Re: [mou-net] eBird alerts

[GLENN CIEGLER]

YES, same problem!
 Glenn

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> On Oct 27, 2022, at 9:19 AM, Steve Weston  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I can get eBird alerts for Minnesota, but only as hourly reports, not as
> daily reports. Anybody else having this problem? eBird reports for ABA work
> just fine as daily reports.
> I have reported this to eBird and they are working on it.
> Steve Weston
> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Peregrine Falcon (raptor stress conversaton)

[GLENN CIEGLER]

Glenn

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> On Jul 9, 2022, at 4:49 PM, Lynn Hartmann  wrote:
> 
> I just confirmed with the Raptor Center that the adult Peregrine from the 
> High Bridge brought in recently had very advanced Avian Influenza & was 
> humanely euthanized.  Very sorry to hear this.  However they did say this was 
> the first case of AI they’d seen in 2 weeks.
> 
> On my walk this morning along the Miss River near the High Bridge, I observed 
> three Peregrines.  One adult was providing food to another falcon 
> (transferred in the air) and a third bird, juvenile, was feeding on the roof 
> of the Xcel building.  
> 
> Lynn Hartmann 
> St Paul
> 
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>> On Jul 8, 2022, at 3:55 PM, Elizabeth Wroblewski 
>> <213bb1e0ae95-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> I observed a peregrine falcon at the cement footing of the High Bridge
>> (Smith Ave.) along the river walk south of downtown St. Paul early
>> yesterday morning. Falcon stood and continually nodded his/her head, as if
>> it was trying to spit something out. Raptor Center at the U had the bird an
>> hour later.
>> 
>> I think this might be one of the peregrine adults that nest on top of the
>> Xcel Energy plant (with web cam no longer operating) nearby.
>> 
>> I don't know this peregrine's status, but am wondering if it has succumbed
>> to avian flu the way the eagles have along the river. Let's hope the
>> peregrine chicks are surviving.
>> 
>> Elizabeth Wroblewski
>> St. Paul
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Re: [mou-net] Curt Rawn

[GLENN CIEGLER]

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> On Dec 26, 2021, at 4:02 PM, Gail Wieberdink  wrote:
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> Very sad news.
> 
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>> On Dec 26, 2021, at 3:56 PM, Alyssa DeRubeis  wrote:
>> 
>> For those who have attended Birds and Beers in the Twin Cities, chances are 
>> that you met one of the bubbly coordinators, Curt Rawn. I just learned that 
>> he lost his battle with cancer earlier today.
>> 
>> Curt was arguably one of the most outgoing and humorous birders I’ve known. 
>> His presence will be dearly missed not only in the Minnesota birding 
>> community, but at birding festivals across the country. My favorite memory 
>> with him was chasing the Garganey at Crex Meadows, which Curt jokingly 
>> called “The Gorgonzola.”
>> 
>> If anyone has info on a memorial service (assuming it’s public), please 
>> share here. 
>> 
>> Rest In Peace, Curt.
>> 
>> Alyssa DeRubeis
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Re: [mou-net] Ross's Gull

[GLENN CIEGLER]

It seemed to be doing fine yesterday, including foraging for food on the 
shoreline. Another photographer had a shot with it eating a small fish. With 
such a rapid decline, I wonder if it was accidental poisoning...I am assuming 
an autopsy is being considered.
So sad as it was such a handsome, though possibly lonely bird.
 Glenn

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On Nov 30, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Tanya Beyer  wrote:


Terribly sad news. Was it probably due to lack of food-finding in a habitat it 
doesn't come from?

I'm reminded of the barn owl in January 2020 down in Zim, MN that weakened and 
died in front of a flock of birdwatchers. Then the ivory gulls that came to the 
Duluth lakefront in early January 2016; two of those gulls died if I'm not 
mistaken, even though the birders were treating the gulls at least some of the 
time to fresh fish and other chum to keep them close. Birds far from their home 
range must all be at risk of starvation.

By now it seems a worthy topic as to whether an out-of-territory bird in cold 
weather might need a little help in the way of bread scraps, seed, fish, etc. 
in case that would help see it on its way to wherever it finds more of its own 
kind. Maybe a long shot but I couldn't help wondering.
Tanya Beyer

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On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 12:07 PM GLENN CIEGLER 
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> On Nov 30, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Anthony Hertzel 
> mailto:axhert...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> The Ross’s Gull was being transported to the Wildlife Rehab Center in St. 
> Paul this morning, but it died in transit.
>
> Anthony Hertzel
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Re: [mou-net] Ross's Gull

[GLENN CIEGLER]

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> On Nov 30, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Anthony Hertzel  wrote:
> 
> The Ross’s Gull was being transported to the Wildlife Rehab Center in St. 
> Paul this morning, but it died in transit.
> 
> Anthony Hertzel
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Re: [mou-net] Hooded Warbler, Washington County

[GLENN CIEGLER]

Dang, I was there yesterday for 5+ hours and didn’t score like that!!
Glenn

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From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Rick Gibson 

Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 4:47:16 PM
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Subject: [mou-net] Hooded Warbler, Washington County

While at William O'Brien State Park this afternoon with my friend, Mae, we
managed to find two interacting Black-billed Cuckoos, two interacting
Yellow-billed Cuckoos, and a Hooded Warbler. The Warbler was at the western
intersection of Hardwood Hills Trail and Woodland Edge Trail.

Have fun out there!

-rick gibson, mpls


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Re: [mou-net] Great Gray Owl

[GLENN CIEGLER]

Indeed great news, thank you!
Glenn

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From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Anthony Hertzel 

Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:18:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Great Gray Owl

> On Apr 25, 2021, at 4:50 P.M., Sandy Kurkowski  wrote:
>
> Very sad to report, but the Great Gray Owl that has been seen in Washington 
> county was struck by a car this afternoon. Fortunately it’s wing was just 
> clipped. Someone got it into a bin and is taking it to the U of M.
>
> Sandy Kurkowski

The Great Gray sustained only the most minor of injuries but was otherwise 
healthy and well fed. With no medical reason to keep her at TRC any further, we 
were able to drive her north yesterday for a release into more appropriate 
habitat. This went very well. She was alert and wide awake -- quickly exiting 
the transporting box and flying strongly to a snag about 150 feet distant. 
There she looked around a bit, preened for a moment, then departed.

Anthony Hertzel
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Re: [mou-net] Whitethroats have arrived!

[GLENN CIEGLER]

Interesting as we’ve had a flock of them for a week now up North of Stillwater.
Glenn

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From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Kathryn Rudd 

Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 8:47:42 AM
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Subject: [mou-net] Whitethroats have arrived!

The first White-throated Sparrows have arrived in our backyard area! :D My 
favorites.
I have been hearing the sing this morning, and last night James saw a male 
foraging near our feeders.
Kathryn Rudd
Eagan, MN

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Re: [mou-net] Early spring birds at Afton State Park

[GLENN CIEGLER]

A good outing. Picked up a killdeer yesterday in Osceola, good to hear the 
loons are back home!
 Glenn

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> On Mar 28, 2020, at 8:15 PM, Keith Carlson  wrote:
> 
> Beat the rain and got in a 5.5 mile/2 hour hike at Afton State Park  I
> heard but never saw an Eastern Meadowlark several times in the upland
> prairie.  While looking at an oddly shaped mullen from last year with hopes
> that the bulge on top was the Meadowlark, I did see two sandhill cranes in
> the distance flying up the St. Croix River valley.  I thought I heard
> killdeers at the bottom of the downhill ski area below the prairie portion
> of the trail but I later found myself doubting it.
> 
> When I got down the hill to the river, I heard the skittering call of a
> Bald Eagle.  I scanned down river from the beach and noticed a nest in a
> tree off the cove south of the beach.  I missed the eagle sitting in the
> nest at first but caught sight of it when I rescanned.  Later saw three
> more Eagles out on the ice north of the beach.  They were adjacent to a
> small open channel - 1 mature and 2 mottled juveniles.  Saw the usual
> chickadees and, just as I wondered why they weren't still around, a junco.
> 
> As I came out of the trees on to the prairie after climbing out of the
> river valley,  I came upon a flock of about 25  foraging Robins.  When I
> reached the shelter at the intersection with trail circling the prairie,
> there were possibly the same flock of Robins in the tree next to shelter.
> As I walked past, I heard a noise that caused me to look around to find its
> source until I realized it was Robins that I had spooked and that had taken
> off simultaneously.
> 
> As I departed in my car from the NW trail access, I drove the section of
> road immediately adjacent to nothe river that leads to downtown Afton and
> saw a Common Loon in the open water north of the ice where I previously saw
> the 3 eagles.
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Re: [mou-net] Warblers, Orioles Taking Suet - Big Stone Co

[GLENN CIEGLER]

I’ve had Cape May warblers hitting my suet and the seed feeder! Can’t be sure 
they are picking bugs off of both though...
 Glenn Ciegler

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> On May 19, 2019, at 7:27 PM, Jason Frank  wrote:
> 
> In the past 24 hours, the feeders have been overrun by hungry birds.
> Anywhere from 10-20 Orioles at a time (Baltimore outnumbering Orchard
> roughly 3-1), RB Grosbeaks (3 pairs), Catbirds, Cardinals, Grackles,
> House Finches, Goldfinches, 2 late Siskins, Both Nuthatches, Chipping
> Sparrows, Woodpeckers D, H, and RB, Warblers Yellow, Yellow-Rumped,
> Nashville, Palm, and B*
> 
> *These are only the ones I bothered to ID
> 
> I have lots of orange slices and grape jelly set out; it got down to
> 34 here last night, so bugs must be scarce: Warblers and Orioles are
> also taking crumbled bits of suet from the platforms.
> 
> Yellow Warblers in particular are coming directly to the deck to take
> meal worms from the railing. This morning, they were landing on the
> window screens looking for bugs.
> 
> It appears that some Warblers don't recognize/understand suet feeders.
> I've only ever seen Yellow-Rumps on them. But if the suet is crumbled
> and scattered, on platforms, stumps, logs, railings, or smeared onto
> tree trunks, they find it right away. Since the Orioles and Grosbeaks
> have come to dominate the platforms, I've spread the feeding sites out
> around the yard. The Warblers seem to like it at least 10 yards from
> the bigger birds.
> 
> I haven't seen so much savor for suet since the Spring '08 fallout,
> when I was living in Isanti Co.
> 
> -- 
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> Founder & Vice President
> Luddite Ornithologists League (LOL)
> Big Stone County, Minnesota
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[mou-net] Sandhills

[GLENN CIEGLER]

Saw 3 Sandhill Cranes flying North of Stillwater,MN along the St Croix River 
flyway this afternoon. Hope they enjoy snow later this week.

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> On Feb 22, 2017, at 10:15 PM, "m...@moumn.org"  wrote:
> 
> (Posted by Jason Frank  via moumn.org)
> 
> New ducks at Salt Lake today were American Wigeons, Gadwalls, and Redheads. 
> The huge 
> Mallard flocks are still there, as are the geese. The mudflats have emerged, 
> and they extend 
> over 100 yards out the lake from the MN overlook.
> 
> 31 Bald Eagles were on the ice at Cory Lake, in Hamlin WMA, 4 miles west of 
> Dawson, a 
> spectacular sight.
> 
> Found a pair of Wood Ducks on the flooded West Fork of the Lac qui Parle 
> River about 1 mile 
> northwest of Prairie Marsh Farm this morning. 
> 
> Hiking along the beaver dams at the east end of Prairie Marsh Farm, I counted 
> 29 dead or 
> dying Leopard Frogs floating just beneath the surface of a single pond. There 
> are 4 ponds 
> there, and the frogs congregated in the one with the most vegetation, which 
> is mainly 
> watercress. Those that were still alive were nearly comatose. A week of daily 
> highs in the 
> 60's woke them up, but even with some bugs emerging along the shoreline, I'm 
> guessing 
> they weren't able to consume enough calories to get them through the 
> upper-30-degree 
> nights. An eerie and heartbreaking scene.
> 
> Jason Frank 
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