[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts, Grant Co
Wayne Perala is now reporting two BLACK-NECKED STILTS at the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant County, near the location where the Glossy Ibis was being seen last week. There have not been any updates yet about the King Rail he photographed there this morning. Pete Nichols Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts
To Randy F. - Please count me. My link to email does not work. Pete Makousky Anoka, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts-NOT
That is unfortunate. I hope that the MOU proceeds with some form of recognition for the town. I think it was extraordinary what they did. Kurt - Original Message - From: Dennis and Barbara Martin To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:14:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts-NOT The high winds and heavy rain yesterday took its toll on the stilt nest. It appears that the nest was washed away and the birds have left the area. We understand that this is a relatively common occurrence with this species and the reason that it tends to nest in drier areas of the country. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts-NOT
The high winds and heavy rain yesterday took its toll on the stilt nest. It appears that the nest was washed away and the birds have left the area. We understand that this is a relatively common occurrence with this species and the reason that it tends to nest in drier areas of the country. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County
I, too, was fortunate yesterday to see these two Black-necked Stilts. However, I’m wondering if all the birders visiting are stressing these birds. Almost the entire time I was there one of the birds (a female, I think) stood on the edge of the pond, near the nest, and softly called “kip-kip-kip”. It was calling so softly that at first I did not notice. Since she never stopped calling, I took that to mean that she was concerned about my presence. The other stilt stood preening about ten yards away, but did not call at all. Once I realized what was happening, I took one final look and left. We all hope that these birds will nest successfully. However, we birders may stress the birds to the degree that this nesting will be unsuccessful. It’s probably not realistic to expect that birder will not try to see these two stilts, but let’s be mindful that too much attention may lead to nest abandonment or inattentive parenting. The ABA Code of Ethics states: “To avoid stressing birds or exposing them to danger, exercise restraint and caution during observation, photography, sound recording, or filming.” Douglas Mayo Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Fw: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County
Great idea, guys! Sid Stivland Plymouth, MN -Original Message- From: KRE Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 7:13 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County Some members of the MOU Awards Committee have already discussed giving a certificate of recognition to the city of Herman for their cooperation, as Bob suggests. (We had recently done this for Janet Anderson and her Lewis's Woodpecker in Roosevelt.) Such recognition might also serve as a spark for other municipalities to be more welcoming to birders at their sewage ponds. Kim Eckert MOU Awards and Recognition Committee Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2014, at 10:17 PM, "Williams, Bob" wrote: My wife and I made the long journey out to see the Black-necked Stilts at the Herman Sewage Ponds today. First, for anyone making the trip, Hwy 27 is closed from I-94 to Hwy 55 in Hoffman so plan accordingly. Second, the town of Herman looks like a ghost town compared to the last time I was there(at least two years ago). The quick stop in the center of town is out of business. Most importantly however I'd like to thank Doug Kieser for finding and reporting the birds and Denny and Barb Martin for working with the city to see that the birds are not disturbed. I'm wondering if there is something that the MOU can do to recognize the people in Herman for their willingness to work with the birding community on this. I would think at least a letter or a press release or something to acknowledge their help. It might help us in the future with other entities who are hosting unusual birds that our members would like to see. At the very least it might be a ray of sunshine for a town that seems to have fallen on hard times. Bob Williams Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County
Some members of the MOU Awards Committee have already discussed giving a certificate of recognition to the city of Herman for their cooperation, as Bob suggests. (We had recently done this for Janet Anderson and her Lewis's Woodpecker in Roosevelt.) Such recognition might also serve as a spark for other municipalities to be more welcoming to birders at their sewage ponds. Kim Eckert MOU Awards and Recognition Committee Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 13, 2014, at 10:17 PM, "Williams, Bob" wrote: > > My wife and I made the long journey out to see the Black-necked Stilts at > the Herman Sewage Ponds today. First, for anyone making the trip, Hwy 27 > is closed from I-94 to Hwy 55 in Hoffman so plan accordingly. Second, the > town of Herman looks like a ghost town compared to the last time I was > there(at least two years ago). The quick stop in the center of town is > out of business. Most importantly however I'd like to thank Doug Kieser > for finding and reporting the birds and Denny and Barb Martin for working > with the city to see that the birds are not disturbed. I'm wondering if > there is something that the MOU can do to recognize the people in Herman for > their willingness to work with the birding community on this. I would think > at least a letter or a press release or something to acknowledge their help. > It might help us in the future with other entities who are hosting unusual > birds that our members would like to see. At the very least it might be a > ray of sunshine for a town that seems to have fallen > on hard times. > > Bob Williams Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County
My wife and I made the long journey out to see the Black-necked Stilts at the Herman Sewage Ponds today. First, for anyone making the trip, Hwy 27 is closed from I-94 to Hwy 55 in Hoffman so plan accordingly. Second, the town of Herman looks like a ghost town compared to the last time I was there(at least two years ago). The quick stop in the center of town is out of business. Most importantly however I'd like to thank Doug Kieser for finding and reporting the birds and Denny and Barb Martin for working with the city to see that the birds are not disturbed. I'm wondering if there is something that the MOU can do to recognize the people in Herman for their willingness to work with the birding community on this. I would think at least a letter or a press release or something to acknowledge their help. It might help us in the future with other entities who are hosting unusual birds that our members would like to see. At the very least it might be a ray of sunshine for a town that seems to have fallen on hard times. Bob Williams, Bloomington -- The information in this electronic mail message is the sender's confidential business and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's company is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments. Nothing in this email shall be deemed to create a binding contract to purchase/sell real estate. The sender of this email does not have the authority to bind a buyer or seller to a contract via written or verbal communications including, but not limited to, email communications. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts/Grant Co
The Black-necked Stilts were seen today (Friday, 6/6 at 11:00 am) at the Herman sewage ponds in Grant Country. As earlier reported, the ponds are located 1.2 miles southeast of town on Hwy 9 on the east side of the road. Dan and Sandy Thimgan Otter Tail County Battle Lake MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts-NESTING
We checked the nesting Black-necked Stilts at the Herman water treatment ponds today. The heavy rains in that area have brought the water line right up to the nest. Hopefully the rains will stop and the birds will be successful and not flooded out. From what we read this species getting flooded out is a constant problem. The nest now contains 4 eggs. Assuming she lays one egg per day then we happened to discover the nest on May 27, the first egg laying day. Thus they probably added the 4th egg on the 30th of May. The incubation time is apparently 28 days. The rules for observing the birds remain the same as in the previous e-mail. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN From: Dennis and Barbara Martin Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 11:42 PM To: MOU Subject: Black-necked Stilts-NESTING The Black-necked Stilts at the Herman (Grant County) sewage ponds are nesting. We visited the area today and observed nesting behavior by what seems to be the female and were able to obtain permission from the city to walk into the ponds to photograph a single egg on a small nest depression among the rocks. We will get the photo on the MOU website as soon as possible. As it was a hot (85 degree) sunny day, the bird on the nest would walk out into the water and dip itself down into the water several times getting the belly feathers wet. It would then walk quickly over to the nest and sit down lightly, cooling the eggs with the moisture. This pair of stilts were originally found by Doug Keiser (with others) two days earlier and also observed by Herb Dingman (with Craig Mandel) yesterday, among others. Neither observers saw this behavior because of different weather situations. For instance when Herb was there it was relatively cool with a light rain in the area. Thus the bird did not need to cool or warm the eggs so was seen feeding with its mate in a corner of the ponds close to the nest. Today the mate was at the far end of the ponds because of a city employee mowing the area near the nest. The presumed female would leave the nest for a very short time when the tractor came close but would return immediately upon its passing. The earlier observers and ourselves observed an aggressive behavior toward other species that came near the nest. Doug mentioned seeing the birds chasing Lesser Yellowlegs and we observed the birds chasing Common Grackles away from the area. Interesting was that there was no aggressive behavior toward a mixed flock of peeps that were in the area of the nest. This flock included Dunlin, Pectoral, Least, Semi-palmated, and White-rumped Sandpipers. Also present in the ponds were a flock of Willets and a Hudsonian Godwit, although these left presumably because of the lawn mower about the same time as we arrived so we observed no interaction between them and the stilt. This is presumed to be a first state nesting record, at least in modern times. We haven’t had time to look at Roberts, etc. to see if there are any historical records. IMPORTANT The city of Herman welcomes you to visit their ponds but you should not go past the gate. The nest is probably less than 40 yards from the gate and at least one of the birds seems to always be in the area. Also there is no need for photographers to get any closer as good photos were obtained by Doug and ourselves. If after looking at the pond you do not see the birds it is acceptable to enter the ponds 20 feet or so as to better observe the close shoreline which can be hard to see from the gate. Under no circumstances should you go anywhere near the nest which in on the south shore of the north pond and visible from the gate You will notice a small point extending into the pond near the middle of the shoreline. The nest is 4-5 feet closer to the gate from this point, just below the whitest rocks. The ponds are located 1.2 miles southeast of town on Hwy 9 on the east side of the road. The north pond is drawn down and is the one attracting all the shorebirds. The city had started to refill the pond but because of the nesting by the stilt they are going to hold off on refilling the pond for a while. The city employees will also be limiting lawn mowing, as they said they can find many other places to mow. They are very interested in this nesting and will be checking the ponds regularly for signs of a successful nest and to make sure no inappropriate behavior occurs. They are very excited about this nesting and were even calling others to tell them about it. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts-NESTING
According to Roberts (publication date 1932), the black-necked stilt is not known to have nested in the state. Interestingly, he notes that Canada Geese "have just about vanished as breeding birds", and also "A number of Wild Turkeys were liberated in various places in the state a few years ago, but there is nothing to indicate that they survived." Susan Tertell Minneapolis On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Derek Bakken wrote: > Awesome news! > > Really cool that the people working for the city are excited and are > willing to go out of their way to help. > > Some days it can seem like just about nobody cares about wildlife or the > environment, but I've noticed that just about everyone gets excited when > something rare happens near them. > > - Derek > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts-NESTING
Awesome news! Really cool that the people working for the city are excited and are willing to go out of their way to help. Some days it can seem like just about nobody cares about wildlife or the environment, but I've noticed that just about everyone gets excited when something rare happens near them. - Derek Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts-NESTING
The Black-necked Stilts at the Herman (Grant County) sewage ponds are nesting. We visited the area today and observed nesting behavior by what seems to be the female and were able to obtain permission from the city to walk into the ponds to photograph a single egg on a small nest depression among the rocks. We will get the photo on the MOU website as soon as possible. As it was a hot (85 degree) sunny day, the bird on the nest would walk out into the water and dip itself down into the water several times getting the belly feathers wet. It would then walk quickly over to the nest and sit down lightly, cooling the eggs with the moisture. This pair of stilts were originally found by Doug Keiser (with others) two days earlier and also observed by Herb Dingman (with Craig Mandel) yesterday, among others. Neither observers saw this behavior because of different weather situations. For instance when Herb was there it was relatively cool with a light rain in the area. Thus the bird did not need to cool or warm the eggs so was seen feeding with its mate in a corner of the ponds close to the nest. Today the mate was at the far end of the ponds because of a city employee mowing the area near the nest. The presumed female would leave the nest for a very short time when the tractor came close but would return immediately upon its passing. The earlier observers and ourselves observed an aggressive behavior toward other species that came near the nest. Doug mentioned seeing the birds chasing Lesser Yellowlegs and we observed the birds chasing Common Grackles away from the area. Interesting was that there was no aggressive behavior toward a mixed flock of peeps that were in the area of the nest. This flock included Dunlin, Pectoral, Least, Semi-palmated, and White-rumped Sandpipers. Also present in the ponds were a flock of Willets and a Hudsonian Godwit, although these left presumably because of the lawn mower about the same time as we arrived so we observed no interaction between them and the stilt. This is presumed to be a first state nesting record, at least in modern times. We haven’t had time to look at Roberts, etc. to see if there are any historical records. IMPORTANT The city of Herman welcomes you to visit their ponds but you should not go past the gate. The nest is probably less than 40 yards from the gate and at least one of the birds seems to always be in the area. Also there is no need for photographers to get any closer as good photos were obtained by Doug and ourselves. If after looking at the pond you do not see the birds it is acceptable to enter the ponds 20 feet or so as to better observe the close shoreline which can be hard to see from the gate. Under no circumstances should you go anywhere near the nest which in on the south shore of the north pond and visible from the gate You will notice a small point extending into the pond near the middle of the shoreline. The nest is 4-5 feet closer to the gate from this point, just below the whitest rocks. The ponds are located 1.2 miles southeast of town on Hwy 9 on the east side of the road. The north pond is drawn down and is the one attracting all the shorebirds. The city had started to refill the pond but because of the nesting by the stilt they are going to hold off on refilling the pond for a while. The city employees will also be limiting lawn mowing, as they said they can find many other places to mow. They are very interested in this nesting and will be checking the ponds regularly for signs of a successful nest and to make sure no inappropriate behavior occurs. They are very excited about this nesting and were even calling others to tell them about it. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Black-Necked Stilts Grant County
sorry, tired, Common Yellowthroats at the airport On May 26, 2014, at 9:55 PM, Charlene Nelson wrote: > still present this evening at the Herman sewage treatment ponds late this > afternoon. > > also of note > > Hudsonian Godwit - good looks in flight > White Rump Sandpiper > Wilson's and Red Necked Phalaropes > > > Could not find the Loggerhead Shrike on Hwy 9 N of Herman > > Many Western Meadowlarks, pairs of Bobolinks and Yellow Throated Warblers in > the grass near the airport. > > Charlene Nelson > Grant County > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-Necked Stilts Grant County
still present this evening at the Herman sewage treatment ponds late this afternoon. also of note Hudsonian Godwit - good looks in flight White Rump Sandpiper Wilson's and Red Necked Phalaropes Could not find the Loggerhead Shrike on Hwy 9 N of Herman Many Western Meadowlarks, pairs of Bobolinks and Yellow Throated Warblers in the grass near the airport. Charlene Nelson Grant County Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts Grant Cnty
I am passing along a report from Jim Peterson that he found 2 Black-necked Stilts at the Herman sewage ponds this morning. Several other shorebird species present; Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Dunlin, Baird's Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope. -jerry pruett -- chance favors the prepared mind Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts, Grant County 5/25
Nice find! Tom T and the committee can always use some more work Paul Paul Budde pbu...@earthlink.net Original message From: Doug Kieser Date:05/25/2014 6:49 PM (GMT-06:00) To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts, Grant County 5/25 Currently watching a pair of Black-necked Stilts at the Herman sewage ponds in southwest Grant County. The north pond is drawn down and is hosting a nice variety of shorebirds and ducks in addition to the stilts. The stilt pair stuck to the south end of this pond which made for easy viewing. The were very aggressive to any Lesser Yellowlegs that came too close. Earlier, I saw a Loggerhead Shrike along hwy 9, NW of Herman (just nw of 150th). Doug Kieser Minneapolis Sent from my Sprint phone.
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts, Grant County 5/25
Currently watching a pair of Black-necked Stilts at the Herman sewage ponds in southwest Grant County. The north pond is drawn down and is hosting a nice variety of shorebirds and ducks in addition to the stilts. The stilt pair stuck to the south end of this pond which made for easy viewing. The were very aggressive to any Lesser Yellowlegs that came too close. Earlier, I saw a Loggerhead Shrike along hwy 9, NW of Herman (just nw of 150th). Doug Kieser Minneapolis Sent from my Sprint phone.
[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts
While in Wisconsin, noted that Black-necked Stilts are nesting in two locations. Checked the MOU website this afternoon, our last report is 2010. Know that Minnesota & Wisconsin are not mirrors of each other, but wonder if BN Stilts might be in the state without our awareness? Perhaps Big Stone/Lac Qui Parle area? Some parallel marshlands similar to Horicon Marsh? Others? Good birding to all. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
