[mou-net] Crane Meadows NWR Bird Walk
The annual Spring Bird Walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge! Meet at the refuge headquarters at 8am. Extra binoculars will be available for use. Refreshments will be served after the walk in the Sedge Meadow Classroom. This event is free and open to the public. Crane Meadows NWR 19502 Iris Rd. Little Falls, MN 56345 Questions, please call 320-632-1575 Kimberly Emerson 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] Crane Meadows NWR Field Day- Morrison County
Joined in the heavy cold wind by folks from the Brainerd Bird Club and a couple of hardy young families with early elementary aged children, we managed to sight 43 species on an adapted 2 mile saunter through the oak savannah and restored prairie. Highlights, some new to the composite listing for this spring walk): American Pipits (on the burned section of the entrance)!! Blue-Headed Vireo(2), Olive-sided Flycatcher, Wilson's Chestnut-sided Warbler, many more BWhites than usual. Orange-crowned Warblers(3), (9 warbler species total), Horned Grebes and Barred Owl. Many notable misses, e.g., Catbird, yellow-throated vireo, B-Gray Gnatcatcher, Red-headed WoodpeckeY. Adding to the list of sightings outlying the NWR got us up near the 60-70 specie count, of note Swainson's Hawk, Swainson's Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. mjb 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] Crane Meadows
Scott Henkemeyer and I had some great birding at Crane Meadows today just south of Little Falls of which highlights included two Olive-sided Flycatchers amongst six species of flycatchers, six warbler species including Magnolia and Blackburnian, first year Orchard Oriole and a good dozen Bald Eagles standing in shallow water together in the north pond which extends from the Platte River. Peter Johnson St. Cloud, 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] Crane Meadows
Crane Meadows (East of Little Falls 5 miles) had a guided bird outing on Saturday. On the preserve, and next to it, 95 species were found. Birds of note: Harris, White Crown, and White Throat Sparrows, Gold Winged Warblers, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Red headed Woodpecker. Warblers are still coming in slowly and should pick up soon. I have 11 species to date. Shore birds are just starting to show up in numbers. Water fowl have moved on with only a token remnant left behind. Thrush population is low and I hope it picks up this week. Will post if something significant happens. Good day Frank Gosiak, Little Falls, Mn Morrison 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] Crane Meadows
Kelly Applegate reminded me of something. There is also a well developed Purple Martin colony at Crane Meadows. I have passed a lot of time just watching them interact. Crane Meadows is a nice place to visit if you like to walk. They have one 3 1/2 mile loop that starts at an observation deck with a kiosk and good parking. The trail, that has a crushed rock base, moves North along the Platte River and a small dam that creates the Rice/Skunk Lakes. It goes through a stand of Oaks, past a prairie, around some small marshes and back to another observation deck with a permanent scope so you may view the lakes. Then it winds back through a larger Oak growth and through some low lands with shrubs that has produced both Cuckoos. It is a good place to pick up on Warblers and Thrush, plus, great for water fowl in the Spring. The North end has produced Great Horned, Barred, Long-eared and Screech Owls. I have to get Milt Blomberg into the Pines to find a Saw Whet Owl to add to our list. I have also gotten a Red Shouldered Hawk and usually kick up a Coopers or Sharp Shinned Hawk. Its a very nice place to bird and get off the beaten track. Thank you Kelly for bringing the Purple Martins to my attention. I shouldn't have omitted them in my earlier report. Frank Gosiak, Little Falls, Mn P.S. Red Headed Woodpeckers are just past the North end observation deck as you wind east. 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] Crane Meadows, Morrison County report
If you were a person just out for number counts, it was lacking, but, a very nice day just to bird and enjoy the surroundings. Only 76 species reported. Birds of note: 3 warblers Yellow Rumped, Palm, Orange Crowned shore birds.Wilson Snipe, Woodcock, Killdeer, American Bittern, Sora (heard an Upland Sandpiper but didn't see it) Coots. Blue Bird, Hermit Swainsons Thrush, Martins, Grasshopper, Savanna, Swamp Sparrows, Blue Gray Gnat Catcher,Northern Harrier, Broad Winged, Sharp Shinned, Red Tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles. Plenty of Sandhill Cranes and Blue Herons. Water fowl low with Lesser Scaup, Blue and Green Winged Teal, Red Heads, Buffle Heads, Ring Necks, and Cormorant. Also, Went to the Sobieski and Flensburg sewage ponds and picked up a couple of Wilsons Phalarope and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs . Hope more shorebirds and Warblers will show soon. Nice group of people showed and had a good time. Brunch was very good. Also, nice to see a few very excited young birders. 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] Crane Meadows
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is having a bird outing led by Milt Blomberg and Caleb Gosiak on Sunday May. 3rd from 7:00 to 10:00 with a brunch following. No charge. Crane Meadows wants to show off their new trails and spotting decks that look over the Platte River and Rice-Skunk Lake. They are located 2 miles South of Little Falls off U.S. Hwy 10 and 5 miles West on Cty rd 35 (Iris Road). Sign on U.S. Hwy 10. Many varieties of waterfowl, shorebirds, Cranes (Wooping Cranes 3 times in the last 4 years), woodland and prairie birds along with lowland birds. Also, we are collecting data for a revised park bird list so your help would be appreciated. Contact Frank Gosiak at fgos...@gmail.com or go to MC Birding on the net for info or for directions from your house to Crane Meadows. 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] Crane Meadows directions
For the Crane Meadows directions I made a mistake and inadvertently said to go west off from U.S. Hwy 10 (which would put you into the Mississippi River) when it should have been east off U.S. Hwy 10 on Iris Road (county 35) 5 miles. Sorry for any confusion. Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
