[mou-net] Hennepin Co-Minneapolis-Roberts Bird Sanctuary Bird Walks Tuesdays & Saturdays in April and May

[Anne Hanley]

Friends of Roberts will lead bird walks in the Roberts Bird Sanctuary at 8 a.m. 
on Saturday mornings during spring migration. Many migrating birds visit the 
Sanctuary on their long journeys!

When: Saturday at 8 a.m. starting April 21 and continuing through May.

Where: Roberts Bird Sanctuary, 4124 Roseway Road, Minneapolis, 55409. It is 
right next to the Peace Garden.Meet in the visitor’s shelter at the east 
entrance, near the parking lot. (Note: this parking lot is a pay lot; some 
people park on Lake Harriet Parkway as a free alternative
Who: All are welcome, whether new to birding or a seasoned birder!

The Minneapolis Audubon Society will also lead bird walks in Roberts, as it has 
for almost 100 years. Come and bird with people who carry on the legacy of 
those early birders!

When: Every Tuesday in April and May at 9 a.m. (rain, snow, wind, or shine)
Where: Meet in the parking lot near the visitor’s shelter at the east entrance
Who: All are welcome, whether new to birding or a seasoned birder!



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Re: [mou-net] Explosion of redpolls

[Jason Frank]

Here on the border in Gary SD, we have had anywhere from 50 to 100+
daily now since the last week in January. I'm going through 40 pounds
of seed in 3 weeks- bankrupted by Redpolls! They are still in the area
as of this morning- I see flocks of the same size in WMAs feeding on
weed and forb seeds and getting grit from the roadsides; they seem to
be especially prevalent in western Yellow Medicine County. Oddly, the
staff at Lac qui Parle State Park visitor center told me that they
haven't seen more than a few at one time all winter long.


On 3/20/18, Michael Koutnik  wrote:
> I have never seen anything like this at any home I’ve lived in. This morning
> I was approaching my bedroom and heard several taps on the window. There is
> a thistle and a sunflower seed feeder close to the window, along with a bird
> bath. I saw nearly a dozen redpolls. And at least another 2 dozen on the
> ground below the thistle feeder. Amazing!  Except for when I visit the Sax
> Zim, this is by far the most redpolls I’ve seen at once.
>
> And now just as quickly as they came,  they are gone. All that remains at my
> suburban Eagan feeders is the more typical single goldfinch and single
> white-breasted nuthatch. Oh—and a chickadee. :)
>
> Mike Koutnik
>
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Re: [mou-net] Explosion of redpolls

[Bernard P. Friel]

Not every year, but at least a couple of years each decade, here in Mendota 
Heights, I will experience an explosion of redpolls, and this was one of those 
years. They have been around about a month, with 50-100 at peak, and now 
diminishing in numbers to a couple dozen. Both common and hoary, and they will 
fill all the perches on my 3 foot tube thistle feeder several times each day.

Bernie Friel

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On 3/20/18, 10:30, "Minnesota Birds on behalf of Michael Koutnik" 
 wrote:

I have never seen anything like this at any home I’ve lived in. This 
morning I was approaching my bedroom and heard several taps on the window. 
There is a thistle and a sunflower seed feeder close to the window, along with 
a bird bath. I saw nearly a dozen redpolls. And at least another 2 dozen on the 
ground below the thistle feeder. Amazing!  Except for when I visit the Sax Zim, 
this is by far the most redpolls I’ve seen at once. 

And now just as quickly as they came,  they are gone. All that remains at 
my suburban Eagan feeders is the more typical single goldfinch and single 
white-breasted nuthatch. Oh—and a chickadee. :)

Mike Koutnik

Sent from my iPhone

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[mou-net] Explosion of redpolls

[Michael Koutnik]

I have never seen anything like this at any home I’ve lived in. This morning I 
was approaching my bedroom and heard several taps on the window. There is a 
thistle and a sunflower seed feeder close to the window, along with a bird 
bath. I saw nearly a dozen redpolls. And at least another 2 dozen on the ground 
below the thistle feeder. Amazing!  Except for when I visit the Sax Zim, this 
is by far the most redpolls I’ve seen at once. 

And now just as quickly as they came,  they are gone. All that remains at my 
suburban Eagan feeders is the more typical single goldfinch and single 
white-breasted nuthatch. Oh—and a chickadee. :)

Mike Koutnik

Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [mou-net] It is with sorrow that I note the passing of Ken Perry

[Al Schirmacher]

Have many excellent memories of birding with Ken & Pam, particularly around 
Mille Lacs Lake with the kids he would bring on field trips!


Condolences to Pam and all.


Al Schirmacher

Muscotah, KS

Formerly Princeton, MN



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[Al Batt]

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