[mou-net] Merlins Acacia Cemetery Dakota County
Curt Rawn and I just saw 2 Merlins mating at the top of an evergreen near the road 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] Bird Photo Needed—Ho use Finch nesting in hanging f lower bask et
Hi All, I need a good photo of a House Finch nesting in a hanging flower basket. Ideally the bird will be in the photo...but not critical. I can pay $35, photo credit and free copy of the book Please email full size jpeg (at least 1024 pixels on long side) Thanks! Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall MN 55797 218.341.3350 sparkystens...@hotmail.com www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com www.KollathStensaas.com www.SaxZim.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] Sax-Zim Welcome Center schedule, sightings, Spring Field Trips
Hi all, Friday and Saturday will be the last days the Sax-Zim Welcome Center will be open for the winter. Thanks to all of you who visited us this winter! Highlights were 100s of redpolls and siskins (including at least 3 Hoaries), Ermine at the far rib cage, Shrike, Ruffed Grouse in birches by parking lot. Many of the winter birds have already headed northredpolls, Pine Grosbeaks, etc. And the first Black Bear was sighted yesterday so time to pack up the feeders! BUT many birds remain: Sharp-tailed Grouse: Dancing on leks at CR29 and also on the ARkola/CR52 lek at intersection with Poplar Rd (SW near outhouse like building) BUT you need to be out and about early Gray Jays and Boreal Chickadees linger at Admiral Road feeders but will be gone soon Great Gray Owl was last seen about a week ago on Nichols Lake Road a couple miles east of CR7 FRIENDS OF SAX-ZIM BOG SPRING FIELD TRIPS Friday May 1st—Things that Go Buzz, Croak, Hoot and Bump in the Night (Late afternoon until after dark) Early migrants, Frog songs, Woodcock Snipe Aerial Displays, Owls? (Last year we had killer looks at Bittern and Great Gray Owl) WARBLER WEDNESDAYS—MAY 13, 20, 27 (dawn-noon) We’ll be birding in a car caravan looking for warblers and other spring migrants. BOG BIOBLITZ III—Saturday JUNE 27th Go in the field with experts in many areas (birds, spiders, dragonflies, butterflies, wildflowers, and more!) Then return to the Welcome Center to share your findings and see what the other groups found. ST. LOUIS RIVER PADDLE Paddle from Toivola to Meadowlands (date TBA) Check www.saxzim.org for details Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall MN 55797 218.341.3350 sparkystens...@hotmail.com www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com www.KollathStensaas.com www.SaxZim.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] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 3/12/15
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 12, 2015 *MNDU1503.12 -Birds mentioned Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Mallard Northern Pintail Common Eider Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier Ring-billed Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Gyrfalcon Townsend's Solitaire -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: March 12, 2015 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 12th, 2015 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was seen on the 12th in Duluth Township along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), 0.7 mile west of the northern end of the Homestead Road (CR 42). A first-cycle ICELAND GULL and a first-cycle THAYERS GULL were seen on the 10th on Knife Island in Knife River. The COMMON EIDER present in the Duluth/Superior area since November was relocated by Peder Svingen on the 8th at the Barker's Island bridge in Superior, after not being reported from the area for the previous three weeks. Three NORTHERN PINTAILS and more than 470 MALLARDS were also present on the 8th. Also in Superior, an adult gray-phase GYRFALCON has been seen as recently as the 8th at the Peavey grain elevators along Connor's Point Road off US Highway 53, about a half mile east of the Blatnik Bridge. Birders are reminded to remain on Connors Point Road and not trespass on private property in the area. Joshua Christian saw a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, five adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, TWO ICELAND GULLS, three THAYERS GULLS, and 10 GLAUCOUS GULLS on the 7th at the Superior Landfill. With the warm weather during the past week there have been several early arrivals in the area. Jan Green heard a SAW-WHET OWL singing on the 6th along the Old North Shore Road in Duluth Township, and she saw a TURKEY VULTURE on the 10th along Highway 61 at the Sucker River. Sparky Stensaas saw two TRUMPETER SWANS on the 9th just south of Floodwood. Peder Svingen reported the first RING-BILLED GULLS of the season on the 10th at Interstate Island in the Duluth Harbor. Nate Popkin saw two CANADA GEESE on the 10th at the Cloquet River on the Munger Shaw Road (CR 15) north of Duluth. Abbie Valine reported the first NORTHERN HARRIER of the season on the 10th in Carlton County. The next scheduled update of this report will be on March 19th. 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, 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] Townsend's Solitaire, Duluth Township
This morning there was a Townsend's Solitaire in Duluth Township along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), 0.7 mile west of the northern end of the Homestead Road (CR 42). It flew in from the east, so it would be worth checking the area around the Homestead Road, too. Most of the West Knife River Road in this area is lined with invasive buckthorn, which the solitaire was seen feeding on. Bohemian Waxwings were seen in this area earlier in the winter, but I have not heard any reports in the past three weeks. Jim Lind Two Harbors 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] Dam migration update.
Hi I was at the dam this morning with my friend Larry. We saw no gadwall but did get some Redheads, male and female, a pair of bufflehead, three green winged teal flying and I believe some ring necks and the usual common mergansers, goldeneye, and a single Ruddy duck. I’ve posted some more photos. Not the greatest since they are from a distance but you should do well with your spotting scopes. People have asked me from where I saw these. Well first of all on the Coon Rapids side. If you don’t want to pay parking park outside on the street. Then I would go up to the walkway first. It is closed to walk across but you can get up to it. Then I would take the trail east of the visitors center upstream or north and every couple of hundred yards look towards the river. There are a couple of good areas to sit and wait maybe a quarter mile upstream and then another quarter mile. There are not large flocks but twenty to thirty here and there. Good Luck I saw several of you today. Ron Taube Coon Rapids Here are a couple more photos from today https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronsthoughts/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronsthoughts/ 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] Becker Co.
Several days of warm weather is bringing welcome changes. We now have some unfrozen ponds with Canada Geese, Trumpeter Swans, Mallards, Gadwalls and Pintails. This morning at Hamden Slough there was a beautiful male Northern Harrier hunting and 14 Greater Prairie chickens in field where Fish Wildlife's blind is set up (corner of CR 13 and 106). Happy birding. Steve Midthune Lake Park 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] Killdeer, Randolph Industrial park. Dakota County
This morning we saw 2 Killdeer but nothing else in the pond near the church. 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] Zapata Rail in Cuba and Lilian Lovebirds in Malawi-- 2 stories from BBC
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150302-incredibly-rare-bird-sighted http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150310-lovebird-threatened-by-poisoning 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] Golden Eagles in winter in MN -- tonight Thursday 03/12 St Paul Audubon Socy in Roseville
Mark Martell from Audubon MN is speaking on GOEAs in winter. The last survey of the Miss River Valley was just completed. Big numbers of eagles were found in MN and WI. You might have volunteered for a survey. 6:45 Fairview Commy Center Program at 7:00. free. location and map in link. bring your friends. http://saintpaulaudubon.org/events/2015/03/golden-eagles-in-minnesota 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- Thursday, March 12, 2015
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 12, 2015 *MNDL1503.12 -Birds mentioned Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Gadwall Mallard Northern Pintail Gray Partridge Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Northern Goshawk Rough-legged Hawk Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Barred Owl Great Gray Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Gray Jay Common Raven Horned Lark Bohemian Waxwing Snow Bunting American Tree Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Red Crossbill Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: March 12, 2015 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 Thursday, March 12, 2015 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. Spring is coming fast to the northwest. HORNED LARKS are everywhere, and some raptors are appearing. As the ponds lose their icy cover, waterfowl are starting to appear. From Otter Tail County, Alice Martin reported a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE on March 6, and a MOURNING DOVE on March 8 in her yard. In Hubbard County, Joel Groebner reported a TRUMPETER SWAN on the ice at La Salle State Recreation Area on March 5. Connie Cox at Itasca SP reported a flock of about 20 SNOW BUNTINGS at the park entrance and PINE SISKINS and RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at the feeders. 15 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were seen at the Hubbard-Beltrami line. Steve Midthune in Becker County reported that waterfowl are starting to appear on some open ponds including CANADA GEESE, TRUMPETER SWANS, MALLARDS, GADWALL, and NORTHERN PINTAIL. A NORTHERN HARRIER and 14 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS were seen at Hamden Slough NWR. Mark Otnes reported a pair of COMMON RAVENS nesting under the bridge near Buffalo River State Park in Clay County. A BARRED OWL was heard by Ann Flowers on the East Grand Forks side of the Red River in Polk County on March 7. Sandy Aubol reported the first AMERICAN TREE SPARROW in her yard in East Grand Forks on March 9. Bruce Flaig reported TRUMPETER SWANS, and a few RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS in southern Polk County this week. Emily Hutchins observed a SNOWY OWL along CR 11 1.5 miles east of Gentilly on March 11. CANADA GEESE, TRUMPETER SWANS and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK have been seen in the county , and BALD EAGLES are on the nests. Shelley Steva saw a flock of 25 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE fly over the road near the intersection of Pennington CR 7 and US 59 on March 6. Brad Kosel reported seeing the EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Thief River Falls near the river in the area of the 3rd St. bridge on US 59. Tim Driscoll and some of his students saw two GREAT GRAY OWLS in Beltrami County on March 7. One was 0.4 miles north of mile marker 91 on MN 1 where it runs together with MN 89, and one was along MN 1 two miles east of Redby. Tim Driscoll reported seeing at least 12 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS north of Roseau in Roseau County on March 6. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen about 0.5 miles north of mile marker 8 on MN 310. Shelley Steva and I found a male SNOWY OWL along MN 310 on March 7, and another near the intersection of 440 Ave. and 340th St. Beth Siverhus reported some GRAY PARTRIDGE coming to a feeder near the golf course in Roseau. On March 4, a SNOWY OWL was seen along MN 11 near the Hay Creek Bridge. On March 7, a flock of 75 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on the bike trail in Warroad. Gretchen Mehmel reported a NORTHERN GOSHAWK that was photographed on a kill near Norris Camp. At the camp were RED CROSSBILLS, COMMON REDPOLLS, HOARY REDPOLL, and GRAY JAYS. Charlie Tucker saw some SPRUCE GROUSE near the camp this week. Thanks to all who sent in sightings this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjop...@mncable.net OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, March 19, 2015 Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, 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] Mississippi River Park - Anoka
Lots of Common Goldeneye and a pair of Gadwall this morning. This seems to be a hot spot for goldeneye. The park is across the K-Mart off of Cutters Grove. Pete Anoka, 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] Veterans Memorial Park - Shakopee
A variety of waterfowl were observed this afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park in Shakopee to include Gadwall, Lesser Scaup, Trumpeter Swans, Redheads, and Common Mergansers along with the ever-present honkers Mallards. Richard Hunt Savage, 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] trumpeters over holyoke
4 Trumpeters over Holyoke! SE Carlton County 20 miles S-SW of Duluth 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] trumpeters over holyoke
500+ Great White Fronted Geese passed through landed in St. Peter. We also have over 65 Bald Eagles here right now. Cheers, Jon Jon Smithers -Wildlife, Nature Landscape Photography www.JonSmithers.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
