[mou-net] [mou-rba] Glaucous-winged Gull images and videos from Duluth
The adult Glaucous-winged Gull was seen at Canal Park, Duluth, in the late afternoon yesterday (12/29) between 2:40 and 2:57 PM and all afternoon today (12/30) until 3:00 PM when all of the gulls departed Canal Park. Other observers have reported finding the gull on ice floes in the Duluth harbor or at WLDDS (27th Ave West), but Canal Park has been the most consistent location since its discovery by Karl Bardon on the 22nd. I uploaded four short HD video clips taken yesterday under overcast skies which gives an accurate rendering of mantle shade. One of the clips shows the bird surrounded by American Herring Gulls for direct comparison of size, bill characteristics, and mantle shade. Other clips show the bird bathing and flapping its wings. http://youtu.be/hhpbPSDVT-I http://youtu.be/hZG1z8fY5mM http://youtu.be/b3QGNrHL68E http://youtu.be/-1zeZL8OEBs A series of images taken 25 December 2011 can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cochon/sets/72157628573959635/ Informed comments on this bird are most welcome. Thanks for your interest and best wishes for good birding in 2012! -- Peder H. Svingen Duluth, MN psvin...@gmail.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] Northern Shrike, Harriet Alexander Nature Center, Ramsey County
Several great views of a northern shrike this afternoon at several different locations on the boardwalk at Harriet Alexander Nature Center in Roseville. It also has been frequenting the feeder at the nature center there, the volunteer there mentioned. Karen Kraco 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] Wabasha Co. Snowy Owl
Hi everyone, After participating in the Red Wing CBC today, we left Lake City and decided to head west through our section on a road we weren't able to cover earlier and we were rewarded with what is probably a juvenile male Snowy Owl. It was located along the south side of Wabasha CR 15 about a quarter mile east of where it intersects with CR 82. The bird was perched atop a telephone pole and seemed to be in good health. Interesting too was the Great-horned Owl atop another pole about 5-7 miles west of here in Goodhue County. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,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
Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Hawk on I-94 and Dupont 12/30 3:30 PM
Thanks all. Am rather embarrassed that I didn't stop to consider the time of year. That and I could not find a single image of totally white breasted red tail. Ill think harder next time. Brian From: birddud...@hotmail.com To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net; mou-net@lists.umn.edu Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:34:14 -0600 Subject: [mnbird] Hawk on I-94 and Dupont 12/30 3:30 PM On my way home today stopped to look at a hawk perched on a street light at I-94 East and Dupont Ave N. It was either a juvenile Broad-Winged Hawk or a Ferruginous Hawk. And unless it somehow learns English and screams "I'm a Ferruginous Hawk!", while wearing a placard indicating so, there is no way I will ever report a hawk as being a Ferruginous. Large hawk with an almost completely white chest. I'm terrible at describing raptors. Being where it was I'm hoping that someone else here saw it today. Brian ___ mnbird mailing list mnb...@lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s 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] Hawk on I-94 and Dupont 12/30 3:30 PM
Thanks all. Didn't stop to think about the time of year. Going to go with red tailed hawk. Was thrown off by the totally white chest. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Brian Wisconsin wrote: On my way home today stopped to look at a hawk perched on a street light at I-94 East and Dupont Ave N. It was either a juvenile Broad-Winged Hawk or a Ferruginous Hawk. And unless it somehow learns English and screams "I'm a Ferruginous Hawk!", while wearing a placard indicating so, there is no way I will ever report a hawk as being a Ferruginous. Large hawk with an almost completely white chest. I'm terrible at describing raptors. Being where it was I'm hoping that someone else here saw it today. Brian 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] Hawk on I-94 and Dupont 12/30 3:30 PM
On my way home today stopped to look at a hawk perched on a street light at I-94 East and Dupont Ave N. It was either a juvenile Broad-Winged Hawk or a Ferruginous Hawk. And unless it somehow learns English and screams "I'm a Ferruginous Hawk!", while wearing a placard indicating so, there is no way I will ever report a hawk as being a Ferruginous. Large hawk with an almost completely white chest. I'm terrible at describing raptors. Being where it was I'm hoping that someone else here saw it today. Brian 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] Townsend's Solitaire - Sherburne Co
I found a single Townsend's Solitaire this afternoon at the Ann Lake location in Sherburne Co described by Pastor Al in an earlier post (11/29). The bird was approximately 1/4 mile south of the parking lot, alternating between feeding in the cedars and perching atop the deciduous trees. Howard Towle Golden Valley, 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] Hennepin County - MSP Airport - Cargo Road - Snowy Owl - 12/30/2011 - with Photos
Hi - I live 5 minutes from MSP and have regularly been touring Cargo Road in hopes of spotting a Snowy Owl. My persistence (obsession) finally paid off today. Snowy Owl spotted just south of the second tunnel entrance and just west of Cargo Road. First sitting on the taxiway adjacent to the North/South runway. He then jumped up to a taxiway sign. I watched it for about 20 minutes before a plane came through the taxiway and flushed it to another taxiway sign the west side of the runway. He probably would have sat where he was much longer if not for the plane that went by on the taxiway. Here are a bunch of the best photos I caught.http://www.flickr.com/photos/rburmaster/sets/72157628640126835/ Kindest regards,Bob Burmasterrburmaster@hotmail.comMinneapolis 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 12/30/11
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 30, 2011 *MNDU1112.30 -Birds mentioned Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Varied Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 30, 2011 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 30th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was still present in the Duluth harbor as of the 29th. It has been seen by several observers at Canal Park and at WLSSD near the mouth of Miller Creek at 27th Avenue West. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER'S GULLS continue to be seen at both locations. The VARIED THRUSH at Pat Thomas's feeders at 6219 East Superior Street was seen as recently as the 25th. Birders are welcome to look for the bird, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door and not venture beyond the back of the house while looking for the bird. Dudley Edmundson saw a late-lingering YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Duluth on the 29th below London Road between 15th and 16th Avenue East. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 5th. 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] Today's lunch hour observations
My wife and I enjoyed an avalanche of American Robins in the yard today. They were flipping leaves right and left and doing some bathing. I'm estimating at least 2 dozen passed through. Mixed in with the AMROs was a lone Brewer's Blackbird which gives us our 103 backyard bird. Two American Goldfinch and a Pine Siskin worked over the finch feeder. All told we tallied 12 species in 45 minutes. Bill -- O. William (Bill) Bruins Rochester, MN, on the Zumbro River Telephone: Five Zero Seven - Two Eight One - One Six Zero Seven Cellphone: Five Zero Seven - Two Zero Two - One Two Eight Four Water is a resource not a waste product. Consider the environment; please don't print this email unless you really need to. 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] Last chance for BRRRRDathon/Photothon
Deadline looms for participating in the World's Coldest BDathon January 6-7th. Everyone that enters will get a "I survived the World's Coldest Birdathon" Mug with our cool BDathon logo Remember, you can participate ANYWHERE in NE MN or/and NW WI (see map on website) Photothon begins tomorrow and runs through Jan. 4th. Ten-best jpegs or most-species-photographed. Yummy brunch at Hartley Nature Center in Duluth on Sunday. Proceeds go to Friends of Sax-Zim Bog and its programs Get all the details at http://www.saxzim.org/bdathon Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall, MN 55797 218.341.3350 cell sparkystens...@hotmail.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] Any N. Saw-whets?
Hello all - I am headed to the Duluth area later this afternoon. I was just wondering if there have been any N. Saw-whet sightings from the Twin Cities to Duluth. If so you can email me direct. Thanks. Pete Makousky Anoka, 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] dakota county townsend's solitaire
Jim and Mark's solitaire was still present this morning, calling and feeding up the hill in the southwest corner of the cemetery. Also present was a Purple Finch. Paul Paul Budde | Aon Benfield Aon Benfield Analytics t: +1 952.886.8119 m: +1 612.810.3172 e: paul.bu...@aonbenfield.com (Sent from BlackBerry) - Original Message - From: james otto [mailto:jlot...@msn.com] Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 01:25 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] dakota county townsend's solitaire Today at 12:15 Mark Junghans and I saw a Townsend's Solitaire at the Castle Rock Cementry in Dakota County.This is located on Dakota County 53N (Alverno ave) north of Dakota County 80S about quarter of a mile. This is between Mn State 3 and County 79. Jim Otto 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] Kestrels Numbers
The lack of Kestrel sightings is not unique to Stearns County. There have been declines in Kestrel numbers across the continent and it is becoming a matter of concern for many people. The Peregrine Fund has begun a program to erect nest boxes and monitor their productivity with the hope that this will shed some light on the issue. Audubon Minnesota and other partners will be piloting this project in MN beginning this spring. Contact me (not through this listserve) if you want more information. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Dr. #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 ext. 15 http://mn.audubon.org
