[mou-net] GGO St Louis County
There was a Great Gray Owl on Hwy 53 just south of Cook on Friday. Where the hwy crosses the Rice River by the Hill Biomass plant. Dee Kuder Crane Lake 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
Re: [mou-net] Homeless Parakeet
Just wanted to chime in about the parakeet. Unfortunately, budgies, if that's what it was, have a very poor survival rate outdoors. In southern areas, they tend to live longer, but most don't live more than a few days, especially in northern climates. I hope this one is the exception to that. Darlene Luckins 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] Chat still present in Duluth 11/4
The Yellow-breasted Chat found yesterday by Tim Viche was seen by several birders this morning in the same location. Dave Benson Duluth 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] Political Discussion thread closed
Sorry I was having network issues and did not see this discussion till this morning. Please stick to the guidelines listed below: mou-net is a place where birders can share their sightings - notable or otherwise - with other interested people. We particularly invite posts of observations that contribute to the understanding of the birds in the state. This includes sightings of birds that are unusual, in an unusual location or out of season, or present in significantly higher numbers than normally expected. Please limit your posts to the areas described above; mou-net is not the place for advertising products or services (unless sponsored or endorsed by the MOU or its affiliates), birding trip reports outside of Minnesota, limited debates between just a few individuals, personal musings and monologues, or surveys about personal experiences. Consider that it's often more appropriate to respond to someone's posting with a private e-mail rather than a public response on mou-net. If these lists lose focus, then they also lose their value. There are other mailing lists available for people interested in other issues. If anyone has any questions about this please message one of the moderators off list please. Back to birds! Lots of good stuff being found. Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.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] Carolina Wren Ramsey Co
At front yard feeder here at 1933 Malvern St., Lauderdale, Ramsey Co. 9:15 a.m. CST Visible from the street. Clay Christensen 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] Carolina Wren - Dakota County
Yesterday afternoon I found a Carolina wren in Hastings near Galena Street and Locust Street, northeast side of Lake Isabel. The best place to look/ listen for the wren is along Galena Street (south side) and Locust Street where Locust Street curves east into East 4th St. The wren was singing fairly frequently and foraging along the ground in the wooded brushy area west of Locust. Mike Majeski 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] Bohemian Waxwing, Winona County
At about 1:30 Sun afternoon, I saw a Bohemian Waxwing with about 40 Cedar Waxwings at Lake Winona, at the intersection of Washington St and Lake Park Dr. Lots of berries and birds around! 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] Carver County
This morning I startled not one but three Long-eared Owls near Parley Lake at Carver Park Reserve. They were roosting together in the same tree on a low branch with some of the denser underbrush in the area when I walked by(within 10-15 feet). Luckily they did fly one by one, as I may not have noticed them. They only flew about 20 feet but in the direction I was headed, so they flew 2 more times about the same distance each time before they were comfortable letting me walk by without flying. Also this morning, I saw a small flock of 10 White-winged Crossbill at Rapids Lake MVNWR. They noisily flew into the area near the visitor's center from across the river. They stayed about 20 minutes and then flew back across the river. Also seen this morning were Sandhill Crane, Ring-billed Gull, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Horned Lark, Brown Creeper, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Fox, Swamp, White-throated Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, and Common Redpoll Highlights from the past couple weeks October 20 Carver Park Hermit Thrush 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Brewer's Blackbird ~50 Lake Waconia Surf Scoter 2 Rural(SW of Mayer) Franklin's Gull ~40 Ring-billed Gull ~100 Red-winged Blackbird 700+ Brewer's Blackbird 240+ Common Grackle 600+ Brown-headed Cowbird 20+ New Germany area Northern Harrier juvenile Great Blue Heron 3 Wilson's Snipe 2 Chevalle Wetlands Wilson's Snipe 7 Song Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 1 October 21 Rapids Lake MVNWR Winter Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 American Tree Sparrow 2 Fox Sparrow 15 Song Sparrow 3 Swamp Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 3 Harris's Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 20 Rusty Blackbird ~60 Purple Finch 2 Pine Siskin 9 Rural (W of Gotha) Red-winged Blackbird ~75 Brewer's Blackbird ~200 Common Grackle ~100 Brown-headed Cowbird ~25 October 23 Rapids Lake MVNWR Killdeer 3 Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Wilson's Snipe 2 Brown Creeper 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Palm Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 American Tree Sparrow 14 Fox Sparrow 18 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 13 Harris's Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 75+ Brewer's Blackbird 1 Pine Siskin 2 Lake Waconia Surf Scoter 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Chevalle Wetlands Killdeer 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 November 1 Rapids Lake MVNWR Sandhill Crane 1 Killdeer 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Dunlin 1 Ring-billed Gull ~125 Fox Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 3 Assumption Lake Franklin's Gull ~52 Ring-billed Gull ~130 Red-winged Blackbird ~400 Common Grackle ~1600 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] Okd Cedar Ave Bridge waterfowl - Sun
Nice variety between the observation blind w. of the Parking Lot and just east of the 77 Bridge: Trumpeter Swan Canada Goose Mallard Wood Duck Ring necked Duck Gadwall Goldeneye Green winged Teal Pintail Pied billed Grebes Shoveler 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] additional North Shore highlights
Besides the continuing presence of the Cassin's Kingbird in Grand Marais and yesterday's discovery of the Yellow-breasted Chat in Duluth (nice find, Tim!), there were several other birds of note along the North Shore seen by the Minn Birding Weekends group this weekend (Nov 3-4), which I don't think have been posted in the last few days. Some of these include species found by others in previous days: - 2 Gr White-fronted, imm Ross's/hybrid, and Cackling geese still present at Bayfront Park in Duluth (if not on the lawn by the stage, look in the weedy field just to the W of the park) - White-winged Scoters at Paradise Beach, Lutsen Sea Villas, and Burlington Bay in Two Harbors (also Long-tailed Ducks at various locations) - Golden Eagle migrating over Taconite Harbor - Red-bellied Woodpecker still present in Grand Marais (seen today at 6th Ave W and 3rd St) - Black-backed Woodpecker near the E end of Brighton Beach in Duluth - Mountain Bluebird still present in Two Harbors (look along the hiking trail E of the Edna G or the parallel gravel road going E to 3rd St) - Townsend's Solitaire ~¼ mile from the W end of the Croftville Rd (just E of Grand Marais) - N Mockingbird still present in Grand Marais (usually within a block or so of3rd Ave E and 2nd St) - Bohemian Waxwings in mostly small groups in Grand Marais - late Com Yellowthroat at the pond by the former MN DOT garage E of Silver Bay - Hoary Redpolls at 2 locations: 2 along the E breakwater at Grand Marais, and 1 at Lutsen Sea Villas On the down side, we found no Surf or Black scoters, no Thayer's or other uncommon gulls, no Boreal Chickadees, very few sparrows, just a couple of Pine Grosbeaks, and surprisingly no Red or White-winged crossbills. There were several other birders along the North Shore this weekend, including Mike Hendrickson's group, and perhaps they can add to the list above with other species of note which we did not see. -Kim Kim R Eckert ecker...@gmail.com http://www.mbwbirds.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] Evening Grosbeaks
Had 20 of them at my feeders this afternoon. This was a mixed flock of both sexes and all ages. This is the first time since last winter when only a few,2 or 3 were seen. Gary Kuyava in NE Duluth 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] November 3-4 MOU Field Trip Results
14 birders participated in the MOU Birding Weekend to Grand Mar Hello: 14 birders participated in the MOU Birding Weekend to Grand Marais, MN. Before I mention the list of birds the group observed during our weekend, I would like to thank a few people who helped our group get on some of the birds we observed. First of all, I would like to thank Tony Hertzel and Peder Svingen for texting me through out the day and sharing their sightings, especially the Cassin's Kingbird they relocated in Grand Marais. I also want to thank Kim Eckert of Minnesota Birding Weekends. Kim and I were calling each other over the weekend sharing sightings and especially the Townsend Solitaire and Hoary Redpolls sightings. I also want to thank my childhood friend, Tim Viche for calling me up and reporting the Chat he found in his yard but most of all thank you ATTT for providing cell service in Grand Marais.. ( - : The weekend was mostly cloudy with light winds from the east and temps hovering around 40-42 degrees. On Saturday there were some showers of snow and some light snow this morning. I personally believe all the known and unknown birdinglocations along thenorth shore was visited by birders over the weekend. I was sadden that no one spotted any rare birds that might of been hurricanerelated like a Dovekie, Purple Sandpiper or a Common Eider. What was interesting to note was the Shoreline Hotel East Bay Hotel in Grand Marais were booked with no rooms avail. East Bay managers reported to me all the rooms were sold out due to some bird watching event and the Shoreline Hotel were giving discounts beyond slow time discounts to birders who lodged there!! The restaurants and bars were filled with birders and I am pretty sure Grand Marais businesses took notice of all the birders in town and the profits they made! There were at least 50+ birders roaming the streets and avenues of Grand Marais observing the Cassin's Kingbird and the Northern Mockingbird Saturday afternoon! Highlights seen by the MOU Group: Long-tailed Ducks: Hovland Boat Launch, Paradise Beach, 5 mile Rock, Cadunce Creek and Cascade River. White-winged Scoter: 2 at Paradise Beach east of Grand Marais along Hwy. 61. Red-bellied Woodpecker: Grand Marais at St. John's Catholic Church area. Cassin's Kingbird: Grand Marais along 2nd Ave 2nd Street but it roams to 3rd ave and 3rd Street. The kingbird was actively feeding on insects on residential lawns. Northern Shrike: 2 seen at the Castle Danger sewage ponds. Mountain Bluebird (female): Originally discovered by Peder Svingen. Seen in Two Harbors along the waterfront frontage road just east of the Edna G tug boat display. Townsend Solitaire: Found by Kim Eckert's MBW at 4478 Opel's Rental Cabins on the Croftville Rd 2 miles east of Grand Marais off Hwy. 61. Gray Catbird: Grand Marais along 3rd Ave and 2nd Street. Northern Mockingbird: Grand Marais along 3rd Ave and 2nd Street. Bohemian Waxwings: Grand Marais along the corner of Hwy 61 and 3rd Ave. Yellow-breasted Chat: Found by Tim Viche of Duluth. The Chat was seen by many birders all day today in Tim's backyard at 715 East 8th Street. Pine Grosbeak: Two Harbors light house. Common Redpolls: migrating down the north shore on both Saturday and Sunday. Seen several flocks on Birch trees foraging. Hoary Redpoll: Found by Kim Eckert's MBW at the Lutsen Sea Villas on the east side of the office building. Snow Bunting: Many flocks along the north shore * Pine Marten along CR 7 in Grand Marais!! Birds missed but reported to me was a Harlequin Duck found by Tony and Peder at Artist Point in Grand Marais on 11/3 and I believe no one reported seeing it since despite a lot of trying. After the trip ended I joined Peder Svingen to do some gull watching at the Superior Entry Way. We spotted 2 adults, 1 2nd cycle and 1 first cycle Thayer's Gull on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. We also ran into 3 of my participants who stopped at Bayfront Park in Duluth and saw the hybrid Ross's Goose along with the two juvenile White-fronted Goose and the Cackling Goose. So despite all the people setting up the Christmas lights in the park the geese are not bothered by the commotion. I also got a report from Andy Nyhus that he along with John Hockema, Alex Watson and Dave Bartkey they found and photographed a female Spruce Grouse at Iona's Beach just north of Gooseberry Falls along Lake Superior. I saw the photos and I am amazed that a Spruce Grouse found its way so far from its normal range along the shore of Lake Superior! Great sighting guys! ** My next MOU birding even is January 5, 2013 Gull Workshop. I have 7 people signed up and I am asking for a $25 fee to off set the cost of purchasing bags of bread for chumming. I will help birders learn to identify and age various gulls like Herring, Thayer's, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls. If interested please reply to me. ** The other MOU event is
[mou-net] Anoka County Redpolls
A flock of COMMON REDPOLLS was seen feeding on the catkins in the birch trees adjacent to the snowmobile trail running east from the public access in the county park on Linwood Lake in Linwood Township in Anoka County. I guess winter is coming early this year. Keith Carlson keithec...@usfamily.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
