[mou-net] Inquiry
Contrasted with warbler migration, shorebird migration in central MN has been, well, mild (OK, dismal) so far. Contemplating a run to Lac Qui Parle Big Stone tomorrow to remedy. How is shorebird migration there currently? Have directions to Cory Lake - and know the refuge Salt Lake relatively well - but other directions recommendations would be helpful. Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Three shorebirds at two Benton County spots this morning. Sent from my iPhone 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] Yellow Palm Warbler at Sherburne NWR
I'm not sure if this sighting is unusual of not. According to eBird there have been no sightings in Minnesota and MOU doesn't list this subspecies separately. Guides I consulted give the yellow subspecies range as eastern US and Canada. The Western/Brown subspecies is pretty common but would this be unusual in Minnesota? Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juddz/7144938059/ Judd Zandstra Shoreview, Ramsey 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
Re: [mou-net] Yellow Palm Warbler at Sherburne NWR
My Sunday post on my blog has close-up photos of the western race. http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/ dan On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Judd Zandstra ju...@comcast.net wrote: I'm not sure if this sighting is unusual of not. According to eBird there have been no sightings in Minnesota and MOU doesn't list this subspecies separately. Guides I consulted give the yellow subspecies range as eastern US and Canada. The Western/Brown subspecies is pretty common but would this be unusual in Minnesota? Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/**juddz/7144938059/http://www.flickr.com/photos/juddz/7144938059/ Judd Zandstra Shoreview, Ramsey County, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/**wa?SUBED1=mou-nethttp://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/**mou-net.htmlhttp://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html -- 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
Re: [mou-net] Yellow Palm Warbler at Sherburne NWR
Hi Judd, Interesting bird. Some of these birds are quite difficult to ID to subspecies. I believe that this bird is a Western Palm Warbler. There is a large amount of variation in both Western and Yellow Palm Warblers and the extent of yellow on the underparts is particularly variable in spring. A fair number of Western Palm Warblers are this yellow below. I would look more at the color of the nape and wings, which would be more strongly olive in Yellow Palm Warbler. The back of the auricular should be more yellowish, or at the very least a bit more olive. Yellow Palms also should show more extensive chestnut streaking on the sides of the breast (versus the brownish streaking on this bird). I will let someone more well-versed in MN distribution comment on the number of records, but I think you were certainly correct to get photos of this bird. I would think a Yellow Palm Warbler would be exceptional in Minnesota given the breeding range, and would probably best be documented with photos. Cool bird. Thanks for posting. It's great to have people looking so critically at these. Best Chris Wood eBird Neotropical Birds Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Judd Zandstra ju...@comcast.net wrote: I'm not sure if this sighting is unusual of not. According to eBird there have been no sightings in Minnesota and MOU doesn't list this subspecies separately. Guides I consulted give the yellow subspecies range as eastern US and Canada. The Western/Brown subspecies is pretty common but would this be unusual in Minnesota? Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/**juddz/7144938059/http://www.flickr.com/photos/juddz/7144938059/ Judd Zandstra Shoreview, Ramsey County, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/**wa?SUBED1=mou-nethttp://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/**mou-net.htmlhttp://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] FOY Common Nighthawk
Last night at 8:20PM a Common Nighthawk flew over my property in southern Mille Lacs 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
[mou-net] ECD in New Market, Scott Co.
I saw an Eurasian-collared Dove sitting atop a utility pole across the back parking lot of the Clark Gas Station in New Market. The utility pole is located off the right rear corner of the gas station. Jerry Bonkoski Prior Lake, 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] Henn Cty Hyland Lake Park
There are 2 Trumpeter Swans at the pond where the osprey nest is located, which is across from the Bush Lake Park parking lot. I saw them Sunday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon. While watching the opsrey and swans, a flock of about 100 of what looked like pelicans flew in the north towards the west. 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] Harris's Sparrows and gambelii White-crowned Sparrows
Hi all, Has anyone else noticed a glut of Harris's Sparrows in southeastern Minnesota this spring? In previous years, I've felt lucky to find 1 or 2 in a season. This year, I'm seeing them everywhere. Out of the last 6 days, I've seen small groups of them on 4 days, all in different locations, including this evening right outside my house in south Minneapolis. A friend of mine noted that he'd been seeing a lot of them as well, in areas where he usually doesn't. He also pointed out that there are a lot of white-lored White-crowned Sparrows around (presumably the western subspecies /gambelii/). I don't know the normal frequency of white-lored (mostly /gambelii/) vs. dark-lored (mostly /leucophrys/) White-crowns in Minnesota, but it does make intuitive sense that Harris's would more frequently hang out with the western ones. As one small anecdote, the one flock I got a good look at on Sunday had 3 Harris's and 2 white-lored White-crowns. Good birding, Matt Dufort 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] Harris's Sparrows
At one point this afternoon I counted 12 Harris's all foraging dandelion seed in one small area of the lawn. FOY White-crowed Sparrows showed up today, normal mix of white and tan crown. John Nelson Good Thunder 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] Norman County Sharp-tailed Grouse
I found a Sharp-tailed Grouse dancing with Prairie Chickens on a Lek in Norman County yesterday morning (5/7). This appears to be only the fourth county record. The Lek is located on CR 28, .2 miles east of the corner with CR 33 as you take it north from CR 39. Note that the road is signed CR 124 where it joins CR 39 though all of my maps have it as CR 28. The lek is on the south side of the road in a stubble field. There were 16 male Prairie Chickens and the Sharp-tail dancing and the lek is close enough to the road for the birds to be easily viewed through a spotting scope. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
