[mou-net] Varied Thrush Lake Lillian
Mary Reins found a Varied Thrush in there yard. It has been coming by the feeders. Visitors are welcome Address is 9461-225th Ave SE Lake LillianPhone number is 320-212-8187 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] Eastern Towhee
We still have the Eastern Towhee in our yard by Dassel, Meeker cty. It is feeding up well. 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-throated Sparrow
The White-throated sparrow is still visiting our feeders by DasselPaul & Koni Fank 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] Black-billed Cuckoo Dassel, meeker cty
We had a Black-billed Cuckoo in our yard by Dassel today 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] pelicans- pigeon lake
There are 3 pelicans on the South end of Pigeon Lake by Dassel. They might have the New Castle disease. Paul & Koni FankDassel, Meeker Cty 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 Meeker County
I found a Mute Swan on Lake Ripley in Litchfield, Meeker Cty, on the East Side by the Camping area. Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker Cty 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 Shrike Meeker cty
Had a Northern Shrike in Meeker County today. I was able to finally get a photo of it also. Koni & Paul Fank Dassel, MN 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] locations for: Went out birding by Dassel & Litchfield yesterday.
Went out birding by Dassel & Litchfield yesterday and was able to see and get pictures of these birds, Gadwell, Blue-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Redhead, Canvasback, Ruddy Duck, Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Cackling Goose, Hooded Merganser, Brewers Blackbird and lots of Trumpeter Swans and American Coot. The areas I went to are, Lake Ripley in Litchfield, very good for ducks, also South of Litchfield on Hwy 22 to 230th street to Round Lake on the east side of the Hwy, also, Hwy 15 south of Dassel, south of 180th St there is a water hole on the west side of the road in the field, Butternut Lake south of Dassel, 220th St and 723rd Ave, on 220th is where the Horned Lark was seen, also, the Dassel WWTP is a spot to check now and then, just north on Dassel on Hwy 15. Another spot, south of Dassel on Hwy 15 to 200th St,195th St to 196th St. That road has pot holes and lakes, Porter and Mud Lakes are the ones I know. These areas are very good waterfowl birding. Koni 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] Ducks around Dassel and Litchfield 0n Oct 19
Went out birding by Dassel & Litchfield yesterday and was able to see and get pictures of these birds, Gadwell, Blue-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Redhead, Canvasback, Ruddy Duck, Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Cackling Goose, Hooded Merganser, Brewer\u2019s Blackbird and lots of Trumpeter Swans. Koni and Paul Fank Dassel MN Meeker county 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] RT Hummingbird Meeker cty, Dassel
We have had a RT Hummingbird at our feeder the last three days. It was just in the feeder at 8:34 am. Paul & Koni Fank Dassel, MN 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] Birds from our Yard in meeker cty, rural Dassel, Warblers and Vireos
We were birding in our yard today and had a total of 66 species. Some of the birds of interest are these Warblers : American Redstart, Nashville Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Black & White Warbler. We also seen these Vireos: Red-eyed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Warbling Vireo and Yellow-throated Vireo. Also seen the Blue-gray Gnatcher. Yard bird of interest, we heard the Sora in the wetlands. Paul & Koni Fank Dassel, MN Meeker Cty 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] Meeker cty Yellow-rumped Warbler
We had our day of birding in our tower yesterday and we had a Yellow-rumped Warbler in our orchard. Paul & Koni FankDassel
[mou-net] FOY Fox Sparrow Dassel, Meeker cty
We have the FOY Fox Sparrow this morning in our yard in Dassel scratching through desbri on the sidewalk. Paul & Koni Fank Dassel MnMeeker cty
[mou-net] Harris's Sparrow Meeker Cty
We (Paul & Koni Fank & Bernice Hall) are in our Tower doing our bird day and we have a 1st winter Harris's Sparrow and we also seen a Yellow-rumped Warbler at our place by Dassel. Koni Fank Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Yellow-billed Cuckoo Meeker Cty
Just had a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in our yard in Dassel. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Meeker CTY foy Catbird
Have a foy Gray Catbird taking a bath in our bird bath. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Correction Foy not fly Harris's meeker
Spell check did it again. Foy for Harris's. Not fl y Paul Koni Fank Dassel Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Meeker cty fly Harris Sparrow
We have a foy Harris's Sparrow on our patio along with a White-crowned Sparrow. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Meeker cty foy RB Grosebeak Indigo Bunting
Have a foy male Rose-breasted Grosbeak in our yard and seen an Indigo Bunting near by. Paul Koni Fank Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Meeker Cty Sora
Heard the Sora south of Pigeon Lake today by Dassel. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Meeker CTY fly Brown Thrasher
We are listening to and watching a foy Brown Thrasher in our yard by Dassel. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Mn Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Foy White-crowned Sparrow Meeker Cty
We had our foy WC sparrow in the yard now, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yello-bellied Sapsucker. Have also had 2 Purple Martins a couple of days ago. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Pine Siskin Dassel Meeker Cty
We had a Pine Siskin in our feeder this mourning in Dassel. The Common Grackle is still present also. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Purple martin Dassel Meeker cty
We are outside and we had put our Purple Martin houses up about an hour ago and we have our first purple martin here. What a pleasure to see them back again. Our colony is starting, we have a few more joining, and these are not European Starlings. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Fox sparrows Dassel meeker cty
I am looking out our kitchen window and I counted 34 Fox sparrows foraging on the ground below our cedar trees. Paul noticed Fox Sparrows on the south side of our house also. This snow really brought the birds out in our yard. The brown creepers are also foraging around. Paul and Koni Fank Dassel Meeker cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Eastern Phoebe Dassel meeker cty
Paul was looking out the window and saw an Eastern Phoebe. It is hanging around the feeding area. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Meeker cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] FOY Belted Kingfisher Meeker Cty
We seen our foy Belted Kingfisher on CTY rd 18 on the north side of Belle lake. Nice to see them back. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] FOY Tree Swallow, Great Egret Brown-headed Cowbird Dassel Meeker Cty. Day in our Tower
Sorry so late. My husband and I did our Monthly Day in our Tower on Monday and we were joined by a fellow birding friend of ours, Bernice Hall. We were out for 13 1/2 hrs and seen 52 species. We had a FOY Tree Swallow, Great Egret, Brown-headed Cowbird Ring-necked Duck. Lots of Tundra Swans flying over. We could see there are a lot of GB Herons DC Cormorants on the islands on Pigeon Lake, plus some Pelicans and Gulls. Had some Snow Greater White-fronted Geese fly over also. Here are the species. American Robin, RN Pheasant, DE Junco, Canadians, Snow Goose, Cardinal, M Dove, Barred Owl, WB Nuthatch, Am Crow, RW Blackbird, BC Chickadee, Cormorant, C Grackle, B Jay, C Waxwing, B Eagle, Wood Duck, GBHeron, W Turkey, Downy, Fox Sparrow (over wintered), Am Goldfinch, Brown Creeper, Red-bellied WP, Rock Pigeon, RB Gull, Hairy, Starling, Tree Swallow, GWF Goose, Killdeer, Tundra Swan, Pelican, Mallard, Brown-headed Cowbird, Sandhill Crane (landed in the cattails where they were last year), N Flicker, House Finch, Pileated, Golden Eagle, TV, Red-tail Hawk, Coopers Hawk, Rusty Blackbird, Great Egret, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Am Kestrel, Tree Sparrow, N Harrier, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck. We had a good day, the wind was a little more than we would have liked, but the birds were flying through. Paul just noticed a Sandhill Crane in the field to the south of us. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Pelican, Great Blue Herons, RB Gull DC Cormorant Am Coot Dassel Meeker Cty
My husband and I checked out Pigeon Lake Overlook and seen about 100 DC Cormorant, about 25 GB Herons, RB Gulls and about 10 Am White Pelicans. I also seen 3 Am Coot about 1 mile west of Dassel on Hwy 12. Paul and Koni Fank Dassel Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Pelicans, DC Cormorants, GB Herons, RB gulls Am Coot Dassel Meeker Cty
Tried to send earlier, but did not go through, so I am trying again. My husband and I checked out the Scenic Overlook on Pigeon Lake by Dassel today about 1:30 and we seen at least 10 Am White Pelican, RB Gulls, Great Blue Herons, and about 100 DC Cormorants on the islands by the nest. I also saw 3 Am Coot about 1 mile west of Dassel on Hwy 12. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Meeker Cty 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] Fwd: Pelican, Great Blue Herons, RB Gull DC Cormorant Am Coot Dassel Meeker Cty
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Original Message Subject: Pelican, Great Blue Herons, RB Gull DC Cormorant Am Coot Dassel Meeker Cty From: Paul Koni Fank condor_puff...@yahoo.com To: Mou MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU,Mnbird mnb...@lists.mnbird.net CC: My husband and I checked out Pigeon Lake Overlook and seen about 100 DC Cormorant, about 25 GB Herons, RB Gulls and about 10 Am White Pelicans. I also seen 3 Am Coot about 1 mile west of Dassel on Hwy 12. Paul and Koni Fank Dassel Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Fw: Pelican, Great Blue Herons, RB Gull DC Cormorant Am Coot Dassel Meeker Cty
--- On Sun, 4/6/14, Paul Koni Fank condor_puff...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Paul Koni Fank condor_puff...@yahoo.com Subject: Pelican, Great Blue Herons, RB Gull DC Cormorant Am Coot Dassel Meeker Cty To: Mou MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU, Mnbird mnb...@lists.mnbird.net Date: Sunday, April 6, 2014, 1:33 PM My husband and I checked out Pigeon Lake Overlook and seen about 100 DC Cormorant, about 25 GB Herons, RB Gulls and about 10 Am White Pelicans. I also seen 3 Am Coot about 1 mile west of Dassel on Hwy 12. Paul and Koni FankDasselMeeker CtySent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROIDMy husband and I checked out Pigeon Lake Overlook and seen about 100 DC Cormorant, about 25 GB Herons, RB Gulls and about 10 Am White Pelicans. I also seen 3 Am Coot about 1 mile west of Dassel on Hwy 12. Paul and Koni Fank Dassel Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID 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] FOY Ring-billed Gull Dassel Meeker Cty
Seen our first of year Ring-billed Gull by our place, south of Pigeon Lake today on 708th Ave. Migrants are on the way. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] FOY Turkey Vulture Dassel, Meeker Cty
Coming home we seen our 1st of year Turkey Vulture south of Dassel, 1 mile south of the intersection of Hwy 15 185th St(lake jenny church turn off). It was soaring in the air, heading north. Koni Fank Dassel Mn Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Rusty Blackbird meeker cty
We just had a Rusty Blackbird by our feeders at Dassel in Meeker Cty. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Mn Meeker Cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Fox Sparrow White-throated Sparrow still in Meeker Cty
The Fox Sparrow White-throated Sparrow are still present at our feeders in Dassel in Meeker Cty. They made it through the cold snaps just fine. Happy Birding Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN Meeker Cty 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-throated Fox Sparrow meeker county
The white throated sparrow and the Fox Sparrow survived the cold blast that came through here. We were hoping they would make it through that cold weather, they have the cover, food and water here which is very important. It is so nice to look out the window and see them and all the other birds having a good feast. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker County Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] White-throated Sparrow Dassel, Meeker County
The White-throated Sparrow is still at out feeders by Dassel Meeker County. Paul Koni Fank Dassel Meeker County Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Snowy owl in Meeker cty
Randy Frederickson and Ron Erpelding saw a Snowy Owl, they figured it is an adult female, south of Watkins on CR #2 west on 375th St between 650th Ave and 642nd quite far out in the plowed field, look for rock pile on south side of 375th St with a sawed off power pole. There is a cluster of grass to the south a way out, the owl was on the east of the clump of grass Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Fox Sparrow Meeker cty still present
The Fox Sparrow is still in our yard in Dassel feeding, it has been here for over a month. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN Meeker cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Meeker CTY FOY Orchard Oriole
My husband and I saw our first Orchard Oriole of the year at our feeders. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Meeker foy veery gray cheeked thrush
We have a foy veery and the thrush in our orchard today. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Foy RBgrosbeak McLeod cty
I am at my sisters in Hutchinson and they have a rose breasted Grosbeak at the feeders. Koni Fank Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Woodcock Meeker Cty
Had a woodcock walk across our lawn at 7:30 this morning in Dassel. Took some pictures and a video. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Sandhill Cranes
Paul I seen 3 Sandhill cranes by Kingston @ 1:45 today. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
Re: [mou-net] Sharing Owl sightings
Stated very well Mike. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Michael Hendrickson mlhendrick...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Ever since Boreal Owls and Great Gray Owls have be Hello Ever since Boreal Owls and Great Gray Owls have been moving around the north shore of Lake Superior I been getting a lot of requests from birders from all over Minnesota and elsewhere about helping them locate these owls. Many times they leave me their cell phone numbers to me so when I do locate a Boreal Owl or a Great Gray Owl they ask that I call them and give them directions to the exact location of the owl. All winter season I have been sharing owl locations to these people and also to everyone on the MOU listserv. NEVER once would I ever think to say “you could always go out and find one on your own, that’s what other people do”. Also this “that’s what other people do” is a bunch of BS. Birders share exact locations on many birds such as this weekend we were sharing exact bird locations to a lot of birders who wanted to see a King Eider, Saw Whet Owl, Boreal Owl, Great Gray Owl and Snowy Owls. Never once did any of the local birders or guides say to anyone to go find your own owls because that is what everyone else does. Also it is very sad to see that the very same Long-eared Owl that Brian Byrne was asking about to see was photographed and posted on Facebook. I know a lot of the serious bird photographers in the Twin Cities area and they highly protect their Long-eared Owl locations and they also highly protect their Eastern Screech Owl locations as well. It is maddening that all of us local guides and local birders have put these very same people on owls they probably could not find on their own without our help but yet they cannot share to the MOU community their “secret” owl locations for others to enjoy. Yes, we risked putting these roosting Boreal Owls endangered from all the attention from all the birders and photographers who came in large numbers to view these owls but, those risks were ours to risk to deal with and so far there were only a few minor issues with a few. Also Boreal Owls are a threaten species in Minnesota unlike the Long-eared Owls but yet there are a few photographers out there who only want to share these owl locations among themselves. Good Lord maybe that should have been our goal was to keep these Boreal Owl sightings hidden and make people find their own owls but that type of selfishness doesn’t occur up here in the Duluth birding community and we have been proudly catering to many visiting birders for years on where to find owls and other birds that maybe of interest to them. Too bad birders like Scott Meyer who I have helped in the past and gave exact bird locations with, cannot do the same to those who are not in the loop to know where certain birds can be found. I am sure anytime one of the MOU listserv moderators will be coming on soon to end this thread but I think this topic should be talked about to some length because I think there are a lot of birders who feel out of the loop from others in the birding community who would like to be included on where to find owls and other types of bird species that maybe of interest to them. I am just a member of the MOU organization and I believe the MOU listserv is a tool for MOU members and non-members to learn about exact bird locations in Minnesota. That is why there are three MOU RBAs that come out each week telling people where they can go to see certain bird species. I also believe that is why people post bird sightings on the MOU listserv so others can find the bird too. Yes, even if the bird was submitted to ebird and that bird was sighted in Minnesota and if you know the location where the bird can be found then share the sighting. If you want me to share birds with you, then I expect you to share bird sightings with others including owl sightings. Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota MikeHendricksonGuiding.com Sax-ZimBog.com 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] Boreal Owl
Has anyone seen any Boreal owls in Duluth Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
[mou-net] Harris's Sparrow in Dassel, Meeker cty
Today my husband and I seen the Harris's Sparrow in our yard a couple of times. We had it here two years ago. Paul Koni Fank Dassel MN 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] Big Sit
Just a reminder that the Big Sit is on Sunday October 14, 2012 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] Ruff question
Hi, does anyone know if the Ruff is still present in Rochester? 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] purple sandpiper question
Does anyone know if the purple sandpiper is still present? 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] [mnbird] May Tower Day, Dassel
The Tower Day is when we spend the whole day in a tower (that my husband I built 6 years ago) watching the different species of birds that are around. We do this once a month, all year long. This day is strickly a birding day for us. Paul Koni Fank Dassel From: Emil Anderson eoand...@yahoo.com To: Paul - Koni Fank condor_puff...@yahoo.com Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 7:37:57 PM Subject: Re: [mnbird] May Tower Day, Dassel What is Tower Day? Lois in Chippewa county --- On Wed, 5/4/11, Paul - Koni Fank condor_puff...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Paul - Koni Fank condor_puff...@yahoo.com Subject: [mnbird] May Tower Day, Dassel To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU, mnb...@lists.mnbird.net Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 9:47 AM We did our Tower Day yesterday. We had 71 species. It was a good day compared to the cool windy days prior. The birds were very active. We were out in the Tower for 15 hours. We had more Harris's Sparrow show up besides the one that wintered over. We also had a BW Warbler in the yard, but didn't see it from the tower. The Baltimore Oriole showed up this morning. Here are the birds we seen from the tower. Northern Cardinal Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Grackle Mourning Dove Red-winged Blackbird Ring-necked Pheasant Blue Jay Canada Goose Wood Duck White-throated Sparrow Mallard Dark-eyed Junco Pileated Woodpecker Sora Black-capped Chickadee American Crow American Robin House Wren Brown-headed Cowbird European Starling White-breasted Nuthatch Tree Swallow Double-crested Cormorant American Goldfinch Purple Finch Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Song Sparrow American White Pelican Harris's Sparrow Northern Flicker Brown Thrasher Lincoln's Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Trumpeter Swan Green Heron Yellow-rumped Warbler Rock Pigeon Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Forester's Tern Bald Eagle Great White Egret Eastern Bluebird Hooded Merganser Swainson's Thrush Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Phoebe Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier Golden-crowned Kinglet Common Loon Red-tailed Hawk Brown Creeper House Finch Yellow-headed Blackbird Killdeer Pine Warbler Cooper's Hawk Barn Swallow Yellow Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Wilson's Snipe American Bittern Great Horned Owl Gray Catbird Pied-billed Grebe Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker Cty -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ mnbird mailing list mnb...@lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s 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] May Tower Day, Dassel
We did our Tower Day yesterday. We had 71 species. It was a good day compared to the cool windy days prior. The birds were very active. We were out in the Tower for 15 hours. We had more Harris's Sparrow show up besides the one that wintered over. We also had a BW Warbler in the yard, but didn't see it from the tower. The Baltimore Oriole showed up this morning. Here are the birds we seen from the tower. Northern Cardinal Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Grackle Mourning Dove Red-winged Blackbird Ring-necked Pheasant Blue Jay Canada Goose Wood Duck White-throated Sparrow Mallard Dark-eyed Junco Pileated Woodpecker Sora Black-capped Chickadee American Crow American Robin House Wren Brown-headed Cowbird European Starling White-breasted Nuthatch Tree Swallow Double-crested Cormorant American Goldfinch Purple Finch Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Song Sparrow American White Pelican Harris's Sparrow Northern Flicker Brown Thrasher Lincoln's Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Trumpeter Swan Green Heron Yellow-rumped Warbler Rock Pigeon Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Forester's Tern Bald Eagle Great White Egret Eastern Bluebird Hooded Merganser Swainson's Thrush Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Phoebe Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier Golden-crowned Kinglet Common Loon Red-tailed Hawk Brown Creeper House Finch Yellow-headed Blackbird Killdeer Pine Warbler Cooper's Hawk Barn Swallow Yellow Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Wilson's Snipe American Bittern Great Horned Owl Gray Catbird Pied-billed Grebe Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker Cty 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] FOY Grosbeak Meeker
We have our FOY Male Female Grosbeak in our feeders today. Paul Koni Fank Dassel 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] Harris's Sparrow still present
The Harris's Sparrow is still hanging around our yard. I took another picture today and had taken a couple last week also. You can see the change in it. Curious as to see how long it will hang around. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN 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] Harris's Sparrow still present
The Harris's Sparrow has been present in our yard every day in Dassel since the 26th of December. It is really nice to see how it is changing color. Paul Koni Fank Dassel. MN 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] Tower Day in Meeker Cty (Dassel)
We did our monthly Tower Day on Saturday, April We did our monthly Tower Day on Saturday, April 2nd. We ended up with 48 species, compared to 61 last year when it was 78 degrees for a high and only 47 degrees for a high this year. There were 19 different species that we had in 2010 that we didn't have this year and 9 different species this year that we didn't have in 2010. It's fun to look back and see what species are being seen or not being seen and what the weather conditions were. Here are the birds we seen. American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Dark-eyed Junco-Oregon race Red-winged Blackbird Wood Duck Pileated Woodpecker White-breasted Nuthatch American Crow Ring-necked Pheasant Canada Goose Northern Cardinal Common Grackle American Goldfinch Red-bellied Woodpecker Great Horned Owl Black-capped Chickadee European Starling American Tree Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Eastern Bluebird Double-crested Cormorant Fox Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Blue Jay Killdeer Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Common Merganser Rock Pigeon Hairy Woodpecker Trumpeter Swan Bald Eagle House Finch American Pelican Harris's Sparrow Mallard Red-tailed Hawk Ring-billed Gull Northern Harrier Great Blue Heron Mourning Dove Tundra Swan Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Wild Turkey Turkey Vulture Sandhill Crane Hooded Merganser 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] Tower Day in Dassel, Meeker Cty
We were out in the Tower yesterday, 3/1/2011, and ended up with 23 species. The Harris's Sparrow is still hanging around. Norther Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee,American Crow, White-breasted Nuthatch,Wild Turkey, Ring-necked Pheasant, American Goldfinch, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker,Downy Woodpecker,Blue Jay,Rock Pigeon,Harris's Sparrow, Northern Flicker, Tree Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Hairy Woodpecker, European Starling, House Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, House Sparrow, Brown Creeper Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker County 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] Tower day in Dassel
We did our Tower day yesterday, 2-4-11 in Dassel We did our Tower day yesterday, 2-4-11 in Dassel, but due to certain circumstances we were unable to be out there all day, we missed 4 hours. We only had 19 species, which wasn't too bad. We did not see or hear the Eagle, House Finch, Purple Finch, Flicker, Tree Sparrow or the Sharp-shinned that have been around the yard. The weather was better than they had predicted, which we were happy about. We seen 2 Red-tailed Hawks and one was carring a branch, we figured it was re-inforcing its nest, they were going in that direction. These are the species we seen; Barred Owl Northern Cardinal Dark-eyed Junco Harris's Sparrow Black-capped Chickade American Crow White-breasted Nuthatch Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Downt Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker American Goldfinch Blue Jay Brown Creeper Rock Pigeon American Robin Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker Cty 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] Fw: [mnbird] DEER PROBLEMS, ROLLINGSTONE, MN, WINONA CO.
Hi, we have had the same problem with the deer. We have a recipe that I mix up for Deer and Rabbits and it REALLY works, and is very inexpensive. Here is the recipe: DEER AND RABBIT REPELLENT 1 cup milk 1 egg 1 tsp. Dish soap 1 TBLS. cooking oil Mix in blender. Pour in Gallon jug (milk jug is good). Fill remainder of jug with water and shake good. Let set about a day. Pour into hand sprayer or spray bottle. DO NOT REFRIGERATE This has to ferment and it will smell like rotten eggs when you pour it into the sprayer, so don't spill it, but it does work. My husband likes the hand sprayer, he doesn't have to fill it like you would a spray bottle. We usually put it on trees and plants during the summer months, but like you said, the deer are hungry so my husband sprays it on during the winter also, we have done this the last two winters. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN - Forwarded Message From: Cleo Clark cmcl...@hbci.com To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 3:34:29 PM Subject: [mnbird] DEER PROBLEMS, ROLLINGSTONE, MN, WINONA CO. I live in Rollingstone, Winona Co., in the southeast corner of MN. The snowfall around here has evidently made it difficult for the deer to find food. Deer have come into town to my backyard and have practically stripped the branches bare from a young cedar tree I had planted. They have repeatedly taken food from my bird feeders. Last night was the clincher. Get out the bows and arrows! I'm fighting mad. The deer once again attacked my bird feeders and have destroyed the second finch feeder I've put out this winter (the sock type). Guess I'll need to stop feeding the birds but it breaks my heart to look out the window to see the finches, juncos, and sometimes pine siskins sitting on the post looking at the house as if to say, Aren't your going to feed me? Sad and mad in Rollingstone. CMClark Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html___ mnbird mailing list mnb...@lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s 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] Harris's Sparrow-Meeker cty
The Harris's Sparrow is still present and coming to our feeders regularly and a Northern Flicker has been coming to our suet feeders in Dassel. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker Cty 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] Harris's Sparrow Meeker Cty
The Immature Harris's Sparrow has still been coming to our feeders since the 7th of January in Dassel. He goes in and out of the hedge by our house in between feedings, it's been very active yet. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN 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] Harris's Sparrow Dassel, Meeker cty
We are outside today doing our Tower Day and the Harris's Sparrow is here again. We will be outside all day. Call me on my cell 320-292-7441 if you have any questions. 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] directions for Harris's Sparrow
From Hwy's 1215 in Dassel, go south on Hwy 15 for about 1 mile, turn east on Cty Rd 18 and go about 1 mile, turn south on 708th Ave, it's a gravel road and continue about 1 mile, our driveway is on the south side of the road on the curve, with white rail road ties and a big Red barn.19806 From Hutchinson Hwy's 157, go north on Hwy 15 for about 15 miles. You will go by the 1st cty rd 18 and pass the Pigeon Lake look-out, continue until you see the 2nd cty rd 18/Johnsons Seeds sign, turn east on Cty Rd 18 and go about 1 mile, turn south on 708th Ave, it's a gravel road and continue about 1 mile, our driveway is on the south side of the road on the curve, with white rail road ties and a big Red barn. 19806 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] Tower Day- Dassel, Meeker Cty
Northern Cardinal, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Pileated Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Great Horned Owl, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Junco, American Tree Sparrow, We did our Tower Day today in Dassel. We had 22 species. We did not see the resident Bald Eagle that is ususlly around or any of the House Finches, but the Immature Harris's Sparrow surprised us again. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker County Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, Rock Pigeon, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch, Purple Finch, HARRIS’S SPARROW, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Ring-necked Pheasant, Red-Tailed Hawk 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] Harris's Sparrow-Dassel
We have not seen it yet this mourning. The picture has been put in the mou recently seen, thanks to Dave Chandler. 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] Harris's Sparrow-Dassel, Meeker Cty
Today we had a Immature Harris's Sparrow in our feeder in Dassel, Meeker County. We were really surprised to see it this time of year. The birds were in a feeding frenzy. Tried to send picture attachment, but no luck. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN Meeker County 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] Tower Day in Dassel
Here is the Tower report that we did the 2nd of December. I thought I had sent it, but forgot to. We have another Tower Day coming up soon. We had 23 species. 1) 2) 3) 4) Pileated woodpecker 5) American Goldfinch 6) Dark-eyed Junco 7) Downy Woodpecker 8) Red-bellied Woodpecker (3) 9) Northern Cardinal (3-2 m, 1 f)10) 11) 12) 13) 14) House Sparrow 2(m f) 15) White-throated Sparrow (1)Wild Turkey (21) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) Cedar Waxwing (8) 22) Sharp-shinned Hawk (1) 23) American Robin (2)Red-tailed Hawk (2)Rock Pigeon (5)House FinchPine Siskin (17)Bald Eagle 2 (1-A, 1-J) Hairy Woodpecker (3) Ringed-necked Pheasant (7)Blue Jay (3)White-breasted NuthatchBlack-capped ChickadeeAmerican Crow (17) ***2010 Birds NOT Seen in 2009-(5 species) 1) Pileated Woodpecker 2) House Sparrow 3) White-throated Sparrow 4) Sharp-shinned Hawk 5) American Robin 2009 Birds NOT Seen in 2010-(9 species) 1) 2) American Tree Sparrow 3) Ring-billed Gull 4) Brown Creeper 5) 6) European Starling 7) 8) Horned Lark 9) Trumpeter Swan Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN Meeker Cty Red-winged Blackbird Canada Goose Purple Finch 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] Tower Day in Dassel-(retry)
The other entry got mixed up. Here is the Tower report that we did the 2nd of December. I thought I had sent it, but forgot to. We have another Tower Day coming up soon. We had 23 species. American Crow Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Pileated woodpecker American Goldfinch Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Cardinal Blue Jay Ringed-necked Pheasant Hairy Woodpecker Bald Eagle House Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Wild Turkey Pine Siskin House Finch Rock Pigeon Red-tailed Hawk Cedar Waxwing Sharp-shinned Hawk American Robin 5 species -2010 Birds NOT Seen in 2009 Pileated Woodpecker House Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Sharp-shinned Hawk American Robin 9 species-2009 Birds NOT Seen in 2010American Tree Sparrow Ring-billed Gull Brown Creeper European Starling Horned Lark Trumpeter Swan Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN Meeker Cty Red-winged Blackbird Canada Goose Purple Finch 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] Big Sit, Dassel-Meeker Cty
We had a great day with the beautiful weather for the Big Sit compared to the past 5 years. We had 54 species and 19 participants, another great turn out for both, plus, a fantastic pot-luck. Paul I want to say Thanks to our fellow Hutchinson Bird Club members, Bob Ruby Schroeder, Suzie Maki, Bernice Hall, Earl Hall, Karen DeBoer, Barb Burkstrand, Doug Eno, Pete Hoeger, Lance Heaton, Rosanne Heaton, Steve Householder, Fiammetta Householder, Elena Householder and others that showed, Kimi-Rae Ulrich, Syarrah Ulrich Milt Blomberg for partaking in the Big Sit. We ended up with a total of 54 species, they are as follows: 1. Eastern Screech-Owl 2. Great Horned Owl 3. Red-winged Blackbird 4. Canada Goose 5. Downy Woodpecker 6. American Robin 7. Blue Jay 8. White-throated Sparrow 9. American Crow 10. Northern Cardinal 11. Norther Flicker 12. Yellow-rumped Warbler 13. White-breasted Nuthatch 14. Ring-billed Gull 15. Black-capped Chickadee 16. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17. Dark-eyed Junco 18. Ring-necked Pheasant 19. Fox Sparrow 20. Pied-billed Grebe 21. Red-breasted Nuthatch 22. Wood Duck 23. Franklin's Gull 24. Double-crested Cormorant 25. European Starling 26. Common Grackle 27. Chipping Sparrow 28. Red-bellied Woodpecker 29. Eastern Bluebird 30. Song Sparrow 31. American Goldfinch 32. Pileated Woodpecker 33. Cedar Waxwing 34. Brown-headed Cowbird 35. Rock Pigeon 36. Sharp-shinned Hawk 37. Hairy Woodpecker 38. Northern Harrier 39. Mallard 40. Golden-crowned Kinglet 41. Cooper's Hawk 42. Brewer's Blackbird 43. Red-tailed Hawk 44. American White Pelican 45. Mourning Dove 46. Turkey Vulture 47. House Finch 48. Orange-crowned Warbler 49. Broad-winged Hawk 50. Rough-legged Hawk 51. Merlin 52. Bald Eagle 53. Belted Kingfisher 54. Bonaparte's Gull Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Mn Meeker County 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] Tower Day from Dassel, Meeker Cty
We did our Tower Day on the 1st and we seen 56 species, compared to 60 last year. (55 in 2008, 55 in 2007, 53 in 2006, 49 in 2005) We had 16 different species last year that we didn't see this year and 12 species this year that we didn't see last year. Our Tower Day is where we are in the Tower that we built to watch birds in. We do a Tower Day once a month, each month, all year long. We are out there from dawn to dusk for the entire day, no matter what the conditions are, hot or cold. We also keep record of the weather conditions to see what the difference is in birds that we see. It is interesting to see what birds are seen or not being seen from year to year. 1) Canada Goose (lots) 2) American Robin (lots) 3) Sandhill Crane -3 4) Barred Owl -called 5 times 5) Red-winged Blackbird 6) Blue Jay (lots) 7) American Crow 8) White-breasted Nuthatch 9) Black-capped Chickadee 10) House Wren 11) Ring-billed Gull (lots) 12) Pileated Woodpecker -3 13) Ring-necked Pheasant 14) Cedar Waxwing (lots) 15) Downy Woodpecker 16) Yellow-rumped Warbler (lots) 17) Ruby-crowned Kinglet -8 18) Red-bellied Woodpecker -4 19) Hairy Woodpecker -3 20) American Goldfinch 21) Dark-eyed Junco -4 22) Gadwall -823) Double-crested Cormorant -3 24) Pied-bill Grebe -3 25) Chipping Sparrow 26) House Finch 27) Golden-crown Kinglet -228) Wood Duck -2 29) Northern Flicker -2 30) Northern Cardinal 31) Orange-crowned Warbler -3 32) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -1 33) Eastern Bluebird -4 34) Red-breasted Nuthatch -1 35) American White Pelican -6 36) Killdeer -1 37) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -1 38) Red-tailed Hawk -3 39) Common Grackle -2 40) Sharp-shinned Hawk -541) Turkey Vulture -9 42) Eastern Phoebe 43) Cooper’s Hawk -2 44) Tree Swallow -2 45) Mourning Dove 46) White-crowned Sparrow -2 55) Franklin’s Gull -15 56) Mallard -1 47) Broad-winged Hawk -1 48) Rock Dove 49) Trumpeter Swan -2 50) European Starling -1 51) Bald Eagle -3 52) Golden Eagle -2 53) Northern Harrier -1 54) Common Nighthawk -1 55) Franklin’s Gull -15 56) Mallard -1 Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN Meeker Cty 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] Tower Day from Dassel-Meeker Cty
We did our Tower Day on the 1st and we seen 56 species, compared to 60 last year. (55 in 2008, 55 in 2007, 53 in 2006, 49 in 2005) We had 16 different species last year that we didn't see this year and 12 species this year that we didn't see last year. Our Tower Day is where we are in the Tower that we built to watch birds in. We do a Tower Day once a month, each month, all year long. We are out there from dawn to dusk for the entire day, no matter what the conditions are, hot or cold. We also keep record of the weather conditions to see what the difference is in birds that we see. It is interesting to see what birds are seen or not being seen from year to year. 1) Canada Goose (lots) 2) American Robin (lots) 3) Sandhill Crane -3 4) Barred Owl -called 5 times 5) Red-winged Blackbird 6) Blue Jay (lots) 7) American Crow 8) White-breasted Nuthatch 9) Black-capped Chickadee 10) House Wren 11) Ring-billed Gull (lots) 12) Pileated Woodpecker -3 13) Ring-necked Pheasant 14) Cedar Waxwing (lots) 15) Downy Woodpecker 16) Yellow-rumped Warbler (lots) 17) Ruby-crowned Kinglet -8 18) Red-bellied Woodpecker -4 19) Hairy Woodpecker -3 20) American Goldfinch 21) Dark-eyed Junco -4 22) Gadwall -8 23) Double-crested Cormorant -3 24) Pied-bill Grebe -3 25) Chipping Sparrow 26) House Finch 27) Golden-crown Kinglet -2 28) Wood Duck -2 29) Northern Flicker -2 30) Northern Cardinal 31) Orange-crowned Warbler -3 32) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -1 33) Eastern Bluebird -4 34) Red-breasted Nuthatch -1 35) American White Pelican -6 36) Killdeer -1 37) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -1 38) Red-tailed Hawk -3 39) Common Grackle -2 40) Sharp-shinned Hawk -5 41) Turkey Vulture -9 42) Eastern Phoebe 43) Cooper’s Hawk -2 44) Tree Swallow -2 45) Mourning Dove 46) White-crowned Sparrow -2 55) Franklin’s Gull -15 56) Mallard -1 47) Broad-winged Hawk -1 48) Rock Dove 49) Trumpeter Swan -2 50) European Starling -1 51) Bald Eagle -3 52) Golden Eagle -2 53) Northern Harrier -1 54) Common Nighthawk -1 55) Franklin’s Gull -15 56) Mallard -1 Paul Koni Fank Dassel, MN Meeker Cty 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] Red-breasted Nuthatch arrival-Dassel
We have at least 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch's that have arrived in our yard today at Dassel in Meeker Cty. It's nice to see them back here. We still have the RC Kinglets and RE Vireo's here. The Hummingbirds are having a feast at our feeders yet and keep trying to protect each one. Paul Koni Pigeon Lake, Dassel, Meeker Cty 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] RC Kinglets-Meeker Cty
We had some RC Kinglets in the yard today along with the red-eyed Vireo. The RC Hummingbirds are still plentiful as they migrate through. Paul Koni Fank 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] September Tower report Dassel, Meeker Cty
We did our Tower Day on the 1st and Lance Roseanne Heaton joined us for some birding. We had 59 species. Our Purple Martin Colony and our Tree Swallows have left, a lot of our Baltimore Orioles, a lot of our Barn Swallows and a lot of our RB Grosbeaks have left. We have a few migrants coming through. 1) Blue Jay 2) Northern Cardinal 3) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (many) 4) Common Nighthawk -19 5) American White Pelican 6) Pied-billed Grebe -17) Gray Catbird -3 8) Ring-billed Gull 9) American Robin 10) Belted Kingfisher-1 11) House Wren 12) American Crow 13) Northern Flicker-5 14) WB Nuthatch 15) Pileated WP -2 16) RB Grosbeak-8 17) Green Heron-1 18) RN Pheasant 19) House Finch-many 20) BC Chickadee-many 21) American Goldfinch-many 22) Eastern Phoebe- 2 23) Mallard-3 24) Franklin's Gull -many 25) Cedar Waxwing-20 26) Great Egret 27) Mourning Dove 28) Barn Swallow 29) Canada Goose 30) Rock Dove 31) Downy WP-many 32) DC Cormant-3 33) RW Balckbird-many 34) Red-tailed Hawk-2 35) Red-bellied WP-4 36) Blue-headed Vireo-1 37) GB Heron-1 38) Nashville Warbler-1 39) Tennessee Warbler-1 40) Wood Duck-4 41) Baltimore Oriole-6 42) Killdeer-1 43) Chipping Sparrow-many 44) Common Yellowthroat-1 45) Hairy WP 46) Red-eyed Vireo-2 47) Common Grackle 48) EW Pewee-1 49) Black White Warbler-1 50) Least Flycatcher-1 51) Trumpeter Swan-2 52) BG Gnatcher-1 53) Cooper's Hawk- 4 Passes 54) American Redstart-2 55) Bald Eagle-1 56) TV-2 57) Tree Swallow-6 58) Mourning Warbler-1 59) E Starling-1 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] Meeker Cty-Dassel Tower Day
We didn't have a Tower report for July since we were birding in Colorado. We are a little late on reporting the August Tower report. We had 56 species that we had seen. 1. E.W. Pewee 2. Tree Swallow 3. Barn Swallow 4. N. Cardinal 5. Am. Crow 6. W.B. Nuthatch 7. Gray Catbird 8. Am. Robin 9. House Wren 10. B.C. Chickadee 11. House Finch 12. Mourning Dove 13. Green Heron 14. Song Sparrow 15. Chipping Sparrow 16. Am. Goldfinch 17. D.C. Cormorant 18. Red-bellied WP 19. Blue Jay 20. Downy WP 21. Baltimore Oriole 22. B.G. Gnatcatcher 23. N. Flicker 24. Canada Goose 25. Red-winged Blackbird 26. R.B. Grosbeak 27.C. Grackle 28. Hairy WP 29. Yellow Warbler 30. RN Pheasant 31. RT Hummingbird 32. Cedar Waxwing 33. Common Yellowthroat 34. Am. Redstart 35. Bald Eagle 36. E. Bluebird 37. R.B Gull 38. E. Starling 39. Mallard 40. Am. Pelican 41. E. Phoebe 42. Lincoln's Sparrow 43. Yellow-throated Vireo 44. Wild Turkey 45. Rock Pigeon 46. Purple Martin 47. House Sparrow 48. Brown Thrasher 49. Great-crested Flycatcher 50. GB Heron 51. Red-tailed Hawk 52. Turkey Vulture 53. Great Egret 54. Chestnut-sided Warbler 55. Philadelphia Vireo 56. Warbling Vireo Paul Koni Fank 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] Tower Day from Dassel
Here is our Tower Day report that we did on the 31st of May, due to prediction of rain on the 1st of June. We had a great day observing the birds and the weather co-operated all day until about 6pm with a few sprinkles. We had 69 species with the birds being very active. The list is as follows: Paul Koni Fank 1) 2) 3) 4) Mourning Dove 5) Red-winged Blackbird 6) Eastern Wood-Pewee (2) 7) Wild Turkey (2 Toms) 8) Ring-necked Pheasant 9) White-breasted Nuthatch 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 31) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37) 38) 39) 40) 42) 43) Chimney Swift (2) 44) 45) 46) 47) 48) Sandhill Crane 49) 50) 51) 52) Warbling Vireo (2) 53) 55) Pileated Woodpecker (1-by nesting cavity) 56) Yellow-throated Vireo (2) 57) 58) 59) 60) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1) 61) 62) 63) 64) Common Tern (1) 65) 66) 67) Orchard Oriole 68) 69) Blue-winged Teal (2)Northern Harrier (1 m) Ring-billed Gull (2)Least Flycatcher (1)Bald Eagle (2)Indigo Bunting (2-mf)House Sparrow (1)Turkey Vulture (3) Eastern Bluebird (2-mf)Red-tailed Hawk (4) 54) Red-eyed Vireo (1) Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow Warbler American Redstart Brown-headed Cowbird Hairy Woodpecker Killdeer (1)Northern Flicker (2)Song Sparrow Rock Dove 41) Trumpeter Swan (2)Eastern Phoebe Gray Catbird Cooper’s Hawk (2)Cedar Waxwing (18)Chipping Sparrow Purple Finch American Crow Great Blue Heron American White Pelican House Finch American Goldfinch 30) Northern Cardinal Common Grackle American Robin Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2-m, 1-f)Red-bellied Woodpecker European Starling (2)Common Nighthawk (1)Rose-breasted Grosbeak Black-capped Chickadee Brown Thrasher (2)Wood Duck (2)Double-crested Cormorant Mallard Baltimore Oriole Great Egret (2)Downy Woodpecker Barn Swallow Purple Martin Tree Swallow House Wren Canada Goose (36) Common Yellowthroat Blue Jay 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] FOY-I Bunting O. Oriole, Dassel
We had our FOY Indigo Bunting Orchard Oriole back again. The Indigo Bunting was here on Monday the Orchard Oriole came in today. The red-breasted Nuthatch is hanging around, plus all the other birds. Our Purple Martin colony is around 14. Paul Koni 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] Tower Day location
Hi all, We live about 3 miles south of Dassel,Mn.,south of Pigeon Lake. Which is south of St.Cloud and north of Hutchinson. We built a tower 15 feet high about 6 years ago in our yard in Dassel to watch birds in, mainly for the Big Sit that takes place in October, and then we decided to do it every month. We do this EVERY month all year long, even when it is COLD. So every month we have a tower day from dawn to dark, watching to see what birds are in our area or passing through, putting in some 16 hour days or longer. We really enjoy it, and this is strickly a Birding Day. We have members from our Hutchinson Bird Clud our here for the Big Sit, or anytime they wish to come out and enjoy the birding. We keep records of the weather conditions and the species. We have done this since August of 2005. Paul Koni Fank Dassel,MN 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] Tower Day
We did our monthly tower day on the 1st of April. We had 61 species. Mallard Canada Goose Ring-necked Pheasant Wood Duck Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco American Golgfinch Downy Woodpecker American Robin Hairy Woodpecker Blue Jay European Starling Common Grackle White-breasted Nuthatch Ring-necked Duck Wild Turkey American Crow Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Rock Pigeon Trumpeter Swan Great Egret Black-capped Chickadee Ring-billed Gull Song Sparrow Red-bellied woodpecker Eastern Bluebirds Chipping Sparrow Cooper's Hawk Fox Sparrow Northern Harrier Eastern Phoebe Great Blue Heron House Finch Shap-shinned Hawk Turkey Vulture Belted Kingfisher Northern Rough-winged Swallow Double-crested Cormorant Bufflehead American Kestrel Common Goldeneye Purple Finch Lincoln's Sparrow Wilson's Snipe Tree Swallow Bald Eagle Ruby-crowned Kinglet Broad-winged Hawk Rusty Blackdird Brown-headed Cowbird American Pelican Brown Thrasher Purple Martin Mourning Dove Veery Scaup Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Northern Goshawk Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
