[mou] Geese
---1164069312 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today I sorted through 1000's of Canada Geese in numerous locations in Sherburne and Mille Lacs counties. I could not find a single Cackling Goose in any of these groups. This is most interesting as we are trying to learn the migratory pattern of Cackling Geese in Minnesota. In previous weeks and in late October it was relatively easy to find Cackling Geese in many locations were there were large numbers of Canada Geese. Is this a possible indication that Cackling Geese are gone from the state by early to mid-November or was it just a local situation that I ran into today? Your thoughts, comments and observations on the migration of Cackling Geese would be most interesting. Bob Janssen ---1164069312 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today I sorted through 1000's of Canada Geese in numerous locations in=20 Sherburne and Mille Lacs counties. I could not find a single Cackling=20 Goose in any of these groups. This is most interesting as we are tryin= g to=20 learn the migratory pattern of Cackling Geese in Minnesota. In previous week= s=20 and in late October it was relatively easy to find Cackling Geese in many=20 locations were there were large numbers of Canada Geese. Is this=20= a=20 possible indication that Cackling Geese are gone from the state by early to=20 mid-November or was it just a local situation that I ran into=20 today? Your thoughts, comments and observations on the migra= tion=20 of Cackling Geese would be most interesting. Bob Janssen ---1164069312--
[mou] SNA Bird Survey
--part1_2dc.bccea3a.321925f3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here are some highlights from bird survey done on August 19 at the Gneiss Outcrops SNA on Chippewa County Road 40 just outside of Granite Falls: Turkey Vulture - 5 Cooper's Hawk - 1 Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (immature) Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher - 6 Eastern Wood-Pewee -8 (4 still singing) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1 Alder Flycatcher - 3 Willow Flycatcher - 1 Eastern Kingbird - 9 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3 Eastern Bluebird - 4 Mountain Bluebird - 2 (females) Tennessee Warbler - 3 Nasnville Warbler - 1 Yellow Warbler - 2 Chesnut-sided Warbler - 1 Blackburnian Warbler - 2 Black-and-white Warbler - 2 American Redstart - 2 Connecticut Warbler - 1 Mourning Warbler - 3 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 4 Chipping Sparrow - 12 Clay-colored Sparrow - 1 Field Sparrow - 3 Lark Sparrow - 1 Indigo Bunting - 17 Dickcissel - 2 Orchard Oriole - 4 Blatimore Oriole - 2 Bob Janssen --part1_2dc.bccea3a.321925f3_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here are some highlights from = bird survey done on August 19 at the Gneiss Outcrops SNA on Chippewa County= Road 40 just outside of Granite Falls: Turkey Vulture - 5 Cooper's Hawk - 1 Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (immature) Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher - 6 Eastern Wood-Pewee -8 (4 still singing) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1 Alder Flycatcher - 3 Willow Flycatcher - 1 Eastern Kingbird - 9 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3 Eastern Bluebird - 4 Mountain Bluebird - 2 (females) Tennessee Warbler - 3 Nasnville Warbler - 1 Yellow Warbler - 2 Chesnut-sided Warbler - 1 Blackburnian Warbler - 2 Black-and-white Warbler - 2 American Redstart - 2 Connecticut Warbler - 1 Mourning Warbler - 3 Common Yellowthroat - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 4 Chipping Sparrow - 12 Clay-colored Sparrow - 1 Field Sparrow - 3 Lark Sparrow - 1 Indigo Bunting - 17 Dickcissel - 2 Orchard Oriole - 4 Blatimore Oriole - 2 Bob Janssen --part1_2dc.bccea3a.321925f3_boundary--
[mou] Breeding Bird Survey Route
---1174573982 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Frontenac (Goodhue County) Breeding Bird Survey Route #58 is open and needs a volunteer to survey this route in June. If you are interested please contact me as soon as possible at my e-mail address. It is very important that this essential route be covered this season. Thanks for your help. Bob Janssen ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ---1174573982 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Frontenac (Goodhue County) Breeding Bird Survey Route #58 is open a= nd=20 needs a volunteer to survey this route in June. If you are interested=20 please contact me as soon as possible at my e-mail address. It is very= =20 important that this essential route be covered this season. Thanks for= =20 your help. Bob JanssenAOL now o= ffers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <= A title=3D"http://www.aol.com?ncid=3DAOLAOF0002000339"; href=3D"http://ww= w.aol.com?ncid=3DAOLAOF0002000339" target=3D"_blank">AOL.com.= ---1174573982--
[mou] Minnesota Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) Routes
---1175654271 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To All Minnesota Birders: The following Breeding Bird Survey Routes are vacant and need a birder to run them in June 2007: #021 - Chokio (Steven-Swift counties) #024 -Mille Lacs (Aitkin County) #030 -Tenney (Wilkin-Grant counties) #049 - Erie - (Pennington-Marshall counties) #052 - Lake Bronson (Kittson County) #052 - LeRoy (Mower-Olmsted counties) #062 - Tyler (Lincoln County) #078 - Glendale (St.Louis County) #140 - Nebish (Beltrami County) We need to have as many of the Minnesota Routes surveyed as possible. If you are interested please contact me as soon as possible at my e-mail address and I will see that you get all the necessary information to complete the route. If you are not familiar with Breeding Bird Survey Routes but would like to participate please let me know and I will send you an information sheet. Bob Janssen ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ---1175654271 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To All Minnesota Birders: The following Breeding Bird Survey Rout= es=20 are vacant and need a birder to run them in June 2007: #021 - Chokio (Steven-Swift counties) #024 -Mille Lacs (Aitkin County) #030 -Tenney (Wilkin-Grant counties) #049 - Erie - (Pennington-Marshall counties) #052 - Lake Bronson (Kittson County) #052 - LeRoy (Mower-Olmsted counties) #062 - Tyler (Lincoln County) #078 - Glendale (St.Louis County) #140 - Nebish (Beltrami County) We need to have as many of the Minnesota Routes surveyed as possible.&n= bsp;=20 If you are interested please contact me as soon as possible at my e-mail=20 address and I will see that you get all the necessary information to=20 complete the route. If you are not familiar with Breeding Bird Survey=20 Routes but would like to participate please let me know and I will send you=20= an=20 information sheet. Bob Janssen See what's fre= e at http://www.aol.com?ncid=3DAOLAOF0002000503"; href=3D"htt= p://www.aol.com?ncid=3DAOLAOF0002000503" target=3D"_blank">AOL.com.=20= ---1175654271--
[mou] Minnesota Breeding Bird Survey Routes
---1176158933 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To All Minnesota Birders: The following 7 Breeding Bird Survey Routes are still open and need a participant. We are striving to get 100% coverage on Minnesota routes this year and your help would be greatly appreciated. If you cannot run the route but could suggest someone else please send me their e-mail address and I will contact them. Thanks for your help #23 - Wigwam Bay - Mille Lacs County #30 - Tenney - Wilkin-Grant counties #49 - Erie - Pennington-Marshall counties #51 - Badger - Roseau County #52 - Lake Bronson - Kittson County #82 - Greenbush - Roseau County #140 - Nebish - Beltrami County Bob Janssen ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ---1176158933 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To All Minnesota Birders: The following 7 Breeding Bird Surv= ey=20 Routes are still open and need a participant. We are striving to get 1= 00%=20 coverage on Minnesota routes this year and your help would be greatly=20 appreciated. If you cannot run the route but could suggest someone els= e=20 please send me their e-mail address and I will contact them. Thanks fo= r=20 your help #23 - Wigwam Bay - Mille Lacs County #30 - Tenney - Wilkin-Grant counties #49 - Erie - Pennington-Marshall counties #51 - Badger - Roseau County #52 - Lake Bronson - Kittson County #82 - Greenbush - Roseau County #140 - Nebish - Beltrami County Bob JanssenSee what'= s free at http://www.aol.com?ncid=3DAOLAOF0002000503"; href= =3D"http://www.aol.com?ncid=3DAOLAOF0002000503"; target=3D"_blank">AOL.co= m. ---1176158933--
[mou] Breeding Bird Survey Route Osseo #50016
The Osseo (northern Hennepin County) Breeding Bird Survey Route is vacant. If anyone is interested in running this route please let me know ASAP. Bob Janssen ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070511/d54f20ec/attachment.html
[mou] Tricolored Heron
An adult Tricolored Heron was seen at 4:00 PM, today, 5 June at the Black Rush Marsh in Lyon County. Black Rush Marsh is located east of Minnesota Highway 23 along Lyon County Road 59. Co. 59 is two miles north of Russell or approximately 9 miles south (from the junction with Highway 59) on 23 from Marshall. Take Co. 59 one mile to the east to an impassable Minimum Maintenance Road which runs south through the marsh. You can walk the road but not drive it. The heron was about 1/4 mile down this road. Bob Janssen ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070605/194164d5/attachment.html
[mou] Tricolored Heron
An adult Tricolored Heron was seen at 4:00 PM, today, June 5 at Black Rush Marsh in Lyon County. Black Rush Marsh is located east of Minnesota Highway 23 along Lyon County Road 59. Co. 59 is two miles north on 23 from Russell or approximately 9 miles south (from the junction with Highway 59) on 23 from Marshall. Take Co. 59 one mile to the east to an impassable Minimum Maintenance Road which runs south through the marsh. You can walk the road but not drive it. The heron was approximately 1/4 mile down this road. Bob Janssen ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070605/152c8930/attachment.html
[mou] Arctic Tern - Garden Island - Lake of the Woods County
While conducting a bird survey on Garden Island, Lake of the Woods County on the morning of June 15, I observed a breeding plumaged Arctic Tern on the sand spit on the east end of the island. The bird allowed close approach and stayed in the area for at least two hours. The bird was not seen when we first landed on the island so probably just arrived when I first saw it. Also present were Franklin's, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. Garden Island is a State Recreation Area, part of the Minnesota State Park system. It can only be reached by boat, 21 miles by water from Zippel Bay State Park. I believe this is the first record for Arctic Tern in the Lake of the Woods area. Bob Janssen ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070616/b1e2431a/attachment.html
[mou] Sabine's Gull and Ibis - Lyon County
The juvenile Sabine's Gull was present at 11:00 AM today October 2 on Cottonwood Lake. The bird was swimming along the rocky shore and among the boat docks in the NE corner of the lake. The bird would occasionally fly along the shore but return to the same spot where I watched it for about a half hour. Across the road on Sham Lake there were an estimated 3-4,00 Franklin's Gulls present. One immature Ibis was still present at noon at Black Rush Marsh on the lake just south of the landfill. There were 2-3,000 gulls present in the area, maybe many more, about half Franklin's, half Ring-billed. In and around Granite Falls and south to Marshall there was a large (100's) migration of American Robins, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Cedar Waxwings going on in the AM hours. Bob Janssen ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071002/e09cbb35/attachment.html
[mou] Bird Lists for Scientific and Natural Areas
--part1_36c.2ac7b20.317695ef_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If anyone has kept or is keeping bird lists for any of the following Scientific and Natural Areas I would appreciate obtaining any such lists. A composite list is being compiled over the next two years for each of these areas and I would like to incorporate other lists into a final listing for these areas. You can send the information by e-mail to the above address or mail it to me at 162 Lakeview Road, Chanhassen, MN 55317-7625. If you have questions you can call me at 952-974-9735. The areas are: Wolsfeld Woods - Hennepin County Wood-Rill - Hennepin County Savage Fen - Scott County Black Dog Nature Preserve - Dakota County (where you listen for Woodcock) Boot Lake - Anoka County Lost Valley Prairie - Washington County St. Croix Savanna - Washington County Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery - Ramsey County Quarry Park - Stearns County (St. Cloud) Thanks for any help you can provide. Bob Janssen --part1_36c.2ac7b20.317695ef_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If anyone has kept or is keeping bi= rd lists for any of the following Scientific and Natural Areas I would appre= ciate obtaining any such lists. A composite list is being compiled ove= r the next two years for each of these areas and I would like to incorporate= other lists into a final listing for these areas. You can send the informat= ion by e-mail to the above address or mail it to me at 162 Lakeview Road, Ch= anhassen, MN 55317-7625. If you have questions you can call me at 952-= 974-9735. The areas are: Wolsfeld Woods - Hennepin County Wood-Rill - Hennepin County Savage Fen - Scott County Black Dog Nature Preserve - Dakota County (where you listen for Woodcock) Boot Lake - Anoka County Lost Valley Prairie - Washington County St. Croix Savanna - Washington County Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery - Ramsey County Quarry Park - Stearns County (St. Cloud) Thanks for any help you can provide. Bob Janssen --part1_36c.2ac7b20.317695ef_boundary--
[mou] Henslow's Sparrow
--part1_313.37f7869.317808d5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A Henslow's Sparrow was heard at the Lost Valley Prairie SNA in Washington County this morning (April 19) at 8:00 AM. According to my records this ties the record early spring arrival date for this species in southern Minnesota. Lost Valley SNA is located east of Highway 95 on Washington County Road 78, east on 78 to Nyberg Ave then .5 miles north on Nyberg. Park at the end of the road by the gate. The Henslow's was heard in the weedy fields to the west and north of the gate. Bob Janssen --part1_313.37f7869.317808d5_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Henslow's Sparrow was heard at th= e Lost Valley Prairie SNA in Washington County this morning (April 19) at 8:= 00 AM. According to my records this ties the record early spring arriv= al date for this species in southern Minnesota. Lost Valley SNA is loc= ated east of Highway 95 on Washington County Road 78, east on 78 to Nyberg A= ve then .5 miles north on Nyberg. Park at the end of the road by the gate.&n= bsp; The Henslow's was heard in the weedy fields to the west and north of th= e gate. Bob Janssen --part1_313.37f7869.317808d5_boundary--
[mou] Minnesota Breeding Bird Surveys
--part1_1a7.38aa6f05.2fc8d340_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There are four Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) Routes in Minnesota that still need coverage. The routes are follows: # 50062 Tyler in Lincoln County # 55059 LeCenter in Le Sueur County # 50041 Oklee in Red Lake County # 55044 Wylie in Red Lake County We need these routes covered to get 100% participation in this years Minnesota BBS Route coverage If anyone is interested in running these routes please contact Bob Janssen at rbjans...@aol.com --part1_1a7.38aa6f05.2fc8d340_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There are four Breeding Bird Survey= (BBS) Routes in Minnesota that still need coverage. The routes are fo= llows: # 50062 Tyler in Lincoln County # 55059 LeCenter in Le Sueur County # 50041 Oklee in Red Lake County # 55044 Wylie in Red Lake County We need these routes covered to get 100% participation in this years Minneso= ta BBS Route coverage If anyone is interested in running these routes please contact Bob Janssen a= t rbjans...@aol.com --part1_1a7.38aa6f05.2fc8d340_boundary--
[mou] Carolina Wren
--part1_1f7.10e102da.304470e6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This morning at 6:15 AM there was a Carolina Wren singing in my backyard. It later came up on the deck and sang off and on until about 8:30 AM. This is a new county record for Carver County according to MOU files. Bob Janssen 162 Lakeview Road Chanhassen, MN --part1_1f7.10e102da.304470e6_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning at 6:15 AM there was a= Carolina Wren singing in my backyard. It later came up on the deck an= d sang off and on until about 8:30 AM. This is a new county record for= Carver County according to MOU files. Bob Janssen 162 Lakeview Road Chanhassen, MN --part1_1f7.10e102da.304470e6_boundary--
