[mou-net] Itasca County Varied Thrush

[Shawn Conrad]

After being away visiting family for the holidays, I returned to find that
the female Varied Thrush is still a regular visitor to our yard near Grand
Rapids.  It arrived on 11/29, so tomorrow will mark at least 1 month that
it has been here.

I'm not sure exactly which feed it's eating, but I've been throwing a
cupful of cracked corn plus some of a commercial mix that includes dried
fruit, peanut pieces, and sunflower chips under our white cedar each
morning.  Occasionally I've seen it picking at a cheap blueberry suet cake
I placed under there as well.

-- 
Shawn Conrad
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[mou-net] Pope County

[Sid Stivland]

Quick trip to Pope County after Christmas.  The bird activity was pretty 
subdued; too much Christmas celebration, perhaps.

The Common Redpolls were out in force – one larger flock on Thursday between 
Lowry and Starbuck contained 75+ birds attacking seed pods along the road.  Two 
smaller flocks of 25 or so birds farther down the road.  Several others 
reported Redpolls at their feeders.

There was a pair of Bald Eagles on a carcass across the road from my farm – 
maybe 75 yards out in the field.

One Barred Owl hunting near Barsness Park in Glenwood.

A flock of 30 or more American Robins on crabapple trees in Barsness Park.

Otherwise not much beyond Crows, Chickadees, and Woodpeckers.

Sid Stivland
Plymouth, MN
(and Pope County)


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[mou-net] WW Crossbills

[Al Schirmacher]

Approximately 30 WW Crossbills, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR (conifer 
section).

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN

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[mou-net] Harriet Screech Owl Update

[Brian Byrne]

Ive had a lot of responses to my first email about the Lake Harriet Screech owl.

The location of this owl is known but I guess in the interest of not stressing 
out the little guy it is being withheld.

Sorry to those who asked for directions.

Brian


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[mou-net] Varied Thrush - Duluth

[Tony Mitchell]

Varied Thrush was spotted again today about 5 or 6 houses west of 47th and
Oakley. I believe it to be same individual spotted by Janet Riegle & Laura
Erickson on 12/15 and Don Kienholz on 12/19. I spotted it at 2:00 PM today,
12/28.

 

Tony Mitchell

Duluth, MN



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[mou-net] Red Crossbill (Hennepin Co.)

[Alyssa DeRubeis]

My boyfriend and I explored Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park
this afternoon. We heard what we believe to be Red Crossbills. A bird or
two flew over the pine forest at 1:00pm, and then one returned around
1:20pm and started singing. It was a neat song, although I haven't found
any convincing recordings on the internet. Also at the nature center were
American Robin, Northern Shrike, and Barred Owl.

A female Common Redpoll visited our Golden Valley bird feeder yesterday.
Great Horned Owl, Pine Siskin, Cooper's Hawk, and American Robin have been
in the 'hood as well.

Good birding!

Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. for the time being...


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[mou-net] Aitkin County update

[Warren]

Today Butch Ukura and I birded around Aitkin County. We drove up to 
Aitkin County Road 18 and found 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS. The first 2 were 
sitting on telephone poles ( on 2 of 3 consecutive poles). The first 2 
owls were three and two-tenths miles east of highway 169 and the third 
one was about a mile north of County Road 18 on Pietz's Road sitting on 
another telephone pole.Other birds that we found today: a small flock of 
WHITE  -WINGED CROSSBILLS, 1 GRAY JAY, 4 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 5 NORTHERN 
SHRIKES, 5 BALD EAGLES, 4 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 250 + SNOW BUNTINGS, 
several RAVENS,COMMON REDPOLLS, ETC.   Warren Nelson



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[mou-net] Aitkin County this afternoon

[Peter Johnson]

Around noon today found a Great Gray Owl north of County Road 18 on 320th Place 
just south of the snowmobile crossing. The bird flew up from the ditch onto a 
telephone pole. Also, saw a Black-billed Magpie fly across Cty.18 near 282nd 
Place. Peter JohnsonSt. Cloud  

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[mou-net] looking for winter birds north of Stillwater

[Halle O'Falvey]

Hi, I am looking to go out birding with a few friends on Jan 3, most do not
even own binoculars.  I am a novice, myself, but I do know a few birds.  We
are going to stop at someone's home at Cty Rd Hwy 15 & Hwy 4 to begin with
to see the birds at the feeders.  

We will be touring in the cars. 

does anyone know of birds and their hangouts up around there?  William
O'Brien has the foot path along the river with a few winter birds.  How is
the edge of Wilder Forest? The development of Big Marine Park Reserve?  Pine
Point?  Hardwood MWA or Marv Schroeder Park?  

Just looking on the map for possibilities but I do not know the terrain? 

Halle O'Falvey


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[mou-net] Sax-Zim Bog / Canal Park / Superior, WI

[Michael Hendrickson]

I was out guiding a birder from Rochester, MN and we saw a lot 
Hello:

I was out guiding a birder from Rochester, MN and we saw a lot of good birds 
and here are the highlights of today's birding.

Sax-Zim Bog 

-Great Gray Owl - Along the McDavitt Rd.
-Boreal Chickadee Admiral Rd Feeders.
-Evening Grosbeaks - Blue Spruce Rd Feeders and Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Feeders
-Snow Buntings - CR 7 about 1 mile north of CR 28 (Sax RD)
-White-winged Crossbills (fly overs along Admiral Rd)
Other: Common Redpolls, Northern Shrike, Ruffed Grouse, Gray Jays, Rough-legged 
Hawks
Mammals:  Two Moose along the Admiral Rd and what I believe to be a 
Short-tailed Weasel eating suet at the Admiral Rd Feeders.
*Heard about a Northern Hawk Owl sighting on the south end of Admiral Rd

Duluth - Canal Park Area
-Great Black-backed Gulls
-Thayer's Gulls
-Glaucous Gulls

Superior, WI (Bong Airport Area / Gas Refinery Area / Winter Street)
- 4 Snowy Owls and only one of them was banded / marked

Good Birding!

 
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
MikeHendricksonGuiding.com
Sax-ZimBog.com


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