[mou-net] Canal Park gull photos and gull ID question

Here's some gull photos I snapped today, from both sunrise and sunset (I did a little hawkwatching in the middle of the day). Ring-billed Gulls http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119233693 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119233698 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119233692 http://www.pbase

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 9 November 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 9, 2009 *MNST0911.09 -Birds mentioned -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: November 9, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (r...@moumn.org) This is the Min

Re: [mou-net] Turtle L., Ramsey County

Hello all, I wanted to post a response to these questions, as I haven't seen much discussion on the list about the two birds photographed. The bird photographed by Gail Wieberdink is, to my eye, clearly a winter-plumage Horned Grebe. The relevant marks are most visible in this photo: http:/

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I had to chuckle while reading the accounts of the much discussed bird found in the Duluth area. One comment made suggested that perhaps now someone would claim seeing a Vermillion Flycatcher in the area. Well, last summer on the bike trail around Lake Shetek in Murray County that is exactly w

[mou-net] More Spruce Grouse in Cook County

This morning at about 7:30 I found a Spruce Grouse on Cook Co. Rd. 2 north of Tofte just south of where Forest Road 170 heads east towards Baker Lake. I think this is about 16 miles from Tofte. I then turned onto FR 170 and within a mile of the intersection I found what appeared to be a family

[mou-net] unknoewn greb

Hi Folks: I could not find the original post about the unknown grebe but from what I know it looks like a winter plumage Red necked grebe. Jim Fitzpatrick 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] Black Guillemot photos

Or the Tasker's Selferious Duck (decoy) adventure in the movie "Rare Bird" (based in eastern Newfoundland and starring William Hurt & Molly Parker). We certainly gave a boost to the local economy. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in SE Minnesota http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com -Original Message

Re: [mou-net] Acorn Woodpecker at Crow Wing SP

Sorry. I meant to include that Crow Wing State Park is south of Brainerd. Doug Chapman BTW, Doug Backlund is one of SD's premier birders, as many of you may know. On Nov 9, 2009, at 3:23 PM, douglas chapman wrote: Hi, Doug Backlund of Pierre SD is camping at Crow Wing State Park and j

[mou-net] 2009/10 Northern Hawk Owl Map update

There are now 16 reports of Northern Hawk Owls this late fall season and we still have not even reached winter yet! All Northern Hawk Owl reports are all from northeastern Minnesota and none yet from northwestern and north central Minnesota. To see map: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.

Re: [mou-net] Acorn Woodpecker at Crow Wing SP

Haven't seen one of these since I left California; very hard to mistake them. First Black Guillemots and now Acorn Woodpeckers. It appears someone is Shanghaiing birds and bringing them to Minnesota for some nefarious scheme to boost incidental sightings. I guess a storm or the jet stream m

[mou-net] Acorn Woodpecker specifics

I just called Doug Backlund via Doug Chapman's post to inquire on more specifics. Apparently the bird was last seen about an hour ago working on some tree stumps at Campsite #6 in the park. Doug is confident in his i.d. and has photos of the bird. I myself am not familiar with this state park

[mou-net] Acorn Woodpecker at Crow Wing SP

Hi, Doug Backlund of Pierre SD is camping at Crow Wing State Park and just called me to say he just took positive ID photos of an Acorn Woodpecker there. He has no access to MOU birds, so asked me to post. His phone is 605-280-6642 and he says he welcomes calls. He will be there for a whi

Re: [mou-net] Black Guillemot photos

This is beginning to sound a bit like Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketch. Bill Kahn Fam. Mimic Birderidae, Homo sapiens sapiens var. Minneapolitan 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] Black Guillemot photos

Mike: 1,200-1,500 miles away from the event the bird in your photographs could be sleeping. As you probably saw more than what is in your pictures, you are the best person to judge as to whether the bird was alive or dead when you saw it. Onward! Steve Stevan Hawkins San Antonio TX -Ori

[mou-net] Guillemot correction

Hi everyone, As one of the parties who viewed the guillemot after dark, I wanted to clear up the misconception that flashlights or spotlights were used. To my knowledge, no one used a light other than the headlamps of their vehicles. In our case, we parked at the top of the long boatramp and

[mou-net] Northern Hawk Owl, Great Black-backed Gull, finches (11/8) - Cook County

Yesterday (11/8), for our last survey of fall 2009 - out of Hovland - Heidi Seeland was kept company by a hunting Northern Hawk Owl. The bird was present for much of the day, still being seen up until she left (~845 - 1430). More specifically, this location was off the Arrowhead Trail, in a clear

[mou-net] Northern Shrike

Listened to a Northern Shrike "sing" this morning. Two thoughts: * This is the first time I've heard them sing in the fall - the few times in the past have been late winter, early spring. * Just a few seconds of listening convinced me why they don't sing more often. Tortuous! Mixture of ba

[mou-net] Black Guillemot photos

Here is the link: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/2009/11/black-guillemot-photos.html Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Black Guillemot Recovery

In response to some of Mike's questions about recovery: Greetings Everyone, Erik Brunkhe and I made the decision to remove the bird from the water around 11:30am on Sunday Nov. 8th. When the bird was collected, it was essentially in the same exact position it had been in since we arrived at 8:45

[mou-net] E Screech Owl, not present, Minnetonka, MN

The owl was not in the box this morning. George Skinner 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, 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] Black Gullimot

It has been interesting to read the responses from differen Greetings: It has been interesting to read the responses from different birders  I didn't  hear about the Guillemot until late Susday evening.. When a person dies and  they are not sure how or when or why, they send the body to some pla

[mou-net] Black Guillemot

Good Morning: Any idea or thoughts on why it died? Looked healthy in the pictures taken saturday. Did any of the birders seeing it saturday think the bird was hurting or ill? What does a bird like that eat? I believe its an ocean bird so can it live on fresh water? Robert Jessen J

Re: [mou-net] Black Guillemot

I noticed a couple of interesting things when viewing the photos of the Black Guillemot that were taken by Erik Bruhnke around 11:30 AM on the 8th. First, they showed the birds eyes to be closed. When we viewed the bird early in the morning on the 8th (around sunrise but with very adequate light