[mou-rba] [mou-net] Jackson County Lark Bunting
While conducting Breeding Bird Atlas work in Jackon County, I saw a Male Lark Bunting fly in front of the car and land in the road. I watched it for about 10 minute while it fed along the side of the road. It finally flushed when another car came along and flushed it out into a corn field about 300 yards. I then left the area, finished the survey of the block I was in, and returned about an hour later. This bird (or perhaps another) was about a quarter mile farther West of where it was first seen, sitting on a fence. I was able to take pictures of the bird both times, digiscoping using my cell phone camera. While not great pictures, they are enough to identify the bird as a Lark Bunting. Directions to the location are as follows: Take I-90 to the exit to MN Highway 264 (don't know the exit number but it is the exit to Round Lake, MN) and go South on 264 towards Round Lake for 4.5 miles to 750th St. Go East on 750th Street for 4.6 to 4.8 miles (distance differences are because of the two different sightings. There is grassland on the North side of the road between the road and a drainage ditch. There is a cornfield on the South side of the road. As an added bonus, there was an upland sandpiper about a mile to the East. John Schladweiler New Ulm, MN -- John Schladweiler New Ulm, 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-rba] [mou-net] Jackson County Lark Bunting
While conducting Breeding Bird Atlas work in Jackon County, I saw a Male Lark Bunting fly in front of the car and land in the road. I watched it for about 10 minute while it fed along the side of the road. It finally flushed when another car came along and flushed it out into a corn field about 300 yards. I then left the area, finished the survey of the block I was in, and returned about an hour later. This bird (or perhaps another) was about a quarter mile farther West of where it was first seen, sitting on a fence. I was able to take pictures of the bird both times, digiscoping using my cell phone camera. While not great pictures, they are enough to identify the bird as a Lark Bunting. Directions to the location are as follows: Take I-90 to the exit to MN Highway 264 (don't know the exit number but it is the exit to Round Lake, MN) and go South on 264 towards Round Lake for 4.5 miles to 750th St. Go East on 750th Street for 4.6 to 4.8 miles (distance differences are because of the two different sightings. There is grassland on the North side of the road between the road and a drainage ditch. There is a cornfield on the South side of the road. As an added bonus, there was an upland sandpiper about a mile to the East. John Schladweiler New Ulm, MN -- John Schladweiler New Ulm, 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-rba] [mou-net] LQP Snowy owl
During the Lac qui Parle CBC Monday, there was no indication of a Snowy owl at the LQP Valley High School as reported earlier, in spite of a thorough search. However one was seen about 3 miles to the SE of the school at the corner of 280th St and 321st Ave. Same bird -- John Schladweiler New Ulm, 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-rba] [mou-net] Brown County Snowy Owl
The Hanska Snowy Owl has been seen most of this morning but a little farther North than previously posted. It has been sitting 2.6 miles N of the last house as you go North from Hanska. It is on the ground on the West side of CR13 and about 150 yards off the road. John Schladweiler New Ulm On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 7:35 PM, Bob Ekblad wrote: > The Hanska Snowy Owl was refound at 1pm today by Mark Junghans at the > location previously reported 1mi north of Hanska on CR13. This bird is > very > likely the same one that I reported in Watonwan County around 8:30am - both > were very white (almost pure white) males. The bird had been previously > reported 1.3mi south of town a few days ago. The Watonwan site is not too > far beyond that - approximately 5.5mi south of the spot north of town. > > > > Thanks Mark! > > > > Bob Ekblad > > Olmsted County in SE Minnesota > > http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- John Schladweiler New Ulm, 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-rba] [mou-net] New Ulm Tufted Titmouse
The titmouse reported by Brian Smith on Wednesday is still being seen. -- John Schladweiler New Ulm, 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
