[mou-net] Nelson's Sparrow, Ramsey County
I'm listening to a singing Nelson's Sparrow right now at Crosby Farm Park in St. Paul. The bird is singing from the cattails on the east side of the boardwalk, opposite the wooden dock and blind, on the west side of the park. Bob Dunlap 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] Westwood Bird Walk
Sorry for the mistakes on the birdwalk!! Thursday MaY 17th at 7:30 am!! lol!:))) Vic 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] Connecticut Warbler, Wabasha County
At about 8:30AM Saturday I heard a Connecticut Warbler sing repeatedly the the Kruger Recreation Area. At the back of the main entrance there is a paved trail which periodically splits off from itself and reconnects. When in doubt, veer left and follow paved trail to it's absolute end. There is a picnic table here, and unpaved trail begins. Follow this up the hill until the hill crests (200 yds.?). There will be a small (12ft.) broken snag with a piece of orange flagging tape double wrapped around the trunk on the right side of the trail. The bird was singing 10 yds. downslope from here. Veery, Wood Thrush, BT Green Warbler, and Magnolia Warbler were especially common in here today. I travelled back to Winona County through Weaver Dunes/McCarthy Lake and heard Bell's Vireo back on territory. Dedrick BenzWinona, 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] Houston County - 5/11/12
5/11/12Friday Finished a birding trip to Southeastern Minnesota on Friday, in Houston county. There were very few migrants today, but here are a few of the birds we observed: Eastern Whip-poor-willAcadian flycatcher - Beaver Creek Valley State park. Several birds were heard and one observed on the Beaver Creek Valley Trail.Louisiana Waterthrush - Four birds were heard and several observed at Beaver Creek Valley State park, along the Beaver Creek Valley Trail.Prothonotary Warbler - One bird was observed at Millstone Landing, which is along Highway 26, South of the town of Reno.Orchard Oriole Craig MandelMinnetonka, Hennepin countyegretc...@msn.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] Virginia Rail
A small group went to the Old Cedar Bridge this morning and spotted a Virginia Rail off the end of the boardwalk. Good numbers of Marsh Wrens and Yellow Warblers as well. Nick Tangen Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile 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] Saturday May 12 Old Cedar Bridge
Spent two hours this morning looking for warblers and vireos but was unable to make out anything other than a couple redstarts and a common yellowthroat. I give up and may just wait till fall when perhaps leaves will fall from the trees. Apparently I'm doing something wrong. Brian Sent from my Kindle Fire 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] Shorebirds and Forster's Terns: Wirth Lake Volleyball Pond, Golden Valley, Hennepin County
There was a nice selection of very approachable shorebirds at the Wirth Lake Volleyball Pond in Golden Valley (on Glenwood Ave, east of Theodore Wirth Parkway). May 12, 2012 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM *Highlights: * 1. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2 2. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 3. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 3 4. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 12 5. Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 6. Flew over pond just west of volleyball courts Tight flock, bright white underneath, dark line on inside of primaries otherwise pale underwings, backs pale gray, no dark on primaries from above. Lost sight as they headed to NE. FOY. Looking up, Alex Cruz Ramsey and Hennepin Counties, 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] Carver County
A Prothonotary Warbler was back at the 2nd(beaver pond) outlet channel at Rapids Lake MVNWR. I initially heard him, and he eventually came into view. The Henslow's Sparrow was still in the grassland north of the north hunters lot. While last summer the Henslow's Sparrows were further north closer to the neighborhood, so far this year he has stayed closer to the hunters lot just north of the dirt track that briefly heads east/west. Besides Tennessee and resident warbler, other migrant warbler took some work to see. The most unusual birds of the morning were a few late Purple Finch. The arboretum on the other hand was pretty empty with only 16 species found and no obvious migrants. Rapids Lake highlights Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Least Flycatcher 4 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 5 Yellow-throated Vireo 3 Warbling Vireo 7 Philadelphia Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Blue-winged Warbler 4 Black-and-White Warbler 2 Prothonotary Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 30 Nashville Warbler 1 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Eastern Towhee 1 Lark Sparrow 1 Grasshopper Sparrow 4 Henslow's Spaarrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Purple Finch 3 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] Louisville Swamp
I spent several hours making the loop at Louisville this morning. Tennessee Warblers were common and good numbers of Yellow Warbler. Otherwise no other species. Wood Thrush Orchard Oriel Baltimore Oriel R-b Grosbeaks were numerous Eastern Kingbird Indigo Bunting Towhee R-e Vireo Y-t Vireo Bell’s Vireo and Sedge Wren at Blackdog Fen Bruce Baer Bloomington, 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] Sherburne Trip
Led one of the birding trips at Sherburne Refuge today. Little quiet, among 83 species were 12 warblers, Least Bittern, Olive-sided Flycatcher. Again, no sign of moorhen/gallinule. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN 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] Boulder Birding Big Day warblers near Duluth
This morning Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center , near Duluth, hosted a friendly birding competition for 4 hours in perfect weather. There were 18 warbler species seen among the 75 species located. Migration is well underway here. Cindy and Chris Edwardson 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
Re: [mou-net] Saturday May 12 Old Cedar Bridge
Once that green curtain so tightly is drawn, So that only the patient or lucky may see: You know that they're there And too soon will be gone, So heed more to the sound and less to the feather Of those birds so well hidden or sing, Woe is me. Hang in there and do the best that you can. I guess if we continue to have such springs, we'll need spy cameras in the canopy to know who's passing by. 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] Saturday May 12 Old Cedar Bridge
I spent an hour down by the Minnesota River in Bloomington yesterday morning and saw very little. Either the warbler flight has peaked or the weather was too nice. Try a rainy day. Nick On May 12, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Brian Wisconsin birddud...@hotmail.com wrote: Spent two hours this morning looking for warblers and vireos but was unable to make out anything other than a couple redstarts and a common yellowthroat. I give up and may just wait till fall when perhaps leaves will fall from the trees. Apparently I'm doing something wrong. Brian Sent from my Kindle Fire 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] Wild River state park today
I couldn't find what I thought was a bird hike conducted by the Wild River Audubon chapter, but I did see 34 species, including 5 thrushes, in about 4 hours of driving and hiking. So it was a good day. Thomas P. Malone Attorney at Law Barna Guzy Steffen Minneapolis Minnesota tmal...@bgs.com (Via BlackBerry)
[mou-net] Laughing Gull in Watonwan County
Chad Heins just called to report that he and Andrew Krenz are looking at a Laughing Gull on Sulem Lake southwest of Butterfield in southwest Watonwan County. He said the bird may be injured as one of its wings looks a bit odd. Bob Dunlap -- 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] Common Terns in Aitkin Crow Wing Counties
2 to 3 dozen Common Terns were observed today at Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Mandy Lake, Aitkin County, and 9 were observed at the Ironton Sewer Ponds, Co. Rd. 31, Crow Wing County. Also at the Ironton Sewer Ponds was a Black- bellied Plover 4 Lesser Yellowlegs. Jo Blanich Crow Wing 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] Laughing Gull NOT
After further discussion from Chad and others, it sounds like the Laughing Gull in Watonwan County reported earlier this evening is actually an injured Franklin's Gull. Bob Dunlap -- 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
