[mou-net] BirdsEye Bird Log App released for Andriod
Hi All-- Today BirdsEye Bird Log App was released for Andriod phone. This app will allow you to submit eBird records directly from your phone. I have been looking forward to this release, but, obviously I have not had a chance to use it yet. (I have no financial ties to this product.) dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika daner...@gmail.com the best shod travel with wet feet Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes --Thoreau 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
While it was pretty quiet along the shore of Rapids Lake this morning, I did relocate the Swamp Sparrow from last week. I also found(relocated?) 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler.These are likely some of those that I found last week. They were feeding on winter buds of a Cottonwood. Also near the lake was a Golden-crowned Kinglet. He was in the same area where there were 2 in early January, so it could be a repeat winter resident. With no snow covering the grassland nearby, a male Northern Harrier was hovering just above the ground in search of a meal. He did dive onto the ground once, but he almost immediately returned to the air without a meal. 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] White-winged Crossbill, Ramsey County
Around 4:45 this afternoon I observed a lone White-winged Crossbill feeding atop a white spruce in the Upper Buford Circle area of the University of MN campus in St. Paul. The spruces on campus have a good crop of cones this winter so perhaps it'll stick around or even encourage more to stop by. There has also been a Brown Creeper in this area since January. -- Robert Dunlap Graduate Research Assistant Natural Resources Science and Management University of Minnesota Hodson Hall 1980 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Email: dunla...@umn.edu 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] Dodge Co.: Two Snowy Owls
I altered my usual route to work this morning to search for the two Snowy Owls on 700th St. reported by Brett and Janice Culver on Sunday. I found one of owls sitting on a steel post marking a field entrance alongside the road at 7:00 AM. This was 2/10ths of a mile east of CR 3 (130th Ave.) on 700th St. I then proceeded west on 700th and found the 700th St. Snowy Owl on a utility pole west of 110th Ave at 7:05. Last weekend there were probably 10 carloads of birders searching for the 700th St. Snowy in vain (except the Culvers). I'm pretty confident that the Culvers found two new Snowy Owls and not the 700th. I know I'm not expected to produce the bird but I do feel some sense of responsibility because I've been making the reports. It's like a fishing guide taking his clients out to his favorite hot spot...'they were biting here yesterday.' I believe the key to seeing this owl is being in the area early before sunrise or late after sunset, between the hours of 7 to 8 AM and 5 to 6 PM. This morning as I approached the owl's favorite stretch of road a feed truck reached the area first and my hopes of the owl being on a pole dimmed. The truck's passing did not flush the owl but as I slowed to observe the owl it did flush. This one seems a bit skittish. This has been a remarkable month in this corner of Dodge Co. There have been probably five different Snowy Owls here, all within 3 miles of my house! For anyone interested I do have a Google Map available showing most of the locations where these birds have been seen. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie 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 gull numbers winter 2011-2012
For the fourth fall/winter in a row, I have attempted to identify the number of individuals of all the less common gulls in the Duluth harbor by comparing photos of each bird. The results are at least 56 Thayer’s Gulls, 12 Iceland Gulls, 43 Glaucous Gulls, 9 Great-Black-backed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Glaucous-winged Gull, and 1 Nelson’s Gull (hybrid Glaucous X Herring Gull). Photos of many of these birds can be seen at www.pbase.com/karlbardon(under Duluth/Superior gulls fall/winter 2011-2012). Many gulls are still being seen in the Duluth harbor- although most Thayer’s have long since moved on (only about 8 remaining), the number of Glaucous and Great Black-backed Gulls are still increasing and I am still discovering new individuals. Karl Bardon Duluth, 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
