[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 5/24/14
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *May 24, 2014 *MNDU1405.24 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Ruddy Duck Eared Grebe Western Grebe Great Egret Piping Plover Upland Sandpiper Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Parasitic Jaeger Snowy Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Eastern Kingbird Philadelphia Vireo Northern Mockingbird Mourning Warbler Lark Sparrow Indigo Bunting -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: May 24, 2014 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 24th, 2014 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A PIPING PLOVER was seen on the 20th at the 3300 block of Park Point. Karl Bardon saw a very late SNOWY OWL and an EARED GREBE on the 20th at 38th Street on Park Point. He also saw three PARASITIC JAEGERS and 14 WHIMBREL at the Recreation Area dune bridge. On the 22nd Mike Hendrickson saw three PARASITIC JAEGERS near 16th Street. Peder Svingen saw a WESTERN GREBE on the 18th at Lafayette Square, and on the 19th he saw three RUDDY DUCKS near the 12th Street access. The NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at the Park Point Recreation Area was still present on the 22nd. Jeff Newman saw a LARK SPARROW on the 20th on the 4400 block of Regent Street in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. Sandra van den Bosse saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 23rd in the open field near Everett and Morningside. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen on the 22nd at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. JG Bennett saw a WILSON'S PHALAROPE on the 20th just west of the Two Harbors water treatment plant near Agate Bay. A flock of 32 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was seen on the 22nd at Burlington Bay and four others were seen at Flood Bay east of Two Harbors. Frank Berdan saw eight LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 18th near the McQuade Road access. Uwe Kausch saw a GREAT EGRET on the 20th along the Wildwood Road west of the Homestead Road in Duluth Township. Sparky Stensaas and others saw a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 21st at the Owl Avenue Welcome Center in Sax-Zim Bog, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER just south of the Bog at CR 47 and CR 7. Terry Wiens saw two UPLAND SANDPIPERS on the 23rd along Arkola Road (CR 52) at CR 27. Norma Malinowski saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 23rd along Miner's Drive in Ely. Steve and Peg Robertson saw a LARK SPARROW in Silver Bay on the 19th. Other recent spring arrivals in the past week include WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, MOURNING WARBLER, and INDIGO BUNTING. The next scheduled update of this report will be on May 30th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. 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] Cinnamon Teal, Ada (Norman Co.)
Today (5/24), Caleb Ashling and I found an adult male Cinnamon Teal just south of the town of Ada (Norman Co.). The bird was associating with a pair of Blue-winged Teal, displaying to the female. The birds were located in a small "fluddle" on the east side of Hwy.9 in an ag field, just south of the Wild Rice River, which is just south of Ada. Unfortunately, we only got to observe them for about two minutes, as a tractor slowly drove by on the highway, spooking them. They appeared to fly northeast. Andy Forbes 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] Blue Grosbeak - Rock County
A Blue Grosbeak was found on 5/22 just South of the South visitor center in Blue Mounds State Park. >From the town of Luverne, go north 2 miles on Minnesota Hwy. 75. Turn east on County Road 8 and go 3/4 mile to South park entrance. 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] Eurasian Collared-Dove - Isanti County
A Eurasian Collared-Dove was seen along Co. Road 7, Stanford Twp, Sec.4, Isanti County this morning, May 24. A first county record for Isanti County. Bob Janssen 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] Least Bitterns and Nelson's Sparrow, Hennepin County
Two Least Bitterns and a Nelson's Sparrow were seen this morning along the boardwalk at the Old Cedar Ave. Bridge in Bloomington. Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis pbu...@earthlink.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] Northern Mockingbird at Rainbow Resort Becker Co.
I was very surprised to see a Northern Mockingbird on the resort grounds late afternoon yesterday. I did again get a glimpse of it this morning. My first time ever to see one. I did get three photos and have posted on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rainbow-Resort/229742137049029 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/? set=a.733728053317099.1073741907.229742137049029&type=1 Linda Schumann Rainbow Resort Waubun, MN Becker County www.rainbowresort.com i...@rainbowresort.com lschum...@rainbowresort.com 218-734-2241 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] Purple Martins Wright County
2nd try On May 24, 2014 8:31 AM, "Tony Lau" wrote: > > I'm writing this mainly to see if I can post from my phone: > > I'm having a huge return of Martins to my home colony in Otsego, could be 150 or more here right now. They are just starting nest building so it will be a couple weeks before I can get a final number. > Tony Lau > MN Purple Martin Working Group 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] Night Hawk
I heard the night hawk as I went to bed last night, in St Paul, on the West End, near Randolph Ave. I'm hoping to share residency again this year. 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] About the Metro
I saw 1 common Nighthawk Thursday evening around 7:00 PM Calling and moving north! Sent from my iPhone > On May 23, 2014, at 11:49 PM, Steve Weston wrote: > > Last night I saw my first C. Nighthawk flying just above the ground at the > Minnesota River Valley Wildlife Refuge visitor's center. > > Today I saw my first Wood Duck with a small brood of four to six just on > their way to the lake marching through the grass. Today was the first that > I heard Great-crested Flycatchers and Red-eyed Vireos on territory in the > yard. In the last few days we have had pairs of Catbirds and Gnatcatchers > in the yard. Hopefully they will stick around. I am beginning to hear > American Toads and Copes Gray Treefrogs calling. When the crescendo of the > treefrogs comes, the toads will be completely drowned out. But, now you > can count the singing treefrogs and hear the toads in the gaps in the song. > > > 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 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
