[mou] Greater White-fronted Goose-- Hennepin
This is a good Hennepin country bird. I refound it with about 7 Canada Geese in the parking lot of the SuperValue headquarters across the street (off Market Place Way) at about 445 PM. The best way to find this area is to Mapquest the address in the original email Good birding Warren Woessner ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071015/33981b00/attachment.html
[mou] Golden Valley Warblers
Virtually same list from Wood Lake Nature Center on Saturdaydelete Blackburinian and Parula and add Tenn, Ovenbird and Mourning. Also Olive sided Flycatcher, b-g gnatcatcher and Yellow bellied Flycatcher Warren Woessner ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070826/8cd43a78/attachment.html
[mou] Hen. Cty White-rumped Sandpiper
In the early pm, from the blind, I found Baird's, Sp Sandpiper, Sp Plover, Killdeer, Least Sp, one Stilt Sandpiper and the Wr Sandpiper. Lots of Caspian Terns remain Warren Woessner ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070520/f3903cf0/attachment.html
[mou] Caution when reporting birds
I would like to second that emotion, and add a reminder to PLEASE give complete directions when you are reporting a rarity. Just giving the town, the county or the name of the lake (if it is big) or park is not particularly helpful, and sometimes reporters don't even do that. We are hopefully trying to help each other and not just show off. Good birding (and there has been some)! Warren Woessner ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070519/f0083d36/attachment.html
[mou] Carolina Wren at Wood Lake
--part1_1fd.c597f8d.30841aef_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Carolina Wren of Wood Lake was in its usual territory near the back gate this afternoon from 2-3PM. Also lots of Golden-crowned Kinglets feeding on weed seeds and getting very close at times. Warren Woessner --part1_1fd.c597f8d.30841aef_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HTMLFONT FACE=3Darial,helveticaHTMLFONT SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY= =3DSANSSERIF FACE=3DArial LANG=3D0The Carolina Wren of Wood Lake was=20= in its usual territory near the back gate this afternoon from 2-3PM. Also lo= ts of Golden-crowned Kinglets feeding on weed seeds and getting very close a= t times.BR Warren Woessner/FONT/HTML --part1_1fd.c597f8d.30841aef_boundary--
[mou] Counting Birds
--part1_127.3abcaf3d.2d5c34e9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Birders Who Read Poetry-- Mary Oliver's poem is charming, but she is showing off. Note that she is telling the reader that she KNOWS the difference between the call of a Great Horned Owl and a Barred Owl--she just doesn't choose to get close enough to know for sure. I think alot of birders who aren't so sure of the difference would want to make the effort to get closer to hear clearly, or even to try to see if the owl had ear tufts or not, but Oliver is content to meditate on the snow. Her (artistic) choice. Here is one of my poems which, though perhaps a lesser effort, is meant to be a fun poem about listing, or at least KNOWING what you are seeing: CAPE MAY POINT Snapshots of sun silhouette scoters close to shore. We pick off an eider with the scope. Farther out, gannets wheel and dive, show fish how to fly. We watch the sea-spears at 30 power, wind, bird, waves, blowing straight in our eyes. Good birding (listing even) Warren Woessner --part1_127.3abcaf3d.2d5c34e9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HTMLFONT FACE=3Darial,helveticaHTMLFONT SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY= =3DSANSSERIF FACE=3DLucida Sans Unicode LANG=3D0Dear Birders Who Read= Poetry--BR BR Mary Oliver's poem is charming, but she is showing off. Note that she is tel= ling the reader that she KNOWS the difference between the call of a Great Ho= rned Owl and a Barred Owl--she just doesn't choose to get close enough to kn= ow for sure.BR I think alot of birders who aren't so sure of the difference would want to m= ake the effort to get closer to hear clearly, or even to try to see if the o= wl had ear tufts or not, but Oliver is content to meditate on the snow.nbsp= ; Her (artistic) choice.BR Here is one of my poems which, though perhaps a lesser effort, is meant to b= e a fun poem about listing, or at least KNOWING what you are seeing:BR BR CAPE MAY POINTBR BR Snapshots of sunBR silhouette scotersBR close to shore.BR We pick off an eiderBR with the scope.BR Farther out, gannetsBR wheel and dive,BR show fish how to fly.BR We watch the sea-spearsBR at 30 power, wind,BR bird, waves, blowingBR straight in our eyes.BR BR Good birding (listing even)BR Warren Woessner/FONT/HTML --part1_127.3abcaf3d.2d5c34e9_boundary--
[mou] Re: [mnbird] Over 1,000 shorebirds, Carver County
--part1_34.3e3a1dc6.2c7a37b0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I revisted this area Sat around noon and there were still thousands of birds present: I saw all the ones listed , exept for Sol Sandpiper and Spotted Sp, plus Long billed dowitcher amd Sanderling (1). There were multiple Red necked Phalaropes, Stilt Sandpipers, Bairds, Pectorals, Both Yellowlegs, Least Sp, Sb dowitcher, Semipalmated Sp, one Sp Plover...also Red Headed Woopecker, Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle Iimm). But this is about as good as the shorebirding gets around here (the Crane Creek area on 30 is dried up) Warren Woessner --part1_34.3e3a1dc6.2c7a37b0_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HTMLFONT FACE=3Darial,helveticaFONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3DSANSSERIF FACE= =3DLucida Sans Unicode LANG=3D0I revisted this area Sat around noon and= there were still thousands of birds present:BR I saw all the ones listed , exept for Sol Sandpiper and Spotted Sp, plus Lon= g billed dowitcher amd Sanderling (1). There were multiple Red necked Phalar= opes, Stilt Sandpipers, Bairds, Pectorals, Both Yellowlegs, Least Sp, Sb dow= itcher, Semipalmated Sp, one Sp Plover...also Red Headed Woopecker, Peregrin= e Falcon, Bald Eagle Iimm). But this is about as good as the shorebirding ge= ts around here (the Crane Creek area on 30 is dried up)BR Warren Woessner/FONT/HTML --part1_34.3e3a1dc6.2c7a37b0_boundary--
[mou] Henslow's Sparrow/Summer Tanager refound
--part1_25.3befa618.2c4b05d2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Late this am (Sat) I went out to Murphy Hanrehan, and after I figured out how to find marker 31 on the riding/pet trails, I did refind the Henslow's sparrow as reported by Bob Williams on 7/16. It was tee'd up on a weekstalk about 50 feet to the south of the trail past marker 31, and singing. It's ventriloquistical voice had me looking right next to the trial for a while. To find marker 31, walk straight across the picnic grounds by the horse trial parking lot. You will see marker 30..bear left, up the hill until you see 31. Bear left at that fork and go about 100 yds. I then went in at marker 14, walked to 15 past a Scarlet Tanager toward 16 and refound the male Summer Tanager as described nicely byBob Dunlap on 7/1. It was circling the far end of the opening and was carrrying food, so it is nesting with some tanager, tho I did not see a female. Good birding Warren Woessner --part1_25.3befa618.2c4b05d2_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HTMLFONT FACE=3Darial,helveticaFONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3DSANSSERIF FACE= =3DLucida Sans Unicode LANG=3D0Late this am (Sat) I went out to Murphy=20= Hanrehan, and after I figured out how to find marker 31 on the riding/pet tr= ails, I did refind the Henslow's sparrow as reported by Bob Williams on 7/16= . It was tee'd up on a weekstalk about 50 feet to the south of the trail pas= t marker 31, and singing. It's ventriloquistical voice had me looking righ= t next to the trial for a while. To find marker 31, walk straight across the= picnic grounds by the horse trial parking lot. You will see marker 30..bear= left, up the hill until you see 31. Bear left at that fork and go about 100= yds.BR I then went in at marker 14, walked to 15 past a Scarlet Tanager toward 16 a= nd refound the male Summer Tanager as described nicely byBob Dunlap on 7/1.=20= It was circling the far end of the opening and was carrrying food, so it is=20= nesting with some tanager, tho I did not see a female.BR Good birdingBR Warren WoessnerBR /FONT/HTML --part1_25.3befa618.2c4b05d2_boundary--
