Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Birding about the metro
Hi Liz, these are excellent photos of a spectacular hawk. The warm brown coloration, rufous dorsal color of the tail, and rufous upper chest rule out a Harlan Hawk. Note the long wings, which are typical of a western red-tail, and not of our eastern sub-species. The tail coloration is intriguing. The deep rufous dorsal tail coloration suggests that this is an adult, but the white ventral tail coloration? I am not familiar with this. Is this a rufous morph? Steve Weston - Original Message - From: "Liz Stanley" To: Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Birding about the metro I drive Hwy 100 every day and have often noticed this dark hawk that Steve mentioned, so today I finally went out to try and get some photos. I had to briefly pull over on the on ramp to 100 SB so could only get off a few shots, but hopefully these are good enough to identify if it's a Harlan's hawk. http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564005 http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564009 http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564024 http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564075 In between birding every available hour of daylight, I have been working, driving around the Metro. The one bird I have been noticing is our highway sentinels: the Red-tailed Hawks. Several of our winter hawks are much darker than expected. One bird at Highway 100 and 77th in Edina, I had to double back for a second look. I thought I had found a Rough-legged, but it was a dark morph Red-tail. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ___ mnbird mailing list mnb...@lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN l...@lizstanley.com Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley 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] Panama suggestions
Hi, My husband and I are planning a week-long trip to Panama this February. We are looking for suggestions for places to stay and bird. If you have any information, please reply to me at jvai...@gmail.com. Thanks for the help! Sincerely, Jenni 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] St. Paul peregrine falcon
While walking across University Avenue in St. Paul early Friday morning, I saw a peregrine falcon descending toward the Walmart parking lot at incredible speed, passing directly over my head before landing in a tree north of the old Midway Chevrolet dealership. What caught my eye was its very light underbody plumage - almost uniformly white, with a narrow dark "slash" visible in the secondary feathers close to the body. I haven't been able to find an illustration or photo that shows a peregrine with such light plumage, but is that unusual? I don't see peregrines often enough to have a good sense of the variability in their plumage. In any event, this was definitely my best "Walmart parking lot" bird, ever. 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] Fwd: Towhee post
From: jeff schultz Date: January 2, 2011 2:40:02 PM CST Subject: Towhee post The male Eastern Towhee that has been at my feeders in Ottertail since November has made it to the new year. Unfortunately our CBC was cancelled so he won't get counted. It was good to see him appear this morning regardless. It seems that he spends the night under the deck. At first he associated with a long departed Fox Sparrow, but now is part the usual crowd at the feeders. Over the last week it has been interesting to note a change in feeding habits. Instead of only eating millet from the ground, the towhee has taken to sunflower seeds out of the feeder and rather aggressively defends his space. All in all it has been a good opportunity to watch a most beautiful bird at the wrong time of the year. Jeff Schultz, Ottertail MN -- Thimgans Battle Lake MN Otter Tail 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] Longspur mea culpa
I apologize for inadequacies regarding my previous post. The longspurs were seen at the MSP international airport. They were at the north end of the airport where 28th ave S ends in a T foraging along the roadside to the west of the T. They were seen early in the morning of the 1st. Apparently they are somewhat unusual in Hennepin County. I was unaware of this. In any event, I am sorry for the lack of specifics in the original post and will endeavor not to make the same mistake in the future. I hope that they can be relocated by those interested in seeing them. Kurt 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] Scott/Carver County
I finally forced myself out into the cold after a few week break yesterday and today. Birds at Mill Pond in Shakopee Canada Goose (1 today) Tundra Swan (resting and walking on the ice behind the pond only seen there today) Trumpeter Swan (today only) Mallard American Black Duck (saw a male hybrid Black/Mallard that I did not notice yesterday, picked out a couple pure yesterday, but had a hard time picking one out amongst the many Mallard today though I'm pretty sure I saw one) American Wigeon (1male today) Bufflehead (male both days) Common Goldeneye (pair today) Blue Lake sewage Pond (visibility was better today) Mallard Gadwall(yesterday) Ring-necked Duck(today) Lesser Scaup(yesterday) Canvasback Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser American Coot (today) Blue Lake-Quite a bit more was frozen this morning and there was only a female Common Merganser on the lake. Yesterday there were Trumpeter Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, and Hooded Merganser on the lake. Also the same 2 Bald Eagles were around the lake both days. In Carver County, there was a small flock of Horned Lark(2), Lapland Longspur(~10), and Snow Bunting(~18) southwest of Cologne. 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] [mnbird] Birding about the metro
I drive Hwy 100 every day and have often noticed this dark hawk that Steve mentioned, so today I finally went out to try and get some photos. I had to briefly pull over on the on ramp to 100 SB so could only get off a few shots, but hopefully these are good enough to identify if it's a Harlan's hawk. http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564005 http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564009 http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564024 http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131564075 > In between birding every available hour of daylight, I have been working, > driving around the Metro. The one bird I have been noticing is our > highway sentinels: the Red-tailed Hawks. Several of our winter hawks are > much darker than expected. One bird at Highway 100 and 77th in Edina, I > had to double back for a second look. I thought I had found a > Rough-legged, but it was a dark morph Red-tail. > > > Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN > swest...@comcast.net > ___ > mnbird mailing list > mnb...@lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN l...@lizstanley.com Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
