[mou-net] Northern Mockingbird (Washington County)

[Gregory Jahner III]

Washington County Northern Mockingbird!!  In St. Paul Park, at Pullman 
Elementary School behind my house.  Seen 30 minutes ago hunting in the field 
perching from the wires and signs. Located here:  44.8339 -92.9800.  I’m 
checking with all the neighbors to see of its nesting anywhere. 


Gregory Jahner III
Saint Paul Park
Washington County


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[mou-net] Townsend’s Solitaire - Washington County

[Gregory Jahner III]

This morning I found a Townsend’s Solitaire in a cedar tree grove that borders 
Cottage Grove and Saint Paul Park.

The grove itself is private property, however the grove isn't that large and 
viewing is sufficient from the road with the varied elevations, that said I 
recommend bringing a scope.

The Solitaire was seen on both “sides” of the cedar tree grove today, but I 
would recommend starting on the Saint Paul Park side as there is virtually no 
street traffic.  I usually just park as far into the shoulder as I can and view 
from the shoulder.

The cedar tree grove berry production this is year is OK, as the berries are 
undersized but abundant on the trees that have berries.  I mention that as I 
suspect the Solitaire to stick around for a while given the current food supply 
and mostly consistent winter weather we've had so far.

Cottage Grove side:
Lat:  44.8095
Long: -92.9811

Saint Paul Park side:
Lat:  44.8081705
Long:  -92.9839965

Gregory Jahner III
Saint Paul Park
Washington County


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[mou-net] 100th Street Marsh

[Gregory Jahner III]

Most people know about 180th Street 
Marsh<https://ebird.org/hotspot/L303740?yr=all&m=&rank=lrec>, and many people 
know about 140th Street 
Marsh<https://ebird.org/hotspot/L380565?yr=all&m=&rank=lrec>, but the new Marsh 
on the block is 100th Street 
Marsh<https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3891612?yr=all&m=&rank=lrec> in Cottage Grove 
(Washington County).

In the four years of capturing data on eBird, a couple dozen listers have 
managed to report 144 different species.  Today, I managed to record 36 species 
over a 90 minute span, notables include visuals on an American Bittern, 30+ 
Rusty Blackbird, Northern Harrier, Wilson Snipes, and Swamp Sparrows.

Unlike the other Marshes 100th Street 
Marsh<https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3891612?yr=all&m=&rank=lrec> has generous 
shoulder space along the entire Marsh so if needed/desired you don’t need to 
leave your car nor do you need to move for any cars passing by.

For the complete list of 144 species seen, click 
here<https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3891612?yr=all&m=&rank=lrec>.

Here is the precise location of the Marsh.
Lat 44.8040  Long -92.9302

Now you know, so what are you waiting for, get out there and get birding!

Gregory Jahner III
Saint Paul Park
Washington County

Ps:  The current water level on the East side of the Marsh is prime for 
shorebirds in Washington County!



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[mou-net] Riverside Park Carolina Wren

[Gregory Jahner III]

Great morning birding at Riverside Park in St. Paul Park.  Full list below but 
heres some highlights:

Golden Eagle (flyover)
Carolina Wren (heard only)
9 Winter Wren (conservatively)
15 + Hermit Thrush
6 Eastern Phoebe
25 + Golden-crowned Kinglet


Full details:
Riverside Park (Saint Paul Park, Washington County)
Apr 7, 2019
9:48 AM
Traveling
1.42 miles
168 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes

2 Canada Goose
6 Wood Duck
3 Blue-winged Teal
8 Mallard
2 Killdeer
1 Ring-billed Gull
2 gull sp.
3 Turkey Vulture
1 Golden Eagle -- Adult. Got good views for about 30 seconds. 
2 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Pileated Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker
1 Merlin
6 Eastern Phoebe
6 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
15 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
10 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 Brown Creeper
9 Winter Wren -- Visual on 5, heard many others at various locations. 
1 Carolina Wren -- Heard only.  I wasn’t sure what I was hearing initially but 
after a “phone a friend” (thanks Peter Nichols) I was certain it was CAWR”.  
Tried to get an audio recording, I couldn’t get it to call back though.
25 Golden-crowned Kinglet
7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 Eastern Bluebird
15 Hermit Thrush -- Hard count, likely more. 
8 American Robin
2 American Goldfinch
3 Song Sparrow
1 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Northern Cardinal

Number of Taxa: 39

It just stopped raining herewhat are you waiting for get out there!

Gregory Jahner III
Saint Paul Park
Washington County





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Re: [mou-net] Grey Cloud Island gravel pit

[Gregory Jahner III]

Thanks for raising this concern Tom, there is one spot along the road in the 
right of way across the street from County Park land that is within the legal 
limits to view from.  There is even a single paved parking space.  I have 
spoken with multiple law enforcement officers and confirmed as long as we stay 
behind the fence we are ok and not trespassing.  The precise coordinates of 
this location are (Lat. 44.7865 Long. -92.9736). 

If anyone has any questions or concerns feel free to reach out to me. 

Thanks!
Gregory Jahner III
Saint Paul Park




> On Nov 17, 2018, at 12:32 PM, Tom Bell  wrote:
> 
> Just to let birders know you cannot see the reported scoter without 
> trespassing. You might try going to the office and seek permission but then 
> you will incriminate the finders.
> 
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[mou-net] Northern Mockingbird (Washington County)

[Gregory Jahner III]

Today as dusk was nearing I found a Northern Mockingbird at the Grey Cloud 
Dunes in Cottage Grove.  Seen at these exact coordinates: Lat 44.7996 Long 
-92.9630. 
With the rain tonight, maybe it will stick around for at least another day.  If 
you do try for it, park in the North parking lot (corner of 103rd and Hadley 
ave.).  From there its less then a quarter of a mile trek to the coordinates 
I’ve provided, presuming the NOMO will be at or near that area.Im 
optimistic that it would be though as more often then not birds seem to be 
habitual in there first and last feeding areas of their day, and given the time 
of day I saw it, this was likely His last feed for the night.  But who knows 
for sure, its fun to speculate though :). 

Gregory Jahner III
Saint Paul Park


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Re: [mou-net] Bohemian Waxwing - Washington County

[Gregory Jahner III]

Fyi - this morning Ben Douglas re-found the BOWA in the same cedar tree grove.  
The coordinates in my previous email can be used as a starting point but they 
do move around, so again I recommend driving around the entire grove.  

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park




> On Dec 16, 2017, at 3:57 PM, Gregory Jahner III  wrote:
> 
> This morning I found a Bohemian Waxwing at these coordinates on the Cottage 
> Grove/Saint Paul Park border (Lat 44.8096  Long -92.9811).  Note: I had 
> previously reported this bird as Grey Cloud Island however that's not the 
> case.  As an additional reference point this location is about a mile away 
> from Hazen Moores Park (where the Kittawake was found by Karl Isley)
> 
> There is a fenced in tree grove on private property at these coordinates but 
> parking on the shoulder is fine, and the bird was viewable from the side of 
> the road in the right of way.  It was mixed in with a large flock of roughy 
> 75 cedar waxwings and was mostly hanging out at the top of some deciduous 
> trees along the farm fence line.  Bring a scope as it was very backlit today. 
>  If its not at the coordinates listed there are roads that surround the tree 
> grove so just travel those until you find the flock. 
> 
> I have been birding this location for a number of years now and this area 
> generally has cedar waxwings present year round likely due to the high 
> concentration of cedar trees and lack of people traffic on the land, I 
> mention that for anyone looking to chase it, I'm highly encouraged that the 
> Bohemian could stick around due to the great habitat.  
> 
> According to MOU records this is only the second record in Washington County 
> in the past 15 years with just under 40 records all time, presuming I'm 
> interpreting and retrieved the data accurately. 
> 
> Also while there, Ben Douglas had arrived to view the waxwing, and within 
> minutes found a Townsend's solitaire at the same coordinates above! Amazing!
> 
> Feel free to email if you are going to chase it and want more specifics. 
> (jahne...@hotmail.com)
> 
> Greg Jahner
> Saint Paul Park


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[mou-net] Bohemian Waxwing - Washington County

[Gregory Jahner III]

This morning I found a Bohemian Waxwing at these coordinates on the Cottage 
Grove/Saint Paul Park border (Lat 44.8096  Long -92.9811).  Note: I had 
previously reported this bird as Grey Cloud Island however that's not the case. 
 As an additional reference point this location is about a mile away from Hazen 
Moores Park (where the Kittawake was found by Karl Isley)

There is a fenced in tree grove on private property at these coordinates but 
parking on the shoulder is fine, and the bird was viewable from the side of the 
road in the right of way.  It was mixed in with a large flock of roughy 75 
cedar waxwings and was mostly hanging out at the top of some deciduous trees 
along the farm fence line.  Bring a scope as it was very backlit today.  If its 
not at the coordinates listed there are roads that surround the tree grove so 
just travel those until you find the flock. 

I have been birding this location for a number of years now and this area 
generally has cedar waxwings present year round likely due to the high 
concentration of cedar trees and lack of people traffic on the land, I mention 
that for anyone looking to chase it, I'm highly encouraged that the Bohemian 
could stick around due to the great habitat.  

According to MOU records this is only the second record in Washington County in 
the past 15 years with just under 40 records all time, presuming I'm 
interpreting and retrieved the data accurately. 

Also while there, Ben Douglas had arrived to view the waxwing, and within 
minutes found a Townsend's solitaire at the same coordinates above! Amazing!

Feel free to email if you are going to chase it and want more specifics. 
(jahne...@hotmail.com)

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park

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[mou-net] Pectoral Sandpiper Still Present

[Gregory Jahner III]

The Pectoral Sandpiper found by Liz and Alex yesterday is still present today 
at the Grey Cloud Island Gravel Pit in Washington County.  Appears to be in 
fine health in terms of mobility, but I'm no expert.  

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park

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Re: [mou-net] Pectoral Sandpiper

[Gregory Jahner III]

I was able to view the bird from the side of the road (not on private 
property).  GPS coordinates lat 44.7865 long -92.9736.  I have birded this area 
at these coordinates dozens of times with no issues.  I have previously spoken 
to multiple police officers as well and there is no concern from them in 
viewing the gravel pit from this area as this is within the right of way.  If 
anyone does go look for it and needs assistance understanding where to view the 
bird at this location feel free to reach out to me at 
jahne...@hotmail.com.
Thanks!

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park

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On Dec 9, 2017, at 10:39 PM, Tom Bell 
mailto:bell.to...@gmail.com>> wrote:

To view this bird you have to walk past no trespass signs. Aggregate Industries 
is fussy about trespassing.

Sent from my iPad
Tom Bell
5868 Pioneer Road South
Grey Cloud Island
Saint Paul Park, MN, 55071-1143
651-459-4150

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On Dec 9, 2017, at 10:43 PM, Liz Harper 
mailto:harp0...@umn.edu>> wrote:

We were able to view it from the road.  No need to trespass.  Liz



On December 9, 2017 10:38:48 PM CST, Tom Bell 
mailto:bell.to...@gmail.com>> wrote:
To view this bird you have to walk past no trespass signs. Aggregate
Industries is fussy about trespassing.

Sent from my iPad
Tom Bell
5868 Pioneer Road South
Grey Cloud Island
Saint Paul Park, MN, 55071-1143
651-459-4150

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[mou-net] Black-legged Kittiwake - Update 11/26

[Gregory Jahner III]

Based on multiple updates I received throughout the day from birders onsite and 
my own scans of the area, to my knowledge the Kittiwake was not seen today.  If 
I hear of any sightings in the next few days I will send an update if other 
updates are not already provided by others.


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[mou-net] Black-legged Kittiwake - Suggestions

[Gregory Jahner III]

For anyone looking to go for the Kittiwake I would highly recommend doing so 
tomorrow as the low and high temps in area for Monday are well above freezing, 
and theres not much ice at Hazen Moore as it is, and being a resident of this 
area and birding Hazen often I can tell you the ice can fluctuate dramatically 
each day on this part of the Mississippi River.  

Also for those unfamiliar with the area, here's an easy route to take, its 
about 5 miles once you exit onto Summit Ave. 

>From 494 exit on Hwy 61 South
Exit on Summit Ave.  
Right on Summit Ave. 
Right on Broadway Ave. (at the Super America)
Left onto 3rd Street (at Carbone's Pizza)
3rd Street will turn into Grey Cloud Island Drive-South, continue on this road
You'll come to a "Y" in the road, go left onto Grey- Cloud Trail
Take this road to Hazen Moores Park

Parking:
There's four parking spaces along the river at the park, but if those are full 
you can continue down the road about a block (just over the bridge) and there 
is additional off street unmarked gravel parking spaces. 

Good Luck, and thanks Karl Isley for finding and reporting it yesterday!

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park

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Re: [mou-net] Black-legged Kittiwake Washington County

[Gregory Jahner III]

Kittiwake was reported again 20 minutes ago in the same location.  

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park


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> On Nov 25, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Missy Bowen  wrote:
> 
> Has anyone relocated the bird since this morning?
> 
> On Nov 25, 2017 9:02 AM, "Alex"  wrote:
> 
> Karl Isley found a Black-legged Kittiwake at Hazen P Mooers Open Space by
> the Grey Cloud Island in Washington County last night. It was present and
> seen by at least 8 this morning at 8:45am.
> 
> Alex Sundvall
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Black-legged Kittiwake Washington County

[Gregory Jahner III]

I was there from 8am to 1130 and seen it just before I left.  Total in the time 
span I was there it was observed 5 different times, two of the times at a close 
50ft distance for a good length of time.


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> On Nov 25, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Missy Bowen  wrote:
> 
> Has anyone relocated the bird since this morning?
> 
> On Nov 25, 2017 9:02 AM, "Alex"  wrote:
> 
> Karl Isley found a Black-legged Kittiwake at Hazen P Mooers Open Space by
> the Grey Cloud Island in Washington County last night. It was present and
> seen by at least 8 this morning at 8:45am.
> 
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> 
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[mou-net] Short-eared Owl

[Gregory Jahner III]

Today at the Grey Cloud Dunes in Cottage Grove, Karl Isley and I found a 
Short-eared Owl. I won't give specifics but I'm sure if you find some high 
ground there's a good chance you'll see it hunting during their usual 
hunting times.

Link to complete checklist: (38 species total)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28969475

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park
Washington County


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[mou-net] Riverside Park

[Gregory Jahner III]

Good evening, 

I’m reaching out to all of you to share a relatively unknown great birding 
location in Washington County.  Riverside Park in Saint Paul Park is a great 
area to bird for many reasons.  In the past year the city officials and 
workers have been very gracious and have allowed me to help make this 
a “birder friendly” park in many ways such as, placing a fly through feeder 
near the trail entrance that is stocked year round, placing a Prothonotary 
Warbler bird house along the river, and they are currently working on 
placing at least two informational bird signs along the trails.  They city has 
also been working on a prairie restoration project at this park for the past 
couple of years.  Riverside Park is by no means the largest park in the 
county to bird but its location along the Mississippi River and old growth 
woods makes up for its lack of size.  All the trails are groomed and most 
are quite wide except for the single track trail along the river which is 
narrow but still groomed and very “birdable”.  

If you do venture to this park there is no parking lot, only street parking 
which at the end of 13th ave. (the nearest cross street is 13th ave. and 1st 
street).  Google maps has this park located at 11th ave., however this is 
inaccurate so please disregard google!  If you go there looking for 
Prothonotary Warblers, last year they were readily heard and often seen 
near the river bottoms.  The Prothonotary bird house I placed along the 
river is not accessible by foot but can readily be seen from a high spot on 
the cliff along the single track trail.  Also, if you eBird Riverside Park is a 
hotspot.

Here’s my list from birding there today:
29 species total
6  Canada Goose
6 Mallard
1 Blue-winged Teal
5 Green-winged Teal
1Turkey Vulture
4 Bald Eagle
2 Belted Kingfisher
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Norhern Flicker
2 Eastern Phoebe
2 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
12 Black-capped Chickadee
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
8 Brown Creeper
10 Golden-crowned Kinglet
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2 Hermit Thrush
5 American Robin
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Fox Sparrow
12 Dark-eyed Junco

Greg Jahner
Saint Paul Park
Washington County


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[mou-net] Hooded and Prothonotary Warbler, Riverside Park

[Gregory Jahner III]

This afternoon I heard and saw a Hooded Warbler and Prothonotary Warbler at
Riverside Park in St. Paul Park (Washington County).

Hooded Warbler:
Park at the 13th avenue entrance.  From the wooded trail head (not the field
trail head) the trail starts with a "Y", go to the right of the "Y" which
starts behind the metal swing gate.  Follow that down a steady sloped trail
roughly 75 to 100 yards until you reach a metal bench, this is the area
where I heard and saw it.

Link to info about Riverside Park:
http://www.stpaulpark.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={91594175-C5C7-4B34-893C-B860160718E7}&DE={6F12D5EC-FD7B-49D7-8AC7-A1CD5F5A24AD}

Prothonotary Warbler:
From the bench mentioned in the directions above, head south (left) down the
trail for roughly 100 yards, this is approximately where I heard it first. 
There are several openings that give way to good access to the river bottom
and views across the channel to the next island which is where the
Prothonotary was calling from.  Eventually it did fly to my side of the
channel and I was able to get excellent views!


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[mou-net] Grey Cloud Dunes - 74 Species Today

[Gregory Jahner III]

I birded the Grey Cloud Dunes for 6 hours this morning and turned up 74
species, including 12 Warbler and 13 Sparrow species.  The majority of the
Warblers were along the river, the Sparrows however, were spread all over
today as apposed to larger concentrations found in the burned area last
weekend after the DNR did a controlled burn.

Link to eBird list below:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23327330


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