Re: [mou-net] W-W Scoter continues (Hennepin Co.)
The consensus at Audubon Minnesota is that it is a 1st spring female White-winged Scoter. Rebecca Field On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Curt Rawn wrote: > The White-winged Scoter was still in this same area at 11 am. I parked in > Boom Island park and walked south to the Nicollet Island area. I was often > 12 feet from the bird as it searched for food and surfaced close to the > bank. > > Curt Rawn > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:51 PM, Alyssa DeRubeis >wrote: > > > I observed the female-type White-winged Scoter off of Boom Island Park > > (Minneapolis) at 7:15pm. At one point, a boat came in and scared the > scaup > > and scoter. They flew from the north tip of Nicollet Island north towards > > the Plymouth Avenue bridge, but within a minute the scoter returned near > > its original spot, about 50 feet offshore. The bird was still there when > I > > left at 7:30pm. About 7 other birders were there. > > > > Thank you Doug Kieser for sharing Abigail Anderson's find, and thank you > to > > Doug, Rebecca Field, Jeanne Tanamachi, and Rob Daves for keeping me > updated > > on the scoter. > > > > I checked a couple of Golden Valley (also Hennepin Co.) ponds this > evening > > in hopes of spotting a Black-crowned Night Heron. I didn't find one, but > > there were 5 Great Egrets sporting their lovely breeding plumage. > > > > Good birding! > > > > Alyssa DeRubeis > > Lake Mills, IA > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > -- > Curt Rawn > 612-618-6200 > > > 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] W-W Scoter continues (Hennepin Co.)
The White-winged Scoter was still in this same area at 11 am. I parked in Boom Island park and walked south to the Nicollet Island area. I was often 12 feet from the bird as it searched for food and surfaced close to the bank. Curt Rawn On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:51 PM, Alyssa DeRubeis wrote: > I observed the female-type White-winged Scoter off of Boom Island Park > (Minneapolis) at 7:15pm. At one point, a boat came in and scared the scaup > and scoter. They flew from the north tip of Nicollet Island north towards > the Plymouth Avenue bridge, but within a minute the scoter returned near > its original spot, about 50 feet offshore. The bird was still there when I > left at 7:30pm. About 7 other birders were there. > > Thank you Doug Kieser for sharing Abigail Anderson's find, and thank you to > Doug, Rebecca Field, Jeanne Tanamachi, and Rob Daves for keeping me updated > on the scoter. > > I checked a couple of Golden Valley (also Hennepin Co.) ponds this evening > in hopes of spotting a Black-crowned Night Heron. I didn't find one, but > there were 5 Great Egrets sporting their lovely breeding plumage. > > Good birding! > > Alyssa DeRubeis > Lake Mills, IA > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Curt Rawn 612-618-6200 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] W-W Scoter continues (Hennepin Co.)
I observed the female-type White-winged Scoter off of Boom Island Park (Minneapolis) at 7:15pm. At one point, a boat came in and scared the scaup and scoter. They flew from the north tip of Nicollet Island north towards the Plymouth Avenue bridge, but within a minute the scoter returned near its original spot, about 50 feet offshore. The bird was still there when I left at 7:30pm. About 7 other birders were there. Thank you Doug Kieser for sharing Abigail Anderson's find, and thank you to Doug, Rebecca Field, Jeanne Tanamachi, and Rob Daves for keeping me updated on the scoter. I checked a couple of Golden Valley (also Hennepin Co.) ponds this evening in hopes of spotting a Black-crowned Night Heron. I didn't find one, but there were 5 Great Egrets sporting their lovely breeding plumage. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Lake Mills, IA Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
