Re: [mou-net] Woodpeckers and carrion

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

We live in Washington County near Stillwater and every year hang a roadkill 
deer in a tree ( to keep the dogs away) for the chickadees and woodpeckers to 
feast on. I got the idea maybe 20 years ago from the Carlos Avery warden house. 
I think that deer was hanging on a substantial clothesline.

From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Tom Gilde 
<2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 7:07 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Woodpeckers and carrion

Coincidentally, I observed this behavior in Sax-Zim, too.

Tom

> On Mar 3, 2022, at 7:03 PM, Michael Koutnik  wrote:
>
> 
> I observed this in the Sax Zim recently.  The remains of butchered deer 
> (apparently) are placed at various feeding stations.  I saw DOWO and HAWO 
> picking at the bits left on one skeleton.
>
> Mike Koutnik
>
>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 6:50 PM Tom Gilde 
>> <2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
>> While I was waiting, in vain, for magpies to return to some roadkill I 
>> observed both a Hairy Woodpecker and a Downy alight next to the body and 
>> peck at it.  That behavior surprised me although I reflected that if 
>> woodpeckers like suet, maybe they’d see some in merit in carrion.  Is this 
>> behavior unusual?  Common?  Is this more likely to occur in late winter as 
>> food supplies dwindle?  Thanks,
>>
>> Tom Gilde
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Re: [mou-net] Order your MOU 2022 Daily Birding Planner today!

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I got it last year and loved it and of course bought it again this year! Thanks 
Bob

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Re: [mou-net] Bird ID Assistance - Sunday 06-06-2021 - Carlos Avery WMA

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Yes I have have seen quite a few black terns there. 

> On Jun 6, 2021, at 9:25 PM, Kyle Te Poel  wrote:
> 
> I saw Black Terns there recently...not sure if that fits exactly what
> you're talking about? I'd be curious to hear if you agree, or if others
> have ideas.
> 
> Kyle Te Poel
> Stillwater Township
> 
> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 10:10 PM Matthew Johnson <
> 009a7d0a97b0-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Hello MOU,I am hoping someone can lend a hand in identifying a bird I saw
>> today.I have done internet searching everywhere with no result and this is
>> a last resort.
>> Today while in the Carlos Avery WMA I saw a bird flying at a not-very-high
>> altitude (50 ft?) over
>> a wetland in the vicinity of Pool 2 or Pool 10 twice
>> between the hours of 10:30 AM driving and 12:00 PM hiking - so this was
>> day time.The bird shape reminded me of some type of Night-jar (which are
>> more on the nocturnal side).
>> Thick cigar shaped body, was slightly wider in the middle than on the ends.
>> Dark in color overall with no identifiable markings.
>> The wings were uniquely crescent shaped.
>> It was about the size of three or four Chimney Swifts.Now that I think
>> about it, I could see the body and the shape of BOTH wings which leads me
>> to believe it was not in level flight.But instead 90 degrees from
>> horizontal.
>> 
>> I have looked at list after list of birds seen in the area, and nothing
>> stands out as a possible suspect for this medium sized bird.
>> It was eye catching to watch because it looked so unique in shape to other
>> birds I have ever seen, as it zoomed by in a straight line.
>> 
>> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Matthew R Johnson705 MCKNIGHT RD N APT 302ST PAUL MN   55119-4152
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[mou-net] Peent

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They’re back! Woodcocks displaying in northern Washington County. Monday March  
14 6:30 am 


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Re: [mou-net] Snowy Owl MSP

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Please reply all . Thank you

> On Jan 5, 2021, at 11:07 AM, B Silverstein 
>  wrote:
> 
> Thank you Tom, Dan and Doris for this post about the Snowy Owl.  Do any of
> you know if the owls are still hanging around the Cargo Rd. orrunways near
> the airport?
> 
> Barry
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 5:09 PM Tom Gilde  wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks, in turn to you, Doris.  There two Snowys hunting along the runways
>> and visible from the aircraft viewing area with parking available.  My wife
>> and I saw watched them in the company of a handful of birders around 4:30
>> pm.
>> 
>> Tom
>> 
>>> On Dec 25, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Doris Rubenstein 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Dan Ahlman, for motivating me to get out of the house to see
>> the Snowy Owl.  No sooner had I turned onto "Cargo Road" that I looked up
>> and saw the Snowy soaring fairly low over the road!!  I pulled over and
>> watched it with my binocs for 2-3 minutes until it flew to the north and
>> out of sight.  I drove over to the FedEx parking lot and looked north.  I
>> could see it far across the field sitting on top of a yellow quonset
>> hut-like shed.  I watched for 10 minutes or so, but it didn't move so I
>> moved on.
>>> 
>>> Doris Rubenstein, Richfield
>>> 
>>> From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Dan Ahlman <
>> daahl...@comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 25, 2020 1:13 PM
>>> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
>>> Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl MSP
>>> 
>>> Just returned from the viewing area by fedex. Snowy was easily visible
>> from the area. It was sitting on top of one of the bins used for loading
>> cargo onto a plane. Right near the viewing area and close to the fedex
>> building. Look to your right as you approach the parking and viewing area.
>>> Dan Ahlman
>>> New Hope, Mn
>>> 
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Re: [mou-net] Desperately seeking shorebirds

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Please reply all 

> On Sep 8, 2020, at 12:48 PM, MOU  wrote:
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> (Posted by Chet A. Meyers  via moumn.org)
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> With colder weather, any reports of shorebirds in the
> five-county Metro area?
> Chet Meyers, Hennepin County
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Re: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers-Cottonwood County

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Nine! Buff-breasted Sandpipers at this spot today (Saturday) around 4 pm .  
Thanks for letting us know, Kimberly, and thanks  to Ron E. For confirmation 
with his knowledge and optics. 
No luck finding Upland Sandpipers. 
Elizabeth Closmore 

> On Aug 22, 2020, at 12:44 PM, Kimberly E.  
> wrote:
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> John Hockema and I found at least four buff-breasted sandpipers in Cottonwood 
> County. There are probably several more as they’re in a very large grassy 
> field with tons of killdeer. Two miles west of Jeffers Petroglyphs, south 
> side of 270th St. Also a couple upland sandpipers present as well. 
> 
> (44.0885799, -95.0986346)
> 
> Kimberly Emerson
> Windom, MN
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Re: [mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment

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> On Aug 22, 2020, at 7:32 PM, Monica Bryand  wrote:
> 
> Lots of shorebirds, at least 6 avocets, 4 were juvies, I saw 1
> black-bellied plover (no pics) and there was a prairie falcon on the snag
> on the trail leading away from the shelter. I saw a prairie falcon the same
> place last year.
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Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?

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Back to birds ..

> On Aug 17, 2020, at 12:51 PM, MN Bird  wrote:
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> Long ago, I realized that what made Mark Zuckerberg 100 billion dollars is 
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> money…but without ANY o the restrictions that advertisers on traditional 
> media have to (um…are *supposed* to…) abide by.
> 
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> That’s why I went all Amish on FaceBook years ago and shunned it all. No 
> matter how many friends say I “miss so much”.
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>> I’ll add my voice to the chorus. I HATE facebook. 
>> 
>> John
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>>> On Aug 17, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Winter X 
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>>>   Bummer , do not use Facebook ( privacy concerns ,,,etc.) .  I'm a newbie 
>>> -- love the reports / findings . I'm in Stillwater ,Minnesota -- on bird 
>>> filled lake area .Thanks .
>>> Jack 
>>> 
 On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mike Koutnik  wrote:
 
 I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook 
 user. I appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. 
 
 Mike Koutnik
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
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 I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU!
 
 I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird
 either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird...
 
 Thanks all,
 
 Brian
 
 
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>>> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel 
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[mou-net] Zugunruhe

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Nashville,  blue-winged,  and chestnut sided warblers all in Washington county  
today ! As Bob says “end of the summer lull”. 
Looking up ,
Elizabeth closmore 

> On Aug 13, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Bob Dunlap  wrote:
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> Hi M.L. (and others),
> 
> The mission of the listserve has not changed, and all such posts are still
> encouraged. What has changed is that there are now several other platforms
> that birders use to share bird sightings and other information, including
> most notably Facebook but also Twitter and Instagram among still others.
> eBird also allows people to sign up for rare bird alerts in a given county,
> state, or country. All of this has resulted in a fragmented landscape of
> bird sightings, and in many ways it’s now up to the individual to determine
> how connected they want to be. This is in no means limited to MOU-net, as
> other listserves around the country have been dealing with the same issue
> for about a decade now. Several in the MOU try to ensure that notable
> sightings are being cross-posted among platforms, so that if a rare bird is
> posted on Facebook it will in turn get posted on MOU-net, and their efforts
> are much appreciated.
> 
> Finally, we’re just about at the end of the summer lull in terms of bird
> activity, and we’ve already seen some shorebird reports trickling in which
> is typical for this time of year. As migration picks up over the remainder
> of the month I think we can expect to see more reports.
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Tufted titmouse (Washington County)

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

I saw and heard a tufted titmouse near the  Boom Site just north of Stillwater 
this morning around 9 . So Exciting ! Before I saw it I wanted to dismiss it as 
a cardinal. 
Same one?
Elizabeth closmore 

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 10:03 AM, Kyle TePoel 
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> Excited to have my first titmouse yard bird this morning. I live in
> Stillwater township. Singing pretty aggressively but I’m not so sure it’s
> going to find a mate. I’ve personally only had one other titmouse in the
> county (Washington), at Afton state park last spring. But who knows!
> 
> Kyle Te Poel
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[mou-net] Hennepin county woodcock

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

On Monday November 11 walking on 6th near the Nicollet mall downtown 
Minneapolis there was a dead woodcock on the sidewalk.  I took a picture . Also 
a dead flicker and junco nearby . Weekend fatalities .

On Nov 9, 2019, at 12:28 PM, Pamela Freeman via Mnbird 
mailto:mnb...@lists.mnbird.net>> wrote:

Interesting.  I wish I had gotten a better look at it. It flew up, not high, 
not more than 10 feet and went down again not too distant, 200 feet, maybe a 
bit more, but I couldn't tell for sure if it landed where it went low, or 
continued its flight in the trees. It was a dogwood and willow thicket it went 
back down in, alongside a pond and a stream that feeds from the pond into Cedar 
Creek. I didn't pursue it. Didn't wish to frighten it farther.
I was glad of the glimpse.


On Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 9:49 AM Steve Weston 
mailto:swesto...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Snipe are definitely more likely as they try to overwinter if they find an 
unfrozen wet area. Snipe are birds of the marshland. This time of year they are 
found along flowing streams, along the shore, and in muddy seeps. Woodcocks are 
birds of moist woodlands. Earlier in the fall you find them under the bushes. 
This late in the season I am not sure what habitat they would seek. They have 
different flight patterns. The Woodcock has short stubby wings and when flushed 
will tend to stay low, zig-zagging, and landing a short distance away. The 
Snipe is a stronger flyer with longer wings that will often circle when 
flushed. I don't know whether these are tendencies or diagnostic 
characteristics.

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


On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 8:12 AM Pamela Freeman 
mailto:gleskari...@gmail.com>> wrote:
So, could have been snipe. Certainly was near a marshy area, though the woods 
it was in wasn't marshy itself. But adjacent a wet meadow.  Similar shape and 
long beak. I had figured it to be one of the two.

On Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 2:06 AM Steve Weston 
mailto:swesto...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Woodcock reports through the 10th of November are not unusual. But, there are 
only 8 reports later than that in the state with only 3 reports later than the 
15th and only one report in December. I have only seen 1 report of a Woodcock 
on the Christmas Bird Counts in the past 5 years or so. Further inquiry 
revealed that the observer who had hunted Woodcock was unfamiliar with Snipe 
and the marsh habitat was far more suggestive of a Snipe observation. The 
observation did not pass review.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 3:53 PM Kyle TePoel via Mnbird 
mailto:mnb...@lists.mnbird.net>> wrote:
Pamela,

I heard woodcock-like "peent"-ing a couple days ago in the Sax-Zim Bog that 
stopped me in my tracks, as I don't believe I've ever had one in November 
either. I didn't report it anywhere for the thought that it surely must have 
been something else, some sort of insect (even though they are pretty much 
absent by now). But after reading your email, I checked ebird and a very small 
percentage--but some nonetheless--of Minnesota checklists in early November 
(.1%) have reported Woodcock, according to their "frequency" bar chart.  See 
here:

https://ebird.org/species/amewoo/US-MN

So you might not be crazy (and I might not be either...always debatable)!

Kyle Te Poel
Stillwater Township, MN

On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 1:41 PM Pamela Freeman via Mnbird 
mailto:mnb...@lists.mnbird.net>> wrote:
Last weekend I was traipsing and moseying in the woods and thickets around my 
yard, it is really bigger than a typical yard, but, it isn't really big enough 
to be called 'land' either, at least the parts of it that are accessible when 
water is not stiff, that is to say, when it is liquid and you would need to 
wade, swim, or slog in mud.
In any case, I was perusing the areas, on the lookout for buckthorn, which is 
easy to spot this time of year, everything else (native) having shed its leaves.
I was in an area that is more thicket than woods, and adjoins a thin band of 
wet or moist thicket that adjoins a wet meadow and large marsh and ponds and 
creek when something EXPLODED in front of me.
I had just enough time to note the shape and general coloring of the body, and 
a rather long beak.
It had to be a woodcock or snipe, and given where it was, and what I did get a 
look at, I am fairly certain it was a wood cock.
But, this time of year?
It was NOT a pheasant, though we certainly run across those, but no long tail, 
wrong shape and size, and, that beak. It was very obvious and it was long.. 
Slender and long.
It's takeoff was noisy, not just the dead leaves and stuff that it displaced as 
it exploded upward and forward, but also the sound of its wings.

I have not seen one here before, well, I have not seen one before, outside of a 
book or a specimen in a museum or nature lab.
So, I was thrilled, but also skeptical, because of 

[mou-net] Sandhill cranes

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Three sandhill cranes flew over Wilkinson lake in Ramsey county yesterday . 
Yep, spring! 

> On Mar 20, 2019, at 3:50 PM, Judy Chucker  wrote:
> 
> Driving west on Hwy 394, I saw 2-4 swans who, beneath their dignity, were 
> waddling in a dirty melted snow puddle before the Crossroads overpass. 
> 
> A pair usually nest on the small lake across the highway. 
> 
> Judy
> St. Louis Park
> Henn. County 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [mou-net] Eastern Bluebirds

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

A Red winged blackbird perched on a branch near my feeder all afternoon. This 
one never on the feeder but in the milder months I have a few that go to the 
feeder . 

> On Feb 7, 2019, at 6:22 PM, Dave and Jean Matheny 
>  wrote:
> 
> I was astonished to see three Eastern bluebirds, all males, in a hackberry 
> tree in our front yard in Lake City.
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Birds around metro

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Please reply all

> On Dec 28, 2018, at 8:34 AM, Jeffrey Seeger  
> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have any good areas around the metro to see the following: short 
> eared owls, snowy owl, crossbills, and red pole. Thanks for the help!
> 
> Max Seeger
> Special Education Teacher
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Northern Raven/Number Winter Robins

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Buckthorn!

> On Dec 6, 2018, at 4:32 PM, Val Landwehr 
> <012f44857088-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
> I was intrigued by the discussion of whether in recent years
> more robins are being seen during winter in the Twin Cities(Charles Neil, 
> Mary White and J. Baumann). I think that I
> have seen more robins, particularly in large flocks, in
> recent years. To put this hypothesis to the test I looked at the
> results from four Christmas Bird Counts over the years that are
> online at the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union website. The
> Christmas Bird Counts I checked were Bloomington CBC, St. Paul
> (North) CBC, Excelsior CBC and the Minneapolis (North) CBC.
> I found a distinct trend of more robins being counted during
> the counts since the winter of 1996 than were in prior years.
> The numbers vary widely each year, but there is a distinct
> inflection point around 1996 for a larger number of robinssince that date 
> than prior to it. Since 1996, the number ofrobins counted varies greatly from 
> year to year, but I don't
> see any clear evidence that the numbers are continuing to
> increase.
> Average number of robins counted at Twin Cities CBCs:
>Bloomington  St. Paul (North)  Minneapolis (North)  Excelsior
> Pre 21.2   17.1  2.5  
>5.3
> 1996
> 1996-367.4420.5   114.6181.2
> 2017
> 
> Median number of robins counted at Twin Cities CBCs:
>Bloomington  St. Paul (North)  Minneapolis (North)  Excelsior
> Pre   5  6 0  
>  1
> 1996
> 1996- 27825526   
> 132
> 2017
> I considered that the increased number of robins might reflect
> more birders participating in these Christmas counts as well
> as an increase in birding skills. If there are more skillful
> birders involved in these counts I would expect a similar
> increase in the counts of other species. So I looked at the
> counts reported by the Bloomington CBC for the black-capped
> chickadee, blue jay and dark-eyed junco. I didn't find any
> trends or long term changes in the number of these species.
> Therefore, I'm convinced that the increased number of winter
> robins is real.
> I didn't attempt to see if there is a link between the increasein the number 
> of robins counted and weather/climate.
> That leaves a question in my mind. Are the larger counts just
> a reflection that the Twin Cities population of robins has
> increased but the same proportion of that population is
> overwintering as in the past or have the overwintering habits
> of the robins changed?
> The CBC data speaks only to the presence of robins in December.
> Maybe the only change is when the robins migrate to warmer
> regions. Maybe if we had many years of counts for January and
> early February we would find that the number of robins in
> those months hasn't changed much over the years. As Manley
> Olson pointed out, once the robins exhaust the availability of
> crab apples, perhaps they head south and are now just as
> uncommon in January and February as they were back in the
> 1950s through 1980s.
> Val Landwehr
> Minneapolis
> 
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[mou-net] Pine siskins

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Pine Siskins In Washington county (hugo) November 18
> On Nov 20, 2018, at 6:18 PM, Jeanie Joppru  wrote:
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: "Jean Erickson" 
>> Date: November 20, 2018 at 1:19:28 PM CST
>> To: 
>> Subject: Bird Sighting
>> 
>> Jeanie,
>> 
>> We had a call at the Chamber from Ann R. in St. Peter, MN.  She had 3 
>> Pinesiskins at her feeder.  She hasn’t seen one in over 20 years.  Her phone 
>> number is 612-702-7822.
>> 
>> Jean
>> DL Chamber
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Snipe? downtown MPLS

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Tim: I think most of us are interested in reading about birds that pass through 
the city. You can enter that info on a dead bird database called 
https://d-bird.org
I worked on joanna eckles lights out project for years in Minneapolis and we 
had woodcocks, long eared  owl and Virginia rail to name some unusual ones. 
Elizabeth closmore 
> On Apr 4, 2018, at 10:18 AM, Tami Vogel  wrote:
> 
> Tim, thanks for reporting it. The group is called Project Birdsafe. They're 
> through Audubon:  http://mn.audubon.org/birdsafe
> 
> I'm guessing it's a woodcock (if you want to compare your image w/Sibley). 
> They're migrating through in mass numbers right now and fly incredibly low to 
> the ground. We've admitted 8 in the last 3 days. 
> 
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Tami Vogel
> Communications Director
> Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
> www.wrcmn.org
> www.facebook/WRCMN
> Twitter/IG  @WRCMN
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Tim Wahl
> Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 10:16 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [mou-net] Snipe? downtown MPLS
> 
> If I recall correctly, there is a group who keeps tab on birds killed in 
> building collisions in downtown Minneapolis.
> 
> There was a snipe(?) on the sidewalk between Candyland and Bombay Palace on 
> 7th st.
> yesterday at around 3:20pm.
> 
> I have a picture if anyone is interested.
> 
> Also, what is the suggested way of reporting such random sightings without 
> involving the whole list (if reporting is, indeed, useful or desired)?
> 
> Thanks - Tim
> 
> Tim Wahl
> tew...@gmail.com
> Roseville, MN
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[mou-net] Woodcocks

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Displaying in northern Washington county this morning! 


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Re: [mou-net] Hoary Redpoll(s), Brown Thrasher continuing, Downtown Minneapolis

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Maybe they’re in town for the super bowl

> On Feb 1, 2018, at 1:45 PM, Doug Kieser  wrote:
> 
> Lunch-hours walks continue to produce surprisingly good birding downtown,
> including:
> 
> Common Redpolls and 1-2 Hoary Redpolls can be fairly consistently found
> feeding on birch catkins in the Cancer Survivors Park, east side of
> Nicollet south of Washington Ave.
> 
> Brown Thrasher and numerous White-throated Sparrows continue in the thick
> yew cover on the west side of Marquette Ave. between 1st & 2nd streets.
> 
> Today, a small flock of American Robins were feeding on crab apples along
> Hennepin Ave. north of Washington.
> 
> Both Merlin and Cooper's Hawk have been seen in this general area this
> week, Peregrine Falcon and Bald Eagle the previous week.
> 
> Doug Kieser
> Minneapolis
> 
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[mou-net] Red Crossbills

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Delighted to hear and see about 20 Red Crossbills fly and land in a tall 
deciduous tree. For almost half an hour they nibbled some but mostly sat in the 
sun and preened. I wanted so badly to stare at their bills which were too often 
tucked in their feathers preening. I also saw two individuals tap bills several 
times and appear to want to share food but I didn't see any food exchange. One 
seemed to be searching and finding stuff to eat on the  tree. It behaved liked 
a creeper on the trunk and branches. The rusty red and mustard yellow colors 
were special in the sunlight.

Elizabeth C.

Washington County


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[mou-net] Myrtles and white throats

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

In Washington county this morning

> On Sep 24, 2017, at 1:30 PM, Dee Kuder  wrote:
> 
> Last night and again this morning, Sept. 24th, I had a Rufous/Allens 
> Hummingbird visit my feeder in northern St Louis County at Crane Lake. I 
> haven’t seen the bird since 8 am this morning despite watching all morning. 
> 
> Photos are posted on mourn.org recently seen. 
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[mou-net] Northern Washington county

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Golden winged, blue winged, Tennessee warblers and too many to count purple 
martins . Also semipalmated  sandpipers in a nearby puddle . 
A great time to be looking up 

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Re: [mou-net] Snowy Egret in Washington County

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Snowy egret is right where you said Peter. In the corn stalks with Canada 
geese. Thanks 

> On May 26, 2017, at 4:46 PM, Peter Nichols  wrote:
> 
> When I left the area, the Snowy Egret had followed a Great Egret into some
> long grass and was not visible. They flew around a bit prior to that. The
> Snowy Egret was sticking with the Great Egret the entire time I observed it.
> 
> There is also a Bobolink colony immediately to the south, and a Brewer's
> Blackbird colony just south of Headwaters Parkway on Fenway.
> 
> Peter Nichols
> 
>> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 2:58 PM Peter Nichols  wrote:
>> 
>> The bird is no longer at 190th and Fenway. Bill relocated it to the north.
>> Take Fenway north from 190th to Headwaters Parkway and go left (west) until
>> it ends. Then go right until you get to Falk Ave N (brand-new street, not
>> on the map). Go left on falk until it ends. The bird is off to the right in
>> a wet agricultural area. Scope required. Bird distant and partially
>> obstructed, but still present.
>> 
>> Peter Nichols
>> 
>> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:05 PM Williams, Bob 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Bill Litkey found a Snowy Egret at 190th St and Fenway Ave in Washington
>>> County about 11am.  This is the same spot where the Avocets were earlier
>>> this week.
>>> Bob Williams
>>> 
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[mou-net] Peenting

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Woodcocks in Hugo! Washington county


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[mou-net] Sandhill cranes

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Two bugling in Hugo, Washington county,  6:45  am today


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Re: [mou-net] LE Owl - roadkill - Becker County, NW MN

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

There is a site to log in dead birds called dbird as I recall . Similar to ebird

> On Feb 26, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Shawn C. Goodchild  wrote:
> 
> Found a Long-eared owl dead on the side of a gravel road, near Bisson Lake 
> near Becker County CR 13 and CR14.  Non-native prairie grass habitat, so odd 
> location. Looks like it has been dead for few weeks to a month, feet missing 
> or cut off.  According to eBird it will be rare but eBird isn't set up for 
> documenting dead bird locations, so thought I'd post it here. (yes, 
> forwarding info to DNR)
> 
> Some nice snowy owls hanging out in the area too, as reported by others. Lots 
> of early stuff in that area the past week, Turkey Vulture (!), Harriers, huge 
> flock of ~400 Horned larks, etc...  
> 
> Shawn Goodchild
> Becker County, MN
> 
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[mou-net] Snowy owl

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

I know it's not MN but is it noteworthy that there is a snowy owl in a field 
here on Madeline island in Lake Superior near bayfield Wisconsin? 
Elizabeth Closmore

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[mou-net] Peent

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

They're back! At least four displaying in Hugo (Washington county)


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[mou-net] Sandhills cranes

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Sandhill Cranes  heard today in Hugo 


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Re: [mou-net] Ivory Gull, which is still present as of 4:45pm

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Yes please let us know other platforms. Thank you

> On Jan 2, 2016, at 7:31 PM, Mike imap  wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> Which platforms is information about the ivory gull being posted to?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike Koutnik
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 2, 2016, at 6:16 PM, MOU admin  wrote:
>> 
>> (Posted by John Richardson  via moumn.org)
>> 
>> It was seen at 4:45pm today flying over Canal Park. 
>> 
>> P.S. Jason Caddy, I think there has been plenty of information out there 
>> about the 
>> Ivory Gull, but as you rightly indicated, not much on here? Many/most are 
>> using 
>> other platforms to communicate it seems? With the age of Smartphones sending 
>> emails is becoming secondary I find with many
>> 
>> Best, 
>> 
>> John Richardson
>> Duluth, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Cattle Egret, Renville Co.

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Any reports of the tropical kingbird for those of us who haven't seen it yet?

Sent from my iPhone

 On Jul 18, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Doug Kieser chew...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 One Cattle Egret catching insects on the main north south berm of the
 Fairfax sewage ponds for the past half hour (first seen at 10:30 AM).  A
 few Least Sandpipers and Yellowlegs are also present.  Just before arriving
 at the sewage ponds, I flushed a Gray Partridge from 640th Ave just west of
 county 27.
 The Fairfax sewage ponds are just southeast of town on county 76 (640th).
 
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[mou-net] Loggerhead Shrike

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Loggerhead shrike seen Friday and today on 180th just west of 180th street 
marsh . Dakota county

Sent from my iPhone

 On May 10, 2015, at 6:19 PM, Bill Tefft efnb...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Late this afternoon, Steve Schon and I saw a loggerhead shrike working the
 softball field complex on Old Airport Road at the east end of Ely
 
 It crossed the road to the Ely Cemetery just before we left at about 4:30
 p.m.
 
 This is only the third loggerhead shrike that I have seen in my 38 years in
 Ely.  And they were all seen in the spring in St. Louis County.
 
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[mou-net] Red crossbills

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

 8-10 flew to the top of a large deciduous tree surrounded by pines ! 
Both male and female- paused then flew off
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 On a brief walk this morning in Longville, I saw a Baltimore oriole, 
 black-throated green warbler and clay-colored sparrow.  Deanne Endrizzi   
 
 
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Re: [mou-net] Hudsonian Godwit in Chisago County

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Thank you Bob for your post . Beautiful ... And that bill!
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 On May 2, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Williams, Bob bxwilli...@cbburnet.com wrote:
 
 There's a Hudsonian Godwit in a farm pond on the west side of Olinda Tr(cr 
 25) north of 260th St
 Bob Williams, Bloomington
 
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[mou-net] Belted kingfisher

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Hugo , Washington county, today


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[mou-net] Windy in northern Washington county

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Northern harrier and american kestrel were a treat to see in the stiff wind 
yesterday. And this morning  at 530 I got within 10 feet of a peenting woodcock!
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[mou-net] Woodcock peenting

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

Started the day and loon yodeling ended it!
4 miles east of Hugo , Washington county. 


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