[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Saterday, July 9, 2011
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *July 9, 2011 *MNDL1107.09 -Birds mentioned Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Black-billed Cuckoo Black-backed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Gray Jay Hermit Thrush Black-throated Green Warbler Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Lark Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: July 9, 2011 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjop...@q.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Saturday, July 9, 2011 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. The holiday weekend and the hot and changeable weather probably kept most birders close to family and home last weekend, but what is a visiting birder to do, but bird? There was only one report this week, from a visiting birder from New Jersey. Scott Barnes, of the Sandy Hook Bird Observatory in New Jersey, was birding in Roseau County on the holiday weekend and sent in the following report. LE CONTE'S SPARROW and NELSON'S SHARPTAILED SPARROW were seen in several places in the fallow fields near Roseau and along the south end of MN 310 north of Roseau. On July 2, a SPRUCE GROUSE was seen along MN 310 in the Lost River State Forest, and another was seen along the Thompson Forest Road in the Beltrami Island State Forest on July 4. A SHARP-TAILED GROUSE was seen along CR 118 in the Roseau Lake bed on July 3. At the Roseau wastewater treatment ponds he observed a HORNED GREBE.Two BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS , GRAY JAY, and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were found along MN 310 also on July 3. On Independence Day, he saw a STILT SANDPIPER and 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS in a flooded field west of Warroad at the intersection of 370th St and 540th Ave., and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was near the entrance to Hayes Lake State Park. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was singing along the Thompson Forest Road. On July 5, a singing LARK SPARROW was at the Pelan Pioneer Park. I was also in Roseau County on July 3 where I heard a HERMIT THRUSH at one of the units of the Skime WMA. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and MOURNING WARBLER were also found there. Thanks to Scott Barnes for his report. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjop...@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, July 14, 2011 Jeanie Joppru Pennington 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] Recently Seen Page Changes
Some minor changes have been made to the Recently Seen and Showcase page. Some changes in formatting of the page and an extra line added to each image to indicate what is the status of the species. It indicates Casual, Accidental, Rare Regular and the occurrence of the species in the county for the season. In addition, when an Accidental or Casual species is added to Recently Seen, a very limited RQD is generated which includes the photograph. This RQD can later be edited to include additional information about the sighting, or can be replaced. Please feel free to comment on the changes and make suggestions for improvements. Thanks. --- David Cahlander da...@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 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] 3 adult Merlins at Acacia cemetery, Dakota Co.
Recently, Paul Budde notified me that he may have seen another adult female near the Merlin nest at Acacia. Today (9th), Bob Dunlap and I observed both nesting adults at the nest plus an adult female taiga near the nest. Lighting was pretty horrible, but this individual differed from the resident female by being heavily mottled on the mantle. First-year Merlins are known to sometimes aid in the care and feeding of nestlings and I suspect that is what is occurring here. Also, the male Blue Grosbeak at 140th greeted us as we arrived this morning by standing in road. Jim Mattsson Eagan 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] Duck behavior
I have been on Child Lake for 58 years. For the first time I have a Ring-necked that has obviously nested on our lake. She has only 3 ducklings that are only 5-7 days old. What is puzzling is her lack of fear having her and her small brood in close proximity of humans and dogs. My niece and grand-nieces are here (10-6). They have been swimming near my dock 2-3 times a day with their Labradoodle. (forgive me). The female R-N stays just outside the perimeter of the swim area and seems oblivious to the raucous and high-pitched splashing and goings on of my two nieces and dog. Today the 3 young were sleeping in the rice/lily pads not 15' from the activity. Mother duck feeds or bathes during this time. They even close the distance at times to 3-4 yards at times. I know the R-N's nest in the many backwood potholes near by and ponds especially in the Chippewa Natl. Forrest just north of me. This is the first time I've noticed this species on my lake during the summer. I surmise that she is a first time mother and not very cagy in the ways of the world. Anyone seen similar behavior? This has me perplexed. Bruce -- 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] St. Paul Bell's Vireos re-located
Following up on the recently discovered presence of Bell's vireos in an undeveloped industrial lot next to the Xcel power plant, I had a dismaying revelation last week. I arrived to find the greenbelt border of trees and bushes almost totally razed, and the adjacent flats, which had been thickly overgrown with scrub plants and studded with large puddles, was now plowed over with sand and dirt. Only one of the several Spotted Sandpipers made its presence known, though the Kildeer still seemed to be occupying the flat industrial roof on the next lot. The Bell's Vireos were nowhere in sight, and the noise of the equipment made it impossible to listen for them. However, I've returned a few times since, when construction preparations were at a standstill. All 3 times I've detected the Bell's voice in the grassy tree and shrub-line that rings the holding pond on the Xcel plant property next door. Perhaps that was their living area all along. Perhaps nesting was not interrupted. We also checked on the old power plant grounds, and found a pair of BROWN Thrashers, the male teed up and singing, the female carrying food. 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] Smith Lake today
As I was in Howard Lake today visting friends, I stopped at Smith Lake to see if any there was any interesting activity. There were about 30 least sandpipers, two spotted sandpipers, and a skazillion killdeer. The habitat looks very good worth watching as the season progresses. Also seen on the sandbar- about 70-80 Ring-billed gulls and 3 pelicans. Robin LaFortune Delano,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
