[mou-net] Albert Lea CBC
The date for the Albert Lea CBC is set for December 29. The group is meeting at the Caribou Coffee inside the Hy-Vee off Bridge Street at 7:30 a.m. So far about 8 people can make it, let me know if you would like to participate. Thanks Mike Majeski 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] Common Ravens - Dakota Co
There was a pair of Common Ravens today in Miesville Ravine County Park, specifically along the upper end of Trout Brook where the stream restoration project occurred in 2017. This is about 1/4 mile downstream of County Road 91. This appears to be only the second record for Dakota county. Mike Majeski 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] Hooded warbler - Ramsey co
There is a male hooded warbler at the entrance to Vista Hills Park off Marnie Street in southern Maplewood. The bird was located this morning where the paved trail from Marnie street intersects the main paved trail loop in the park. Note there is no parking lot on Marnie, but there is a parking lot at the north end of the park off Mailand. Mike Majeski 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] Albert Lea CBC rescheduled to January 1st
Unfortunately we needed to reschedule the Albert Lea CBC to January 1. The meeting time/place is the same as before- 7:30 a.m. at the Caribou Coffee stand inside the Albert Lea Hy-Vee on the east side of Bridge Street. If you would like to join this count, please contact me back channel. Thanks! Mike Majeski 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] Lamberton and Albert Lea CBC's
The Lamberton CBC will take place on December 16 (compiler is Lee French) and the Albert Lea CBC will take place on December 23 (compiler is myself). If you are interested in joining either count, please e-mail me back-channel for the meeting place and time. Thanks! Mike Majeski 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] Yellow-throated warbler likely nesting- Hennepin Co
Despite all the activity (people, dogs, lawn mowing) in Gold Medal Park, the pair of yellow-throated warblers appear to be nesting in the area. An apparent a female was seen with a bill full of nesting material and the male was actively chasing a chipping sparrow out of a tree. This was around 10:45 a.m. Please refrain from using tape recordings/audio calls, the birds are quite visible if you are patient. As stated, there is enough activity going on there and the birds do not need additional stress from recordings, especially if they are trying to nest! Thank you to all who posted info about this sighting. Mike Majeski 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] Chucker - Washington County (Woodbury)
There's currently a Chucker, in of all places, in front of Total Wine in Woodbury. It was hunkered down near a landscape boulder and a few small ornamental bushes near the parking lot. Total Wine is located on Valley Creek Plaza north of Valley Creek Road. Mike Majeski Sent from mobile device 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] Albert Lea CBC- request for volunteers
We could use a few more volunteers for the Albert Lea CBC taking place this Friday, January 1. Local feeder watchers, owlers, road cruisers, hikers- all are welcome. If interested and want more info, please e-mail me back-channel. Thanks! Mike Majeski Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] RFI - bird sightings along Brown's Creek, Washington Co.
I just noticed my e-mail got cut off in my message, but you should be able to respond by clicking the Reply via e-mail at the bottom of the original message. Mike Majeski From: Mike Majeski Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 12:38 PM To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu Subject: RFI - bird sightings along Brown's Creek, Washington Co. Hello, I'm assisting the Brown's Creek Watershed District (BCWD) in compiling an inventory of bird species observed along the Brown's Creek corridor in Washington County. If you have or know anyone who has a list of birds seen along Brown's creek, please contact me offline (e-mail listed below). Any sightings are welcome, historic or recent. We will also be gathering data submitted to the MOU sightings database. We are particularly interested in any birds observed along the Gateway Trail between Lansing Ave and Manning Ave and along the new Brown's Creek Trail (old Zephyr railroad line) between Stone Bridge Trail and Highway 95. We are also looking for any volunteers that could conduct weekly (or at least monthly) surveys for the Gateway Trail and Brown's Creek Trail sites from May 2015 to May 2016. These would be informal surveys to document what species are being seen in these two areas. If you are interested in volunteering for this effort or have any data to share, please e-mail me at mmaje...@eorinc.com For those unfamiliar with Brown's Creek, the headwaters originate in a large wetland complex just south of Withrow and flows southeast and discharges to St. Croix River just north of Stillwater. Thank you! Mike Majeski 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] Very late Cackling Goose - Maplewood, Ramsey County
This evening while working in the yard I observed a lone Cackling goose flying over the house with a flock of Canada geese. The goose was nearly half the size of the Canada geese it was flying with and had a noticeably shorter wingspan, but the best clue was the call note. The high pitch call of the goose was what originally drew my attention to the flock as it continued north and out of sight. The call was higher pitched and scratchier than the Canada goose calls. RQD to be submitted. Mike Majeski 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] Northern Mockingbird - Redwood County
There is a northern mockingbird just north of 100th street, approximately 3.3 miles west of CR 6 at the extreme southern end of Redwood county, about 4 miles south of Lamberton. The mockingbird was in a small bush in the ditch just north of the Cottonwood county line/100th street. Mike Majeski 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] Large kettle of Swainson's hawks- Ottertail County
Sorry for the late post as I've been on the road all week. On October 2nd around 5:45 p.m. there was a kettle of 144 Swainson's hawks near CR 15, just south of 130th street near Upper Lightning Lake. Almost the entire kettle was comprised of light morphs with one dark morph present. The easterly wind seemed to keep the group fairly stationary for the 10 minutes I watched as they circled above a farmstead. I managed to take a few photos of the kettle which I used to tally the number of hawks. What an amazing sight! Mike Majeski 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] Cattle Egret - Scott County
Today I observed a Cattle egret in Shakopee about 500 feet west of the dead end on Crossings Blvd (west of Foothill Trail). Crossings Blvd is located just south of the intersection of CR 21 and CR 18 near the Home Depot. The egret was foraging in the flooded wetland around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. Mike Majeski 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] Carolina Wrens - Dakota County
This morning my dad saw the pair of Carolina wrens at his suet feeder, this time one wren was actually feeding the other pieces of suet. This pair has been showing up at my parent's house almost daily since I first reported them back in early November. They seem to frequent the feeders between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and particularity like to perch on the ladder below the suet feeder to clean up the scraps left behind by the woodpeckers. The location is near the northeast side of Lake Isabel at 325 Galena Street in Hastings. Mike Majeski 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] Cassin's kingbird and N. mockingbird update
Despite rain/sleet/snow and strong wings on Saturday, the Cassin's kingbird and Northern mockingbird are still present in Grand Marais. They were re-found Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. The kingbird was located at W 3rd St. and 2nd Ave W on a chain link fence and the mockingbird was feeding in a crabapple tree just north of the courthouse on W 3rd St. Other birds in the area include a small flock of Bohemian waxwings, 3 Pine grosbeaks, and 4 White-winged crossbills. Mike Majeski 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] Carolina Wren - Dakota County
Yesterday afternoon I found a Carolina wren in Hastings near Galena Street and Locust Street, northeast side of Lake Isabel. The best place to look/ listen for the wren is along Galena Street (south side) and Locust Street where Locust Street curves east into East 4th St. The wren was singing fairly frequently and foraging along the ground in the wooded brushy area west of Locust. Mike Majeski 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] Carolina Wren - Ramsey County
Vista Hills Park- just south of Battle Creek Regional Park- I heard a Carolina wren singing outside the window early this morning. I rushed outside and after a few minutes located the bird singing from my neighbors brush pile. The bold white supercilium and reddish brown cap and back/wings were apparent. It was moving around pretty fast and I did not get a picture but managed to get voice recording with the camera. I lost track of the bird but then heard it singing again a few hundred feet away near the edge of Vista Hills Park. I did not see the bird again but it repeatedly sang from within the wooded area of the park off the wood chip trail loop at the far south end of the park. There is a sea of buckthorn in there so it's hard to see into the middle where a small pond is located. The bird was last heard near there and seems to be on the move. Access to a paved trail that leads to the wood chip trail is off Marnie Street, just north of Teakwood Drive. Mike Majeski 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] Shorebird spot- Dakota County
There's a wetland I've been checking out this spring for shorebirds, but today was by far the best for variety of birds. The wetland is located just north of the intersection of 210 St. E and Northfield Blvd, approximately 2 miles due south of Vermillion (south of 180th Street Marsh). Birds seen while dodging the rain included: Black-bellied plover - 3 American golden-plover - 2 Semipalmated plover - 1 Hudsonian godwit - 1 (arrived with the plovers) Baird's sandpiper - 8 White-rumped sandpiper - 1 Spotted sandpiper - 1 Lesser yellowlegs - 1 Pectoral sandpiper - minimum 30 Killdeer - 4 All the shorebirds were in the flooded field just south of the wetland. At least 3 Yellow-headed blackbirds were on territory within the actual wetland. Other birds around: Horned lark, Vesper sparrow, Mallard, Blue-winged teal, Canada goose, Red-winged blackbird, Sora (heard). Mike Majeski 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] White-faced Ibis - Hennepin County
There were two ibis at the old cedar ave bridge this afternoon between 1:00-2:00. One was clearly a white-faced ibis with a white border around reddish facial skin and behind eye. The other ibis seemingly lacked any white border around the facial skin or behind eye though it did have dull pink facial skin and brighter pinkish color at the leg joint suggesting white-faced. Maybe someone could get a clearer look at it if the birds move closer to the platform as they were about 300 feet away to the southeast. Mike Majeski 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] Yellow-headed blackbirds- Dakota County
For those interested in yellow-headed blackbird sightings, I observed one male yellow-headed blackbird during the afternoon of April 19th at the 180th street Marsh, near Vermillion. The bird was singing from a low perch in the flooded corn stubble at the far western side of the marsh, north of 180th street. From what I could tell there was only one. There were also two American black ducks in the western open water area- also north of 180th. Just a FYI- you can query the MOU database and search for recent sightings too. Good luck! Mike Majeski 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] Pine Grosbeak - Washington County
This afternoon I spotted a male Pine Grosbeak feeding in a small crab apple tree along Afton Hills Drive S. near Afton MN. The bird was on private property, but could be viewed from the road. From Stagecoach Trail in Afton (just north of Afton), take a left at Afton Hills Drive South and follow for approx. ¾ mile to where the road Y's. Veer to the left and follow Afton Hills Drive S. for about 0.4 miles. The grosbeak was seen in one of two small crab apple trees located just northwest of Afton Hills Drive S. When I left the area around 4:00 p.m., the grosbeak was no longer in the crab apples. I did manage to take a very poor, zoomed in cell phone image, so if anyone wants to see the pic, drop me an e-mail. Mike Majeski 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] Mute Swan - Washington County
Observed an adult Mute Swan near Square Lake today around 11:00 a.m. in a small waterbody just north of Square Lake Trail, about 200 feet east of Hwy 51. The swan was actively swimming around and feeding along the southern edge of the pond. You could clearly see the mostly orange bill with a black knob near the forehead. Mike Majeski 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] Loggerhead Shrike - Dakota County
Observed a Loggerhead Shrike this evening around 7:30 p.m. on Emery Avenue, 0.15 miles south of 180th St. (northwest of Vermillion). The bird was perched on a power line on the east side of the road across from the residence with spruce trees to the west. Mike Majeski 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] Brown Thrasher- Maplewood
I had to take a double take, but there was a Brown Thrasher at my feeder this morning eating black oil sunflower seeds. The bird was scratching the seed with its feet while inside the feeder and then seemed to be caching the seeds at the base of a nearby pine tree amongst the needles on the ground. I managed to binoscope it with my cell phone camera (of course we don't have our camera at home today, doh.). What a great bird to end the year! Mike Majeski 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] small heron? sighting- Dakota County
My dad has seen what he describes as a small dark green heron (about crow sized-possibly a Green heron?) at the outlet of Lake Isabel in Hastings, Dakota County. The bird was observed standing in the very shallow open water the last few days. There is enough discharge coming from the lake to keep this outlet open and bald eagles, Canada geese, mallards, and American crows are frequently seen there. Views of the open water can be achieved from the road in front of the house. The address is 325 Galena street, Hastings, MN 55033. I'll be there tomorrow and post more info if I get a chance to see it. Mike Majeski 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] Harlequin Duck-Point Douglas
The male harlequin duck was still present off Point Douglas as of 10:45 a.m. this morning. It was diving near the west railroad bridge support along the edge of the ice among Canada geese, American coots, and common golden-eyes. Mike Majeski Hastings Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
