[mou-net] Blackburnian Warbler
I was able to photograph a Life Bird on Mothers Day in our own yard - a Blackburnian Warbler! Also visiting our yard was a Yellow Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird, Chipping Sparrow, Black-capped Chicadee, House Finch, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Wild Turkey, Brown-headed Cowbird, Grey Catbird, Mourning Dove, American Goldfinch, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and Downy Woodpecker. A few days ago we had an American Kestrel land in one of our trees! I hope all MOU mothers had a great day! Linda Krueger www.FlightOfNature.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] Warblers and white pelicans
Observed 19 species of warblers on Saturday and Sunday in South Minneapolis at two locations: the Mississippi River gorge (around 36th Street and West River Road in South Minneapolis) and along the bike trail between the dog park parking area in Minnehaha Park south to Coldwater Spring (east of Rt. 55 about 0.5 - 1 mile north of the intersection of Rt. 55 and Rt. 62, just north of the airport). This morning (Sunday 5/11), observed a Connecticut Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, and Golden-winged Warbler (all singing) at the latter location, and on Saturday 5/10, a Blue-winged Warbler, 3 Orange-crowned Warblers and 16 warbler species while leading a bird walk for the Longfellow Community Council at the former location. About 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, observed 7 White Pelicans soaring 200 feet above the intersection of Chicago and 42nd Street in South Minneapolis, an interesting place to see White Pelicans! -- Dave Zumeta 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--Sherburne County
Hi Birders, The White-faced Ibis were still present in Upper Roadside Pool as of 3:20 this afternoon. We observed them from the shoulder of County Road 16 east of the culvert. They were foraging in a strip of bright green grass just in front of a row of shrubs. We were able to see only three of the birds. In case you lost Betsy's directions--take CR 16 west two miles from CR 5 (CR 16 starts about 1/4 Mile south of the wildlife drive entrance). Continue north on CR 16 for about 1 1/2 miles to the large curve in the road. Upper Roadside Pool is on the right. As Betsy mentioned, the shoulder is narrow and the traffic is fast. At the west end of the curve there is an old short piece of road on the south side of CR 16. It is a safe place to park but you may have to walk a block or two to get to the birds. We took the wildlife drive and were able to see the pair of Common Gallinules in Big Bluestem Pool in the open water north of the culvert. We also saw a large mink running along the canal that's down the hill from the marsh observation turnout. On April 30 a pair of Broad-winged Hawks started hanging around our property. The other day, we saw one fly into a nest that's about 75 yards from our house. We live on a stream called Tibbits brook--about 1/4 to 1/2 miles upstream from where it runs into the Elk River. The nest is just a few yards from the brook. We think they may have nested here last year as well. We never saw a nest but had them soaring and calling well into June. Good Birding, Paul and JoAnn Gunderson Big Lake Township Sherburne County 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, Blue Earth County
(Sorry for this being slightly late but my earlier attempt to e-mail this from the field went awry for some reason). Kim Eckert's Minnesota River Valley MBW group found an adult male Summer Tanager around 10:00 a.m. this morning near the town of Courtland in NW Blue Earth County. The bird was found a little NE of the intersection of Hwy. 68 and Blue Earth County Rd. 47 (turn left or north on the gravel road at this intersection less than a quarter mile). There's a reclaimed gravel pit here and the Tanager was at the bottom of a hill near a bunch of bee hives. Several photographers in our group got good pictures of it and they will post to the MOU website later today. Good birding, Brian Smith 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] Fwd: Summer Tanager, Blue Earth County
For some reason the earlier posting about the MBW's Summer Tanager today did not go through. Am trying again. Kim Eckert Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Brian and Risa Smith > Date: May 11, 2014 at 12:27:44 PM CDT > To: MOU , Kim R Eckert > Subject: Fwd: Summer Tanager, Blue Earth County > > Correction, direction should say SE not NE of the intersection (seen down > near the bee hives). > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone > > > Original message > From: Brian and Risa Smith > Date:05/11/2014 10:59 AM (GMT-06:00) > To: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union > Subject: Summer Tanager, Blue Earth County > > > Am posting for Kim Eckert's MBW group. Around 10:00 a.m. our group found a > male Summer Tanager near the town of Courtland. It was along a gravel pit, NE > from the corner of the intersection of Hwy. 68 and county rd 47. Several > photographer's in the group got good pictures and will post on MOU later. > > Brian Smith > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone 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] Fwd: Summer Tanager, Blue Earth County
Correction, direction should say SE not NE of the intersection (seen down near the bee hives). Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone Original message From: Brian and Risa Smith Date:05/11/2014 10:59 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Subject: Summer Tanager, Blue Earth County Am posting for Kim Eckert's MBW group. Around 10:00 a.m. our group found a male Summer Tanager near the town of Courtland. It was along a gravel pit, NE from the corner of the intersection of Hwy. 68 and county rd 47. Several photographer's in the group got good pictures and will post on MOU later. Brian Smith Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
[mou-net] Brown Pelican
Bill George reported a Brown Pelican today from the north end of the highway 61 bridge in Hastings, Washington County. It was headed down river toward Red Wing at 1:00 PM. Anthony Hertzel axhert...@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] Carver County White-eyed Vireo
I found a White-eyed Vireo along the western shore of Rapids Lake this morning. I uploaded a photo to the MOU site, or you can look here https://www.flickr.com/photos/27446731@N02/with/14158606261/ Otherwise I turned up the same but more(a few species less) of 21 warbler species that I saw yesterday: Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Black-and-white, Tennessee(big increase in these compared to yesterday), Orange-crowned, Nashville, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Cape May, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, and Wilson's. Other arrivals included Red-eyed Vireo and Henslow's Sparrow(singing from remaining limb in burnt grassland). John Cyrus 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] White-faced Ibis, Wabasha County
I checked the flooded fields along CRs 30 and 24 again today. I didn't spend a lot of time, but it looks like there was some turnover of shorebirds overnight, as I was unable to relocate American Avocet, Dunlin, Red-necked Phalarope or Willet. However, at this field: 44.3429698,-91.9769119 there was one White-faced Ibis, at least one Ruddy Turnstone, and 5 Hudsonian Godwits that were not there yesterday. Dedrick BenzWinona, 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] Northern Mockingbird - Redwood County
There is a northern mockingbird just north of 100th street, approximately 3.3 miles west of CR 6 at the extreme southern end of Redwood county, about 4 miles south of Lamberton. The mockingbird was in a small bush in the ditch just north of the Cottonwood county line/100th street. Mike Majeski 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] Cattle Egret in Medina, Hennepin County
I just had a good look at a Cattle Egret in a shallow marsh in Medina. It is best seen from private property, I can not give out the address. It might be possible to see it from a public road however: south side of Medina Rd, just east of Brockton Lane, in Medina, very close to the Plymouth border. A friend had called saying she saw a small heron, white but with a lot orange/yellow on its head and back. Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin Co. 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] Jaeger sp., Park Point, Duluth
Observed a jaeger around 11:30 flying over open water straight out from the boardwalk dune crossing at the last parking area on park point. This would be the east side of the parking lot. It made several passes through the area, chasing gulls and landing several times. It was a ways out and I am not sure which jaeger species it was. It was last seen flying in the direction of canal park. Sent from my T-Mobile Android device
[mou-net] White-faced Ibises--yes, plus other birds (Sherburne Co.)
The flock of four White-faced Ibis at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (near Zimmerman) reported by Betsy Beneke were observed around 7:30am this morning by Craig Mandel and me. They were very close to CR-17 on Upper Roadside Pool (on the right/north side of the road), then the group flew farther back by the gated road. We also found 17 warbler species, Solitary Sandpiper, Blue-headed Vireos, Yellow-throated Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Grasshopper Sparrows, Red-headed Woodpecker, Common Raven, Swainson's Thrush, and a winnowing Wilson's Snipe, among other species. Good spring birdin'! Alyssa DeRubeis Lake Mills, IA 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] Black Throated Gray Warbler
Thank you to all who have posted even-tempered, constructive responses to the original post. Having read the original, and now re-read it to understand all the responses, I see much positive criticism and potential solution to the problems of communication involved. I believe the tone of the original was not negative, but suitably neutral. I suspect a name was only mentioned to deflect the idea that the poster could claim any direct knowledge of the sighter or sighting. There did not seem to be any accusatory tone, but rather a request for cross-sharing among multitudinous channels. That said, it would be extra considerate for the sighter to be asked if he minded having his name mentioned in connection with the extended broadcast of the sighting, in case he was feeling a need for more privacy. Some folks may fear a deluge of questions, or worse yet, visitors. Thank you to all those who share and cross-reference in multiple venues. I stay with MOU and MNbird, hoping for others to share if I post anything significant. Facebook is more than I care to manage when volunteer work and homelife need attention. There must be other folks who feel the same way. When all is said and done, if we truly care about the birds and future generations, we need to expend more of our energy on preserving and enhancing habitat, caring for wildlife, and educating young people to do the same. I respect everyone else's choice in how to accomplish that. Linda Whyte On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 10:47 PM, Jesse Ellis wrote: > Hey all- > > I'm a long-time subscriber to mou-net, and one of the three moderators of > the Minnesota Birding Facebook page. When unusual birds turn up on our > page, we try to encourage members to post to mou-net, and eBird. If it's a > significant rarity we encourage submitting the record to the MOU. However, > we're pretty busy running the page itself, and can't always cross-post > every single interesting species that shows up on the page. (I'm pretty > sure the converse is also true of the MOU-net moderators who are also > members of the Facebook group.) I unfortunately am not able to bird much in > my home state, and thus haven't followed mou-net closely, and don't always > realize when sightings are not cross-posted. We welcome all to the page, > and also hope that mou-net members who are part of the Facebook group will > consider cross-posting sightings here to the group. > > While I don't know the subscribership of mou-net and how we compare, the > Facebook page has generated a large amount of interest from many new > birders, hopefully increasing the number of rarities that are > found/reported. I see this issue as a curse of riches. As more and more > information is generated in the way of sightings, there are more and more > streams of such info to keep up with. While late reports/sharing are of > course regrettable, realize that without other sources of bird sightings, > like eBird, the birding community of Minnesota might actually be missing > more rarities. Indeed, I believe the Hutchinson Northern Hawk-Owl was first > reported not to the Minnesota Birding Facebook page, but to a sort of > sister page for photographers > (Minnesota/Wisconsin/North Dakota Wildlife Photography). > > Mike, I appreciate you cross-posting this sighting! I hope other Facebook > group members will also step up and do so when rarities are reported. We > have no problems with cross-posting either direction, and encourage > everyone to do so. > > Jesse Ellis > > PS - Andrew Nyhus, in response to your question? The photos are > unquestionably a Black-throated Gray Warbler. This has been a pretty good > spring for southwestern/western rarities across the Midwest, and this fits > the pattern quite nicely. > > > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Andrew Nyhus >wrote: > > > The real question is: Was there actually a Black-throated Gray Warbler > > seen? > > On May 10, 2014 10:00 PM, "Ann Lyons" wrote: > > > > > Jeez I hate it when this nonsense starts. Isn't there another way to > > > administer the site than expose us all to his nastiness? > > > On May 10, 2014 9:46 PM, "Paul Roisen" wrote: > > > > > > > Impugning an individual for posting something on their media of > choice > > > > seems ridiculous. Should people who post on the MOU-NET be censured > > for > > > > not posting on the Minnesota Birding FB page? > > > > > > > > While I agree that it would be nice if we all heard about special > bird > > on > > > > our own favorite media, it is just not going to happen anytime soon. > > In > > > > the case of Brian Plath, he should have been thanked and commended > for > > > > posting and including a photo. > > > > > > > > There may be a need to improve communication between these two > > Minnesota > > > > birding media sites. Maybe someone (administrator for this FB page > or a > > > > member who is also a member of MOU-NET could take it upon themselves > to > > > > pass this info along AND vice versa. > > > > > > > > FB a
[mou-net] Probable Western Tanager, Mower County
Hello: This morning around 6:30 a small wave was in our backyard here in Austin along Turtle Creek. Among the warblers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks there appeared to be a Western Tanager. The light was poor with clouds but I could see the bird was larger than a warbler and I could see the reddish-orange around the bill and head extending down the front throat. The bird was facing me at a distance of around 30 yards. I saw it for a few seconds and then it flew off towards the north and has not returned. I have seen them before out west. With that color I described I do not know what else it could have been. Thanks, Robert Jessen, Austin 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] Warbler Special
I found 14 species between Wood lake and Vet's park with a lot of overlap Best was the " Brewer's" at VP Warren Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
