[mou-net] Whooping Cranes
On Monday evening at dusk my neighbor found 12 to 15 Whooping Cranes amoung the thousands of Sand Hill Cranes at Crex Meadows near Grantsburg Wisconsin. the cranes were flying in for the evening after presumedly feeding in the surrounding fields. The Whooping Cranes easily stood out amoung the smaller darker Sand Hill Cranes. No bands were seen on these birds. Checking with a person knowledgible on the movements of the Wisconsin flock of Whooping Cranes reveled that these birds could not be part of that group, but were members of the flock that migrates between Alberta, Canada and Texas, being seen much further east than in previous years. Staff at Crex Meadows indicated no other reports of these birds. I decided to pass on this information as the birds have probably passed out of the area and were in large flocks of cranes that are unlikely to be approached.- Steve Weston 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
[mou-net] Snowy Owl, Duluth
7:40am, Friday, October 28. My husband just called to tell me that he saw a Snowy Owl perched on a median lamp post on the 'Duluth-most' third of the Bong Bridge between Duluth, MN and Superior, WI. Julie O'Connor Volunteer Coordinator/Naturalist 218-348-2291 _joconnor@hawkridge.org_ (http://jocon...@hawkridge.org/) Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory: _www.hawkridge.org_ (http://www.hawkridge.org/) Spring Owl Monitoring: _http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html_ (http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html) Peregrine Watch: _http://www.hawkridge.org/education/pw.html_ (http://www.hawkridge.org/education/pw.html) email: peregri...@hawkridge.org 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] Great Gray Owl: Burnsville
Last night (Thursday) one of the attendees of the MRVAC meeting had pictures of a Great Gray Owl that were taken a week earlier in Burnsville about a half mile north of Crystal Lake near Carriage Lane. I have no more recent info. This bird and others reported in northern Minnesota perhaps portend an owl invasion of significant proportions. -- Steve Weston 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
[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 28 October 2011
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *October 28, 2011 *MNST1110.28 -Birds mentioned Surf Scoter Black Scoter Red-throated Loon Purple Sandpiper Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Snow Bunting Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: October 28, 2011 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (r...@moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for October 28th, 2011. That juvenile PURPLE SANDPIPER is still being seen in Swift County at the Lubenow W.P.A. about seven miles north of the town of Appleton. The specific location is along 230th Avenue, about two miles north of U.S. Highway 12. The most recent report I have is from the 24th. On October 27th, Steven Falkowski found a GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH on the southwest side of Bear Island Lake near Babbitt, St. Louis County, on the beach near a group of private cabins. I have no more specific location. And I have a belated report of a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER which was photographed on the 18th on the runway of the Wabasha airport in Wabasha County. On the 28th, a SNOWY OWL was reported on the Minnesota side of the Bong Bridge between Duluth and Superior. On the 24th, Jim Lind found a GREAT GRAY OWL at the east end of the Fairgrounds Road, one mile north of state highway 61 in Two Harbors, Lake County. On October 27th, Bob Ekblad found three SURF SCOTERS at South Stanchfield Lake in Isanti County. He reported them from the east side of the lake as they moved toward the north. A BLACK SCOTER was seen here on the 23rd. Also on the 27th, John Cyrus reported a second winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL from the southwest shore of Lake Waconia in Carver County. A RED-THROATED LOON was on Lake Superior in Duluth on the 23rd. Other winter birds reported recently include THAYER'S GULL, SNOW BUNTING, PINE GROSBEAK, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, and COMMON REDPOLL. The next scheduled update of this tape is November 3rd, 2011. 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] LOTS of Sandhill Cranes at Sherburne!
5352 sandhill cranes were counted coming off the roost at Sherburne NWR this morning - a new high count for the refuge! Most birds are in the CR 3 and CR 70 environs, northwest of the refuge, although they are now spread out more into newly harvested corn fields throughout the area. It's not difficult to see several hundred birds in a field. I'll be putting hard copies of our crane-viewing map out at information kiosks along CR's 9, 5 and 3 today, and it's available on our web site at: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/sherburne. There are still quite a few bald eagles around, and two golden eagles have been spotted over the past week. There are lots of ducks and geese present, red-tailed and rough-legged hawks, and a few lingering sparrows - white-throated, fox and song. The northern shrike remained long the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive as of yesterday, along with two snow buntings - all in the area of Nelson Pool between mile markers 2 and 3. Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR 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] Surf Scoter - Wright County 10/28
Female/imm Surf Scoter on Howard Lake, observed from public access at US 12 - county 7 intersection. With coots and Pied-billed Grebes, fairly close to shore. Doug Kieser Howard Towle Hennepin Co. 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 Redpolls, Ramsey County
There is currently a small flock of Common Redpolls in my backyard a few blocks west of the U of M campus in St. Paul. Harbingers, perhaps? -- Bob Dunlap St. Paul, 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] Alert: Couches / Tropical Kingbird
Around 11:30am while in my living room I spotted a bird outside Hello: Around 11:30am while in my living room I spotted a bird outside my window. I originally thought Western Kingbird, so I went outside to get a photograph. I noticed on this bird that is did not have any white outer tail feathers. The flew back and landed on the wires above my driveway allowing me to snap off about 5-6 photographs. The bird then flew behind my backyard and so far it has not returned. I called Kim Ekcert, Don Kienholtz and Peder Svingen who arrived and are still are looking for the kingbird. They saw my photographs on my computer and were able to ID it as a Tropical / Couche's Kingbird species. The bird never called while I observed it. I am now going to look over in Riverside and then Indian Pt. Campground. Again the bird was seen around 11:30. I live in Duluth, MN I'll update it as soon as the bird is re-located. Mike Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota 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] Couch's/Tropical Kingbird update
I just talked to Mike Hendrickson, and he and Peder Svingen briefly relocated the Couch's/Tropical Kingbird at about 2:05 in the Riverside neighborhood of west Duluth at the corner of Sunnyside and Cato Streets. This is east of Mike's yard where the bird was originally found. I will post any other updates I receive. Jim Lind 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] photos of Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
I added a photo to Recently Seen and I wanted to add more but you are only allowed one per day. Also its listed as Western Kingbird because I ad to according to the set up. Here is a link to more photos. I hope it works because I just got a call about a Scissor -tailed Flycatcher near Grassy Point behind the Duluth Paper plant off Raleigh Street. http://www.flickr.com/photos/40624300@N02/?saved=1 (kingbird photos) Directions to Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Take I-35 south and get off Central Avenue Exit and then go left (west) on Central Ave to Raleigh Street. At Raleigh St take a left and go south toward St. Louis River. You will go over a bridge and then take a left and the bird is on the fence along Waseca Industrial Blvd. Bob Dunlop and Ben Fritchman found the bird!! Mike Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota 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] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 10/28/11
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *October 28, 2011 *MNDU1110.28 -Birds mentioned Surf Scoter Black Scoter Red-throated Loon Thayer's Gull Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Long-eared Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Scissor-tailed Flycatcher White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: October 28, 2011 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 28th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A COUCH'S/TROPICAL KINGBIRD was found on the 28th by Mike Hendrickson along Lenroot Street in west Duluth. The bird was seen again briefly at Sunnyside and Cato Street, but has not been seen since. I have a second-hand report of a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER found on the 28th by Bob Dunlap and Ben Fritchman along Waseca Industrial Boulevard near Grassy Point in west Duluth. A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH was found by Steve Falkowski on the 27th around beach areas of private cabins on the southwest side of Bear Island Lake near Babbitt in northern St. Louis County. It was last seen flying with Snow Buntings towards Ely. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on the 24th in Two Harbors at the end east of the Fairgrounds Road, one mile north of MN Highway 61. A SNOWY OWL was seen on the 28th on the Duluth side of the Bong Bridge. A LONG-EARED OWL was found by Tanya Beyer on the 24th in downtown Duluth along the Lakewalk at the Michigan Street plaza. Sandy Roggenkamp also heard one on the 22nd near Canyon, and several were banded at Hawk Ridge over the weekend. Erik Brunke saw a RED-THROATED LOON and three THAYER'S GULLS on the 23rd at the end of Minnesota Point. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a SURF SCOTER on the 25th and the 27th on the St. Louis River on the east side of the Indian Point campground. A BLACK SCOTER flew past Hawk Ridge on the 23rd, and Kim Eckert saw one on the 27th in the Duluth Harbor between Interstate Island and the WLSSD plant. Allison Clarke reported a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 24th along Ridgewood Road in east Duluth. Gary Kuyava also reported one last weekend in his upper Woodland neighborhood in Duluth. Good numbers of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and COMMON REDPOLLS have been seen migrating down the North Shore during the past week. Nine BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and more than 2,200 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Hawk Ridge on the 26th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 3rd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. 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] Explore.com ( Polar Bear cam )
There is a live Polar Bear cam at C This is a non-bird post so beware. There is a live Polar Bear cam at Churchill, Manitoba that pans over areas where Polar Bears move inland. Right now they were over loaded with people and the site in under construction to deal with the high volume of traffic. Other then seeing the scenery and looking for bears there is a micophone so you can hear the wind and birds calling in the background. When the site is fixed and ready to deal with the high number of visitors it should be a fun sight to bookmark. Be cool to see the spring time arrival of birds too on this cam. Mike Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota 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] pr Swans and cygnet
south of mile marker 7 south of Elbow Lake on MN Hwy 54. Couldn't tell with binocs if they were Tundra or Trumpeter. Charlene Nelson Grant 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
