[mou-net] Felton Prairie flooding
I just received the following from Brian Gibbons, who was birding on June 7 at Felton Prairie in Clay Co: "Note the road from the farm house going south into Felton prairie is washed out; apparently they had 6 inches of rain the other day. We got through with the van by driving in the grass as directed by the local rancher but regular cars would have a tough time. You might share this with MOU-net or folks who might be headed that direction." So, anyone going that way to look for Chestnut-collared Longspurs and other prairie specialties is advised they could have difficulties, unless the road has dried out and been repaired. This is the traditional north-south "longspur road", or 170th St, which runs between 90th Ave and the farm house (which is 4 mi N of 90th Ave). -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] Birding around Hibbing
A history of mining has certainly had an impact on the character of the birdlife around Hibbing. My map showed much of the area as "spoiled" or "distorted". But these areas are still worth visiting. I saw some interesting birds there late last week. There were 1-2 whip-poor-wills calling along Ansley Rd.,just west of town, and 2 Virginia Rails calling in the cattail marshes along Ansley. What surprised me more was the vesper sparrow - not as common in northeast MN - singing and feeding in a 1 -2 acre dirt/gravel/grass yard of an abandoned factory, on the road south of Morton Mine Lake. -Eric 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] How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding
This is funny. It reminds me of the morning I had up in Duluth searching for a Little gull on 5/25. I sifted through at least 30 Bonaparte's Gulls near the end of Park Point near the Wisconsin entry. I was very careful to look at every detail of each bird and I even went out on the break wall with my scope. I was so close to the birds that I felt there was no chance that I could have missed the bird if it was in the cluster of birds I was looking at. Later that day two birders reported seeing not just one but both a juvenile and an adult Little Gull near the end of Park Point! I couldn't believe it! I am still not sure if they saw them at the same location as me. I was not totally disappointed though because I still had a very enjoyable time birding, seeing lots of other species and I had not driven very far to get there from my In-law's house. It does go to show that chasing a "lifer" can either be incredibly rewarding or somewhat disappointing. I think if I had been waiting at a feeder for a "life" bird it really would have been a bad birding experience.Jason Caddy Minneapolis j.ca...@hotmail.com > Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 11:12:07 -0500 > From: brsm...@sleepyeyetel.net > Subject: [mou-net] How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > > Hi, Birders: > > I saw this subject title while browsing on the Illinois listserve earlier > today by a birder named Al Stokie. He's writing about how he and a birding > friend chased for a Tri-colored Heron in Illinois yesterday. I thought it > was pretty funny and thought I'd share the link with birders here in > Minnesota. We all feel good when we chase for a rarity and find it but we > all can relate to driving/searching for hours to look for a rarity and don't > find it. Anyway, here's the link to Al's post, hope you enjoy it, too: > > http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=458429&MLID=IL&MLNM=Illinois > > Brian Smith > Sleepy Eye > > > 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] Pine Siskins
Last Friday, June 7, at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County, we banded a Pine Siskin with a brood patch. I am aware that following some winters when many siskins show up at our latitude and below, a few are known to nest below their usual nesting area. So, I was wondering if anyone else has seen evidence of nesting at 45* N. Latitude or below. Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Rd. S. St. Paul Park, MN 55071 651-459-4150 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] How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding
Hi, Birders: I saw this subject title while browsing on the Illinois listserve earlier today by a birder named Al Stokie. He's writing about how he and a birding friend chased for a Tri-colored Heron in Illinois yesterday. I thought it was pretty funny and thought I'd share the link with birders here in Minnesota. We all feel good when we chase for a rarity and find it but we all can relate to driving/searching for hours to look for a rarity and don't find it. Anyway, here's the link to Al's post, hope you enjoy it, too: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=458429&MLID=IL&MLNM=Illinois Brian Smith Sleepy Eye Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
