[mou-net] 7 Parasitic Jaegers, Duluth

2013-08-30 Thread Karl Bardon
Peder Svingen and I met on Park Point this evening to see if we could see any of the jaegers that have been seen over on Wisconsin Point.  While birding at the dune bridge of Park Point recreation area, near the Sky Harbor airport, we saw a total of 7 Parasitic Jaegers, which ties the high count fo

[mou-net] Chimney Swifts

2013-08-30 Thread Tom Bell
Highest count for the chimney at the old Park High School in St. Paul Park this evening. 422 birds entered the chimney. Sent from my iPad Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Road S. St.Paul Park, MN 55071-1143 651-459-4150 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou

Re: [mou-net] A-Bird

2013-08-30 Thread Milton Blomberg
Assuming by example the recent straight-laced Buff-breasted Sandpiper report, it was not without a jubilant "al-right! cruising through my heart and soul, even though it was presented as a one sentence report. It's nice to add a small quip of expression when posting sometimes, but avoid a leng

[mou-net] Merlin, Flycatchers, etc. (Hennepin County)

2013-08-30 Thread Alyssa DeRubeis
I've visited General Mills Nature Area (GM; Golden Valley) and Westwood Hills Nature Center (WW;St. Louis Park) over the last few days. Although I observed nothing too unusual, here are some highlights: -Merlin (1 bird at WW; I'm guessing that this is a disperser from a nest in the metro area rath

Re: [mou-net] A-Bird

2013-08-30 Thread Paul Budde
Al The MOU does have a fb page ("Minnesota Ornithologists' Union", formed in 2010) that might suit some of these needs. Paul Paul Budde pbu...@earthlink.net Original message From: Al Schirmacher Date: 08/30/2013 8:46 AM (GMT-06:00) To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mo

[mou-net] A-Bird

2013-08-30 Thread Al Schirmacher
Perhaps Someone should start an appreciation equivalent of e-bird - perhaps called a-bird - that would hold stories, testimonials, poetry, photography etc. from birding experiences & contemplation. Such might provide balance to the scientific & listing aspects to our hobby. Al Schirmacher

[mou-net] Carolina Wren in Rochester

2013-08-30 Thread Henry, Michael R., M.D.
We had a Carolina wren exploring our back yard yesterday evening on Plummer circle in Rochester. Second year we have seen them there but the first one this year. Mike Henry Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net

[mou-net] Leucistic Tree Swallow

2013-08-30 Thread
Hi All— While counting swallows on Wednesday for an eBird list in Rice Co. (Circle Lake), I happened upon a partially leucistic Tree Swallow. The photo I took in on my blog this morning: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/ dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota daner...@gmail.