[mou-net] Louisville Swamp Birding and Murphy-Hanrehan Question
I went birding at Louisville Swamp, Scott County yesterday afternoon. Here are the highlights of an active 2 hours of birding. 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Black-billed Cuckoo 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee (singing throughout) Great Creasted Flycatcher 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 4 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Gray Catbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler (female) 1 Field Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a lot, at least 6, 2 F, 4 M) 3 Swallow Species (N Rough-winged, Barn, Tree) Also, I enjoy birding at Murphy-Hanrehan, but its a big place and I'm never really sure where the best places are in the park. I also read many reports on eBird that Bobolinks are seen in the park. Does anybody have advice on where to bird in the park for songbirds in general and also to potentially see a Bobolink? Thanks. Ben Harste Bloomington, 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] Info request on W. grebes at Lake Osakis
Has anyone seen displaying w. grebes on Lake Osakis or are we too late? We want to make a weekend trip to L. Osakis in June. Any recommendations as to hotel or BBs would also be appreciated. Thanks, Chris Keown 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] Dickcissel - Dakota Cnty
A Dickcissel was at the Industrial Park north of Randolph in southern Dakota County. As soon as you turn in it was on the left. AT Miesville Ravine Park the Cerulean was singing all morning. Also: Yellow-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Bruce Baer Bloomington, 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] Chat and Redheads at Hyland Park Reserve
A yellow breasted chat was singing loudly (I guess they never sing softly) at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington about 5:30 this morning. Also unusual at the park were two male redhead ducks. The ducks and chat were located in the same general area. If you go, park at Bush Lake Beach. The ducks were in the pond east of E. Bush Lake Road directly across from the entrance to the beach parking area. A paved trail runs east and south of the pond. Take the trail south to find the chat. It was east of the trail about 50 paces south of the trail stop sign (where the spur from Bush Lake Beach enters the Hyland Park trail system). This is a wooded area--not typical chat habitat. Bob Bystrom Test Your Nature Knowledge: nature puzzles http://robertbystrom.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] Red Knots
Early this morning I spied a pair of red knots feeding along the beach mid-way along Wisconsin Point, surrounded by gulls and terns. They proved tolerant of my slow approach, allowing a long look. Later a couple of fellow birders showed up and all 3 of us were able to re-discover this pair of birds up by the breakwater at the end of the point. This time they were accompanied by dunlins, sanderlings and ruddy turnstones which are zooming off and back onto the shore along both MN Point and Wisconsin Point this week-end. MN birders can hope to catch sight of the knots at either location. 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] Hooded Warbler, Henslow's Sparrow, Murphy-Hanrehan
The Hooded Warbler at Murphy-Hanrehan was in fine voice this morning, easy to hear and not too difficult to find. He was along the section of trail that is accessed across from the Horse Camp parking lot. Hike in until you find the green park signs on either side of the path, that prohibit entry due to Oak Wilt. From there walk 350 steps farther, listening as you go. The bird was singing on the left side of the trail. There are a couple of informal paths that lead in closer to the bird, and that's where we saw it in plain sight The Henslow's Sparrow was heard and seen in the huge open area to the SE, just before you top the rise toward the picnic table on the hill. Bobolinks were also prominent here. Linda Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
