[mou-net] American Black Duck, 9-Mile Creek area, Hennepin County
A male American Black Duck was present in the wetlands between the MN River and the lower reaches of 9-Mile Creek this afternoon. It was easily distinguished from the numerous mallards by its dark body plumage, lightly streaked tan neck and head, and yellow-olive beak. Perched on a mudflat and small log half-way out from the gravel causeway, it spent some minutes preening, before swimming off toward the flock of mallards on the far shore. After a brief foray up the creek, we returned and looked for it again, but could not relocate it in the short time we had. Also present in the area were some of the expected migrants, like Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers, and Golden-crowned Kinglets. The most numerous were the White-throated Sparrows; a large flock of them were feeding in the grassy compost area on the river bank, west of the Lyndale parking lot. They indulged in a communal "hot-tub" party in a huge puddle on the road, retreating into the weedy grasses, young saplings, and large brush piles nearby. 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
[mou-net] Red Crossbill
Hi all- While canoeing on the north end of Lake Irene in NE Douglas co last night, my wife and I were pleased and surprised to have a young Red Crossbill fly in near enough to see and (hopefully) record faintly. Good bird for the county. We've also had a few Pine Siskins and Purple Finches over the past few days, but Thurs and Fri were very quiet for migrants otherwise. Things have picked up a little today. Lake Jennie in Douglas Co had many thousands of coots, upwards of 300 Canvasback, and about 20 Buffleheads. A few flocks of pipits were the other notable. Jesse Ellis Saint Paul, mn -- Jesse Ellis Post-doctoral Researcher Dept. of Integrative and Comparative Biology, UCLA 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] FW: robins, juncos Eden Prairie Hennepin Cty
From: Richard Brasket [mailto:rbras...@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 10:27 AM To: mnbird (mnb...@lists.mnbird.net) Subject: robins, juncos Eden Prairie Hennepin Cty 50 robins heading south, 5 juncos staying here. Richard Brasket Oct 10 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] Siskin - Spring Lake, Dakota
Saw a flock of a dozen Pine Siskin in Dakota County at Spring Lake Park, Schaar’s Bluff today. Good numbers of many other birds were present; Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Red Breasted Nuthatches, many Juncos, White-Throated Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, and flocks of both kinglets. Only saw a single Field Sparrow, but good numbers of Yellow-Rumped and Palm Warblers, with a few Nashville still coming through. - Justin Watts Hennepin 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] Duluth RBA 10/11/14
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *October 11, 2014 *MNDU1410.11 -Birds mentioned Ross's Goose Surf Scoter Black-billed Magpie Eastern Towhee Vesper Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: October 11, 2014 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 11th, 2014 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A ROSS'S GOOSE has been present along Garfield Avenue in the Duluth Port Terminal for the past week, and it was still present on the 9th. Kim Eckert found a SURF SCOTER on the 9th on the bay side of Park Point at 40th Street. Clinton Neinhaus reported an EASTERN TOWHEE on the 8th at Hawk Ridge. Mike Hendrickson and Peder Svingen saw a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE on the 5th west of Two Harbors on the Stanley Road (CR 9), at a farm three miles west of MN Highway 61. Dave Benson found what might be the same bird on the 8th on the west side of Two Harbors at the intersection of Scenic 61 and MN Highway 61. Dee Kuder saw a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE on the 10th at Myrtle Lake northeast of Orr, and another at Lake Kabetogama. Kim Eckert found a VESPER SPARROW on the 6th near the Culver's restaurant in Two Harbors. The next scheduled update of this report will be on October 18th. Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird Alert at duluth...@moumn.org 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] Mute Swan in Scott County
John and Chris Hockema have found a Mute Swan at the New Prague Sewage Ponds in Scott County. This is on the north side of CR 15 as you come into New Prague. Bob Williams, Bloomington The information in this electronic mail message is the sender's confidential business and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's company is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments. Nothing in this email shall be deemed to create a binding contract to purchase/sell real estate. The sender of this email does not have the authority to bind a buyer or seller to a contract via written or verbal communications including, but not limited to, email communications. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
