[mou-net] MRVAC field trip this Saturday
I will be leading a MRVAC field trip this Saturday (May 10th) for Warbler Weekend. We will meet at 7:30am at Hok-si-la Park along the river just north of Lake City. This field trip is free and open to everyone at any level of experience. No reservations needed and no calls will be returned. The trails are easy for walking. And, we should be easy to find if you are late. It should be a good trip with a good variety of birds. Bring your lunch. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.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
Re: [mou-net] Roberts: Mourning Warbler, etc. etc.
[I sent this yesterday but it did not get posted to MOU-Net yesterday, so am sending it again from my other email address.] I ran into a bizarre collection of species at Roberts Thursday around 2 pm: along with expected species like waterthrush, kinglets, and redstarts, there was a Mourning Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Winter Wren, and Clay-colored Sparrow! I normally see Mournings only late in May; I posted a photo on the MOU site. Conversely, the wrens have normally passed through by this date. The sparrow moved into somewhat more normal habitat in the cemetery and was singing. This was on the north edge of the sanctuary, at the first area of water north of Bossen Lane as you come from the east entrance. Those warblers, as well as Nashville, were down at the water, which made it even more strange. Elsewhere in the sanctuary there was also White-crowned Sparrow and Swainson's Thrush. Unfortunately, the Met Council has started maintenance work on the sewer that runs through the sanctuary, to a manhole at the extreme west end, though the plan was to avoid disruption during breeding season. This segment is needed to support work being done outside the cemetery, and is supposed to go no farther and be over in 2 more days. . Stephen Greenfield Minneapolis mailto:tapacul...@gmail.com tapacul...@gmail.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] FOY Rose-breasted grosbeaks
We have a pair in the yard this morning. NOW I believe it is spring! Jan Dunlap Chaska Join me at Excelsior Bay Books on Saturday, May 10 for a Saved by Gracie booksigning! Saved by Gracie will win your heart and sympathy for every dog waiting to be adopted and for every person who needs a dog in his or her life...Dr. Marty Becker, America's Veterinarian. Watch the book trailer here and order today. Find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter http://www.jandunlap.com Author of the Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries. Look for Swift Justice in September 2014! 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] Scott, Dakota, Goodhue Rice Counties - 5/8/14
May 8, 2014 Just completed my MRVAC Birdathon big day, with the help of Karol Gresser and George Lahr. We observed a total of 129 species, while birding in Scott, Dakota, Goodhue and Rice counties. While we did not encounter any casual, or accidental species. We did get to see some very fun birds during the day. Here are some of the highlights: Scott county - Louisville Swamp Unit, MVNWR 5:30 - 7:00 am Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray-cheeked Thrush Warbler's Ovenbird, Black-and-White, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Mourning, American Redstart, Yellow, Blackpoll, Palm, Yellow-rumped and Wilson's. White-throated and Harris's Sparrow Dakota County - 8:30 - 6:00 pm Lake Byllesby Willet(6), Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Godwit(1), Dunlin, Stilt Sandpiper(1) These birds were observed from the West end of Lake Byllesby, on the mud flats South of the cemetery and county park. Randolph Industrial Park Least Sandpipers and one White-rumped Sandpiper, Grasshopper Sparrow and both species of Meadowlark. 180th Street Marsh Least Bittern, Virginia Rail, Sora and Marsh Wren Goodhue County - 6:00 - 6:20 pm Goodhue Avenue - Between Highway 19 and the town of Dennison Wild Turkey, Lincoln, White-throated, Harris's, White-crowned Sparrows, Indigo bunting Rice County - 6:30 - 9:15 pm Shorebird location: CR 31, just West of the town of Dennison, there are some flooded fields on the South side CR 31 that had a nice variety of Shorebirds. Spotted, Solitary, Least and Pectoral Sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitchers and Wilson's Phalaropes. Other birds observed in Rice county included: Wild Turkey, Green Heron, Sora (Heard only), American Woodcock (Heard only), Barred Owl (Heard only), Red-headed Woodpecker, Swainson's Thrush, Chipping, Savannah, Grasshopper, Lincoln's, White-throated, Harris's and White-crowned Sparrows. Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County egretc...@msn.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] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 9, 2014
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *May 9, 2014 *MNDL1405.09 -Birds mentioned Red-breasted Merganser Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Osprey Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Golden Eagle Sora Willet Marbled Godwit Pectoral Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Snowy Owl Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Say's Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike Blue-headed Vireo Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Brown Creeper House Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Golden-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Cape May Warbler Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler American Tree Sparrow Field Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Harris's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: May 9, 2014 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjop...@mncable.net) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 9, 2014 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. Birds have streamed north this week in spite of the inclement weather. Not many really rare sightings this week, but all the expected migrators are showing up all over the area. There are way too many to report all of everyone's sightings, so please understand if you don't see all or any of yours in this report. All of the expected ducks,most of the hawks, gulls, woodpeckers, sparrows, and blackbirds are here or moving through. We are starting to see the first warblers and flycatchers also, and are hoping for some warmer weather to bring out the bugs. Warblers reported in northwest Minnesota within the last few days included OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, AMERICAN REDSTART, CAPE MAY WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER with the southern counties reporting the most species. They are coming! This week Vanessa Lane reported a SAY'S PHOEBE at the UMC Crookston campus in Polk County on May 7. The bird is most easily seen near the horse manure piles on the north end of the campus. No one was able to relocate the white ibis reported by Denny and Barb Martin at the Norland impoundment in Roseau County late last week. Beth Siverhus reported finding a banded 32 year old BALD EAGLE in Roseau County. The bird was injured and had to be euthanized. An emaciated SNOWY OWL was also found and transported to the raptor center where it's prognosis is poor. This bird was banded this past winter in Laurel, Maryland. Beth also reported a variety of species in her yard including RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. On the waterfront in Warroad were OSPREY, many ducks, and COMMON LOON. Among the other species seen in Roseau County this week were MARBLED GODWITS. At the Norland Impoundment Sandy Aubol and I found almost all the ducks, RED-NECKED GREBE, and TREE SWALLOWS. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen along MN 11 on the way home. Kittson County birds seen by Gary Tischer this week included GREAT BLUE HERON and 25 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS. Maggie Anderson reported the EARED GREBES, HORNED GREBES, and RED-NECKED GREBES have come back to Headquarters Pool and Parker Pool at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County as of May 5, and on May 7, a WESTERN GREBE was on Headquarters Pool, and SORA was heard. Maggie saw both TREE SWALLOWS and BARN SWALLOWS in Thief River Falls in Pennington County on May 7. Gary Tischer reported that swans were still migrating through the county on May 2. Here near the feeder east of the city, we had a BROWN CREEPER on May 4, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW , and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on May 6. In Crookston in Polk County, Vanessa Lane reported TURKEY VULTURE, OSPREY, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, and CHIMNEY SWIFT among others on May 6. Sandy Aubol reported SWAINSON'S THRUSH at the Oakdale cemetery in Crookston on May 5, and a WILLET at the Grand Marais River near East Grand Forks. Two BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were at the Parnell impoundment along CR 17 east of US 75. Emily Hutchins reported GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW and others at Glacial Ridge NWR on May 6. Sandy Aubol saw a BALTIMORE ORIOLE in Clay County near Moorhead on May 6. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE and eight species of sparrow was observed by Steve Midthune at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County on
[mou-net] White-faced Ibis at Sherburne Refuge
We have 4 white-faced ibis at Sherburne NWR today. They can be seen from Sherburne CR 16 on the west side of the refuge, at either Upper Roadside or Carpenter Pools. *Directions:* From Sherburne CR 5, 1/2 block south of the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive entrance, follow CR 16 west about 3 miles to the T in the road. (CR 93 goes left, CR 16 goes right). Follow 16 to the right and go 1 1/4 miles. Upper Roadside Pool is on the right, Lower Roadside Pool is on the left right on the big sweeping 90 degree curve. The birds were foraging on the back side of Upper Roadside early this morning, were flushed and flew north, over the tree tops and landed on the other side of the dike in Carpenter Pool. Later, they flew back to Upper Roadside and were easily seen from CR 16 again. If you do not see the birds from CR 16, continue north and west 1/2 block through the curve and turn right into the small parking lot where you see a refuge gate. Even though it is sanctuary time, and this area is normally closed to the public, the refuge manager has given permission *THIS WEEKEND ONLY (May 10-11)* for visitors to walk around the gate and follow the dike for a block to get to Carpenter Pool, so that you can look for the birds there as well. Please DO NOT walk past the sawhorse and sign that's on the dike. Refuge staff will be monitoring the area, and if the birds stick around after today, or the weekend, I will send another message via mou-net and mnbird with updated instructions for viewing.a If visitors abuse this privilege, it may result in no access being granted in the future, should we have something rare or interesting show up. Thanks for following the rules! If you view the birds from CR 16, please be very careful, as there is almost no shoulder and cars are notorious for speeding around that curve. Use your flashers. We don't want any accidents! Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR 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] Minneapolis, Wirth Park area - Northern Waterthrush
Waterthrushes seemed to be around every corner, near every stream and puddle today. Baltimore Orioles in conclaves, as well. -- Claudia Egelhoff Minneapolis, 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] Garganey
A friend is headed to Crex this weekend. Has anyone seen the Garganey this week? Linda Wadsworth Wadsworth Wind Works Repair and Studio www.lindawadsworth.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] Harris's Sparrow and Yellow-headed Blackbird at MN Valley NWR
I was just at the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and there were 4 female Yellow-headed Blackbirds visiting the feeder. Also, White-throated, White-crowned, and Harris's Sparrows in addition to the usual suspects. The area down the hill from the visitor center was crawling with warblers and sparrows (I saw 11 species of warbler in 90 minutes, but many individuals of most species). 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] Ibis still at Sherburne this evening
All, The ibis were just hiding behind an island and some vegetation from the Martins. They spent all afternoon today on Upper Roadside Pool, easily visible (except when hiding from Denny) from Sherburne CR 16 in the area I described in my earlier email. Many observers were there from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and got good looks. I will try to post early tomorrow morning if they are still there. No internet connection when I left the refuge this afternoon! Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR 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] Minnetonka, Golden Valley
Today Mary Lou, Marsha Moreen and I birded Westwood Hills Nature Center in Golden Valley, our feeders in Minnetonka, and this evening I walked around Big Willow park in Minnetonka. We saw a total of 58 species. Westwood Hills 45 species 10 Warblers Sharp-shinned Hawk Turkey Vulture Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo (3rd best bird, FOY) Home Feeders 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (male and female) 6 Baltimore Orioles (5 males, 1 female at the same time) 5 Wild Turkeys (3 males displaying for 2 females) Scarlet Tanager (best bird of the day and new yard bird, FOY) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (first of the year) 6 different sparrows Harris's W-crowned W-throated Swamp Lincoln's Song Chipping Copper's Hawk Big Willow Great Crested Flycatcher (2nd best bird, FOY) Least Flycatcher Alder/Willow Flycatcher We love Spring Ken in Minnetonka 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] Talcot WMA Cottonwood County - Golden-winged warbler
Yesterday evening while visiting Talcot WMA I was pleasantly surprised to find a Golden-winged warbler and to get looks as close as about six feet away as it foraged in willows. I returned to Talcot this evening with delusions that I might relocate the bird. Passerine numbers seemed somewhat lower at this location then during yesterday's hail storm; however, within an hour I saw a Golden-winged Warbler flying straight at me from across the road. The bird landed about seven feet away (behind branches) and continued to forage in my area allowing me occasional glimpses. This is the best opportunity I have ever had to view this species close-up -- and I have been trying since the Twins went to training camp hoping to repeat their first world series win. I believe the only other warbler species seen today were the many Yellow-rumpeds, a single Ovenbird, and several Palm. Other species were present yesterday including Black and White, Yellow, and Nashville. Sparrows included Harris, White-throat, Clay-colored, Chipping, White-crowned, vesper, and song. Waterbirds did seem more abundant today including Black and Forsters terns in multiple locations and great egrets flying north. Brad Bolduan Windom 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] summer tanager, Myre Big Island State Park, Freeborn County
First year summer tanager seen today right at the beginning of the gravel road heading toward New York Point. 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] Gateway trail birds
The trail from Hwy 36 north was full of birds this morning including tree swallows barn swallows yellowthroat warbler yellow rumped warbler Hooded merganser green heron red wing black bird chickadees blue jays robins two sandhill cranes, one loudly vocalizing nuthatch common crow two different specias of lfycatchers I heard a couple of orioles but couldn't find them Keith Carlson Roseville, 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] Chestnut sided warbler
Purgatory Creek Park in Eden Prairie Friday afternoon. What a great late afternoon for some walking. This is what I saw and could identify. i'm sure there were more. Notable: Baltimore Orioles Chestnut sided, yellow, and palm warblers White Pelican Great Blue Heron Green Heron Bald Eagle Hooded Merganser Yellow headed Blackbird Killdeer Coot Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
