to east. He said there's often
Sandhill Cranes in the area so he knows the difference between a Crane and say
a Trumpeter Swan. When he got to work he looked at pictures of Whooping Cranes
and he's convinced that's what he saw. Just thought I'd share this with the
list serve.
Brian Smith
Any updates this evening would be appreciated. Would possibly try for them in
the morning if it seems they're still around.
Brian Smith Sleepy Eye
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There are 4 American Avocets on the NW cell at the Sleepy Eye WTP's at 5:50
p.m. I was surprised to see them, they are beautiful in their basic plumage.
Brian Smith
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Hi,
I'm planning on trying for the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron this evening. I was
wondering if there are any sightings from the past few days and, of course,
from anytime today. Any information would be appreciated.
Brian Smith
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There are 7 Willets and 1 American Golden Plover on the ball field at Park
Point at 10:00 a.m., along with hundreds of gulls.
Brian Smith
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I was at the Sleepy Eye WTP's earlier today and there were still 2 American
Avocets (there have been Avocets for an entire week - I can't recall that ever
happening before) along with 5 Red-necked Phalarope, Stilt Sandpiper and other
peeps.
Brian Smith
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Earlier I found one adult female Red - necked Phalarope in a flock of about 150
Wilson's Phalarope's at the Sleepy Eye WTP's. I'm pretty sure that I heard a
Blue Grosbeak singing in the distance toward the municipal airport but I wasn't
able to locate it later.
Brian Smith
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As I drove to work from Sleepy Eye to New Ulm today I saw three flocks of
Canada Geese (20 - 30 birds) making their way north.
Brian Smith
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There was a flock of 17 Willets resting on the grass berm at the Sleepy Eye
sewage ponds earlier this morning. This is the largest number of Willets that
I've ever seen. Otherwise, not much else out there to report.
Good birding,
Brian Smith
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of Sleepy Eye. Interestingly, Ron
Erpelding found a Cattle Egret in this same pasture back in September, 2006.
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19th would be a very early spring migration date.
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location we enjoyed watching several Common Loons diving in Lake
Hanska. One of the loons caught a bullhead and we were amused as it took
awhile for it to get it turned around in its bill so it could swallow it. For
the day we had a total of 66 species.
Good birding,
Brian Smith
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spit on the NW pond on
your left near the entrance.
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until tomorrow. I've sent a picture of the bird to Dave Cahlander
and hopefully he'll be able to post it to Recently Seen for others to see.
Good birding,
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south of that on your left. It's
okay to step over the chain at the gate, the city manager has given birders
permission to go in.
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exposed gravel for the
shorebirds to forage on.
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. One male was heard making it's
various clucks and whistles and we also saw it briefly chasing the female.
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County, the other record was
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mudflats as well as on the ice. The ones that I =
could see well were all Baird's Sandpipers, but the more distant ones =
I'm not so sure of. It sure is nice to have spring migration gearing =
up!
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I saw the GT Towhee today in Mountain Lake from 3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
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minutes. Pretty cool bird, a new one =
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getting late in the season for this species, too.
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Happy Labor Day, everyone!
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county record.
Good birding!
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. In comparison, I went back and looked =
at my fall reports for the past two years at the Sleepy Eye sewage =
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birding great, though?) and great company.
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Are people allowed to raise Sandhill Cranes in captivity? It just didn't =
seem to be that wary of humans. Anyone have any thoughts?
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and then it flew over =
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is still Lake Ocheda).
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for Blue Grosbeaks when they =
heard the PRWA singing. They did some pishing and it came in nearby and =
gave them great looks. Way to go, guys!
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but I suspect that it's moved on.
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, they weren't skittish and gave me close =
looks. When they did fly, those wing patterns are really stunning. I =
hope the Willets are a sign of new birds yet to come!
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on the spillway below the dam on the south end =
of Lake Hanska.
Good Birding,
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grain (there's a big =
grain elevator on the south side of E. Brown St.). I believe that this =
is the second record for Brown county and they're the first E. =
Collared-Doves that I've found in the county. It will be interesting to =
see if the doves will stay in Comfrey or move on. =20
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as reported earlier). Nice find, =
Bob!
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fall at my thistle feeders.
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. Otherwise, birding was pretty quiet =
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and then foraged to within twenty feet of where I was and which gave =
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Good birding,
Brian Smith
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Brian Smith
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side of the road, about 200 =
feet from the highway. I believe that this may be a new county record.
Good birding,
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13 species in all. The recent rains have flooded a lot of the =
fields so the shorebirds seem to be more dispersed than usual.
Good Birding,
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Goose - 90-100
Cackling Goose - at least 15
Mallard - many
Lesser Scaup - 1
Wood Duck - several pairs
Common Merganser - 1
Common Grackle - 1 in Sleepy Eye and 3 in New Ulm. First I've seen this =
spring.
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that shows all of =
the submitted observations by county is another great feature. Well =
done!=20
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count circle is mostly in Brown =
county but also includes parts of Nicollet and Blue Earth counties. If =
anyone is interested in participating, you can contact me online or by =
telephone at 507-794-3875.
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(the field is located along the =
Minnesota river and near the intersection of Hwy. 14 and Nicollet Cty. =
37). As far as I could tell neither of the birds were banded.
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on Sleepy Eye lake. I was able to get =
excellent looks at it as it rested on the ice only 100 feet from the =
road. ID made on small size, round head and stubby bill with no =
grinning patch. Also seen were Mallard, Lesser Scaup and Common =
Merganser. =20
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Slough WMA, two miles west of New =
Ulm on Hwy. 14. I was able to get very good looks at it through the =
scope from maybe 150 yards and the sun was to my back. My ID was made =
based on its relatively small size, noticeably round head and stubby =
bill.
Good birding,
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
, high-pitched call.=20
On Friday I found a resting Caspian Tern and one juvenile Black-bellied =
Plover.
Good birding,
Brian Smith
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day that you can see a Peregrine =
and a Merlin at the same time!
Also, the shorebird migration is pretty good right now. Over the past =
two days I've found 14 species around Brown county.
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for that matter.) =
However, anyone who decides to go in there needs to be aware of this. =20
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Brewer's Blackbird on a fencepost along Hwy. 14 on the ride home.
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close to the Watonwan co. border). =
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was an adult as it was almost pure white. The approximate =
location where it was seen was between Renville Co. Rd 77 and 39 (I =
think it was 39 - whatever the next co. road is north of 77, they =
weren't far apart), just a mile or so north of Fort Ridgely State Park.
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this afternoon. These were the first that I've =
ever found in Brown county. There have been so many other reports from =
around the state that I was beginning to wonder if they were ever going =
to make their way here. Now if I could just find some Crossbills.=20
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ravine with =
multiple feeders and there are numerous birds to watch. If interested, =
please contact Ron or Faith to arrange a time to stop by.
Best Wishes,
Brian Smith
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the New Ulm Christmas bird count this weekend. =20
hope this is an indication of =
things to come for the rest of the fall winter seasons.
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Brian Smith
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, Ruddy Duck, Redhead, Blue-winged Teal, Wood =
Duck (with young), Black Tern, many Canada Geese.
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along Hwy. 60 in Windom. There were 3 =
Semipalmated Plovers feeding on the mudflats and a flock of Least =
Sandpipers. I got excellent looks at a Peregrine Falcon that made =
several passes flying low over the marsh.
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sewage lagoons on the north. They were found together perching in some =
cattails in the marsh. Occasionally one would drop down to the water to =
forage. I'm very curious about how long they'll stick around.
Brian Smith
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to the lagoons is about a half mile =
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