[mou-net] Butterfly question
Yesterday we observed a Black Swallowtail (probably female, lacked the yellow stripes) feeding on the phlox. We had never seen this butterfly before. Is it common in our area (Saint Anthony Park residential area, St. Paul, Ramsey Co.)? Thanks, Sue Nevin 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-headed woodpecker, Ramsey County
Recent urban backyard visitors: a red-headed woodpecker at the suet yesterday; a Swainson's thrush foraging on ground (for several days now); a female rose-breasted grosbeak at black oiler feeder; several Baltimore orioles and a gray catbird at the jelly feeder. Sue Nevin St. Anthony Park, Ramsey 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] Como Lake, Ramsey County
Birds seen today on Como Lake: 2 trumpeter swans c. goldeneye (ca. 3?) ring-necked ducks (ca. 5-6) hooded mergansers (ca. 7-10) 2 large flocks of gulls 1 d-cr. cormorant Among the regular "returnees": wood ducks, red-winged blackbirds, robins, grackle Susanne Nevin St. Anthony Park, St. Paul 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] Tundra Swan fly-over
The perks of snow shoveling: a large (and noisy) formation of Tundra Swans flew over our house and neighborhood from west to east this morning around 9 a.m.! Sue Nevin St. Anthony Park in Saint Paul, Ramsey 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
Re: [mou-net] Red Breasted Nuthatch in Edina - Hennepin Co.
I saw one at my feeder last Sunday. I'm in St. Paul, Ramsey County. Susanne Nevin On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 9:26 AM Ann Lyons wrote: > I'm in Harmony, MN and I've had one - or many, I can't tell for two week > now. Lovely! > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 9:23 AM ericaforman79 > wrote: > > > I've had a lone RBN hanging out at my office feeder for the past week and > > a half. > > Erica Forman Hopkins, MN > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE 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 > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > 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] More loons on Como Lake, Ramsey County
Seen yesterday and today: At least 15 loons in Como Lake, St. Paul, Ramsey Co. Also: 1 Red-breasted Merganser, several Ruddy Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, L. Scaups, A.Coots, Pied-billed Grebes Susanne Nevin St. Paul 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] Como Lake, Ramsey County
This Sunday evening, April 22, 2018, seen on Como Lake (St. Paul, Ramsey Co.): At least 5 Loons (there may have been a sixth--they kept diving--hard to tell) Large flock of American Coots Several Horned Grebes At least 2 pairs of Ruddy Ducks Ring-necked Ducks (smaller flock than last week) Small flock of Buffleheads Red-breasted Mergansers Common Mergansers (?) And of course the "regulars" and the ones to stay over the summer (Mallards, C. Geese, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebes) Susanne Nevin St. Paul G M T Detect languageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusian BengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanCebuanoChichewaChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnish FrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitian CreoleHausaHebrewHindiHmong HungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKazakh KhmerKoreanLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalayalamMaltese MaoriMarathiMongolianMyanmar (Burmese)NepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguese PunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSesothoSinhalaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanish SundaneseSwahiliSwedishTajikTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduUzbek VietnameseWelshYiddishYorubaZulu AfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnian BulgarianCatalanCebuanoChichewaChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional) CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrench GalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitian CreoleHausaHebrewHindiHmong HungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKazakh KhmerKoreanLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalayalamMaltese MaoriMarathiMongolianMyanmar (Burmese)NepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguese PunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSesothoSinhalaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanish SundaneseSwahiliSwedishTajikTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduUzbek VietnameseWelshYiddishYorubaZulu Text-to-speech function is limited to 200 characters Options : History : Feedback : Donate <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick_button_id=GD9D8CPW8HFA2> Close 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] Como Lake, Ramsey County
Seen yesterday and this afternoon: Large flock of A.Coots Flock of Ring-billed Ducks 2 Redheads Several Hooded, Red-Breasted and Common Mergansers At least 2 N. Shovelers Pied-billed Grebes Wood Ducks Lots of gulls Yesterday also a pair of Great Blue Herons (not seen today) Susanne Nevin St. Paul, Ramsey Co. 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, Ramsey County
A male Harris's Sparrow under my feeder in St. Anthony Park, St. Paul. First saw it around noon, then again around 3 p.m. after I spread some more bird food on the ground. Was joined by a late lingering White-throated Sparrow. Also: our first B. Oriole came to the jelly dish ot our feeder station. Have been hearing them for the past two days but now it has found its way back. Susanne Nevin St. Anthony Park, Saint Paul 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] Ospreys in Central Park--correction
Just received a correction to my observations re: the ospreys in Central Pk., Roseville. The birds are more likely still in the nest-building stage and what the one had in its mouth was probably nest-building material that it pushed into the nest (they use their talons to carry things). Also: it's the baseball field east of Victoria Street. S.N. 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] Ospreys on nest in Central Park, Roseville (Ramsey Co.)
The osprey nest on top of one of the baseball light fixtures in Central Park is occupied. Yesterday afternoon we observed a pair sitting on top of it; then one of the birds flew off and came back shortly thereafter with a small fish in its mouth which it fed to something deeper down in the nest--presumably fledglings? Other birds seen while walking through the park and the boardwalk at the Harriet Alexander N.C.: Yellow-rumped warblers (numerous-in several places--seen and heard by call) Eastern phoebe (a pair--they regularly nest in the park) Ruby-crowned kinglet (several in different places around the park) Song sparrows Gt. White Egret (1) Blue-winged teal (1 pair) Hermit thrush (1) Turkey vultures (2, circling) And of course, there the "regulars"--red-winged blackbirds, Canada geese (observed several sitting on nests), mallards, wood ducks, A.goldfinches, etc. Susanne Nevin St. Paul 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] Anoka Co. sightings
This morning between 9 and 11 a.m. we walked along the eastern side of the river below the Coon Rapids Dam and observed a flock of 9 Common Goldeneye swimming and diving, as well as 1 male Common Merganser who was sitting on top of the ice on the shore across from us preening himself and then taking a nap. I distinctly saw his red bill and red feet and he was much larger than the Goldeneye surrounding him in the water. Unusual to see just one and so early in the year? Susanne Nevin St. Paul 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] Cook County birding May 22-25
We spent a few days along the North Shore and managed to take a few bird walks in spite of the weather (Tuesday rain and Wednesday cold and thick fog). Of the birds seen and heard the white-throated sparrow, ovenbird, chestnut-sided warbler and Northern parula were the predominant ones. More specifically: at Judge C.R. Magney S.P.: ovenbird (lots), chestnut-sided and black-throated green warbler, mourning warbler, Blackburnian and Nashville warbler, N. parula, white-throated sparrow;also common raven and ruffed grouse (drumming); in addition, along Cascade River S.P. lake trail: yellowthroat, alder flycatcher, Philadelphia vireo; at Oberg Mountain trail head: veery, golden-crowned kinglet; at Caribou River wayside and some other spots along Hwy 61: brown creeper, American redstart, yellow-rumped warbler. purple finch, E. bluebird, song and chipping sparrow, ruby-throated hummingbird, crow, Bald Eagle, broad-winged hawk, N. flicker, common merganser (in pairs), common loon, gulls, etc. Sue Nevin St. Paul, 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] Lake Shetek S.P., Murray County
We spent a night in Lake Shetek S.P. from Sunday, May 15 to Monday, May 16 and took two extended walks--an evening walk along the lake through moist woods, then past a pond and through a prairie; then an early morning walk all around Loon Island (no loons there; got the name via a mix-up with cormorants). We counted over 50 species, most notably: blue-winged teal, lesser scaup, American white pelican, double-crested cormorant, sora (a beautiful male in full view), American coot, lesser yellowlegs, spotted sandpiper, FOY Eastern wood-pewee, great crested flycatcher, FOY Eastern kingbird, FOY warbling vireo, tree and N. rough-winged swallow, house wren, Eastern bluebird, FOY Swainson's thrush (lots of them) and at least one gray-cheeked thrush, yellow-rumped warbler, yellow warbler (lots), American Redstart, some other warbler (Nashville?), chipping and white-throated sparrow, rose-breasted grosbeak, FOY Bobolink, Baltimore oriole (lots), plus the regulars. Wonderful dawn concert! On the way there and back (Hwy. 14) we saw lots of yellow-headed blackbirds (FOY) in the cattails along the road. Sue Nevin St. Paul, 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] Minnesota Valley NWR walk
We walked the Hillside trail and part of the Long Meadow Lake trail at the Minnesota Valley NWR (where the VC is located) this morning between 10:30 and 12:30--great birding! 19 W. Pelicans spiraling higher and higher into the sky until they were lost to sight; 4 Sandhill Cranes in flight (later on I observed one Sandhill Crane and one Bald Eagle circling each other at a respectful distance but in perfect circles for quite a long time--never seen anything like it); 3 adult Bald Eagles flying above the river and 2 juveniles cavorting with each other in the sky doing something like a mating dance (?); 1 Northern Harrier; 1 Broad-winged Hawk; 1 Egret and 1 Gt. Blue Heron; Mallards and Geese; 1 Northern Flicker; 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker; lots of Song Sparrows everywhere; 2 Fox Sparrows; 1 Hermit Thrush; 2 E. Phoebe at different spots; 1 E. Bluebird (appeared to be a female); Grackles; Red-winged Blackbirds; plus the usual year-round birds (e.g. several Nuthatches chasing each other;). Still lots of Juncos around. We had hoped to see the A. Bittern and the Harris's Sparrows again that we saw in that area last year around this time, but no luck. 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] Como Lake Loons, etc.
This morning on Como Lake in St. Paul: At least one pair of Loons (they were diving a lot and the lake is small, but there may be a third one) Two D-C Cormorants (up to seven stay around all summer) Two flocks of Horned Grebe (ca. 10-12 each) Small flock of L. Scaup (ca. 5 males, 2 females) Two A. Coots Several Redheads (3 males and 2 females) Three Great Egrets circling above Plus the regulars: Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Mallards, C.Geese Yellow-rumped Warblers (FOY at lake) Sue Nevin St. Paul 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] Lake Harriet addendum
Walked around Lake Harriet this morning. The large groups of Red-breasted Mergansers and A. Coots are still there, as well as Pied-billed Grebes and Wood Ducks. We saw several Common Loons--one even did his yodeling call once while we were there. There was also a Bald Eagle circling, but left after being harassed by two Blackbirds. At one point three Pelicans circled right above our heads --beautiful sight as their white wings flashed in the sunlight. A Mourning Dove and White-throated Sparrows have joined the Juncos under my bird feeder for the last three days. Sue Nevin St.Paul 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] More Como Lake visitors
As of yesterday, three more migrants have joined the Buffleheads and pied-billed Grebes already present: a Hooded Merganser, a Lesser Scaup, and a Common Loon (the Horned Grebes have moved on). I also saw that a Great Blue Heron had joined the gulls on the point that juts out into the lake. For those not familiar with Como Lake in Como Park, St. Paul: it's a small lake with a circumference of just 1.3 miles, surrounded by houses with a heavily used pedestrian and a bike trail around it. There is a golf course on the northwest side, separated from the lake only by the heavily traveled Lexington Avenue. It is truly amazing that a loon finds its way here and tolerates all the traffic. We call him our Easter loon, because he always appears around this time of year. Last spring, no doubt due to the more severe winter and frozen-over lakes up north, we had three loons stay for a while, one of which was later seen dead on the shore. We also had a lot more of the other migrants visit (Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Redhead, Scaup, Coot, etc.) compared to this year. Also saw my first Hermit thrush for the year in a wooded area nearby. Sue Nevin St. Paul 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] Twin Cities birds and visitors
Thursday, Apr. 2 at Como Lake in St. Paul: Song Sparrows are back and lots of Robins in the grassy area on the south-west side of the lake; also several pairs of Wood Ducks in the lake, as well as 1 Hooded Merganser, 3 Horned Grebe, and 5 Pied-billed Grebe (some to stay all summer), and Ring-billed Gulls. Friday, Apr. 3 at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield: Song Sparrows, Eastern Phoebe, Bluebird, several pairs of Hooded Mergansers, Ring-necked Duck and Coots. At my backyard feeder the American Goldfinches are turning yellow and I saw my first Mourning Dove of the season. But: the Juncos are still here which means that winter is not yet done with us Sunday, Apr. 5 at Como Lake: several Buffleheads and 1 Red-breasted Merganser; in addition to Song Sparrows also an American Tree Sparrow and possibly a Swamp Sparrow (had all the right markings). A Bald Eagle flew overhead as we were walking around the south-western shore and caused quite a stir among the gulls. For several years now we have had a pair of Bald Eagles stay around the lake and Como Park area--this may have been the male. Sue Nevin St. Paul 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 Merganser -- Como Lake, St. Paul
I just joined this list and someone else might have already reported this. I observed a male Common Merganser on Como Lake in St. Paul today (morning and early afternoon). He was swimming and diving around the small area that is kept free of ice by aeration. This is the first time I walked around the lake after being out of town for several weeks, so the bird may have been there for several days already. We see quite a few migrating waterfowl in the lake during spring and fall season. I'll post my sightings if this of interest to list members. Susanne Nevin Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
