Re: [mou-net] 6 White-winged Scoters in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co.

2020-10-31 Thread Warren Woessner
I found them at about 4 pm toward the S end of the lake but staying way our
Warren 

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> On Oct 31, 2020, at 11:01 AM, Conny Brunell  wrote:
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> This morning I observed 6 WWSC on Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun) in
> Minneapolis, Hennepin Co.  For 20 minutes I enjoyed watching them together
> in close proximity.  Their distinctive, white secondaries were conspicuous
> in flight on each one.  They spent a lot of time diving and their
> white-wing patch was also visible.  A scope would be  necessary as they
> were out toward the middle of the lake.  Parking is limited as there is a
> costumed running event in progress.
> 
> Conny M. Brunell
> Richfield, Hennepin Co.
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Re: [mou-net] Mountain Bluebird, Ramsey County

2020-11-28 Thread Warren Woessner
I refound it at 11 am at NE Pond
Warren W

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> On Nov 27, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Bob Dunlap  wrote:
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> Susan Elliott found a male Mountain Bluebird at the Les Bolstad Golf Course
> this morning north of Larpenteur and west of Cleveland (north of the Bell
> Museum). The bird is currently foraging in the oaks southwest of the pond
> near these coordinates: (44.9960723, -93.1907367).
> 
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[mou-net] Pamela Park Goshawk in trees at Pond edge S part of Park 415 Mon

2021-02-01 Thread Warren Woessner
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Re: [mou-net] Lewis's Woodpecker?

2021-02-22 Thread Warren Woessner
All: I have trouble reading the statute that way. Premises can include land of 
any sort. But I can't find the part of the statute that says that "posting" can 
substitute for an actual demand by the owner to leave a plot of land--as 
opposed to a structure (tho' that would make sense). Of course birders should 
honor the wishes of the land owner.
Warren

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Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 5:13 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Lewis's Woodpecker?

I disagree with the opinion that trespass cannot be enforced on 
non-agricultural property unless posted. 

According to Minnesota Statute 609.605, Subdivision 1:

(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person intentionally:
. . .
(3) trespasses on the premises of another and, without claim of right, refuses 
to depart from the premises on demand of the lawful possessor;

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.605

Posting can eliminate the need to prove intent, but the statute is clear that a 
person can be charged with a misdemeanor for trespassing, regardless of whether 
or not the property is posted.  

Loren Albin, Maplewood

> On Feb 19, 2021, at 2:11 PM, Bon  wrote:
> 
> See link below.  Based on page 9 and following of this document, I believe 
> the statement “in MN all property is private unless posted public” applies 
> only  to “agricultural” land.  To enforce no trespass on other types of 
> private property, the land needs to be posted. 
> 
> https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/hunting/full_regs.pdf?updated=20201229&view=fit&pagemode=bookmarks.
> dnr.state.mn.us
> 
> Despite the details of the law, to maintain good relationships between 
> birders and landowners, birders should always make sure they are welcome 
> before entering private property.
> 
> Bonita Eliason, Woodbury
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Feb 19, 2021, at 10:23 AM, birdnir...@gmail.com wrote:
>> And as property owners we’ve had troubles with this. In December we had a 
>> stranger show up to see a late bird and in spite of signs no trespassing and 
>> quarantine because we are extremely vulnerable he still came 30 miles spent 
>> an hour in our farmyard right outside the house and never called the posted 
>> phone numbers for permission to be here. Created a very dangerous situation 
>> for us. Just for the sake of a tick for his year list. 
>> 
>> Audubon defers to ABA code of ethics for birding responsibly. Tenet 3 is 
>> ALWAYS get permission to enter private property. And in MN all property is 
>> private unless posted public. 
>> 
>> Troubles we had at a FL home last month were even worse placing the security 
>> of that home and my elderly Mom at risk. 
>> 
>> So yes, please, Golden Rule. 
>> 
>> Charlene Nelson
>> Elbow Lake farm still in quarantine
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Feb 19, 2021, at 6:54 AM, Frank Berdan  wrote:
>> 
>> Charley, yup, there are many interested birders. And yes this 
>> homeowner has set prudent restrictions.
>> 
>> In my 40+ years of birding it's been too often true that a very small 
>> number of birders, eager for looks and photos, disregard property 
>> rights, privacy, and common decency by barging into yards, playing 
>> tapes loudly, and even damaging landscaping.
>> 
>> This occasional sort of selfish, loutish behavior has even resulted 
>> in closure of otherwise public sites to birding, like certain Metro 
>> sewage ponds, pre-9/11.
>> 
>> Sad, but true.
>> 
>> We should behave honorably and practice the Golden Rule. The ABA's 
>> rules of ethics needed to have been written. MOU urges us to bird 
>> responsibly.
>> 
>> Good burding,
>> 
>> Frank Berdan
>> St Paul
>> 
>> 
>>> On Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 11:20 PM Charles Greenman  wrote:
>>> 
>>> This is a strange message. Aren’t there many who would want to know 
>>> the location of. Lewis’s Woodpecker? Is the location restricted by 
>>> the homeowner? Charlie Greenman
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Feb 18, 2021, at 6:54 PM, Rick Gibson  wrote:
 I am, once again, late to the party. Can anybody share (privately)
>>> contact
 info for the Morrison County home owners with the visiting Lewis's 
 Woodpecker?
 Much thanks.
 -rick gibson, mpls
 
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Re: [mou-net] Ruff (Pine Co.)

2022-05-02 Thread Warren Woessner
Can you give us directions to a viewing site that doesn't use coordinates
Thanks
Warren

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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Ruff (Pine Co.)

Hello All - It’s back (again)!

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> On May 2, 2022, at 12:56 PM, Alyssa DeRubeis  wrote:
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> Kris Moulton found a male Ruff at these coordinates this morning:
> 
> (45.7644305, -93.0024262)
> 
> It has been seen by several other birders on and off so far today, with a 
> pesky Northern Harrier flushing the bird and associating yellowlegs on a 
> regular basis.
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Re: [mou-net] Bell's Vireo continuing, 140th St marsh, Dakota C.

2022-06-02 Thread Warren Woessner
I usually have been able to find Field Sparrow further west either at the 
wood's edge or in the pines near the "top" of the road
W

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Subject: [mou-net] Bell's Vireo continuing, 140th St marsh, Dakota C.

For those interested, this week's drive-by showed that the Bell's Vireos remain 
in the fence-line shrubbery below the landfill, east of the wet areas. As of 
late morning yesterday, there was much vigorous vocalizing, and even some 
cooperative viewing.
Over background noise from the landfill, there seemed to be a Dicksissel voice, 
but it didn't call more than once, and none were seen at the time.
However, the species has favored the site in the past, so another check may 
reveal its presence.
The Brown Thrasher, further west in the fence-line, was more quiet than usual 
and a bit secretive, unlike the Flycatcher that perched up occasionally. 
Perhaps nesting is in progress, as the Thrashers showed up earlier last month. 
There was no sight or sound of the male Pheasant that had been along the road 
and fence line since April. Song Sparrows are numerous as usual, and 
Clay-coloreds in evidence, but there are hopes of finding more of the 
grass-loving sparrows on the hillside above the fence line, as the landfill is 
now growing more cover foliage there. A trip in earlier hours, especially on a 
Sunday, when landfill business is inactive might make it easier to detect the 
likes of Grasshopper Sparrow.
Linda Whyte


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Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds

2022-08-31 Thread Warren Woessner
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose! (Little Jimmy Dickens?)
W

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Any such list is TOTALLY BOGUS without Surfin Bird by The Trashmen!!

> On Aug 31, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Winter 
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>  🦅 Which one do you like 🌻
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Winter 
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> Subject: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds
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> http://www.top2040.com/2014/07/top-40-songs-about-birds.html
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Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds

2022-09-01 Thread Warren Woessner
Blackbird -- Beatles
Warren

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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds

Yellow Bird... played on a marimba
.

Tim

On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 9:45 AM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:

> Charlie, I had their album and loved that song! The violinist was amazing.
> Has anyone mentioned “Mockingbird” by James Taylor & Carly Simon? 
> Also, the “Listen To the Mockingbird” that old chestnut?
> Kathryn Rudd, Eagan
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 31, 2022, at 11:24 PM, Charles Greenman 
> wrote:
> >
> > What about” White Bird “ by Its a Beautiful Day? Charlie Greenman
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> >> On Aug 31, 2022, at 4:06 PM, Kurt Schulzetenberg <
> 3075a50844b4-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
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> >> "I wish they all could be California Gulls" by The Beach Boys.
> >>
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >>
> >> From: Warren 
> >> To: MOU-NET 
> >> Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022 1:27 PM CDT
> >> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds
> >>
> >> May the bird of paradise fly up your nose! (Little Jimmy Dickens?) 
> >> W
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of David
> Greening
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 1:50 PM
> >> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> >> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds
> >>
> >> Any such list is TOTALLY BOGUS without Surfin Bird by The
> Trashmen!!
> >>
>  On Aug 31, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Winter <
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> >>> 🦅 Which one do you like 🌻
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> >>>
> >>> Begin forwarded message:
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> >>> From: Winter 
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> >>> Subject: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://www.top2040.com/2014/07/top-40-songs-about-birds.html
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Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds

2022-09-01 Thread Warren Woessner
How about Judy Collin's Bird on a wire
Warren

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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds

Judy Collins "Secret Gardens"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV1bMaOZYB8
Lyrics: http://www.judycollins.com/lyrics/secret-gardens

"A tangle of summer birds flying in sunlight"
"And the silver blue sailing birds fly with the sun on their wings"

Pat Norton

On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 11:53 AM Steve Weston  wrote:

> I love White Bird. Another favorite bird song is Grandchester Meadows 
> by Pink Floyd, in which singing and calling birds are woven through 
> the acoustic melody, a laid back track not at all in character with 
> the music for which Pink Floyd is known.
> Steve Weston
> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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>
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 11:24 PM Charles Greenman 
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> > What about” White Bird “ by Its a Beautiful Day? Charlie Greenman
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> > > On Aug 31, 2022, at 4:06 PM, Kurt Schulzetenberg <
> > 3075a50844b4-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
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> > > "I wish they all could be California Gulls" by The Beach Boys.
> > >
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > >
> > > From: Warren 
> > > To: MOU-NET 
> > > Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022 1:27 PM CDT
> > > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds
> > >
> > > May the bird of paradise fly up your nose! (Little Jimmy Dickens?) 
> > > W
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of David
> > Greening
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 1:50 PM
> > > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds
> > >
> > > Any such list is TOTALLY BOGUS without Surfin Bird by The
> Trashmen!!
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> > >> On Aug 31, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Winter <
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> > >> From: Winter 
> > >> Date: August 31, 2022 at 10:33:37 AM CDT
> > >> To: Winter 
> > >> Subject: Top2040: Top 40 Songs About Birds
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> http://www.top2040.com/2014/07/top-40-songs-about-birds.html
> > >> op2040.com
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Re: [mou-net] Ovenbird Eagan, MN Dakota County

2022-10-25 Thread Warren Woessner
I saw one at Wood Lake on the 14th
waren

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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Ovenbird Eagan, MN Dakota County

This morning I watched an ovenbird "walking" in the leaves in my yard.  It 
seems like a late date to me.  I found a copy of the Loon that said Oct. 10.  
What do you think?
Also had one junco.  Recently brown creeper and red-breasted nuthatch.
Birdwatching makes me happy!!
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Re: [mou-net] Vesper Sparrows, Dakota C.

2024-04-12 Thread Warren Woessner
Clay colored sparrows have nested in this area for some years.
Warren

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Subject: [mou-net] Vesper Sparrows, Dakota C.

A brief visit to the 140th St marsh (RIP) turned up some very melodic Vesper 
Sparrows, foraging along the roadside bushes, and the roadside itself, on the 
east end.  Their presence gave pause -and hope - for the thought that this and 
other species may find the hilly grasses of the landfill worth considering, at 
least for a stopover. It seemed to appeal to the American Tree Sparrows (and 
one White-crowned) this past winter.
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[mou] Re: Bloopers

2006-07-26 Thread Warren Woessner
Our house has a large window overlooking Minnehaha Creek. My non-birding
cousin was visiting and admiring the view when we saw a pure whitle
object in a tree a hundred yards or so away. I got my scope but I still
wasn't sure what it could be except for one of the white egrets - I
pronounced it a very good sighting for that part of the creek (but high
up in a tree?). Finally we got in the car to drive closer and the
mystery was revealed - it was an albino squirrel!
Warren

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From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu] On
Behalf Of Steve Weston
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:26 PM
To: Mou-net; mnbird; Birdchat
Subject: [mou] Re: Bloopers


The one blooper that my (non-birding) family will never let me forget:
We=20
were driving on the highway in the suburbs of Minneapolis, when I spoted
a=20
large bird perched on a fence post.  My initial ID's of some kind of
hawk...=20
no! an owl! ...  were met with prolonged laughter when we discovered a
it=20
was a cat sitting on top of the post.  It is hard to travel that road
with=20
my family without them snickering, even now, years later.   Birders are
far=20
more forgetful and forgiving.

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
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[mou] sandhill cranes

2007-03-22 Thread Warren Woessner
I am very interested in any reports from Hennepin County (I have not
read any as yet)
Warren Woessner=20

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Behalf Of Diana M. Rankin
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:28 AM
To: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: [mou] sandhill cranes

The sandhill cranes just announced their arrival in Kanabec County=20
this morning. The fields along the South Fork of the Grindstone River=20
in the county's northeast corner is a good nesting area.

Diana Rankin


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[mou] Neotropic Cormorant

2007-05-15 Thread Warren Woessner
I found the n. corm. with the dc corm. flock on Diamond Lake (east side,
seen from near the Park Sign on Portland, find a hole in the greenery)
at about 830 am this (Tues) morining. The flock was in perfect profile,
so the little corm. was easy to pick out.
When this bird appeared (less than a mile from my house as the crow
flies), I was in Boston. Never have so many "good birds" appeared in
this area while I have been out of town. But at least this one stayed
around.
Warren Woessner
 

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[mou] [mnbird] Hennepin Bell's Vireo - Update

2007-07-07 Thread Warren Woessner
At 1030PM it was north of the E/W trail that goes toward the lake where
54th hits the boulevard at the west side of the lake, about at the
second bench on the lakeside N/S trail, about 200 feet north of the E/W
trial. This is about where the first tall trees are north of the trail,
past the willow thicket that is just north of the trail
Warren Woessner



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[mailto:mnbird-bounces at lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Howard Towle
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 9:39 AM
To: MnBird ListServ; MOU ListServ
Subject: [mnbird] Hennepin Bell's Vireo - Update


The Bell's Vireo reported near Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis was present
on Saturday morning from 7:30-8:15 AM. The bird was singing actively
(except when the jets were roaring by directly overhead) and followed
exactly the same pattern described by Paul Budde yesterday (pasted
below). This guy seems to be on  territory and, as far as I could see,
it was another case of unrequited love. 

Howard Towle
Golden Valley, MN


**

Pasted from Paul Budde's message:

Still present today at 11 AM, in the previously described location.
>From 54th St and Lake Nokomis Parkway on the west side of Cedar Ave,
there is a side walking path towards the lake (going east).  The
northernmost point at which I heard the vireo was where this side path
meets the main path.  I followed it southward on this path with the lake
to the east and a marshy area to the west all the way to where the path
makes a sharp left turn and there is a small wooden bridge.  At this
point it was singing from some coniferous trees (with a small deciduous
tree growing in the middle of it).  This entire area is the extreme SW
corner of the lake, all of it on the west side of Cedar Ave.

Thanks to Don Wanschura for finding the bird and to Tony Hertzel for
passing along the information.

Paul Budde

Minneapolis

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[mou] [mnbird] Hennepin Bell's Vireo - Update

2007-07-07 Thread Warren Woessner
Oops 1030 AM of course (it was only 85 degrees then)
Warren



From: Warren Woessner 
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 11:23 AM
To: 'Howard Towle'; MnBird ListServ; MOU ListServ
Subject: RE: [mnbird] Hennepin Bell's Vireo - Update


At 1030PM it was north of the E/W trail that goes toward the lake where
54th hits the boulevard at the west side of the lake, about at the
second bench on the lakeside N/S trail, about 200 feet north of the E/W
trial. This is about where the first tall trees are north of the trail,
past the willow thicket that is just north of the trail
Warren Woessner



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[mailto:mnbird-bounces at lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Howard Towle
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 9:39 AM
To: MnBird ListServ; MOU ListServ
Subject: [mnbird] Hennepin Bell's Vireo - Update


The Bell's Vireo reported near Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis was present
on Saturday morning from 7:30-8:15 AM. The bird was singing actively
(except when the jets were roaring by directly overhead) and followed
exactly the same pattern described by Paul Budde yesterday (pasted
below). This guy seems to be on  territory and, as far as I could see,
it was another case of unrequited love. 

Howard Towle
Golden Valley, MN


**

Pasted from Paul Budde's message:

Still present today at 11 AM, in the previously described location.
>From 54th St and Lake Nokomis Parkway on the west side of Cedar Ave,
there is a side walking path towards the lake (going east).  The
northernmost point at which I heard the vireo was where this side path
meets the main path.  I followed it southward on this path with the lake
to the east and a marshy area to the west all the way to where the path
makes a sharp left turn and there is a small wooden bridge.  At this
point it was singing from some coniferous trees (with a small deciduous
tree growing in the middle of it).  This entire area is the extreme SW
corner of the lake, all of it on the west side of Cedar Ave.

Thanks to Don Wanschura for finding the bird and to Tony Hertzel for
passing along the information.

Paul Budde

Minneapolis

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[mou] Grasshopper & LeConte's Sparrows Question

2007-07-09 Thread Warren Woessner
What is a neighboring field "in" Crow Hassen Park. Could you please be
more specific? It's a big place
Warren Woessner 

-Original Message-
From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On
Behalf Of Paul Budde
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 12:37 PM
To: Pastor Al Schirmacher; mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org
Subject: Re: [mou] Grasshopper & LeConte's Sparrows Question

These species nested in neighboring fields in Crow-Hassan Park in
Hennepin last summer.

-Original Message-
From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On
Behalf Of Pastor Al Schirmacher
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:56 AM
To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org
Subject: [mou] Grasshopper & LeConte's Sparrows Question

Are there many examples of Grasshopper & LeConte's Sparrows
"overlapping" in 
Minnesota?

There is a place in the Mille Lacs WMA (1-2 miles north of the CR 20 &
100th 
Avenue intersection southern access) where LeConte's have been heard and

seen the last two summers (and probably earlier) - was surprised to hear
an 
emphatic Grasshopper Sparrow call just a few fields south on Saturday.

Thanks for any input.

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Millle Lacs & Sherburne Counties 








[mou] My exotics list

2007-08-15 Thread Warren Woessner
Cool list to keep. I have Whooper Swan from Black Dog Lake several years
ago, and Ringed Turtle Dove from Madison from the 70s. Ringed Turtle
Dove was countable in Florida until recently. It got dumped when
Eurasian Collared Dove was officially added to the ABA list. Whooper
Swan is countable, at least in Western Alaska. Some Western States have
accepted sightings of Whoopers as wild birds, I think
Warren 

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From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On
Behalf Of Chad Heins
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 8:25 AM
To: MOU
Subject: [mou] My exotics list

Hey birders!

Here's my exotics list from Sunday: big white duck (?), Chukar, Common
Peafowl, Black Swan, Mute Swan--all from Blue Earth County.  Yes, they
were escapees or domestics but still worth mentioning (maybe the Mutes
were a breeding pair--I didn't lift them out of the water to see if they
were banded).

Here's my lifelist for escapees/exotics seen in the field either in
Wisconsin or Minnesota:

Barnacle Goose--flew in daily with a flock of Canada Geese from the
Milwaukee Zoo to a nearby pond I frequently birded
Tufted Duck--Blue Lake Sewage Ponds
Cockatiel
African Gray Parrot
Budgerigar
Canary
Helmeted Guineafowl
Vulturine Guineafowl
Greylag Goose
Common Peafowl--Milwaukee Zoo escapee
Chinese Goose

I think it is worth recording exotics and escapees but it is also worth
noting the circumstances that lead to their occurence.  

Happy birding!

Chad Heins
Mankato, MN


   


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[mou] Red-breasted Nuthatch (RBNU) irruption?

2007-11-12 Thread Warren Woessner
The RBNU is an irruptive species, with many some years and few or none
in others. It is also irrupting in New England. I put up my feeder in
south Minneapolis today and had a RBNU visiting today along with a Pine
Siskin. I think that this year will be big for winter finches.
I birded briefly at Lake Calhoun Sun at sunset. Most of the gulls were
far out in the center in the beautiful weather. I id'd one as a 1st
winter lesser Black-backed Gull but will wait for the gull experts to
confirm that sighting
Warren Woessner 

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From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On
Behalf Of Ed Reilly (home)
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:12 PM
To: mou-net at moumn.org
Subject: [mou] Red-breasted Nuthatch (RBNU) irruption?

All,

Interesting blurb in last week's Star Tribune ("Nuthatches gain southern

exposure" /by Jim Williams, 11/06/2007/) about a possible Red-breasted 
Nuthatch (RBNU) irruption.An online search at the StarTribune.com 
will reveal the article if you missed it.

Here in South Minneapoils - I have had one RBNU visiting my suet feeder 
on a regular basis since October 17th. 

Though only my my second fall/winter season here in MN - last year I had

*no* RBNU sightings at all.

So - a 100% improvement over last year!  An irruption indeed!

Ed





[mou] [mnbird] LEO in Crystal Update

2007-11-12 Thread Warren Woessner
I saw an Adult Cooper's Hawk being harassed by Crows near the Nobles Av
parking area
Warren



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Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:00 PM
To: mou-net at moumn.org; MNBIRD
Subject: [mnbird] LEO in Crystal Update


My wife and I spent from 8:30 to 2:30 combing through MAC Park,
including walking the entire circumference looking for the LEO. Others
were also there on and off throughout the day. During that time no one,
including us, saw it. What my wife and I did see were two Barred Owls.
While I was at one end of the park talking to her via our walkie talkies
that I was watching a Barred Owl, she also responded that she was
observing one low in a tree about 50 feet from where she was standing. 
 
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[mou] snow buntings in the twin cities

2008-01-10 Thread Warren Woessner
Cruise what dirt road remain east and west of Rogers
Warren



From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Weston
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:54 AM
To: Ben Parke; mou-net at moumn.org
Subject: Re: [mou] snow buntings in the twin cities


Hi Ben,
 
Snow Buntings are being seen around the area.  I saw seven along with
two or three Lapland Longspurs on January 1st in Washington County on
Neal Avenue between 70th and 80th Streets.  But, these guys are highly
mobile and probably would not be at that site.  You will do best not to
chase down old reports, but to cruise the open spaces.   To find what I
call road birds (Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, and Horned Larks)
when the fields are covered with snow, look along lightly travelled
roads in open areas.  The birds will be feeding in the road or on the
shoulders.  Also look in fields over which manure has recently been
spread.  The Buntings and Longspurs travel in tight flocks that can be
quite large.   Larger flocks can be mixed.  Occasionally Larks will also
be in the flocks.  The Snow Buntings are the light birds that flash
white.   The Longspurs are brown birds without the white about the same
size.  Note their face pattern.  The Larks are larger with solid black
tails.  The Larks will flush from the road perpendicular to the
direction you travel.  They fly alone or loosely associated with a few
others. 
 
I hope that helps.
 
Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2 at comcast.net

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From: Ben Parke   
To: mou-net at moumn.org 
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 10:41 AM
Subject: [mou] snow buntings in the twin cities

I'm wondering if anyone has seen any snow buntings in
Minneapolis or the western burbs recently.  It's my bird of obsession
for the winter and I have yet to run across any (or much any birds for
that matter!)
 
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[mou] Eagles on the Mississippi

2008-01-10 Thread Warren Woessner
When I was there on Sat., a birder said he had asked permission at the
office and they let him walk in, so apparently there is no need to
tresspass at this point
warren



From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On
Behalf Of SCOTT MEYER
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:40 PM
To: mou-net at moumn.org; Jason Caddy
Subject: Re: [mou] Eagles on the Mississippi


I really can't believe I am reading this.  Just wanting to see a bird,
but you have to trespass to do it, and then suggest that others "might"
not want to do it because it is private property, is insane.  Private
property is illegal to be on!  To bad if you can't see something unless
you break the law.  
 
These are exactly the things that give "birders" a bad name and get us
kicked out of places because the actions of birders with incredibly bad
judgment.  
 
I will bet that if you had gone up to the yacht dealership and asked,
they probably wouldn't have a problem with it, or if they said "no",
then you could put the word out that going out there was not allowed.  
 
Implying that others might want to trespass is also so incredibly
unethical.  This is like giving free licenses for people to break the
law to anyone else who has to see that bird.  
 
The fun of birding is getting that good look at incredible birds.
Having posted land is the same as having trees in your way, so that
makes your brain think of other, "legal" ways to get that good look.
And if you can't, you can't.  It's like loosing the Black-throated Blue
Warbler that just gets lost in the leaves and never shows again.  Well,
you might get it next time which adds excitement to birding.  
 
Please don't trespass and broadcast it as okay to do!  If you do, then
we "all" loose places to bird.
 
Scott B. Meyer
Richfield, MN
 
 

- Original Message - 
From: Jason Caddy   
To: mou-net at moumn.org 
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:40 AM
Subject: [mou] Eagles on the Mississippi

Michael, I can't comment about the eagles at Redwing but the
eagles at Prescott, WI were very active and fun to watch.  Of the 14 or
more eagles I saw, about 6 of them were actively feeding by diving down
to the water and picking off the dead fish from the surface and
harassing the waterfowl.  One adult would bring the fish back to feed a
juvenile in a nearby tree.  The whole scene was very fun to watch and I
would recommend this area for eagle lovers.  The only problem is you
can't see them well from the boat launch at the south side of the
marina.  I had to walk onto the small jetty owned by the yacht
dealership.  This jetty is private property so I don't necessarily
suggest using it but I didn't see another area for good viewing.
 
Good Luck,
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[mou] Unusually plumaged Great Horned Owl, Bloomington, Hennepin County

2008-01-28 Thread Warren Woessner
There was one at Wood Lake Nature Center some years ago that many
initially thought was a Snowy
Warren



From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On
Behalf Of sparky stensaas
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:10 PM
To: MN Ornithologists
Subject: Re: [mou] Unusually plumaged Great Horned Owl,
Bloomington,Hennepin County


I'm jealous! Sounds like a beautiful bird.
 
Dave Benson in his recent Owls of the North book describes these
'Arctic' or 'Taiga' forms of the Great Horned Owl as 'seen mainly well
to the North, but some winters they may show up as far south as the
northern tier of states...They are not albinos, or even partial albinos;
rather, like many northern creatures, they have a paler cast than their
southern relatives.'
 
See Christian Artuso's very cool photo of a pair of 'Arctic' Great
Horned Owls on page 25 of the book. The photo was taken in southern
Manitoba.

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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:33:06 -0600
From: Doug.Kieser at clynch.com
To: mou-net at moumn.org; mnbird at lists.mnbird.net
Subject: [mou] Unusually plumaged Great Horned Owl, Bloomington,
Hennepin County


Yesterday morning while birding along the Bluff Trail west of
the Old Cedar Avenue bridge I had a short encounter with an almost-white
Great Horned Owl.
I was on the second long boardwalk (the one with watercress in
the stream) sorting through a robin flock when I thought I saw a large
white bird out of the corner of my eye.  I scanned a bit, didn't locate
this bird, and turned my attention back to the robins.  Within a few
seconds they all took flight, I looked up and saw what I felt was a
Snowy Owl land at tree-top level just up the hill from my location.  I
was wondering what a Snowy Owl was doing in these woods when it turned
its head and faced me, I could see it was actually a Great Horned Owl,
but with black on white plumage, I could only detect the slightest hint
of light brown tones.  The facial disc was pale yellow, rather than
orange, and was framed in black.  The "horns" were plainly visible and
were black.  Other than these features the bird appeared the same as an
immature Snowy Owl.  After 30 seconds or so a dogwalker came through and
the owl flew off to the east, towards Cedar Avenue.  In flight, the owl
seemed nearly all white, the only visible dark markings were those on
the underwings.  
 
Doug Kieser
Minneapolis




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[mou] Arizona birdimg guides

2004-07-29 Thread Warren Woessner
I agree with Chris..guides are good if you are going after a singe
difficult species, like Rufous Capped Warbler in French Joe Canyon, but
are not needed to find most of the specialties..I would add that you
should get one of the good guides to birding sites in SE Arizona. I
can't recall their exact names (like "Finding Birds in SE Arizona" but
they are available from ABA Sales (American Birding Association). With
only one day I would get up early and do a loop that includes Madera
Canyon (cabins and feeder area), Kino Springs Golf course and the
Payton's feeder and Sonoita Creek Refuge (take one of the trails from
the little visitor center down to the creek). (as if you can really do
that in one day, but you can hit the highlights)
Warren

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Behalf Of Chris Fagyal
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:11 AM
To: >> Ann and Manley Olson  07/28/2004 13:34:12 PM
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In January I will be attending a conference in Tucson.I will have only=20
one full day and most of a second free to bird. ABA publications carry=20
ads from guides. Does anyone have any recommendatons or experience they=20
would be willing to share about any guide service?I have spent a week of

Spring birding in SE Arizona about ten years ago and birded around the=20
edges of a conference in Tempe in the Fall but since I have such a=20
limited time I would like to make the most of it.
Thank you for any ideas you might have.
Manley Olson

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[mou] RE: [mnbird] Avocet still present, Hennepin County

2004-08-10 Thread Warren Woessner
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I did not relocate the bird while searching from 1030-113- AM Tues
Warren Woessner

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As of 7:30 this evening the American Avocet was still present at
the wetlands behind the Flagship Athletic Club in Eden Prairie.  The
bird was feeding at the very northern edge of the wetlands, hanging
around with a group of Canada Geese. Nice find.
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[mou] California Gull, L. Calhoun

2004-11-04 Thread Warren Woessner
The 1st winter Cal Gull was present on Lake Calhoun at about 5PM Wed. It
pretty much looks like the 1st winter bird shown in Sibley. I did not
see it flying..but the thin pink bill with a clean black tip makes it
fairly easy to pick out of all the Herring Gulls
Warren Woessner

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Behalf Of Bruce Fall
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 11:36 AM
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Subject: [mou] California Gull, L. Calhoun


On 31 October (4:00-5:00 p.m., overcast) and 2 November (4:50-5:20=20
p.m., clear) I observed a 1st-winter California Gull among the several=20
hundred Herring and Ring-billed gulls swimming and roosting on the west=20
side of Lake Calhoun (Minneapolis). The California Gull was with the=20
mostly Herring Gull subgroup nearer the west shore (as close as 150 m).=20
If you find the CAGU, please document it--thus far I lack information=20
on wing or tail pattern in flight. Also present both days was a=20
1st-winter Thayer's Gull, and on 2 Nov. only, 1 adult Lesser=20
Black-backed Gull and 6 adult Bonaparte's Gulls.

Bruce A. Fall
Minneapolis

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[mou] Snowy Owls

2006-01-07 Thread Warren Woessner
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At 1115  am Sat there were three visible from the back of the small
building on the left after you come out of the first tunnel. Most
striking was an almost pure white owl sitting on the ground inside the
fence.
Warren  Woessner

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/. St. Paul airport this morning (7 January).=20

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[mou] Rock Wren - Dakota Co.

2003-04-30 Thread Warren Woessner
The Rock Wren was seen on the buildings and on the lower long rock wall to
the north at about 830 on Wed am, then refound in the woods a bit nw of the
wall at about 10am
When I left it was still being seen in the woods
Warren

-Original Message-
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 11:39 PM
To: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
Subject: [mou] Rock Wren - Dakota Co.


A photo of the Rock Wren can be seen on the "Recently Seen" page of
the mou website:

http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/recent.html
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[mou] poetry book ideas

2003-11-17 Thread Warren Woessner
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I recommend my full-length book of poetry Storm Lines (New Rivers Press).
Your bookstore can probably order it for you, or I will be more than happy
to mail one to you for a $10 bill. (It won the New Rivers Press Minnesota
Voices competition in 1986). 
Warren Woessner

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To: Cindy Johnson; mnb...@linux.winona.msus.edu; mou-...@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: RE: [mou] poetry book ideas


Jim Harrison - The theory and Practice of Rivers has some beautiful poems in
it.
Wendell Berry has some great ones too (titles escape me) and he paints his
poems in rural landscapes.
 
 
 

Mark Alt 
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Subject: [mou] poetry book ideas



I am looking for ideas for a poetry book with nature and/or birding as its'
primary topic. I would like to purchase one as a gift and thought I would
start with this resourceful group first!!

 

Thanks-

 

Cindy Johnson

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I 
recommend my full-length book of poetry Storm Lines (New Rivers Press). Your 
bookstore can probably order it for you, or I will be more than happy to mail 
one to you for a $10 bill. (It won the New Rivers Press Minnesota Voices 
competition in 1986). 
Warren 
Woessner

  
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  [mailto:mark@bestbuy.com] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:05 
  PMTo: Cindy Johnson; mnb...@linux.winona.msus.edu; 
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  ideas
  Jim 
  Harrison - The theory and Practice of Rivers has some beautiful poems in 
  it.
  Wendell Berry has some great ones too (titles escape me) and he paints 
  his poems in rural landscapes.
   
   
   
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  of Project Management Best Buy Co., Inc. 
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  (w) 612-291-6717 (Cell) 612.803.9085 
  

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mou-...@cbs.umn.eduSubject: [mou] poetry book 
ideas

I am looking for ideas for a 
poetry book with nature and/or birding as its’ primary topic. I would 
like 
to purchase one as a gift and thought I would start with this resourceful 
group first!!
 
Thanks-
 
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New Brighton, 
MN 


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[mou] RE: [Mnbird] the migration in general

2003-05-19 Thread Warren Woessner
I know that there have been some pretty good waves reported, eg, middle of
last week at Wood Lake, and in the southeast part of the state...but I agree
that so far, this has been the slowest, sparsest spring migration in the 19
years I have lived in the Twin Cities area (I have not birded outside the
Twin Cities this year)
There are lots of Orioles around, and the Redstarts are back in force...but
during 6 hrs of birding at Wood Lake and Old Cedar Av Bridge on Sun, I saw
just two migrant warblers! (Maybe the waves have just gone through at
Mid-week, say I hopefully)
Warren Woessner

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Subject: [Mnbird] the migration in general


People have been sharing their enjoyable sightings on MN-Bird, but it might
be valuable for this "online community" to pool observations of the 2003
migration in general (and of course any objective measures).

My own impression around Minneapolis is that it is disastrous, by the far
the worst in my 28 Springs here.  I make brief stops most mornings at
Roberts
sanctuary or other "migrant traps" in town, and today was typical in having
just a handful of passage migrants.  There are not the usual plethora of
Tennessee Warblers on the streets, and when I've been out in the evening
I don't hear any birds flying over.  The Minnesota RVNWR was dead yesterday
morning; other people have seen some species at Wood Lake, and last week
I saw a Black-throated Blue there, but pathetically few species and numbers.

Yeah, my faculties must be slipping, but not that dramatically!  The big
question is, is it just the vagaries of migration, or an environmental
catastrophe?
 It's hardly inconceivable that West Nile Virus on top of habitat
destruction
here and in the tropics has made the steady decline in populations become
precipitous.  But yesterday at Murphy-Hanrehan, it seemed some of the
breeders
were in good numbers (Blue-Winged Warblers and Ovenbirds, and for some
observers
in part of the park, Hooded Warblers), so maybe it's just an odd pattern
of migration, though others (Chestnut-sided Warblers and Wood Thrushes)
seemed
lacking.  The species that strike me as doing well are all southern --
gnatcatchers,
Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Cooper's Hawk, etc. -- which might be predictable
given the climate warming.

Since I have been lazy and have not kept detailed records over the years,
I don't have quantitative evidence to back this up.  Other people's records
or impressions would be of interest.

Steve Greenfield
Minneapolis


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[mou] Some Twin Cities gulls

2003-12-08 Thread Warren Woessner
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Sunday afternoon I found an adult Glaucous Gull on the east side of Lake
Calhoun and a first winter Glaucous Gull near the west spillway on Black Dog
Rd.


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[mou] Snow Bunting in Dakota Cnty

2004-04-19 Thread Warren Woessner
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On the 18th I found two Lapland Longspurs in breeding plumage at the
same location! It must be a stopover on the Arctic Express
Warren Woessner

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Today a single SNOW BUNTING was found near a farm field just
west of 180th St and Emery Ave while on the way to the 180th St Marsh.
It was in nearly full summer coloration. Quite a surprise on a nice
summer-like day!
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nursery, before reaching Hwy 61.
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[mou] Shorebirds at New Germany/Eden Prairie wetland

2004-09-07 Thread Warren Woessner
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Sunday I managed 14 species of shorebirds in the howling (tho warm)
wind. New Germany had 11 species, including Buff Breasted Sandpiper and
Wilson's Phalarope. Those two were on the west mudflats which can be
reached via a path through the willows off the dirt road west of Yale.
The path is toward the south end of the pool.
Finally found the Red-Necked Phalarope at the Purgatory Wetlands in Eden
Prairie (along with Solitary Sandpipers and Spotted Sandpiper). I found
a good spot to scope the "back" of the pond. Turn right  out of the
Flagship parking lot onto Prairie Center Dr. and take the first right
(this is 212 I think). Take the first right into a big apartment complex
(that is on the shore of the pond--the sign says "Fountain Place" I
think). Turn left heading toward the back of the pond and take the last
right you can take into one of the apt building parking lots. You can
park right next to the dirt dike that will be a hiking trail and scope
the back end of the pond from there.
Warren Woessner
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[mou] Good Bird Questions

2004-10-22 Thread Warren Woessner
Saying "They are all good" IS sanctimonious, because the question was
pretty clear. If someone asks you that question, they are clearly
serious/avid birders or they would not even know the term. So starting
from that assumption, I would indeed share my "personal best" birds from
the area, but maybe in a small cluster, like "There's a Greater Scaup
under the bridge, a Pileated Woodpecker up on that pole and a
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in that barn". If things really are slow, a
simple "Things are pretty quiet right now" would seem to do.=20
Warren

-Original Message-
From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu] On
Behalf Of Pastor Al
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:29 PM
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birdc...@listserv.arizona.edu; wisbi...@lawrence.edu
Subject: [mou] Good Bird Questions


What's the first question that an incoming birder asks you as you're
leaving?:

"Any good birds?"

How does one answer that question?  "They're all good" sounds
sanctimonious.
Sharing your best bird from the location leaves you open to subtle scorn
or
a game of one-uppance (you can see it in their eyes, "is that all"?).
Replying with a question may only delay the inevitable.

So, this leads me to two highly philosophical questions on this rainy
afternoon (while stapling membership applications together):

* In your opinion, what constitutes a good bird?

* How do you answer the question?

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net

(55 Bonapartes on a sewage pond were my best birds over lunch hour - but
are
they "good" birds?)

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[mou] Thayer's Gulls at Lake Calhoun

2004-10-25 Thread Warren Woessner
The Lesser Black Backed Gull was on Calhoun at about 415 PM Sat.
Warren Woessner

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Subject: [mou] Thayer's Gulls at Lake Calhoun


This evening I observed two juvenile/1st winter Thayer's Gulls at Lake
Calhoun
in Hennepin County.  They were hanging out among the Herring Gulls,
which were
separated from the larger flock of Ring-billed Gulls.  Both birds were
fairly
easy to pick out from the juvenile/1st winter Herring Gulls; the
cream-colored
primaries showed little contrast with the rest of the body on both
birds.  When
flying, the primary and secondary pattern was also easy to see on each
bird.=20
Unfortunately, I did not find the Lesser Black-backed Gull, but there
were
still birds flying in at 5:45 as I left the area.
-Bob Dunlap, Nicolett County

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[mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR

2004-06-14 Thread Warren Woessner
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I re-found the Chat on Sun at about 230 PM..the Blue Hill trail splits
just as it enters the woods. The bird was heard and seen from both
branches of the trail no more than 100-200 feet after the branch-point
(eg, in between the trails, which are closer than they seem to be).=20
Warren Woessner

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[mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Craig Menze
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Subject: RE: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR
=09
=09

Yes the Chat is still present.   We first heard off on the left
hand trail and then got really great looks at it down on the right hand
trail right where the trail is flooded over.
=09
=09

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>Subject: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR=20
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:26:24 -0500=20
>=20
>Walked Blue Hill Trail over an extended lunch hour today,
birding, checking for the Chat and enjoying the cooler weather.=20
>=20
>May have heard the Chat 100+ yards away on the left hand side
of the trail head twice - but distance and catbird presence makes me
hesitant to state so definitively.=20
>=20
>Eight warbler species (nine if one counts the YBC), numerous
tanagers and an apparently nesting Broad-winged Hawk made the walk very
pleasant.  More heard than seen, however!=20
>=20
>Be aware that there are about 25 trees down across the trail,
and many sections are waterlogged (one was even flowing).=20
>=20
>Have noticed that singing Golden-winged significantly outnumber
verbalizing Blue-winged throughout the open parts of Sherburne NWR - a
trend that I'm heartily in favor of.=20
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>Good birding!=20
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[mou] Correction to My earlier post on Black-legged Kittiwake

2005-12-09 Thread Warren Woessner
Kittiwake was present roosting on the ice with the westernmost group of
Herring Gulls near the WEST outlet at about 9AM this (Fri) morning
Warren Woessner

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Behalf Of jellisb...@aol.com
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Subject: [mou] Correction to My earlier post on Black-legged Kittiwake


I should have said the WEST outlet (closest to 35E) NOT the east outlet
(to=20
Black Dog Lake). Sorry for the confusion.=20
John Ellis- St. Paul

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Re: [mou-net] Unusual locations

2011-01-25 Thread Warren Woessner
Parking Lot: Cactus Wren picking insects off car grills (Phoenix).
Antillean Nighthawk (Key West H.S.)
Yard: Broad winged Hawk - nested nearby (Mpls)
Work: Turkey Vulture (looking for mortgage brokers?), Peregrine Falcon
picking apart a crow atop the Oracle Bldg, Mpls
Restaurant; Boreal Chickadee (AK) Blue-footed Booby (Manzanillo, MX)
Hotel: Back-vented Shearwater (Monterey)

Warren Woessner


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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of
Stefanie Moss
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:48 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Unusual locations

Yard: Red-Headed Woodpecker in my yard in St. Paul 2 years ago.  The
first
one I've seen in about 10 years and the last place I'd expect one.
Cerulean Warblers in the backyard of my father's cabin in Stearns County
growing up.  They returned each summer for years.

Parking lot:  Peregrines every once in a while in St. Paul.

Work:  White-winged Crossbill.

Hotel:  I got nothing.

Other:  I once had a covey of Bob-white quail run through my legs-this
at
Jamaica Bay in New York.


On 1/24/11 11:06 AM, "Pastor Al Schirmacher"
 wrote:

> Saw an interesting question on Facebook this morning:  what is your
favorite
> parking lot bird?  Got me thinking about unusual locations:
> 
> * Parking lot:  Gray-crowned Rosy Finches in Cloquet, MN parking lot
> 
> * Yard:  tie between Cattle Egret and Prairie Falcon, north of
Princeton, MN
> 
> * Work:  Lark Sparrow
> 
> * Restaurant:  tie between BB Magpie & Golden Eagle
> 
> * Hotel:  Black-throated Magpie-Jay (business trip in Mexico many
years ago,
> probably not unusual for residents).
> 
> How about you?
> 
> Al Schirmacher
> Princeton, MN
> Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
> pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net
> 
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[mou-net] Birding N Hennepin County

2011-04-10 Thread Warren Woessner
The ice is out on French Lake in N Hennepin county (Diamond Lake is still 
mostly frozen), there were 16 soecies of waterfowl including all 3 mergs, Cans, 
Redhead, Lsr Scaup, Green- and Blue-Winged Teal, Shovelers, Rn Duck.
 
More exciting was spotting a pair of Sandhill Cranes walking through the 
wetland ne of the intersection of 144/13, (in between those ponds e. of the  
Llama Farm). I wonder if they will be nesting there.
Also Brewer's blackbirds in the Blackbird flock on the farm property. Elm Creek 
had E Bluebird, Tree Swallows, SS Hawk, Pheasants (not many passerines as yet).
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Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Ground-feeding warblers

2011-05-16 Thread Warren Woessner
I found the same phenomenon on 52d Street between Nicollet and Lyndale
on Sunday. Feeding on the curb and in the street were
Blackburnian
Cape May (male and female)
Yellow
Palm 
Nashville
Yel-rumped
Tenn 

As well as Chipping Sparrows and White-crowned sparrows
Warren

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[mailto:mnbird-boun...@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Diana Doyle
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 11:02 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU; mnbird
Subject: [mnbird] Ground-feeding warblers

The ground-feeding of canopy warblers under elm trees continues: This
morning Lake Nokomis's sidewalks included large numbers of yellow, palm,
yellow-rumped, tennessee, black-and-white, magnolia, and chestnut-sided
all feeding on the pavement.

Within the past couple of days I've also seen common yellowthroats, cape
may warblers, and even northern waterthrush pavement-feeding.

So this morning I checked where a large flock was feeding. I could see
very tiny oblong gray insects moving on the concrete. They were very
very tiny.

Perhaps this is what the warblers are eating?

Anyone have any ideas what kind of insect they may be? Presumably they
are associated with the elms?

Diana Doyle
S. Minneapolis
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[mou-net] FW: Sun-Randolph Industrial Park

2011-06-20 Thread Warren Woessner
Resending

 

From: Warren Woessner 
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 11:29 AM
To: 'mou-net@lists/umn.edu'
Subject: Sun-Randolph Industrial Park

 

As it cleared on Sunday, it became a lovely day for "birds of the summer
fields" -Randolph Industrial Park had more Dickcissels than I  have ever
seen anywhere-they were singing from almost every exposed perch that
wasn't occupied by E or W Meadowlarks. I only saw one Bobolink, but had
Grasshopper, Savannah, Vesper and Clay-Colored Sparrows. Also a Harrier
cruised over.

No Partridges though - I did  not drive 180t Street!

Good birding

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Re: [mou-net] Changes in MN Birding

2011-08-12 Thread Warren Woessner
That is cool...but Boreal Owl is regular - just hard to find. Bewick's wren is 
probably still casual. Lesser BB is regular winter visitor - first found in 
1984 in Duluth (I was there). 
Warren

-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Al Schirmacher
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 2:42 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Changes in MN Birding

Had the good fortune to pick up a signed 1975 copy of Minnesota Birds by Jan 
Green & Bob Janssen at a cities used bookstore, interesting to see how avifauna 
changes.  Noted these:

* Trumpeter Swan, listed as extirpated.  Now there's a happy change.

* King Rail, regular.  Not so anymore, sigh.

* Ross' Goose, accidental.  Another nice change.

* Mississippi Kite, hypothetical.  Only one sighting noted, think how often 
they're seen at Hawk Ridge now.

* Bobwhite, regular.  Now presumed extirpated.

* Turkey, hypothetical.  Not now!

* Great Black-backed Gull, accidental.  Believe they're seen just about every 
winter now in Duluth.  Lesser Black-backed not even listed.

* Burrowing & Boreal Owls, both regular.  Sigh.

* Say's Phoebe, hypothetical.  Nested last year in western MN.

* Bewick's Wren, casual.  Now extirpated?

* Blue-winged Warbler, listed as resident north to Dakota County, now breeding 
in Sherburne & occasionally present in Mille Lacs.

* Hooded Warbler, accidental, now breeds annually at Murphy Hanrehan.

* Great-tailed Grackle, not listed.

* Lark Bunting, regular.  Sigh.

I'm sure there were others, but found the comparisons fascinating.  Thanks, Jan 
& Bob, for this field guide.





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Re: [mou-net] Changes in MN Birding

2011-08-12 Thread Warren Woessner
Yes, I remember the first one seen on the N Mpls Christmas Bird Count - that 
was not until the late 80's I think
Warren

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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Ryan
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:54 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Changes in MN Birding

Don't forget, House Finches were a big deal back then, weren't they?

-- 
Sincerely,

Jim Ryan
Saint Paul's Westside

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and
Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy*

A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus
Seneca*


On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Al Schirmacher wrote:

> Had the good fortune to pick up a signed 1975 copy of Minnesota Birds by
> Jan Green & Bob Janssen at a cities used bookstore, interesting to see how
> avifauna changes.  Noted these:
>
> * Trumpeter Swan, listed as extirpated.  Now there's a happy change.
>
> * King Rail, regular.  Not so anymore, sigh.
>
> * Ross' Goose, accidental.  Another nice change.
>
> * Mississippi Kite, hypothetical.  Only one sighting noted, think how often
> they're seen at Hawk Ridge now.
>
> * Bobwhite, regular.  Now presumed extirpated.
>
> * Turkey, hypothetical.  Not now!
>
> * Great Black-backed Gull, accidental.  Believe they're seen just about
> every winter now in Duluth.  Lesser Black-backed not even listed.
>
> * Burrowing & Boreal Owls, both regular.  Sigh.
>
> * Say's Phoebe, hypothetical.  Nested last year in western MN.
>
> * Bewick's Wren, casual.  Now extirpated?
>
> * Blue-winged Warbler, listed as resident north to Dakota County, now
> breeding in Sherburne & occasionally present in Mille Lacs.
>
> * Hooded Warbler, accidental, now breeds annually at Murphy Hanrehan.
>
> * Great-tailed Grackle, not listed.
>
> * Lark Bunting, regular.  Sigh.
>
> I'm sure there were others, but found the comparisons fascinating.  Thanks,
> Jan & Bob, for this field guide.
>
>
>
>
>
> Al Schirmacher
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[mou-net] Northfield Whooping Cranes are in plowed field n. of 56, e of Baldwin - Sun at noon

2011-09-11 Thread Warren Woessner

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Re: [mou-net] Obit' - Jim Mattsson

2011-09-18 Thread Warren Woessner
What a loss! I am shocked - probably because I did not know he was ill. I often 
ran into Jim, especially likely when looking for gulls on the coldest days at 
Black Dog. I remember that he helped me during the great Slaty-backed Gull hunt 
a view years back. He was an avid birder who would go out of his way to help a 
"younger" Minnesota birder (though I was a year older!)
Warren Woessner


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Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 7:11 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Obit' - Jim Mattsson

I was so sorry to read we've lost a wonderful contributor in our birding 
worldJim Mattsson of Eagan, MN

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?n=james-paul-mattsson&pid=153668431

 Although I've never personally met Jim, we conversed through MOU listserve.
 His knowledge and passion for birds inspired me in many ways.
  Cathy Gagliardi
   St. Paul, MN
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[mou-net] O;d Cedar Ave Bridge Sat AM

2011-09-24 Thread Warren Woessner
The birds started hoppin' when the sun came out about 1130AM. Not many warblers 
but a good mix of about everything else:



Yellowthroat

Nashville Warbler

Tennesee Warbler

Orange Crowned Warber

Yel Rumped Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler (i.d. by Pastor Al)

Red eyed Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Blue headedVireo

Rose breasted grosbeak (young one)

E Phoebe (many)

Alder flycatcher (saw well plus call note)

N Flicker

Broad-winged Hawk

Bald Eage (imm)

Franklin's gulls

Green Heron

Many many coots and woodies



So migration seems to have a ways to go yet

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[mou-net] Mini-Review "The Big Year"

2011-10-16 Thread Warren Woessner
Ignore the Strib pan of "The Big Year" and go see it, before it's gone. The 
movie is based on the book about the 1998 "competition" between Sandy Komito 
(Owen Wilson), Al Levantin (Steve Martin) and Greg Wilson (Jack Black) to break 
Komito's 1987 big year record for the ABA area. I met Komito when he was doing 
his 1987 big year, and birded with him on Attu in 1990. Wilson does a good job 
of capturing his intensity, quirkiness and humor.

How you will feel about this movie probably depends a lot on your opinions 
about listing and big years, days, months, etc., but Iris and I loved it! I had 
dragged her to many of the locales that are de rigeur if you are list-building, 
like the Brownsville Dump and Patagonia, that are shown in the movie. Isabella 
Rosellini's spot-on impression of "Annie Auklet" just nails Debbie Shearwater 
and her pelagic empire. There are plenty of ornithological improbabilities - 
particularly on Attu - but if you want to know what Attu was like in the 90's - 
or would enjoy "seeing" it again, GO now - "The Big Year" will probably not be 
in theatres for long.

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Re: [mou-net] L-b Dowithcers Bass Ponds

2011-10-23 Thread Warren Woessner
The Long-billed Dowitchers were exactly there at 230PM Sun. Something flushed 
the "flock" and I got to hear their flight calls (thank goodness)
Thanks Bruce!
Warren Woessner


From: Minnesota Birds [MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] on behalf of Bruce Baer 
[bbbaer...@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:42 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] L-b Dowithcers Bass Ponds

The Long-billed Dowitchers are still at the beaver pond. This morning they were 
just over the lip of the dam. Also in the area was a Wilson’s Snipe.

Bruce Baer
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Re: [mou-net] tufted titmouse in MN

2011-11-02 Thread Warren Woessner
Regularly? I recall only a few sightings in Mpls in the last ten years or so. 
One year there was a scattering of reports from the Bass Ponds. There was a 
report of nesting in Scandia but I don't know if it was confirmed. I recall a 
feeder sighting in Mpls some years ago also.
Warren Woessner

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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Betsy Beneke
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 9:51 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] tufted titmouse in MN

How far "north" in Minnesota is the tufted titmouse regularly found?  Has 
anyone seen one north of the metro area?  We have 2 reported sightings at 
Sherburne, both near the head of the Mahnomen Trail, from 2 & 3 years ago in 
late spring - nearly the same dates.  These were unverified by staff, but we're 
wondered if spring birds might be wandering around a little bit from a breeding 
area just to the south.
 
Any comments are appreciated.  You can be sure I'll be on the lookout next 
April/May!
 
Betsy


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[mou-net] Old Cedar Ave Bridge was just ducky this am

2011-11-06 Thread Warren Woessner
Between Hwy 77 and the Observation Platform just west of the Parking Lot were 
14 species of waterfowl Sun am. I added one more - Hooded Merganser, in the 
pond between Black Dog Rd and 77. I couldn't find a duck on Black Dog Lake (W.) 
but lots of gulls are building up around the power plant and I saw  at least 5 
Bald Eagles.



Tundra Swan - many, easier to see from NWR HQ overlook

Trumpeter Swan

Can Goose

Coot

Wood Duck

GW Teal (3)

Black Duck (1)

Mallard

Pintail (4)

N Shoveler

Gadwall

RN Duck 4

Ruddy Duck (2)

Amer Wigeon



Also a SS Hawk chasing (or chased by a Pileated Woodpecker) and then chased off 
by a Crow.

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[mou-net] Pine Siskin under where my feeder usually is this Tues am- S Mpls

2011-11-08 Thread Warren Woessner
Maybe it will be a finch-y winter!

Warren Woessner


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[mou-net] White winged scoter still present Sun at noon

2011-11-13 Thread Warren Woessner
Leslie Miller and I (mostly she) refound the WW Scoter SE of the observation 
platform at the Old Cedar Ave Bridge today. Luckilly for us, the bird, which 
was near the far shore, got up and stayed up.

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[mou-net] Lake Hariett Gulls--Tues eve

2011-12-13 Thread Warren Woessner
I got to the SE ice shelf almost after dark today, but the Franklin's Gull 
stood out at the north side of the group. Too gloomy to pick out anything else 
unusual tho.

Warren


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Re: [mou-net] Gulls at Lake Calhoun ~ Hennepin Co.

2011-12-18 Thread Warren Woessner
A little after 2PM I obseved a/the Franklin's Gull at the east flowage at Black 
Dog Lake - if it is the same bird, it is getting around the town!
Warren


From: Minnesota Birds [MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] on behalf of Conny Brunell 
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Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 4:09 PM
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Subject: [mou-net] Gulls at Lake Calhoun ~ Hennepin Co.

This afternoon under a blue sunny sky from 3:15 - 3:45 I observed both the 
adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Franklin's Gull out on the ice of Lake 
Calhoun in Minneapolis, Hennepin County.

Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Co.


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[mou-net] Gulls at Black Dog Lake - MN River

2012-01-09 Thread Warren Woessner
Saturday at about  3PM,  there was a first winter Thayer's gull at the western 
flowage off Black Dog Road. Saturday and Sunday there was a first winter 
Glaucous Gull visible from the boardwalk platform west of the Old Cedar Ave 
Bridge at about 1245PM. At about 2 PM the first winter Iceland Gull was seen at 
the "western flowage" both on the ice on Black Dog Lake (with the Franklin's 
Gull)) and in the MN River at the flowage (outflow?)
Warren Woessner


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[mou-net] LT Duck at Prescott Park and Soitaire still at Carpenter (Bench 5) Sat around noon

2012-01-15 Thread Warren Woessner
Thanks for Corey Bedeaux (sp.?) for sharp spotting of both

Warren


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[mou-net] FW: Sax-Zim/Duluth

2012-01-22 Thread Warren Woessner
Resending



From: Warren Woessner
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:08 AM
To: mou-net@lists
Subject: Sax-Zim/Duluth


Day trip yesterday yielded one Boreal chickadee at Admiral Rd feeders at about 
noon, Pine Grosbeaks and Gray Jay at Arcola Rd feeder and Com and one Hoary 
Redpoll at Anderson's feeders in Meadowlands. There was a report of a GGO at 
Stone Lake Rd (?) location.

In Duluth at about 3PM had all 6 species of gull recently reported including 2d 
winter Thayers, and Barrow's Goldeneye but no Glaucous winged Gull.

Warren


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[mou-net] Varied Thrush still at 17774 Blackbird Trail (Lane?) S of Hastings Sunday around noon

2012-02-20 Thread Warren Woessner
Along with the world's most hospitable owner.


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Re: [mou-net] Mystery bird

2012-03-30 Thread Warren Woessner
Pastor's Al's guess would have been my second choice. They are showing up in 
the East now and a drab Pine Warbler is REALLY drab (also thick-billed, like a 
vireo)
Warren

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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob Holtz
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 2:32 PM
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Subject: [mou-net] Mystery bird

I believe my mystery bird will have to remain an unidentified species. I
received a number of good suggestions, but none completely fit the bird I
observed. Thanks to all who responded and made me aware of the fact that I
could have initially provided a more complete description of the bird. One
good suggestion  was Pastor Al Schirmacher's suggestion of a Pine Warbler.
When I checked I could see that the first year bird was close, but with no
supercilium. The other close suggestion was an Arctic Warbler from Tom Bell;
however, I do not think the primaries extended that far and the supercilium
was not that distinct. Other than that, it seems to be a perfect match. The
wing bars were certainly a perfect match.

I can live with not knowing what it was.

 

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Re: [mou-net] YH blackbirds

2012-04-20 Thread Warren Woessner
Tell us all. Yellow headed blackbirds have become increasingly rare in the 
metro area. Are they back at the 180th St marsh yet?
Warren

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Any metro sightings yet of yellow-headed blackbirds? Do tell where?

 

Mary Rondeau Westra

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White Bear Lake, MN 55110

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[mou-net] Birding around Dakota Contry Sat

2012-04-22 Thread Warren Woessner
...was not overly exciting. Both meadowlarks and Versper and Savannah Sparrow 
at Randolph Indust. Park plus N Harrier and Kestrel s. of 280th st. on the way 
back.

Lake Bylesby had a few White Pelicans, lots of mud flats but only Killdeeer and 
both Yellowletgs were seen plus a single Blue Goose. Forsters terns and a 
Bonaparte's Gull were seen.

180th st. Marsh yielded two Yellow-headed Blackbirds on the W edge of the NW 
pond, as previously reported. I still think that those birds are not easy to 
find in the metro area.

Good birding

Warren


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Re: [mou-net] Muscovy Duck

2012-04-30 Thread Warren Woessner
Muscovy Duck is common and established in S Florida (and probably in other 
southern states as well). The Florida bird checklist committee (or whatever the 
correct name is) won't add Muscovy Duck to the state checklist --it is pretty 
much a pest and most of the birds are hybrids with domestic ducks--so the ABA 
has added it only based on "countable" birds from the Rio Grande valley that 
are considered to be part of a wild population from Mexico.
Warren Woessner

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Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 6:14 AM
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Subject: [mou-net] Muscovy Duck

 
I just got asked to identify a bird from some pictures that turned out to be a 
Muscovy duck. I am not sure if this is an escaped game bird or if it is way off 
course. It was spotted last week in Central Park in Roseville,  just east of 
Victoria, north of the ball fields. 
 
 
Thanks,
Jeff Fischer
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Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds at Rice Lake, Hennepin Co.

2012-04-30 Thread Warren Woessner
At noon found both Yellowlegs, the Willets and the Marbled Godwit still "in 
place" at the eastern end of Rice Lake
Warren Woessner

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To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Shorebirds at Rice Lake, Hennepin Co.

Checked out Rice Lake on the border of Eden Prairie and Chanhassen this
morning. Still good mudflats with lots of shorebirds and ducks.

Greater yellowlegs
Lesser yellowlegs
Willet (flock of about 50)
Dunlin (1)
Marbled godwit (1)
Pectoral sandpiper (only saw 1)
Dowitcher sp. (about 6, seen on the far shore)
Killdeer

There is a gravel pull-off on the south side of Flying Cloud Drive, about
100 yards east of the county line. Park there and walk down toward the lake.

-Karl Roe
Minneapolis


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Re: [mou-net] Saturday May 12 Old Cedar Bridge

2012-05-13 Thread Warren Woessner
I had a similar experience birding at Veteran's Park in Richfield and at Wood 
Lake Sat AM. Vet's Park yielded only a Gray Cheeked Thrush aad Least Flycatcher 
(and dozens of singing Tenn's, Yellows and a Redstart. Wood Lake had a couple 
of Yellow Rumps and a lone Wilson's. Not "quiet" what with all the Orioles and 
Tenn's but little else to see (or hear)
Warren Woessner


From: Minnesota Birds [MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] on behalf of Nick Mattsson 
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Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 3:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Saturday May 12 Old Cedar Bridge

I spent an hour down by the Minnesota River in Bloomington yesterday morning 
and saw very little. Either the warbler flight has peaked or the weather was 
too nice. Try a rainy day.

Nick

On May 12, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Brian Wisconsin  wrote:

> Spent two hours this morning looking for warblers and vireos but was unable 
> to make out anything other than a couple redstarts and a common yellowthroat.
>
> I give up and may just wait till fall when perhaps leaves will fall from the 
> trees.  Apparently I'm doing something wrong.
>
> Brian
>
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[mou-net] Birds of the Summer Fields - Dakota County

2012-06-09 Thread Warren Woessner
Mostly around mid-day, found lots of "summer sparrows" on territory - 
Grasshopper, Savannah and Song at Randolph Ind. Park.

Vesper just west of 180th St Marsh. Clay colored and Field along 160th east of 
what was a marsh on the n. side of the road. Also Loggerhead Shrikes on Fisher 
north of rd. into Vermillion and near Emory and 180th. This is also a Dickissel 
year, as I was seldom out of hearing and sight of one or more, esp. at 
Randolph. Both meadowlarks there as well. Biggest "miss" was Boblink.

Warren W


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[mou-net] Advice on digital bird call devices

2012-08-18 Thread Warren Woessner
I have lost my trusty iPod with attached speakers that was loaded with Birdjan 
software! I don't have an iPhone. Can anyone provide advice as to preferred 
mobile devices are for playing bird calls that are not iPhones with bird apps? 
Is Birdjam still in business? Help!

Thanks

Warren Woessner


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[mou-net] Goodhue County site 56 and 19th had 11 species of shorebirds Sat around noon

2012-08-19 Thread Warren Woessner
Denny and Barb found most of them "for me" - all of the ones reported for Fri 
including Baird's, Snipe, Wilson' and Red-necked Phalaropes (1 each), Sol. 
Sandpiper. Most com. were Lesser Yellowlegs and  Pectoral Sp. Good numbers of 
Stilt Sandpapers as well.

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Re: [mou-net] Red Crossbills - Hennepin Co

2012-08-19 Thread Warren Woessner
Onr immature came in at about 1 PM and stayed about 10 min.. in a bare tree 
over the rivulet - I didn't "refind" it - just lucky enough to be at hand.
Warren Woessner


From: Minnesota Birds [MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] on behalf of Williams, Bob 
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Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Red Crossbills - Hennepin Co

The Red Crossbills are still in the same area by Eloise Butler at about 9:30am
Bob Williams

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 18, 2012, at 5:40 PM, "Dave McIntosh"  wrote:

> Relocated flock of red crossbills, approximately 25, approximately 1/4 mile 
> west of Eloise Butler back gate, at intersection of two paths where water 
> trickles over path.  In last twenty minutes, flock has come and gone twice.  
> Noisy in flight but very inconspicuous when perched in aspen tree right over 
> intersection.  Other good sightings in area:  scarlet tanager, numerous 
> chestnut sided, one wilson's, one canada, several redstart, vireo sp.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Howard Towle 
> Sender: Minnesota Birds 
> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:09:47
> To: 
> Reply-To: Howard Towle 
> Subject: [mou-net] Red Crossbills - Hennepin Co
>
> At about 12:30 PM today I saw a flock of at least 7 Red Crossbills at Wirth 
> Park in Hennepin County. The flock was made up of both male and females birds 
> and was on the ground drinking from a small seep that crosses the trail. The 
> spot where I saw them was just northeast of the Eloise Butler Wildflower 
> Garden in an area that has no coniferous trees in the immediate vicinity, 
> although there are certainly plenty in the park. I was alerted to the 
> possibility of this species by another birder who I ran into, but 
> unfortunately did not get his name. He said that he saw two crossbills 
> perched in a deciduous tree at the same spot, but because of his viewing 
> angle was unable to tell if they were Red or White-winged Crossbills. After 
> hearing this, I went off to look through areas of the park with more 
> coniferous trees without success. I then returned by the original spot on my 
> way home and saw the birds on the ground. They flew up into the nearby trees 
> when some walkers passed by, but a few returned to the ground a few minutes 
> later. Given the reports of Red Crossbills from Morrison, Sherburne and 
> Cottonwood counties this month, maybe we're in for a major irruption this 
> year.
>
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> Golden Valley, MN
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Re: [mou-net] BirdJam iPod

2012-10-18 Thread Warren Woessner
Hi team:  In Aug, one of you kindly offered to sell me your BirdJam iPod, since 
I lost my BirdJmn nano sometime this summer. Is it still for sale? What would 
you take? Please give me a call!
Thanks
Warren Woessner
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[mou-net] Okd Cedar Ave Bridge waterfowl - Sun

2012-11-04 Thread Warren Woessner
Nice variety between the observation blind w. of the Parking Lot and just east 
of the 77 Bridge:

Trumpeter Swan

Canada Goose

Mallard

Wood Duck

Ring necked Duck

Gadwall

Goldeneye

Green winged Teal

Pintail

Pied billed Grebes

Shoveler


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Re: [mou-net] Okd Cedar Ave Bridge waterfowl - Sun

2012-11-05 Thread Warren Woessner
Oops, forgot the 100'a of Coots!
Warren

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Nice variety between the observation blind w. of the Parking Lot and just east 
of the 77 Bridge:

Trumpeter Swan

Canada Goose

Mallard

Wood Duck

Ring necked Duck

Gadwall

Goldeneye

Green winged Teal

Pintail

Pied billed Grebes

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[mou-net] There was a nice whitle Glaucous Gull at Lake of the Isles this Sat pm around 3PM nnto

2012-12-08 Thread Warren Woessner
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[mou-net] Adult Greater BB Gull, Lesser BB Gull and Glaucous Gull

2012-12-14 Thread Warren Woessner
Were all with big gull flock SW side of Lake Harriett at sunset today (Fri)

Warren


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Re: [mou-net] Great Black-backed & Lesser Black-backed Gulls ~ Hennepin Co.

2012-12-16 Thread Warren Woessner
I don't think the Mpls lakes are in a Xmas bird count circle. The north edge of 
the Bloomington count just grazes Diamond Lake Rd (54 th St). The lakes are 
usually frozen by now
Warren


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Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:05 AM
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Subject: [mou-net] Great Black-backed & Lesser Black-backed Gulls ~ Hennepin Co.

This morning on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Hennepin County between 8:00 - 
8:30 am  both the adult Great Black-backed Gull, and an adult Lesser 
Black-backed Gull were roosting  relatively close to each other on the ice.  
They were with about 100 Gulls still lingering on the ice and all of them 
departed at once.

I do not know who has this location in their CBC count.

Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Co.


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[mou-net] Willets at Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie

2013-04-27 Thread Warren Woessner
At about 3PM, two Willets circled and called over the "creek/lake" and finally 
settled into shallow water near a raft of Buffs.

Also Red necked grebe and the other two  Grebes-- couldn't find an Eared.

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Re: [mou-net] 26 warbler species at Park Point, Duluth, 5/30/2013

2013-05-31 Thread Warren Woessner
Amazing. Is this a one-day record for an individual warbler watcher in MN?
Warren Woessner


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Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 12:00 AM
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Subject: [mou-net] 26 warbler species at Park Point, Duluth, 5/30/2013

Overnight rain showers and fog throughout the day, with temperatures in the
low 40s and ENE winds 5-10 mph, produced a good variety of warblers and
other passerines at Park Point Recreation Area and adjacent Southworth
Marsh today (30 May). Empids and Cedar Waxwings arrived in good numbers for
the first time this spring at Park Point, and several mixed flocks of
shorebirds were found on the beach. Sparky Stensaas found 6 Whimbrel at the
Beach House that disappeared in the fog minutes later. Jan and Larry
Kraemer discovered an "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler during their early
morning Warbler Walk sponsored by Duluth Audubon. Perhaps the most
unexpected bird of the day was an Evening Grosbeak found by Barb Akre as it
foraged on the ground in a parking lot.

Although the day's total of 441 individual warblers was less than 10% of
the total seen during the incredible fallout on 19 May, all 26 of the
warbler species normally seen each spring at Duluth were found between the
Recreation Area and Southworth Marsh today. Unlike the fallout conditions
for four consecutive days earlier this month (19-22 May), warblers were
mostly foraging at normal heights above the ground, especially those found
in pine and spruce. Many began singing in the early afternoon when the fog
temporarily lifted and it warmed up a degree or two, but this was
short-lived. Warblers were still silently foraging when I finally left the
Recreation Area at 7:20 P.M.

The following totals include birds seen with Jan and Larry Kraemer in the
afternoon at the Recreation Area and my own observations at Southworth
Marsh in the morning. Karl Bardon and others were also birding Park Point,
and may have different totals and/or additional noteworthy sightings.

2 Golden-winged Warbler (male and female)
10 Tennessee Warbler
2 Orange-crowned Warbler (carefully identified at eye level)
10 Nashville Warbler
6 Northern Parula
55 Yellow Warbler
40 Chestnut-sided Warbler
68 Magnolia Warbler (second highest northbound count)
2 Cape May Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler (male found by Mike Hendrickson)
15 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
10 Blackburnian Warbler
2 Pine Warbler (female seen near singing male)
8 Palm Warbler (good number for this late in the season)
3 Bay-breasted Warbler
33 Blackpoll Warbler
4 Black-and-white Warbler
84 American Redstart
2 Ovenbird
1 Northern Waterthrush
2 Connecticut Warbler (singing and seen)
2 Mourning Warbler
18 Common Yellowthroat
48 Wilson's Warbler
11 Canada Warbler

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Re: [mou-net] Dowitcher ID Help (Hennepin County)

2013-07-10 Thread Warren Woessner
Timing is important. Short billeds migrate earlier than Long-billeds and 
non-breeding (eg molting adults) tend to migrate well before juveniles. I can't 
get to your photos right now (traveling) but would guess molting adult 
Short-billed from timing alone.
(I am in New England, where there is a strong migration of Short-bills right 
now.)
Warren


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Subject: [mou-net] Dowitcher ID Help (Hennepin County)

I went to Purgatory Creek today and there were quite a few shorebirds
present and visible from the blind.

Least Sandpiper - 50+
Killdeer - 15+
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Solitary Sandpiper - 2

And one Dowitcher.  I suspect it is a Short-billed Dowitcher as it seemed
to have more golden looking than white looking bars on the back, it had a
unmarked orange breast, and one was reported yesterday on eBird.

I uploaded some pictures on Flickr.   Any input on whether it is a
Short-billed Dowitcher or if it is possibly a Long-billed Dowitcher would
be welcome.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnbirder/9251457678/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnbirder/924869/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnbirder/9248677871/in/photostream/

Ben Harste
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Re: [mou-net] Lake Byllesby shorebirds, Dakota Cty

2013-11-04 Thread Warren Woessner
There were also 4 Wilson's snipe at the n pond of the Randolph Industrial Park
Warren

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Margie,

do you have any time for this the next few days?  we know where to go now.
 It's just a dream.

H


On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Laura Coble wrote:

> Today at Lake Byllesby, northwest side, Dakota Cty Park:
>
> 29 Pectoral Sandpipers
> 4 Greater Yellowlegs
> 1 Lesser Yellowlegs
> 2 White-throated Sparrows
> 1 B. Kingfisher
>
> A couple I met today also saw Dunlin yesterday.  The lake is much lower
> now, with a lot of mudflat.
>
> The northwest end entrance and path to lake is from the pull-off & gate
> along Hwy 88, 1/8 mi. east of  Randolph and Hwy 56.
> Lakeside Cemetery, farther east, has restricted access, due to new owners
> who have posted signs for a previous viewing site on the cemetery's east
> side.  There is a path on the west side of the cemetery which  has a side
> path down to the lake and to a viewing area. If you continue west on this
> path instead, it connects with the northwest end entrance.
>
> Laura Coble
> Cannon Falls
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Re: [mou-net] FW: FW: MOU-NET Digest - 4 Nov 2013 to 5 Nov 2013 (#2013-297)

2013-11-15 Thread Warren Woessner
Does anyone have an opinion as to what the best "bird call" app is in the Apple 
App store. I just got an iPhone and am sorta overwhelmed.
Thanks
Warren Woessner

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Here's the update you all wanted.
 

Jeanie Joppru 
Pennington County, MN 
  

 


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From: Hutchins, Emily J (DNR) [mailto:emily.hutch...@state.mn.us] 
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 9:21 PM
To: Jeanie Joppru
Subject: RE: FW: MOU-NET Digest - 4 Nov 2013 to 5 Nov 2013 (#2013-297)



 

I drove up to Roosevelt and saw the bird today.  Can you post it on the MOU
for me?  I watched it from 1045 till about 1145 this morning.  I first saw
it in the large ash tree above the Anderson's feeders, and then it flew to
the gray house to the north to feed.  It really likes whatever is in the
little "blue house" feeder there.  A man in a truck (dressed in orange for
hunting) stopped and asked what all the fuss has been about with all the
traffic lately.  I told him about the woodpecker, and he asked what it
looked like.  When I described it, he said it had also been at his feeder to
the west of Anderson's.  I also noticed the trailer house to the north of
Anderson's now has its feeders full (they were empty last Thursday).

 

Emily Hutchins

Private Lands Wildlife Coordinator

Wetland Habitat Team

MN Department of Natural Resources

31077 Hwy. 32 S

Mentor, MN  56736

(218) 637-2156 

emily.hutch...@state.mn.us

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[mou-net] Congratulations to Laura Erickson for receiving the Roger Tory Peterson Award from the Amer Birding Assn

2014-02-13 Thread Warren Woessner
For her contributions to the cause of birding!
Warren Woessner

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[mou] [mnbird] Avocet seen sun eve

2008-04-21 Thread Warren Woessner
If anyone views the Avocet monday PLEASE post ASAP
Warren



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Subject: [mnbird] Avocet seen sun eve


One Avocet was still present at the Bass ponds on Sun evening, seen by
myself and others between 6:30-7:00.  It was still at the previously
described location, but quite far out, near the far shore.  In the
slanting sunlight it's colors were very beautiful.
 
I also stopped by Lake Nokomis earlier for the Horned Grebe bonanza-
spectacular!!
 
 
Robin LaFortune
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[mou] FW: Scott County WEVI

2008-07-26 Thread Warren Woessner
The "group" I met up with re-found the bird in the clearing at about
10:15 am this morning (Sat) ( good looks from both sides of the trail)
Warren Woessner



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Subject: [mou] FW: Scott County WEVI


 



From: Laura Coble [mailto:shearwate...@frontiernet.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 7:48 PM
To: 'mnbird at lists.mnbird.net'
Subject: Scott County WEVI


The White-eyed Vireo was seen very early in the am yesterday, 7/24, by
Susan Plankis, about 7:00 a.m, close to the trail, in an area several
yards south of the "clearing".  It was moving about, making short calls,
in an oak tree, which was in a thicket on the west side of the trail.
She had a good look at the bird. 
 
For the rest of us who tried to find the bird after Susan observed it,
the vireo was heard singing (once) and calling (3 or 4 times) on both
sides of the trail for most of the morning, without emerging from the
bushes and trees behind the clearing, except possibly once, in low
light, so it couldn't be clearly identified. The space between song/
calls was very long (up to 45 minutes). 
 
The clearing is 200 yards south of marker  #29 on the horse/dog trail at
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Preserve. The trail is to your left after you go
down the hill from the parking lot. This section of Murphy-Hanrehan  is
off of Sunset Lake Blvd.
 
Laura Coble
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[mou] [mnbird] code of ethics

2008-07-29 Thread Warren Woessner
One issue with the White-eyed Vireo (or any other bird) is the definiton
of "rare", or "rare in your local area"  In the guidelines. White-eyed
vireo is listed a "Casual" by the MOU, which sounds a lot like "Rare",
but Bell's vireo and Yellow-breasted Chat are listed as "regular". Does
this indicate that it is acceptable to judiciously use tape to attract
the latter two,or a Conn. Warbler,  but not the former? 
The ABA Guidelines suggest that, "other methods of attracting birds",
even "Phishing" are forbidden if the bird is "rare". Are the hummingbird
feeders that the Paytons put up in Patagonia AZ or the ones the Nature
Conservancy puts up in Ramsey Canyon in violation of the guidelines
because they regularly attract rarities (eg, White-eared or
Violet-Crowned Hummingbird)?  Some years ago, the Nature Conservancy
greatly reduced the number of feeders they had up (so as to not overly
concentrate the birds?). Then a Beryline Hummingbird showed up anyway,
attracting hundreds of birders.
I have been birding for about 40 years and this debate has been
sporadically raging for at least 30 of them. Commercial tour leaders use
tape continously to time-effectively "tic" local species, even extremely
common ones (which practice is not forbidden by the guidelines). I have
seen one group converge on another when they are both using tape,
particularly at night.  Some leaders would use mikes to tape a calling
bird and play the tape back to the same bird (!) I don't know how much
hearing its own voice would stress a bird, but you can imagine that it
would be curious about the source, and it usually would come in. I have
heard that in jungle birding this is about the only way to see many
calling birds,(including ones new to science), but have only seen the
technique used by researchers in Costa Rica.
The only places I have seen bans on using tape work are heavily birded
areas where some enforcement is possible, like the ban on tape in Cave
Creek Canyon, Arizona (to protect Trogons). Jim points to one issue that
is seldom discussed, and that is that most birds get "taped out" in
heavily birded areas, and simply don't respond (or don't come in, even
if they are calling). So a sort of natural order is restored, and the
only good a tape does is to help refresh the birder's memory of the
call, which may be as it should be. 
Just notes from experience
Warren Woessner  

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[mailto:mnbird-bounces at lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Jim Williams
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:17 AM
To: pastoral at princetonfreechurch.net; mou-net at moumn.org;
mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; Wisconsin Birding Network
Subject: [mnbird] code of ethics

Perhaps the ABA code of ethics periodically could be published here. I
doubt if any one of us knows it by heart. It is helpful. It does offer
guidelines. I find that my rather constant use of a camera while birding
in recent years has made the code's suggested considerations and
restrictions more relevant. Cameras tempt one. 
The code helps maintain perspective.

The code can be found at http://www.americanbirding.org/abaethics.htm

Jim Williams
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Re: [mou-net] Eskimo Curlew Program Jan 8 2009

2008-12-22 Thread Warren Woessner
I am currently near one of the sites he will probably mention. I am on Martha's 
Vineyard, and I recall "possible sightings" from the Easternmost (Atlantic 
Ocean side) beach (which is long and deserted except for oversand vehicles - 
mostly birders and surf fishers). However I also have all the Mass reference 
books, and have learned that the last confirmed specimen was taken in 1908 in 
Newburyport (on the Vineyard in the late 1800s). However, the bird is still 
listed as hypothetical in the Birds of Martha's Vineyard 2d ed with a 1972 
sighting recorded.All in all you would probably have a better chance at seeing 
an Ivory Bill.
Warren Woessner
 



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Sent: Mon 12/22/2008 11:17 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Eskimo Curlew Program Jan 8 2009



The Search for the Eskimo Curlew: From New Brunswick Bogs to Argentine Pampas

Bob Russell, Wetland Bird Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

January 8, 2009

One of the great mysteries in the world of birds is the lack of attention paid 
to a dwindling species, the Eskimo Curlew. At one time it was one of the most 
numerous birds in North America, now it hovers on the brink of extinction. In 
fact, many treat its extinction as inevitable, pointing to the few sightings 
since the 1960s.

But Bob Russell and others think there's room for hope. Some believe the curlew 
still could persist in the vastness of the Argentine pampas and North American 
arctic.

Russell, who has led two Maritimes expeditions in search of the curlew and has 
surveyed habitat in Argentina, will describe the bird's history and decline due 
to market hunting in the 1800s. He'll discuss the curlew's far-flung migration 
route, discuss sightings and searches as well as the bird's former stopover and 
wintering sites. "I'll also note the top 10 sites to look for this species, 
should anyone wish to mount their own search," Russell adds.

Bird lovers everywhere are invited to this free Saint Paul Audubon program at 
7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8 at Fairview Community Center, 1910 West County 
Road B in Roseville, just west of Fairview Avenue. The event is open to the 
public, with free parking. Come at 6:45 for the social hour and refreshments.

Birdlovers everywhere are invited to this St. Paul Audubon Program on Thursday, 
January 8, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Fairview Community Center, 1910 West County 
Road B in Roseville, just west of Fairview Avenue. Free parking is available on 
site; come at 6:45 for the social time and snacks.

Relevant web site: www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/curlew/index.htm#contents

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Re: [mou-net] Turkey Vultures - Rock County and Minneapolis

2009-04-08 Thread Warren Woessner
I saw what I bet was the same TV cruising between the buildings in downtown 
Minneapolis yesterday afternoon. Maybe it was looking for bankers.
Warren



From: Minnesota Birds on behalf of Derek Bakken
Sent: Tue 4/7/2009 5:47 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Turkey Vultures - Rock County and Minneapolis



Hello,

This past Friday I saw 17 Turkey Vultures in the town of Luverne (Rock
Cty) roosting in a tower behind the law enforcement center.

Yesterday, I saw a single Turkey Vulture flying north along Nicollet
Avenue in south Minneapolis (between 60th and 54th streets).

Other than that, still lots and lots of waterfowl in northern Iowa and
southern MN.


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Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] FW: Emailing: P1000722.JPG - Lesser Black Backed Gull onGrass Lake 4-9-08

2009-04-21 Thread Warren Woessner
A correction to the Lesser BB Gull photo is that it was taken on April
5, 2009.
Warren 


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[mou-net] Purgatory Creek

2009-04-26 Thread Warren Woessner
Yesterday early pm there was an Orange-crowned warbler in the willows on the 
path out to the viewing platform. Not too many shorbirds in view - Pectoral sp, 
Greater and  lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalm plover, Killdeer, Solitary sp, Spotted 
sp. Just one Forster's tern. 
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[mou-net] Willets and Avocet present at 645PM Monday

2009-04-28 Thread Warren Woessner
at Bass Ponds. Avocet about straight out from the T in the main road
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[mou-net] Louisiana Waterthrush - Henn County

2009-05-09 Thread Warren Woessner
At about noon, I id'd a Louisiana Waterthrush at the Old Cedar Ave bridge, west 
of the Parking Lot just west of the first pond, south of the trail (before the 
first boardwalk). I have never seen more Northern Waterthrushes in one place. 
They were chasing each other and flycatching from dead sticks in the pond. The 
Louisiana was keeping to itself on the other side of the trail, near the third 
"channel", close to the trail. Note in Sibley how the flank streaks "blur out" 
on Louisiana Waterthrush, whereas what rear flank streaks there are on Northern 
stay crisp, giving a Northern a white-flanked look, even at a distance. I have 
never put much stock in the length/width of the eyestripe since I think it can 
vary a lot. The Louisiana did have a big bright one that continued well back of 
the eye..on some of the Northerns the eye streak was thin overall and almost 
seemed to vanish past the eye. Oh well, just some musings...this is only the 
second Louisiana Waterthrush I have ever seen in this area (thouigh, when I 
lived in New York, they were overwhelmingly the majority of the Waterthrushs 
that came through Central Park in the spring.
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[mou-net] Hooded Warbler - Miinneapolis still aroung

2009-05-10 Thread Warren Woessner
The Hooded Warbler was present near the east entrance to the Roberts Sanctuary 
(near the prerennial gardens but inside the fence and up to about 50 yards 
west) until about 1103AM Sun, when it stopped singing and we could not follow 
it. Also Blackpoll, Redstart, Black and White, Tenn, Ovenbird, Yel-rumped 
Warblers and Blue Headed Vireo
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Re: [mou-net] Purgatory Creek directions

2009-07-26 Thread Warren Woessner
I found one Snowy Egret and a Franklin's gull on the muddy island with the 
Pellicans and the Caspian terns, visible from the observation platform Sat pm
Warren Woessner



From: Minnesota Birds on behalf of Chad Heins
Sent: Sat 7/25/2009 9:30 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Purgatory Creek directions



Sorry for the delay but I was camping in Wisconsin this w
Hey birders,

Sorry for the delay but I was camping in Wisconsin this week.  I was able to 
successfully find the two Snowy Egrets at Purgatory Creek wetlands on Tuesday 
around noon when my family passed through the Cities.  I also immensely enjoyed 
the pelicans, cormorants, Ospreys, and other waders at that site.  Thanks again 
to all who sent directions.

It turns out I was not the only person starved for directions to this wonderful 
birding locale.  I have had numerous requests for the directions that were 
given to me.  I have pasted the version I used below.  The birds were easily 
found the minute I pulled up behind the Lifetime Fitness and there was great 
viewing of all the other aforementioned birds.  Thanks again Mike! 

Chad Heins
Mankato, MN

P.S. If you want a copy of all the different directions, just drop me an email 
and I can forward you a Word document with them.



The
second is on the east side of the wetlands.  It is the back parking lot
for lifetime fitness.  To get here take 169 north to the Anderson lakes Parkway 
exit and go west
(left).  Follow Anderson lakes to Columbine Rd.
(Columbine road is the first stoplight past Flying Cloud drive, )  Turn
right on Columbine Rd and follow it until you get to where it takes a sharp 
right bend.  The
back parking lot for the fitness center is to the left just as the road bends
right.   The wetlands are on your left as you drive down the last
part of columbine Rd.   The trail around the wetlands borders this
parking lot.   You are parked just feet from viewing the wetlands
from the trail there.  When you leave this parking lot, a left turn will
take you to Prairie center drive.
The
third place is where I park to access what everyone calls the "blind".
This is on the west end of the wetlands.   Here I park in the corner
of a church parking lot.  To get here, follow Anderson Lakes again, but this 
time turn right onto Flying cloud Drive.  You will then
turn left onto Prairie Center Drive.  I think it is the second
stoplight.   Follow Prairie Center Drive to Technology Drive.   Turn left on
Technology drive.  The main wetlands parking is the first(only) left after
you turn onto technology drive.  But as I said, I continue past this, past
the shops on the right until you come to a church on the right.  I park in
the corner of the parking lot here and the trail around the wetlands is across
Technology drive.  To get to the "blind" follow the path between the
wetlands and an office building until you start to get to a more residential
area.  There is a wood chip path leading off to the left that goes out to
the blind.   Although the wetlands are just across the street from
the church lot, It is a pretty good distance to get to the blind from here, but
is much shorter than from the main parking lot.
There
is a paved trail all the way around the wetlands if you are up for a bit of a
walk.


 


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Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] MondayPM YCNH perched in deciduous tree at 3PM

2009-07-27 Thread Warren Woessner
 
 
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From: mnbird-boun...@lists.mnbird.net
[mailto:mnbird-boun...@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Baer
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 10:51 AM
To: mnbird; MOU
Subject: [mnbird] Monday morn


An Osprey was circling over Pond C while being followed by a very dark
immature Peregrine Falcon.
 
The few hundreds of Cliff Swallows that were lining the sunny ledges of
the Highway 77 (New Cedar Ave) bridge for the past ten days have taken
flight; probably sometime yesterday. Only a few stragglers are
remaining.  A very strange nesting season when considering the past
years.
 
Last Wednesday a Tennessee Warbler was along Hogback Pond.
 
Bruce Baer
Bloomington, MN

 



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[mou-net] Wddl Lake on Sat

2009-10-25 Thread Warren Woessner
..was actually quite interesting. I had eight species of sparrow, most near the 
fenced in cattail marsh near the west side (Sav., Song, White-throated, Junco, 
Lincoln's, Clay-Colored, Swamp, Tree) and lots of 
G-c Kinglets on both sides of the Marsh. Only warblers were Yel-rumped and 
Palm. 
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[mou-net] There is a N Shrike at Wood Lake. I saw it near the marsh boardwalk around noon Sat- Warren Woessner nnto

2009-11-15 Thread Warren Woessner
 


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Re: [mou-net] spring bird watching

2010-01-11 Thread Warren Woessner
Or try any time from mid-May to mid-June
Warren 

-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of
Jonathon Jongsma
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:30 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] spring bird watching

On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 19:01 +, DAVID PATTI BLASER wrote:
> My husband and I just started this hobby last summer. I have to put my
vacation requests for the year in now and am wondering what is the best
time to birdwatch in the spring in SE MN? Thanks!
> Patti Blaser

It depends what you want to see, of course.  But one thing that you
might find helpful is to go to ebird.org and look at the charts for how
frequently birds are reported at different times throughout the year.
For example, here are the charts for Winona county (I just picked a
random SE MN county): http://bit.ly/4TRKBt [1].  You can see from that
chart that most waterfowl seems to start returning in late March, most
warblers start coming through in mid-may, etc.  Hope that helps.

[1]
http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?step=saveChoices&getLocations=counties&pa
rentState=US-MN&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2010&reportType=loc
ation&counties=US-MN-169&continue.x=63&continue.y=19&continue=Continue


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Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] about the metro

2010-03-15 Thread Warren Woessner
I found a Great Horned Owl yesterday at Wood Lake nature center in a
pine near the south entrance, in what used to be the "trail for the
blind" area. It was being harassed by crows.

There were at least four Cackling Geese with the Canadas at the E. end
of Black Dog Lake yesterday as well. Only ducks of interest were two
Buffleheads.

Warren Woessner

 

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[mailto:mnbird-boun...@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Steve Weston
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:48 AM
To: mnbird; Mou-net
Subject: [mnbird] about the metro

 

Ah, spring.

 

Bare ground and birds singing, but drowned out by a noisy pair of
honkers that have arrived on the lake to carve out their fiefdom.   A
pair of Mallards have arrived and apparantly have found a small patch of
open water across the lake.  A muskrat popped up along the shore.  This
morning a Crow was carrying a twig as it flew across the lake.  I will
try to find its construction project.

 

In Carver County yesterday near Rapids Lake I found swans in a flooded
field:  two very dark Trumpeters and a Mute Swan.  I suspect that the
Mute Swan is the same one that was around last summer in that area.  In
the fields to the west of this area I saw a Richardson's Ground
Squirrel, aka flicker-tail.

 

I have definitely noticed an increase of road kill, possums, squirrels,
and a fine looking, but squashed Mink in Eden Prairie.

 

I have been looking for Great Horned Owls on nests with only minimal
success.  The two I have seen so far have both been along the freeways:
1) Mendota Hgts: I-494 NW of Dodd;  2)  Eden Prairie:  I-494 NE of
Valleyview.

Both have been seen at highway speed, but are not in areas affording
easy viewing.

 

It seems awefully early for spring.

 

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Cinnamon Teal, Carver County, not sighted

2010-04-26 Thread Warren Woessner
I was at the site from about 130-230 Sun and saw only the pair of
Blue-winged Teal and a Wild Turkey.
Warren Woessner

-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Steve
Rosenberg
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 2:29 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Cinnamon Teal, Carver County, not sighted

>From 8-10:30 a.m. this morning (Sunday April 25th), several birders were
present at Salem Rd. in Carver County and did not see the Cinnamon Teal.
Two Great Egrets and one Wilson's Snipe were the most interesting
species
there.

Steve Rosenberg
Shorewood, MN


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Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] LB Dowitchers & GWF Geese at L. Byllesby

2010-05-03 Thread Warren Woessner
Sunday around noon I found about 5 birds I think were sb dowitchers,
about 6 Wilson's Phalaropes and about 30 lesser Yellowlegs at L.
Byllesby. Apart from a few Killdeer-no sandpipers at all. At Randolph
Industrial Park there were Grasshopper Sparrows, both Meadowlarks and a
fairly friendly guard who said he had seen two "Huns" early in the
morning.

Warrne

 

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To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU; mnb...@lists.mnbird.net
Subject: [mnbird] LB Dowitchers & GWF Geese at L. Byllesby

 

Sunday, May 2nd I found 11 Long-billed Dowitchers and two Greater
White-fronted Geese on the west side of Lake Byllesby.  The dowitchers
spooked and did not return.  It seems fairly common for two or three
Greater White-fronteds to linger awhile at Byllesby.  I thought this
year they all moved quickly on, since no one has reported any since the
initial and brief push.

There were absolutely no sandpipers at the lake.  One Palm Warbler was
the lone warbler.

I went up to Stearns County hoping for some luck in refinding the
Laughing Gull reported by Phil Chu.  I arrived at 7:30 and the several
observers still there had not relocated the bird.  Many of the gulls had
flown from the NW corner of the lake and we were trying to find gulls
from the SE side.  It's likely the gulls just found a roosting place for
the night.  It will be interesting to hear if anyone refinds the bird
tomorrow.

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Re: [mou-net] Merlin nest, Dakota County

2010-06-26 Thread Warren Woessner
Thanks for pooting this, Jim! The Merlin family made it through last night's 
storm, tho a big tree was felled just up from the nest tree. I watched the 
chicks and Mom from about 1130-noon Sat. (today), Did not see Dad.
Warren Woessner



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Sent: Tue 6/22/2010 3:57 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Merlin nest, Dakota County



I have been monitoring a Merlin nest at Acacia Cemetery in Mendota Heights, 
Dakota County.  The nest contains 4 downy chicks about 10-14(?) days old. 
Interestingly, the male is an apparent Richardson's (F.c. richardsonii) and the 
female a Taiga (F.c. columbarius). This is the first record of nesting by this 
species for Dakota County, if approved.

The nest is in a pine located approximately 100 m NE of the upper parking 
lot . As you enter the main gate with the stone pillars veer immediately to the 
right around the office bldg., then take first right, then first left, then 
your 
first right again. This should be BEECH. As soon as you turn there 
is a small black and silver sign with the word LOCUST on the right 
side of the road. The nest tree is on the opposite side (N) of the 
road from this sign. Its branches actually hang over the pavement. 
Go about 75 m beyond the nest tree (east) and park. The nest is 
best viewed from this location. It is about 3 ft. below the top and a 
bit to the right. You can see it with the naked eye. The female 
often perches on the top of one of the spruce trees also about 60-75 m east of 
the nest. She seems to tolerate observers at this distance from the 
nest, but I wouldn't go any closer as she gets a bit agitated and may not bring 
food to the nest if you are too close. I witnessed this behavior on Father's 
Day as there were people near the nest tree on  couple of occasions. Because 
this is the best viewing AND photographing location, there is no need to go 
closer to get photographs. Please use good judgment and if you feel you may be 
causing the birds to become agitated, back away.

Directions to Acacia Cemetery: Take Hi 55 (north or south bound) to Hi 13. Turn 
west on Hi 13 and take your first right at Pilot Knob Rd. Go north about 1/4 
mile to the main gate and proceed using the directions above.

Jim Mattsson
Eagan, MN


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[mou-net] Sat at Wood Lake

2010-09-19 Thread Warren Woessner
There was one nice mixed flock along the south trail: 9 species of warblers, 
Brown Creeper, Brown Thrasher, , House Wren  Blue headed and Yellow throated 
Vireos Swainson's Thrush, RC Kinglet --Periodically teorrized by Sharpie
Nashville
Redstart
Golden-winged
Ovenbird
Magnolia
Orange Crowned
Chestnut sided
N Parula
Wilsons
 
 
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