[mou-net] Exciting MOU Field Trips this Weekend!

[Josh Wallestad]

Hi All,

Just a reminder that there are some fun MOU trips coming up this weekend
that are led by some talented birders:


* May 12-13: Western Minnesota Shorebirds Trip led by Garrett
WeeParticipants may well see 20+ species of shorebirds on this one or two
day option trip led by one of the area’s top birders. Public and private
land around Cottonwood, MN will be explored in the effort to see as many
shorebirds and marsh birds as possible.  Whether you bird one day or two,
bring your own provisions and plan to spend the full day afield with
Garrett. Meet Garrett each morning at the Cenex at 8:00 a.m. Participants
are encouraged to bring mud boots of some kind. Garrett says that
accommodations can be made for the physically handicapped--please email
fieldtr...@moumn.org  for more information. May 12:
Warbler Walk at Frontenac State Park led by Ben DouglasBe a part of Ben
Douglas’s State Park Big Year by joining him to look for warblers and other
migrant passerines at one of the best state parks for spring migration.
Interested participants should meet Ben at the main lot at the end of Park
Road at 7 a.m. and plan on a roughly a 4-hour walk. *

And if you are planning far ahead, field trips have been set through the
month of July:


May 27: Koochiching County Big Day Challenge led by Frank Gosiak

This friendly competition set near the Canadian border is an annual event
in which participants will try to list as many species as possible in
Koochiching County in a single day. Teams will work to unseat current
record holders Shawn Conrad, Dedrick Benz, and Earl Orf who sit atop at 141
species back in 2009. The competition begins with a meet-up at the Shining
Light Cafe in Northome at 6:00 a.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. at the same
location. There is a meal planned for breakfast and one at the end of the
competition at the Shining Light Cafe with the cost incurred by the
participants.  A trophy will be passed to the winning group to hold for the
next year. More information regarding maps, hotels, and rules can be found
in the Minnesota Heartland Birders Facebook group, the Shining Light Cafe’s
Facebook page, or by contacting Frank directly at fgos...@gmail.com or
320-267-1667.

June Field Trips

June 2: Birding Boat Tour through Marsh Lake and Lac qui Parle WMA led by
Garrett Wee

Participants will explore this wild area in a way that only intrepid
birders can--by canoe! This area is restricted to non-motorized boats, so
participants will paddle their way through the WMA in an effort to see
large counts of waterfowl, shorebirds, waders, and other marsh birds.
Space is limited on this excursion, so email fieldtr...@moumn.org to
reserve your spot. If you have your own canoe and are willing to bring it,
please mention that in the email. Exact meet-up time, location, and other
trip details will be determined once the participant list is finalized.

June 16: Touring Two “New” SNAs with Liz Harper and Alex Sundvall: Crystal
Spring SNA (Washington County) and Lawrence Creek SNA (Chisago County)

Target species for this trip will include Louisiana Waterthrush, Acadian
Flycatcher, and Cerulean Warbler. This trip is capped at 10 people/2 cars
due to parking limitations.  Email fieldtr...@moumn.org to reserve your
spot. This trip will likely start at dawn, but the exact time, meeting
location, and carpooling details will be determined after the participant
list is finalized.  Please note that most of the hiking will be off trail
on some steep, slippery terrain and in and around stream beds. Also, there
is poison ivy, the potential for wood and deer ticks, and there are no
bathroom facilities (though Scandia is nearby).  Please come prepared for
hiking in these conditions. Bring snacks and water and plan to spend 4-6
hours afield.

*July Field Trips*

July 14: Stearns County Birding Day led by Aaron Ludwig

Participants will tour Stearns County with a local expert, going through
county parks and other great locales such as St. John’s Arboretum and the
Albany WTP. Meet Aaron in the A parking lot in Albany at 7:00 a.m. There
will be a stop for lunch, but this will be a full day of birding. There
will be a fair amount of hiking, so plan accordingly.

July 28: Hunting for Blue Grosbeaks in West-Central Minnesota led by Josh
Wallestad

Gone are the days that Blue Grosbeaks could be found regularly in just the
extreme southwest corner of the state--they now occur with regularity much
further north and east.  Participants in this trip will tour historical
Blue Grosbeak sites in Chippewa and Renville Counties to ascertain
reoccurence at some of these sites. Additionally, this trip will visit new
sites that have Blue Grosbeak potential, possibly even looking for this
bird in Meeker and/or McLeod Counties.

Meet at 7:00 a.m. in the Hardee’s parking lot in Granite Falls.  The trip
will last 4-6 hours and will involve a fair amount of driving as we travel
between several sites and stop for a short time at each to 

[mou-net] Song ID

[MICHAEL KOUTNIK]

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Hi,


This email is delayed about a months as I mistakenly sent it from my work email 
address so it was refused.


This morning after shoveling (early April), high in a maple tree on our lot in 
Eagan, I heard a song I’ve not heard before. There were two parts, quite 
consistent in structure: a fairly rapid trill like a chipping sparrow or 
dark-eyed junco, and then dropping in pitch (about a perfect 4th to the 
musically inclined) for 3-5 very short, more mechanical, bursts. I looked for 
several minutes and once I thought I’d located it, I turned to get binocs. Of 
course as soon as a turned the calling stopped and the bird had left.

Consulting iBird, the closest recording I could find is for dark-eyed junco, 
the first sound in a recording from AZ described as for the “gray-headed 
group.” The similar species listed (WEWA, CHSP, OCWA) don’t have close to the 
pattern I heard.

Has anyone heard anything like this? If so, have you ID’d the bird?

Thanks, Mike Koutnik


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[mou-net] Unbelievable: Bobolinks and Redpolls at the Same Time

[Jason Frank]

So, the Bobolinks just showed up around Mound Spring SNA/WMA.

Birds have a fascinating historical association with auguries and
omens, and I imagine a lot of you may have been thinking lately that
"Reality" seems a bit... um, well... broken, what with Trump being
president, kids eating laundry detergent, and the Pentagon saying:
"Yeah, there's UFOs all over the place." Now, though, we can
officially claim the existence of quantum compression points in the
space-time continuum as a scientific fact, because there's still a
Common Redpoll at my feeder AND there was a flock of around a dozen of
them eating grit along the road when the Bobolinks came rattling by
this morning.

I also got Sedge Wrens.

-- 
Jason M. Frank
Founder and Vice President,
Luddite Ornithologists League (LOL)

jmfran...@gmail.com
>From the Lovely Land of Lac qui Parle
https://turnstonecreations.smugmug.com/

Sent from my invisible blue Homing Pigeon


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Re: [mou-net] Hennepin County, Connecticut Warbler, Veterans Memorial Park Richfield, 5/7/18

[linda whyte]

We just had at least 2 Connecticut's singing close to us at
Hok-si-la---seeing them is like chasing shadows!
Linda Whyte

On Mon, May 7, 2018, 10:45 AM Scott Meyer  wrote:

> Susan Elliott and I heard a Connecticut Warblers singing at 10:00 AM on the
> Northeast side of Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield.  The bird sang from
> the top of some trees for approximately 10 minutes near the picnic table
> found at the intersection of the walking and bike path just off the
> northernmost 11th Street entrance.  This is also near the start of the
> floating walkway. Bird was never seen and last heard moving to the NW.
>
> Scott B. Meyer
> Hennepin County
>
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[mou-net] Hennepin County, Connecticut Warbler, Veterans Memorial Park Richfield, 5/7/18

[Scott Meyer]

Susan Elliott and I heard a Connecticut Warblers singing at 10:00 AM on the
Northeast side of Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield.  The bird sang from
the top of some trees for approximately 10 minutes near the picnic table
found at the intersection of the walking and bike path just off the
northernmost 11th Street entrance.  This is also near the start of the
floating walkway. Bird was never seen and last heard moving to the NW.

Scott B. Meyer
Hennepin County


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Re: [mou-net] Birding about the Metro

[Bernard P. Friel]

Photographed yesterday at my home in Mendota Hts.: hooded warbler, Tennessee 
warbler, yellow-rump, Yellow-bellied sapsucker, blackpoll warbler, 
ruby-throated hummingbird, cedar waxwing; seen not photographed, wood ducks, 
great-crested flycatcher...nothing better than a water feature to attract 
variety.

Bernie Friel

Bernard P. Friel
Motivational Program:
A Change of Heart-Taking Charge of Your Health
Member:
North American Nature Photography Assn.
Grand Canyon River Guides
International Society of Aviation Photography
The Explorers Club
Web Pages-http://www.wampy.com
On 5/7/18, 00:21, "Minnesota Birds on behalf of Steve Weston" 
 wrote:

Birded 140th Street Marsh and 180th Street Marsh in Dakota Co. At 140th
Street we found the Cattle Egret and the Dunlin both in full breeding
plumage. Both were also reported by others on the south side of the road.
As we left the egret flew to the other shore and was no longer visible.
Soras were especially vocal.

At 180th Street we had great views of Soras and Spottted Sandpipers. Ducks
included several Redhead, a Ringed-neck, and about 20 Ruddies. New birds
included Marsh Wren, Bank Swallow, a Northern Waterthrush, and Yellow
Warblers.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
swest...@comcast.net


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[mou-net] Summer Tanager, Norwegian Ridge Birding Trail

[MOU]

(Posted by Todd Mitchell  via moumn.org)

Spotted on upper trail woods behind grain elevators.  
Houston county.


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[mou-net] Summer Tanager, Norwegian Ridge Birding Trail

[MOU]

(Posted by Todd Mitchell  via moumn.org)

Spotted on upper trail woods behind grain elevators.


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[mou-net] Chimney Swifts, St. Paul

[Shannon Groff]

The chimney swifts have arrived in St. Paul. Had fun watching and listening to 
a trio this morning flying around the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.

Shannon Groff
St. Paul


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