[mou-net] from MNDNR News Release :: webinar about American Kestrel with Kristin Hall AUG 7, 2024

[Gordon Andersson]

The webinar is 12:00 - 1:00.  You can register at the link below.  More info 
about her talk when you click the link

In a webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 7, Kristin Hall, DNR nongame wildlife program 
supervisor, will talk about DNR research on the American kestrel and 
crowd-sourced data that are being collected to advance the understanding of 
many small, yet highly mobile, wildlife species.
The Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series webinars are free and 
offered year-round, though registration is required. Visit the Outdoor Skills 
and Stewardship webpage of the Minnesota DNR 
website
 (mndnr.gov/discover) for the registration portal, more information about 
upcoming webinars and recordings of past webinars.
GAndersson
St Paul


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[mou-net] *Field Trip Opportunity - August 3rd, Bonanza Prairie SNA Bio Blitz

[Trey Weaver]

Hello everyone,

In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, this field 
trip will be surveying for avifauna alongside the DNR and other local 
naturalists at Bonanza Prairie SNA (24 miles Northwest of Ortonville in Big 
Stone County).  The trip leader (Jason Frank, jmfran...@gmail.com) will start 
at 9AM, but you are free to come and go as you please before or after this 
scheduled time.  This will also include the State Park sections of woods 
bordering the SNA proper, and is a great location for many breeding bird 
species and I often have territorial Eastern Screech-Owls when visiting this 
location.  One benefit of participating in a Bio Blitz is an opportunity to 
learn from naturalists of other disciplines to learn about geology, plants, 
mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians.  Our task will be to identify and 
count as many birds as we can.  There is no participant limit, however, your 
registration will be appreciated so that we know how many birders to expect.  
If you plan to attend, please register on the Signup Genius event 
page 
at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9AC2FA5FFCE9-50052760-bonanza#/

Best,

Trey Weaver
MOU Field Trip Coordinator






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Re: [mou-net] Racoons & their Friends ️

[Winter X]

I put a metal air duct around my 4x4 wooden pole , about 10 years ago .  Our 
small hobby farm is ‘’filled’’ with critters = we are on a pond and small lake 
— so , many nice critters to watch .  This has been very helpful in keeping 
raccoons and squirrels off a very nice feeder.   Our 150x50 foot garden has 4 
level electric fence and motion detector water cannon = keeps out deer,turkeys 
, squirrels, raccoons , opossums—-etc..  This year has been very active 
with many many active visitors… 
 The metal duct works … 
  Good Luck 劣
  Jack St. Ores 

> On Jul 28, 2024, at 11:47 AM, Michele Burlew 
> <4392ce9236e6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
> We found that PVC pipe slipped over the metal pole prevents squirrels and 
> raccoons from getting into our feeders. This pipe is 3 1/2 inches in 
> diameter. The feeder is attached with a plastic flange to a 4 1/2 inch PVC 
> pipe so that we can lift the feeder off the smaller PVC pipe to clean the 
> feeder. The larger pipe is about 2 feet in length. This has worked for 
> several years without any baffles or grease on the pipes.
> 
> Michele Burlew
> 
>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 6:11 AM, Dave Cunningham 
>> <[dave...@hotmail.com](mailto:On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 6:11 AM, Dave 
>> Cunningham < wrote:
>> 
>> I hope this is OK to post this question here.
>> 
>> I now have racoons that can climb around the squirrel baffles on my feeder 
>> posts. I've had these posts up for 6 Summers and now the racoons have 
>> figured out how to climb around the cones.
>> Other than bringing in the feeders every night, I'm not sure what else I can 
>> do!! Any suggestions would be welcome.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
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[mou-net] Thank you for all the advise - Raccoons in Bird Feeders

[Dave Cunningham]

Thank you for all the great suggestions.  I've purchased something and will 
install it this afternoon.

Thank you,

Dave



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Re: [mou-net] Racoons

[Michele Burlew]

We found that PVC pipe slipped over the metal pole prevents squirrels and 
raccoons from getting into our feeders. This pipe is 3 1/2 inches in diameter. 
The feeder is attached with a plastic flange to a 4 1/2 inch PVC pipe so that 
we can lift the feeder off the smaller PVC pipe to clean the feeder. The larger 
pipe is about 2 feet in length. This has worked for several years without any 
baffles or grease on the pipes.

Michele Burlew

On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 6:11 AM, Dave Cunningham 
<[dave...@hotmail.com](mailto:On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 6:11 AM, Dave Cunningham 
< wrote:

> I hope this is OK to post this question here.
>
> I now have racoons that can climb around the squirrel baffles on my feeder 
> posts. I've had these posts up for 6 Summers and now the racoons have figured 
> out how to climb around the cones.
> Other than bringing in the feeders every night, I'm not sure what else I can 
> do!! Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Dave
>
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Re: [mou-net] [EXTERNAL] Re: [mou-net] Racoons

[Henry, Michael R., M.D.]

I have used the long cylindrical baffles for several years after having the 
raccoons go right over the shorter ovoid ones from the Wild Bird store. After 
switching to the longer ones I never had a raccoon get around it

Mike Henry
Rochester

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 28, 2024, at 9:05 AM, Heins, Chad  wrote:
>
> While there are longer cylindrical baffles that are sold as raccoon baffles
> for poles, I did have one year where a raccoon was actually getting around
> it.  I watched one night as she scrunched her body up and then hugged the
> entire baffle and pushed with her hind feet to get to the feeder.  I was
> both impressed and dismayed.  Rather than allowing this raccoon to teach its
> relatives to do the same, I ended up live-trapping that raccoon and removing
> it from the area.  I have not had a raccoon issue since even though they are
> nightly visitors beneath the feeders.
>
> Chad Heins
> Mankato
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Michael Koutnik
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2024 9:36 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Racoons
>
> I, too, was plagued for years—over 10—in a constant battle with squirrels
> and, once overcoming squirrels, racoons. Enjoying a backyard with an
> elevation that flows down from one side of the house to the other, and
> mostly thick vegetation throughout, our back deck became the only feasible
> place to put a feeder, or at times, two. I solved the squirrel problem by
> placing a big can (available at most bird stores) on the poll that our
> feeder sat on. The shorter can (stores have a shorter and longer size), didn’t
> deter raccoons. Even with the longer can and a fairly tall shepherds hook
> they just shinny around the can (the bottom of which was too close
> vertically to the deck rail to deter them) and easily access the feeder.
>
> In almost sheer desperation about 3 years ago, I tried something simpler and
> that proved to be way more effective. I got a Vigoro 6ft heavy duty plant
> and garden stake from a local home store. This stake proved to be sturdy
> enough to support even a fairly heavy feeder, even extended away from the
> stake. I also bought the kind of plant hanger arm you can attach to a wall.
> I used wrought iron. It extends the feeder away from the stake about a foot.
> I mounted the plant hanger near the top of the plant stake. And then mounted
> the stake to one of the posts on our back deck. That also has the advantage
> of reducing sunflower seed hull mess on the deck. I placed the poll high
> enough so raccoons can’t reach the feeder. I secured the stake to the deck
> post with 2 pipe straps. That allows easy adjustment of the stake, and thus
> the height of the feeder. I can just barely reach out to hang the feeder at
> the end of the plant hanger without needing a stool or ladder. I did need to
> fashion a stiff hook to hang my feeder from. That makes it easy to place the
> feeder onto the plant hanger and slide it out to the end of the plant
> hanger. In just used an old coat hanger for that and cut and bent it to fit
> the feeder.
>
> Problem solved. Raccoons tried, still, to get at the feeder for a few weeks
> after I installed this solution. But I’ve had no critter problems since.
>
> Mike Koutnik
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 28, 2024, at 6:11 AM, Dave Cunningham  wrote:
>>
>> I hope this is OK to post this question here.
>>
>> I now have racoons that can climb around the squirrel baffles on my feeder
>> posts.  I've had these posts up for 6 Summers and now the racoons have
>> figured out how to climb around the cones.
>> Other than bringing in the feeders every night, I'm not sure what else I
>> can do!!  Any suggestions would be welcome.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> 
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Re: [mou-net] Racoons

[Heins, Chad]

While there are longer cylindrical baffles that are sold as raccoon baffles
for poles, I did have one year where a raccoon was actually getting around
it.  I watched one night as she scrunched her body up and then hugged the
entire baffle and pushed with her hind feet to get to the feeder.  I was
both impressed and dismayed.  Rather than allowing this raccoon to teach its
relatives to do the same, I ended up live-trapping that raccoon and removing
it from the area.  I have not had a raccoon issue since even though they are
nightly visitors beneath the feeders.

Chad Heins
Mankato

-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Michael Koutnik
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2024 9:36 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Racoons

I, too, was plagued for years—over 10—in a constant battle with squirrels
and, once overcoming squirrels, racoons. Enjoying a backyard with an
elevation that flows down from one side of the house to the other, and
mostly thick vegetation throughout, our back deck became the only feasible
place to put a feeder, or at times, two. I solved the squirrel problem by
placing a big can (available at most bird stores) on the poll that our
feeder sat on. The shorter can (stores have a shorter and longer size), didn’t
deter raccoons. Even with the longer can and a fairly tall shepherds hook
they just shinny around the can (the bottom of which was too close
vertically to the deck rail to deter them) and easily access the feeder.

In almost sheer desperation about 3 years ago, I tried something simpler and
that proved to be way more effective. I got a Vigoro 6ft heavy duty plant
and garden stake from a local home store. This stake proved to be sturdy
enough to support even a fairly heavy feeder, even extended away from the
stake. I also bought the kind of plant hanger arm you can attach to a wall.
I used wrought iron. It extends the feeder away from the stake about a foot.
I mounted the plant hanger near the top of the plant stake. And then mounted
the stake to one of the posts on our back deck. That also has the advantage
of reducing sunflower seed hull mess on the deck. I placed the poll high
enough so raccoons can’t reach the feeder. I secured the stake to the deck
post with 2 pipe straps. That allows easy adjustment of the stake, and thus
the height of the feeder. I can just barely reach out to hang the feeder at
the end of the plant hanger without needing a stool or ladder. I did need to
fashion a stiff hook to hang my feeder from. That makes it easy to place the
feeder onto the plant hanger and slide it out to the end of the plant
hanger. In just used an old coat hanger for that and cut and bent it to fit
the feeder.

Problem solved. Raccoons tried, still, to get at the feeder for a few weeks
after I installed this solution. But I’ve had no critter problems since.

Mike Koutnik

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 28, 2024, at 6:11 AM, Dave Cunningham  wrote:
>
> I hope this is OK to post this question here.
>
> I now have racoons that can climb around the squirrel baffles on my feeder
> posts.  I've had these posts up for 6 Summers and now the racoons have
> figured out how to climb around the cones.
> Other than bringing in the feeders every night, I'm not sure what else I
> can do!!  Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Dave
>
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Re: [mou-net] Racoons

[Birdnird57]

We’ve had inordinate numbers of raccoons this year too. Live trap with grape 
jelly and relocate to another farm. So the feeders come in every night. Orioles 
did not like the timed feeding and have moved on early. Been disappointing. 
Usually orioles stay for 2-3 clutches. Only one family this year. 

Charlene Nelson 
Grant County farm


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On Jul 28, 2024, at 9:36 AM, Michael Koutnik  wrote:

I, too, was plagued for years—over 10—in a constant battle with squirrels and, 
once overcoming squirrels, racoons. Enjoying a backyard with an elevation that 
flows down from one side of the house to the other, and mostly thick vegetation 
throughout, our back deck became the only feasible place to put a feeder, or at 
times, two. I solved the squirrel problem by placing a big can (available at 
most bird stores) on the poll that our feeder sat on. The shorter can (stores 
have a shorter and longer size), didn’t deter raccoons. Even with the longer 
can and a fairly tall shepherds hook they just shinny around the can (the 
bottom of which was too close vertically to the deck rail to deter them) and 
easily access the feeder.

In almost sheer desperation about 3 years ago, I tried something simpler and 
that proved to be way more effective. I got a Vigoro 6ft heavy duty plant and 
garden stake from a local home store. This stake proved to be sturdy enough to 
support even a fairly heavy feeder, even extended away from the stake. I also 
bought the kind of plant hanger arm you can attach to a wall. I used wrought 
iron. It extends the feeder away from the stake about a foot. I mounted the 
plant hanger near the top of the plant stake. And then mounted the stake to one 
of the posts on our back deck. That also has the advantage of reducing 
sunflower seed hull mess on the deck. I placed the poll high enough so raccoons 
can’t reach the feeder. I secured the stake to the deck post with 2 pipe 
straps. That allows easy adjustment of the stake, and thus the height of the 
feeder. I can just barely reach out to hang the feeder at the end of the plant 
hanger without needing a stool or ladder. I did need to fashion a stiff hook to 
hang my feeder from. That makes it easy to place the feeder onto the plant 
hanger and slide it out to the end of the plant hanger. In just used an old 
coat hanger for that and cut and bent it to fit the feeder.

Problem solved. Raccoons tried, still, to get at the feeder for a few weeks 
after I installed this solution. But I’ve had no critter problems since.

Mike Koutnik

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 28, 2024, at 6:11 AM, Dave Cunningham  wrote:
> 
> I hope this is OK to post this question here.
> 
> I now have racoons that can climb around the squirrel baffles on my feeder 
> posts.  I've had these posts up for 6 Summers and now the racoons have 
> figured out how to climb around the cones.
> Other than bringing in the feeders every night, I'm not sure what else I can 
> do!!  Any suggestions would be welcome.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Dave
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Racoons

[Michael Koutnik]

I, too, was plagued for years—over 10—in a constant battle with squirrels and, 
once overcoming squirrels, racoons. Enjoying a backyard with an elevation that 
flows down from one side of the house to the other, and mostly thick vegetation 
throughout, our back deck became the only feasible place to put a feeder, or at 
times, two. I solved the squirrel problem by placing a big can (available at 
most bird stores) on the poll that our feeder sat on. The shorter can (stores 
have a shorter and longer size), didn’t deter raccoons. Even with the longer 
can and a fairly tall shepherds hook they just shinny around the can (the 
bottom of which was too close vertically to the deck rail to deter them) and 
easily access the feeder. 

In almost sheer desperation about 3 years ago, I tried something simpler and 
that proved to be way more effective. I got a Vigoro 6ft heavy duty plant and 
garden stake from a local home store. This stake proved to be sturdy enough to 
support even a fairly heavy feeder, even extended away from the stake. I also 
bought the kind of plant hanger arm you can attach to a wall. I used wrought 
iron. It extends the feeder away from the stake about a foot. I mounted the 
plant hanger near the top of the plant stake. And then mounted the stake to one 
of the posts on our back deck. That also has the advantage of reducing 
sunflower seed hull mess on the deck. I placed the poll high enough so raccoons 
can’t reach the feeder. I secured the stake to the deck post with 2 pipe 
straps. That allows easy adjustment of the stake, and thus the height of the 
feeder. I can just barely reach out to hang the feeder at the end of the plant 
hanger without needing a stool or ladder. I did need to fashion a stiff hook to 
hang my feeder from. That makes it easy to place the feeder onto the plant 
hanger and slide it out to the end of the plant hanger. In just used an old 
coat hanger for that and cut and bent it to fit the feeder. 

Problem solved. Raccoons tried, still, to get at the feeder for a few weeks 
after I installed this solution. But I’ve had no critter problems since. 
 
Mike Koutnik

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 28, 2024, at 6:11 AM, Dave Cunningham  wrote:
> 
> I hope this is OK to post this question here.
> 
> I now have racoons that can climb around the squirrel baffles on my feeder 
> posts.  I've had these posts up for 6 Summers and now the racoons have 
> figured out how to climb around the cones.
> Other than bringing in the feeders every night, I'm not sure what else I can 
> do!!  Any suggestions would be welcome.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Dave
> 
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[mou-net] Racoons

[Dave Cunningham]

I hope this is OK to post this question here.

I now have racoons that can climb around the squirrel baffles on my feeder 
posts.  I've had these posts up for 6 Summers and now the racoons have figured 
out how to climb around the cones.
Other than bringing in the feeders every night, I'm not sure what else I can 
do!!  Any suggestions would be welcome.

Thank you,

Dave


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[mou-net] Baltimore Oriole

[Steve Wilson]

For the past three days we've had a first-year female Baltimore oriole visiting 
our feeder here in Isabella. This is unusual because they're almost unknown in 
Lake County in summer (there was one record in the five years of the breeding 
bird atlas, and that from the southern part of the county). Also odd is that 
it's eating sunflower seeds. It doesn't crack open the shell, but picks up the 
bits and pieces of seed left from the less fastidious diners like evening 
grosbeaks and purple finches. Have others had orioles eating seeds at their 
feeders in the past?


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Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird numbers/Monarchs

[Nina Hale]

Late to the party here, but related to Monarchs, I was in Mexico at their
wintering grounds this winter, and the numbers were down significantly
(about 40%). They vary greatly, but the decline was concerning. I also have
seen very few, and none in my yard. Last year I had lots of monarchs and
bumblebees. I'm glad to hear about so many people planting milkweed.

Up the upside, I am swamped with fledgling goldfinches. :D

Nina


Nina Hale (she/her/hers)
612-805-2071


I live on Dakota and Anishinaabe land


On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 3:44 PM linda whyte <
004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> In following the many posts regarding hummingbird numbers, it seems there's
> wide variation in the estimated counts, but some consensus about seeing
> lower numbers than usual. Given the recent chaotic weather patterns,
> perhaps the perceived decline reflects a change in the timing of the
> species activity, due to weather.
> It might be helpful to hear from some licensed hummingbird banders,
> especially any associated with the "Hummingbird Hurrah" in Henderson. It
> would also be good to know if the number of accidental hummingbird
> encounters by other banders is normal or not. Banders are not all be
> licensed to band them, but they still document the catch, and any
> information available from the extraction. (So far, all those I work with
> seem to have a normal number of 'catch and release'. but I don't personally
> keep count.)
>
> As for Monarch numbers, the same factors may be at play in their
> variability. I can only vouch for lower numbers in my home patch (15
> fostered earlier in summer, a long lull in sightings, a recent hatch of 4
> baby caterpillars and 2 or 3 eggs - less than half of my usual results).
>
> As Jason Frank suggests, there's a complex set of factors that may have
> negative impact on the numbers of migrators. The jury is still out on the
> actual cumulative effect of those variables. All we can do is keep the
> faith and try to mitigate those effects.
>
> Linda Whyte (St. Paul)
>
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[mou-net] International Owl Awareness Day celebration Monday, August 5

[Karla Bloem]

The International Owl Center is celebrating International Owl Awareness Day by 
offering free admission to all on Monday, August 5, thanks to sponsorship by 
Rushford State Bank. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Houston 
Community Food Shelf are welcomed. There will also be a variety of other 
owl-themed offerings at other businesses in Houston.

 

Visitors will be able to meet four or five live owls including a Barred Owl, 
Eastern Screech-Owl, Barn Owl, Great Horned Owl and potentially a Burrowing Owl 
(if she agrees to come to work that day!) The Owl Center will be open from 
10:00 – 5:00 and 30-minute long programs will be presented every hour on the 
hour from 11:00 – 4:00. Door prizes to help people live owl-friendly lives will 
be awarded throughout the day. Expect large crowds and some programs may be 
standing-room only (especially at 11:00).

 

International Owl Awareness Day shirts featuring 170 different words for “owl”, 
arranged in the shape of an owl, will be for sale or can be ordered online now. 
Owl City Cycles will have a drawing for a children’s owl-themed bike, River 
Valley Convenience Store will have owl-themed hand-dipped ice cream, Barista’s 
Coffee House will have owl-themed beverages, and JT’s Bar and Grill may also 
have a special for the day. You can take home children’s owl artwork from 
around the world that has been previously displayed at the Owl Center for a 
minimum $50 donation (on display at the “Owl House” at the Center’s future 
building site), and there will be a garage sale of all kinds of owl items at 
the Houston Nature Center.

 

For more information and the program schedule go to 
www.internationalowlcenter.org/owlawarenessday. 


Karla Bloem
International Owl Center
Houston, MN



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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[JUDY CHUCKER]

t;> >
> > > >> > > We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed
> > > and
> > > >> > > other natives for them to enjoy.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Charlene Nelson
> > > >> > > Grant County farm
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > > On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field <
> > > >> rebeccafiel...@gmail.com>
> > > >> > > wrote:
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we
> > have
> > > >> > planted
> > > >> > > > milkweed. Hope.
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > Becky Field
> > > >> > > > Orono
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
> > > >> > > > 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> > > >> > > >
> > > >> > > >> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their
> > > >> > > wintering
> > > >> > > >> forest. It's not just logging but also climate change. I'm
> > > planting
> > > >> > > >> milkweeds, anyway.
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> Tom Gilde
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann <
> > > >> > > jbaumann-...@outlook.com>
> > > >> > > >> wrote:
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is
> > > full
> > > >> of
> > > >> > > >> wild milkweed.
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
> > > >> > > >>> No monarchs. Troubling.
> > > >> > > >>>
> > > >> > > >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
> > > >> > > >> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu
> > >>
> > > >> > > >>> wrote:
> > > >> > > >>>
> > > >> > > >>>> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more
> > > struck
> > > >> by
> > > >> > a
> > > >> > > >>>> near-total absence of monarch butterflies. I successfully
> > > raised
> > > >> and
> > > >> > > >>>> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve
> > > only
> > > >> > found
> > > >> > > >> one
> > > >> > > >>>> caterpillar and seen one adult. I suspect the relentlessly
> > > rainy
> > > >> > > >> weather
> > > >> > > >>>> was hard on them. What are others’ thought?
> > > >> > > >>>> Jeffrey Saffle
> > > >> > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> > > >> > > >>>>
> > > >> > > >>>>> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank<
> > jmfran...@gmail.com
> > > >> > >  > > >> > > >> jmfran...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > > >> > > >>>>>
> > > >> > > >>>>> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird
> > all
> > > >> > summer
> > > >> > > >>>> long. I
> > > >> > > >>>>> only saw a few in the spring.
> > > >> > > >>>>>
> > > >> > > >>>>> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one
> > > >> around
> > > >> > > here
> > > >> > > >> is
> > > >> > > >>>>> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for
>

[mou-net] Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are OK

[Andy Forbes]

Questions/concerns about hummingbird and other bird populations are quite
common this time of year. Birds shift their distributions both between and
within years and it’s never a given that “your” birds will be in the same
yard/place every year. Birds move to where the resources are best in order
to maximize their survival. Post breeding, males leave pretty quickly and
natural nectar/food sources become more abundant, thus oftentimes meaning
less birds at feeders, at least in some areas.

The good news is that RT Hummingbird populations are just fine. North
American Breeding Bird Survey Data show an average 1.2% increase per year
since 1966 in Minnesota, so not a species to be concerned about.

On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM MOU-NET automatic digest system <
lists...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> There are 3 messages totaling 863 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
>   1. Ruby Throated Population (2)
>   2. the St Paul Audubon newsletter  June - July 2024
>
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>
> Date:Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:41:28 -0500
> From:Greg Seitz 
> Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population
>
> If I crunched the numbers correctly, eBird shows an ~ 9% decline in
> observed hummingbirds in Minnesota this year:
>
>- 2023, Jan 1 - July 22: 293
>- 2024, Jan 1 - July 22: 266
>
> Any real data scientists out there are welcome to check my math!
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Jason,
> > Do you have feeders up  - and  - if so, did you notice a drop in numbers
> of
> > birds at those feeders compared to previous years? When did the "drop"
> > occur?
> > Thanks for responding!
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 9:19 AM Jason Frank  wrote:
> >
> > > I would note that last year, in the Ortonville area, as far as I
> > observed,
> > > numbers were what I'd call "normal." Even during the periods when they
> > > hunted insects to feed nestlings, they'd still be seen around
> residential
> > > areas with gardens.
> > >
> > > This year, I never saw a single mating dance or territorial dispute
> > > between males, which have always been a regular sight in my yard.
> > >
> > > Jason Frank
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:23 PM Nancy Steinhauser <
> nancyhu...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Alex,
> > >> Did you have more in the Spring, did you notice?
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM Knopick, Alex <
> > >> alex.d.knop...@craig-hallum.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > We see 1-2 almost every evening at our feeder between 6-8pm,
> including
> > >> > tonight.
> > >> >
> > >> > Alex Knopick
> > >> > a...@craighallum.com
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Alex Knopick - Partner
> > >> > Managing Director - Investment Banking
> > >> > Craig-Hallum Capital Group
> > >> > M: 612-237-5281
> > >> > Work Text: 612-482-2583
> > >> > O: 612-334-6341
> > >> > a...@craighallum.com
> > >> >
> > >> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Nancy Steinhauser <
> nancyhu...@gmail.com>
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >  Thank you all for replying. This is very troubling.
> > >> > A lot of migrating hummingbirds got back here but what happened
> > >> afterwards?
> > >> > And the monarchs have been very few. Only a few caterpillars found
> on
> > >> many
> > >> > milkweed plants.
> > >> > Nancy
> > >> > Superior Highlands
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM Charlene Nelson <
> birdnir...@gmail.com
> > >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed
> > and
> > >> > > other natives for them to enjoy.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Charlene Nelson
> > >> > > Grant County farm
> > >> > >
> &g

Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Thanks, Greg, for the data.
Anyone putting out theories?  Weather?  Climate? Chemicals? Bird flu?
Thanks.
Nancy

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 10:51 AM Greg Seitz  wrote:

> If I crunched the numbers correctly, eBird shows an ~ 9% decline in
> observed hummingbirds in Minnesota this year:
>
>- 2023, Jan 1 - July 22: 293
>- 2024, Jan 1 - July 22: 266
>
> Any real data scientists out there are welcome to check my math!
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Jason,
> > Do you have feeders up  - and  - if so, did you notice a drop in numbers
> of
> > birds at those feeders compared to previous years? When did the "drop"
> > occur?
> > Thanks for responding!
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 9:19 AM Jason Frank  wrote:
> >
> > > I would note that last year, in the Ortonville area, as far as I
> > observed,
> > > numbers were what I'd call "normal." Even during the periods when they
> > > hunted insects to feed nestlings, they'd still be seen around
> residential
> > > areas with gardens.
> > >
> > > This year, I never saw a single mating dance or territorial dispute
> > > between males, which have always been a regular sight in my yard.
> > >
> > > Jason Frank
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:23 PM Nancy Steinhauser <
> nancyhu...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Alex,
> > >> Did you have more in the Spring, did you notice?
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM Knopick, Alex <
> > >> alex.d.knop...@craig-hallum.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > We see 1-2 almost every evening at our feeder between 6-8pm,
> including
> > >> > tonight.
> > >> >
> > >> > Alex Knopick
> > >> > a...@craighallum.com
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Alex Knopick - Partner
> > >> > Managing Director - Investment Banking
> > >> > Craig-Hallum Capital Group
> > >> > M: 612-237-5281
> > >> > Work Text: 612-482-2583
> > >> > O: 612-334-6341
> > >> > a...@craighallum.com
> > >> >
> > >> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Nancy Steinhauser <
> nancyhu...@gmail.com>
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >  Thank you all for replying. This is very troubling.
> > >> > A lot of migrating hummingbirds got back here but what happened
> > >> afterwards?
> > >> > And the monarchs have been very few. Only a few caterpillars found
> on
> > >> many
> > >> > milkweed plants.
> > >> > Nancy
> > >> > Superior Highlands
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM Charlene Nelson <
> birdnir...@gmail.com
> > >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed
> > and
> > >> > > other natives for them to enjoy.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Charlene Nelson
> > >> > > Grant County farm
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field <
> > >> rebeccafiel...@gmail.com>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we
> have
> > >> > planted
> > >> > > > milkweed. Hope.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Becky Field
> > >> > > > Orono
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
> > >> > > > 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their
> > >> > > wintering
> > >> > > >> forest. It's not just logging but also climate change. I'm
> > planting
> > >> > > >> milkweeds, anyway.
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> Tom Gilde
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> On Fri, 

[mou-net] the St Paul Audubon newsletter June - July 2024

[Gordon Andersson]

Bird people

This is the latest issue of The Cardinal.  I don't think it was distributed to 
the MOU list.  Many of the birding field trips are past, but some in August and 
Sept.  A lot of other content.  There is a video "From Bobolinks to Blue Jays" 
about Battle Creek Park in St Paul and Maplewood.  It explains the conservation 
issue of the adjacent grassland property that might be developed.  It is large 
enough to provide habitat for grassland species.  A bird survey there found 
several species of birds including State Endangered Henslow's Sparrow.
The cover story is about the 51st May Warbler Weekend.  Also there is a Birds 
and Beer in St Paul at Sweeney's with the dates for June/July/August.  
(Minneapolitans are welcome to cross the river.) Also good photos including a 
Cooper's Hawk with a Chipmunk. (So the accipiters are not exclusive bird 
eaters?)
Cardinal202406-20240524.pdf 
(saintpaulaudubon.org)

G Andersson
St Paul


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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Greg Seitz]

If I crunched the numbers correctly, eBird shows an ~ 9% decline in
observed hummingbirds in Minnesota this year:

   - 2023, Jan 1 - July 22: 293
   - 2024, Jan 1 - July 22: 266

Any real data scientists out there are welcome to check my math!

Greg


On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
wrote:

> Hi Jason,
> Do you have feeders up  - and  - if so, did you notice a drop in numbers of
> birds at those feeders compared to previous years? When did the "drop"
> occur?
> Thanks for responding!
>
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 9:19 AM Jason Frank  wrote:
>
> > I would note that last year, in the Ortonville area, as far as I
> observed,
> > numbers were what I'd call "normal." Even during the periods when they
> > hunted insects to feed nestlings, they'd still be seen around residential
> > areas with gardens.
> >
> > This year, I never saw a single mating dance or territorial dispute
> > between males, which have always been a regular sight in my yard.
> >
> > Jason Frank
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:23 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Alex,
> >> Did you have more in the Spring, did you notice?
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM Knopick, Alex <
> >> alex.d.knop...@craig-hallum.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > We see 1-2 almost every evening at our feeder between 6-8pm, including
> >> > tonight.
> >> >
> >> > Alex Knopick
> >> > a...@craighallum.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Alex Knopick - Partner
> >> > Managing Director - Investment Banking
> >> > Craig-Hallum Capital Group
> >> > M: 612-237-5281
> >> > Work Text: 612-482-2583
> >> > O: 612-334-6341
> >> > a...@craighallum.com
> >> >
> >> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Nancy Steinhauser 
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >  Thank you all for replying. This is very troubling.
> >> > A lot of migrating hummingbirds got back here but what happened
> >> afterwards?
> >> > And the monarchs have been very few. Only a few caterpillars found on
> >> many
> >> > milkweed plants.
> >> > Nancy
> >> > Superior Highlands
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM Charlene Nelson  >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed
> and
> >> > > other natives for them to enjoy.
> >> > >
> >> > > Charlene Nelson
> >> > > Grant County farm
> >> > >
> >> > > > On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field <
> >> rebeccafiel...@gmail.com>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we have
> >> > planted
> >> > > > milkweed. Hope.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Becky Field
> >> > > > Orono
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
> >> > > > 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their
> >> > > wintering
> >> > > >> forest. It's not just logging but also climate change. I'm
> planting
> >> > > >> milkweeds, anyway.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> Tom Gilde
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann <
> >> > > jbaumann-...@outlook.com>
> >> > > >> wrote:
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is
> full
> >> of
> >> > > >> wild milkweed.
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
> >> > > >>> No monarchs. Troubling.
> >> > > >>>
> >> > > >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
> >> > > >> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.

Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Hi Jason,
Do you have feeders up  - and  - if so, did you notice a drop in numbers of
birds at those feeders compared to previous years? When did the "drop"
occur?
Thanks for responding!

On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 9:19 AM Jason Frank  wrote:

> I would note that last year, in the Ortonville area, as far as I observed,
> numbers were what I'd call "normal." Even during the periods when they
> hunted insects to feed nestlings, they'd still be seen around residential
> areas with gardens.
>
> This year, I never saw a single mating dance or territorial dispute
> between males, which have always been a regular sight in my yard.
>
> Jason Frank
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:23 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
> wrote:
>
>> Alex,
>> Did you have more in the Spring, did you notice?
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM Knopick, Alex <
>> alex.d.knop...@craig-hallum.com> wrote:
>>
>> > We see 1-2 almost every evening at our feeder between 6-8pm, including
>> > tonight.
>> >
>> > Alex Knopick
>> > a...@craighallum.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Alex Knopick - Partner
>> > Managing Director - Investment Banking
>> > Craig-Hallum Capital Group
>> > M: 612-237-5281
>> > Work Text: 612-482-2583
>> > O: 612-334-6341
>> > a...@craighallum.com
>> >
>> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Nancy Steinhauser 
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >  Thank you all for replying. This is very troubling.
>> > A lot of migrating hummingbirds got back here but what happened
>> afterwards?
>> > And the monarchs have been very few. Only a few caterpillars found on
>> many
>> > milkweed plants.
>> > Nancy
>> > Superior Highlands
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM Charlene Nelson 
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed and
>> > > other natives for them to enjoy.
>> > >
>> > > Charlene Nelson
>> > > Grant County farm
>> > >
>> > > > On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field <
>> rebeccafiel...@gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we have
>> > planted
>> > > > milkweed. Hope.
>> > > >
>> > > > Becky Field
>> > > > Orono
>> > > >
>> > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
>> > > > 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their
>> > > wintering
>> > > >> forest. It's not just logging but also climate change. I'm planting
>> > > >> milkweeds, anyway.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Tom Gilde
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann <
>> > > jbaumann-...@outlook.com>
>> > > >> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full
>> of
>> > > >> wild milkweed.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
>> > > >>> No monarchs. Troubling.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
>> > > >> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu>>
>> > > >>> wrote:
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck
>> by
>> > a
>> > > >>>> near-total absence of monarch butterflies. I successfully raised
>> and
>> > > >>>> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only
>> > found
>> > > >> one
>> > > >>>> caterpillar and seen one adult. I suspect the relentlessly rainy
>> > > >> weather
>> > > >>>> was hard on them. What are others’ thought?
>> > > >>>> Jeffrey Saffle
>> > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone
>> > > >>>>
&

Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

[Tom Gilde]

I don’t know when your bluebird started laying but it’s at least possible that 
she hasn’t finished laying them - the bluebirds nesting in the boxes that I 
monitor in a state park usually don’t start incubating until the female’s laid 
five eggs.  Purely anecdotal observation on my part.

Tom Gilde

> On Jul 20, 2024, at 11:41 AM, Rebecca Field  wrote:
> 
> We had a pair of Eastern Bluebirds in a box on our hillside. Then suddenly
> they weren’t showing up anymore. I checked the box yesterday and there was
> a bluebird nest with 4 incubated blue eggs in it. The same thing happened
> with our Tree Swallows. They claimed their box in the prairie, and when I
> checked it yesterday, there was a nest with an unincubated egg in it but
> the nest was invaded with ants. I don’t know when the ants showed up -
> before or after the swallows left.
> 
> We have the usual helicopter drop pellets over our marsh on the northwest
> end of Long Lake every summer. I’m wondering if the birds have been
> poisoned. Or if the severe weather events had anything to do with their
> departure.
> 
> Where is Rachel Carson when we need her?
> 
> Becky Field
> 
>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 10:43 AM Sue Keator 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 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.
> 
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[mou-net] Hummingbird numbers/Monarchs

[linda whyte]

In following the many posts regarding hummingbird numbers, it seems there's
wide variation in the estimated counts, but some consensus about seeing
lower numbers than usual. Given the recent chaotic weather patterns,
perhaps the perceived decline reflects a change in the timing of the
species activity, due to weather.
It might be helpful to hear from some licensed hummingbird banders,
especially any associated with the "Hummingbird Hurrah" in Henderson. It
would also be good to know if the number of accidental hummingbird
encounters by other banders is normal or not. Banders are not all be
licensed to band them, but they still document the catch, and any
information available from the extraction. (So far, all those I work with
seem to have a normal number of 'catch and release'. but I don't personally
keep count.)

As for Monarch numbers, the same factors may be at play in their
variability. I can only vouch for lower numbers in my home patch (15
fostered earlier in summer, a long lull in sightings, a recent hatch of 4
baby caterpillars and 2 or 3 eggs - less than half of my usual results).

As Jason Frank suggests, there's a complex set of factors that may have
negative impact on the numbers of migrators. The jury is still out on the
actual cumulative effect of those variables. All we can do is keep the
faith and try to mitigate those effects.

Linda Whyte (St. Paul)


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[mou-net] Bike & Bird Sherburne Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Aug 4

[MOU]

(Posted by David Blaney  via moumn.org)

I hope okay to post this here; I want to get the word out beyond Saint Paul.

Bike & Bird – Sherburne NWR Prairie’s Edge Wildlife Drive

Discover the fun of birding from a bicycle on the gravel road of the 
Prairie’s Edge 
Wildlife Drive, seven miles (road shared with cars, ground squirrels and 
turtles).  

Landscape includes wetlands, grassland and wooded/shrubby areas.  A hybrid or 
street bike that can handle gravel roads, or a mountain bike, is recommended 
(racing style, skinny tires probably not best here).

This is an easy, mostly level, graded seven-mile route with good visibility. As 
group 
will hear and see many birds, riding pace is relaxed. Birders and bicyclists of 
all 
levels, including newbies, very welcome to join.

https://saintpaulaudubon.org/event/bike-bird-sherburne-nwr-prairies-edge-
wildlife-drive/


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[mou-net] From Eagan.. Great emails

[Jan Uden]

We have just our typical 1 or 2 infrequent visitors/hummingbirds.

Also, always appreciate the location mentioned on emails.

Jan


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Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

[Rebecca Field]

We had a pair of Eastern Bluebirds in a box on our hillside. Then suddenly
they weren’t showing up anymore. I checked the box yesterday and there was
a bluebird nest with 4 incubated blue eggs in it. The same thing happened
with our Tree Swallows. They claimed their box in the prairie, and when I
checked it yesterday, there was a nest with an unincubated egg in it but
the nest was invaded with ants. I don’t know when the ants showed up -
before or after the swallows left.

We have the usual helicopter drop pellets over our marsh on the northwest
end of Long Lake every summer. I’m wondering if the birds have been
poisoned. Or if the severe weather events had anything to do with their
departure.

Where is Rachel Carson when we need her?

Becky Field

On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 10:43 AM Sue Keator 
wrote:

> 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.
> > > >
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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] Ruby Throated Population

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Alex,
Did you have more in the Spring, did you notice?

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM Knopick, Alex <
alex.d.knop...@craig-hallum.com> wrote:

> We see 1-2 almost every evening at our feeder between 6-8pm, including
> tonight.
>
> Alex Knopick
> a...@craighallum.com
>
>
>
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> Managing Director - Investment Banking
> Craig-Hallum Capital Group
> M: 612-237-5281
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> O: 612-334-6341
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>
> On Jul 19, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Nancy Steinhauser 
> wrote:
>
>  Thank you all for replying. This is very troubling.
> A lot of migrating hummingbirds got back here but what happened afterwards?
> And the monarchs have been very few. Only a few caterpillars found on many
> milkweed plants.
> Nancy
> Superior Highlands
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM Charlene Nelson 
> wrote:
>
> > We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed and
> > other natives for them to enjoy.
> >
> > Charlene Nelson
> > Grant County farm
> >
> > > On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we have
> planted
> > > milkweed. Hope.
> > >
> > > Becky Field
> > > Orono
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
> > > 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their
> > wintering
> > >> forest. It's not just logging but also climate change. I'm planting
> > >> milkweeds, anyway.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Tom Gilde
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann <
> > jbaumann-...@outlook.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
> > >>
> > >> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of
> > >> wild milkweed.
> > >>
> > >> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
> > >>> No monarchs. Troubling.
> > >>>
> > >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
> > >> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu>>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by
> a
> > >>>> near-total absence of monarch butterflies. I successfully raised and
> > >>>> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only
> found
> > >> one
> > >>>> caterpillar and seen one adult. I suspect the relentlessly rainy
> > >> weather
> > >>>> was hard on them. What are others’ thought?
> > >>>> Jeffrey Saffle
> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank >  > >> jmfran...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all
> summer
> > >>>> long. I
> > >>>>> only saw a few in the spring.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around
> > here
> > >> is
> > >>>>> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything
> else,
> > >>>>> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy
> > that
> > >>>>> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town
> once
> > a
> > >>>> week
> > >>>>> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers
> > and
> > >>>>> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are
> plenty
> > >> of
> > >>>>> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and
> > >> ravines. I
> > >>>>> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I
> > haven't
> > >>>> seen
> > >>>>> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole
> cumulative
> > >>>> effect
> > >>>>> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird
> > flu,
> > >>>>> which I'd imagin

Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Pat,
According to the journals I keep, the numbers that left last year (from up
here - about 15 miles inland from Lake Superior above Two Harbors) were
astounding.  Over 30 birds were here at the end of July, maybe more.
Most adult males left first in mid-to-late August.  But the adult female
and fledglings all gradually decreased until Sep 16th, the last day they
were here.  That was all "normal" for this spot, based on past data.
I had drier weather than usual (that grew to "drought" over the winter) in
the late summer but nothing I haven't had before.
Thanks for the response.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 8:06 PM  wrote:

> This article is interesting and addresses why hummingbird populations may
> be decreasing. I only have one feeder at my Eagan home and have never had
> large numbers. I'm seeing activity comparable to past years. However, last
> fall the number of migrating hummingbirds passing through Longfellow
> Gardens in Minneapolis seemed way down. I thought it might be the drought
> and the really hot weather we had during the late summer/early fall. I'm
> hoping that was an aberration.
>
>
> https://www.hummingbird101.com/what-has-happened-to-all-the-hummingbirds-this-year/
>
> Pat Wolesky
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Nancy
> Steinhauser
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 7:34 PM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers
>
> 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] Ruby Throated Population

[Knopick, Alex]

We see 1-2 almost every evening at our feeder between 6-8pm, including tonight.

Alex Knopick
a...@craighallum.com



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On Jul 19, 2024, at 7:56 PM, Nancy Steinhauser  wrote:

 Thank you all for replying. This is very troubling.
A lot of migrating hummingbirds got back here but what happened afterwards?
And the monarchs have been very few. Only a few caterpillars found on many
milkweed plants.
Nancy
Superior Highlands


On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM Charlene Nelson 
wrote:

> We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed and
> other natives for them to enjoy.
>
> Charlene Nelson
> Grant County farm
>
> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field 
> wrote:
> >
> > I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we have planted
> > milkweed. Hope.
> >
> > Becky Field
> > Orono
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
> > 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their
> wintering
> >> forest. It's not just logging but also climate change. I'm planting
> >> milkweeds, anyway.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tom Gilde
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann <
> jbaumann-...@outlook.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
> >>
> >> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of
> >> wild milkweed.
> >>
> >> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
> >>> No monarchs. Troubling.
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
> >> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
> >>>> near-total absence of monarch butterflies. I successfully raised and
> >>>> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found
> >> one
> >>>> caterpillar and seen one adult. I suspect the relentlessly rainy
> >> weather
> >>>> was hard on them. What are others’ thought?
> >>>> Jeffrey Saffle
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank  >> jmfran...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer
> >>>> long. I
> >>>>> only saw a few in the spring.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around
> here
> >> is
> >>>>> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
> >>>>> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy
> that
> >>>>> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once
> a
> >>>> week
> >>>>> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers
> and
> >>>>> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty
> >> of
> >>>>> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and
> >> ravines. I
> >>>>> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I
> haven't
> >>>> seen
> >>>>> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative
> >>>> effect
> >>>>> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird
> flu,
> >>>>> which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in
> close
> >>>>> proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain
> >>>> during
> >>>>> nesting season probably didn't help, either.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jason Frank
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser <
> >> nancyhu...@gmail.com<mailto:nancyhu...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.
> >>>> From a
> >>>>>> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the fee

Re: [mou-net] Hummer #s

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Oh dear.  Mine disappeared in June, before the hot heat.
I clean and change food every 2-3 days.  In past years, all 4 feeders would
be empty when I got home from work.
Now the sugar water is hardly going down, due to lack of birds.
How many did you usually get in the spring and did they all stick around
until the hot spell?
Thanks.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:39 AM M. L. Munn  wrote:

> I have become addicted to feeding large numbers of hummers & poof, they
> just disappeared with the 90 degree temps last week.
> I was afraid I poisoned them somehow even tho they clean out the feeders
> quickly & I wash/rinse every time they are filled.
> I wondered if with the heat the mix should be more dilute? which I am
> currently trying
> I still have around 10 & caught a glimpse of an apparent mating a couple
> days ago
>
> The basswoods are blooming so who knowa
> Carlton County
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Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

[Pat Wolesky]

This article is interesting and addresses why hummingbird populations may be 
decreasing. I only have one feeder at my Eagan home and have never had large 
numbers. I'm seeing activity comparable to past years. However, last fall the 
number of migrating hummingbirds passing through Longfellow Gardens in 
Minneapolis seemed way down. I thought it might be the drought and the really 
hot weather we had during the late summer/early fall. I'm hoping that was an 
aberration.

https://www.hummingbird101.com/what-has-happened-to-all-the-hummingbirds-this-year/

Pat Wolesky
-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Nancy Steinhauser
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 7:34 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

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] MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Steve,
So in Isabella they disappeared?  I'm about 15 miles inland from Two
Harbors and numbers dropped to maybe 3 or 4 after having dozens arrive.
More now because babies have fledged but not a lot.  Not even a dozen.
Has anyone developed theories as to why?  Especially up here?

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 11:18 AM Steve Weston  wrote:

> We do not have many hummers coming to our feeders, but just by the draw
> down of the syrup, it is better than recent years.
> Steve Weston
> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
> swesto...@gmail.com
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:28 AM Susan Hartley 
> wrote:
>
> > I’m still seeing quite a few hummingbirds at our feeders, I think about
> > normal for this time of year.
> > We have two feeders, one on west & one south of the house. See more birds
> > at the west one, closest to trees and shrubs - almost always there’s at
> > least one bird there, and usually three. At the south one, we’re also
> still
> > seeing a hummingbird there within a minute or two of watching. Sometimes
> > male; more of them are female.
> >
> >
> > Susan Hartley
> > 763-479-0719
> > hartleysusan...@gmail.com
> >
> > > On Jul 19, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Steve Wilson 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Nancy, we had the same thing happen here in Isabella, 23 miles inland
> > from the Shore. We started out in may with two or three, normal for us,
> but
> > since then they've disappeared altogether. I'm putting out a different
> > hummingbird mix today, but your experience makes me wonder if it will
> make
> > a difference.
> > > Steve Wilson
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of MOU-NET
> > automatic digest system
> > > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 12:00 AM
> > > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)
> > >
> > > There are 4 messages totaling 218 lines in this issue.
> > >
> > > Topics of the day:
> > >
> > >  1. Ruby Throated Population (4)
> > >
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> > > --
> > >
> > > Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:36:14 -0500
> > > From:Nancy Steinhauser 
> > > Subject: Ruby Throated Population
> > >
> > > Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.
> From
> > a great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> > ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less
> than a
> > dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> > > Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> > have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> > disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> > flu.
> > > We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> > rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> > previous wet summers.
> > > Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up
> for
> > over
> > > 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > Nancy in Superior Highlands
> > >
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> > >
> > > Date:Fri, 19 Jul 2024 03:14:53 +
> > > From:Kathryn Rudd 
> > > Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population
> > >
> > > I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and
> > garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with
> > bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are
> > spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> > > It’s heartbreaking.
> > > Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
&

Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Thank you all for replying.  This is very troubling.
A lot of migrating hummingbirds got back here but what happened afterwards?
And the monarchs have been very few.  Only a few caterpillars found on many
milkweed plants.
Nancy
Superior Highlands


On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM Charlene Nelson 
wrote:

> We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed and
> other natives for them to enjoy.
>
> Charlene Nelson
> Grant County farm
>
> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field 
> wrote:
> >
> > I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we have planted
> > milkweed. Hope.
> >
> > Becky Field
> > Orono
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
> > 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their
> wintering
> >> forest.  It's not just logging but also climate change.  I'm planting
> >> milkweeds, anyway.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tom Gilde
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann <
> jbaumann-...@outlook.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
> >>
> >> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of
> >> wild milkweed.
> >>
> >> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
> >>> No monarchs. Troubling.
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
> >> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
> >>>> near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and
> >>>> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found
> >> one
> >>>> caterpillar and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy
> >> weather
> >>>> was hard on them.  What are others’ thought?
> >>>> Jeffrey Saffle
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank  >> jmfran...@gmail.com>>  wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer
> >>>> long. I
> >>>>> only saw a few in the spring.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around
> here
> >> is
> >>>>> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
> >>>>> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy
> that
> >>>>> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once
> a
> >>>> week
> >>>>> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers
> and
> >>>>> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty
> >> of
> >>>>> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and
> >> ravines. I
> >>>>> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I
> haven't
> >>>> seen
> >>>>> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative
> >>>> effect
> >>>>> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird
> flu,
> >>>>> which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in
> close
> >>>>> proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain
> >>>> during
> >>>>> nesting season probably didn't help, either.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jason Frank
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser <
> >> nancyhu...@gmail.com<mailto:nancyhu...@gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.
> >>>> From a
> >>>>>> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows
> >> the
> >>>>>> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less
> >>>> than a
> >>>>>> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have
> fledged.
> >>>>>> Neighbors and co-workers

Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Charlene Nelson]

We have very few butterflies, and we have an abundance of milkweed and other 
natives for them to enjoy.

Charlene Nelson
Grant County farm

> On Jul 19, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Rebecca Field  wrote:
> 
> I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we have planted
> milkweed. Hope.
> 
> Becky Field
> Orono
> 
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
> 2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
>> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their wintering
>> forest.  It's not just logging but also climate change.  I'm planting
>> milkweeds, anyway.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tom Gilde
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
>> 
>> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of
>> wild milkweed.
>> 
>> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
>>> No monarchs. Troubling.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
>> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu>>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
>>>> near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and
>>>> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found
>> one
>>>> caterpillar and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy
>> weather
>>>> was hard on them.  What are others’ thought?
>>>> Jeffrey Saffle
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank> jmfran...@gmail.com>>  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer
>>>> long. I
>>>>> only saw a few in the spring.
>>>>> 
>>>>> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here
>> is
>>>>> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
>>>>> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
>>>>> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a
>>>> week
>>>>> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
>>>>> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty
>> of
>>>>> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and
>> ravines. I
>>>>> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't
>>>> seen
>>>>> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative
>>>> effect
>>>>> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
>>>>> which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
>>>>> proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain
>>>> during
>>>>> nesting season probably didn't help, either.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jason Frank
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser <
>> nancyhu...@gmail.com<mailto:nancyhu...@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.
>>>> From a
>>>>>> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows
>> the
>>>>>> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less
>>>> than a
>>>>>> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
>>>>>> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two
>> Harbors)
>>>>>> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
>>>>>> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about
>> bird
>>>>>> flu.
>>>>>> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
>>>>>> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders
>> in
>>>>>> previous wet summers.
>>>>>> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up
>> for
>>>>>> over
>>>>>> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>

Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Rebecca Field]

I just saw a single Monarch in our hillside prairie where we have planted
milkweed. Hope.

Becky Field
Orono

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Tom Gilde <
2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their wintering
> forest.  It's not just logging but also climate change.  I'm planting
> milkweeds, anyway.
>
>
>
> Tom Gilde
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann 
> wrote:
>
>
> To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu
>
> I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of
> wild milkweed.
>
> On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
> > No monarchs. Troubling.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle<
> jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu<mailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
> >> near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and
> >> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found
> one
> >> caterpillar and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy
> weather
> >> was hard on them.  What are others’ thought?
> >> Jeffrey Saffle
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank jmfran...@gmail.com>>  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer
> >> long. I
> >>> only saw a few in the spring.
> >>>
> >>> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here
> is
> >>> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
> >>> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
> >>> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a
> >> week
> >>> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
> >>> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty
> of
> >>> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and
> ravines. I
> >>> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't
> >> seen
> >>> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative
> >> effect
> >>> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
> >>> which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
> >>> proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain
> >> during
> >>> nesting season probably didn't help, either.
> >>>
> >>> Jason Frank
> >>>
> >>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser <
> nancyhu...@gmail.com<mailto:nancyhu...@gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.
> >>  From a
> >>>> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows
> the
> >>>> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less
> >> than a
> >>>> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> >>>> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two
> Harbors)
> >>>> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> >>>> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about
> bird
> >>>> flu.
> >>>> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> >>>> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders
> in
> >>>> previous wet summers.
> >>>> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up
> for
> >>>> over
> >>>> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> >>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>> Nancy in Superior Highlands
> >>>>
> >>>> 
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> >> social
> >>>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Tom Gilde]

One of the profound threats to Monarchs is the decline of their wintering 
forest.  It's not just logging but also climate change.  I'm planting 
milkweeds, anyway.



Tom Gilde


On Fri, 19 Jul, 2024 at 2:41 PM, Jeanne Baumann  
wrote:
 

To: mou-net@lists.umn.edu

I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of 
wild milkweed.

On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:
> No monarchs. Troubling.
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey 
> Safflemailto:jeffrey.saf...@hsc.utah.edu>>
> wrote:
>
>> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
>> near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and
>> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found one
>> caterpillar and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy weather
>> was hard on them.  What are others’ thought?
>> Jeffrey Saffle
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason 
>>> Frankmailto:jmfran...@gmail.com>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer
>> long. I
>>> only saw a few in the spring.
>>>
>>> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here is
>>> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
>>> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
>>> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a
>> week
>>> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
>>> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty of
>>> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and ravines. I
>>> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't
>> seen
>>> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative
>> effect
>>> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
>>> which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
>>> proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain
>> during
>>> nesting season probably didn't help, either.
>>>
>>> Jason Frank
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
>>>> mailto:nancyhu...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.
>>  From a
>>>> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
>>>> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less
>> than a
>>>> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
>>>> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
>>>> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
>>>> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
>>>> flu.
>>>> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
>>>> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
>>>> previous wet summers.
>>>> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
>>>> over
>>>> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>>>>
>>>> 
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Re: [mou-net] Hummer #s

[Kathryn Rudd]

Thank you, All MOU contributors for your input! It does my heart good to read 
that some of you do have healthy hummers. I must add to one member’s report 
that the Orioles have disappeared from our neighborhood the past month and a 
half. And the Red Wing Blackbirds are no longer heard at our pond.  We do hear 
cardinals, a wren, robin, Great Horned Owl pair for the first time in 2 years, 
and dozens of crows congregating making a racket almost daily. Weirdly enough, 
our big pond is really full, but not one of the usual Canada Geese have been on 
the water or anywhere near it for weeks.
Also, I've only seen a few small moths flitting around. No butterflies this 
summer. 梁
Kathryn Rudd, Eagan

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From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of M. L. Munn 

Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 10:39:24 AM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Subject: [mou-net] Hummer #s

I have become addicted to feeding large numbers of hummers & poof, they
just disappeared with the 90 degree temps last week.
I was afraid I poisoned them somehow even tho they clean out the feeders
quickly & I wash/rinse every time they are filled.
I wondered if with the heat the mix should be more dilute? which I am
currently trying
I still have around 10 & caught a glimpse of an apparent mating a couple
days ago

The basswoods are blooming so who knowa
Carlton County


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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Jeanne Baumann]

I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of 
wild milkweed.

Jeanne Baumann, west Como Park area of St. Paul



On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:

No monarchs. Troubling.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey 
Saffle

wrote:


We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and
released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only 
found one
caterpillar and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy 
weather

was hard on them.  What are others’ thought?
Jeffrey Saffle
Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank  wrote:

I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer

long. I

only saw a few in the spring.

There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around 
here is

spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a

week
to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers 
and
lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are 
plenty of
flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and 
ravines. I

too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't

seen

a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative

effect
of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird 
flu,
which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in 
close

proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain

during

nesting season probably didn't help, either.

Jason Frank

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser 

wrote:

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.

 From a
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who 
knows the

ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less

than a
dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have 
fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two 
Harbors)

have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
disappear early to mid-June and have not returned. Wondering about 
bird

flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to 
feeders in

previous wet summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going 
up for

over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Jeanne Baumann]

I've seen one single monarch - just yesterday. And my yard is full of 
wild milkweed.


On 7/19/2024 12:22 PM, Missy Bowen wrote:

No monarchs. Troubling.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle
wrote:


We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and
released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found one
caterpillar and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy weather
was hard on them.  What are others’ thought?
Jeffrey Saffle
Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank  wrote:

I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer

long. I

only saw a few in the spring.

There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here is
spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a

week

to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty of
flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and ravines. I
too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't

seen

a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative

effect

of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain

during

nesting season probably didn't help, either.

Jason Frank


On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
 From a

great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less

than a

dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
previous wet summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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[mou-net] Fwd: Minnesota Global Birders, online: Cuba

[Stephen Greenfield]

In the upcoming virtual meeting of the "Minnesota global birders" group,
Jennie McNicoll will give a presentation about her trip to Cuba with seven
other Minnesota birders (plus a few others). The tour focused on Cuba's 22
endemics, plus regional Caribbean endemics and other Neotropical species,
but also found time to experience the country's wonderful people, music,
and culture.

Tuesday. July 30th, from 7 to 9 pm CT.

You can get more information and register for the presentation with
Eventbrite at one of the links below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cuban-birds-culture-and-music-with-jennie-mcnicoll-tickets-948612354087
or
tinyurl.com/globalbirding68

After you register, you will receive instructions on how to connect to the
Zoom session, and reminder emails afterwards.
-- 
Stephen Greenfield
Minneapolis


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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Missy Bowen]

No monarchs. Troubling.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 12:17 PM Jeffrey Saffle 
wrote:

> We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a
> near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and
> released 16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found one
> caterpillar and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy weather
> was hard on them.  What are others’ thought?
> Jeffrey Saffle
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank  wrote:
> >
> > I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer
> long. I
> > only saw a few in the spring.
> >
> > There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here is
> > spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
> > though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
> > employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a
> week
> > to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
> > lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty of
> > flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and ravines. I
> > too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't
> seen
> > a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative
> effect
> > of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
> > which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
> > proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain
> during
> > nesting season probably didn't help, either.
> >
> > Jason Frank
> >
> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser  >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.
> From a
> >> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> >> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less
> than a
> >> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> >> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> >> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> >> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> >> flu.
> >> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> >> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> >> previous wet summers.
> >> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> >> over
> >> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> Nancy in Superior Highlands
> >>
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Jeffrey Saffle]

We have a few hummers here in Lake Elmo but I’m much more struck by a 
near-total absence of monarch butterflies.  I successfully raised and released 
16 monarchs in June/early July but since then I’ve only found one caterpillar 
and seen one adult.  I suspect the relentlessly rainy weather was hard on them. 
 What are others’ thought?
Jeffrey Saffle
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 19, 2024, at 11:27 AM, Jason Frank  wrote:
> 
> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer long. I
> only saw a few in the spring.
> 
> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here is
> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a week
> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty of
> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and ravines. I
> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't seen
> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative effect
> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
> which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
> proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain during
> nesting season probably didn't help, either.
> 
> Jason Frank
> 
>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
>> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
>> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
>> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
>> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
>> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
>> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
>> flu.
>> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
>> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
>> previous wet summers.
>> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
>> over
>> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>> 
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Kara Snow]

I'll hop on this tread to also say I have had surprisingly few hummingbirds
in my yard/feeder this year.
(Minneapolis)

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 11:26 AM Jason Frank  wrote:

> I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer long. I
> only saw a few in the spring.
>
> There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here is
> spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
> though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
> employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a week
> to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
> lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty of
> flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and ravines. I
> too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't seen
> a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative effect
> of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
> which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
> proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain during
> nesting season probably didn't help, either.
>
> Jason Frank
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
> wrote:
>
> > Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From
> a
> > great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> > ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less
> than a
> > dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> > Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> > have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> > disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> > flu.
> > We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> > rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> > previous wet summers.
> > Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> > over
> > 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Nancy in Superior Highlands
> >
> > 
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-- 
*Kara G. Snow, MSc.*
Avian Ecology Lab- NRRI, Duluth
University of Minnesota-Duluth


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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Paul Worwa]

We did not have our usual numbers of migrating HB this spring. Numbers were 
down, and we only have one pair nesting near our Chanhassen home instead of two 
pairs , as during a normal year. Not very scientific, but numbers do seem to be 
down somewhat this year for some reason.

Paul Worwa, P.E.
Allan Mechanical
612 – 490 - 2639

-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Nancy Steinhauser
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a 
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the ones I 
didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, and 
that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) have 
reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to disappear 
early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the rain.  
But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in previous wet 
summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Jason Frank]

I'm in Ortonville, and haven't seen a single hummingbird all summer long. I
only saw a few in the spring.

There are no Japanese Beetles this far west yet, so no one around here is
spraying for them. Plenty of people are spraying for everything else,
though. Ortonville is governed by the type of 20th Century idiocy that
employs a municipal mosquito spray truck which circles the town once a week
to kill every flying insect in its path (can't have all dem golfers and
lakeshore dwellers gettin all itchy, don't ya know). There are plenty of
flowers around town, and good nesting habitat in the parks and ravines. I
too am noticing low numbers of Barn and Tree Swallows... and I haven't seen
a Kestrel since April. At this point, it could be a whole cumulative effect
of climate, over-spraying and insect population collapse, and bird flu,
which I'd imagine could spread to hummers if their feeders are in close
proximity to seed and suet feeders. All those storms and heavy rain during
nesting season probably didn't help, either.

Jason Frank

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
wrote:

> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> previous wet summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>
> 
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Re: [mou-net] MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

[Steve Weston]

We do not have many hummers coming to our feeders, but just by the draw
down of the syrup, it is better than recent years.
Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:28 AM Susan Hartley 
wrote:

> I’m still seeing quite a few hummingbirds at our feeders, I think about
> normal for this time of year.
> We have two feeders, one on west & one south of the house. See more birds
> at the west one, closest to trees and shrubs - almost always there’s at
> least one bird there, and usually three. At the south one, we’re also still
> seeing a hummingbird there within a minute or two of watching. Sometimes
> male; more of them are female.
>
>
> Susan Hartley
> 763-479-0719
> hartleysusan...@gmail.com
>
> > On Jul 19, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Steve Wilson 
> wrote:
> >
> > Nancy, we had the same thing happen here in Isabella, 23 miles inland
> from the Shore. We started out in may with two or three, normal for us, but
> since then they've disappeared altogether. I'm putting out a different
> hummingbird mix today, but your experience makes me wonder if it will make
> a difference.
> > Steve Wilson
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of MOU-NET
> automatic digest system
> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 12:00 AM
> > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)
> >
> > There are 4 messages totaling 218 lines in this issue.
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> >
> >  1. Ruby Throated Population (4)
> >
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> >
> > Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:36:14 -0500
> > From:Nancy Steinhauser 
> > Subject: Ruby Throated Population
> >
> > Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From
> a great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> > Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> flu.
> > We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> previous wet summers.
> > Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> over
> > 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Nancy in Superior Highlands
> >
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> > --
> >
> > Date:Fri, 19 Jul 2024 03:14:53 +
> > From:Kathryn Rudd 
> > Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population
> >
> > I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and
> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with
> bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are
> spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> > It’s heartbreaking.
> > Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
> >
> > Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> 
> > From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy
> Steinhauser 
> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
> > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
> > Subject: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
> >
> > Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From
> a great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> > Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid

Re: [mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

[Rebecca Field]

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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[mou-net] Hummer #s

[M. L. Munn]

I have become addicted to feeding large numbers of hummers & poof, they
just disappeared with the 90 degree temps last week.
I was afraid I poisoned them somehow even tho they clean out the feeders
quickly & I wash/rinse every time they are filled.
I wondered if with the heat the mix should be more dilute? which I am
currently trying
I still have around 10 & caught a glimpse of an apparent mating a couple
days ago

The basswoods are blooming so who knowa
Carlton County


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[mou-net] Hummingbird Numbers

[marshall or janet howe/mcmillen]

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] MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

[Susan Hartley]

I’m still seeing quite a few hummingbirds at our feeders, I think about normal 
for this time of year.
We have two feeders, one on west & one south of the house. See more birds at 
the west one, closest to trees and shrubs - almost always there’s at least one 
bird there, and usually three. At the south one, we’re also still seeing a 
hummingbird there within a minute or two of watching. Sometimes male; more of 
them are female.


Susan Hartley
763-479-0719
hartleysusan...@gmail.com

> On Jul 19, 2024, at 10:02 AM, Steve Wilson  wrote:
> 
> Nancy, we had the same thing happen here in Isabella, 23 miles inland from 
> the Shore. We started out in may with two or three, normal for us, but since 
> then they've disappeared altogether. I'm putting out a different hummingbird 
> mix today, but your experience makes me wonder if it will make a difference.
> Steve Wilson
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of MOU-NET automatic 
> digest system
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 12:00 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)
> 
> There are 4 messages totaling 218 lines in this issue.
> 
> Topics of the day:
> 
>  1. Ruby Throated Population (4)
> 
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> --
> 
> Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:36:14 -0500
> From:Nancy Steinhauser 
> Subject: Ruby Throated Population
> 
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a 
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the ones 
> I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, 
> and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) have 
> reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to disappear 
> early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the rain.  
> But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in previous wet 
> summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
> 
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> --
> 
> Date:Fri, 19 Jul 2024 03:14:53 +
> From:Kathryn Rudd 
> Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population
> 
> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and garden 
> flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with bees and 
> butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are spraying poison on 
> their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> It’s heartbreaking.
> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
> 
> Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> 
> From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser 
> 
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
> Subject: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
> 
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a 
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the ones 
> I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, 
> and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) have 
> reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to disappear 
> early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the rain.  
> But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in previous wet 
> summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
> 
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Re: [mou-net] MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

[Missy Bowen]

Counter to most of these reports, here in N Washington County I have had
equal or slightly greater numbers of hummers at our feeders. We have
feeders down along the St. Croix River and at another property on top of
the valley; both are quite active right now. Last year was dismal in
comparison.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 9:56 AM Charlene Nelson <
3b87f2c9230f-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> We started out with at least two male and one female RTHU. Male did
> courtship dance then female disappeared which is normal. Males quit coming
> to feeders. Occasionally see one on wild food. Not typical for here.
> Usually the numbers increase until fall. Also missing are the several
> families of orioles who were successful at fledging at least three
> families.
>
> We have had troubles with raccoons predating feeders so feeders are put
> out late and brought in early instead of being available 24/7. With limited
> access to food we’ve assumed our nectar feeder visitors have simply moved
> on. At any rate, disappointingly quiet for this time of year
>
> Charlene Nelson
> Grant County farm
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 19, 2024, at 9:43 AM, Steve Wilson  wrote:
>
> Nancy, we had the same thing happen here in Isabella, 23 miles inland
> from the Shore. We started out in may with two or three, normal for us, but
> since then they've disappeared altogether. I'm putting out a different
> hummingbird mix today, but your experience makes me wonder if it will make
> a difference.
> Steve Wilson
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of MOU-NET
> automatic digest system
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 12:00 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)
>
> There are 4 messages totaling 218 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
>  1. Ruby Throated Population (4)
>
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>
> Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:36:14 -0500
> From:Nancy Steinhauser 
> Subject: Ruby Throated Population
>
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> 
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Re: [mou-net] MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

[Charlene Nelson]

We started out with at least two male and one female RTHU. Male did courtship 
dance then female disappeared which is normal. Males quit coming to feeders. 
Occasionally see one on wild food. Not typical for here. Usually the numbers 
increase until fall. Also missing are the several families of orioles who were 
successful at fledging at least three families. 

We have had troubles with raccoons predating feeders so feeders are put out 
late and brought in early instead of being available 24/7. With limited access 
to food we’ve assumed our nectar feeder visitors have simply moved on. At any 
rate, disappointingly quiet for this time of year  

Charlene Nelson 
Grant County farm
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 19, 2024, at 9:43 AM, Steve Wilson  wrote:

Nancy, we had the same thing happen here in Isabella, 23 miles inland from the 
Shore. We started out in may with two or three, normal for us, but since then 
they've disappeared altogether. I'm putting out a different hummingbird mix 
today, but your experience makes me wonder if it will make a difference.
Steve Wilson

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Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

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Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:36:14 -0500
From:Nancy Steinhauser 
Subject: Ruby Throated Population

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a 
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the ones I 
didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, and 
that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)

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Re: [mou-net] MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

[Steve Wilson]

Nancy, we had the same thing happen here in Isabella, 23 miles inland from the 
Shore. We started out in may with two or three, normal for us, but since then 
they've disappeared altogether. I'm putting out a different hummingbird mix 
today, but your experience makes me wonder if it will make a difference.
Steve Wilson

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Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 10 Jul 2024 to 18 Jul 2024 (#2024-95)

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Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:36:14 -0500
From:Nancy Steinhauser 
Subject: Ruby Throated Population

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a 
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the ones I 
didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, and 
that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) have 
reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to disappear 
early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the rain.  
But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in previous wet 
summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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Date:Fri, 19 Jul 2024 03:14:53 +
From:Kathryn Rudd 
Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population

I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and garden 
flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with bees and 
butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are spraying poison on 
their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
It’s heartbreaking.
Kathryn Rudd-Eagan

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> 
From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser 

Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Subject: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a 
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the ones I 
didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a dozen, and 
that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors) have 
reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to disappear 
early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the rain.  
But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in previous wet 
summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:35:02 -0500
From:Nancy Steinhauser 
Subject: Re: Ruby Throated Population

I don't spray anythinghence the clouds of mosquitoes.  But there have been 
past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained every day.  
I can't help but think something is up.  Especially if this is a local 
phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state.
Thanks for your reply.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:

> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and 
> garden flowers but this

Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[cleone]

In Greater MN, Otter Tail County, I have the same hummingbirds, which isn't 
very many.
I noticed though that the Barn Swallow numbers are down drastically. Normally 
when I walk in the barn, they swarm off from their mud nests in great numbers. 
They were here this spring then even in June saw very few of them.
The insect count is drastically down, also. Some birds are at the suet feeders 
(including Red-winged Blackbirds). I've seen multiple species at the Oriole's 
grape jelly feeders - Gray Catbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and often 
Red-bellied Woodpeckers. 
Unfortunately, many of the neighboring field crops are sprayed.
Cleone Stewart

-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Nancy Steinhauser
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 10:35 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

I don't spray anythinghence the clouds of mosquitoes.  But there have been 
past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained every day.  
I can't help but think something is up.  Especially if this is a local 
phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state.
Thanks for your reply.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:

> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and 
> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same 
> with bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people 
> are spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> It’s heartbreaking.
> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> --
> *From:* Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy 
> Steinhauser 
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
>
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  
> From a great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who 
> knows the ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled 
> to less than a dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have 
> fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two 
> Harbors) have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They 
> started to disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  
> Wondering about bird flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the 
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders 
> in previous wet summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up 
> for over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Steven Chesney]

Fewer here in suburban Brooklyn Park.

-
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Brooklyn Park, MN 55443-2749
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From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Nancy Steinhauser
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
previous wet summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Amy Kolan]

We have had very few hummingbirds in Northfield. I saw very few in my yard
in the Spring and then none later on.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM Nancy Steinhauser 
wrote:

> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> previous wet summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Sherry Gray]

My neighborhood in Saint Paul near the cathedral normally has at least 2 
families of hummingbirds here, but we haven’t seen any here yet this summer.  I 
will ask around to those maintaining feeders. 


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On Thursday, July 18, 2024, 11:15 PM, Scott Larson  wrote:

My numbers in Victoria are down.

Scott


From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser 

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 22:35
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
I don't spray anythinghence the clouds of mosquitoes.  But there have
been past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained
every day.  I can't help but think something is up.  Especially if this is
a local phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state.
Thanks for your reply.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:

> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and
> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with
> bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are
> spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> It’s heartbreaking.
> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> --
> *From:* Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy
> Steinhauser 
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
>
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  >From a
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> previous wet summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Faye Herold]

 Writing from Falcon Heights, and wondering where my few hummingbirds went.
Faye Herold
On Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 11:15:37 PM CDT, Scott Larson 
 wrote:  
 
 My numbers in Victoria are down.

Scott


From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser 

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 22:35
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
I don't spray anythinghence the clouds of mosquitoes.  But there have
been past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained
every day.  I can't help but think something is up.  Especially if this is
a local phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state.
Thanks for your reply.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:

> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and
> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with
> bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are
> spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> It’s heartbreaking.
> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> --
> *From:* Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy
> Steinhauser 
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
>
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  >From a
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> previous wet summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Linda Alexander]

We had many of the little hummers swarming our feeders in May and early June 
and then they disappeared as well. We were thinking they may have been nesting 
(needing more protein) or they were well fed by the abundance of wildflowers 
this year (due to the even greater abundance of rain!). 

We saw quite a few returning just last week.

Linda (Tofte)
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> On Jul 18, 2024, at 10:35 PM, Nancy Steinhauser  wrote:
> 
> I don't spray anythinghence the clouds of mosquitoes.  But there have
> been past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained
> every day.  I can't help but think something is up.  Especially if this is
> a local phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state.
> Thanks for your reply.
> 
>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:
>> 
>> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and
>> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with
>> bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are
>> spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
>> It’s heartbreaking.
>> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
>> 
>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>> --
>> *From:* Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy
>> Steinhauser 
>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
>> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
>> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
>> 
>> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
>> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
>> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
>> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
>> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
>> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
>> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
>> flu.
>> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
>> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
>> previous wet summers.
>> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
>> over
>> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>> 
>> 
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>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
>> 
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Scott Larson]

My numbers in Victoria are down.

Scott


From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser 

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 22:35
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
I don't spray anythinghence the clouds of mosquitoes.  But there have
been past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained
every day.  I can't help but think something is up.  Especially if this is
a local phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state.
Thanks for your reply.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:

> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and
> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with
> bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are
> spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> It’s heartbreaking.
> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> --
> *From:* Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy
> Steinhauser 
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
>
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> previous wet summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Nancy Steinhauser]

I don't spray anythinghence the clouds of mosquitoes.  But there have
been past summers with clouds of mosquitoes and the feeders were drained
every day.  I can't help but think something is up.  Especially if this is
a local phenomena and not happening anywhere in the rest of the state.
Thanks for your reply.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM Kathryn Rudd  wrote:

> I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and
> garden flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with
> bees and butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are
> spraying poison on their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
> It’s heartbreaking.
> Kathryn Rudd-Eagan
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> --
> *From:* Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy
> Steinhauser 
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
> *To:* MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
> *Subject:* [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population
>
> Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
> great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
> ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
> dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
> Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
> have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
> disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
> flu.
> We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
> rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
> previous wet summers.
> Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
> over
> 25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
> Thanks in advance.
> Nancy in Superior Highlands
>
> 
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Re: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Kathryn Rudd]

I had seen several hummers last summer and fall at hanging flowers and garden 
flowers but this year only one this whole spring/summer. Same with bees and 
butterflies. Have only seen 2. Could it be that people are spraying poison on 
their rose bushes because of Japanese Beetles?
It’s heartbreaking.
Kathryn Rudd-Eagan

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Nancy Steinhauser 

Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:36:14 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
Subject: [mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
previous wet summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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[mou-net] Ruby Throated Population

[Nancy Steinhauser]

Wondering if anyone else has seen the numbers go down this summer.  From a
great start (over 30 birds arrived at the feeders.and who knows the
ones I didn't see) in mid-May, the numbers now have dwindled to less than a
dozen, and that's up from 3 or 4 because the little ones have fledged.
Neighbors and co-workers (the north shore and inland above Two Harbors)
have reported the same "drop" in birds.  Bewildered.  They started to
disappear early to mid-June and have not returned.  Wondering about bird
flu.
We have had a huge mosquito population this summer because of all the
rain.  But that hasn't dropped hummingbird numbers coming to feeders in
previous wet summers.
Any ideas/experiences?  The numbers here have been steadily going up for
over
25 years.  Many feeders out.  Such a shock to have so few birds.
Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Superior Highlands


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[mou-net] RFI - Red Crossbill Feeding Observations

[C]

Hi all,

I'm writing with my late summer request for observations of red crossbills
foraging on conifers. Now is the time when cone crops on many conifers are
starting to mature, so crossbills could be gearing up to breed if there is
a decent cone crop near you.

As a reminder: I'm looking for recordings of red crossbill calls from the
eastern US/Great Lakes with information on the conifers the birds are
feeding on. The recordings do not have to be made with any advanced
equipment -- most phone recordings are sufficient. Pictures of the conifer
cones are most helpful. However, if you are comfortable with conifer
identification, notes on which conifers birds are feeding on are also
valuable.

I also wrote a short update on the project and the 2023-2024 "conifer
season" on the iNaturalist page for this project (link here
).
We are quickly approaching 1,000 observations, and this past year was a
very interesting one!

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed!

Best,
Dr. Cody Porter
Holland, MI

iNaturalist Project Link:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/feeding-ecology-of-eastern-red-crossbills

Project Description: https://www.ckporterlab.com/community-science


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[mou-net] Westwood Bird Walk

[Victory Lewis]

Hi Birders;
Westwood Bird Walk Wednesday July 10th at 8:00 AM! Meet in Parking Lot!
Everyone is invited! Bring Bug Spray!
Trying to beat last week’s 49 Species! 
Good Birding!
Vic Lewis Birder!
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[mou-net] Dead accipiter in backyard

[Thomas Gilde]

I found a dead raptor in an out of the way spot in our backyard this evening. 
Besides being saddened by this, I am wondering how it possibly could've died. 
To that end, I thought I'd inquire as to whether there was any realistic 
possibility that some organization would be interested in performing an autopsy 
to determine whether it was poisoned or might've had the avian flu.

Tom Gilde

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Re: [mou-net] Dakota Co 140th St Marsh

[Steve Slocum]

As long as developer's money talks louder than 50 birders, habitat will
continue to disappear. Sadly, the MN DNR, PCA, and USFWS are all impotent
when it comes to enforcement actions against this kind of illegal (or
boundary-pushing) activity. I'll continue to write letters to the
appropriate people hoping it will make a difference at some point.

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 8:34 PM Gordon Andersson  wrote:

> Bird Lovers
>
> Thanks to Linda Schwegman for taking time to research this activity and
> providing the article.  According to that, the 140th St Marsh will be
> destroyed at some time.  "[the company]...plans to remove a 9.35-acre
> "ecologically significant" wetland area to complete the expansion." and
> "City officials will likely conduct a wetland mitigation study in the area
> to determine the best location for a new, man-made wetland area that may be
> constructed to replace the original habitat."  One question is why the
> bulldozers are pushing on the marsh before a EAW is completed...
>
> Under federal Clean Water Act and MN Wetland Conservation Act this would
> be "legal" if "replacement" provisions are met, after "avoidance" and
> "minimization" is not possible  Mitigation can include "restoration" or
> "creation". These laws, under certain conditions, allow wetlands to be
> filled, drained, and otherwise destroyed.  The marsh has probably been
> there for 100's of years (or more if it dates from glaciation like many
> potholes on what used to be prairie in the upper Midwest.)  Constructing a
> new wetland may attract wetland birds, but it would take many years to
> replicate the diversity present in the filled-in marsh. Red-winged
> Blackbirds and Mallards may still find a home there, but probably not many
> other species until a distant future.
>
> Regarding the Loggerhead Shrike which was fairly common in Dakota Co.
> 20-30 years ago, they are listed under State law as "Threatened".  But MN
> "endangered species law" does not protect bird habitat, as long as the
> birds are not seasonally present. This is a weakness in MN law. One example
> is the Unimin mining of Jordan Sandstone (frac sand mining) underneath
> virgin prairie in LeSueur Co. within the last 10 years.  In addition to
> shrikes, Henslow's Sparrows and Upland Sandpipers were also present on
> these pasture lands. HESP is a State Endangered Species and UPSA is a
> Species of Special Concern.  But they are not federally listed. That would
> have protected this land from mining and the loss of 145 acres of bird
> habitat, regardless of time of year.
>
> The habitat of migratory birds can be destroyed as long as the birds are
> not present when the damage is done (winter time).  That is what happened
> in this case. Because plants are not migratory, they can prevent habitat
> destruction. There were two endangered plant species present which might
> have saved the area, but an agreement with the new land owner allowed some
> plants to be moved to a neighboring SNA. As I noted at the time, "the MN
> listed species laws provides no protection for the habitat of migratory
> birds, but it is good for sedentary vertebrates and plants."
> From a MNDNR document July 2012, "With 230 acres of native prairie and
> several hundred acres of additional pasture grasslands, the Kasota Prairie
> terrace contains one of southeastern Minnesota's largest remaining
> concentrations of native prairie in a matrix of pastured, uncultivated
> grasslands. These prairies and grasslands support an extraordinary
> concentration of rare plant and animal species that require native prairie
> grassland habitats."  (The mining co. owned 145 of these acres.)  Short
> story, the bulldozing of top soil and sandstone mining happened after fall
> migration. Those grassland-dependent birds are gone from the mined area.
>
> A more familiar example of shortcomings of laws in protecting birds, is
> the US Bank stadium, which was constructed with about $500M of city and
> county money. Many of you advocated for the use of "bird-safe" glass on the
> walls, but the owners and MSFA were not persuaded.  As predicted, and after
> four years (eight migrations), a big study concluded that the stadium was
> among the three worst buildings in Mpls for bird collisions. The USFWS
> chose not to apply the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act language to
> prevent these unnecessary deaths of birds in migration.
>
> But laws are changed all the time to make them more effective in achieving
> their purpose.  It is citizens and advocacy groups and organizations who
> make the effort to apply existing guidelines, rules, and statutes to
> mitigate loss of bird h

[mou-net] *Field Trip Opportunity - July 13th, Crow Hassan Park Reserve

[Trey Weaver]

Hello, I hope everyone is enjoying Summer and had a wonderful holiday weekend.

Join us for a walk through grasslands, deciduous woods, and the savannah that 
adjoins them.  This location is known for Blue Winged Warbler, Eastern Towhee, 
Henslow's, Grasshopper, Vesper, Lark, Clay-Colored and Field Sparrows, Eastern 
Meadowlarks, Orchard Oriole, both Cuckoos among more.  Common Raven have also 
taken up residence at Crow-Hassan and nearby locations.  This park is 
biodiverse and rich in wildlife viewing opportunities other than avifauna as 
well, such as nearly 100 wildflowers, butterflies, Rusty Patched Bumblebee, 
turtles (Blanding's are possible), snakes (Bullsnakes and Western Hognose), 
deer, foxes, and coyotes.

Mosquitos and ticks are to be expected, please plan accordingly with full 
length pants and shirts, and insect repellant.  Trails will be gravel and turf, 
sometimes uneven and some sections are primarily sugar sand so footware 
featuring ankle support is recommended.

Registration is required, limit of 10 individuals.  8/10 slots are currently 
available, please visit the Signup Genius 
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[mou-net] Westwood Bird Walk

[Victory Lewis]

Hi Birders and Nature Lovers!
We will have Bird Walk Wednesday July 3rd at 8:00 at Westwood Nature Center in 
St Louis Park! Meet in parking Lot!
Everyone is invited!
Bug spray recommended! 
43 Species seen last Wednesday!
Good Birding Vic Lewis 
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[mou-net] Birding Strehler Road, Hennepin County

[vallandw...@aol.com]

Strehler and Bechtold roads have become a popular place for being one of the 
better places in Hennepin County to see Eurasian Collared-Doves,Kestrels, 
Ravens and various grassland birds particularly Bobolinks, Horned Larks, 
Dickcissels and several species of sparrows.
Recently a few bird watchers have been approached by an irate farmer so you may 
wish to avoid the dairy farm on Strehler Road or pass byit without stopping.
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[mou-net] Need help with ID

[Mazanec]

Giant white raptor has been hanging around all day at Bayard and Hamline aves 
in St Paul, on the west side of Hamline north of Bayard. 
White bird, perches on the top of trees. Large hooked beak. Some say it’s a 
white eagle others say leucistic red tailed hawk. Someone who is a pro needs to 
go there and check it out. Still there at 5:10 PM. 
I have a poor photo. 
Linda Mazanec 
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[mou-net] Westwood Birdwalk

[Victory Lewis]

Hi Birders;
We will have a Bird and Nature walk Wednesday June 26th at 8:00 AM at Westwood 
Nature Center in St Louis Park! 
Everyone is invited! Meet in Parking Lot. 
Something Good always Shows Up!
Vic Lewis birder 

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[mou-net] Hermit Thrush singing(not seen) with Stemless Lady’s Slippers

[KCB]

Dear MOU Friends,
30 second video from Sax Zim Bog on the Bob Russell boardwalk Thursday,
June 20, 2024.

Enjoy♥️
Kathy C Brown


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Re: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak

[Bridget Levin]

Any luck today with the Blue Grosbeak? More precise location?
Thanks!
Bridget

Via my iPhone  •£

> On Jun 22, 2024, at 11:32 AM, Steve Weston  wrote:
> 
> When we observed the pair, the male would perch on the fence and small
> trees along the fence in the vicinity of where the power line crosses the
> road. The female was seen briefly perched in the grass up the hill from
> where the second support pole for the power line is located. She after a
> few minutes flew to the ground and disappeared presumably to tend to her
> nest.
> Steve Weston
> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
> swesto...@gmail.com
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 9:41 AM MOU  wrote:
>> 
>> (Posted by Paul Shapiro  via moumn.org)
>> 
>> I have seen reports of a Blue Grosbeak being seen at the 140th street
>> Marsh.  I have never
>> seen one and would love to see it.  Can some tell me where is it being
>> seen.  Is it nesting?
>> Thanks
>> Paul Shapiro
>> 
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Re: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak

[Steve Weston]

When we observed the pair, the male would perch on the fence and small
trees along the fence in the vicinity of where the power line crosses the
road. The female was seen briefly perched in the grass up the hill from
where the second support pole for the power line is located. She after a
few minutes flew to the ground and disappeared presumably to tend to her
nest.
Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
swesto...@gmail.com


On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 9:41 AM MOU  wrote:

> (Posted by Paul Shapiro  via moumn.org)
>
> I have seen reports of a Blue Grosbeak being seen at the 140th street
> Marsh.  I have never
> seen one and would love to see it.  Can some tell me where is it being
> seen.  Is it nesting?
> Thanks
> Paul Shapiro
>
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Re: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak

[Doug Kieser]

It was just singing on the fence above the gate near where the power line
crosses the road.

Doug Kieser
Minneapolis

On Sat, Jun 22, 2024, 9:41 AM MOU  wrote:

> (Posted by Paul Shapiro  via moumn.org)
>
> I have seen reports of a Blue Grosbeak being seen at the 140th street
> Marsh.  I have never
> seen one and would love to see it.  Can some tell me where is it being
> seen.  Is it nesting?
> Thanks
> Paul Shapiro
>
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[mou-net] Blue Grosbeak

[MOU]

(Posted by Paul Shapiro  via moumn.org)

I have seen reports of a Blue Grosbeak being seen at the 140th street Marsh.  I 
have never 
seen one and would love to see it.  Can some tell me where is it being seen.  
Is it nesting?  
Thanks
Paul Shapiro


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[mou-net] MRVAC Field Trip to Miesville Ravine this Sunday

[Steve Weston]

We’ll start out on the upper trail looking for nesting warblers, Scarlet
Tanagers, Acadian Flycatchers, Wood Thrush, and other southern Minnesota
woodland birds. Bring lunch if you want to stay for the afternoon when we
will bird some of the less visited corners of this remote Dakota County
park. This trip will be moderate effort. No reservations are needed. The
trip is free and open to all. Meet in the north parking lot at 27970
Orlando Trail in Cannon Falls, MN, this Sunday, June 16. at 7:30am.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Prothonotaries

[Kevin Smith]

They do nest in Hastings, Dakota County at Lake Rebecca and Gores Pool WMA.

On Wed, Jun 12, 2024, 8:18 AM Al Schirmacher  wrote:

> Are prothonotaries nesting anywhere in the Twin Cities area?
>
> My thanks.
>
> Al Schirmacher
> Champlin MN
>
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[mou-net] Prothonotaries

[Al Schirmacher]

Are prothonotaries nesting anywhere in the Twin Cities area?

My thanks.

Al Schirmacher 
Champlin MN
 
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Re: [mou-net] RFI St. Paul area

[Monica Bryand]

Crosby Farm & Battle Creek





Monica Bryand
651-246-5522
Monica Bryand Photography
http://monicabryandphotography.com/



On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM Patrick Santinello 
wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> Will be in the St. Paul area next week and wanted to do a morning of
> birding.  What would be the favorite places in that area?
>
> Thanks
>
> Patrick Santinello
> 520-604-7028
>
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[mou-net] RFI St. Paul area

[Patrick Santinello]

Hi List,

Will be in the St. Paul area next week and wanted to do a morning of birding.  
What would be the favorite places in that area?

Thanks

Patrick Santinello
520-604-7028


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[mou-net] Westwood Birdwalk!

[Victory Lewis]

Hi Birders! 
Westwood Bird Walk on Thursday June 13 at 8:00 AM! Meet in Parking Lot!
Everyone is invited! 
Let’s see what Shows Up!
Vic LEWIS Avid Birder!
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[mou-net] Salt Lake Photo request - when it was dry

[Vacek, Curt (DNR)]

Does anyone have photos they would be willing to share with me of Salt Lake 
when the basin was dry.  As far as I know the last time it was nearly dry was 
in 1989, and the last time it was completely dry was 1981-82.  It was also 
completely dry at least one year in every decade before that, back to the early 
1900's.  I know this based on many reports/records, but I have yet to find any 
photos of a dry Salt Lake.

Thanks.

Curt Vacek
Appleton Area Wildlife Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
14047 20th St NW
Watson MN 56295
Phone: 320-734-4451 x228
Cell: 320-413-0179
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[mou-net] Westwood Bird Walk

[Victory Lewis]

Hi Birders,
Westwood Bird Walk Friday June 7th at 8:00 AM! Meet in Parking Lot! 
Everyone is invited! 
Something GOOD Always Shows Up!
Vic Lewis Birder!
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Re: [mou-net] Anne Lacey of International Crane Fdn in MN today tomorrow

[Steve Weston]

Tomorrow's program at Wood Lake Nature Center is marked as "Sold Out".
There is another program scheduled on July 17 at 1pm at the Oxbow Nature
Center in Byron, MN.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 1:43 PM Gordon Andersson  wrote:

> The original notice today was rejected by MOU gatekeeper due to attachment
> with .pdf.
> More info on the talks today and tomorrow is available at the ICF website
> link::: savingcranes.org/midwestcranechats
>
> From: Gordon Andersson
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2024 1:37 PM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Anne Lacey of International Crane Fdn in MN
> Importance: High
>
> Anne is the Director of Eastern Flyway Programs, N America at ICF.
> (Whooping Cranes and Sandhill Cranes)  She has been on staff for 20 yrs and
> has also been to some of the ~ 45 countries in which ICF works to protect
> and conserve the 15 spp of the world cranes.
> She is at  Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley today Monday  at 2:00.
> She is at Wood Lake Nature Center tomorrow Tuesday at 1:00 pm.  All are
> invited to her free program.
>
>
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Re: [mou-net] Anne Lacey of International Crane Fdn in MN today tomorrow

[Gordon Andersson]

The original notice today was rejected by MOU gatekeeper due to attachment with 
.pdf.
More info on the talks today and tomorrow is available at the ICF website 
link::: savingcranes.org/midwestcranechats

From: Gordon Andersson
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2024 1:37 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Anne Lacey of International Crane Fdn in MN
Importance: High

Anne is the Director of Eastern Flyway Programs, N America at ICF.  (Whooping 
Cranes and Sandhill Cranes)  She has been on staff for 20 yrs and has also been 
to some of the ~ 45 countries in which ICF works to protect and conserve the 15 
spp of the world cranes.
She is at  Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley today Monday  at 2:00.
She is at Wood Lake Nature Center tomorrow Tuesday at 1:00 pm.  All are invited 
to her free program.



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[mou-net] *Field Trip Opportunity- June 16th (Father's Day), Lake Rebecca Park

[Trey Weaver]

Salutations,

We have a field trip opportunity to share with you, this one is scheduled for 
June 16th at 6:30AM at Lake Rebecca Park Reserve (South of the town of 
Rockford, on the very Western edge of Hennepin County).  Note that this is June 
16th which is Father's Day, perhaps a good idea for an outing to plan with the 
birder dad in your life.

Nesting specialties for this park include: Blue-winged and Cerulean (less 
common, but the species has been present for the past three summers, suggesting 
a possible localized population) Warblers, Ovenbird, Barred Owl, Wood Thrush, 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Clay-colored and Field Sparrows, Common Raven, Willow 
Flytcatcher, both cuckoos, among all the other summering staples for 
South/Central Minnesota.

Registration via the Signup Genius event page is required, currently at the 
time of this email, 8/10 slots are available.  For more information including 
meeting place and expected conditions, please follow the 
link to 
register: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9AC2FA5FFCE9-49087292-lake#/

Best,
Trey Weaver
MOU Field Trip Coordinator



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[mou-net] Acadian Flycatcher

[dzum...@comcast.net]

For one minute about 9:20 AM, I both saw and heard an Acadian Flycatcher 
singing about 1 mile west of the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge parking lot in the MN 
Valley NWR. The bird was singing in deciduous woods adjacent to a small stream. 
There is a 3 foot high cement block next to stream where the bird was singing. 
The bird just began singing again as I am writing this email at 9:38-9:39 
AM.Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device


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[mou-net] Dakota County Prairie Birds Field Trip Sunday (Tomorrow)

[Steve Weston]

I will be leading my annual Dakota County Prairie Field Trip tomorrow
(Sunday). Meet at Schaar's Bluff picnic parking lot at 7am. Besides some
short walks, this will mostly be birding by the road through some of Dakota
County's hotspots. Target birds that have been found within the last few
days at these sites include: Red-headed Woodpecker, Blue Grosbeak,
Black-billed Cuckoo, Vesper, Grasshopper, Lark sparrows, Orchard Oriole,
Willow and Alder Flycatcher, Sora and Virginia Rail, Sandhill Crane,
Bobolink, Dickcissel, Sedge and Marsh wren, Eastern Towhee, and Eurasian
Collared Dove. This field trip is free and open to all, including all
levels of experience. No reservations, just show up. (Please, no calls)
Bring lunch, if you want to continue birding into the afternoon.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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[mou-net] Westwood Bird and Nature walk

[Victory Lewis]

Hi Birders, 
 We will have a Bird walk at Westwood Nature Center in St Louis Park  
Thursday May 30th at 8:00!
Should be a Beautiful Morning to see what shows up!
Everyone is Invited!
Vic Lewis Birder 
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[mou-net] Minnesota Global Birders, online: Costa Rica

[Stephen Greenfield]

In the upcoming online gathering of the informal "Minnesota global birders"
group, Leslie Gillette will discuss her two birding trips to Costa Rica.
The country has a huge number of bird species for such a small area, and
great infrastructure for ecotourism. The presentation will feature photos
of many species in several of Costa Rica's many diverse habitats.



Tuesday. June 4th, from 7 to 9 pm CT.

You can get more information and register for the presentation with
Eventbrite at one of the links below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/costa-rica-birding-tickets-903633832117

or

tinyurl.com/globalbirding67

After you register, you will receive instructions on how to connect to the
Zoom session, and reminder emails afterwards.
-- 
Stephen Greenfield
Minneapolis
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[mou-net] May Western Suburbs Birds & Beer

[Kriseichers]

Hello Birders!
Please join us Thursday, May 30th for Western Suburbs Birds and Beer at The 
Choo Choo Restaurant in Loretto.  Click on the link below to get to the menu 
and address.
http://www.choochooloretto.com/

We will be meeting in the main dining room from 5:30-8:30.  

We hope to see you and hear about your recent bird sightings!  

Please RSVP to Kris Eichers at kriseich...@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 28 if you 
plan to attend so I can give the restaurant a numbers estimate.

Happy Birding!
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[mou-net] Connecticut Warbler, Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

[DAVE ZUMETA]

On the southern end of the restored oak savanna to the east of the East 36th 
Street parking lot along West River Road in Mississippi Gorge Regional Park, I 
both heard and saw a Connecticut Warbler at 10 AM this morning (Monday, May 
20). The bird sang only one complete song while hidden in dense shrubbery, then 
flew up to a nearby oak tree, where its grey hood and distinct, complete white 
eye ring were clearly visible. The rest of the bird was hidden by leaves. On 
the morning of Sunday, May 19, I observed an adult Red-headed Woodpecker in 
this same area. Also on May 19, in a wooded area about 200 feet south of the 
Red-headed Woodpecker observation, I both heard and saw a Yellow-bellied 
Flycatcher, identified by its yellow breast and belly as well as by its 
distinctive call.


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[mou-net] Westwood Bird Walk

[Victory Lewis]

Hi Birders
  We will have a BIRD WALK on Thursday May 23rd at WESTWOOD NATURE CENTER in St 
Louis Park at 8:00AM!
Meet in Parking lot! Bring Binoculars, Water, and Birding Skills! 
Will Last 2Hours or So! 
Everyone is welcome!
Vic Lewis Birder
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[mou-net] MRVAC Meeting This Thursday

[Steve Weston]

*The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) invites you to join us
for:*


*"Forty Years of Peregrine Falcon Restoration"Jacquelyn Fallon:MN State
Coordinator & VP of Midwest Peregrine Society *
*Thursday, May 23, Reception at 7:00 p.m., Program at 7:30 p.m.*

The remarkable success of the Peregrine Falcon recovery program is one of
the most highly celebrated restoration  efforts of the 20th Century. Today,
the Peregrine Falcon has expanded its range and surpassed historical
population levels to a level no one could have possibly imagined.
Fallon will discuss the history, process, monitoring discoveries
and adaptability to an ever-changing landscape.

This meeting will be held in-person at the refuge and simulcast via
Zoom*. * The
refuge visitor center is located at 3815 American Boulevard East in
Bloomington and is accessible after a short walk from the METRO blue line.
All MRVAC meetings are free and open to the public.

The meeting will be simulcast on Zoom beginning at 7:30 p.m. To join the
Zoom meeting click on this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85625706373?pwd=z4utkZAUa1mwwm1CTdEHhlcDcXQI8o.1

Meeting ID: 856 2570 6373
Passcode: 112650
One tap mobile  http://+16469313860,,85625706373#*112650#



*Mark Your Calendars:Dakota County Prairie Birds Field Trip* will be
on Sunday, June 2, 7 a.m.
Let’s do some summer birding on the prairie! After a short hike at Schaar’s
Bluff Picnic Area at Dakota Co. Spring Lake Park, we will drive
the prairies of Dakota County in search of grassland and other species.
Bring a lunch if you want to stay for the afternoon’s birds. This trip will
require little physical effort and we’ll be birding mainly at roadside
stops.   Field trip is free and open to the public. No reservations
are needed. Steve Weston – 612-978-3993
*Copyright © 2024 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC), All
rights reserved.*
Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
swesto...@gmail.com


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[mou-net] Summer Tanager Veterans Park, Richfield Hennepin County.

[Scott Meyer]

A first spring male Summer Tanager was found this morning by a number of
birders. It was singing frequently and seen on the east side of Veterans
Park at the following coordinates (44.8866075, -93.2614692) where the
walking path splits into two paths. Bird was seen in low canopy to ground
level.

Scott Meyer
Hennepin County


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[mou-net] Lark Sparrow, Dakota C, 140th st. Marsh

[linda whyte]

A very cooperative Lark Sparrow was foraging the roadside of the marsh late
this morning, giving ample time to examine its harlequin facial pattern and
colors. I had just been to Spring Lake Park Reserve on Pine Bend
Trail, looking for this species without success, though it was  a treat to
hear Orchard Oriole singing there.
At the marsh, I stopped to look at a Yellow Warbler on the fence. Two Lark
Sparrows appeared on the edge of the road in front of the car. One entered
the grass, but the other remained in the road, seeming on high alert, for a
few minutes until I drove off. It seems the compromised habitat can still
hold some pleasant surprises
Linda Whyte


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[mou-net] Great Blue Heron

[Kathryn Rudd]

Sent from my iPhone

> A Great Blue Heron has been visiting our pond this morning, much to the 
> consternation of several Red Wing Blackbirds and Blue Jays. It just flew away 
> to better hunting wetlands.
Kathryn Rudd Eagan - Dakota
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[mou-net] Red-headed Woodpeckers - Bloomington

[Steve Weston]

On Sunday I had a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers copulating at Parkers
Picnic Grounds in Bloomington. Habitat is oak savannah, so there is a good
chance they will stick around. Lots of other good birds.
Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Red-headed Woodpecker and more, Dakota C, Rachel Lilly Preserve

[Michael Koutnik]

This is awesome. My daughter and I were out at the Lilly Preserve Sunday
morning and also recorded over 30 species, though a dozen or so different
than your list. For instance, no red-headed. But we did see a scarlet
tanager.

Mike Koutnik

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 12:35 PM linda whyte <
004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:

> At Rachel Lilly Preserve this morning, a Red-headed Woodpecker was scouting
> the recently burned main prairie, to the delight of the St. Paul Audubon
> group I was leading. Originally, it was spotted in the oak trees on the
> west side of the stream before flying off. At that point the walk was due
> to end, so many folks headed back toward the cars, but a few stuck with me,
> in hopes of better views and also an actual look at the vociferous but
> elusive Brown Thrasher. The lingering birders were not disappointed on
> either count.
> Heading south parallel to the stream with the greening prairie on our west,
> we were treated to repeated performances of the Red-Headed
> Woodpecker's survey. It flew from one isolated shrub  to another, seeming
> to glean food from the slender trunks. Between trees, it would drop briefly
> into the growing grasses; we couldn't have asked for more or better views.
> Apparently, the recent burn made the habitat worth at least a visit by the
> species, so kudos to Dodge Nature Center and its volunteers.
> As for the Brown Thrasher, we did finally see it, on the south side of the
> main prairie, bordering the north side of the lake. It flew from upper
> canopy down into shrubs on the hillside, where it was joined by another,
> possibly a mate. Meanwhile, we had seen more waterfowl from the lake dock,
> which had Wood Ducks, as well as Blue-winged Teal.
> As with the Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Tennessee Warbler,
> and Common Yellowthroat, the Thrasher was only briefly viewed, though often
> heard. More cooperative species included Indigo Bunting, Olive-sided
> Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Bluebird,
> American Redstart, Tree Swallow, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Gray
> Catbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and Wild Turkey. There were flyovers by
> Bald Eagle, Broad-winged Hawk, Green Heron and, for the last few birders,
> American Pelican. Some species were heard only, like Eastern Phoebe, Yellow
> and Chestnut-sided Warblers, Nashville and Tennessee Warblers, and Red-eyed
> Vireo.
> There were other, more common and expected, species noted as well, bringing
> the species total to over 30. Thanks to the great group of birders, who
> made this hike so productive and fun !
> Linda Whyte
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Mike Koutnik
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