[mou-net] Duluth Area Owls

[Matt Paulson]

Spent the afternoon searching for the owls around Duluth, starting with the 
Boreal Owl. At about 1:30 we found a line of cars near the intersection of 
Scenic 61 and Old North Shore Drive, and sure enough they were looking at a 
Boreal Owl. We then fruitlessly searched for Great Grays on some of the nearby 
county roads working our way toward the Hawk Owl location on Martin Road. We 
did spot the Hawk Owl at about 3:30 behind the dirt factory. Our scope quickly 
attracted the attention of other birders who then tipped us off on a recently 
seen Great Gray. We then traveled to Alseth Rd between its intersections with 
Scenic 61 and Stoney Point Rd, and sure enough there was a Great Gray perched 
near a white boat where it was said to be! Our final destination was Canal Park 
for the Snowy Owl, which arrived to the flagpole at exactly 6:10. All four 
northern owls in one day! The only other birds of interest were several 
Northern Shrikes seen throughout the afternoon.

Matt Paulson
La Crosse, WI


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[mou-net] Snowy Owl-W.Central Stearns

[Milton Blomberg]

On our way to a BB game in Paynesville, and of course looping through country 
Frank Gosiak and I sighted a Snowy Owl south of Greenwald along CR4.  It was on 
top of a large metal grain storage bin, west side of the road ~1-2 mile or so 
south of the CR31/CR4 intersection (Spring Hill Twnshp).  Earlier, some Horned 
Larks and an American Kestrel.  Before arrival to Paynesville near the bypass 
Hwy55/CR 4 interchange a silhouetted Great Horned Owl in the orange gloss of 
sundown.  Pretty nice way to journey, yet get to see students of ours play 
sports. mjb
  

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[mou-net] Shrike, Merlin, Prairie Chickens - NW Minnesota

[Agassiz Audubon]

I just got a report of a Northern Shrike at a birdfeeder in Plummer MN (Red
Lake County).  Also today I spotted a Merlin (on Marshall Co 1) just north
of Florian MN; Sharp-tailed Grouse feeding on spilled sunflower at the
elevator in Halma (Kittson County), numerous Common Ravens, Bald Eagles and
Black-billed Magpies along Marshall Co 1 (feeding on roadkill deer); and 3
Black-billed Magpies, 200+ Common Redpolls, 5 Hoary Redpolls and 12 Pine
Grosbeaks at the feeders - and 6 Prairie Chickens on the beach ridge at the
Agassiz Audubon Center in NW Polk County.
-- 
Heidi Hughes
Agassiz Audubon Society
27391  190th Street NW
Warren MN  56762

218.745.5663

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[mou-net] Spring Owl Monitoring Program -- seeking volunteers!

[Julie O'Connor]

 
Greetings Minnesota Birders,

Spring is on its way!  Before  things get too busy with spring  migration, 
though, the Western Great Lakes  Spring Owl  Monitoring Project ( 
_http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html_ 
(http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html)  )  sends  volunteers out 
across the state to listen for, 
and report, calling  owls.   YOU can be part of the action this year, as we 
are seeking new  volunteers for the program.

Owl routes are 9 miles long, follow a  pre-determined path, and take 
approximately 90 minutes to complete.  You  are asked to stop at one mile 
intervals and listen quietly for 5 minutes, then  record any owls that you
hear calling during that time.  Volunteers  survey their route ONE time 
between  April 1 and April 15.  We have  open routes all over the state of 
Minnesota, primarily in the southern and  western quadrants of the state.

If you are interested in signing up for  this project, please send  me the 
following information:

1. Your  full name
2. Your mailing address and phone number 3. The county in which you  live 
(or where you will be during April 1-15, 2012)
4.  How many miles  you are willing to drive to the start of a  route 5.  
How many routes  you would be willing to cover (each route takes 
approximately 1:30 to  complete)

I hope you'll join us on this fun project -- our volunteers  LOVE their
owl-prowl evenings!


Julie  O'Connor
Operations Director
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
_www.hawkridge.org_ (http://www.hawkridge.org/) 

218-348-2291
_joconnor@hawkridge.org_ (http://jocon...@hawkridge.org/) 




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[mou-net] Duluth Townsend's Solitaire relocated

[sparky stensaas]

This morning I relocated the Duluth Townsend's Solitaire. 

It flew from 4724 Oakely to 4721 Oakely. Seemed skittish.

Note that this is a half block EAST of 47th...Not west as reported in the RBA 
(may be roaming this whole area)

Sparky
  

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