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*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*April 18, 2013
*MNDL1304.18
-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Gray
I have my first chipping sparrow of the year, who has joined the redpolls,
juncos, etc.at the feeders.
Betsy Beneke
St. Cloud, Benton Co.
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A Robin sharing space with a Cardinal at my platform feeder. Actua
A Robin sharing space with a Cardinal at my platform feeder. Actually eating
seed which I haven't noticed before.
Starlings on my peanuts
American Goldfinch and Male and female Purple Finches along with a Hoary
Redpoll sharin
My "Hero of the Day" was the Fox Sparrow who scratched his way through two
inches of snow under my feeders to get at dropped seeds.
Bob Holtz
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I noticed a lone male yellow rump feeding on my suet feeder in St. Paul today.
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Wow. Spring storms are the best for watching a strange list of birds at your
feeders... Here on April 18th, we now have at least 6" of new snow (since
noon, when it changed from slush to sleet, and then to snow; it's now just
after 6:00). The migrants have hit The Wall: They can't go any farther no
I have a flock of 38 redpolls in my yard, east of St. Cloud. There are 3 tree
swallows huddling low in the shrubs on the edge of my wetland. Open water is
again covered with slush. I haven't seen the two meadowlarks I hosted during
last weekend's storm, but there are many juncos, a few fox sp
Here in the Great White north of Northern Crow Wing County I have yet to see
my FOY robin. Looks like they are waiting on the weather to break. It is
snowing like crazy at this time.
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There's something a bit eerie about listening to an Eastern Meadowlark in one's
yard unsuccessfully attempt to sing, "Spring of the Year" in a blizzard
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
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While driving through the snow storm on the edge of New Ulm this afternoon,
all of a sudden a loose flock of about 20 Franklin's gulls appeared for a
few moments and then disappeared again into the whiteness - very eery to
see them in these conditions.
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John Schladweiler
New Ulm, MN
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On 4/17/2013 8:31 PM, linda whyte wrote:
Either more Robins are on the move, or the more secretive ones that
overwintered in river valleys have come out of seclusion to feed. My
husband was stunned at the number of Robins he observed on Summit Avenue
this morning. I was equally surprised at the s
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Hi all,
Went for a nice walk on Tuesday in Plymouth along a paved residential path off
of Dunkirk in Plymouth, near 55 and 24. Out and about were numerous ruby
crowned kinglets, and a couple of yellow-rumped warblers. A Great Horned Owl
could also be heard, and by following 20 or so agitated cr
After observing the current plight of our migrants, I'm thinking it
reinforces a couple of considerations regarding our environmental
stewardship. We're realizing we need to get rid of many invasive species,
and have started working on that. But maybe we should give much more
preference to fruit-be
There are hundreds of robins in the ball fields at Como Park.
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I believe Jim is right on.
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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Ryan
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today
Holly,
My guess is that they're all b
Holly,
My guess is that they're all backed up in their normal migration pattern
northward because of winter hanging on so long. So no, I don't recall
seeing this many robins hanging around for so long. Maybe others will have
another viewpoint.
Jim
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Holly Myhre wr
Is it common for there to be this many Robins or is this year unusual?
Holly :)
> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:14:32 -0500
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> Robins are eating sumac berries in Roseville
Robins are eating sumac berries in Roseville also.
Bob Holtz
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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim
Williams
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today
And in the Wayzata-Minnetonka area. Someone care to make a metro-wide estimate
of numbers.? I'd guess in the hundreds of thousands. Most of the ornamental
crab apples are gone here. Robins across the street are beginning on the sumac
berries.
Jim Williams
birding blog at www.startribune.com/lif
This morning at the Purgatory Wetlands in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County there
were 4 Wilson's Phalaropes. Four species of Grebes, 8 Red-necked, 5 breeding
plumage Eared, 5 Horned, and 10 Pied-billed. Franklin's Gulls, an Osprey
fishing and a small variety of Ducks under just another cold, drea
Yesterday there were fields full of robins all along Hwy 95 and roads east of
St. Cloud. They've been around in huge numbers about a week.
There were hundreds of tree swallows in Sauk Rapids last night, along Benton
Drive by the MIss. River.
Betsy Beneke
St. Cloud
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They are stacked up all over in Southern Chisago county as well. Have been
for over a week!
Jim
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:31 PM, linda whyte wrote:
> Either more Robins are on the move, or the more secretive ones that
> overwintered in river valleys have come out of seclusion to feed. My
> hus
A Franklin's Gull and 15 Bonaparte's Gulls are in a flooded field at the
corner of Sioux and W Lake St in Winona with Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs.
--
Malcolm Gold (Stockton, Winona County)
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Same thing in my neighborhood in Bloomington.
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Tom R (DNR)
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today
Last nigh
Last night the Cherokee Park neighborhood (West Side/St. Paul) was also flooded
with robins as well. Hundreds on the lawns...a spectacle!
tk
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