Hello all,
Here are the results for the Redwood Falls CBC. Two individuals
participated and a third could not make it because of the weather. Cold
and blustery, but still a good count for a party of two. The highlight was
a flock of 6 male Eastern Bluebirds found in Redwood County just south of
th
Hello all,
A new yard bird for our cabin on Long Lake near Park Rapids - a Boreal
Chickadee made an appearance at 3:00 this afternoon.
Also found 3 female/immature Pine Grosbeaks at the public access to the
Fish Hook River in Park Rapids this morning.
Good Birding!
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Departm
Hello all,
A few groups of birders and I waited and searched all day yesterday for
the Long-tailed Jaeger near Agassiz NWR, but could not find it. We waited
for the bird at 260th and 180th between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. but it did not
show itself.
Shorebird numbers and diversity are down from previou
Hello all,
At noon today I found 4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Hamden Slough NWR in
the large slough along CR 104 about a mile northeast of the refuge
headquarters. There are some nice mudflats here right now. A few other
common shorebird species present, but not in large numbers at all.
Ruby-thr
The MSUM Science Center/Buffalo River State Park turnoff is east of the
US10/MN9 junction, not west as I stated in my earlier post.
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
Patrick.Beauzay at ndsu.nodak.e
Hello all,
I've just received a second-hand report of a likely Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher seen on Sunday morning at the MSUM Science Center near Buffalo
River State Park. The bird was described to a colleague of mine (Jerry
Fauske) as "rosy underneath and having long tail streamers." When Jerry
poi
Hello all,
A photo of the recently seen (May 6th) Blue Grosbeak in Moorhead
(originally found by Bob O'Connor) is now in the photo gallery. I had
hopes that this was the first photo of this species to appear in the
gallery, but I see Terence Brashear beat me to it!
Good Birding!
Pat
Patrick Be
Hello all,
Sunday afternoon I found a singing Henslow's Sparrow at Bluestem Prairie
SNA near Glyndon. The sparrow was along 17th Ave about 1/4 mile east of
the recent burned area on the south side of the road. I apologize for not
contacting any area birders immediately - my cell phone was quite d
Hello all,
If you're in the north country this weekend and would like an early
morning Wood Thrush chorus, I heard 4 Wood Thrushes singing this morning
in the Paul Bunyan State Forest north of Akeley. From Akeley, take MN64
north until you reach the East Gulch Forest Road and then head west. About
Hello all,
At about 11:00 a.m. this morning, Dennis Wiesenborn discovered a
Worm-eating Warbler near his home in Moorhead along the river immediately
south of the 12th Avenue tollbridge. Dennis, Dean Riemer and I relocated
the bird at approximately 1:00. I looked for it again at 7:00 but could
not
Hello all,
Our Fargo/Moorhead Audubon birding party found an adult male Mountain
Bluebird near Bluestem Prairie this morning. The bluebird was where 50th
Ave S. curves into 165th St S. GPS: 46d49m12sN, 96d27m09sW. Eastern
bluebirds also present here.
Other birds of note:
Savannah Sparrow (FOY)
L
Hello all,
I counted 412 Sandhill Cranes at Bluestem Prairie SNA this morning. They
were using a hay field about 0.5 mile west of the junction of CR23 and
17th. This is just northwest of the landfill. Also had 46 Tundra Swans fly
overhead. Many Canada Geese moving north.
At Rothsay WMA (Wilkin Co
Hello all,
At 3:00 this afternoon, I relocated the Varied Thrush reported yesterday
by Ben Fritchman in the Oakport Township area of north Moorhead. I found
the thrush at 608 Wall Street. There is a mailbox there with "608" on it
and a wooden fence running to the north with a row of crabapples alo
Hello all,
Sorry this is a day late. I spent the weekend at Park Rapids birding in
Itasca S.P. on Saturday and southern Hubbard Co. on Sunday. Present at
Bert's Cabins in ISP were 2 Gray Jays, a flock of 9 WW Crossbills, many BC
Chickadees, WB and RB Nuthatches, and 1 Evening Grosbeak.
Along the
Hello all,
I stopped at Rothsay WMA on my way home to Fargo today to look for owls. I
was not disappointed! I posted up about 3/4 mile east of the junction of
190th and 280th at about 4:00 p.m. Short-eared owls started flying at
about 4:15 and were very active by 4:30. I counted 12 owls in the air
Hello all,
Many thanks to Dean Riemer for posting this sighting earlier today. I
didn't know when I would be home today to post this sighting and thought
there might be some area birders who could dash to Redwood Co. today if
they needed this species for a county list. This is the first Snowy Owl
Hello all,
Here are the results from the 2nd annual Redwood Falls CBC. Some nice
surprises today! I was particularly amazed at the number of American
Robins present in Ramsey Park and near North Redwood.
Species Count
Canada Goose 68
Mallard 1
Hello again,
My brother and I drove the river bottom on the Renville Co. side from
Morton to Goldmine Bridge near Delhi. We found a Great Blue Heron at
Beaver Creek and a single male Eastern Bluebird at Goldmine Bridge.
I sure hope we can relocate these birds tomorrow!
Happy Holidays,
Pat
Pat
Hello all,
I did some scouting today for the Redwood Falls CBC tomorrow. I found
about 80-100 American Robins at the lower shelter house in Ramsey Park.
They were very active, flying from tree to tree and bathing in puddles
that weren't completely frozen. B!! Also in the park was a single mal
Hello all,
Haven't been able to relocate the Snowy Owl from this morning. Will keep
trying.
There are about 400 Hooded Mergansers out in front of our cabin on Long
Lake near Park Rapids.
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, N
Hello all,
Just saw a Snowy Owl on the way in to Park Rapids from our cabin at Long
Lake this morning. The owl was sitting in soybean stubble on the east side
of CR 20 about 1/2 mile south of the junction with CR 17. The bird
appeared to be an adult, though I did not have my binoculars with me an
Hello all,
Today I found an adult Townsend's Solitaire near Bluestem SNA southeast of
Glyndon. The bird was perched near a grove of pine and ash at a farm about
1/2 mile west on 17th Ave from the junction with CR23. This is about 1.5
miles north of the landfill.
About 300 or so Ring-billed Gulls
Hello all,
These photos have sparked a bit of discussion on the ND listserver. My gut
feeling is that it's a cowbird, but I'm only basing this on bill shape.
Any ideas?
Pat
Original Message
Subject: [ND-BIRDS] odd bird
From:Corey Elli
Hello all,
I also went after the Gray Jay last evening, but with no success. I spent
about an hour in the pine and spruce grove just off US 10 at the entrance
to Buffalo River State Park. I found Pine Siskins (10, FOY),
Golden-crowned Kinglets (14), a Red-breasted Nuthatch, one Brown Creeper
(FOY)
Hello all,
I've posted a couple of Purple Sandpiper photos on my Flickr site. These
were taken at about 10:00 this morning at Denny's Resort in Bena. When I
left, the sandpiper had flown to the steep rocks along the east side of
the small creek just to the west of the resort.
The fall colors bet
The Red Phalarope found this afternoon by Ron Martin, Dean Riemer, and
Corey Ellingson was still present at sunset. The bird is in the northeast
corner of the west central cell.
I got a couple of decent photos, but light was fading fast and I had to up
the ISO on my Nikon D70. Consequently, lots
Hello all,
I took the scenic route from Fargo to Redwood Falls this afternoon,
stopping along the auto tour at Big Stone NWR. I found a total of 8
Plegadis ibis in the long wetland towards the east end of the tour loop.
Other birds of note:
Red-headed woodpecker, female about 8 miles NW of Orto
Hello all,
I found a small flock of red crossbills near the "Oldtimers Cabin" along
the Brower Trail near Douglas Lodge. I was able to positively ID two
females, and a few more birds were also present, though I only caught
glimpses of them as they were working the cones at the tops of the spruces
Hello all,
Found a prairie falcon at Hamden Slough NWR this morning around 9:30. The
falcon was perched in dead tree near a large mudflat with a stream
meandering through it. From the refuge HQ go east on CR 104 and follow it
as the road curves to the north. As you crest the hill, the mudflat a
Hello all,
I'm hoping someone collects the bird for the Bell Museum. If anyone hears
that the bird has been or will be collected, could you please let me know
who has collected it or will be collecting it? The reason is that I would
very much like the lice from the bird for possible DNA studies.
Hello all,
I've posted a couple of slaty-backed gull photos from my visit to Grand
Marais yesterday morning on my Flickr photo site.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patsphotos
Good Birding!
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fa
Hello all,
The Slaty-backed Gull is still present in Grand Marais at the beach east
of East Bay Suites as of 8:20 this morning.
Good Birding!
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
patrick.beau...@ndsu
Hello all,
Here is a good link to b-h cowbird ecology. It gives historical
information and modern perspectives and is definitely worth checking out.
http://www.audubon.org/bird/research/
Good Birding!
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota Stat
Hello all,
Just returned from the Big Stone NWR area. On the way home, three of us
swung by Lake Thielke just north of Ortonville. On the south side of the
lake, about 75 yards off shore, were a western grebe and an apparent
Clark's grebe together, each sporting one chick on their backs with thr
Hello again,
Ive been pondering this question for two days now, and Im having trouble
making up my mind! There are so many good birding areas in the region,
that its tough to pick just one as my most favorite. Having said that, I
will say that my all-time single favorite spot is Itasca State
Hello all,
In response to Jim Williams' posting on duck stumps, I think it's a great
idea for birders to purchase federal duck stamps AND state fish and
wildlife stamps. You do not have to hunt or fish to buy these stamps -
anyone can do so. Many terrific birding areas are state owned and manage
Hello all,
I apologize for this belated report - two fellow ND birders and I found a
singing dickcissel at the south end of the "longspur road" at the junction
with CR 26 last Wednesday evening.
We also heard two yellow rails clicking away, several soras, two Virginia
rails, several sedge wrens,
Hello all,
Thought it would be a great evening to listen for marsh birds. At the
junction of Clay CR 27 and 140th, I heard a single sharp-tailed sparrow
vocalizing. It began at 10:30 p.m. and was still going when I left the
area at 11:00. I drove north a ways on CR 27, and stopped at another
li
Hello all,
I heard two wood thrushes singing near Lake George in Hubbard County
today. They were heard from the Halverson Forest Road about 1/2 mile east
of its junction with CR 4, about 2 miles south of Lake George. One thrush
nearby on the north side of the road, and the other was more distant
Hello all,
I found a Henslow's sparrow in the same area along the "longspur road"
near Felton that had been reported over the past weekend. I'm assuming
this is the same bird. I found it about 1/2 a mile north of the
northernmost wind generator on the west side of the road.
Didn't see the snowy
Hello all,
I found a late snow goose in a corn stubble field with about a dozen
Canada geese in Otrey township near Otrey Lake. Very windy - not much
moving around at all.
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
70
Hello all,
Beautiful evening here at Long Lake near Park Rapids. Just went for a
boat ride and saw a single Caspian Tern, an Osprey, and a Bufflehead pair
hanging around the shore near a Wood Duck box. Hope she nests there!
Purple Martins have also returned.
Good Birding,
Pat
Patrick Beauza
Hello all,
No success locating the scissor-tailed flycatcher. It was pouring rain
for about 1/2 an hour and then cool and breezy with rapidly failing light
after that. I suspect it flew into the trees during the rain and had the
good sense to stay put.
I'm heading back to Downer over the noon h
Hello all,
Just got a phone call from Matt Mecklenburg from the local Minnesota
chapter of The Nature Conservancy. He found a scissor-tailed flycatcher
on MN highway 9 just north of Downer on the east side of the road. I'm
heading out the door as I write this.
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department o
Hello all,
I relocated one of the 1st winter (not 1st summer, sorry about that)
California Gulls today at the Clay County landfill today and got a fairly
decent photograph. I also was able to see the bird in flight. There was
no indication of "windows" on the inner primaries, and the top of the
Hello all,
I would have posted this sooner, but Ive spent all afternoon and evening
at a south Fargo residence waiting for a white-winged dove to reappear at
a neighborhood feeder. Unfortunately, it did not return but hopefully
will in the days to come. Now on to the gull:
I found a pair of wh
Hello all,
A fellow grad student and I went to Blazing Star prairie today to do some
early season insect collecting. We flushed a Le Conte's sparrow and
quietly crept up to where it landed. It hopped up onto some matted grass
and sat there in the sun watching us at a distance of about 15 feet!
Hello all,
More info on the potential Wood Thrush I found in Hubbard County on
Saturday. I knew it was rather early for this species, and Jim Mattsson
informed me that it would be the earliest in the North by ten days!
Because this is a very significant record date, I am now a bit hesitant in
po
Hello all,
I spent Saturday birding in southern Hubbard County. Lots of thrushes -
18 Eastern Bluebird
15 Hermit Thrush
100+ American Robin
And the highlight of the day, a very early Wood Thrush right across from
Eagle Bay Farms Nursery about 1/2 mile west of Hubbard CR 20 on Circle
Pines Drive.
Hello all,
A 6th grade student recently sent me an e-mail requesting info for a class
ornithology project. I inadvertently deleted the e-mail, and as I assume
this student or student's parents obtained my e-mail address from one of
my bird postings, I'm sending this message out on the MOU listser
Hello all,
Such a beautiful sunny day here in the FM area that I thought I would play
hookey head down to Rothsay WMA. Not much happening there at all! But, I
spent about an hour scoping the large wetland about 2 miles west northwest
of Barnseville. The wetland is loaded with various waterfowl.
Hello all,
I swung through northeastern Clay County yesterday around the Felton
prairies and points east, and found large flocks of mixed waterfowl in a
flooded marsh bordered by plowed land at the corner of 140th and 230th.
Species present were:
100+ Tundra Swans
50+ Greater White-fronted Geese
Hello all,
I dashed down to Rothsay WMA for some late afternoon birding and was
rewarded with an adult northern goshawk. This was in the exact same
location that I saw the prairie falcon last Sunday (1/2 mile north of the
junction of CR15 and CR176). The goshawk flew low in front of me and I
fol
Hello all,
I've had a couple of requests from Minnesota birders for info on Fargo's
nesting peregrine falcons. Here is a link to webpages on Fargo's
peregrine falcons. These pages are part of the riverwatch website which
focusus on education, current issues, history, conservation, etc. along
the
Greetings,
This afternoon at Rothsay WMA, I had an adult prairie falcon soaring
overhead. It put on quite a display of aerial acrobatics, climbing
perhaps fifty feet and then tucking and rolling, pulling out of the dive
and then climbing again. I watched the falcon do this for about five
minutes
Hello all,
I found a total of 27 trumpeter swans at various points along the Crow
Wing River in southern Hubbard Co. today. This is my highest count ever
for trumpeter swans in the state. Hopefully the trend will continue!
A few rough-legged hawks and red-tailed hawks in the area. I did count
Hello all,
I think this is a good idea. I would really like to see something like
this added to the MOU online seasonal reporting maps, if it's feasible. I
realize this would be quite an endeavor, but I think it would be
worthwhile. Exact dates and locations provide good information for people
Hello all,
A great day birding in Clay and Norman counties today. The highlight of
the day was a great gray owl in Norman Co. about 1 mile west of the
junction of MN SH 32 and CR 151. The owl was being watched closely by 3
common ravens. Here are some other highlights of the day:
Polk Co.: 12
Hello all,
I did some late winter birding this afternoon in the Glyndon-Felton area.
I found an adult male snowy owl near the Bicentennial prairie along Clay
CR 108. If anyone comes up this way, be aware that the dirt roads to the
prairies around the gravel pits are not plowed. If you want to g
Hello all,
I tried to post this message yesterday with a PDF attachment, but I did
not know that there is a 10 Kb size limit. Anyone interested in these
articles can contact me and I will send them to you personally.
The message below appeared today on an entomology listserver. Good
discussion
Merry Christmas!
A great trial run for the Redwood Falls Christmas Bird Count. Matt
Mickelson and I tallied quite a few birds this morning. Matt had to leave
at noon and I added a few more species cruising the Minnesota River valley
roads near Redwood Falls in the afternoon.
Highlights for the
Hello again,
Here is my cell number: 701-866-9498. We will meet on the east side of
Tersteeg's parking lot.
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
patrick.beau...@ndsu.nodak.edu
http://www.ndsu.nod
Hello all,
On the spur of the moment, I decided to conduct a CBC in the Redwood Falls
area on December 24th. We will meet at Tersteeg's grocery store at 8:00
am Saturday morning. Tersteeg's is located along Bridge Street (which is
Hwy 71/19) at the corner of Dekalb Ave.
This is basically a tria
Hello all,
My parents called and told me that the neighbors at 120 Cedar Point
watched the varied thrush for 15 minutes this morning. The bird is still
in the Cedar Point neighborhood!
Our CBC team found a ring-necked duck at the Crystal Sugar wastewater
treatment ponds in Moorhead yesterday, a
Hello all,
A fellow ND birder asked me about the trumpeter swans I saw in Wadena
County over the weekend and how to differentiate between trumpeter and
tundra swans. As I was reading the snowy owl ID link sent by Mark Alt
this morning, I came across this very good swan ID page at the Cornell U
bi
Hello all,
My brother Chuck and I found a flock of 14 trumpeter swans (6 adult, 8
immature) on the Shell River just north of the Shell City Cemetery on
Wadena CR 24. This is about a mile south of the Wadena/Hubbard County
line. The swans were feeding in the shallow water on the east side of the
Hello all,
The varied thrush was still present in the Cedar Point neighborhood in
Redwood Falls as of yesterday afternoon.
Cheers,
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
patrick.beau...@ndsu.nodak.edu
Hello all,
My dad just e-mailed and said he saw the varied thrush beneath the feeders
in the back yard. Glad to see it sticking around! I'll keep posting as
long as the bird stays around.
Cheers,
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State Uni
Hello all,
The varied thrush was back again this afternoon. It fed for a bit under
the sunflower feeders and then flew back down into the ravine. Quite shy.
A fellow birder from Minneapolis on her way home from South Dakota
stopped by and the bird showed itself almost right away.
Several of th
Hello all,
I've had a few inquiries as to viewing the varied thrush, so here are the
directions to my parents home in Redwood Falls. They would be happy to
have any visitors. If no one is home, just go around behind the house and
look around in the shallow ravine in the back yard. That's where
Hello all,
While eating our Thanksgiving dinner in Redwood Falls at about 4:00 this
afternoon, my mother glanced out through the sliding glass door and said
"Look at that robin." I noticed that the "robin" had an orange throat,
orange supercilium, orange wing bars, and an incomplete dark V neckla
Hello all,
A few birds from the Park Rapids area (Long Lake), most notably a male
rose-breasted grosbeak at my sunflower hopper feeder Saturday afternoon.
I heard a great-horned owl and eastern screech owl Saturday evening. A
few mourning doves still hanging around. Dark-eyed juncos are numerou
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Here is an excellent website on the ruby-throated hummingbird.
http://www.rubythroat.org/RTHUMain.html
Hummingbirds use a form of daily hibernation called "torpor" which is a
rest period w
I think it's time for our legislators to reevaluate the Federal Aid in
Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson) and the Sport Fish
Restoration Act (Dingle-Johnson). Amendments ought to be made to place
excise taxes on binoculars, spotting scopes, camo clothing, etc. that
sportsmen and sportswo
Hello all,
Just returned from the Felton Prairie area where I was setting up insect
survey traps. I found a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow near the
Bicentennial Prairie parking area. Walk down the two-track road to the
east until you come to the flooded roadway. The sparrow was calling from
a sm
Hello all,
I stopped by the Walker sewage treatment ponds Sunday on my way back from
a very cold and wet trip to the BWCAW, and noted about 24 Caspian terns on
the rocks between two ponds. Does anyone know the current breeding status
of this species in MN?
Also present were about 100 ring-billed
Hello all,
Last week during the height of the IBW discussions, I made some negative
remarks about ecotourism. Upon further reflection, I realize that I was
quite wrong. Not only were the remarks hypocritical ( as I am an avid
outdoorsman), but they were grossly unfair, especially to those of you
Hello all,
Thanks everyone for sharing comments and concerns about the IBW. I, too,
am of the mind that wild places should be left alone. Ecotourism is my
least favorite oxymoron. What would Aldo Leopold or John Muir or Edward
Abbey or Sigurd Olsen have said about ecotourism if the word had
How big is the bird? It's impossible to tell from the photo. The markings
match those of a fully black-eared Bushtit.
Pat
Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
patrick.beau...@ndsu.nodak.edu
Hello all,
I found 12 horned grebes in the large gravel pit about 1/2 mile north of
Bicentennial Prairie SNA near Felton on the 13th. Several waterfowl
species present also. Keep in mind that the gravel pits are privately
owned, but the birds can be viewed from the road. I have not yet found
an
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