Re: [mou-net] Chimney Swifts
13 at a school chimney in Edina tonight. Don't remeber last year's number but 2011 had many more... Sue Keator, on Melody Lake Sent from my iPad On Jul 27, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Vic Lewis wrote: > Had 51 in St Louis Park chimney! Will be a lot more at tonight's site! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 27, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Tom Bell wrote: > >> Friday nights count was only 6 birds that entered a chimney that last year >> had many. The number is like just one family group. Hope others observed >> more. >> >> 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 > > > 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] Merlin nesting, West St. Paul, Dakota County
There has been a pair of merlins nesting this year at corner of Butler and Smith Ave. in West St. Paul. According to the homeowner at the location they have fledged 3 chicks recently and there has been a nesting at this location for 4-5 years. This is news to me, although it being about half a mile from my house I suspect this is the same merlin pair I have seen the past two springs in my part of the neighborhood. The adult birds may be easily viewed perched in a partially dead ash tree near the SE corner of the intersection. Tom Klein West Side of St. Paul 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] Chimney Swifts
Had 51 in St Louis Park chimney! Will be a lot more at tonight's site! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 27, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Tom Bell wrote: > Friday nights count was only 6 birds that entered a chimney that last year > had many. The number is like just one family group. Hope others observed more. > > 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 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] Common Gallinules, Nicollet County
This morning I played a Common Gallinule recording at the public access off CR 4 on the north side of Swan Lake. Immediately, a gallinule responded from the nearby cattails. It called several more times over the next 20 minutes. At one point, another bird called further out in the marsh. I got only one very brief look at the bird on the right side of the narrow channel that goes out through the marsh from the access during the 30 minutes I was there. At least 3 Virginia Rails were also present. Earlier, I came across a Grey Partridge crossing CR 4 .1 mile south of CR 15. Joel Claus Eden Prairie Sent from my iPad 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] Wilkin County LeConte's and Nelson's Sparrows
I had a calling LeConte's and a calling Nelson's Sparrow shortly after noon today. They were along 230th Avenue between 1/4 and 1/2 a mile north of 210th Street. The Nelson's Sparrow was closest to 230th Avenue. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.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
[mou-net] Chimney Swifts
Friday nights count was only 6 birds that entered a chimney that last year had many. The number is like just one family group. Hope others observed more. 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] Whitewater SP Yellow-throated Warbler Young?
This morning I met Josh and Evan Wallestad at Whitewater State Park. After missing the yellow-throated warbler at 7 and only being able to hear a Louisiana Waterthrush on Trout Run Creek we returned to the Nature Store Picnic area around 8:30 to search for the yellow-throated warbler again. We successfully found a singing adult, but noticed three other (unidentified) warblers that were exhibiting juvenile behavior by begging for food. After all birds flew over the road and out of sight we returned to our cars to consult a field guide for juvenile birds of this species, but found that we had both left them at home. At the same time Herb Dingmann pulled in and after a short time we found one adult and two others. The others continued to beg for food and fluffed up similar other species. Documentation photos can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/nbek5uy -- Malcolm Gold (Stockton, Winona County) http://mcmdgold.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/ 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] Swift-sit time
Just a heads-up: the time mentioned on the Audubon MN page was 7:46 PM. However, sunset here yesterday was 8:47, as listed in the newspaper. It makes a difference, when you're concentrating effort on the periods just before and after sunset---and so do those sporadic rain showers that greeted some folks. Linda Whyte Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
