[mou-net] brown creepers
Yesterday I had a brown creeper at my tree with a suet feed Greetings: Yesterday I had a brown creeper at my tree with a suet feeder on it. Saw it only briefly as it flew away. This moring at 7:30 a brown ceepeer was on that same tree. It stayed around for a minuet or two as it went up and down the tree twice before it flew away. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Faribault, 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] Killdeer - Wildcat Landing - Brownsville, MN
On Saturday, while doing a scouting trip for the Houston Festival of Owls field trip that will be held on 3/6, I found 2 Killdeer in the open water of the creek just south of the entrance to Wildcat Landing. This spot is located on the east side of Hwy 26 about 1/2 mile south of Brownsville (Houston County along the Mississippi). Spring is coming!! Other highlights were dozens of Horned Larks, an Eastern Screech Owl, and quite a few Bald Eagles and Red-tailed Hawks. The biggest concentration of raptors were 30+ Bald Eagles standing around the edge of a small hole of open water (caused by a spring) on the Mississippi River. This spring is south of Hwy 14/61 between La Crosse and La Crescent. It is located about half way between La Crescent and the west channel bridge and is just east of the spot where Bonanza Foods was located years ago (there is an area with several businesses on the south side of Hwy 14/61). Good Birding, Dan Jackson, Chaseburg, WI (Near La Crosse) www.pbase.com/dejackson 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] Birding Friend's Question
A conservationist and birding friend is working with others on a series of workshops, and asked me to forward the following question: Which of these is more effective at getting across the message of migratory bird habitat used by birds en route: 1) migration stopover 2) migration station 3) migration wayside 4) migration oasis. I'll forward the results to him. Thanks for your input. 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
Re: [mou-net] Birding Friend's Question
Critical migration stopover, or critical migration oasis might convey the necessity. Linda On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Pastor Al Schirmacher pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net wrote: A conservationist and birding friend is working with others on a series of workshops, and asked me to forward the following question: Which of these is more effective at getting across the message of migratory bird habitat used by birds en route: 1) migration stopover 2) migration station 3) migration wayside 4) migration oasis. I'll forward the results to him. Thanks for your input. 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 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] Birding Friend's Question
Important Bird Areas is the term NAS uses, then the students can easily find info on-line for the concepts involved... Mark Alt -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of linda whyte Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 11:29 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Birding Friend's Question Critical migration stopover, or critical migration oasis might convey the necessity. Linda On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Pastor Al Schirmacher pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net wrote: A conservationist and birding friend is working with others on a series of workshops, and asked me to forward the following question: Which of these is more effective at getting across the message of migratory bird habitat used by birds en route: 1) migration stopover 2) migration station 3) migration wayside 4) migration oasis. I'll forward the results to him. Thanks for your input. 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 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] digital photographs
Hi All-- I finished my how to make digital photographs series of blog entries at http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com These essays are not the last word in how to make digital photographs--just the way I do them. I welcome comments on different ways to do things, and where my instructions are unclear! 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] Birding Friend's Question
I like Linda Whyte's critical migration stopover because it most clearly implies that the birds may stay a little while. But I also like Mark Alt's point about using the term Important Bird Area. It's a term we should strive to get into the everyday vocabulary. However, I thought IBA involved some sort of formal designation process. If that is correct, then, when it applies, I would like such places described as an Important Bird Area, a critical migration stopover. And if it isn't so designated yet, I suppose the next step is to let the relevant people know about it, so they can determine if it merits such a status and start the process. Erika Sitz Ramsey, north Anoka County -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Pastor Al Schirmacher Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 10:17 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Birding Friend's Question A conservationist and birding friend is working with others on a series of workshops, and asked me to forward the following question: Which of these is more effective at getting across the message of migratory bird habitat used by birds en route: 1) migration stopover 2) migration station 3) migration wayside 4) migration oasis. I'll forward the results to him. Thanks for your input. 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 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] Live From Freeborn County
I hit the road at the right time yesterday. A pleasant journey across parts of Freeborn County and Waseca County produced more looks at Horned Lark flocks than automobiles. I am gratified by small gifts. Al Batt Hartland 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] Crosby Farm Park, St. Paul
Those familiar with Crosby Park would not be surprised at finding a Pileated Woodpecker, Barred or Great-horned Owl, and other such winter residents. Today, however, there were a couple of infrequent visitors on the river there, on the ice just downstream of Pike Island. A couple of Trumpeter Swans were basking peacefully in the waning sun, just gazing at the ever-larger section of open water below the mouth of the Minnesota. The expanding open waters must have been attractive to the eagle soaring above the park, too. They certainly were to me. (Fingers crossed on the rate of snow-melt, and the flood-fearcast.) Linda Whyte 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] Lake County, MN
Was out guiding this morning along Lake County Rd 2 and saw amazing nine female Spruce Grouse and 2 male Spruce Grouse for a total of 11 grouse on the road! I have not seen this many grouse in Lake County in some time! We spotted the grouse a 1.5 miles north of the Sand River. There are some yellow No Passing signs on Lake CR 2 and the grouse were right near the signs. I took some photos of the displaying male Spruce Grouse. One of the male was strutting around and going through the full display of flapping its wings against his sides and fanning out its tail and strutting at all the females.. it was quite a sight! The coolest part of the morning as we were watching the grouse the logging trucks which normally speed through the grouse instead stopped and slowed down and waited for the grouse to move off the road! WOW! Other commuters even stopped to let the grouse move back to the shoulder of the road. Only one time I saw a car that was not going to stop so I moved towards the grouse and clapped at them so they flew off the road. Later on we spotted another cooperative Spruce Grouse on the Whyte Rd off the Stoney River Road. By the way the S.R. Road is in excellent shape for driving. We saw several small groups of Boreal Chickadees in groups of 5-6 birds in each flock we spotted. I think all together we spotted about 13-15 Boreal Chickadees along the S.R. Road. I posted one of the displaying male Spruce Grouse on the Showcase section of the MOU website. Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://www.mikehendricksonbirding.com Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.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
