Re: [mou-net] French Lake

[Sue Keator]

Thanks for the heads up.

On Sun, Sep 1, 2024, 11:41 AM Andrew  wrote:

> Today a 5 day Teal hunting season is running at French Lake, and I
> believe Diamond Lake also as I could hear shooting coming from that
> direct.  They're also hunting Canada Goose so not sure what this will do to
> all the good birding that's been going on there!!
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Re: [mou-net] Jo Blanich

[Sue Keator]

Thanks, Kim.

On Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 9:31 AM Kim Eckert  wrote:

> The funeral service for Jo Blanich will be on Tuesday, September 3, at
> 11:00 am. This will be preceded by a visitation starting at 10:00. The
> location for both will be at Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood MN.
>
> (In my previous posting, I mistakenly said she had been active in the MOU
> since the 1970s — it was actually since the 1960s that Jo began chairing
> various committees and serving on the MOU Board for decades. And I
> neglected to mention that she died at the age of 96.)
>
> Hope to see some of you in Deerwood next Tuesday.  -Kim Eckert
>
>
>
> > On Aug 25, 2024, at 8:49 AM, Kim Eckert  wrote:
> >
> > I just received a phone call from Butch Ukura that Josephine Blanich
> died just after midnight this morning. Jo -- as she was known to birders
> statewide -- was a long-time and very active member of the MOU since the
> 1970s. Along with her husband Steve, Terry Savaloja, and Warren Nelson, all
> of whom have now passed away, Jo was a birding institution in Aitkin and
> Crow Wing counties, sharing in the discoveries of nesting Yellow Rails,
> Great Gray Owls, and other sought-after species in that part of the state.
> Funeral arrangements and memorial services are pending and will be
> announced on this listserve and elsewhere later.   -Kim Eckert, Duluth
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Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

[Sue Keator]

I have the same number, 1 or 2, that I usually get during summer. They
visit about every day. I'm in Edina. A female or youngster was just here
and chase off a House Wren that got too close.
Sue Keator on Melody Lake

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 7:34 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
wrote:

> I have been recording hummingbird activity here for 28 years.  No red dye.
> Cleaning and refilling feeders every 2-3 days.  I know the populations go
> up and down depending on what they're doing in their breeding and life
> cycle.  But this year has been an anomaly.  And the same with neighbors and
> friends.  A very scary anomaly.  Everyone is bewildered up here.  How can
> we all get the "normal" big, medium or low numbers arriving back in the
> Spring, and then have them all disappear?  I'm watching 6 out my window
> now.  A large number arrived in the Spring but there are very few left.
> And the recent uptick is fledglings.
> I'm asking about bird flu.  Have ruby-throated's succumbed to bird flu?
> Does anyone keep track?
> Or - is there something else happening that's killing them?
> Thanks for all the info.
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:49 AM Rebecca Field 
> wrote:
>
> > I would add that we should not put out sugar water with red dye in it.
> Just
> > sugar and water - 4 parts water to 1 part sugar, or 3 parts water to 1
> part
> > sugar. Too high a ratio of sugar to water can damage their kidneys and
> > livers. The nectar should be changed every 1 to 4 days, depending on the
> > weather conditions.
> >
> > Rebecca Field
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:37 AM marshall or janet howe/mcmillen <
> > howe.mcmil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > There may be something unusual going on here, but don't forget that
> > > hummingbirds normally vacate feeders during the period when they are
> > > feeding young.  At these times they are feeding almost exclusively on
> > > insects.  When the young become independent, the numbers at feeders
> > > typically skyrocket.
> > >
> > > Marshall Howe
> > >
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Re: [mou-net] RN Phalarope, Wash. Co., Old Hudson Rd

[Sue Keator]

Looking at those lines made me think of an Escher design. I think you made
an impossibility!

On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 4:54 PM John Clouse <
0249d7b7d4a1-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> Thank you so much. Good work!
> John
>
> > On Aug 21, 2023, at 3:01 PM, Michael Koutnik 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've created an interactive map that allows one to easily see the
> property
> > ownership in this case. The map uses data directly from Washington
> County.
> > Anyone can access it with this link:
> >
> >
> https://arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=36dea0ed341c41bfa9177fd55b95c8eb
> >
> > The two parcels in green are owned by MN DOT (the two knife blade-shaped
> > pieces) and the City of Lake Elmo (the "T" shaped piece that the MN DOT
> > pieces surround). The magenta lines are the other surrounding parcels.
> > There *appears* to be sufficient public land one right up to the pond.
> >
> > Mike Koutnik
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 2:05 PM Sue Keator 
> wrote:
> >
> >> So tired of people thinking that rules don't apply to them. No need to
> >> trespass, ever.
> >> Sue Keator
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 11:32 AM  wrote:
> >>
> >>> Haven’t seen any post on this bird!?
> >>> John Ellis, Saint Paul
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>> On Aug 21, 2023, at 8:38 AM, Jason Hedlund 
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> You are correct that this pond is within private property. There is a
> >>> small
> >>>> pull-off on Hudson Blvd (44.949281,-92.892097) where people observe
> >> with
> >>>> spotting scopes from the roadside. Unfortunately, I have observed one
> >>>> person trespassing here to get better views/photos and had to convince
> >>>> another not to trespass (He thought that because there were no
> "Posted"
> >>>> signs he could do what he wanted).
> >>>>
> >>>> As I write this, I'm looking up the property ownership here and,
> >>> strangely,
> >>>> I found that there is in fact a sliver of land owned by the city of
> >> Lake
> >>>> Elmo. Despite this, I highly discourage anyone from hopping any fences
> >> to
> >>>> get a better view. This is an active farm and the owner is regularly
> >>>> tending to their fields. Please do not give birders a bad name by
> >>>> trespassing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Jason Hedlund
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 7:16 AM Tom Gilde <
> >>>>> 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The pond from which this Phalarope has been reported looks like it is
> >>>>> private property.  Are people asking the farmer for permission or is
> >>> there
> >>>>> some sort of public access?  Thanks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tom Gilde
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Re: [mou-net] RN Phalarope, Wash. Co., Old Hudson Rd

[Sue Keator]

So tired of people thinking that rules don't apply to them. No need to
trespass, ever.
Sue Keator

On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 11:32 AM  wrote:

> Haven’t seen any post on this bird!?
> John Ellis, Saint Paul
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 21, 2023, at 8:38 AM, Jason Hedlund 
> wrote:
> >
> > You are correct that this pond is within private property. There is a
> small
> > pull-off on Hudson Blvd (44.949281,-92.892097) where people observe with
> > spotting scopes from the roadside. Unfortunately, I have observed one
> > person trespassing here to get better views/photos and had to convince
> > another not to trespass (He thought that because there were no "Posted"
> > signs he could do what he wanted).
> >
> > As I write this, I'm looking up the property ownership here and,
> strangely,
> > I found that there is in fact a sliver of land owned by the city of Lake
> > Elmo. Despite this, I highly discourage anyone from hopping any fences to
> > get a better view. This is an active farm and the owner is regularly
> > tending to their fields. Please do not give birders a bad name by
> > trespassing.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jason Hedlund
> >
> >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 7:16 AM Tom Gilde <
> >> 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> The pond from which this Phalarope has been reported looks like it is
> >> private property.  Are people asking the farmer for permission or is
> there
> >> some sort of public access?  Thanks,
> >>
> >> Tom Gilde
> >> 
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Re: [mou-net] Yellow-billed Loons???

[Sue Keator]

A better more current source of sightings is eBird. There was a well
documented Yellow-billed Loon seen in December at Lake Calhoun. It was here
on the day of the MOU Paper Session so many outstate birders were already
in town.
My gut feeling is that several together would be unprecedented.
Good luck to anyone seeking it today.
Sue Keator,  Melody Lake, Edina

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 6:04 AM Elizabeth Steiner 
wrote:

> Hello, I am new to this list.
>
> My husband and I may have seen two or three Yellow-Billed Loons yesterday
> at about 5:00 pm on the Mississippi River near South 42nd St in
> Minneapolis. Two birds were in the water, one dove briefly.  They had dark
> heads and grey bodies, but the distinguishing feature was the bill which
> was upturned and was solidly white-looking.  After several minutes, a third
> bird of similar coloring flew downstream, closely over them.  The two birds
> in the water immediately took flight and followed.  In flight the body and
> wings were mottled grey.  Unfortunately we only had binoculars
> so do not have a photograph for identification.  After consulting
> field manuals at home, we felt that the distinguishing features of the very
> pale bill and upturned nature of the bill and head most likely indicated
> the Yellow-Billed Loon.  We are very open to suggestions as to what else we
> might have seen, or better luck that they might be spotted elsewhere.
>
> Thank you,
> Elizabeth Steiner
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Re: [mou-net] Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne NWR - Update

[Sue Keator]

Thanks for the info.

On Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 10:31 AM Steven Chesney 
wrote:

> The wildlife drive closes Saturday November 6 and may or may not re-open
> on the 15th (depends on weather and road conditions.)
>
>
>
> One other bit of (I think) good news.   The refuge plans to move the gate
> now at the Hwy 5 entrance to a point just past the Welcome Station (the
> first stop with the restrooms and kiosk.)   This will open up a bit of the
> drive earlier in the Spring than usual.
>
>
>
> *From:* Sue Keator 
> *Sent:* Friday, November 5, 2021 9:28 AM
> *To:* Steven Chesney 
> *Subject:* Re: [mou-net] Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne NWR - Update
>
>
>
> What are the 10 days? Do you happen to k ow?
>
> Thanks, Sue K
>
> On Friday, November 5, 2021, Steven Chesney 
> wrote:
>
> This week's update shows 10, 241 Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne
> National Wildlife Refuge this week.  Staff expect them to remain and
> perhaps more will join them with mild weather this weekend. The weather
> forecast for mid-week may bring in the cold that forces them to fly further
> South.
>
> Note that the Wildlife Drive will be closed for the 10 days of the
> firearms deer season.If you hike the trails, wear Blaze Orange or Pink
> on the Mahnomen Trail.  The Blue Hill and OSLC trails are in no-hunting
> zones.
>
> There are lots of cranes to see in the corn and soybean fields West and
> North of the refuge.  Try County Road 11/7 through Santiago up to Highway
> 95.   More info at
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Re: [mou-net] Dead Coopers Hawk and the MBTA

[Sue Keator]

Richardson NC in Bloomington is another spot.

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 1:15 PM bluesk...@comcast.net 
wrote:

> I think the Sally Manzara Interpretive Nature Center in Lake Elmo also has
> a permit
>
> Howard Markus
>
> > On Jul 14, 2021, at 1:04 PM, Gordon Andersson 
> wrote:
> >
> > The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1916) prohibits possession of non-game
> and non-exotic birds.  It also  includes feathers, eggs, nests, and
> carcasses.
> > The person could tightly bag and freeze the bird and then transfer it to
> an organization that holds federal and state collection/salvage permits.
> Either the Bell Museum, MN DNR non-game program, or Carpenter Nature Center
> might accept the specimen for research or education.  One should contact
> any of the permitted orgs/agencies first to make arrangement for delivery.
> >
> > GAndersson
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve
> Weston
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 11:54 AM
> > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: [mou-net] Dead Coopers Hawk
> >
> > A friend in south Minneapolis found a dead adult Coopers in his yard. He
> saw it hopping around in the backyard earlier this morning. Anyone
> interested in doing a necropsy? or the specimen?
> >
> > Steve Weston
> > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Duluth Lighthouse could belong to MOU?

[Sue Keator]

I never saw any response to this but I also think it could be a great
opportunity for MOU, depending on costs to maintain vs money that could be
brought in.
Sue Keator
Melody Lake, Edina

On Sat, May 15, 2021 at 10:05 AM Mory Jahangir 
wrote:

> Here’s an idea for MOU. The organization as a non profit could own this
> historic Lighthouse to use as the ultimate place to watch Gulls and other
> birds, and perhaps for other activities.
>
>
> https://www.startribune.com/duluth-lighthouse-free-to-right-caretaker/600057298/
>
> What do you think?
>
> Mory Jahangir
> La Crosse, Wisconsin.
>
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Re: [mou-net] Lewis's Woodpecker?

[Sue Keator]

Just today there were two women laughing that they should just walk into a
farm field where there was a very nice Snowy Owl. I asked them to please
not do that as it causes trouble for all of us. There was a man there who
had found the landowner's information and left a message and was awaiting a
call before he would trespass. I guess if he got permission it would no
longer be trespassing, would it?
Sue Keator, Edina

On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 5:22 PM Loren Albin  wrote:

> 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
> >
> > 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?
> >

Re: [mou-net] Bass Ponds birds, Friday

[Sue Keator]

Several have asked about the pond where the wren is at the Bass Ponds. When
you are in the lot,  face the industrial building.  Look to your right, at
a 2 o'clock angle. There's a chain link fence not 20 feet from the asphalt.
Snow should be well packed down to the spot. The pond is on the other side
of the fence. Good luck!
Sue Keator
Melody Lake,  Edina

On Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 12:10 PM Sue Keator  wrote:

> It's at the spot you park. Theres a chain link fence sort of to your right
> as you face the building. The pond is on the other side.
>
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 12:01 PM Brian Tennessen 
> wrote:
>
>> Ive been confused by this as well.
>>
>> In some reports it’s described as ‘pond near upper parking lot’. I am not
>> aware of a pond up by the lot.
>>
>>  I figure they mean the pond when you first come down the big hill from
>> the
>> parking lot, that is adjacent to that lower parking paved area (where no
>> one ever really parks), since this is the pond closest to the upper lot?
>> But maybe there is a pond up top? I’ve never walked around up there since
>> it seems like commercial property to me..
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 9:57 AM Thomas Gilde  wrote:
>>
>> > I’ve often wondered which parking lot is being referenced - is there a
>> > pond up top but that industrial building?
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> > > On Jan 30, 2021, at 8:18 AM, linda whyte <
>> > 004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Still present along the creek was the Yellow-rumped Warbler---this
>> time,
>> > > not in the upper reaches, but in the lower section, midway between the
>> > two
>> > > bridges. It was on the west side of the stream, perched around 8 feet
>> > high.
>> > > Also in (obscured) evidence, was the Winter Wren that seems to favor
>> the
>> > > fenced holding pond next to the parking lot. This was my 4th sight of
>> the
>> > > bird, the third at this pond. It has a knack for zipping up from the
>> > muddy
>> > > edges and through the fencing, before I can get my binoculars up for a
>> > > satisfactory look. (There was even less satisfaction from the look
>> given
>> > on
>> > > an earlier occasion, along the upper reaches of the creek as it flew
>> down
>> > > the stream.) Yesterday, it at least spent some minutes foraging at the
>> > > edges near the intake culvert, disappearing among the rocks and
>> clumps of
>> > > marsh grass. Two other birders were watching the action at the same
>> time,
>> > > and would surely attest to the difficulty of getting great looks.
>> I'll be
>> > > holding out for better views, in hopes of catching it downstream with
>> no
>> > > interference from fencing and steam !
>> > > As before, the biggest pond had numerous mallards, and again, a female
>> > > Common Merganser. In addition there were two pairs of Canada Geese. As
>> > > another birder pointed out, and I would agree, these seemed to be the
>> > > Lesser or Richardson's variety, with shorter neck and bill.
>> > > Linda Whyte
>> > >
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[mou-net] Ross's goose, Dakota county

[Sue Keator]

The Ross's goose has returned to the pond on 160th St just west of Shannon
parkway in Rosemount(?) This afternoon.  It is accompanied by two cackling
geese, which also returned. Report from Matthew Thompson.


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[mou-net] Red-necked phalarope, Scott county.

[Sue Keator]

Brad Gulstad found and photographed three Red-Necked Phalaropes today at
Murphy Hanrehan. Access is pretty easy. Park at 175th and Natchez , marker
43. Walk north to marker 35, then left. Water is on your right. I saw them
in the past 15 minutes. Good luck!
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina


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Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish

[Sue Keator]

That very thing occurred on Melody Lake in Edina. It is a muddy silty lake
mainly inhabited by bullheads and turtles.
 Several years ago, maybe ten, there were three large schools of goldfish
or koi that became obvious the day the ice went out. Shortly thereafter
Osprey arrived. Those fish could not have been more obvious. They were
followed shortly by Bald Eagles.
After a period of time the fish seemed to be gone. The birds still visit as
both live not too far away.
My guess is goldfish. And good riddance to them.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina

On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 8:13 AM Paul Worwa  wrote:

> There was an article a year or so ago in the StarTribune, I believe, about
> the proliferation of Osprey in the metro area in recent years being
> partially attributed to the large numbers of koi present in many small
> lakes and ponds. Koi can withstand conditions in ponds and lakes that many
> other fish cannot tolerate and multiply rapidly upon being released in
> these bodies of water.
>
> Paul Worwa
> Chanhassen, MN
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Marilyn Joseph
> MD
> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 7:34 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Osprey with red fish
>
> Could this be a fish without its skin?  Perhaps the skin came off with the
> head of the fish?
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 10:58 PM Brian Tennessen 
> wrote:
>
> > I posted this photo that I took tonight, seen flying over Crosby Farm
> > Park in Ramsey county ~5 pm, an Osprey with a very red fish, or at
> > least the back half of the fish.
> >
> > https://flic.kr/p/2jDaW2r
> >
> > I am curious as to whether anyone has thoughts on what this red fish
> > would be? We see there is a Minnesota fish called a bigmouth buffalo,
> > but that fish doesn’t seem to be as red as what this Osprey is carrying.
> >
> > Maybe it is a koi that ended up in the wild? That’s another
> > possibility we’ve thought of?
> >
> > If anyone has thoughts on this, we’d be interested to hear!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brian T.
> > St. Paul MN
> >
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[mou-net] Marbled Godwit

[Sue Keator]

I have seen several eBird reports of a Marbled Godwit from LeSueur County.
Went to the area yesterday and found it is on private property. Today's
eBird report includes a note to call for updates, but lists no phone.
Anyone know how to reach Dan Orr? Thx much.
Sue Keator


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Re: [mou-net] Little Blue Heron (Grant Co.)

[Sue Keator]

You are certainly allowed to post your own finds without apology!

On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 9:56 PM Monica Bryand  wrote:

> Sorry just saw this before I posted.
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 9:24 PM Alyssa DeRubeis 
> wrote:
>
> > Monica Bryand photographed a Little Blue Heron at the North Ottawa
> > Impoundment this weekend. She just shared the photo on the Minnesota
> > Birding Facebook group this evening, so I have no idea if it's still
> > around.
> >
> > For the third time today, good birding!
> >
> > Alyssa DeRubeis
> > Montreal, QC
> >
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Re: [mou-net] Dakota Co 140th St Marsh

[Sue Keator]

I would use this as a commercial and good reason to join the MN Birding FB
page. We all knew what was going on several days ago.No reason to all City
Hall, the police or anyone else. It is all settled and being handled
legally. One great thing about the page is that it provides info in real
time.
Sue K

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 12:32 PM linda whyte <
004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> Thank you, to all of you providing some answers. I was mistaken regarding
> ownership of the property and responsibility for the project. I see that
> there were/are intentions of mitigating the damage the project will cause.
> While such efforts may help, some damage will no doubt be irreparable. (It
> makes a person think even harder about what and how much we're putting in
> our trash.) Perhaps some future generations of bird species will happen on
> the "restored" area and have the resilience to populate it.
> Belated Happy Earth Day
> Linda Whyte
>
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 9:03 AM Brian Tennessen 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I got this message from Alyssa DeRubeis on this thread, that she sent
> only
> > to me last night, which I will paste here, (I trust this is fine to
> share)
> > that seems less dire..
> >
> > If there are going to be hearings it would be good to find out more
> > there...
> >
> > Hi Brian,
> >
> > It's a great question, and one that Amy Simso Dean had wondered too. This
> > is from her post in the Minnesota Birding Facebook group: " According to
> > DNR who looked into this for me, a permit was pulled to put in a
> pipeline.
> > Once it is in, they will restore the wetland. Included taking down some
> > trees, trenching etc. this work will go on for a couple months."
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 8:47 AM Kathryn Rudd 
> wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you Linda. So tragic. :(
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On Apr 25, 2020, at 8:42 AM, LINDA SCHWEGMAN 
> wrote:
> > >
> > >  I googled SKB Environmental, who owns the landfill that sits just
> north
> > > of the 140th St. Marsh.  This is what I suspect is going on.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://patch.com/minnesota/applevalley-rosemount/rosemount-landfill-expansion-would-remove-ecologicall090d8a954f
> > >
> > >
> > > On Apr 25, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Kathryn Rudd   > > katda...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Have you contacted City Hall? Or you might even try the Mayor’s
> > > office/staff? Someone at City Hall should be available to help.
> > > Kathryn Rudd - Eagan
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > On Apr 24, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Brian Tennessen <
> brian.tennes...@gmail.com
> > > <mailto:brian.tennes...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry, I do not know but was wondering the same thing..
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 5:52 PM Susan anderson <
> > > 027be96b2ba4-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu > > 027be96b2ba4-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Does any one know what is going on at 140th St Marsh?? - Trees being
> > > bulldozed - dirt being pushed into the marsh?
> > > Anyone know what or why??? - Thanks Susan Anderson
> > > 
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Re: [mou-net] Birding with Bob Janssen

[Sue Keator]

Bob is alive and well!

On Fri, Apr 19, 2019, 7:25 AM Halle O'Falvey  wrote:

> Sounds like a tribute to me.  I met him for the first time at Carpenter
> Nature Center, March 29, 2019. He changed the way I’m looking at navigating
> my retirement with his stories. To contribute, to teach, to learn and get a
> few chuckles.
>
> Halle
>
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 7:11 AM Doris Rubenstein  >
> wrote:
>
> > Did I miss something?  I hope this is not an elegy for Bob and that he's
> > still enjoying looking at birds from THIS side of the heavenly divide.
> > Doris Rubenstein
> > 
> > From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of John Hockema
> <
> > jhock...@hotmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 9:40 PM
> > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: [mou-net] Birding with Bob Janssen
> >
> > Greetings All:
> >
> > You know, I can't remember the last time I wrote something to post on
> > mou-net.  A sign of the times perhaps or a sign of changes in me, but
> what
> > hasn't changed is my love for birds, birders, and birding.  In 2014, my
> > childhood friend of rural Spring Valley, Darin Ness, sent me a photo of a
> > Summer Tanager.  That bird was Bob Janssen's 225th species in Fillmore
> > County, a moment shared with he and Dave Cahlander in the very township
> > where my birding began.  My mentor was the late Dr. Alden F. Risser and I
> > once wrote on this very same listserv about the impact that he had on my
> > life.
> >
> > My very first memory of Bob Janssen was over the telephone.  I was an
> > awkward teenage birder with tons of novice questions for an already
> > legendary birder operating a birding hotline.  The voice on the other end
> > of the line always had time for me, was patient and kind, and eventually
> > helped unravel the mystery of this strange bird heard calling from my
> > grandparents' farm which turned out to be my very first Upland Sandpiper.
> >
> > Many years later, I became involved with North House Folk School in Grand
> > Marais, where Bob and I were both instructors.  I fondly recall
> co-leading
> > a trip with Bob; assisting us was the wonderfully jubilant Josh Watson
> who
> > remains a birder to this day, and both he and Bob will be guiding
> together
> > at North House Folk School this very June.  It's been those
> relationships,
> > from my adolescence on, that inspired me to call Bob sometime during the
> > summer of 2017.
> >
> > I called Bob and told him I wanted to help him get his last six counties
> > to 225.  I'm not sure I ever got to tell Dr. Risser how much he had
> > impacted my life and help build my identity as a young man.  I think that
> > reaching out to Bob somehow helped me do that.  The journey that began in
> > Cass County with Alex Burchard, Shawn Conrad, Becca Engdahl, Chris
> Hockema,
> > Bob Janssen, and Josh Watson has also shaped my life.  These fine friends
> > played huge roles in helping Bob reach 225 in Red Lake and Wadena
> counties;
> > and with Kimberly Emerson in Koochiching, and this amazing trip to Rock
> > County, where her planning was key to the trip's success!
> >
> > I told the group in an emotional speech last Saturday night that I was so
> > proud of the way that the group reacted after Bob relished the view of
> the
> > avocet.  It was with joy that we embraced a man who has given us all a
> life
> > of "good birding."
> >
> > I wish that to all of you
> >
> > John Hockema
> > Rochester, MN
> >
> >
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Re: [mou-net] Audubon article on Sax-Zim Bog (Dec 2016)

[Sue Keator]

Please note that this is an old article and therefore the dates of the
festival are wrong.

On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 7:44 PM Gordon Andersson  wrote:

>
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Re: [mou-net] Fw: [mou-net] Winter Robins

[Sue Keator]

I saw up the thread somewhere a reference to open water and global warming.
Also consider the increased use of heated birdbaths to provide water for
birds. I have two myself and find it makes a huge difference in the numbers
I see.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina


On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 2:22 PM  wrote:

> I have seen many references to the idea that buckthorn causes diarrhea in
> birds. Not this note but other articles. So here is a link to an article
> that refutes that belief. I also have copied a relevant passage from the
> article.
>
>
> http://net-results.blogspot.com/2011/11/myth-busting-birds-buckthorn-and.html
>
> Quote from article below.
> "Wherever it occurs, buckthorn tends to be distributed by birds. There are
> two commonly held and frequently repeated notions about buckthorn fruit:
> that it causes diarrhea in birds, and that birds in North America don't
> "know" not to eat unripe fruit and can become very sick or even die from
> eating it. (Actually, there is a third notion, that buckthorn fruit is
> "junk
> food." That isn't entirely true either, but it a subject of a future post.)
>
>
>
>
>
> Jeff Stephenson
> 1323 28th ST SW
> Rochester, MN 55902
> Cell: 507 254 8194
> Home: 507 289 7635
> -Original Message-
> From: Wayne
> Sent: Friday, December 7, 2018 9:41 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Winter Robins
>
> Before I removed the buckthorn on my property, I had periodic flocks of
> waxwings feeding on berries in January. I did some research and found the
> following: While birds do eat buckthorn berries, it's often because it's
> the
> only available seed source. But buckthorn berries are not a good food
> source. They're low in protein and high in carbohydrates and produce a
> severe laxative effect in some animals.
> Wayne Swanson Minnetonka
>
> On Thursday, December 6, 2018, 10:40:50 PM CST, Terence Brashear
>  wrote:
>
> I know when I ran the CBC for the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis we found a
> huge flock feeding on Buckthorn berries in Island's of Peace Park in
> Fridley, MN in 2001. It was a flock of over 1000 birds.  I think their
> winter numbers are tied to food, and temperature.
>
> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 6:18 PM JULIAN SELLERS 
> wrote:
>
> > I think hackberries play a role.  I don't know when the cities began
> > planting hackberry trees on boulevards, but I think it was not many
> > decades
> > ago.  Most of the trees do not look very old.  Did large crops of
> > hackberries begin to appear within the last 10 or 15 years?
> >
> > On the 2008 St. Paul (North) CBC, my team had the area west of Cleveland
> > Avenue and south of Marshall Avenue/Lake Street, extending south to the
> > Ford Dam and west past the Hiawatha grain elevators in Minneapolis.  We
> > counted 808 American Robins.  As I recall, about 650 of them were feeding
> > on Hackberries on the Summit Avenue median in the two blocks between
> > Cretin
> > and Cleveland Avenues.
> >
> > It seems to me that robins become scarcer in late December, as the
> > hackberry supply is depleted.
> >
> > Julian
> > 
> > From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Rebecca
> Field <
> > rebeccafiel...@gmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018 6:21 PM
> > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Northern Raven/Number Winter Robins
> >
> > I just heard this evening that Robins eat Buckthorn berries. Of course,
> we
> > are trying to eradicate that invasive. I hope that isn’t causing less
> food
> > for the robins.
> >
> > Becky Field
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Dec 6, 2018, at 5:36 PM, Jason Frank  wrote:
> > >
> > > It would be interesting to compare the data of outstate CBCs as well.
> > > I haven't lived in Minneapolis during winter since 1997, and it seemed
> > > noteworthy to me to see large numbers of robins in the winter. A few
> > > years ago I visited Minnehaha Falls around Christmas and couldn't
> > > believe how many there were, though I just figured they were local
> > > birds who stayed for the open water along the creek and had reliable
> > > food sources nearby.  Those numbers from Val show a pretty stark
> > > increase, which to my eyes fits the trend of climate change.
> > >
> > > But... having lived in the Lac qui Parle area since 09, I can't say
> > > I've seen many impressive winter flocks except during the mildest
> > > winters of the last decade, and those b

Re: [mou-net] Townsend's Warbler, Freeborn Co

[Sue Keator]

As Alex said, the yard is not available. It was discussed on the FB MN
Birding page.
Thanks.

On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 6:59 AM Alex  wrote:

> For the sake of completion, I do know one of the parties involved with
> this sighting and I do have an update.
> He’s a private man, and the viewing space for this bird was much to small
> to allow for visitors, so he was not making this bird available to the
> public. Given the rarity of the bird and the smallness of the space, I
> think that was probably the best decision.
> All of this is moot however because the bird was only seen briefly on the
> day of the 5th, and not seen at all the day of the 6th, so the bird is
> likely gone. Or maybe it’s hanging out in Myre-Big Island State Park just
> waiting to be found ;)
> He did photograph a very interesting hybrid Blue-winged/Golden-winged
> Warbler yesterday however. It looks like a female Lawrence’s Warbler or
> some other backcross hybrid. Fun stuff in his backyard!
>
> That’s all for now,
>
> Best,
> Alex Sundvall
>
> Currently of Duluth, MN
> Count Interpreter for Hawk Ridge
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Kim R Eckert  wrote:
> >
> > Since nothing about this has been posted on mou-net, I thought I’d pass
> on this eBird report which I just saw. The problems are that the bird was
> photographed yesterday so it may be gone today; an Albert Lea street name
> is stated and mapped, but there is no exact address; and the bird looks
> like it was at a private residence so there may be no access. (Of course,
> it goes without saying that birders should not enter private property
> without permission from the residents or the observer.)
> >
> > Kim Eckert, Duluth
> >
> >
> > Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) (1)
> > - Reported Sep 05, 2018 11:40 by Paul Prappas
> > - Albert Lea--Oakwood Drive, Freeborn, Minnesota
> > - Map:
> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.6615811,-93.3891281&ll=43.6615811,-93.3891281
> <
> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.6615811,-93.3891281&ll=43.6615811,-93.3891281
> >
> > - Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48317351 <
> https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48317351>
> > - Media: 1 Photo
> > - Comments: "Male with bold yellow and black striped head, wing bars and
> white lower flanks. Photo included. For the record, I live in British
> Columbia and am visiting friends in SE Minnesota, so I am very familiar
> with this Western Warbler. It has been suggested that all the western
> coniferous forest fires might have driven this bird eastward..."
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Re: [mou-net] Whooping Cranes in Carver Cty

[Sue Keator]

I believe that Cranes should not be reported at anything below a county
level...according to the Crane Foundation and other experts.
Sue Keator

On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 2:12 PM, MOU  wrote:

> (Posted by Linda Sparling  via moumn.org)
>
> I haven't seen this reported yet on the MOU Listserve. Yesterday, August 1,
> there was an e-Bird report of two Whooping Cranes in Carver County, just
> off
> the 101 bridge, North of Shakopee. This morning, August 2, I stopped on the
> bridge and right away observed the two birds. I stayed less than a minute
> since I was't supposed to be stopped on the bridge. There were other
> observers present. You can park your car at the South end of the bridge
> (East side) and walk back to the birds' location.
>
> Good birding,
> Linda Sparling
> Hennepin County
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Re: [mou-net] State Fair shifts filling fast!

[Sue Keator]

My thoughts exactly, Bill. plus there is a regular restroom inside the DNR
building for our use!
Sue

On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 1:21 PM, Bill Kahn <
001191fb7131-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> Two outta three ain’t bad and the shift comes with benefits that,
> dietary-wise, fits with the third usage.
>
> Bill Kahn
> Excrementarian from Minneapolis
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 14, 2018, at 12:56 PM, Jeffrey Saffle <
> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Do you mean “shift”?
> >
> > J Saffle
> > Lake Elmo
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jul 14, 2018, at 12:51 PM, kkelnberger 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Volunteer at the fair for MOU. Sign up to work four hours at the MOU
> booth, get a free pass and enjoy fair food and sights before of after your
> shit ( or both before and after)
> >> Email me, Kate Kelnberger: kkelnber...@boreal.org with your
> preferences and I will sign you up.  I have tickets ready to mail out to
> you!
> >>
> >>
> >> ONE VOLUNTEER NEEDED
> >>
> >> Thursday, August: 23  5-9
> >> Friday, August 24:5-9
> >> Wednesday, August 29:   5-9
> >> Thursday, August 30:  5-9
> >> Monday, September 3:  5-9
> >> Sign up for an evening shift, enjoy the fair,  relax at the booth and
> enjoy the music then stay for the fire works.  A perfect fair day!
> >>
> >> ONE VOLUNTEER is needed for Saturday, September 1 from 9-1
> >> Enjoy the fair after 1:00 for free.
> >>
> >> These shifts need TWO VOLUNTEERS.  Sign up with a friend!
> >> Saturday,  August 25,  5-9
> >> Monday, August 27,  5-9
> >> Friday, August  31,  1-5  and 5-9
> >> Saturday, September 1:  5-9
> >> Sunday, September 2:  1-5 and 5-9
> >> Monday, September 3:  9-1 and 1-5
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Re: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak - Anoka Cty

[Sue Keator]

If it posted "No Parking", then don't. Things like this make the general
public dislike birders. Same goes for Trespassing...
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Cole Foster  wrote:

> I found a Blue Grosbeak today around 10:30 a.m. in Ramsey along Bunker
> Lake Blvd (Co Rd 116) west of the intersection with Armstrong Blvd.  It
> stayed in the trees on the south side of the road, and it moved around
> quite a bit.  I first found it about a half-mile west of the intersection
> where there is a dense grove of trees with some evergreens.  But the bird
> moved to the east, and when I left it was about 3/10 of a mile west of
> Armstrong.  It sang the entire time I was there - about 15 to 20 minutes.
>
> There are "no parking" signs all along this road, but there are several
> spots where you can pull off from the road and maybe park.  It may not be
> proper to use them, but the road is not heavily used.  There is a paved
> sidewalk on the north side of the road which I used to walk along to
> listen/look for birds.
>
>
> Cole Foster
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Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Story - update #2

[Sue Keator]

Great story and as Lynda said, the WRC can use all the help we can give
them.
Sue Keator, another former WRC Avian Nursery volunteer.

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 3:36 PM, linda whyte <
004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> All those efforts were worthy moves, but we can be grateful for the
> expertise and dedication WRC offers; this spring it might be especially
> helpful to offer them financial support, since weather seems to have taken
> an extra toll on the migrators!
> Linda Whyte
>
> On Thu, May 25, 2017, 3:15 PM  wrote:
>
> > Fantastic news, Gary.  I've been wondering over the last few days and am
> > thrilled to hear WRC is helping out - and that she's showing good
> progress.
> >
> > Jeanne B,
> > (former WRC Avian Nursery volunteer)
> >
> >
> > From: Gary Johnson
> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 3:05 PM
> > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: [mou-net] Hummingbird Story - update #2
> >
> >
> > MOU,
> >
> >  For those of you following my Hummingbird Story, there is more to
> > add.  After what appeared to be a successful release of the female
> > Hummer on Tuesday the 23rd, the following morning looked grim.  As I
> > stated, she kept near to the feeder on a close by shrub.  After a cold
> > and wet late afternoon and night, I found her the next morning hanging
> > up-side down on a branch in that shrub.  I rushed out and saw no sign of
> > life.  Her grip on that branch was lock tight.  I broke the branch off
> > on either side of her feet so I could carry her back.  Being really
> > dejected, I couldn't get myself to the burial just yet.  I placed her on
> > a paper towel in the garage on top of a cabinet.
> >  One hour later my wife and I were going to run an errand.  Going by
> > that cabinet, I looked at the Hummer, and OMG!! - MOVEMENT!!  Yes,
> > movement!!  She IS alive, so I put her back in the box.  One hour later,
> > she was upright and took nourishment!  Another hour or so later she took
> > lots of nourishment.  Good advice - always warm up a cold critter that
> > appears to be dead, just to be sure!
> >  OK, time for another plan.  I called the Wildlife Rehab. Center in
> > Roseville.  They said that with a probable window strike, being in an
> > egg laying cycle created additional stress.  So, they said it would need
> > more care beyond what I had been doing over the last 2 days.  So, off I
> > took her to the WRC in Roseville.  By the time I got there early
> > afternoon on Wed. the 24th, the Hummer was moving around in the box!
> > Good sign!
> >  So, we'll see how it goes.  They have had good results with
> > Hummingbirds in the past.  If all goes well, I will be able to release
> > her back here at my home.
> >
> >
> > More later,
> > Gary Johnson
> > Owatonna
> >
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Re: [mou-net] Black Swan on Lake Harriet, Hennepin Co.

[Sue Keator]

The bird does not need rescue. The WRC would more than likely NOT take it
as it is domestic. It can fly as it wasn't there a week ago.
Like Jason, it is on my year list.
Sue

On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Elizabeth Javinsky 
wrote:

> So can this swan fly or does it appear to be injured and need to be
> rescued?
>
> Beth
>
> > On Dec 14, 2016, at 3:04 PM, Alex Sundvall 
> wrote:
> >
> > How fascinating! I wonder I'll assume it's the same individual that has
> > been at Old Cedar Ave. since April. I figured it was unable to fly as it
> > had been in the same area for so long. As far as I know, no one has
> > reported a missing Black Swan, so I'm curious as to the origin of this
> > individual. It's obviously not from Australia, so where did it come from?
> > Perhaps it's time to finally add it to my list if it's flying around and
> > acting like a bird...people have been counting it on eBird as well...
> > Thanks for the update Jason,
> > Alex
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Max Richter 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> How beautiful, but the swan would not survive the winter on its own,
> would
> >> it? I helped organize a waterfowl rescue on Powderhorn lake once.  Does
> >> this need  to be done to save the swan?
> >>
> >>> On Dec 14, 2016 1:45 PM, "Jason Caddy"  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> There is a Black Swan associating with a large raft of Mallards on the
> >>> southwest side (where the dock is in the summer) of Lake Harriet right
> >> now.
> >>> I know this is not technically a countable species but it is a
> beautiful
> >>> bird none-the-less. I won't count it on my life list but it will be
> going
> >>> on my year list :-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Jason Caddy
> >>>
> >>> Minneapolis
> >>>
> >>>
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Re: [mou-net] Dakota County

[Sue Keator]

To reiterate this, I saw two men trespassing into a field where they
flushed the owl from the irrigation equipment.
Different bird, as this was on Emery rather than Hogan.  They were quite
far into the field.  But they just had to get close for pictures - ugh.
Wish the farmer had shown up.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina


On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Paul Budde  wrote:

> In addition to Jeff's caution below about care for the Snowys, listserve
> moderators sometimes get posts from members with concerns, asking us to
> pass
> them along.   As an example, we received the following this morning:
>
> "Around 2pm, I observed a photographer on Hogan Ave walking a considerable
> distance into a farmer's field and flushing a Snowy Owl who had been
> sleeping. Later in the afternoon, as I watched another owl along the same
> road, the landowner drove by and I talked with him for awhile. He was very
> nice and excited about the owls but expressed concern that people were
> walking into his fields and potentially damaging his drainage tiles."
>
> Let's try to avoid behavior that may impair others' ability to enjoy these
> birds.  Though those fields look like frozen tundra, they are still private
> property.
>
> Thanks for reading, and please keep finding and reporting more birds!
>
> For the MOU listserve,
> Paul
>
> Paul Budde
> Minneapolis
> pbu...@earthlink.net
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of jeff
> fischer
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 5:19 PM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [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/
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Re: [mou-net] Birding from a patio chair.

[Sue Keator]

Frank - cats do not belong outside,  especially in the yard of a birder I
am afraid.  The bird, once wounded by the cat has virtually no chance of
survival - things caught by dogs have a much better outlook, due to the
variety of organisms found in the mouth of a cat.
A bell does no goo, as Liz says.  Cats belong indoors.
I have done wildlife work for over 16 years, so I know of what I
speak...sorry!
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina


On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Liz Stanley  wrote:

> The cat isn't ungrateful, it's just following its predatory instincts which
> unfortunately means that if let outside to roam freely, then it will be
> hunting, regardless of how well fed it already is. The bird would have bee
> helped much more by not having been put in danger in the first place.
>
> Bells really don't work, as a cat with a bell can still sneak up on a bird.
> A solution I've found that works is to have an outdoor cat enclosure. I'm
> sure with some creativity it's possible to DIY one, but I purchased mine
> and it has been a great investment. My 2 cats can sit out on the patio and
> enjoy the stimulation of the garden without any danger to them or to the
> wildlife that I've attracted to the yard. They are otherwise exclusively
> indoor cats.
>
> For anyone who is curious, this is where I purchased mine:
>
> https://www.cdpets.com/Products_Detail.php?ProductID=5.
>
> There are many other options and manufacturers available that can be
> found, this is just one example that I found was sufficient for my needs.
> Here's an action photo from my patio (including a 3rd cat who is no longer
> with us.) It's the 4' height economy enclosure from the link above.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/148564406
>
> > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Frank Gosiak  wrote:
> >
> >> I woke to a nice day Saturday and sat down outside, on my patio, with my
> >> ipad and was writing a friend about the birds I saw and heard. I had
> >> Chickadee, Tennessee Warbler, Red Start, White and Red Breasted
> >> Nuthatch,
> >> Red Bellied-Downy-Hairy Woodpecker, Goldfinch, House Finch, Robin, House
> >> Sparrow, Crow, Blue Jay, Red Shouldered Hawk, Bald Eagle, Canada Geese,
> >> Mallard, Starling, Chipping Sparrow, Blue Jay, Blue Bird, Catbird, Ruby
> >> Throated Hummingbird, Cedar Waxwing,  and a few unidentified Warblers. I
> >> was
> >> kinda romanticizing, telling my friend how so few of us notice all that
> >> goes
> >> on around us and how we get caught up in other things. I wrote about the
> >> insects, trees, and even the grass and the weeds and how they all
> >> interact.
> >> About the time I was getting lost in the moment I heard a nasty screech
> >> sound. I looked down and there was the Catbird in my cat Molly's mouth.
> >> The
> >> bird was struggling, to no avail, and the cat was trying to set its
> >> claws
> >> in
> >> for a better hold. I jumped up, yelled at the cat and stepped on its
> >> tail.
> >> The cat let out a scream, thus, releasing the bird which flew to a near
> >> by
> >> bush and chattered. I watched the cat move to a spot on the patio then
> >> laid
> >> down swishing its tail showing anger. The cat had a few feathers in its
> >> mouth and a couple fell to the ground. I ended my letter to my friend
> >> saying
> >> the bird probably doesn't realize I helped it and that ungrateful, well
> >> fed,
> >> fur bearing cat will be getting a bell on its collar. I like my cat but
> >> I
> >> need to take every precaution to keep it from killing the birds.
> >>
>
> >
>
>
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> Bloomington, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Chimney Swifts

[Sue Keator]

13 at a school chimney in Edina tonight. Don't remeber last year's number but 
2011 had many more...
Sue Keator, on Melody Lake

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On Jul 27, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Vic Lewis  wrote:

> Had 51 in St Louis Park chimney! Will be a lot more at tonight's site!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 27, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Tom Bell  wrote:
> 
>> Friday nights count was only 6 birds that entered a chimney that last year 
>> had many. The number is like just one family group. Hope others observed 
>> more.
>> 
>> Tom Bell
>> Grey Cloud Island
>> 5868 Pioneer Rd. S.
>> St. Paul Park, MN 55071 
>> 651-459-4150
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Re: [mou-net] Are the cardinals redder?

[Sue Keator]

I think it might be since we have more diffuse light with all the clouds the 
colors appear brighter? Or perhaps it is because everybody recently changed 
into their new breeding "clothes"?  Even the orioles seem brighter to me.
sue on Melody Lake, Edina

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On May 22, 2013, at 12:39 AM, Holly Myhre  wrote:

> I think it odd that you should say this.I was thinking that the Goldfinches 
> were more yellow and bigger!!!
> 😁
> TIA,Holly in Andover
> 
>> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:52 -0500
>> From: leeprat...@msn.com
>> Subject: [mou-net] Are the cardinals redder?
>> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
>> 
>> Good evening,
>> 
>>Maybe it's my eyesight or memory, but it seems to me that this year the 
>> males are redder.
>> 
>>Has anyone else seen the same?  Could it be a seasonal difference?
>> 
>>TIA,
>>Lee in St. Paul
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[mou-net] Lake Byllesby, Goodhue Co this late afternoon

[Sue Plankis]

There were some shorebirds at the west end of Lake Byllesby late today.
2 Greater Yellowlegs and several Lesser Yellowlegs, several Pectoral
Sandpipers and 2 Marbled Godwits.
A scope is needed as the mudflats are quite a ways out from the County Park
viewing on the NW shore
Susan Plankis
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[mou-net] Carolina Wren - Hennepin County

[Sue Keator]

Today on my deck on Melody Lake, Edina, 5:45 PM.  A (should I say probable
as I do not have a photo?) Carolina Wren seen clearly at the tube feeder
with golden safflower, kicking out seeds.  I got a good view of the ruddy
back and it turned its head as I got the binocs on it so I had a great view
of the eye stripe.  Back about the same color as Fox Sparrows which is what
drew my attention.
I will definitely post if it appears again tomorrow.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina


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[mou-net] Shorebirds, Jirik Sod Farms, Dakota County

[Sue Plankis]

There is some habitat at the Jirik Sod Farms being visited by shorebirds,
however, they are quite far to the east of the road (Blaine Ave).
Killdeer - many, Pectoral Sandpipers - about 5, and some other smaller
ones. It might be worth asking if we could use their new large parking lot
in order to get closer.
There is also one small wet spot adjacent and closer to the road on the
west side though it is drying up quickly. It had 1 Killdeer.
Sue Plankis
Lakeville, MN


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[mou-net] Rice Lake, Eden Prairie

[Sue Keator]

This afternoon about 2, in addition to the Yellowlegs and probably Willets
and Dunlins (too far away to tell), I was able to spot the Godwit as
previously mentioned.  Thanks to Bill Litkey and Rob (I am terrible with
names) for their scopes.  Also seen, 3 Wilson's Phalaropes just to the east
of the blind near the east end of the lake.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina


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Re: [mou-net] MSP Snowy

[Sue Keator]

Airport Police showed up at about 4:30 and told the assembled observers to 
leave. Evidently, all of Cargo Rd, UPS, etc. are airport property and someone 
must have called the police.   One of the other birders explained the list to 
the officers as explanation of why we were all there.  Officer Kolesar was nice 
about it but asked that Ii post that we are not welcome so consider yourselves 
warned...
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina
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On Jan 8, 2012, at 4:32 PM, Sandy Kuder  wrote:

> Spotted the Snowy Owl at 3:30. Immediately after exiting the first tunnel on 
> Cargo Road, take the first left.  Look across Cargo Road at the smaller UPS 
> building.  Owl was spotted on the lower roof-top on the runway side.
> Sandy Kuder
> Coon Rapids
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[mou-net] [mou-rba] Summer Tanager - Washington Co

[Sue Plankis]

The Summer Tanager was seen at 10:15 at the Carpenter Nature Center - in front 
of the Apple Shack feeding on Bittersweet accompanied by a couple of Northern 
Cardinals.

Sue Plankis
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Re: [mou-net] Purple Sandpiper

[Sue Keator]

Still present at 2:15 just to the east of the road  at the north end of the 
water feeding very actively.  Thank you to the woman from Maplewood who let me 
look through her scope.
Also seen, 3 American White Pelicans at fishing area at Lac Qui Parle on 13.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina

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> The Purple Sandpiper was present this morning at 10:30 am.  It was actively 
> feeding on east 
> shore by the road going through the slough about half way between the north 
> and south 
> sides.
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[mou-net] Hummingbird, late Hennepin County

[Sue Keator]

So much for the old adage that hummers leave the Metro area on September 25! I 
have one here right this minute, thoroughly enjoying the fresh nectar I put out 
yesterday. Had not seen them since last Sunday so I figured they all saw the 
calendar...
Also, a pair of Blackburnian warblers chasing around.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina

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[mou-net] Jirik Sod Farm, Dakota County

[Sue Plankis]

There were 2 American Golden Plovers on the west side of Blaine Ave. As
well, a field on the east side had just been plowed and its black dirt holds
promise for others. Had biked there and only had my little Travelite binos
but there were some little guys out there with the Horned Lark and many
Killdeer.
Sue Plankis
Lakeville
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[mou-net] Swift count in Edina, Hennepin County

[Sue Keator]

Two new roosts discovered (at least new to me) the past two nights.
7/29 Normandale Elem. School, 5701 Normandale, 12 circling but only three
entered.
7/30 South View Middle School, 4725 South View Drive, around the corner from
Normandale, at least 75.
What fun! I knew there had to be a roost around nearby as I always see
swifts over Melody Lake.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina


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[mou-net] Boreal Birding Festival - June 2-5

[Sue Weber]

SPRING BOREAL  BIRDING  and NORTHERN  LANDSCAPES  FESTIVAL 
   - June 2-5, 2011
   - at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN

The explosion of life known as "Spring In The North" is underway.
Celebrating this fact and much more, Grand Marais' annual Boreal Birding and
Northern Landscape Festival will take place the first weekend of June.

More than a dozen different courses and workshops are at the heart of the
festival. Highlights include MN Birding with Bob Janssen.  Spring Wildflowers
with Jim Gilbert.  North Shore Birding with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema.
Courses range from 1 to 3 days in length.  Three featured evening speakers
complement days of discovery outdoors.

The birds, birdsongs, wildflowers, geology and more of the rich North Shore
and Boreal Forest landscape are the focus of this hands-on and field-based
festival weekend. Get all the details and review registration information
at:
-- http://www.northhouse.org

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[mou-net] Grand Marais Horned Lark

[Sue Weber]

Horned Lark have descended upon the Grand Marais Recreation Park 
(city campground).


~ Sue Weber
Grand Marais and Seagull Lake
Cook County


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[mou-net] Orioles in Edina

[sue]

I am having a real invasion of hungry Orioles this week.  I missed the spring 
migration due to a trip so don't know how many I had then, but I have never 
seen them in my yard in late summer or fall before.  They have been here about 
a week and seem to be youngsters and females.  No males with the clear black 
head.  They seem to have replaced the cardinals as the early birds for right 
now - barely light and I here the buzzy calls.  High count was 8 on Monday 
morning, but I have often seen 4 to 6 at a time.  I am up to 5 feeders right 
now - 3 jelly and 2 nectar.  There are woods across the small lake and in 
spring I have seen them gathering nesting materials, so they must breed here.  
High count in spring 2008 was 14 at one time!
Also saw the first RTHummingbird at the hosta this morning.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina, Hennepin County


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Re: [mou-net] Black Dog New Year's Day - I'm not making this up

[sue]

No, Linda, the water skier was just doing his New Years Day thing - there were 
several of them actually.  I saw the Pelican - it has died - it was just south 
of the east bridge.  I first thought it was sleeping, but from closer  it was 
clearly gone.  Many Swans at Black Dog, as well as crows, red tailed hawk, 
starlings, mallards.  Surprisingly, no bald eagle at the time I was there, 
which was close to noon.
Other New Years birds around the metro were gadwalls and ring neck ducks at 
Blue Lake in Shakopee, coot, hoody, black duck, robin and white fronted goose 
at Veterans Park in Shakopee. 3 woodpeckers at home - hairy, downy & red-belly. 
Surprisingly, no cardinal anywhere and I generally hear/see them at home every 
day, and the pine siskins didn't show up either.  All in all, 22 species for 
New Years Day compared to 12 last year.
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina
-Original Message-
>From: linda whyte 
>Sent: Jan 1, 2009 10:52 PM
>To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
>Subject: Re: [mou-net] Black Dog New Year's Day - I'm not making this up
>
>Is it possible he was attempting to rescue the failing pelican
>reported there twice by Diane Gulbrandsen (sp?)? I notice Roger
>Everhart saw a pelican still there today. A friend and fellow
>volunteer at The Raptor Center has done pelican rescue, and said she'd
>be willing to try, if the bird is still there; I'll alert her
>tomorrow. If anyone has current information about the bird, please
>e-mail me.
>Linda Whyte
>
>On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Jim Mattsson  wrote:
>> At 10:30am today, from I-494, Laura and I witnessed something one doesn't 
>> normally see on January 1st in the Twin Cities - a WATER SKIER being towed 
>> in circles at the small opening in the main river channel at the east outlet 
>> of Black Dog Lake. No, this was not an alcohol/hangover-induced aberration 
>> on our part...but I'm not so certain about the motivation of the water skier.
>>
>> Now I have to start a new category for my 2009 sightings list.
>>
>> Happy New Year,
>>
>> Jim Mattsson
>>
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[mou-net] Pine Siskins in Edina

[sue]

I have had a flock of maybe twelve Pine Siskins frequenting my thistle feeders 
and bird bath since early December.  At first I took them to be goldfinches or 
house finches as they move around so quickly.  On the 9th I sat and watched 
them with field guide and binocs in hand, having moved a feeder to within two 
feet of the dining room window.  It was then that I could finally determine 
what they are - and today they are very active in the sunshine, along with  
hairy, downy and red-bellied woodpeckers and of course house and goldfinches, 
juncos and chickadees.Cardinals heard but not seen.  A lovely Christmas morning!
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina, Hennepin County


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[mou] Fwd: SUSC relocated

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[mou] Grand Marais Rock Wren

[Sue Weber]

The Rock Wren is still present in Grand Marais, on the shore behind 
the old "power plant" building.  Ken Hoffman located the bird this morning.

Sue Weber
Grand Marais, Cook County

[mou] Orioles - too many to count in Edina

[sue]

The Baltimore Orioles first showed up here at Melody Lake last Friday.  After 
hearing the call I dutifully put out the grape jelly and nectar.  Within 
minutes a pair was dining.  Now five days later things have gotten out of hand. 
 Last night I thought it was pretty neat that 4 males, incl. one 1st year were 
taking turns at the jelly feeder, 2 feeding and two on the sheperds hook.  
Well, this morning there were eight lined up on the deck railing, two at the 
sheperds hook and a lot of movement in the crabapple tree!  So I can't give a 
good total but more than a dozen.  Then a catbird (FOY) showed up to share the 
jelly.  I now have three nectar feeders and two jelly feeders going in the 
back, along with oranges and a pile of string to encourage nesting.  Another 
nectar feeder in front.  I want to stay home and just watch all day!
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina

[mou] Cinnamon Teal, Bass Ponds, Hennepin Co.

[Sue Plankis]

This late morning (4/7), found a male Cinnamon Teal on the east side of one of 
the more easterly ponds of the Bass Ponds of the MN Valley Wildlife Refuge. It 
was prominent with its head and body of reds, dark bill, and the couple of 
creamy-buffy feathers on its back. It flushed once from the edge of the 
cattails as I got too close and saw its wing flash of blue and bit of green.It 
was hanging out with Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers and Coots. A couple 
of pictures which are not too great are at 
http://picasaweb.google.com/sueplankis/CinnamonTeal
To get there, I had parked at the top of the hill off of Old Shakopee Road and 
E.86th St., by Cypress, and it was in the vegetation and the open water of the 
first pond on your right (west) as you get to the bottom of the hill.

sue plankis
lakeville, mn
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[mou] backyard shrike - Edina

[sue]

I've spent quite a bit of time the past three days watching a WT Sparrow in a 
feeder 5 feet outside my dining room.  It appears sluggish -sits in the feeder 
for up to 1 1/2 hours at a time, although it does spend some time eating the 
black oil sunflowers there.  I put some bacon fat out yesterday thinking that 
might be a good energy boost.  
While I was on the deck I noticed a bird in the birch tree far in the back of 
my yard, near the lake.  Could it be?  Indeed, a new yard bird for me - a 
Shrike!  Of course, by the time I got the spotting scope set up it had moved 
on.  Couldn't tell which it was with my binocs as it mainly had its back to me, 
but what a nice way to wrap up my "yard year" list!
Happy New year, all!
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina

[mou] New birds for the year?

[sue]

Absolutely, Derek, your comments could have been written by me!  I do check 
birds off in my field guide, but don't know my life list total.  I start 
listing on paper every New Year, but find I forget to add to the list sometime 
in the spring.  I was truly "wowed" by the irruption of Great Gray Owls a few 
years ago, and driving north to find them didn't take anything away.  But since 
then, I would rather just happen upon new birds.  The acccidental bird that I 
remember best was a Whooping Crane flying in Florida, near HWY 75 two years 
ago.  Good thing I wasn't driving as I would have put the car in the ditch!
Sue on Melody Lake, Edina MN

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>Subject: [mou] New birds for the year?
>
>Hello,
>
>I started birdwatching in the summer of 2005 and finished the year  
>with 138 species.  By the end of 2006 I was at 215 and excited about  
>chasing after 300 and then on.
>
>But something happened ...
>

[mou] Autumn Migration Birding & Superior Ecology Festival

[Sue McDonnell]

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[mou] American Pipit - Saganaga Lake

[Sue McDonnell]

Sunday, we were greeted by a small flock of American Pipit at the Chik-Wauk 
US Forest Service boat landing on Saganaga Lake, Cook County.  

Chik-Wauk is the future site of a museum and nature center.

Sue McDonnell
~from Seagull Lake

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[mou] Gambel's Quail in Grand rapids

[Harry and Sue Hutchins]

We have a Gambel's Quail in our yard on the North end of Grand Rapids.  It was 
calling this morning and in a tray feeder.  I am not sure if you can get these 
for purchase.  We are on the edge of the urban interface with a a 4 acre wooded 
lot.  We onced lived in Arizona and know this species well.

Harry Hutchins
1502 NW 20 th Street
Grand Rapids, MN
218-326-6828
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[mou] Sibley Guide found in Lutsen

[Sue McDonnell]

A Sibley Bird Guide has been found along Hwy. 61 near Lutsen Lutheran 
Church and Clearview
Store. It has no name in it. It is now at Clearview Store if it is yours.
Many marked pages of birds with dates etc.

[mou] Long ago a possible Slaty-backed Gull

[Sue McDonnell]

This is a bit off-topic, but Molly Hoffman and I spoke yesterday.  It would 
be helpful if all subscribed to this list who made the trek to Grand Marais 
to see the Slaty-backed Gull could send an email to me, with the number of 
people in the birding group, and whether any dollars were spent in Grand 
Marais (dining, groceries, gas, lodging, gifts, etc.).  The economics of 
birding is very important in determining the future of the Grand Marais Harbor.

Thanks,
Sue McDonnell
5 miles west of Grand Marais

At 10:05 AM 7/26/2006 -0500, John Green wrote:
>This is a message from Jan on John's email which we both use.
>
>Long ago, before the age of digital cameras and multiple observers with
>cars that travel long distances, there was a gull that I observed on
>January 4, 1968 at Knife River that I suspected then, and still do, was a
>Slaty-backed Gull.  I still have the detailed field notes that I took and
>pbulished in "The Loon" in 1969 (v. 41, p. 55-56).  The size similar to
>male Herring Gull, slate grey mantle, bright pink legs and feet, light
>yellow riris, and very heavy mottling about the head, nape and upper
>breast are a better fit for an adult of this speciess than any other.
>
>It was in the slip that the commercial fishermen used (before the marian
>was excavated) and I was parked adjacent to the slip.  I could not find it
>again before our daughter Sarah was born on the 12th of January.  No one
>else saw it at close hand although a dark-backed gull was seen later in
>the month.  It was minus 25 degrees that day in 1968.  Quite a contrast
>with just being able to walk to the patio of the East Bay Hotel in July
>and see the adult Slate-backed Gull perched on the wall at the edge of the
>lawn.
>
>I hope all those who trekked to Grand Marais also joined Harbor Friends
>(web: www.harborfriends.org and email: harborfrie...@boreal.org).  Molly
>and Ken Hoffman are mainstays of the group and their goal is to keep the
>harbor as natural as possible for bird habitat, etc. in face of a big
>marina proposal.
>
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[mou] Grand Marais Autumn Migration Festival

[Sue McDonnell]

What birds will be found this year?

The Grand Marais Autumn Migration Festival is October 28, 29, & 30 this 
year.  Morning field trip options are offered which travel the Lake 
Superior shore from Grand Marais to Grand Portage, Grand Marais to Tofte, 
and Grand Marais itself.  Expert leaders include David Benson, Bob Janssen, 
Dedrick Benz, John Hockema, Jerry Bronkoski, and Ann Russ.

Evening speakers this year are Howard Sivertson, Grand Marais artist 
presenting "Art and History," and Jim Fitzpatrick presenting "In Search of 
the Ivory-billed Woodpecker."

To view the entire festival schedule, go to www.grandmarais.com/birding 
(printable registration form available). For a brochure, including 
registration materials, email i...@northhouse.org, or by mail, North House 
Folk School, PO Box 759, Grand Marais, MN 55604, or telephone: 1-888-387-9762.

The festival is sponsored by the non-profits Grand Marais Area Tourism 
Association and North House Folk School. Contributing organizations include 
Cook County Community Education, the Minnesota Ornithologists Union (MOU), 
and the US Department of Agriculture, Superior National Forest.

~Sue McDonnell
Grand Marais, MN

[mou] Grand Marais Autumn Migration Festival

[Sue McDonnell]

Greetings:

The Grand Marais Autumn Migration Festival is October 28, 29, & 30 this 
year.  Morning field trip options are offered which travel the Lake 
Superior shore from Grand Marais to Grand Portage, Grand Marais to Tofte, 
and Grand Marais itself.  Expert leaders include David Benson, Bob Janssen, 
Dedrick Benz, John Hockema, Jerry Bronkoski, and Ann Russ.

Evening speakers this year are Howard Sivertson, Grand Marais artist 
presenting "Art and History," and Jim Fitzpatrick presenting "In Search of 
the Ivory-billed Woodpecker."

To view the entire festival schedule, go to www.grandmarais.com/birding 
(printable registration form available). For a brochure, including 
registration materials, email i...@northhouse.org, or by mail, North House 
Folk School, PO Box 759, Grand Marais, MN 55604, or telephone: 1-888-387-9762.

The festival is sponsored by the non-profits Grand Marais Area Tourism 
Association and North House Folk School. Contributing organizations include 
Cook County Community Education, the Minnesota Ornithologists Union (MOU), 
and the US Department of Agriculture, Superior National Forest.

~Sue McDonnell
Grand Marais, MN

[mou] Controversy

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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Well, I guess everyone is pretty stressed out!  Thank you, MOU =
"administrators" and volunteers for everything that you do.  We all need =
to say that!  I am surely one of those beginners who has unintentionally =
abused the system. I must say that I enjoy chatting with the more =
experienced birders.  I have learned a great deal about birding just =
from reading the MOUnet e-mails.  Let's all take a deep breath and be =
respectful of one another and the guidelines. Is it possible to survey =
the members in order to gather information that might be useful in =
sustaining or changing the guidelines?  I am new to this organization =
and look forward to meeting others on my first MOU trip in April!  Oh!  =
I really do think I had a Savannah sparrow in my backyard yesterday!

Sue Morton, Cottonwood


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Well, I guess everyone is pretty =
stressed=20
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that=20
you do.  We all need to say that!  I am surely one of those =
beginners=20
who has unintentionally abused the system. I must say that I enjoy =
chatting with=20
the more experienced birders.  I have learned a great deal about =
birding=20
just from reading the MOUnet e-mails.  Let's all take a deep breath =
and be=20
respectful of one another and the guidelines. Is it possible to =
survey the=20
members in order to gather information that might be useful in =
sustaining or=20
changing the guidelines?  I am new to this organization and look =
forward to=20
meeting others on my first MOU trip in April!  Oh!  I really =
do think=20
I had a Savannah sparrow in my backyard yesterday!
 
Sue Morton, Cottonwood
 
 

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[mou] Cottonwood Lake

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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I haven't done any "away" birding this week, but just looking out the =
backdoor, I have seen the following:

common mergansers
mallards
Franklin's gull
ring-billed gulls
Canada Geese
Snow Geese
red headed ducks
pintails
lesser scaup
common goldeneyes
canvas backs
wood ducks
hooded mergansers
buffleheads
1 bald eagle

Besides the usual suspects, I have also had 2 redpolls, a mourning dove, =
and a savannah sparrow at the feeder.

Sue Morton, Cottonwood, Lyon County
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I haven't done any "away" birding this =
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common mergansers
mallards
Franklin's gull
ring-billed gulls
Canada Geese
Snow Geese
red headed ducks
pintails
lesser scaup
common goldeneyes
canvas backs
wood ducks
hooded mergansers
buffleheads
1 bald eagle
 
Besides the usual suspects, I have also =
had 2=20
redpolls, a mourning dove, and a savannah sparrow at the =
feeder.
 
Sue Morton, Cottonwood, Lyon=20
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[mou] Nesting GHO

[Sue Keator]

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Last year there was a GHO nesting in Bloomington just north of the =
parking ramp for the 8400 Normandale building.  At some point I remember =
seeing a post that the nest had been deserted.
Yesterday in my travels, I thought I would check the nest, and sure =
enough, it is occupied.
If you go to the parking ramp, take 84th St. west of Normandale (Highway =
100 extention south of 494), turn north and go around behing the tower =
to the 8400 ramp(it's the 5 story one).  Go the to the of the ramp, =
nearly to the west end, to about the third column, and look into the =
woods to the north.  I stayed in my car so as not to spook it.  It was =
sitting high enough so I could see the entire facial disc - pretty neat =
on a windy afternoon.
Sue in Edina, Hennepin County

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Last year there was a GHO nesting in =
Bloomington=20
just north of the parking ramp for the 8400 Normandale building.  =
At some=20
point I remember seeing a post that the nest had been =
deserted.
Yesterday in my travels, I thought I =
would check=20
the nest, and sure enough, it is occupied.
If you go to the parking ramp, take =
84th St.=20
west of Normandale (Highway 100 extention south of 494), turn north and =
go=20
around behing the tower to the 8400 ramp(it's the 5 story one).  Go =
the to=20
the of the ramp, nearly to the west end, to about the third column, and =
look=20
into the woods to the north.  I stayed in my car so as not to spook =

it.  It was sitting high enough so I could see the entire facial =
disc -=20
pretty neat on a windy afternoon.
Sue in Edina, Hennepin=20
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[mou] Open water

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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There is quite a bit of water now open around the aerators on Cottonwood =
Lake,  and a few other puddles here and there.  A flock of 300 + Canada =
Geese have been on the lake for a couple of days.  Also:  3 Franklins =
gulls, 2 redheaded ducks, and 79 mallards.

We had shouse sparrows, goldfinches wb nuthatches, chickadees, and =
robins in the yard, today.

On Yellow Medicine County Road 2 (the St. Leo Road) between MN 59 and =
Canby, we saw many red winged black birds, a red tail, and two kestrels. =
 There is a Northern Harrier cruising over Hwy 23 at Green Valley.

Sue Morton, Cottonwood, Lyon County
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There is quite a bit of water now open =
around the=20
aerators on Cottonwood Lake,  and a few other puddles here and =
there. =20
A flock of 300 + Canada Geese have been on the lake for a couple of =
days. =20
Also:  3 Franklins gulls, 2 redheaded ducks, and 79 =
mallards.
 
We had shouse sparrows, goldfinches wb =
nuthatches,=20
chickadees, and robins in the yard, today.
 
On Yellow Medicine County Road 2 (the =
St. Leo Road)=20
between MN 59 and Canby, we saw many red winged black birds, a red tail, =
and two=20
kestrels.  There is a Northern Harrier cruising over Hwy 23 at =
Green=20
Valley.
 
Sue Morton, Cottonwood, Lyon=20
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[mou] Quick trip

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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I made a quick trip from Cottonwood, MN to Omaha, NE and back yesterday =
and today.  I didn't have time to stop and do any real birding, but did =
take note of migrating flocks along Interstate 29 and MN Highway 23.  =
All of my watching was done at a speed of 55-75 mph.  It's amazing I saw =
anything!  While stopped at a rest area near Vermillion, S.D., I did see =
two merlins fly overhead.  They were quite noisy.  I saw numerouse =
flocks of starlings, grackles, robins, and Canada Geese.  i saw two =
small flocks of snow geese.  of of 200 just north of I-90 after turning =
onto 23; another of approx. 100 just south of Jasper, MN, Hwy. 23.  The =
birds and I were both on the move!  Kestrels and red-winged black birds =
were scattered about, too.

Sue Morton, Cottonwood, Lyon County
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I made a quick trip from Cottonwood, MN =
to Omaha,=20
NE and back yesterday and today.  I didn't have time to stop and do =
any=20
real birding, but did take note of migrating flocks along Interstate 29 =
and MN=20
Highway 23.  All of my watching was done at a speed of 55-75 =
mph. =20
It's amazing I saw anything!  While stopped at a rest area near =
Vermillion,=20
S.D., I did see two merlins fly overhead.  They were quite =
noisy.  I=20
saw numerouse flocks of starlings, grackles, robins, and Canada =
Geese.  i=20
saw two small flocks of snow geese.  of of 200 just north of I-90 =
after=20
turning onto 23; another of approx. 100 just south of Jasper, MN, Hwy. =
23. =20
The birds and I were both on the move!  Kestrels and red-winged =
black birds=20
were scattered about, too.
 
Sue Morton, Cottonwood, Lyon=20
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[mou] Comments on MOURC, long

[Steve and Sue Morton]

Bravo! This makes the most sense of anything I've read so far!

Sue Morton, Cottonwood, Lyon County
- Original Message - 
From: "Jim Williams" 
To: "MOU-net" 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:21 PM
Subject: [mou] Comments on MOURC, long


I think Bob Russell has got it right. For me, MOURC keeps far better records
of where birders went than of where birds are. MOURC and much of MOU¹s
science is sociology instead of biology.

Our seasonal reports are anecdotal accounts of random sightings. That does
not meet the definition of good science. If a seasonal report tells me that
Barred Owl was reported from 25 counties does that say more about where the
owls are or more about where the observers were (or were not)? Those two
things are not the same.

No records of King Rail have been submitted (or perhaps none have met the
standards for acceptance), so, therefore, the bird is not here. But, as Bob
suggests, did birders actually LOOK for King Rail? Is it a lack of birds or
a lack of observer effort? Perhaps it is a lack of direction. If MOURC has
questions about the King Rail population in Minnesota it might be better to
make appropriate habitat a must-visit requirement for seasonal reporters in
certain parts of the state. Do that for a number of years, then assess the
data and make an informed decision.

Now, before someone tells me that seasonal reports are important and have
value to the ornithological community, let me say that I agree. I also have
corresponded on this issue with about half a dozen working ornithologists in
the American Bird Conservancy, the U.S. Geologic Survey, and the American
Museum of Natural History. All without exception say that seasonal reports
are important.

They are important, however, in large part because something is better than
nothing. These correspondents also suggest that seasonal reporting could be
improved if observers returned on a regular basis to the same locales, so
bird population fluctuations could be tracked season to season and year to
year. Much of our bird reporting is driven by the happenstance location of
misplaced migrants or the popularity of birding hotspots. How much of this
state goes uncovered simply by neglect?

In a conversation about this with a former MOURC member I was told that
asking observers to do this would spoil their fun. Is that true? Must we
choose between better science and fun? Do we publish our official checklist,
to be used by ornithologists in who knows how many ways, based on marginal
and inadequate information or do we get serious about our science?

Can standards be described for seasonal reports? Can observer assignments be
made? Can defined efforts be made to provide real data to answer questions
now answered only by a lack of data? How can you get a decent (scientific?)
answer to a question when you have no solid information with which to work?

This doesn¹t even begin to deal with the subjective judgments of MOURC
members when dealing with sighting reports that by definition must pass
MOURC muster before becoming official. They do their best, no question. They
bring years of experience to the effort, no question. They are trying hard
to do a good job, no question. Nonetheless, the only thing we know for
certain at the end of the day, far too many times, is that observer X was at
the intersection of County Roads A and B on such-and-such day and month and
that s/he happened to intersect with a bird the identity of which is in
question. What do we know for certain here beyond the movements of the
observer? Sociology or biology?

The other subject we might wish to explore is why we spend so much time and
go to such trouble to record those freak birds that for one odd reason or
another have strayed far from home and ended up here. In some cases, indeed,
we are tracking range expansions. Certainly, the addition of Great-tailed
Grackle and Eurasian Collared-Dove to our list of regular species shows the
value in that regard. But is it of any particular value to weigh and debate
the sighting of, say, a western hummingbird species known to wander but
never expected to be a colonizer or an obviously storm-blown bird or a
migrant best categorized as directionally deficient? I know, I know ­ how
can you tell one from the other? We have to vet them all, just in case. And
not doing so certainly reduce the fun of it all.

I cast my lot with Paul Kerlinger, ornithologist and author of the book "How
Birds Migrate". He writes of migrants far off course, in strange lands
because they could not handle flight conditions or simply did not know where
they were going, serious flaws for a bird. These individuals, he says, are
for the most part destined to die. Their death, he writes, improves the gene
pool for that species. How odd to think of us elevating to any importance
the identity of a bird here by flaw and soon to make its greatest
contribution to nature by expiring. Our recording efforts, our memo

[mou] Sharpies!

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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Just had two sharp-tailed hawks in the backyard.  The more mature of the =
two feasted on a sparrow while the other watched.  Near the end of the =
meal, the second hawk tried to join in unsuccessfully.  I have also had =
a flock of 27 house finches (and one goldfinch) today.  I have only seen =
one or two house finches for the past two weeks.  All had healthy eyes!

Sue Morton
Cottonwood, MN
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Just had two sharp-tailed hawks in the=20
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in=20
unsuccessfully.  I have also had a flock of 27 house finches (and =
one=20
goldfinch) today.  I have only seen one or two house finches for =
the past=20
two weeks.  All had healthy eyes!
 
Sue Morton
Cottonwood, =
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[mou] Carolina Wren

[Tom and Sue Chorn]

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This was also phoned into the 763-780-8890 number.

A Carolina Wren was sighted from 12/12/03 - present in Western Ramsey =
County almost on the Anoka County border.
It was seen in the backyard at a suet feeder numerous times daily.
Address is 105 Stinson Blvd, New Brighton, just north of County Road E =
on the Ramsey County side of Stinson Blvd.

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It was seen in the backyard at a suet =
feeder=20
numerous times daily.
Address is 105 Stinson Blvd, New =
Brighton, just=20
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[mou] Owl

[Steve and Sue Morton]

I'm afraid my chimney list only includes mutliple starlings, one house
sparrow, and one squirrel.

Sue morton,
Cottonwood
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Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [mou] Owl


> Excellent! Anyone got a longer chimney list?!
>
> Quoting Donald Starkweather :
>
> > To the helpful MOU members,
> >
> > The owl in my son's fireplace is out of the house and probably back to
> > wherever he/she should be.  Plastic sheeting and duct tape got him to
fly to
> > an open window, apparently with no harm.  My son is going to have to do
> > something about the fireplace flue though.  Several years ago it was a
> > mallard, and they are noisy and scary according to my daughter-in-law.
> >
> > My question:  If I had gone to see the owl, could I have counted him on
my
> > county list?
> >
> > Don Starkweather
> > Northfield
>
>
>
>
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[mou] Bald Eagles

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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There were two mature bald eagles on Cottonwood Lake in Lyon county =
today, Nov. 25. =20

Sue Morton
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There were two mature bald eagles on =
Cottonwood=20
Lake in Lyon county today, Nov. 25.  
 
Sue Morton

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[mou] Quick takes

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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 Nov. 10, 2003
A quick trip between Cottonwood and Marshall (Lyon County) yielded a few =
surprises.

Corner of County Road 33 and North 7th St., Marshall:  There was a bald =
eagle feasting on carrion in the middle of a plowed corn field.

Wet lands at corner of Highway 23 and Barstad Road just east of =
Cottonwood:  a killdeer, 100+ rusty blackbirds, and a ONE-LEGGED lesser =
yellow legs (or should I say lesser yellow leg?).  It seemed to be =
getting along just fine hopping around on the thin ice!

Sham Lake, just across Highway 23 from Cottonwood:  5 yellow headed =
blackbirds.

Our two mature bald eagles are still hunting on Cottonwood Lake.  Today =
there were still Canada geese on the lake along with 2 buffleheads, 5 =
common mergansers, mallards, and lesser scaups.

Lots and lots of goldfinches and house finches in the backyard which =
borders the lake.  We had a pheasant hen wander through the backyard =
yesterday!  That was a first for the backyard!

Sue Morton
Cottonwood



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 Nov. 10, 2003
A quick trip between Cottonwood and =
Marshall (Lyon=20
County) yielded a few surprises.
 
Corner of County Road 33 and North 7th =
St.,=20
Marshall:  There was a bald eagle feasting on carrion in the middle =
of a=20
plowed corn field.
 
Wet lands at corner of Highway 23 and =
Barstad Road=20
just east of Cottonwood:  a killdeer, 100+ rusty blackbirds, and a=20
ONE-LEGGED lesser yellow legs (or should I say lesser yellow =
leg?).  It=20
seemed to be getting along just fine hopping around on the thin=20
ice!
 
Sham Lake, just across Highway 23 from=20
Cottonwood:  5 yellow headed blackbirds.
 
Our two mature bald eagles are still =
hunting on=20
Cottonwood Lake.  Today there were still Canada geese on the lake =
along=20
with 2 buffleheads, 5 common mergansers, mallards, and lesser=20
scaups.
 
Lots and lots of goldfinches and house =
finches in=20
the backyard which borders the lake.  We had a pheasant hen wander =
through=20
the backyard yesterday!  That was a first for the =
backyard!
 
Sue Morton
Cottonwood
 
 
 

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[mou] It just keeps getting better!

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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A few more Canada Geese have joined the large Cottonwood Lake flock =
along with a Tundra Swan.  One bald eagle is back and enjoying a gull =
for breakfast!


Sue
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A few more Canada Geese have joined the =
large=20
Cottonwood Lake flock along with a Tundra Swan.  One bald eagle is =
back and=20
enjoying a gull for breakfast!
 
 
Sue

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[mou] Lyon County

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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Two mature bald eagles spent the day on Cottonwood Lake yesterday.  They =
generally were harassing a small flock of mixed ducks which included =
mallards, lesser scaups, and a couple of golden eyes.

Yesterday,a rough legged hawk hunted over the wetlands at the edge of =
Cottonwood next to Highway 23.=20

This AM, one lone white pelican sits among over a 1000 Canada Geese.  =
Except for an area large enough to accommodate the geese, the lake is =
covered with a thin layer of ice.

Project Feeder Watch starts tomorrow!

Sue Morton
Cottonwood, MN
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Two mature bald eagles spent the day on =
Cottonwood=20
Lake yesterday.  They generally were harassing a small flock of =
mixed ducks=20
which included mallards, lesser scaups, and a couple of golden=20
eyes.
 
Yesterday,a rough legged =
hawk hunted over the=20
wetlands at the edge of Cottonwood next to Highway =
23. 
 
This AM, one lone white pelican sits =
among over a=20
1000 Canada Geese.  Except for an area large enough to accommodate =
the=20
geese, the lake is covered with a thin layer of ice.
 
Project Feeder Watch starts =
tomorrow!
 
Sue Morton
Cottonwood, =
MN

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[mou] Walk Around Cottonwood Lake

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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A walk around Cottonwood Lake (NE corner of Lyon County)yielded the =
following species:

500-600 Canada Geese with 1 snow Goose among them.
8 white pelicans=20
blue jays
white breasted nuthatches
several small flocks of dark-eyed juncos
3 great blue heron=20
belted kingfisher
chickadees (black cappped)
ring billed gulls
blue wing teal
lesser scaup
solitary sandpiper (a nice surprise!)
house sparrows
1 lone tree sparrow
American robins
goldfinches
purple finches
mallards
1 mourning dove
ring necked pheasant
4 muskrats
1 pied grebe

Sue  Morton
Cottonwood, MN

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A walk around Cottonwood Lake (NE =
corner of Lyon=20
County)yielded the following species:
 
500-600 Canada Geese with 1 snow Goose =
among=20
them.
8 white pelicans 
blue jays
white breasted nuthatches
several small flocks of dark-eyed=20
juncos
3 great blue heron 
belted kingfisher
chickadees (black cappped)
ring billed gulls
blue wing teal
lesser scaup
solitary sandpiper (a nice =
surprise!)
house sparrows
1 lone tree sparrow
American robins
goldfinches
purple finches
mallards
1 mourning dove
ring necked pheasant
4 muskrats
1 pied grebe
 
Sue  Morton
Cottonwood, MN
 

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[mou] Possible Say's Phoebe

[Steve and Sue Morton]

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A walk around Cottonwood Lake (Lyon County) on October 5 yielded nice =
list of birds.  Near the dam, I watched a flycatcher flit back and forth =
from a low shrub.  I was with in 10 feet of the bird with binocs. I =
believe that it was a Say's Phoebe!  I've gone back once, and will go =
back tomorrow (with a camera!) to see if I can find it again. =20

Other species sighted that day were:
purple finch
double crested cormorant
ring billed gull
great blue heron
ring necked pheasant
killdeer
mourning dove
american robin
downy woodpecker
red bellied woodpecker
blue jay
least flycatcher
American crow
grackle
starling
red wing blackbird (among the grackles and starlings)
house wren
ruby crowned kinglet
song sparrow
house sparrow
white throated sparrow
dark eyed juncos
belted kingfisher

Today I had a yellow rumped warbler in the yard: yesterday...a redstart. =
 I live on said lake.

Sue Morton
Cottonwood Lake


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A walk around Cottonwood Lake (Lyon =
County) on=20
October 5 yielded nice list of birds.  Near the dam, I watched a =
flycatcher=20
flit back and forth from a low shrub.  I was with in 10 =
feet of=20
the bird with binocs. I believe that it was a Say's Phoebe! =
 I've gone=20
back once, and will go back tomorrow (with a camera!) to see if I can =
find it=20
again.  
 
Other species sighted that day =
were:
purple finch
double crested cormorant
ring billed gull
great blue heron
ring necked pheasant
killdeer
mourning dove
american robin
downy woodpecker
red bellied woodpecker
blue jay
least flycatcher
American crow
grackle
starling
red wing blackbird (among the grackles =
and=20
starlings)
house wren
ruby crowned kinglet
song sparrow
house sparrow
white throated sparrow
dark eyed juncos
belted kingfisher
 
Today I had a yellow rumped warbler in =
the yard:=20
yesterday...a redstart.  I live on said lake.
 
Sue Morton
Cottonwood Lake
 
 

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[mou] Hoodies in Edina

[Sue Keator]

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Not as unusual as many of the other posts, but a pair of Hooded =
Mergansers appears to have taken up residence on Melody Lake in Edina =
(W. of 100, N. of Benton Ave.).  They have been here for about a week, =
and this evening at sunset were lazily swimming the shoreline, as if to =
pick a duck box. A nice addition to the many woodies, mallards and green =
herons (which have not shown up yet this year).
Sue in Edina

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Not as unusual as many of the other =
posts, but a=20
pair of Hooded Mergansers appears to have taken up residence on Melody =
Lake in=20
Edina (W. of 100, N. of Benton Ave.).  They have been here for =
about a=20
week, and this evening at sunset were lazily swimming the shoreline, as =
if to=20
pick a duck box. A nice addition to the many woodies, mallards and green =
herons=20
(which have not shown up yet this year).
Sue in =
Edina

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