the ground right under the feeders. Directions: Go west on Hwy 30 from Stewartville to Oslo. Turn south and go 7 miles. Farm is on right side of the road number 29611. Andrew Beerman Winona 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-rumps, w.t. sparrows, evening grosbeaks
First Yellow-rumped Warblers I've seen this year were flitting around the yard and in the surrounding woods this morning. Yesterday morning, it was White-throated Sparrows. There had been a few WTSP showing up in the yard beginning week before last, but yesterday they seemed to be everywhere. We still have a few Evening Grosbeaks coming to the feeders sporadically. Sandy Roggenkamp near Canyon, MN (central St. Louis 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] Carver County
Windy conditions proved difficult at Carver Park today, but I did find 1 each of Tennessee, Palm Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, 2 Yellow Warbler, and only 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler(very low compared to past years at this time). There were more House Wren and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at the park and a few Clay-colored Sparrow had returned to territory. _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 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] Minn Birding Weekends/Weeks update
Hi Kim... I believe you are in Texas.. hope it is birdy and not too hot. I recall the near death lack of water experience you spoke of with Linda S last year! I wish to go to the big 25th anniverary weekend. If i made the cut. I am putting a check in the mail today. Saturday. May have missed the mail man though. I will bird my way over Friday afternoon. Not doing the pre weekend thursday thing. Please let me know if I am registered and will make plans re carpooling or whatever i need to know re roommates, etc etc. see ya soon DK Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:10:13 -0500 From: ecker...@gmail.com Subject: [mou-net] Minn Birding Weekends/Weeks update To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Following is an update to the status of the remaining MBWeekends and MBWeeks in the 2010-11 MBW season as of today, April 30. (This is MBW's 25th season in association with the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union: we started back in 1986 as MOU Birding Weekends.) For additional information, or to register for any MBW, be sure to visit the recently updated MBWbirds website http://mbwbirds.com, and please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Kim Eckert ecker...@gmail.com http://mbwbirds.com 2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS • May 15-16 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Base Luverne) Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 3 on waiting list • May 22-23 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel; Base Luverne) Status: 4 vacancies (limit 15 participants) • May 29-30-31 / MBW 25th YEAR CELEBRATION / Deep Portage Conservation Reserve, Cass Co. / $200* • pre-MBW option / May 28 / Morrison Co. / $30 (Base Little Falls) Status: 3 vacancies (limit 60 participants with 4 leaders); *Note - fee includes 3 nights lodging and 7 meals at Deep Portage; lodging vacancies now limited • June 19-20 / Lake of the Woods County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel; Base Baudette ) • pre -MBW option / June 18 / Beltrami Co. / $30 (Base Bemidji) Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 5 on waiting list; Note - 2nd leader available to accommodate those on waiting list if there are enough additional registrations • August 21-22 / Stevens Traverse Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base Morris) • pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria) Status: 2 vacancies (limit 15 participants) • September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base Karlstad) • pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad) Status: 2 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders) • September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth) • September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth) • pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth) Status: 10 vacancies Sept 25, 8 vacancies Sept 26 (limit 15 participants each day) • October 9-10 / Lyon Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall) • pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood Falls) Status: 10 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders) • October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston) • pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen) Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 1 on waiting list; vacancies remain on pre-MBW option • November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth / Grand Marais) • pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth) Status: 2 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders) • January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth) Status: 5 vacancies (limit 15 participants) 2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS • June 5 - 13, 2010 / Churchill (plus SW Manitoba option June 13-15) / $100 deposit Status: FILLED (limit 11 participants), 9 on waiting list eligible to be confirmed for 2011; NO ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS for 2010 or 2011 are being taken at this time • July 5 - 18, 2010 / Nova Scotia Newfoundland / $100 deposit Status: FILLED (limit 11 participants), 16 on waiting list eligible to be confirmed for 2011; NO ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS for 2010 or 2011 are being taken at this time • July 31-August 8, 2010 / Southeast Arizona I / $100 deposit Status: FILLED (limit 13 participants), 0 on waiting list • December 27, 2010-January 2, 2011 / South Texas / $100 deposit Status: 8 vacancies (limit 11 participants); Note - may be rescheduled for February 19-27, 2011 if there is more interest in that week (see below; February has been the usual month for this MBWeek) • January 22 - 29, 2011 / Southern California / $100 deposit Status: FILLED (limit 12 participants), 3 on waiting list eligible to be confirmed for 2012 • January 30-February 6, 2011 / Southeast Arizona II / $100 deposit Status: 1 vacancy (limit 12 participants) [• February 19 - 27, 2011 / South Texas / $100 deposit; Note - a tentative rescheduling if there is more interest in February than December] Join or Leave mou-net:
[mou-net] Eagle in St. Paul.
Good afternoon, Observed a solo eagle at 8:50a at appx. 500' above the intersection of Alton and W. 7th. St. They're great! Happy viewing, Lee 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] Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Some have requested more information about the sparrows. They appeared at around 2:30 yesterday, and I think it was the first day they've been seen. For now the family is okay with people parking in the first part of their driveway, and so far today, the Eurasian Tree Sparrows have not been seen. Andrew Beerman 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?
Good afternoon, again, I saw what I think is a hooded warbler on Stuart Ave. in St. Paul, between Lincoln and Homer at about 10:30a. Peterson does not have it in Minnesota, but my edition is 30 years old and the map states that it comes casually in April after storms. Similar species have even less likely. Happy viewing, Lee in St. Paul 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] Hooded Warbler?
It's rare but possible. There is a sizable breeding population of Hooded Warblers in Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (Three Rivers Park District). (Bruce Fall is the expert on that.) In recent years, the species has been reported from various locations in MN, including Battle Creek Park and Crosby Farm Park in St. Paul. If your location was on Stewart Ave between Rankin St and Homer St, that's just a block north of Shepard Road and Crosby Farm Park. I have seen Hooded Warblers in the bluff woods below Shepard Road on 5/24/03 and 5/19/09. In Birds in Minnesota, Bob Janssen lists April 22 and April 30 as the earliest spring dates for Hooded Warblers in Minnesota. Julian St. Paul -- From: Lee Pratsch leeprat...@msn.com Date: Saturday, May 01, 2010 1:50 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Hooded Warbler? Good afternoon, again, I saw what I think is a hooded warbler on Stuart Ave. in St. Paul, between Lincoln and Homer at about 10:30a. Peterson does not have it in Minnesota, but my edition is 30 years old and the map states that it comes casually in April after storms. Similar species have even less likely. Happy viewing, Lee in St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html 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] Orchard Oriole, Lark Sparrow Ovenbird Dakota County LSL
During our IBA survey this morning we turned up a singing Orchard Oriole, at least two Lark Sparrows and an Ovendbird at Lower Spring Lake Park/Archery Unit. Lots of Clay-colored Sparrows, a Palm Warbler and a few Rose-breasted Grosbeaks too! Jen Vieth 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 shorebirds
Hi everyone, Kathy Thom and I stopped at the Dennison Sewage Ponds today (about 11:30 am), on our way to check out Lake Byllesby. At the ponds we found 18 Willets, 11 Long-billed Dowitchers and 2 Wilson's Phalaropes among the Spotted and Pectoral Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs. This was abnormally busy for these ponds ( to which I'm very thankful!) Other new birds in the county were Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Clay-colored Sparrow. At Byllesby, I had time to see many Willets and a single Marbled Godwit before a Peregrine Falcon came barreling in and scared everything off. I don't know if the shorebirds returned elsewhere on the lake or what, but the wind was so strong that we just left. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendarocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 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] White-faced Ibis(es?), Nicollet County
Around 4:00 this afternoon Chad Gustafson and I flushed two ibises along with a very large flock of ducks from the back pond at the WMA 1 mile north of the town of Nicollet on the east side of Hwy. 111. These birds were only seen in flight, and it was only after looking at a couple photos I was able to capture of the birds that I was able to make an identification. One of the birds was clearly an adult breeding-plumaged White-faced Ibis, i.e. it had obvious white feathering surrounding the eye in addition to a red eye and pinkish facial skin. The second bird was unidentifiable in the photo. I have uploaded a photo of the two birds (cropped extensively) to the Recently Seen page. The bird in the upper right of the photo is the White-faced, and the trailing bird in the lower left is the unidentified individual. While many of the ducks came back to land in the pond during the next hour, the ibises did not and we were unable to relocate them in searching the area. Also of note today were a Marbled Godwit along with a smattering of other shorebirds at Cobb River WPA in southern Blue Earth County and a very early (singing) Warbling Vireo near Ottawa Township in Le Sueur County. 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] Wilson's Phalarope, Dowitchers
At Vrchota landing today, on Prairie Island in Winona, there were several Wilson's Phalaropes and 2 Long-Billed ? Dowitchers as well as several Lesser Yellowlegs. After the spillway entrance, it is the second fork on the right, where there is some parking for boat trailers and a floating dock. Go out on the dock and look to the left to see them. Andrew Beerman Winona 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 in Bloomington
Heading out to work on Friday, I screeched to a halt and backed up in the street when I saw a red-headed woodpecker in the neighbor's yard 3 doors down. Flew down to the ground, then back up into a tree. Haven't seen a redhead in 15 or 20 years! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, 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] Godwits at Lake Byllesby
Yesterday, in the company of Susan Schumacher, Conny Brunell, Tom Tustison and Jim Otto, we were studying a group of 3 godwits at Lake Byllesby. Two were obviously Hudsonians, and were in nice alternate plumage. Easy ID. The third bird seemed larger, and was an overall light buffy and brown in color. We were all certain it was a Marbled. That is until I noticed it shuffle its wings and exposing its white rump and black tipped tail. I didn't see the bird today, but I would like to raise the suggestion that this bird may have remained overnight from the previous day. If the the bird wasn't seen in flight today, or preening, there is a possibility it could have been misidentified. Perhaps only a godwit species??? Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota 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] BYLLESBY report
REPORT for Byllesby lake Stopped at friends at B. Lake Right on his lakeshore right across from where the Willets were very good looks at following: 1. Common Tern 2. 4 Imm Eagles 1 Mature 3. White Pelicans 4. 1 Marbled Godwit 5. 37 Willets 6. 1 Dunlin 7. 1 Pectoral 8. Ring Bill gulls 9. N Shovellors 10. Scaup 11. Lesser Yellowlegs 12. Corms 13. 7 Egrets 14. Blue, Green Wing Teal 15. LOTS of wind-oooh boy Mike in Young America MN - Long drive out there. 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] Godwits at Lake Byllesby
I did hear mention this morning that one of the godwits seen yesterday caused a bit of confusion. The godwit that I saw this morning was definitely a Marbled Godwit (to my dismay). After having troubling views early in the morning I was later able to see the bird in flight multiple times. The wings were mostly uniform underneath with no black and I didn't see a white patch on the rump. When I saw the bird at closer range the coloration matched that of the Sibley guide for the Marbled. It did not seem to have very much barring on its belly, it was mostly plain buffy like a juvenile bird or a bird in non-breeding plumage. The pattern on the back matched guides perfectly for Marbled Godwit. One of the Hudsonians could well have stayed the night but the bird I saw this morning I have no doubt was a Marbled Godwit. Thank you very much for the post because there is always a chance of mistaking two species that are closely related. If someone did see a Hudsonian Godwit today please post the sighting because I would love to try again for this fantastic species. Jason Caddy South Minneapolis j.ca...@hotmail.com Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 22:06:33 -0400 From: drew...@aol.com Subject: [mou-net] Godwits at Lake Byllesby To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Yesterday, in the company of Susan Schumacher, Conny Brunell, Tom Tustison and Jim Otto, we were studying a group of 3 godwits at Lake Byllesby. Two were obviously Hudsonians, and were in nice alternate plumage. Easy ID. The third bird seemed larger, and was an overall light buffy and brown in color. We were all certain it was a Marbled. That is until I noticed it shuffle its wings and exposing its white rump and black tipped tail. I didn't see the bird today, but I would like to raise the suggestion that this bird may have remained overnight from the previous day. If the the bird wasn't seen in flight today, or preening, there is a possibility it could have been misidentified. Perhaps only a godwit species??? Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota 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 _ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccountocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 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] Mower County Cattle Egret, E. Tree Sparrows not seen
I found a single Cattle Egret just east of Grand Meadow in Mower County today, May 1. The bird was seen from Hwy 16 just .2 mile east of 750th St. There's a sign on the north side of the road for the Grand Meadow Gun Club. The egret was low in the trees on the far bank of the river. It flew towards town a bit to the grassy field surrounding the area. It was feeding near the river when I left. The time of day was late afternoon, 4:30ish. I arrived at the farm that hosted the Eurasian Tree Sparrows yesterday. According to the home owner, observers had been fairly continually watching the area, with no sighting of the pair. I was there for an hour from about 2:30-3:30. No tree sparrows, but the Harris's, White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows were still around. Also of note: 1 Wilson's Phalarope in the Rose Creek sewage ponds Spotted Sandpipers in two sewage lagoons - Rose Creek and Dexter 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler was my only warbler for the day 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
