[mou-net] Cook County birds last Tuesday (Aug 20)
On vacation, had a pair of Spruce Grouse on the Grade about 2 miles east of the Sawbill Trail, also had a Goshawk further east.. Most impressive though, were the flights of Nighthawks. John Ellis-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
[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Anoka Co.
This afternoon there were two Buff-breasted Sandpipers in one of the fields east of the A&L Sod building on County Hwy. 14 (a.k.a. Main St.). Erik Collins Shoreview, MN 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] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 23 August 2013
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 23, 2013 *MNST1308.23 -Birds mentioned Red-throated Loon Common Gallinule Black-bellied Plover Short-billed Dowitcher Parasitic Jaeger Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 23, 2013 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (r...@moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday August 22nd, 2013. On the 22nd, Doug Kieser reported a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the Lowry Nature Center in Carver County. It was seen along the Aspen Trail about 100 yards from the Tamarac Trail and it was associating with a small flock of other warblers including Magnolia, Black-and-white, and Golden-winged. A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen on the 17th by Steve Oakley between the Beach House and the Sky Harbor Airport off Park Point in Duluth. Also in Duluth, Karl Bardon reported 30,874 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS on the 21st from counting sites at Hawk Ridge and Lester Park. Jesse Ellis counted more than 3700 in less than an hour on the 19th near Tofte in Cook County. Laura Segala reported a COMMON GALLINULE on the 17th, at the Eastman Nature Center in Hennepin County. On August 12th, Tim Oppenheim reported a RED-THROATED LOON at Seagull Lake in Cook County. This is near the Canadian border in the BWCA. A samping of southbound migrants includes BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, CANADA WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER. Thanks to John Cyrus, Kim Eckert, Barb Kull, Howard Towle, and Karl Roe for their reports. The next scheduled update is Thursday August 29th, 2013. 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] Aug 21 nighthawk migration
Other than the mention of it on yesterday's Duluth RBA, nothing has been posted on mou-net about the very strong movement of Common Nighthawks through Duluth on 21 August. As mentioned on the RBA, the day's total was over 30,800, and I understand the exact total was 30,874. These were all counted by Karl Bardon from sunrise to sunset (despite an afternoon high of 88 degrees) from two sites: the main overlook at Hawk Ridge and the corner of 60th Ave East & Superior St. There was also a total of 5,176 nighthawks counted the same day during 1.5 hours (5:40-6:10 pm and 7:15-8:15 pm) from the pedestrian bridge over I-35 behind the London Rd Perkins restaurant at 25th Ave East. However, it is presumed that most or perhaps all of these would be individuals seen by Karl and included in his total. This represents the second-highest total of Com Nighthawks ever documented in Minnesota. The largest flight recorded was 43,690 individuals counted on 26 August 1990 from the Lakewood Pumping Station in Duluth (see The Loon 63:68-69). Note, however, that this count was only during a 2.75-hour period, from 5:35 to 8:20 pm, and it is not known how many hundreds or thousands more had passed through earlier that day. All these numbers and comparisons aside, though, Karl is certainly to be commended for enduring the nearly 90-degree heat on the 21st to document this significant flight! 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
