Re: [mou-net] Winter wren in S. Minneapolis
Have had a red-breasted nuthatch at my feeders in Mendota Heights for about three weeks, and today have two. Bernard P. Friel On 12/17/18, 17:07, "Minnesota Birds on behalf of KATE BRADY" wrote: From 11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. today, Lee Pfannmuller and I observed a winter wren on the steep, east-facing slope by the west shore of the Mississippi River 3/8 mile south of the Lake Street bridge in S. Minneapolis, Hennepin County. We last saw it (and heard its distinctive "tik tik" call note) by the large storm drain that empties into the river below 33rd St. and W. River Road. We also saw what was very likely the same bird at dusk on 12/15 by a small, partially open stream that enters the river about 1/3 mile south of where we saw it today. Both of these sites can be accessed by the steps down to the river floodplain about 1/2 block south of 33rd St. and W. River 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 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] Winter wren in S. Minneapolis
>From 11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. today, Lee Pfannmuller and I observed a winter >wren on the steep, east-facing slope by the west shore of the Mississippi >River 3/8 mile south of the Lake Street bridge in S. Minneapolis, Hennepin >County. We last saw it (and heard its distinctive "tik tik" call note) by the >large storm drain that empties into the river below 33rd St. and W. River >Road. We also saw what was very likely the same bird at dusk on 12/15 by a >small, partially open stream that enters the river about 1/3 mile south of >where we saw it today. Both of these sites can be accessed by the steps down >to the river floodplain about 1/2 block south of 33rd St. and W. River 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] Christmas Bird Counts
As many of you are well aware--since you were out in the field this weekend--the 119th Christmas Bird Count season has begun. We have already had some good birds: a Varied Thrush in Bloomington, a Winter Wren and a Turkey Vulture in St. Paul (North), and a About half the counts in Minnesota still remain. Many can still use some help including: Solway (12/20), outside of Duluth, one of Minnesota's new counts this year Alexandria (12/29) about 2.5 hours northwest of the Metro in a beautiful vacation area Wabasha (12/30) Some of the remarkable birds I have personally found on this count: Harlequin Duck, Snowy Owl, Varied Thrush, Townsend's Solitaire For more information or to sign up go to: http://moumn.org/CBC/index.php The sightings that we in Minnesota and tens of thousands of others across the Americas (and beyond) gather continue to grow in importance to researchers across the Hemisphere. Audubon's ground-breaking 2014 Birds and Climate Change report relied heavily on CBC data, and State and Federal State of the Birds reports also utilize CBC results. The Christmas Bird Count data set was instrumental in providing meaningful information for researchers and thus enabled the acceptance of Community Science projects. And we're all a critical part of it! Many thanks to all of you who will be out in the field (or at feeders) counting birds over the next three weeks. Our understanding of "how the birds are doing" is much better due to your efforts! Best wishes in the Holiday Season, and of course, Good Birding! Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
