[mou-net] Boreal Owl, Northern Hawk-Owl & Northern Goshawk in Sax-Zim Bog

[Erik Bruhnke]

Yesterday I led a birding trip to Sax-Zim Bog, and had a great time birding
in the beautiful late-winter habitat. Highlights from the morning include a
BOREAL OWL and NORTHERN GOSHAWK at the same time! We watched the Boreal Owl
rest on a single branch for almost 15 minutes. After about ten minutes of
initially watching the bird, the adult Northern Goshawk came into view, and
flew through the woods. The Boreal Owl's posture became very upright and
wide-eyed. The Northern Goshawk never interacted with the owl. Later in the
day we witnessed a gorgeous female HOARY REDPOLL among the Common Redpolls
at the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog birdfeeders (Owl Ave).

Here is the Boreal Owl from yesterday:
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/149212242

Northern Goshawk:
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/149212251

Northern Hawk-Owl
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/149212248

eBird list from yesterday's visit to Sax-Zim Bog. Note the lack of
grosbeaks.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13386660

After finishing with work today, I took a walk around Canal Park and found
four adult Ring-billed Gulls flying around with the Herring Gulls.

Good birding,
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN


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[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 3/14/13

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 14, 2013
*MNDU1303.14

-Birds mentioned
Rough-legged Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Snowy Owl
Great Gray Owl
Merlin
Bohemian Waxwing
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 14, 2013
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 14th, 2013 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Good numbers of GREAT GRAY OWLS have been seen in the past week in and
around Tower in northern St. Louis County, and along the North Shore in
Cook County. A SNOWY OWL was seen on the 10th near the Culver's
restaurant in Two Harbors. It has also been seen in recent weeks near
the railroad yards in town.

Flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are being seen in Duluth around the UMD
campus, along West Skyline Drive, and near Hawk Ridge. Spring migrants
have begun to arrive in the area during the past couple of weeks,
including ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, MERLIN, and RING-BILLED GULLS.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March
21st.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858.
Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded
message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota
Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more
information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us
at m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.


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[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 14, 2013

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 14, 2013
*MNDL1303.14

-Birds mentioned
Gray Partridge
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Merlin
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
American Robin
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 14, 2013
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjop...@q.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 14,
2013 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You
may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

It has been a pleasant week in the northwest, cool at night and warmed
by the sun most days to near freezing. It's little cooler than normal,
and some roads are having problems with snow blowing over and icing up
the surface. Owls are still being seen in the area, but those and other
northern species are starting to go north again.

Larry and Maggie Anderson saw LAPLAND LONGSPURS near Gully in Polk
County on March 10.

In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL four miles
north of Oklee on March 13. On the 9th, she reported several flocks of
SNOW BUNTINGS, two groups of SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, WILD TURKEYS near
Oklee, COMMON RAVEN, and a single GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN near the
Pennington County line. Three flocks of HORNED LARKS were also seen in
the county.

In Pennington County, Shelley found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL in a tree near
the Heritage Center in downtown Thief River Falls on March 13. South of
the city she found several flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS and three groups of
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE that day . Larry and Maggie Anderson reported
AMERICAN CROW, REDBELLIED WOODPECKER, and several AMERICAN ROBINS in the
city of Thief River Falls.

Gregg Knutsen at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County reported that the BALD
EAGLES are still at the nest site on Parker Pool. In Middle River he
observed a MERLIN, and 10 GRAY PARTRIDGE were seen a mile east of Middle
River on March 13.

On March 14, Jeff Siverhus reported that Mike Vettleson saw two adult
SNOWY OWLS between Donaldson and Robbin in Kittson County on MN 11.

In Roseau County, Jeff Siverhus saw nine GREAT GRAY OWLS northwest of
Warroad on March 9; the same day, Kris Guggisberg found many in the
fields west of MN 310. By March 11, there were still owls, but fewer
were seen. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were observed on a frontage road along MN
11 in Roseau County.

Gretchen Mehmel saw two NORTHERN HAWK OWLS along MN 72 about 5 miles
apart north of the Beltrami County line on March 8. These two are
probably two of those previously reported on the highway.

Thanks to Gregg and Lynda Knutsen, Gretchen Mehmel, Jeff Siverhus, Larry
and Maggie Anderson, Mike Vettleson , and Shelley Steva for their
reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjop...@mncable.net
 OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll
free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call
847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The
next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, March 21, 2013.


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN




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[mou-net] Hennepin C ounty: Tow nsend’s So litaire

[Douglas Mayo]

The Townsend’s Solitaire was
still present this morning (about 10:20) at St. Mary Cemetery in Minneapolis.  
Again, it was in the southeast part of the cemetery.  The bird was feeding in 
the tallest cedar
near a standpipe numbered 33-1.  The bird
was singing softly, so you may be able to hear it before seeing it.


  

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