[mou-net] Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye, Old Cedar Ave, Bloomington, MN
Hey all- Waterfowl are more abundant at Old Cedar Avenue lately. Yesterday from the viewing platform I found an apparent Blufflehead X Common Goldeneye. I took really bad digiscoped photos for confirmation. Googling for this cross should provide images that are consistent with the bird at the Refuge if anyone is looking for it. It's about bufflehead sized, much smaller than a goldeneye, white flanks and back black when swimming. However instead of a buffle it has a white cheek patch that extends down through the cheek and connects with the white neck. The nape itself is dark (unlike a bufflehead). Interesting looking bird, and it was hanging out with Bufflehead. Other than that very quiet for passerines. Lots of L. Scaup, Ring-necked Duck and a handful of other expected species. Jesse Ellis Saint Paul, MN -- Jesse Ellis, Ph. D. 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 3/26/15
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 26, 2015 *MNDU1503.26 -Birds mentioned Common Eider Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Sandhill Crane Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull American Kestrel Gyrfalcon Bohemian Waxwing Golden-crowned Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: March 26, 2015 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 26th, 2015 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was relocated on the 25th by homeowners Jeff and Lois Newman at their home at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street in Duluth. This is the first report I'm aware of since March 9th. Birders are still welcome to look for the bird but the homeowners ask that observers stand by the corner of the front porch and not in the yard. The COMMON EIDER present in the Duluth/Superior area since November was seen as recently as the 23rd at the Barker's Island bridge in Superior, Wisconsin. Two adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS and ten GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen by Clinton Nienhaus on the 26th at the Superior Landfill. As far as I know, the GYRFALCON in Superior has not been reported since March 14th. Richard Hoeg photographed a hybrid HOODED MERGANSER X COMMON GOLDENEYE at the dam at the outlet of Wild Rice Lake, north of Duluth. Sparky Stensaas saw 70 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 20th on Carlton County Road 1 on the south side of Wrenshall. A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen on the 21st on the east side of Grand Marais. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on the 24th along Scenic Highway 61 a mile west of Two Harbors. Recent new arrivals in the area include RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD on the 19th, AMERICAN KESTREL on the 21st, and COMMON GRACKLE on the 21st. The next scheduled update of this report will be on April 2nd. 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] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 26, 2015
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 26, 2015 *MNDL1503.26 -Birds mentioned Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk Sandhill Crane Long-eared Owl American Crow Horned Lark American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Purple Finch Red Crossbill Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: March 26, 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 25, 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. Though the weather has been cold this week, spring arrivals continue to be reported. HORNED LARKS are paired off and preparing to nest, most of the summer breeding raptors have arrived in small numbers. Several large groups of AMERICAN CROWS have been reported this week, and the first reports of large numbers of migrating AMERICAN ROBINS have come in. That said, the cold has dampened the human activity more than that of the birds. >From Hubbard County, Marshall Howe reported NORTHERN HARRIER on March 20, RED-TAILED HAWK, COMMON REDPOLL, HOARY REDPOLL, PINE SISKINS, and PURPLE FINCH on March 21, and RED CROSSBILLS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS on March 22. John Loegering heard a LONG-EARED OWL calling along the Red Lake River in Crookston, Polk County on March 16, but has not heard it since. Sandy Martens reported a group of over 200 AMERICAN ROBINS at the point in East Grand Forks on March 23. In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva found a flock of over 200 AMERICAN CROWS on March 23. In Pennington County on March 21, I found a large flock of over 300 AMERICAN CROWS near the intersection of CR 27 and CR 3. These birds were still there the next day. Connie Cox reported from the Itasca SP area on March 25 where she reported increasing numbers of TRUMPETER SWANS and CANADA GEESE, Other species reported included RED-TAILED HAWK, SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN ROBIN, DARK-EYED JUNCO, PINE SISKIN, COMMON REDPOLL, and PURPLE FINCH. In Beltrami County, east of Lake Bemidji, Christine Herwig reported AMERICAN ROBIN on March 19. Thanks to Christine Herwig, Connie Cox, John Loegering, Marshall Howe, Sandy Martens, and Shelley Steva for their reports. 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, April 2, 2015. 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] Osprey nest cam in CO
If you want to watch an OSPR nest this spring, this one is near Longmont CO. The female just arrived yesterday in the snow. http://www.bouldercounty.org/os/openspace/pages/ospreycamera.aspx 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-crowned Sparrow in Duluth relocated
The Golden-crowned Sparrow was relocated yesterday morning (3/25) by the homeowners Jeff and Lois Newman at their home at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street in Duluth. This is the the first report I'm aware of since March 9th. Birders are still welcome to look for the bird but the homeowners ask that observers stand by the corner of the front porch and not in the yard. Jim Lind Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
