[mou-net] 3-D printed Cowbird eggs used in nest parasitism studies
mass, size, and shape programmed for multiple copies that remove egg- to- egg variation (larger sample sizes). what cues lead to rejection by some host species? http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/05/26/409730987/higher-te ch-fake-eggs-offer-better-clues-to-wild-bird-behavior?sc=17 http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/05/26/409730987/higher-t ech-fake-eggs-offer-better-clues-to-wild-bird-behavior?sc=17f=1001utm_sour ce=iosnewsapputm_medium=Emailutm_campaign=app f=1001utm_source=iosnewsapputm_medium=Emailutm_campaign=app 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] Wood ducks Shoreview, Ramsey County
In one box I have the Hawkeye Nature Cam. I don’t recommend it because it is not of high quality but it is relatively cheap. In the other box I have the Hawkeye High Definition Nature Cam. This gives me a clear picture. The cameras have built-in infrared lamps which give enough light to illuminate the box while not disturbing the ducks. Her is the link: https://www.birdhousespycam.com/description.aspx?Productid=452ProductTypeName=Hawk-Eye-High-Definition-Nature-Cam https://www.birdhousespycam.com/description.aspx?Productid=452ProductTypeName=Hawk-Eye-High-Definition-Nature-Cam The camera comes with 100’ of cable which I plug into a small HDTV. John On May 26, 2015, at 7:27 AM, Uwe Kausch u...@builtritehandlers.com wrote: John, What kind of cameras do you use in your boxes? How do you get enough light so the cameras pick up enough detail? I mostly get Hooded Mergansers but occasionally get Wood Ducks as well...I almost never see the ducklings though and if I do, it is only for a couple of days. The mergansers hang with their ducklings for a couple of weeks and then leave them on their own. I have another wood duck box that is used by Kestrels...that would be an interesting box to have a camera in as well. Thanks for any info you can provide. Regards, Uwe Kausch Duluth -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of John Clouse Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 12:04 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Wood ducks Shoreview, Ramsey County Our first batch of wood ducks is hatching today. Should jump tomorrow. Another hen is still sitting on hers in the second box. I have video cameras in each box. John Clouse johnclo...@mac.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 John Clouse johnclo...@mac.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] White-eyed Vireo
Does anyone have any current info/sightings of the WEV? Butch Ukura 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] posted beach Park Point for PIPLs (MPR news)
30 years since Piping Plovers have nested on Park Point. No mates yet. http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/23/duluth-plovers 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] White-eyed Vireo
The White-eyed Vireo is still present at the previously posted location in Flandrau State Park. It was constantly singing from 10:45 - 11:15 while I was there, and eventually allowed great views. Pete Hoeger had arrived before me and said that it had been silent the first 40 minutes he was there. A few migrant warblers were present, including Connecticut. Doug Kieser Minneapolis On May 26, 2015 8:21 AM, Butch Ukura oatm...@embarqmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any current info/sightings of the WEV? Butch Ukura 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
[mou-net] [mou-rba] White Eyed Vireo and Golden Winged Warbler at Sherburne today
Hi My friend Russ and I went to Sherburne today and though we didn’t get a lot of species we got some good ones. On the Blue hill trail we saw a Golden Winged Warbler and got some nice photos of him. I was hoping to get the Blue winged but no luck. We saw several yellow warblers and heard many common yellow throats but little else except an eastern meadowlark. We then went on the auto trail and saw three more meadowlarks several eastern towhees and near the outhouse at the start of the trail we heard then saw a white eyed vireo on her nest. We saw maybe fifteen to twenty other species including sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans bald eagles and blue winged teals. Here are a few photos from my flickr account. Ron Taube Coon Rapids 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] falcon hospital in Qatar -- big staff, high tech
Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital in Doha has falconer clients from all over the Gulf region. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32842338 GAndersson 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: posted beach Park Point for PIPLs (more info)
This Tribune article has more information on Great Lakes Piping Plover and beach closure to protect potential nesting area. http://www.startribune.com/duluth-hoping-to-protect-plovers-at-park-point/30 4947371/ To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: posted beach Park Point for PIPLs (MPR news) 30 years since Piping Plovers have nested on Park Point. No mates yet. http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/23/duluth-plovers g andersson st paul 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] Need help IDing a bird
Yesterday in western Wisconsin, I saw a bird in a field as we were driving. The bird was in flight below us, so we could't see the breast, sides or even the head all that well. It was the size of a blackbird and appeared to have a black head, back and tail. The tail was fanned out in flight and not particularly long. What was unusual were the wings. The lower third - tip to about 1/3 of the way to the body - were bright white. There was no white on the shoulder and no wing bars. Any ideas? We are stumped. Dorothy Goldie 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] CLARK'S GREBE Lake Osakis (Todd/Douglas Co)
Michael Thompson posted pictures of breeding grebes from Lake Osakis on the Minnesota Birding facebook group on Sunday evening, and when I wondered if he had seen any Clark's, he looked through his photos and was able to post one with an obvious CLARK'S GREBE. It's not clear exactly where this bird was since his friend was driving the boat and Michael was not tracking the exact location with each photo and breeding group. (Unfortunately the Todd/Douglas Co. line runs right through Lake Osakis.) It is also not clear if this bird is breeding - it was in with breeding birds and the photo shows it among nests, but without more details I don't think breeding will be substantiated. This species has been found at Lake Osakis on a number of occasions, and folks heading that way may want to spend some time scoping the grebes present. Jesse Ellis St. Paul 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] Need help IDing a bird
(Posted by anonymous via moumn.org) Yesterday in western Wisconsin, I saw a bird in a field as we were driving. The bird was in flight below us, so we could't see the breast, sides or even the head all that well. It was the size of a blackbird and appeared to have a black head, back and tail. The tail was fanned out in flight and not particularly long. What was unusual were the wings. The lower third - tip to about 1/3 of the way to the body - were bright white. There was no white on the shoulder and no wing bars. Any ideas? We are stumped. Dorothy Goldie 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] Yellow Billed Cuckoo Stearns County
Heard and saw a Yellow Billed Cuckoo in the area of Big Fish Lake in Stearns County. Followed it through the tree tops during a downpour, truly earning its nickname. 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] Correction on the White Eyed Vireo it is a least flycatcher
Hi I apologize to everyone for my mistake on the White Eyed Vireo. I relied on someone else’s id on this with out careful checking. It was a least flycatcher that we saw. I heard a vireo call and that’s why I just thought that the person who id’d it was right. Ron Taube 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] Wood ducks
Had 19 wood ducks jump at 11 am and 8 abandoned eggs. John Clouse johnclo...@mac.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] Stearns County: Ruddy Turnstone
Yesterday afternoon there was a small flock of seven Ruddy Turnstones at the Albany sewage ponds. Other shorebirds I saw included Lesser Yellowlegs, Sanderlings, Least Sandpipers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers, Dunlin, and Wilson Phalaropes. Douglas Mayo 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] Excellent shorebirds - Sleepy Eye lagoons
The shorebirds that Bill Marengo reported yesterday at the Sleepy Eye WTP's yesterday are still present today for the most part. The vast majority of the shorebirds are Dunlin, White-rumped Sandpiper and Semipalmated Sandpiper. There were 13 American Avocets, 1 Ruddy Turnstone and 1 Sanderling. The Hudsonian Godwit was not seen today but there were 2 Long-billed Dowitcher and 1 Pectoral Sandpiper that were new additions. 15 species of shorebird in all. Brian Smith - Original Message - From: William Marengo mntall...@broadband-mn.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 12:16 PM Subject: [mou-net] Excellent shorebirds - Sleepy Eye lagoons There are over 300 shorebirds present right now at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds: 12 Avocets Hudsonian Godwit Sanderlings Ruddy Turnstones White-rumped Sandpipers Both species of Phalaropes Stilt Sandpipers Dunlin And more. Regards... 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
