[mou-net] MRVAC - Martin/Faribault counties - Field trip report - 4/27 - 4/29, 2011
Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Field trip report April 27, 28, 29, 2011 Martin Faribault counties We encountered lots of wind and some rain over the three days. But did find a few interesting species, including the previously reported White-faced Ibis. Here are some of the species our group observed: 4/27 - Faribault county Wild Turkey Barred Owl Pileated Woodpecker Hermit Thrush Swamp Sparrow Yellow-headed Blackbird 4/28 - Martin County Snow Goose - several observed at the Ceylon Sewage ponds Western Grebe - several observed at Budd Lake White-faced Ibis - Note previous posting for location and that the birds were not relocated on the 29th at this location. Osprey Merlin Hudsonian Godwit - Three Hudsonian Godwits were in a flooded field along CR 50, just West of Minnesota Highway 15. There were also Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs and a single Pectoral Sandpiper present at this spot. Also note that other observers did not see the Godwit's on the 29th, but there were still other shorebirds at this location. Eurasian Collared Dove -A single bird was observed and heard in the town of Granada. Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Harris's Sparrow - One 4/29 - Martin Faribault Counties We began the morning with an unsuccessful attempt to relocate the previously reported Spotted Towhee in the town of Fairmont. Thanks go out to Ed for posting this species. Red-necked Grebe - Wells Sewage ponds - on the South side of the South pond. Eared Grebe - Wells sewage ponds - same pond as the Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe - 100+, were observed at Minnesota Lake. Cattle Egret - We relocated the previously posted Cattle Egret along the East side of 405th Ave., at 4:00 pm. The bird was still present at 4:30, when we departed. Although, it had moved somewhat to the North, after a stray cat walked through the area it was feeding in. Sharp-shinned Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl Chimney Swift Swallow's - There were large numbers of Tree Swallows migrating through today, in addition to a lesser number of Barn Swallows. Also observed a single Purple Martin, Bank and Northern Rough-winged Swallow. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Brown Thrasher Nashville Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler - lots White-throated Sparrow - Two Eastern Meadowlark - Martin county Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County egretc...@msn.commailto:egretc...@msn.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
[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck, Yellow Medicine Co.
Female Long-tailed Duck currently at Clarksfield sewage ponds Small shorebird variety here as well. Doug Kieser Mark Ochs Howard Towle Sent from my Windows Phone This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to receive this message for the intended recipient), you may not use, copy, disseminate or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message. Thank you very much. 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] Common Moorhen in Rice County
Dave Bartkey just called to report a Common Moorhen at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault. He said the bird was skulking in and out of the cattails in the lower pond by the parking lot. Bob Dunlap 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] urban St. Paul FOY yard birds
A glance in the yard this morning riveted attention for a fleeting second, as a White-crowned Sparrow flitted off from under a feeder. A bit later came another pleasant surprise: an entire flock of White-throated sparrows working the yard. Apparently, rain had discouraged the usual clean-sweep by the regulars, and the mallard hen is still absent after trying to elude the two amorous drakes who were pursuing her earlier. That seems to have left enough goodies to please the migrants---and this weather-bound birder. 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] Rice County Northern Mockingbird
I was just informed by Dave Barkey of a Northern Mockingbird at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault Mn.. The bird was seen by the feeders at the nature center building. Jim Otto 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] Baltimore Oriole Hennepin County
I had my FOY male oriole at my feeders this morning.A welcome change of color! Also a flock of about 50 White-throated Sparrows. Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin 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] Black and White Warbler
Just had my first of the season Black and White Warbler foraging along the tree trunk where I hang suet. It was not, however, at the suet as I occasionally see the Yellow-rumps. If this heavy rain keeps up, I am concerned that our Purple Martins that have returned to several of their colonies at Three Rivers Park District will become stressed... Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin 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] Carver County nice little fallout (7 warbler species)
After yesterdays slow day(squeezed in both Carver Park (5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Winter Wren) and Rapids Lake MVNWR (1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brown Thrasher, and 7 Yellow-rumped Warbler) in the morning, the rain this morning almost kept me in for the day. Luckily I decided to push through the poor weather, as there was a nice little fallout at Rapids Lake MVNWR. Last nights strong southerly winds must have helped push some of these up here. Todays select count in and out of showers and drizzle Solitary Sandpiper 2 along the river Least Flycatcher 1 Brown Creeper 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12 Swainson's Thrush 1 Brown Thrasher 1 (different location) Blue-winged Warbler 1 male feeding in the trees and grass around the farmhouse behind the visitors center(This is within 1/4 to 1/2 mile of a few territories) Orange-crowned Warbler 4 (1 male western V. c. lutescens(showing his crown which is rare for me), 3 Celata, possibly a 5th in poor lighting) Nashville Warbler 1 (possibly a 2nd but I'm pretty sure it was just the same bird seen twice, 2nd was about 150 yards northwest of the 1st) Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler ~20 Palm Warbler 2 Black and White Warbler 3 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow ~40 (also singing in Chaska) White-crowned Sparrow 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 male I thought I also heard a distant Bobolink but it was a bit too far and brief for me to count it. 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] FOY Grosbeak Meeker
We have our FOY Male Female Grosbeak in our feeders today. Paul Koni Fank Dassel 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, Nicollet County
Currently looking at an adult White-faced Ibis in breeding plumage at the WMA 1 mile north of Nicollet on east side of Hwy. 111. First wetland east of the parking lot. Bob Dunlap Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless 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 Headed BB Park Point
Yellow headed Black Bird Park Point in the front yard by 35th Chris Elmgren via iVagrant 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 Headed BB Park Point
Yellow headed bb park point in the front yard by 35th street Chris Elmgren via iVagrant 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] Spotted Towhee in Duluth
I just saw a Spotted Towhee in my backyard coming to my feeders! If your interested in seeing it give me a reply and I'll give you directions to my home, Mike Hendrickson 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
[mou-net] Eastern Towhee, Crow Wing County
FOY Eastern Towhee female in back yard with White-throated Sparrows. --Pam Perry, Brainerd 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] Warbler Q
Came home from buying a fridge, dreary,rainy cold day. My yard was crawling with Y-rumps. Too many to count and I have a huge yard. Then as I was glassing them a male Pine Warbler landed on my deck feeder. This is my first spring here, so is that early or normal? The strong southerlies must have shook some loose. (I briefly saw him yday too.) -- Hackensack/Longville Cass County, 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] Carver County Baltimore oriole
Just after the rained stopped, my FOY Baltimore oriole arrived at my feeding station in Victoria, Carver 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] Flock of pelicans
A flock of pelicans, estimated to be 50 - 60 birds, just flew over Afton heading north towards the St Croix River and Hudson, WI 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 6 more FOY at arboretum
Deciding to go against my rule of no mid-afternoon birding(except during peak migration) since the sun came out, I went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. This past Wednesday there was very little activity(no migrants and very few residents seen). Today was the complete opposite. Select count Osprey 1 Virginia Rail 4 (heard only) Solitary Sandpiper 1 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Barn Swallow 1 House Wren 1 Sedge Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Swainson's Thrush 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 Palm Warbler 9 Black and White Warbler 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow ~15 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] Baltimore Orioles
Ditto on the BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- our foy male also showed-up on our porch railing this afternoon (And the jelly dish was empty!). Also had 5 species of sparrow (Lincoln and Swamp included) and 5 species of warbler (Northern Waterthrush and Nashville included) from our kitchen window during the mid-day rain. We were also excited to see an Eastern Towhee scratching for food along the backyard hedge. Nice little end-of-April fallout. What will the 1st of May bring? Don Michelle (Darnell Kern) Eden Prairie Hennepin Cty. 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] This evening
After the sun came out I decided to head over to the MN Valley NWR and see f I could find any new warblers. I was able to photograph: Nashville Warbler Black and White Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Yellow-rump Warbler I also photographed: White-throated sparrow Blue-gray gnat catcher Solitary Sandpiper there was also a number of ruby crowned kinglets. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.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
