[mou-net] Live From Freeborn County--long
A Tufted Titmouse made a single day appearance at my brother's feeders in beautiful Hartland. One has been seen here and there around town. Most often, near Hartland Evangelical Church. A neighbor of the church, Millie Olson, just gave me a photo of the titmouse. Eurasian Collared-doves are also near the church. A Trumpeter Swan is floating on the slice of the Shell Rock River passing through Glenville. It's keeping company with three Canada Geese. River otters in the same area. Rusty Blackbird at a feeder near the former city of Bath. Residents of Bath read that most accidents occur within two miles of home, so they have all moved somewhere safer, leaving a ghost town. Millie and Dale Westland of Hayward reported a Snowy Owl along Highway 46 near Albert Lea Lake at a spot fondly referred to as “the dip in the road.” I saw a Varied Thrush in rural Hartland. It is coming to a spot where pheasants are being fed. If anyone is interested in seeing this bird, I can give you a phone number. The landowner is not interested in giving carte blanche access to his property. An injured Great Horned Owl is at the Raptor Center thanks to the kindness of Clyde Bonnema, Lee and Jodi Loverink, and Larry and Sylvia Zevenbergen. An injured Freeborn County Red-tailed Hawk did not survive a trip to the Center. There are a couple of male Red-winged Blackbirds at my feeders. Joe Conley and I spotted a Wood Duck in small waterway near Pickerel Lake. Each winter brings something that makes me go H. This year it is the many photos I have received of Pileated Woodpeckers sent to me by people in Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna, Faribault, and Mankato. Either more people are noticing or this lovely feathered friend is becoming more of a feeder bird each year. The Hormel Nature Center in Austin will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. There will be many events taking place throughout the year and the Hormel Nature Center is always a good stop for a traveler. My thanks to Bob Holtz and the MOU for making it possible for me to present binoculars to a fine young man at United South Central School. In Waseca County, there is a small flock of Eurasian Collared-Doves near the grain elevator on the north side of New Richland. In Steele County, Eurasian Collared-Doves are seen as birds about town in Ellendale. There are so many Eurasian Collared-Doves around that I predict that one of our local high schools will change its team's nickname to the fighting Eurasian Collared-Doves. Al Batt Your Hartland correspondent 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] Blackbirds in Rochester
A friend of mine sent the attached picture take on Jan 5 in downtown Rochester, MN with this statement, this was pretty wild! Thousands of blackbirds in the sky rooting in trees downtown. I took the pic thru my.opened sunroof. Happy Friday Maybe all of the recent blackbird discussion has made me suspicious, but I checked CBC results from recent years and I don't see any indication from counts that would suggest there should be these kinds of numbers at this time of year. But I know nothing about Rochester birds and would like to hear comments to pass on to my friend. Bill Tefft Ely, 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] Blackbirds of Rochester
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[mou-net] Blackbirds of Rochester - Picture Link
A friend of mine sent the picture at the attached link taken on Jan 5 in downtown Rochester, MN with this statement, this was pretty wild! Thousands of blackbirds in the sky rooting in trees downtown. I took the pic thru my.opened sunroof. Happy Friday Maybe all of the recent blackbird discussion has made me suspicious, but I checked CBC results from recent years and I don't see any indication from counts that would suggest there should be these kinds of numbers at this time of year. But I know nothing about Rochester birds and would like to hear comments to pass on to my friend. Bill Tefft Ely, MN http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/18487/2746309340066718885S600x600Q85.jpg 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] [mou-rba] Hoary Redpoll
Lynn, You posted attachments of Pine Grosbeak and Hoary Redpole to mou-rba. This pointed out an error in the mou-rba configuration. Attachments are not allowed on mail to either mou-net or mou-rba. The configuration of the list has now been changed to exclude mail with attachments. There is a place to input and share an image of a bird. Either Showcase or Recently Seen on http://moumn.org. Thanks. --- David Cahlander da...@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 - Original Message - From: l.schoenb...@comcast.net To: mou-...@lists.umn.edu Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 10:24 AM Subject: [mou-rba] Hoary Redpoll Good Morning- On Sunday, January 2, we had a Hoary Redpoll visit our feeders among a flock of 80-100 Common Redpolls. A pair of Pine Grosbeaks were also present most of the day. Our place is north of Cromwell, MN. Photos attached. Lynne Schoenborn New Hope, MN Hasty Brook 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] Slaty-backed Gull?
Help! I may have taken a photo of a Slaty-backed Gull near Lock 2 near Hastings yesterday (7 Jan 2010). What do you think http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika daner...@gmail.com the best shod travel with wet feet Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes --Thoreau 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] Blackbirds of Rochester - Picture Link
Crows? Sure looks like a crow roost to me. Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall, MN 55797 218.341.3350 cell sparkystens...@hotmail.com www.SparkyPhotos.comwww.ThePhotoNaturalist.comwww.Birdnation.org www.StoneRidgePress.com www.KollathStensaas.com Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 12:04:37 -0600 From: efnb...@gmail.com Subject: [mou-net] Blackbirds of Rochester - Picture Link To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU A friend of mine sent the picture at the attached link taken on Jan 5 in downtown Rochester, MN with this statement, this was pretty wild! Thousands of blackbirds in the sky rooting in trees downtown. I took the pic thru my.opened sunroof. Happy Friday Maybe all of the recent blackbird discussion has made me suspicious, but I checked CBC results from recent years and I don't see any indication from counts that would suggest there should be these kinds of numbers at this time of year. But I know nothing about Rochester birds and would like to hear comments to pass on to my friend. Bill Tefft Ely, MN http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/18487/2746309340066718885S600x600Q85.jpg 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
Re: [mou-net] Blackbirds of Rochester - Picture Link
CROWS. And though they are in downtown Rochester, they are not there to visit the clinic. Bill On 1/8/2011 12:04 PM, Bill Tefft wrote: A friend of mine sent the picture at the attached link taken on Jan 5 in downtown Rochester, MN with this statement, this was pretty wild! Thousands of blackbirds in the sky rooting in trees downtown. I took the pic thru my.opened sunroof. Happy Friday Maybe all of the recent blackbird discussion has made me suspicious, but I checked CBC results from recent years and I don't see any indication from counts that would suggest there should be these kinds of numbers at this time of year. But I know nothing about Rochester birds and would like to hear comments to pass on to my friend. Bill Tefft Ely, MN http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/18487/2746309340066718885S600x600Q85.jpg Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html -- O. William (Bill) Bruins Rochester, MN, on the Zumbro River Telephone: Five Zero Seven - Two Eight One - One Six Zero Seven Cell: Five Zero Seven - Two Zero Two - One Two Eight Four Water is a resource not a waste product. Consider the environment; please don't print this email unless you really need to. 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] American kestrel
Today I drove down to visit Lock and Dam #4 in Alma, WI to check out the eagles. On the way home I found a kestrel perched along Hwy 50 a few miles east of where it intersects Hwy 52, just outside of Hampton. Here's a photo: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/131685130 By the way, there's good access to the water at Lock and Dam #4. There is a small boat dock south of the dam which is open to the public. So it has the potential to be a good spot for eagle photography. Just be sure to dress warm! I got a few shots today, but the wind was coming from the north so the eagles were facing away from the sun. -- 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
[mou-net] Fw: Hummingbird Story
- Original Message - From: Allan and Cathy Murrant kittiw...@seaside.ns.ca To: birdc...@listserv.arizona.edu Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: Hummingbird Story I was reminded of this hummingbird story this week so before I forget again I will tell it. We were sitting in our truck outside of a building when we spotted a hummingbird going passed. The bird stopped and hovered in front of a small white, black and red sign by the door of the building. It was hovering looking at the sign as if to read it prompting us to read it. It said This is an idle free zone. The bird sped off as we finished reading the sign. No time for a picture, it was priceless birding moment. Cathy BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.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] Am. Three-toed Woodpecker in Sax-Zim
Thanks to Doug Kieser's sharp hearing, the MBW group found a male Am Three-toed Woodpecker this afternoon, 8 January, in the Sax-Zim Bog, St Louis Co. It was along both sides of McDavitt Rd, 2.6 mi N of Sax Rd. Also at dusk today we saw 2 Great Gray Owls on McDavitt Rd, at 3.8 mi and 4.2 mi N of Sax Rd, where there have been other recent sightings. The previously reported N Hawk Owl was still present as well along McDavitt, 1.8 mi N of Sax Rd. Kim R Eckert ecker...@gmail.com http://www.mbwbirds.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
