[mou-net] Snowy Owls
I know how cool it has been to have snowy owls hanging around the Twin Cities. I have spent many hours watching the ones down here in Dakota County. Unfortunately I have also seen people going way too close to the owls and have heard of people baiting them with mice. This is WRONG and totally UNACCEPTABLE. I think that it is up to us to help protect these beautiful birds. If you see people too close or baiting please help out by letting them know it is not acceptable. Let them know that even though the owl does not fly away it does not mean that their close proximity is not causing the bird undo stress. Many northern owls internalize their stress so having large crowds less then 20 feet away is extremely hard on them. If you see someone baiting an owl let them know that is definitely unacceptable. Some people justify baiting owls with feeding song birds at feeders. Most songbirds feed at feeders when the people are not around. People baiting owls feed the bird close to them, usually to get a photo. This makes it more likely that the birds will begin to associate people with food. An owl that associates people with food may start to fly at random people. This is dangerous to both the people and the bird. Baiting also brings the owls closer to the road which increases their risk of being hit by a car. Please be considerate of the birds and help educate others who do not know any better. Thanks, Jeff Fischer Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Snowy Owls
After the balmy temps yesterday left me shut out for snowy owls, in Dakota County, today's deep freeze returned a bounty of 5 snowy owls in about 2.5 hours. This included one that landed on the ground pretty close to Hogan and let many cars worth of birders get great views and photographs. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Dakota County
Was out and about in Dakota County today. I came across 4 snowy owls from 170th -190th between 52 and Hogan. I was able to photograph all 4 but one was far away and into the sun so the picture was just for documentation. The highlight was around 4:00 when the bird on Hogan, that Steve Weston Located during the Hasting's Christmas Bird Count, perched on the telephone poles on the side of the road. This made for great pictures in the light of the setting sun. Please try not to get too close to the snowies. If you get close enough to make the bird flush then you are too close. Every time a bird flushes it burns up energy it needs to survive. I also was able to photograph the long-tailed duck under the railroad bridge at Prescott. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Ross's Goose
The Ross's goose was in plain sight on the water on the golf course from 1:00 - 2:00 today swimming with a large flock of Canada Geese. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth tomorrow
I am heading up to the Duluth area tomorrow hping to have the chance to photograph a boreal owl. I have been monitoring the boards and have seen posts on a couple ovr the past couple of days but if anyone has any tips that they would not mind sharing on where there are good places to look I would be very grateful. I will be leaving early and will not have access to e-mail, other then calling my wife and having here check. I will have my cell phone with me 651-269-5952 so if anyone spots an owl and has a phone I would be even more grateful for a call. I wiull be happy to give copies of any picures that I get to anyone who gives me a hand. Thanks, Jeff Fischer Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Wisconsin Rare Bird
I know that these list servers are set up for Minnesota bird sightings but I thought that maybe people might be interested in a rare bird sighting just over the border in Wisconsin. Today while I was out taking pictures at Crex Meadows I came across a white-tailed kite. I checked and it is only the 3rd white-tailed kite spotted in Wisconsin and the last one was in 1989. I believe that there are only a few records for this species here in Minnesota. So if you do not want to fly down to California, Florida or Texas you may want to head over to Crex this week end. I did get some pictures and posted them and the street in Crex that I found it on my blog. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Jeff Fischer Ecobirder Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Common Nighthawk
Spotted a common nighthawk sleeping in a pine yesterday at Acacia Cemetary. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] 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 http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Dodge Saw-Whet Owl
The warm weather has finally encouraged the saw-whet that was roosting at the Dodge Nature Center to move on. The last day that I saw her was Friday March 16th. I checked on Saturday and Sunday but she was nowhere to be found. I did post a photo of here eating a mouse on my blog. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Thanks, Jeff Fischer Inver Grove Hgts http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Saw Whet Owl Thread
I did not want to get into this discussion, because I think that threads like this are not productive, but now I believe that I have too. I think that the real problem here is too many people over reacting. I was photographing the owl for 4 hours on Monday evening including the time of the reported incident. I was probably within 10 feet of the roosting owl but I was much further away than the classes of school children at the nature center that sat directly below the owl at the base of the tree. The branch shaking incident was not instigated by a birder who read about the owl on the list serve. It was instigated by a gentleman who seemed to be associated with the nature center. This gentleman has named the bird and has been photographing / filming it for weeks, well before it was reported on the list serve. He was shaking branches and calling out to the bird to try and get it to open its eyes. After everyone else left and it was just the two of us left I did try to explain to him that small owls often internalize their stress. I am not sure if it sunk in though as he left and came back later with a rake to break up the ice that was building below the tree. In my opinion moderating the forums so that no one could post the location of a roosting owl would be a mistake. In this case kids at the nature center were the first to spot the owl. Staff at the nature center marked the path and even marked the tree that the owl roosts in. They had signs at the office with directions on how to get there. Besides birders I also watched as neighbors, classes, and people walking dogs came walked right up to the tree to see the owl. So I am sure there would have been less people to stress the bird out had it not been posted but to think that all the stress that the bird was getting was coming from people who read about the owl on the list serve would be a wrong assumption. My point is that I think that there are better ways to handle these situations. If you are there and you witness behavior that you do not think is appropriate then talk to the person/people. Take the time to educate the person and maybe they will learn so that the next time there will not be an issue. Make sure you do so politely, in this case since I believe that the gentleman in question was somehow involved with the nature center I waited until there were less people around because I did not want to possibly embrace him From: linda whyte bi...@moosewoods.us To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Saw Whet Owl Thread As I understand it, the nature center staff has now had the issues brought to their attention, and is taking steps of educational intervention by way of crowd control for this bird. In this case, at least, some good may come out of any disturbance that was caused. The open and objective expression of different points of view on the listserve continues to shape my attitude and behavior. From past discussions I learned that sharing is valuable but must be weighed against the effects on both an individual bird and sometimes its species in the case of endangered or threatened ones. By the way, thank you Laura, for explaining that viewers standing together would be less stressful for the bird. It re-emphasizes the need for us to limit our numbers as well as time and proximity in such situations. Linda Whyte On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Laura Erickson chickadee.erick...@gmail.com wrote: As someone who has lived with an Eastern Screech-Owl for 12 years, and who has cared for many owls, including saw-whets, during my time as a rehabber, the only point I'd like to add here is that owls do not sleep all day, as is commonly believed. My education owl's sleep patterns are like my cats'--they sleep whenever they feel like, day or night. Small owls that normally roost in cavities do spend the day with their eyes closed as much as possible, almost certainly in order to keep from being noticed by chickadees and other birds. Chickadees won't hurt them, but their mobbing will alert more dangerous birds, such as jays, crows, and robins (which pack a mean wallop when they divebomb little owls). I took a photo of a roosting Northern Saw-whet Owl in Two Harbors several winters ago. (The same bird, photographed from a slightly different angle by Sparky Stensaas, appears in Dave Benson's book about owls.) You need to look very closely, but even though the eye is mostly hidden by the wing (the bird's head is tucked), it was still looking directly at me while I took the photo (from a distance--this was digiscoped). http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauraerickson/15920014/ People gathering around an owl are probably stressing it somewhat. When there is more than one person looking at any bird, it's far less stressful for them to be grouped together rather than apart--the bird can focus in just one direction then, rather than turning its
Re: [mou-net] Saw Whet Owl Thread
It has been pointed out that there was an error in my last e-mail. While it is true that I did not want to embrace this gentleman what I was trying to say was that I did not want to embarrass him. Unfortunately my spell check had other ideas. Thanks, Jeff From: jeff fischer tierce...@yahoo.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Saw Whet Owl Thread I did not want to get into this discussion, because I think that threads like this are not productive, but now I believe that I have too. I think that the real problem here is too many people over reacting. I was photographing the owl for 4 hours on Monday evening including the time of the reported incident. I was probably within 10 feet of the roosting owl but I was much further away than the classes of school children at the nature center that sat directly below the owl at the base of the tree. The branch shaking incident was not instigated by a birder who read about the owl on the list serve. It was instigated by a gentleman who seemed to be associated with the nature center. This gentleman has named the bird and has been photographing / filming it for weeks, well before it was reported on the list serve. He was shaking branches and calling out to the bird to try and get it to open its eyes. After everyone else left and it was just the two of us left I did try to explain to him that small owls often internalize their stress. I am not sure if it sunk in though as he left and came back later with a rake to break up the ice that was building below the tree. In my opinion moderating the forums so that no one could post the location of a roosting owl would be a mistake. In this case kids at the nature center were the first to spot the owl. Staff at the nature center marked the path and even marked the tree that the owl roosts in. They had signs at the office with directions on how to get there. Besides birders I also watched as neighbors, classes, and people walking dogs came walked right up to the tree to see the owl. So I am sure there would have been less people to stress the bird out had it not been posted but to think that all the stress that the bird was getting was coming from people who read about the owl on the list serve would be a wrong assumption. My point is that I think that there are better ways to handle these situations. If you are there and you witness behavior that you do not think is appropriate then talk to the person/people. Take the time to educate the person and maybe they will learn so that the next time there will not be an issue. Make sure you do so politely, in this case since I believe that the gentleman in question was somehow involved with the nature center I waited until there were less people around because I did not want to possibly embrace him From: linda whyte bi...@moosewoods.us To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Saw Whet Owl Thread As I understand it, the nature center staff has now had the issues brought to their attention, and is taking steps of educational intervention by way of crowd control for this bird. In this case, at least, some good may come out of any disturbance that was caused. The open and objective expression of different points of view on the listserve continues to shape my attitude and behavior. From past discussions I learned that sharing is valuable but must be weighed against the effects on both an individual bird and sometimes its species in the case of endangered or threatened ones. By the way, thank you Laura, for explaining that viewers standing together would be less stressful for the bird. It re-emphasizes the need for us to limit our numbers as well as time and proximity in such situations. Linda Whyte On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Laura Erickson chickadee.erick...@gmail.com wrote: As someone who has lived with an Eastern Screech-Owl for 12 years, and who has cared for many owls, including saw-whets, during my time as a rehabber, the only point I'd like to add here is that owls do not sleep all day, as is commonly believed. My education owl's sleep patterns are like my cats'--they sleep whenever they feel like, day or night. Small owls that normally roost in cavities do spend the day with their eyes closed as much as possible, almost certainly in order to keep from being noticed by chickadees and other birds. Chickadees won't hurt them, but their mobbing will alert more dangerous birds, such as jays, crows, and robins (which pack a mean wallop when they divebomb little owls). I took a photo of a roosting Northern Saw-whet Owl in Two Harbors several winters ago. (The same bird, photographed from a slightly different angle by Sparky Stensaas, appears in Dave Benson's book about owls.) You need to look very closely, but even though the eye is mostly hidden by the wing
[mou-net] Golden Eagle Survey
I posted a couple of pictures that I took during last weeks golden eagle survey on my blog today. The group that I was with counted 5 golden eagles, 4 of which flew directly over our head which gave me some great opportunities for photographs. In total 125 golden eagles where counted in this years survey which is the highest number to date. If you would like to check out the pics you can follow the link below. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2012/01/golden-eagle-survey.html Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Whooping cranes
After two failed attempts earlier this week I was finally able to locate the pair of whooping cranes near Northfield this afternoon. I first found them near the road in a field on the west side of Baldwin just south of 90th around 11 am. They were with the pair of sandhills as reported earlier. They made their way away from me towards the west until they were very difficult to see. A couple other birders showed up and I pointed them out so that they could get their life bird.They stayed on the far side of the field often obstructed by the small hills and trees until about 3pm. At that point they flew off to the wetland area that people had seen them at earlier in the week. They curled up at the back end of the wetlands and stayed that way until I let at around 4:30pm. Unfortunately there were a lot more clouds then the weather man predicted so the lighting was not good but I did get some shots from my car when they were not too far away in the field. I have posted them on the blog or you can see them here. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVw7C3FwRjk/TnQTFDeNhTI/Uzc/TiP8y65pX1g/s1600/MN11%2Bwhooping%2Bcrane%2B120_5989.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2uE_p3gpCzI/TnQTF-3WwGI/Uzk/lpDZJoHn3jc/s1600/MN11%2Bwhooping%2Bcrane%2B120_5974.jpg Thanks, Jeff Fischer Ecobirder Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Merlin nest, Dakota Co.
I was able to photograph one of the chicks in the nest this afternoon as well as the female who was busy driving off a red-tailed hawk and bald eagle. I also posted a close up pic of the female that I took in April on my blog. You can find it here. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ From: James P. Mattsson mattsson@comcast.net To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Mon, July 4, 2011 6:15:49 PM Subject: [mou-net] Merlin nest, Dakota Co. For the second year in a row, Merlins have nested at Acacia Cemetery Park in Dakota County. Four young successfully fledged in 2010. On 3 July 2011, at least 3 rather large downy young were seen moving about the nest by my brothers Donn, Richard and myself. Both adults were present. Again this year, the male is of the prairie subspecies, richardsonii , and most likely the same individual as in 2010. The female, however, appears to me to possibly be a hybrid richardsonii X taiga , based on intermediate characteristics between the two subspecies. The nest is located in a pine tree about 100m WSW of the 2010 nest. It is about 1 m below the very top center and visible only from a couple of select vantage points. Although I have photos of this female taken in May, I would appreciate seeing any photos of this female taken by others. Jim Mattsson Eagan Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] This evening
After the sun came out I decided to head over to the MN Valley NWR and see f I could find any new warblers. I was able to photograph: Nashville Warbler Black and White Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Yellow-rump Warbler I also photographed: White-throated sparrow Blue-gray gnat catcher Solitary Sandpiper there was also a number of ruby crowned kinglets. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Last weekend
This is a little late but last weekend while I was out and about I made the following observations: The single great horned owl chick at the Lakeville nest has fledged. Parents and chicks have still been hanging out in the neighboring woods. The great horned nest in Roseville is still several weeks behind Lakeville. There is at least one chick, possibly more. The female was still in the nest part of the time helping to keep the chick(s) warm. They are still only covered in white down. The eagles nest on Grey Cloud Island has two down covered chicks. The eaglets are very young and the female is still fully on the nest. There is also an active eagles nest in Crosby but it is still very wet and muddy. The best view is from the boardwalk of the Wetland Trail. I did not have my scope with me so I could not see any details on chicks. The Acacia merlins appear to have nested. It's been over a week since I have seen the female. I believe that the nest is in a different location from last year and it is even more difficult to see. The red-tailed hawk that was nesting by Hastings has mysteriously disappeared from the nest. I photographed it on 4/16 but it was not there on Easter. I have learned from my contacts that she was at the nest until at least 4/22. If anyone has any info on what might have happened at this nest please contact me. I have photos of most of these birds but have not yet processed them. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Lake Hiawatha
I stopped over to Lake Hiawatha yesterday after work. Most of the ice I stopped over to Lake Hiawatha yesterday after work. Most of the ice is gone but there were still plenty of birds on the lake. I saw at least half a dozen common loon, a pair of hooded mergansers, several pair of red-breasted mergansers, a red-necked grebe and a black-crowned night-heron. Earlier in the week I stopped over to Acaia Cemetery and was able to photograph both male and female merlins. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Dark red-tailed hawk
I spotted another dark phase red-tail flying over White Water State Park this Sunday. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com From: Liz Stanley l...@lizstanley.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 8:02:17 AM Subject: [mou-net] Dark red-tailed hawk The dark red-tailed hawk discussed a few months ago is still hanging around Hwy 100 and 77th St. Now that the snow has melted, it's using more perches so is harder to locate. I noticed it perched on a light post while I was at the car wash, so went home and got my camera. It's tough finding a good vantage point for photos because the hawk is shy, and the amount of traffic around there. I managed to get this shot of it on the ground, right across the frontage road from the Shell station. The hawk seems to like this small field. After it left the field and perched on the light post again, I watched it for a while, and saw it fly off to the northeast. http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/133555165 -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN l...@lizstanley.com Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Photo featured on MPR news Minnesota Today
I have a great blue heron photo that is featured in MPR news Minnesota Today. If you would like to take a look here is the link http://mntoday.mprnews.org/ Thanks, Jeff Fischer http:\\ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Great Blue Heron rookery, Hennepin County
I posted some pictures of the herons and the rookery that I have taken over the past week and a half on my blog. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Thanks, Jeff Fischer From: Curt Rawn cn...@comcast.net To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 10:45:32 PM Subject: [mou-net] Great Blue Heron rookery, Hennepin County I scoped the Great Blue Heron rookery North of the Camden Avenue bridge on the Mississippi at 2:30pm. About 3/4 of the nests are taken by at least one Heron. It occurs to me now that I should have counted them, and the number of nests. I was looking for an owl's nest in the midst of it. If one is there it was hunkered down low and I didn't see it. I did get to see mating, nest building, preening and much flying about. Some of this was in the company of an adult Bald Eagle which stayed to one side, without inhibiting their behavior This rookery can be reached via the nature center at 49th and Lyndale Avenue North, in Minneapolis. Curt Rawn Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Great Horned owl nest
Yesterday, I got my first glimpse of chicks at the great horned owl nest that I have been watching. Last weekend when I was there both the male and female where off of the nest trying to hunt, although the crows were making it difficult. I thought I may have caught a glimpse of a chick but was not sure. Yesterday I did manage to get some pics and it looks like there are at least two chicks in the nest. There may still be a third, last time I watched this nest in 2009 they had 3 but it is hard to tell when the chicks are still small. I did a post on the nest yesterday with pictures of the nest, chicks and both adults. If you would like to see the pics you can check them out here http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Masters of the Sky
This Saturday and Sunday The World Bird Sanctuary from St Louis, MO, This Saturday and Sunday The World Bird Sanctuary from St Louis, MO, will be presenting Masters of the sky at The Carpenter Nature Center. Masters of the Sky is an educational program featuring raptors from around the world. Some of the birds that the World Bird Sanctuary works with include Eurasian Eagle Owl, the largest owl species in the world, White Hawk, Harris Hawk, Bateleur Eagle and more. The program typically includes a flight demonstration over the audience. Programs are at 11, 1 and 3 on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $10 per person or $7 for friends of CNC members with proceedes going to benefit the Carpenter Nature Center. In the past most of the programs have sold out early, I know that one is already full so it is best to reserve your tickets in advance. For ticket reservations and more infomation visit the CNC website http://carpenternaturecenter.org/?page_id=556 Thanks, Jeff Fischer Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Saw-whet Photos
Sorry about that Thought that I had linked them up. You can find the pics here. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-lifer-sort-of.html Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ From: jeff fischer tierce...@yahoo.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 10:54:29 PM Subject: [mou-net] Saw-whet Photos Thanks again Paul. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html I finally posted a couple of the pics that I got of the Saw-whet owl last weekend. Thanks Paul for sharing this with the birding community. I am sure that all of us birders and photographers stressed both the owl and yourself but for many it was a life bird. This was the first time that I have been able to photograph one that was not netted for banding so I would consider it a lifer myself. If you would like the view the pictures you can find them here. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Saw-whet Photos
I finally posted a couple of the pics that I got of the Saw-whet owl last weekend. Thanks Paul for sharing this with the birding community. I am sure that all of us birders and photographers stressed both the owl and yourself but for many it was a life bird. This was the first time that I have been able to photograph one that was not netted for banding so I would consider it a lifer myself. If you would like the view the pictures you can find them here. Thanks again Paul. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Golden eagles
On two occasions this year I have been lucky enough to have golden ea On two occasions this year I have been lucky enough to have golden eagles fly right overhead while down on the Minnesota / Wisconsin border. On January 8th with a group from the National Eagle Center we had a beautiful female fly over and then return carrying a stick. Later on Jan 23rd on my own I had another golden fly over head. These two occasions provided me with the best golden eagle pictures that I have to date.There is probably only about a month left before they begin to head back north so if you get a chance I would recommend visiting the areas near Wabasha, MN and Alma, WI and look for a little gold of your own. If you would like to get a preview of what you may be lucky enough to see you can check out my golden eagle post here. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Brrrrdathon
Today I posted a few pictures that I took at last weeks Bdathon including a nice shot of a great grey owl and a shot of a northern hawk owl landing on a branch. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Rough-legged Hawk photographed Rice Co.
I just took a look at these pictures and them seem very similar to ma I just took a look at these pictures and them seem very similar to many of the rough-leeged hawks that I photographed at Crex Meadows back in November. If you would like to compare here is a post which feature both dark and light morph. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/search/label/rough-legged%20hawk I think that the light morph, which I saw at least 6 with this coloration, is a pretty close match. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ From: danerika daner...@gmail.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 10:45:50 AM Subject: [mou-net] Rough-legged Hawk photographed Rice Co. Hi All-- While unsuccessfully searching for the Northfield Snowy Owl, I did see two Rough-legged Hawks in Rice Co. One was very dark. The other I photographed and posted on my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com This bird seems to me to show somewhat unusual plumage and, in any case, is a pretty slick photo. It has been a couple of days since I have heard of anyone seeing the owl. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika daner...@gmail.com the best shod travel with wet feet Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes --Thoreau Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Townsend's solitaire area closed
This is incorrect information. The area is closed to travel except on This is incorrect information. The area is closed to travel except on the paved paths. This means that the road is open to foot travel. I spotted the bird at around 3 PM today. It posed for quite a few pictures. There were two other people looking for the bird but we were not able to find it again later on. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ From: Karen Kraco kkr...@comcast.net To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 2:46:31 PM Subject: [mou-net] Townsend's solitaire area closed Sorry for the earlier gibberish - cell phone issues. Just wanted to say that the area where the townsend's solitaire was sighted is closed for a special archery deer hunt, today through Wed. Disappointing, particularly since I had the day off. Karen Kraco Minneapolis, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Rough-legged hawks at Crex
I was up at Crex Meadows yesterday and spotted at least 10 different rough-legs. Both color variations were hovering in view of the road through out most of the day. I did post some pictures on the blog if you are interested. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Eastern Screech Owl
The eastern screech owl at Minnehaha Park was out this morning at around 9am. I stayed until about 9:20 and it was still visible when I left. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Rose-breasted grosbeak in Redwing
Yesterday while on the Redwing Christmas Bird Count our group (Jim Yesterday while on the Redwing Christmas Bird Count our group (Jim Ryan, Jim Gay and myself) counted 25 different species including 3 rough legged hawks. Our big excitement was when we came across a female rose-breasted grosbeak at a residential feeder. Since it is unusual to see one this late in the year we made sure to get some pictures for verification, this is the first time one has been counted in the Redwing Count. We checked back a couple of times later in the day but we were not able to relocate the bird. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Blackburnian Warbler
On Friday afternoon I photographed a Blackburnian Warbler up at Split On Friday afternoon I photographed a Blackburnian Warbler up at Split Rock State Park. There were also quit a few yellow-rump and red-breasted nuthatch, as well as various sparrows and woodpecker. I also spotted a barred owl at light house point in Two Harbors, unfortunately did not get any pictures of the owl, and was fortunate enough to be up at Hawk Ridge to photograph the gyrfalcon as well as white-throat, white crown and fox sparrow. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Rogh legged hawk
Earlier today I photographed a rough legged hawk just north of North Branch. I was on my way up to Crex meadows and I decided to take the back way to avoid the back up on 35e due to the construction. I was driving up county road 30 just north of North Branch when a rough legged hawk landed in some pines on the side of the road. I turned around and photographed it from the opposite side of the road until it flew off over a field. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Great horned owl chicks
Last Thursday I decided to check up on the great horned owl nest in Lakeville. The last time that i visited the nest was the end of March. At that point I could barely see two chicks covered in white down peeking over the sides of the nest. They certainly have grown since then. The mother was at the nest but took off into the woods while I was parking across the street in the strip mall parking lot. Both chicks are still in the nest but the older of the two has lost most of the down and looks a lot like a smaller version of an adult. The smaller chick has also lost a lot of its down but still has more on the head then its sibling. They were both visible in the nest when I was there. At this point they will be branching soon, if they have not already begun, and will probably leave the nest some time in May. I did get some pictures and posted them on my blog as well as a picture that I took of the chicks back in March and several pictures of the adults. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Anyone planning a trip
Does anyone know of any groups or field trips going out to the Plat Does anyone know of any groups or field trips going out to the Platte river this spring? It has been a while since I have been out there to see the crane migration and I was contemplating on going out there if I someone was doing a trip out there. That way I can share some of the travel costs. If you have any information please drop me an e-mail. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Great horned owl
Today after work I headed down to black dog lake to see what interesting things I could find to photograph. On the river I found a few hooded mergansers and one very calm common merganser. At the south channel I heard, but did not see the belted kingfisher that resides there, I photographed him for a while this past weekend. After Black Dog I headed up to the Lakeville great horned owl nest. As I parked across the street it looked like the owl was out of the nest more then usual but when I crossed the street to get a better angle I found that what I had seen was the male, the first time that I have spotted him this year, as he took off from the nest. He flew into the nearby woods where I was able to photograph him. I decided to leave at around 4:30 so that he could get to his hunting. On my way home I spotted a red shouldered hawk on a small pine near a large church on 3 in Eagan. By the time that I turned around and pulled into the church parking lot he had flown to a different branch where I was able to get a couple more nice pics. I am planning to run up to Sax Zim again tomorrow so hopefully I will get some more good pics this weekend. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Birding Sax-Zim Bog
I made another visit to the Sax-Zim bog today and had a pretty good day, despite the cold. I saw a Northern Hawk Owl at the intersection of Sax and 7. This bird was very close to the road which enabled me to get some full frame pictures. Also on 7 near the Sax intersection was a flock of around 20 snow buntings. On 7 near the sod farm I spotted a northern shrike. At the feeders on Admiral there were gray jay, boreal chickadee, common redpoll, hoary redpoll and pine grossbeak. At the feeders on Owl Ave there was just red squirrels and chickadees. At the feeders at blue spruce there were common redpoll and evening grossbeak. and I also spotted a ruffed grouse in a tree on McDavett. No great gray owls on this trip and no black back or three-toed but it was still a very good day trip. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Harlequin
After being shut out on my past few trips to Prescott, WI I decided to stop today after work. I was rewarded by some very nice looks at the harlequin both through binos and through the camera lens. At one point the I thought that the duck might get out on the ice on the Wisconsin shoreline he came so close. Fortunately there was OK light, it's always hard to shoot from the Wisconsin side of the river in the evening because of the setting sun, and no steam coming off of the water. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Sax Zim
I took an impromptu trip up to Sax Zim today. While there I photgr I took an impromptu trip up to Sax Zim today. While there I photgraphed gray jays, boreal chickadee, and redpoll at the deer carcass feeder on Admiral, a black backed woodpecker on McDavvit, bald eagle on a carcass near the Meadowlands, and a great gray owl on highway 7 1.6 miles north of Sax Road. I photographed the owl at around 4:40 on a telephone pole at the west side of the road. It flew into the woods behind the poll after I watched it for a few minutes. I ran into Kim Eckart's birding group shortly after and directed them to where I had seen the owl. During the day I also saw a northern hawk owl, where Kim had told me that they had seen it, on highway 7 just south of Sax Road but it was too far way across the field to get a picture. I also saw a black billed magpie and a brown creeper but was unable to get a pic. Pics will be up on the blog shortly. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Harlequin duck
I just posted a few of the pictures that I took yesterday of the harl I just posted a few of the pictures that I took yesterday of the harlequin duck that has been hanging out at Prescott, WI. The bird was hanging out near the railroad bridge on the Minnesota side of the river, so I was not able to get as close as I would have liked but the light was not bad and there was no steam coming off of the water so they came out better then most of the others that I got last year. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] New snowy at MSP?
Today I stopped by the MSP airport after work to try and get some more pictures of the snowy owl. I did manage to find a snowy on the field across from the Fedex building near the end of the cargo road. Except I do not believe that this is the same snowy that I photographed last week. This bird was not in the best place to photograph, on the ground on the other side of a chainlink fence and quite a ways away but this new bird was definitely a mature male, since he appears to have very little barring. The one that I photographed last week had extensive barring. I am not sure if the airport is big enough to support territory for two snowies or if this new bird is just passing through or took the territory from the other bird. I will post the new pictures as well as one that I took last week for comparison on the blog as soon as I get the new pics cut for Internet resolution. I also got some pictures of the Prescott harlequin duck this evening. It was some distance away but I did get a couple of OK shots before the light completely faded. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] MSP airport snowy
I just returned from the MSP airport where I located the snowy on the ground out by the runways. I took a few pictures, not as good as the last one since the bird was further away and I was shooting through a fence, and made several passes but the bird did not move from around 2:45 to 3:15. There were several other cars that looked like they were looking for the snowy also, they often stopped near the glycol building, but I do not think that they spotted it. It was on the ground west of the road shortly before you enter the second tunnel. It was between two runways but several planes came in near it while I was there and it did not seem to care. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] MPS Airport Snowy present 12/20
I took a look at my pics and unfortunately the legs and talons, where the band would be located where not visible. I did post several of the pics, taken Thursday up on the blog this evening. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ From: linda whyte bi...@moosewoods.us To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:08:48 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] MPS Airport Snowy present 12/20 For those interested, the owl currently being seen at the airport is not the same one that was seen earlier. Apparently, a couple of weeks ago the party hired by the airport to trap the snowy succeeded in doing so. That bird, a very white male, was examined at The Raptor Center, found to be in good health, banded, and then taken for release (where is unknown) by the party that captured it. Raptor Center personnel recommended against removal, because the owl hadn't been in trouble, and due to their territorial nature, it was likely another one would take its place as soon as it was gone. It appears that has happened, as this one has the black widow's peak and lots of barring. Has anyone seen evidence of a band on it? Linda Whyte On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Linda Sparling hags...@aol.com wrote: The Snowy Owl seen by many was present near the glycol plant, just beyond the 1st tunnel on Cargo Road. We made a quick pass on our way to our part of the Bloomington Count Circle and saw the owl on a lamp post. The time was about 8:15 a.m. 12/20. Linda Sparling Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou] Fw: Warbler ID help
I apologize for the fact that this post is not about a siting but I need some help and I know that there are some very knowledgeable birders out there who don't mind helping out the rest of us. I am having difficulty identifying whether the bird in this post http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-could-use-some-help.html?photos is an orange-crowned warbler or a Nashville warbler. Terry has already suggested that he thinks it is a female redstart, I am guessing that he is probably correct. What do you think? For those of you just interested in sightings I spotted a northern shrike and a dark phase rough-legged hawk at Crex Meadows yesterday. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081026/8ff9bfdd/attachment.html
[mou] Warbler ID help more photos
Thanks to everyone who has sent an e-mail or posted an opinion on the blog so far. When I made the post yesterday I did not post all of the pictures of the bird, a couple still needed to be cropped down for Internet use. Terry Brashear has seen all the pics and thinks that the new ones might help in the identification. So I have put up a second post with the new pics if you would like to take a look and let me know what you think. They are the top two posts on the blog so you can just go to the main address to see both posts. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081026/9fcb4ccc/attachment.html
[mou] Scarlet Tanager
After all the trouble the last time that I posted something that I saw I have been reluctant to post on these lists again but last Sunday, 8-24, I spotted a scarlet tanager at Wild River State Park. The tanager was in the midst of molting between summer and winter plumage and was quite striking. Fortunately he did sit long enough for me to get some pics. Other birds that I saw that day, that are not uncommon but beautiful none the less, were cedar waxwing and American redstart. ? ? ? Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080831/e2257fd5/attachment.html
[mou] Montana birding
For those who are interested, I am in the process of posting pics from our trip out to Montana and Wyoming, that we took from May 15 to the 25, to my blog? http://ecobirder.blogspot.com. We did some birding at Medicine Lake NWR, Bowdoin NWR and Yellowstone.?Some of the species that we took pictures of, are western meadowlark, western kingbird, barrow's goldeneye, eared grebe in breeding plumage, American avocet, Wilson's and red-necked phalaropes, willet, marbled godwit, black-necked stilt, mountain bluebird, American kestrel, golden eagle, prairie falcon as well as many other birds. We also took pictures of mammals such as elk, bison, marmot, badger, black bear, grizzly bear, coyote and wolves, which I will also be posting. ? This is not a pitch to sell anything. I just like to share pictures of birds and animals with other people who enjoy them. If this is not your thing I apologize and hope that this post was not a waste of your time. ? Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080603/e8cfebbc/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Birding at Dodge Nature Center
I went birding at Dodge nature center this weekend and yesterday. Besides seeing many yellow-rumped warbles I also saw: ? Palm warblers, Tennessee warbler, yellow warbler, yellow throat, Sora, Cooper's hawk Broadwing hawk. ? I did take pictures which I will post on my blog when?I get a chance. For those interested there are absolutely NO pictures for sale on my blog, as always. ? Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080506/2cad5cfa/attachment-0001.html
[mou] What are the requirements for posting to the list server.
It was my?belief that the purpose of this list server was to share bird sightings that other birders may be interested in. It appear, however, that I may be mistaken. Last week I posted about a trip that I made to the bass ponds and about spotting a palm warbler there. I do not post most of the birds that I see, since they are not usually anything spectacular however this was the first palm warbler that I spotted this year and since warblers have just recently started migrating back I thought that maybe others may be interested in it. I guess that I was wrong, or so I was told. I received a reply back stating that palm warblers had been reported all over the Twin Cities and that I should confine my thoughts to new sightings. ? Now it is very possible that others have posted about seeing palm warblers. I did check around a bit before I posted it and I did not see it listed anywhere but since I subscribe to 4 different list servers, and receive hundreds of e-mails per week, it is very possible that I may have missed that fact in someone else's post. ? So is this the rule about posting? If someone else has?posted about?a species then I should not post about it? Or is it the fact that palm warblers are too common to post about? If this is the case how do I determine which species are special and can be posted about and which ones are not. ? The e-mail response went on to say, Remember that this is a birding listserve, not a photographers list serve.? There are many good listserves that would appreciate your photos but this is not one of them. This was because I posted a link to my blog since I did take a picture of the bird. Is this also unacceptable? ? My blog site is about Minnesota birding. It links to the MOU website and I frequently?promote the MOU in posts. I have seen quite a few people who put links to websites, blogs, or one of the picture sites in their posts so that they can share their bird photos with other Minnesota birders. Is this unacceptable? If so I apologize since no one has ever replied with anything except compliments in the past. ? I do not want to cause trouble or make a federal case out of the incident. If I?have been?wrong in how I have been posting to the list server I would like to know so that I can make sure that I am following the correct procedure. My only desire, with any of my posts, is to share birding?sightings and birding photos with people who share my love of birds and if I have been doing that wrong then I will change and make sure that I do things right in the future. ? Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/ec57a864/attachment.html
[mou] Palm Warbler
Yesterday I had a couple of?free hours between work and work so I made a stop off at the?Bass Ponds.?There were not many waterfowl around, except a pair of hooded mergansers and a pair of blue winged?teal, but there were quite a few yellow-rumped warblers as well as barn and tree swallows. The?catch of the day was a palm warbler down by the first pond. It was fairly cooperative and I got a few good?pics as well as a lot of yellow-rumps?pics and some mating green darner dragonflies. I will try to get the pics up on my blog, http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/,?as soon as I can. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080430/a4ae7a45/attachment.html
[mou] Win a great book with your great bird pic.
Do you have a picture of a bird in flight that you are particularily proud of? Well here is your chance to show your picture off on one of the top birding blogs around 10,000birds. Not only will your picture be seen by many of your peers, 1birds averages over 850 hits from unique addresses every day, but you also have the chance to win a prize.They are giving away a few copies of Jonathon Rosen's new book Life of the Skies. Winners will be determined through a random drawing so everyone has a chance to win, as long as you send in your entry by Friday April 4th. For more info check out this post at 10,000birds. http://1birds.com/the-life-of-the-skies-giveaway.htm Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Like movies? Here's a limited-time offer: Blockbuster Total Access for one month at no cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text4.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080331/4bd756c9/attachment.html
[mou] Lakeville GHO have a chick
Last week I spotted a chick in the nest of the great horned owls down in Lakeville. The nest is at the corner of Dodd and Cedar and can be viewed from the road or the parking lot across the street. I got a couple pictures of the mother and chick in the nest as well as some shots of the male perched and the female in flight. The pics are posted up at my blog at http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ if you would like to check them out. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080328/10f7cdf1/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Boreal chickadees and three-toed woodpeckers
I have just posted some good pics of boreal chickadees and three-toed woodpeckers that I took on March 1st. If you would like please check them out and let me know what you think. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080311/425f01a8/attachment.html
[mou] Eagle release
For those that could not attend but who have been following our story on Thursday we released the eagle, which we saved back in August. I have just posted the story along with pics on the blog http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080302/43ed11bf/attachment.html
[mou] Great weekend of bird photography
This past weekend I had a great weekend birding around the Twin Cities. On Thursday evening I had a very cooperative red-shouldered hawk on highway 10 near 61 in Hastings. The hawk was in very good light and very cooperative, posing so that I could get a lot of great shots. I will probably include one of the photos in the MOU gallery when I get a chance. Friday I had the day off so I went to Carpenter Nature Center to watch the banding. I made a trip down to Prescott first to look for the Barrow's and harlequin. Neither were present but the eagles fishing in the morning sun were well worth the stop. I got a lot of very nice fishing and flight shots. Saturday I headed to Lakeville to get pictures of the great horned owl nest. I found the female in the nest and the male in the neighboring trees. I could not really see much of the female except her tufts but got some nice shots of the male perched and with his eyes open. While watching the owls I ran into Laura, Linda, and Susan in Lakeville and was happy to point out the male so that they could get a good look of him too. I may add one of the GHO pics to the MOU gallery also. On Sunday I went up to Monticello to shoot pictures of the 1000 plus trumpeter swans. I took a lot of pics concentrating on flight shots and interaction between the swans. If you would like to see some of the pictures that I shot please check out my blogsite, http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ , during the week. I will be posting the pictures as I get them cropped and down sized for web use. It sounds like a lot of other birders had a great weekend too, unfortunately it does not look like the nice weather will last. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080128/3ab0af1f/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Harlequin duck
Yesterday I finally got around to posting a couple of the pictures that I took of the harlequin duck, that has been hanging around the Douglas Point / Prescot area, last week. The duck was pretty close to shore but with the sun behind it and the steam coming off of the river many of the shots are more washed out then I would like. A few did turn out alright though. Here is a link for those who would like to check them out. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2008/01/harlequin-duck.html Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080126/73c54ff0/attachment.html
[mou] Red-shouldered hawk
Yesterday afternoon, between 3:30 and 4:00 I spotted a red-shouldered hawk on the side of the road on highway 10 while I was on my way home from Carpenter Nature Center. The hawk was very close to the road and very cooperative. I was able to get quite a few good pics. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080125/b4900bc2/attachment.html
[mou] Harlequin Duck
I spotted the harlequin duck at around 3:30 this afternoon from the Prescott Shore. It was very close to shore diving and then went further out towards the ice. It came back to shore again about 15 minutes after I lost sight of it. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080119/a68b5957/attachment.html
[mou] New Peregrine Photo added to the Gallery
I have added one of the peregrine falcon pictures that I took to the MN gallery. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080104/3c083755/attachment.html
[mou] Fox Sparrow Sharp-shinned Hawk
That looks like the sharpie that I photographed, and pointed out to a US Fish and Wildlife Service film crew, last Thursday. I posted the pics on the blog this morning. http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ I photographed one in the smae spot around Thanksgiving http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2007/12/whos-afraid-of-big-bad-sharpie.html so it would seem likely that the feeders by the refuge headquarters are part of it's hunting grounds. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ - Original Message From: Sharon Stiteler birdch...@gmail.com To: MOU-net mou-net at moumn.org; MNBird List Serv mnbird at lists.mnbird.net Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:14:29 PM Subject: [mou] Fox Sparrow Sharp-shinned Hawk I checked the feeding station at the Minnesota Valley NWR Visitor's Center today and saw a fox sparrow and adult sharp-shinned hawk. I posted a photo of the fox sparrow on the MOU website gallery and I have photos of both the sparrow and the sharpie in this blog entry: http://www.birdchick.com/2007/12/fun-birds-10-minutes-from-uptown.html Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN -Inline Attachment Follows- This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. - To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071229/1bfc71fc/attachment.html
[mou] Is anyone familiar with the people organizing the Hastings and Wabasha CBCs this weekend
Thanks to everyone who responded to my e-mail. I have recieved the information for the Hastings countand will be joining you tomorrow. I will get the Wabasha info at the Hastings count. Thanks again for your help. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ - Original Message From: jeff fischer tierce...@yahoo.com To: mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:50:03 PM Subject: [mou] Is anyone familiar with the people organizing the Hastings and Wabasha CBCs this weekend According to the CBC calendar on the MOU website the leaders for both of these CBCs are Roger Field and Jonathon Peterson. I sent out an e-mail to the address list expressing my interest in helping this weekend but I have not heard anything back from anyone. I would really like to help out but the counts are only a couple of days away and I am not sure if my e-mails went to the right place. If Roger or Jonathon see this e-mail please contact me, or if anyone has any contact info for these guys please send me an e-mail at tiercel63 at yahoo.com so that I can try and get a hold of them tomorrow. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -Inline Attachment Follows- This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. - To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071228/abd82879/attachment.html
[mou] Is anyone familiar with the people organizing the Hastings and Wabasha CBCs this weekend
According to the CBC calendar on the MOU website the leaders for both of these CBCs are Roger Field and Jonathon Peterson. I sent out an e-mail to the address list expressing my interest in helping this weekend but I have not heard anything back from anyone. I would really like to help out but the counts are only a couple of days away and I am not sure if my e-mails went to the right place. If Roger or Jonathon see this e-mail please contact me, or if anyone has any contact info for these guys please send me an e-mail at tiercel63 at yahoo.com so that I can try and get a hold of them tomorrow. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071227/bdcac690/attachment.html
[mou] [mnbird] Harlequin Duck
Even though I did not spot th harlequin yesterday I do have pictures up on my website that I took the week before. If you would like to check them out the address is http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Happy Hollidays everyone. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ - Original Message From: Milton Blomberg mjbflw...@msn.com To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 12:04:54 PM Subject: [mnbird] Harlequin Duck After 2.5 hours search in crisp cold morning air, I found the Harelquin Duck (9:45 AM) just S of Point Douglas, from the Prescott,WI side, up in the confluence of Miss/St.Croix (s of the RR bridge, I was posted in the public parking s of the condominiums). It was with a group of Goldeneyes, prominent, stark, and beautiful. To John from Kansas: I went back through town looking for you, I found it 10-15 minutes after we parted. Mr. Fischer was there trying to relocate it. mjb Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071225/0a4c0e96/attachment.html
[mou] cc: re: [mnbird] A Merganser/Goldeneye hybrid on Lake Vadnais?
I witnessed the hybrid on Sunday also. In doing a little research on the web I found that it is not all that uncommon to find a common goldeneye x hooded merganser hybrid. I have found reports and pictures that have been posted from numerous states. There have also been hybrids which have thought to have been with the Barrow's goldeneye but the pattern on this bird would suggest that it is with a common goldeneye. I did get some good photos that I will post when I get some time so that everyone can decide for themselves. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ - Original Message From: KCTEPO00 kctep...@smumn.edu To: Steve Bachman sbachman725 at yahoo.com Cc: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:02:25 AM Subject: cc: re: [mnbird] A Merganser/Goldeneye hybrid on Lake Vadnais? I saw the same confusing bird that Steve and Joann saw this morning and was puzzled as well. From the back and at a distance I thought it was a Red-Breasted Merganser (with no red), especially with the tufted feathers on the head (versus the Common Mergansers rounded head). It eventually came within about 15 feet of me, but better looks and better lighting didn't give me any better ID. I'd guess it has to be a hybrid as well. Also there this morning were the same Trumpeter Swans and Goldeneyes, an Eagle, hundreds of Ring-Necked Ducks, plus at least 100-200 Scaup (mostly Lesser, though I did pick out at least 5 Greater). A lone Pintail was hanging out with the Swans and Coots, and a small group of Redheads, all within 10 feet of me. The Swans, Pintail, and Redheads and a few Goldeneye were feeding very close to shore the whole time I was there, and in fact moved closer the longer I watched. It was a delightful scene, perfect weather, couldn't ask for more. In March, I saw 5 Trumpeter Swans on Vadnais Lake as well, I wonder if they might be the same ones. Something about swans always stops me in my tracks, they are so beautiful. Also--Yesterday, at Old Cedar Avenue in Bloomington, I saw Wigeons, Ruddy Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Blue-Winged Teals, Trumpeter Swans, Golden-Crowned Kinglets, Kingfisher, Eagles, and the first Tree Sparrows I've seen this fall. Kyle TePoel St. Paul ___ mnbird mailing list mnbird at lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071112/e03c06f6/attachment.html
[mou] Inca Dove
I am looking at traveling up to Two Harbors this afternoon to view the Inca Dove. I would really appretiate it if anyone spots it today if they could let me know. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071102/80277151/attachment.html
[mou] Fw: Ferruginous
I downloaded the pictures I took yesterday to my PC and after close examination the bird that I saw was not a Ferruginous hawk but was instead an immature red-tail. It was very difficult to tell even from the pictures but in the end I was able to see that the feathers went only about half way down the leg and not all the way to the foot like they would on a Ferruginous. The bird does have some color on the belly but it does not appear as a belly band and the tail has little to no red in it which is why I believe that it must be an immature. I will get the pics up on my site as soon as I can but I still have a couple of posts from last weekend and the beginning of the week and with the nice weather I will most likely be out shooting so they may not be up until Monday. Sorry for any confusion. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ - Forwarded Message From: jeff fischer tierce...@yahoo.com To: mou-net at moumn.org; mnbird at lists.mnbird.net Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:30:23 PM Subject: [mou] Ferruginous I spotted what I believe is a light morph Ferruginous Hawk at Wisconsin point this after noon. It was in the marshy area on the side of the road to the beach. I have several pictures and it has an all white breast, feathered feat, and white crescent shape patches on the top of the wings. This is most likely a migrating bird since their typical habitat is an arid, dry climate. After taking a few pictures another car came and I had to move. As I parked ion the side of the road the bird took off, I got a shot as he was leaving, and flew further from the road. I then went and checked out the beach. I looked for him on my way out but I was not able to find him. I will post pictures up on my blog when I get them off the camera and processed. If anyone knows the address to a Wisconsin list server you may want to forward this message. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071026/20d52d7e/attachment.html
[mou] Ferruginous
I spotted what I believe is a light morph Ferruginous Hawk at Wisconsin point this after noon. It was in the marshy area on the side of the road to the beach. I have several pictures and it has an all white breast, feathered feat, and white crescent shape patches on the top of the wings. This is most likely a migrating bird since their typical habitat is an arid, dry climate. After taking a few pictures another car came and I had to move. As I parked ion the side of the road the bird took off, I got a shot as he was leaving, and flew further from the road. I then went and checked out the beach. I looked for him on my way out but I was not able to find him. I will post pictures up on my blog when I get them off the camera and processed. If anyone knows the address to a Wisconsin list server you may want to forward this message. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071025/57b9f100/attachment.html
[mou] immature YCNH
I was at Lake Hiawatha yesterday near the creek and another birder and I spotted the YCNH. We only got to see it for a minute or so before it moved back into the foliage. It was definitely the YCNH though, because I got a good look at the bill. Shortly after the other birder left to go back to work I moved back to the north side of the creek, in the tall grass in front of the tree line, and found that the YCNH have moved into a clear view. I got quite a few good pictures, better then the ones that I got on Sunday, that I will be posting on my blog in the next day or two. I did feel a bit guilty though, because the other birder, sorry I do not remember the name, left right before there was a great view of the bird. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545469 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070927/2a27a061/attachment.html
[mou] YCNH at lake Hiawatha?
I visited Lake Hiawatha yesterday around 5pm, just before the storms rolled in. I went to the spot on the golf course by hole 12 but only saw a great blue heron from that location. There were no golfers near by so I did not have any problems with people. I went back to the park side and stood on the shore of the lake and spotted an immature green heron on a sand bar in the lake. He was about 50 feet away. Another birder and I watched him hunt off the sandbar for quite a while. He then flew over to where the creek enters the lake., which was close to where we where standing. We ended up with in about 10 feet of the bird. I took some pictures and will try and get one up on my blog soon. The picture are not as clear as I like becuase there was very little light, they were taken a few minutes before the sirens sounded to warn us about the thunderstorm and tornado warning, but it is clear enough to ID the bird. I am wondering if others have seen an immature green heron in the area or if possibly this is the bird that has been identified as an immature YCNH. I did not see any other herons so it is possible that it is not the same. If you have seen the YCNH at Lake Hiawatha please take a look later and see if this is the same bird. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070921/9984d1aa/attachment.html
[mou] Lake Hiawatha Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
I use mapquest myself but there are plenty of programs that work. It is tough though a lot of times peopel asume that you know places. I was able to find it by looking up the golf coarse and then using the golf course info to find the location. However I remember in the past posts about birding at 9 Mile Creek and having an extremely hard time finding it. I did google searches but most of the articles did not tell where 9 Mile Creek was. The posts did not even say what city it was in. Eventually after about 2 hours of internet research I found the location on maps. The thing that we can all learn is that the more info that we can give to others the more help we will be to one and other. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ PS I did send Richard directions on how I got there. - Original Message From: Sharon Stiteler birdch...@gmail.com To: Richard Wood rwoodphd at yahoo.com Cc: Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 8:34:28 AM Subject: Re: [mou] Lake Hiawatha Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Google maps is pretty darned helpful when people give general locations and street intersections for birds, I use it quite a bit. It will even give you driving directions from your home. Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN On Sep 20, 2007, at 10:36 PM, Richard Wood wrote: Hi all, I'm wondering if it would be possible to get directions to where this bird is from say, US 52/MN 55 or thereabouts? I take 55 to 52 and then 94 every day on my way to work in Minneapolis, and I'd like to see this guy. Not that I am complaining, but it seems that everyone thinks everyone knows where every bird is that is seen in the state. Richard Richard L. Wood, Ph. D. Hastings, MN rwoodphd at yahoo.com - Original Message From: JELLISBIRD at aol.com jellisb...@aol.com To: mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:59:42 PM Subject: [mou] Lake Hiawatha Yellow-Crowned Night Heron This evening from 6:50 to 7:25 or so the YCNH was out on floating logs/sticks on Lake Hiawatha along with three juvenile BCNHs and three adult BCNHs. ID (even in dim light) was clear from thinner size, bill shape and darker color, darker color on the body with no larger whitish areas and the longer leg/foot extension in flight.John Ellis-St. Paul** See what's new at http://www.aol.com Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070921/eb20d2c7/attachment.html
[mou] Chukar
While birding in Carlos Avery last Friday I came across a bird which I have ID-ed as a chukar. From what I have read chukar are an Eursian game bird species that was introduced to the US. All references to chukar though place them in arid western states and not in Minnesota. Has anyone seen a chukar in Minnesota? Has anyone heard of people in this area raising them for hunting purposes? Or is there another similar looking species that I may be mistaking this for? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070827/6467ef0d/attachment.html
[mou] Chukar
Thanks to everyone who replied. I just wanted to be sure that my ID was correct. I was not very confident since everything that I read suggested that these birds where only out west, but I agree with most people who have responded that this was probably a captive bird that escaped or was released. I will be posting a picture up on my blog if anyone thinks that i have made an error on the ID please let me know. The picture is not that great since it crossed the road and was in the woods when I took the picture. Thanks, Jeff http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ - Original Message From: jeff fischer tierce...@yahoo.com To: mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 7:37:01 AM Subject: Chukar While birding in Carlos Avery last Friday I came across a bird which I have ID-ed as a chukar. From what I have read chukar are an Eursian game bird species that was introduced to the US. All references to chukar though place them in arid western states and not in Minnesota. Has anyone seen a chukar in Minnesota? Has anyone heard of people in this area raising them for hunting purposes? Or is there another similar looking species that I may be mistaking this for? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more. Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070827/6fcee75a/attachment.html
[mou] Burrowing Owls in Pipestone County
If you would like to see more pictures of the burrowing owls from Pipestone County I have some posted up at my blog at http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Thanks - Original Message From: jeffbirds jeffbi...@charter.net To: mnbird post mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou post Sent: Monday, August 6, 2007 2:45:00 PM Subject: [mou] Burrowing Owls in Pipestone County Dave Cahlander called to have me report that he and his wife Marj along with Bob Jansen just saw a family of 4 Burrowing Owls in Pipestone County. Nelvina Dekam had notified Bob of their presence. The birds are located north of Edgerton 1.8 miles on County road 17. Look 100 yards east of the road and 100 yards south of the treeline to see the birds. Dave said he has a photo of one of them sitting in a tree and will post it later. Jeff Stephenson Rochester, Mn, Olmsted County Phone: 507 289 7635 Cell: 507 254 8194 Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070817/5bdb7814/attachment.html
[mou] religion, money, sex, and, now, birding?
I must not be a serious birder. I go out birding because I like to spend time outside in nature and watch birds and other wildlife. If I see a bird that is I think is cool then it is a good day. If I get a nice picture to share with people on my blog then it is an even better day. If I see a bird that is rare or that I have never seen before then it is a great day. I bird for my own enjoyment not to be in some record. If I screw up and make a mistake IDing something on my blog, which I already have, and someone corrects me, which they already have, then I thank them, which I did. They have helped me to learn and grow. I come to this list because I like to see what other birders have seen that might be in the area. If I see something that I think is cool then I post it so that others can share the experience. I also like to know what other birders think and feel. If someone here called me a troublemaker I would laugh, because I know that they would not be the first or the last to call me that. The point is that we all people who share a love of birding. We also all have feelings. We need to try to be considerate but that should never make us afraid to share our opinions about this passion that we love. Ecobirder - Original Message From: Sharon Stiteler birdch...@gmail.com To: Jim Williams two-jays at att.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:36:56 PM Subject: Re: [mou] religion, money, sex, and, now, birding? LOL, Jim! Okay, I thought all the disagreement and discussion was part of the fun. And honestly, if people think this birding listserv is hostile, they should take a look at some of the other state bird listservs. I've yet to see profanity show up here. We've got pretty good--not perfect, but who has that? I think we encourage discussion and disagreement, but the key is to not take it personally. If you're going ask questions, don't be upset when you get answers if they aren't what you want to hear. So, if the records committee finds your sighting unacceptable? Repeat to yourself, It's not me, it's my documentation. You report a chukar and people on the listservs tell you it's not countable on an official list? Take a big shrug and enjoy the fact that you saw an escaped bird attempting to stake a claim in the wild. You saw an ivory-billed woodpecker at Weaver Dunes and no one believes you? Don't sweat it, we still love you anyway. Sharon On Aug 14, 2007, at 2:24 PM, Jim Williams wrote: Are we to add birding and its many avenues to that list of things one supposedly cannot discuss without risk of offense? Is it to be religion, money, sex, and birding? Good grief! Jim Williams Wayzata On Aug 14, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Richard Wood wrote: Hi all, Pastor Al seems, IMO, to be bent on taking this list's discussions into areas that get people yelled at and called names by other users of the list. I, for one, don't think that is necessarily a good thing to have happen. I don't think he does it on purpose, and I enjoy it when he does, but frankly, most people don't like those of us that question things (we come off as being critical?), and I think all it does it cause a lot of trouble and lead to (potential) hurt feelings. Take the recent discussion on record keeping, for example. I wouldn't have voluntarily written about my angst toward the record keepers, but when Al posted, I replied, and it led to a big brehawa. I was called by one person, whom shall remain nameless, a troublemaker, when I don't think I am. A member of the MOU called me critical, which again, I don't think I am. I do question things, because I am a scientist. My point is that we need to think seriously about when we post forays into controversial areas. Does one want to post a note that is going to make others dislike each other, probably not. But we should all ask ourselves that each time we post a question to others on a list such as this. Do you really want to create a situation (even unknowingly) where others will almost literally be at each other's throats? Good birding, Richard Richard L. Wood, Ph. D. Hastings, MN rwoodphd at yahoo.com - Original Message From: Sharon Stiteler birdch...@gmail.com To: Pastor Al Schirmacher pastoral at princetonfreechurch.net Cc: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 1:44:09 PM Subject: Re: [mou] [mnbird] Suspicious Birds Greater Roadrunner. Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN On Aug 14, 2007, at 12:55 PM, Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote: John Chris' posts bring up a question - besides Chukars and Northern Bobwhites, what other birds would arouse your (escapee/release/too soon to be counted) suspicions in the state? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties ___ mnbird mailing list mnbird at lists.mnbird.net
[mou] Ft Snelling Peregrine
While searching for the Prothonotary Warbler at Ft Snelling early this evenening a small raptor flew over head and landed on a tree next to the trail where I was standing. To my surprise it was a peregrine falcon. It sat there on a branch for a few minutes while I took some shots and then took off to land on the Mendota Bridge supports where I coul no longer see it. I will post some shots on my blog http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ as soon as I have time to download them from the camera and upload them to the blog. Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545433 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070629/238b8b69/attachment.html
