Re: [mou-net] Warblers and thrushes feeding on the streets in Ramsey Co
Scott et al., I've also noticed way more Cape May Warblers than usual this year (seems like I'm seeing them everywhere in 1s and 2s). But I've yet to see or hear a Bay-breasted. As for birds feeding on the ground, I've been seeing a similar thing near my house. But rather than feeding on the ground, they've been foraging on the roof of my neighbor's house, under a large elm tree. My max counts this afternoon in about 20 minutes of watching (all on the neighbor's roof, most of these at the same time): 26(!) Tennessee Warblers 2 Cape May 1 Yellow 2 Blackburnian 2 Chestnut-sided 2 Palm 7 Blackpoll 4 Nashville 1 Black-and-white 5 Yellow-rumped 2 Orange-crowned 1 Redstart 4 Swainson's Thrushes 1 Gray Catbird 2 White-throated Sparrows 3 Chipping Sparrow The sight of 40+ warblers of ~10 species all foraging together on the roof of a house, is one of the most amazing experiences I've had in 15 years of birding. In the past few days, my very suburban yard has also hosted orioles, grosbeaks, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Lincoln's Sparrow, Golden-winged and Magnolia Warblers, Ovenbird, and Gray-cheeked Thrush. I've found this to be a fantastic spring for seeing migrant passerines. Get out and enjoy the migration! Matt Dufort Minneapolis, MN On 5/13/11 9:29 PM, Scott Loss wrote: I have also been seeing the street-feeding mixed flocks under elms, with one especially diverse flock located a block north from the north end of Lake Como. Yesterday, it included: Indigo Bunting, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Swainson's Thrush, Bay-breasted Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler. My friend Gopi Sundar reported the same at the U of M student housing in St. Paul, with additional species including Magnolia, Cape May, and Nashville Warblers, plus Robin, and Cowbird. On a related note, is it just me, or are Bay-breasted and Cape May Warblers particularly abundant this year? Typically, these are the hardest common warblers for me to find, as I see 1 or 2 a spring, and I sometimes completely miss one or the other over the course of an entire season. This year, I have seen 3+ of each every time out... and not just on the ground (which would suggest increased ease of detectability over previous years), but also feeding in tree canopies. Was there a spruce budworm outbreak in the boreal forest last year? 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 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] Clarification?
Is it Northern Oriole or are we back to Baltimore? -- 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] Duluth, Park Point, White-winged Scoter (Tanya Beyer)
Tanya Beyer called and asked me to report a White-winged Scoter she just saw today on the Lake Superior side of Park Point, where the road curves toward the ball field. It was fairly close to shore, between the ball field and the airport, at the start of the curve. It later swam farther out. She also was surprised to see a Loggerhead Shrike in the same area. It was on the ground, trying with much difficulty to swallow a night-crawer. It flew onto a willow bush after finally getting it down, so she had an excellent look at the bird. Laura Coble Cannon Falls 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 (Rapids Lake and arboretum) 23 warbler species
Activity once again was quite good at both Rapids Lake and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Highlights included 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers making an odd attempt to harass a Great Horned Owl and 2 Mourning Warblers feeding within 10 feet of each other on the ground below a Golden-winged Warbler at the arboretum. Rapids Lake visitor center area select count Bald Eagle 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Least Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 3 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 House Wren 6 Winter Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6 Swainson's Thrush 3 Gray Catbird 5 Golden-winged Warbler 1 male Blue-winged Warbler 3 Tennessee Warbler 19+ Nashville Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 14+ Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Magnolia Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 Blackburnian Warbler 6 Pine Warbler 1 male Blackpoll Warbler 1 male Black and White Warbler 1 American Redstart 8+ Northern Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 8+ Lark Sparrow 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 Harris's Sparrow 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 20+ Indigo Bunting 1 Baltimore Oriole 12+ (at least 6 of these flocked together likely still continuing north) Minnesota Landscape Arboretum select count Cooper's Hawk 1 Caspian Tern 7 (all flying over) Least Flycatcher 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 House Wren 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9 Golden-winged Warbler 1 male Tennessee Warbler 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 male Magnolia Warbler 2 male and female Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 Blacck-throated Green Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 8 Bay-breasted Warbler 3 males, 2 moving together and 1 alone Blackpoll Warbler 5 males Black and White Warbler 2 American Redstart 7 Ovenbird 1 Northern Waterthrush 4 Mourning Warbler 2 males Common Yellowthroat 8 Wilson's Warbler 2 male and female 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 up north (St Louis co)
In spite of (or perhaps because of) the unpleasant weather conditions, our yard has been swarming with migrants for the last few days, including a male summer tanager (seen and photographed yesterday by Heidi and new for our yard list; not present today) and 24 species of warbler (including black throated blue; no Canada or Connecticut). Still no orioles and very few flycatchers or vireos. Ben Yokel Cotton, MN Sent from my iPhone 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] Warblers and thrushes feeding on the streets in Ramsey Co
Hey all- Don't worry about Bay-breasteds yet... they arrived here in southern Wisconsin in big numbers yesterday and today. I think we had 10-15 in a few hours of birding this morning. Jesse Ellis Madison, WI On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 2:09 AM, Matt Dufort zeledo...@gmail.com wrote: Scott et al., I've also noticed way more Cape May Warblers than usual this year (seems like I'm seeing them everywhere in 1s and 2s). But I've yet to see or hear a Bay-breasted. As for birds feeding on the ground, I've been seeing a similar thing near my house. But rather than feeding on the ground, they've been foraging on the roof of my neighbor's house, under a large elm tree. My max counts this afternoon in about 20 minutes of watching (all on the neighbor's roof, most of these at the same time): 26(!) Tennessee Warblers 2 Cape May 1 Yellow 2 Blackburnian 2 Chestnut-sided 2 Palm 7 Blackpoll 4 Nashville 1 Black-and-white 5 Yellow-rumped 2 Orange-crowned 1 Redstart 4 Swainson's Thrushes 1 Gray Catbird 2 White-throated Sparrows 3 Chipping Sparrow The sight of 40+ warblers of ~10 species all foraging together on the roof of a house, is one of the most amazing experiences I've had in 15 years of birding. In the past few days, my very suburban yard has also hosted orioles, grosbeaks, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Lincoln's Sparrow, Golden-winged and Magnolia Warblers, Ovenbird, and Gray-cheeked Thrush. I've found this to be a fantastic spring for seeing migrant passerines. Get out and enjoy the migration! Matt Dufort Minneapolis, MN On 5/13/11 9:29 PM, Scott Loss wrote: I have also been seeing the street-feeding mixed flocks under elms, with one especially diverse flock located a block north from the north end of Lake Como. Yesterday, it included: Indigo Bunting, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Swainson's Thrush, Bay-breasted Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler. My friend Gopi Sundar reported the same at the U of M student housing in St. Paul, with additional species including Magnolia, Cape May, and Nashville Warblers, plus Robin, and Cowbird. On a related note, is it just me, or are Bay-breasted and Cape May Warblers particularly abundant this year? Typically, these are the hardest common warblers for me to find, as I see 1 or 2 a spring, and I sometimes completely miss one or the other over the course of an entire season. This year, I have seen 3+ of each every time out... and not just on the ground (which would suggest increased ease of detectability over previous years), but also feeding in tree canopies. Was there a spruce budworm outbreak in the boreal forest last year? 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 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html -- Jesse Ellis Post-doctoral Researcher Dept. of Zoology University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, Dane Co, 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] odd mix of birds at the feeders
I have been watching a Scarlet Tanager eating at the orange halves at our feeders this morning. Along side the usual suspects (orioles), there have been Pine Siskins, a male Indigo Bunting and the continued presence of the Red Breasted Nuthatch that I would have thought would have left for the north by now. This cold rain must make insect prey scarce. 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] Warblers feeding on sidewalk, Mpls
To add to others' observations of warblers and other birds feeding underneath elm trees, I've been observing a similar mix of birds under a couple of big elms on the 3100 block of 34th Ave S in Minneapolis. In the last hour (since about noon) I've seen the following birds picking at elm seeds on the sidewalk: Warblers: nashville (several) tennessee (dozens) blackpoll (1 male) bay breasted (2 males) cape may (3 males and 1 female) chestnut sided (3 or 4) redstart yellow yellow rumped Also scarlet tanager, white-crowned and white-throated sparrow, swainson's thrush, goldfinch, etc. In the same trees today and yesterday I've seen blackburnian, black-and-white, and magnolia warblers as well. These are the best looks I've ever had at many of these warbler species. I'd recommend to anyone in the area checking out the nearest elm trees and seeing what they can find! As long as I'm posting I thought I'd mention I saw a yellow-bellied flycatcher this morning at Crosby Park in St. Paul. It was calling along the path that follows the north side of the pond that's just east of the parking lot. There is a dirt path that is higher up on the hill than the paved path next to the pond. This path is also good for warblers since many of them can be seen at eye level. -Karl Roe 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] Migrants up north (St Louis co)
Ben raises an interesting issue: I have searched in vain for a Canada warbler; I've seen virtually everything else during that search (ok, no cerulean or Conn either) but not one single Canada. The question I have: where are they? Is it the cold, nasty rainy weather? Anybody else seeing them? Thanks for the input. Tom Thomas P. Malone Attorney at Law Barna Guzy Steffen Minneapolis Minnesota tmal...@bgs.com (Via BlackBerry) - Original Message - From: Minnesota Birds MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sat May 14 13:18:00 2011 Subject: [mou-net] Migrants up north (St Louis co) In spite of (or perhaps because of) the unpleasant weather conditions, our yard has been swarming with migrants for the last few days, including a male summer tanager (seen and photographed yesterday by Heidi and new for our yard list; not present today) and 24 species of warbler (including black throated blue; no Canada or Connecticut). Still no orioles and very few flycatchers or vireos. Ben Yokel Cotton, MN Sent from my iPhone 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-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Watonwan County
Chad Heins just called to report that he flushed two Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks from a wetland in Madelia near the grain elevators off of Hwy. 15. He said the birds headed north after flushing; Chad is still in the area and will update me again if he finds refinds them. 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
Re: [mou-net] Migrants up north (St Louis co)
There was a Canada Warbler up close at head height, just off the trail on the north side of the large lake at Crosby Farm Park in St. Paul last Wednesday. It was a short distance in from the east entrance ramp. The bird happened to be foraging near a Magnolia Warbler and both gave great looks, to make the comparison between them very easy to do. Linda Whyte On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Thomas P. Malone tmal...@bgs.com wrote: Ben raises an interesting issue: I have searched in vain for a Canada warbler; I've seen virtually everything else during that search (ok, no cerulean or Conn either) but not one single Canada. The question I have: where are they? Is it the cold, nasty rainy weather? Anybody else seeing them? Thanks for the input. Tom Thomas P. Malone Attorney at Law Barna Guzy Steffen Minneapolis Minnesota tmal...@bgs.com (Via BlackBerry) - Original Message - From: Minnesota Birds MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sat May 14 13:18:00 2011 Subject: [mou-net] Migrants up north (St Louis co) In spite of (or perhaps because of) the unpleasant weather conditions, our yard has been swarming with migrants for the last few days, including a male summer tanager (seen and photographed yesterday by Heidi and new for our yard list; not present today) and 24 species of warbler (including black throated blue; no Canada or Connecticut). Still no orioles and very few flycatchers or vireos. Ben Yokel Cotton, MN Sent from my iPhone 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] Dakota Co. sightings
I relocated the Least Bittern that is at the 180th Street Marsh north of Vermillion with the help of some fellow birders. It was actively foraging at east edge of the western pool that is north of 180th about 30 feet from the road and about 15 feet away from the corn stalks in the tall grass. I then found the Loggerhead Shrike by making a second pass on Emery. The bird was on the power line on the 3rd pole north of 190th street. Great views and a nice state first for me! I then birded a dead end where 180th ends to the east. Here are some of my other findings from today: Bobolink- at 180th street marsh Coopers Hawk- at 180th street marsh Palm Warbler Y.R. Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Tennessee Warbler Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Cape May Warbler- several White-throated Sparrow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Least Flycatcher American Redstart Believe it or not but this is actually my favorite type of weather during migration because I seem to have the best luck when the poor birds are miserable due to lack of food up high in the trees. Happy Birding, Jason Caddy 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] Northern Mockingbird - Cook County
Saw a Northern Mockingbird just north of Grand Marais. Location is just off Hwy 61 north of town near small apartment complex and small yellow house with bird feeder. There were many White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows and one Lincoln's Sparrow at the feeder. I saw the mockingbird across the neighbors yard perched on a branch for close to a minute. Had full frontal view through spotting scope then he turned to the side and I saw the long tail and white wing markings. Also on the trip up here today saw 3 Peregrine Falcons, a Blackburnian Warbler and a few Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Beautiful day here in Grand Marais. I'll be damned if I can find a House Sparrow though. This is my first trip to Cook County and I need one for my county list. :) Andy 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-bellied Whistling-Ducks refound, Watonwan County
Chad Heins just called to report that Andrew Krenz is currently looking at the two Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks at the wetland at the Intersection of Hwy. 60 and Hwy. 15 in Madelia. 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] FW: DL Western Tanager
_ From: kelly_blackle...@fws.gov [mailto:kelly_blackle...@fws.gov] Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 6:01 PM To: ajjop...@q.com Subject: Fw: DL Western Tanager Neighbors Mike and Mary Davis Ardie Duxbury reported a WESTERN TANAGER in their backyards on East Shore Drive in Detroit Lakes. It has been sighted for several days at their feeders and confirmed by other birders. Seen again on Saturday, May 14. They are also attracting SCARLET TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING, NORTHERN ORCHARD ORIOLES. Visitors with binoculars are welcome, please call ahead at 218-846-9220. Kelly Blackledge Tamarac NWR 218-847-2641x17 kelly_blackle...@fws.gov 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] FW: DL Western Tanager
My apartment windows face east on the 5th floor. I am in the tree tops on the edge a rivulet, a slough and Foot Lake. After watching a pair of crows who are nest building, and the beautiful red-winged blackbirds perched on the reeds of the slough, I saw a male and female pair of yellow warblers, and a pair of eastern kingbirds watching for insects. Last week about 300 pelicans occupied half of Foot Lake for a day. It was an awe-inspiring sight to behold. Shelley Gazy, Willmar MN From: Jeanie Joppru ajjop...@q.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:12 PM Subject: [mou-net] FW: DL Western Tanager _ From: kelly_blackle...@fws.gov [mailto:kelly_blackle...@fws.gov] Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 6:01 PM To: ajjop...@q.com Subject: Fw: DL Western Tanager Neighbors Mike and Mary Davis Ardie Duxbury reported a WESTERN TANAGER in their backyards on East Shore Drive in Detroit Lakes. It has been sighted for several days at their feeders and confirmed by other birders. Seen again on Saturday, May 14. They are also attracting SCARLET TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING, NORTHERN ORCHARD ORIOLES. Visitors with binoculars are welcome, please call ahead at 218-846-9220. Kelly Blackledge Tamarac NWR 218-847-2641x17 kelly_blackle...@fws.gov 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] birding about the metro
Saturday: I finally got the jelly feeder out and we have at least one Oriole trying its best to empty it out. The yard this morning was jumping with hawking Yellow-rumps! I didn't see any othe warblers. I found a late flock of about 15 Lapland Longspurs near 250th and CR47 in Dakota County. At Lake Bylessby I found the flock of about 15 Snow Geese were still hanging around. I saw five Bonapartes, three Caspians, and a probable Fosters. There were very few ducks and no shorebirds. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.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
