[mou-net] Ruff update, Cerulean Warbler, etc. (Hennepin Co.)
The Ruff was last seen early this morning (~7:30am) at Long Meadow Lake/Bass Ponds (part of the Minnesota River Valley NWR) in Bloomington. I--along with at least three other parties--tried later in the day for the bird, but to my knowledge no one has seen it. There are plenty of places where a shorebird would be out of sight, so it could still be around. The only other birds of note that Dan Phillips and I found at Long Meadow Lake were the previously reported Greater White-fronted Geese (2), a Harris's Sparrow, and a female Eastern Towhee. Another birder saw a Caspian Tern. I have another report of a Cerulean Warbler that was heard singing at Westwood Hills Nature Center (St. Louis Park) yesterday. It was on/along the highest hill in the Basswood/Maple trail. We hope to try for it tomorrow and will report if we have luck. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis temporarily in Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. 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] Ruff update
The Ruff is now being easily seen at a different location. It is in the area where it was originally seen on Saturday. Come down the hill, go straight to the tee and turn left. There is a beaten path to your right before you reach the wooden bridge. Take that out to the edge of Long Meadow Lake. Bob Williams Sent from my iPhone 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] Ruff update
The ruff was easily visible from the Hogback Outlet looking straight across just a little while ago. Bob Williams Sent from my iPhone 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] Ruff Update
As I was walking down the trail at the Bass Ponds to see the Ruff at about 3:30 every person walking up the hill had seen the bird. Just before I got there the Ruff and other shorebirds were flushed by an airplane and relocated at various locations. I stood with many other birders for over an hour and could not relocate the Ruff. It was definitely not a total loss because there were hundreds of other shorebirds including: 100's of Lesser Yellowlegs and Pectoral Sandpipers; dozens of Greater Yellowlegs; at least 10 Long-billed Dowitcher; 2 Semipalmated Plover; at least 6 Dunlin; 1 Wilson's Phalarope Good Birding, Jason Caddy Minneapolis Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
