I was just about to post about a visit to Dodge Nature Center, but Jeff Fischer
beat me to it. In addition to everything Jeff already posted, I saw:
Several ovenbirds, Hermit and Swainson's Thrushes, a courting House Wren
(apparently touring his potential mate to multiple nest sites, singing a
I've been asked to forward this message to the MOU list, as I had sent it
originally only to mnBird last night; I will submit documentation to the MOU
today. How do you post to the Rare Bird Alert?:
On May 9, 2008: KCTEPO00 at smumn.edu wrote:
I saw many birds today on a nearly 5-hour
Hi everyone,
I am gathering data for the proposed Lake St. Croix Important Bird Area (IBA),
covering roughly the area of I-94 south to Point Douglas, and inland to
approximately Manning Ave/95. This would include such sites as Afton State
Park, St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park, Belwin, and anyt
I provide childcare for a family near the Highland Park neighborhood, they say
they've seen signs for a missing parakeet in posted near their home (near Grand
and Fairview Avenues). If I find a sign I'll post it ASAP. If anyone else
happens to beat me to it, all the better.
Kyle TePoel
St.
This morning at dawn I went to Silver Lake in Rochester. There were about 40
Goldeneye, 2 Common Mergansers, and 2 Red-Breasted Mergansers; the Red-Breasted
pair flew off at sunrise and did not return while I was there. I also went to
Quarry Hill Nature Center, where I saw a Tufted Titmouse.
Today around 10:30 am I was amazed to see not one but two Gyrfalcon just west
of Voyageur's National Park. I spotted the birds west of the fire tower along
(Koochiching) County Road 11, about 10+ miles east of International Falls. As
I saw the first of the two approach head on from the west, m
I had a fun late morning today in and around Ely. Pine Siskins, Pine Grosbeaks
and Common Redpolls were very active, vocal and numerous at many stops I made.
A few scattered crossbills seen as well. Previously reported Bohemian Waxwings
were seen in Ely from the Trezona Trail along the south
Hi,
I just posted a photo of an Evening Grosbeak on the website's 'showcase'
section, only to find that I forgot to indicate species or county. So it now
says "null in Ramsey County" instead of "Evening Grosbeak in St. Louis County."
Can anyone tell me how to fix that? I don't see any edit
I had pretty good luck today getting quite close to a number of species (not
only birds) I usually can't get too close to.
I started on Superior National Forest road 424 (New Tomahawk Road), east of the
town of Babbitt. The first thing I saw was a Porcupine; unfortunately it was
dead. A few
Yesterday afternoon I saw a single male Black-Backed Woodpecker on the north
side of the Trezona Trail, perhaps .75 miles east of the parking lot near the
Grand Ely Lodge. Also seen of note were Brown Creeper and a male Ruffed
Grouse, feeding just inches from me and my dad's feet!
Kyle TePoe
I had an enjoyable day traveling down from Ely, where it is still winter, to
the twin cities area, where I could finally see some migrating birds. While
much would be redundant, I will mention my stop at the north end of Lake
Vadnais (the road is closed to driving, but you can walk in). There,
Rochester:
Today at the Silver Creek Reservoir (on County Road 11 northeast of Rochester)
were at least 50 Canvasbacks. I am usually only lucky enough to see them about
once a year, so if this was my only day it was a good one. Also present there
were eight Bald Eagles, one Harrier, many Shov
I went out to look and/or listen for owls this morning at the Izaak Walton
Wetland area in southwest Rochester (off of County Road 25, west of the
Historical Society). No luck with owls, but I did happen upon at least 3
Woodcock, at least 2 of which displayed and all three were "peenting." One
I enjoyed yesterday morning/afternoon in Grand Rapids while my wife was there
for some school stuff. Along the Mississippi River there were Common
Goldeneye, Hooded Mergansers, and Ring-Necked Ducks at just about every spot I
checked (but little else, save a few Common Mergansers). Most intere
Yesterday morning while driving the entrance loop from Hwy. 169 to Hwy. 53
south (just north of Virginia) I was surprised by a Northern Hawk Owl perched
along the roadside trees. There had been one in this spot occasionally earlier
in the winter, but I did not expect to see one in May.
Also,
I was also at Lake Vadnais this morning, and in addition to Gail's report,
found a pair of Broad-Winged Hawks, frequently calling and also chasing other
birds off. Nearby, before seeing the birds, I found what looks like a hawk or
owl nest, though I didn't see the birds at the nest at any point
Yesterday at the Bass Ponds in Bloomington I had a large bird fly overhead. I
watched it fly west over the entirety of the ponds toward the Cedar Avenue
bridge and beyond, yet have no clue what I saw.
>From underneath it appeared light in color (white or perhaps a light grayish
>throughout)
Previously reported by Erik Collins, Chuck Krulas and others, the Buff-Breasted
Sandpiper was still at Grass Lake this morning. I saw it between 9 and 9:45
am. There were over a dozen shorebirds (in number, not species) present,
possibly the same as were seen two days ago (see below). I could
This morning I saw an Osprey attempting to fish in a small area of Minnehaha
Creek, just west of Hwy. 55/Minnehaha Falls area. I'd never seen one hovering
so low in a creek setting, it was pretty neat. Also along Hwy. 55, at 35th
Street, was a Peregrine Falcon perched on an old industrial buil
This morning I found a single Golden-Winged Warbler, as well as one
Chestnut-Sided Warbler, at Fort Snelling State Park's Pike Island. There was a
decent amount of bird activity but those were the only two notable migrants I
found.
Kyle TePoel
St. Paul
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At around 7:45 I watched a pair of adult Black-Crowned Night Herons sunning
themselves in the same tree. This was in Powderhorn Park, along East 35th
Street in Minneapolis. I watched them for about 15 minutes before they slowly
creeped along the branches back into hiding amongst the leaves. T
In the woods along the Mississippi River (east of the River Parkway, stone
stairway entrance near 33rd Street) this morning I found my first Swainson's
Thrush of the spring. Migrants were few, only one warbler seen (Magnolia) and
Blue-Headed and Philadelphia Vireo (one each). Plenty of Red-Ey
Today around 12:00 I found a male Hooded Warbler at Lebanon Hills Regional Park
in Dakota County. It was singing incessantly for the 10-15 minutes I was near
it. I know others had seen one there this spring (and last year as well) so
I'm assuming this is probably the same guy on territory.
First, the late post--the Eastside WMA in Rochester (County Road 9, east of the
college campus) had great shorebird habitat a few days ago while I was in town
visiting family. On Thursday evening there was a Woodcock, Great Horned Owl,
distant Barred Owls; on Friday morning there was a group of
This morning there were 75-100 Goldeneye on Lake Vadnais. I could not pick out
any Barrow's, I presume they were all Common. Also, sunning itself on some
rocks along the road/path right next to me was a cute sleepy mink! A nice
surprise to see on a pretty quiet day--only migrants I found in t
I've had a White-Throated Sparrow hanging around the brushy woodlot next to my
apartment ever since the snow storm. I am fairly certain that I've ever seen
one this late.
Also, twice this week I located a Great Horned Owl in almost the exact same
spot within Crosby Regional Park along the Mi
Yesterday afternoon while in transit from St. Paul to Rochester I had one
Rough-Legged Hawk fly by just north of Cannon Falls and another just north of
Rochester.
Kyle TePoel
St. Paul
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I enjoyed a nice walk on Wednesday morning on part of the Douglas Trail, from
75th Street NW (town of Douglas) north to 90th Street. I have never seen so
many Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks in my life. Probably close to 20, and well over
that number of Baltimore Orioles. Also found an Olive-Sided Fl
Sorry, not sure if this is the proper way to do this but I'm moving out of
state this week and need to unsubscribe from the email lists. Thank you!!
Kyle TePoel
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On a walk this morning at Lilydale Regional Park (along Lilydale Rd) I saw a
Barred Owl, perhaps the same one, sleeping in a tree. I saw one in the same
hole of the same tree last winter as well.
Kyle TePoel
St. Paul
On Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:19 AM, Jim Ryan wrote:
Date: Wed, 23 Jan
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