[mou-net] Carver County
There was a nice variety this morning at Rapids Lake MVNWR Select count Visitors center area Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Gray Catbird 4 Brown Thrasher 2 Nashville Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Lark Sparrow 3 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 Baltimore Oriole 4 Other areas Great-crested Flycatcher 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Brown Thrasher 2 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 13 Palm Warbler 3 Black and White Warbler 1 American Redstart 1 Ovenbird 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 At Assumption Lake there were still a few Lesser Scaup and some Coot on the lake and 3 Yellow-rumped, 2 Nashville, and 1 Yellow Warbler nearby. Yesterday with a limited amount of time(didn't cover several areas) at Carver Park Least Flycatcher 1 Brown Creeper 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10 Gray Catbird 2 Brown Thrasher 2 Nashville Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 5 Magnolia Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler ~30 Palm Warbler 4 Black and White Warbler 5 American Redstart 2 Ovenbird 1 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] Clark's Grebe, Nicollet County
Kim Eckert's MBW group is currently looking at a Clark's Grebe on Oak Leaf Lake just west of St. Peter on the south side of Hwy. 99. The bird is associating with a few Western Grebes. There is also a late Greater White-fronted Goose on the south end of the lake. 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] Sherburne NWR Bird tour
Doug Stucki and Barb Kull led 41 participants on our refuge Hi All, Doug Stucki and Barb Kull led 41 participants on our refuge bird walk/tour this morning, and they found 54 species. Yellow-rumps remain plentiful, but few other migrant warblers have arrived. The common moorhens reported back on Little Bluestem Pool on the wildlife drive were not seen. Highlights included: Pileated woodpecker (yes, this is a highlight for a lot of people) Brown creeper Ruby golden-crowned Kinglets Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Warblers: yellow, chestnut-sided, yellow-rumped, black white, palm and American redstart Eastern towhee Chipping, field, vesper, song, Lincoln's, swamp and white-throated sparrows Rose-breasted grosbeak American goldfinch Betsy Beneke Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge 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] LOST: Birding equipment at 180th St. marsh
This message is to the gentleman I ran into this afternoon at the 180th street marsh in Dakota County (around 3 PM) - you were trying to photograph the swimming Sora. I think you dropped a piece of birding equipment out of your car since I found it at the first intersection west of the marsh. Before I got there, a tractor passed this spot, and part of it sustained some damage. The most valuable part appears undamaged. If you back-channel me, I'd be happy to set up a dropoff. And for others on the list - birding at the marsh was slow. 4 Greater Yellowlegs and a Killdeer were the only shorebirds, but there were still plenty of Soras and Marsh Wrens. Scott Loss 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
[mou-net] new arrivals
Nothing like spring migration for constant surprises. Upon arriving home from work FOY Indigo Bunting on a Nyjer sack. While getting a photo of the bunting the first Red-breasted Nuthatch in some time appeared on a suet log just outside the window. John Nelson Good Thunder 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] BIRDS!
So today started out with a Spring Bird Count for the Landing Minnesota River Heritage Park (not just for history buffs anymore). It was their Civil War day as well so we were birding amongst Union soldiers. Let me tell you this park is a great spot. We ended the count around 1:30 with 54 species! Some highlights include; Brown Thrasher American Redstart Blue-gray Gnatcatchers - these guys were everywhere in the Oak Savanna restoration area Great-crested Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Prothonotary Warbler!! Since we felt we were on a roll the wife and I decided to keep on keeping on and headed to the Bass Ponds/Old Cedar Bridge. We didn't get the number of warblers that have been reported previously, but still had a good haul including; Common Yellowthroat Forster's Tern Yellow Warbler Spotted Sandpiper Northern Waterthrush Nashville Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Ruddy Duck Yellow-headed Blackbird Greater Yellowlegs Black and White Warbler Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Stopped briefly at T.S. Roberts as well. Magnolia Warbler We ended the day with a total of 85 species! This was a great day! -- *Thanks, Nicholas R Tangen (651) 808-7067 nicholastan...@gmail.com In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David 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
[mou-net] Migrants at Minnesota Valley NWR
Hi all, I spent a couple hours this morning at the Minnesota Valley NWR visitor's center area (off State Hwy 5 near the MSP airport). It was hopping with birds, and I found a really nice diversity of migrants, especially sparrows and warblers. This was all in the area around the parking lot and on the trails that go down the hill from the visitor's center. Highlights: - 15 species of warblers, including Blackburnian, Parula, Black-throated Green, Blackpoll, Chestnut-sided, Redstart, Tennessee, Ovenbird, Orange-crowned, Nashville (many), Black-and-white, Yellow, and Palm (many). - Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrush - tons of sparrows feeding in recently-burned areas near the parking lot, with a couple Lincoln's, a couple Clay-colored, and a large flock of Zonotrichias that included about 5 White-crowned and 1 Harris's Sparrow. There was some hefty restoration work going on when I left, so there might now be a lot less cover at the edges of this habitat than there was this morning. Very few vireos so far this year. I've seen one Blue-headed, and that's it. Migration seems to be coming very late, but it is really picking up. Good birding, Matt Dufort Minneapolis 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] Sora,yes Virginia, no Falcon Heights
About 8:30 this morning I and another birder found 2 Soras by the pond in the SW corner of Community Park. He also saw one on the next pond to the North. About 8:15 this evening the two were still there. As far as I know the Virginia Rail has not been seen since Thursday evening. All the rails I have seen were viewed from the walking path. Also tonight my FOY Baltimore Oriole. Manley Olson Falcon Heights 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] Alexandra Area birds
While visiting our children in Alexandra they say FOY Baltimore Oriole male only and Yellow Warblers several. Good birding, -- Rick Holbrook Fargo, ND N 46°53'07 W 096°48'18 or 46.887527N -96.805079W Remember the USS Liberty http://www.ussliberty.org/ Reply to: fholbrook(at)cableone.net 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-throated Loon - Isanti County
At about 7:15 this evening I found a winter-plumaged Red-throated Loon at the north end of South Stanchfield Lake. This lake is in northwestern Isanti County off of CR15. Initially the bird was swimming away from me along the left (east) side of the lake, so I tried to get a better look from CR15 along that side of the lake. After several unsuccessful passes up and down the side of the lake, I returned to the boat launch and found the loon had done an about-face and was now closer to the boat launch, allowing me to now get some very good looks. The bird was resting with its head tucked into its back when I left at 8:40, so I expect it may still be there in the morning. Also present on the lake was an Eared Grebe. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
