[mou] Murrelet not refound this morning

2008-11-05 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
I was unable to refind the murrelet between 10:00 and 11:45 AM this morning. I only encountered one party of two birders at Park Point during this time. The male Barrow's Goldeneye was still present in the harbor near the bus turnaround at 43rd Street and a first-cycle Glaucous Gull was at

[mou] Ivory Gull

2008-01-07 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
I just spoke with Jim Lind and he said that the immature Ivory Gull got up from the ice where it had been sitting, circled high overhead, and flew west at 1:40 PM. Areas to consider looking for the bird include the harbor ice off the Port Terminal, the mouth of Miller Creek near the WLSSD

[mou] Fwd: eBird Report - Park Point Recreation Area , 9/5/07

2007-09-05 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
21 species of warblers were found during foggy conditions this morning between Southworth Marsh and the picnic shelter at the Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth. Other birders are still looking and there may be further updates later today. The 2 Whimbrel are still present on the

[mou] Fwd: eBird Report - Park Point Recreation Area , 9/4/07

2007-09-04 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
Two Whimbrels were still present at the ballfields on Park Point this morning. -- Peder H. Svingen Duluth, MN - Forwarded message from do-not-reply at ebird.org - Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:48:08 -0400 (EDT) From: do-not-reply at ebird.org Reply-To: do-not-reply at ebird.org

[mou] more Buff-breasteds

2007-07-30 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
This morning (30 July) there were 8 Buff-breasteds on the ballfields at the Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth and 4 more on the south side of Hearding Island in the Duluth harbor. Yesterday (29 July) Jeanie Joppru and I found a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Tamarac Pool, Agassiz NWR. --

[mou] Red-throated Loon at Park Point,

2007-06-20 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
Quoting Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin at skypoint.com: Bob Dunlap called to report that the Snowy Egret that was at Chaska Lake in May has returned and was present at 10:30 this AM. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN dbmartin at skypoint.com

[mou] 3 Little Gulls and 5+ jaegers at Duluth

2006-09-19 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
Between 4:30 and 6:30 PM today (19 September), 3 juvenile/first-winter Little Gulls and a minimum of 5 jaegers were seen on Lake Superior from the viewing platform near Lafayette Square at 31st Street on Park Point. The adult Little Gull seen yesterday afternoon between Lafayette Square and Canal

[mou] Sabine's Gull on Lake Superior pelagic trip!

2005-10-01 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
Mike Hendrickson just called to report that he and Tom Auer leading the MOU pelagic trip on Lake Superior just sighted a juvenile Sabine's Gull off of Lafayette Square (31st Street on Park Point). Excellent views and photographs are being obtained. Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth

[mou] Second Sabine's Gull on Lake Superior pelagic trip

2005-10-01 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
gulls and possibly one of the jaegers (thus far unidentified as to species) that have been sighted in that area this week. Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] Sabine's Gulls

2005-09-16 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] Little Gull in Duluth

2005-09-03 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
plumage at Wisconsin Point on Monday and Wednesday of this past week--presumably the same individual that I observed off Lafayette Square (a.k.a. Park Point community center) on the lakeside of Park Point last evening at about 5:00 PM. -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] Red Knot in Duluth

2005-08-26 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
of August. Thank you Ryan, for calling in this sighting. -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] SW Minnesota HiLites

2005-05-26 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
S.P. 5/24--thanks to Anthony Hertzel for posting information about th= is=20 sighting; Great-tailed Grackle--male and 2 females at marsh behind Hills WTP, Rock Cou= nty 5/ 23. -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] Cinnamon Teal in Mahnomen County

2005-05-26 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
of hybridization. This represents the first report of this Casual species in Mahnomen County. -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] Arctic Tern refound in Duluth

2005-05-22 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
(approximately 12th St). -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] possible Tricolored Heron in Minneapolis

2005-05-22 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
with this park, and a more specific location was not provided. If anyone refinds this bird, please update the listserve and take field notes for documentation (this species is Casual in Minnesota). Thank you. -- Peder H. Svingen Chairman, MOU Records Committee psvin...@d.umn.edu Duluth, MN

[mou] 75+ Marbled Godwits in Duluth

2005-05-21 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
traffic and circled the island several times, calling vigorously. The Cackling Goose found by Tom Auer earlier this month was still present also. -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] RTLO, WEGR, PAJA, ARTE in Duluth

2005-05-21 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
) and an adult Arctic Tern (ARTE) from the viewing platform behind the Park Point Community Center (Lafayette Square) at 33rd St. -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] RTLO, WEGR, PAJA, ARTE in Duluth

2005-05-21 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
smaller in wing span than the adult Ring-billed Gulls they were harassing. The adult Arctic Tern was still present at 2:00 PM at the Lafayette Square location--which is at 31st St on Park Point, not 33rd as previously posted. -- Peder Quoting psvin...@d.umn.edu: Tom Auer just called to report

[mou] Lesser Blackbacked gull Kanabec Co.

2005-04-17 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
birding, Peder -- Peder Svingen -- psvin...@d.umn.edu -- Duluth, MN Quoting Craig cb...@nsatel.net: Find a Lesser Black Backed Gull this morning in Kanabec County. It appeared to me to be a 3 yr bird. First found it in a field with a bunch of ring billed gulls. I went home to get my camera

[mou] Red-shouldered Hawks

2005-03-20 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
County. -- Peder H. Svingen -- psvin...@d.umn.edu -- Duluth, MN Quoting Steve Jo Blanich blan...@emily.net: A pair of Red-shouldered Hawks are back on territory today on the north side of Agate Lake in Crow Wing County.

[mou] RFI owls in Minnesota

2005-03-15 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
jsl...@frontiernet.net Peder Svingen psvin...@d.umn.edu -- Peder H. svingen--psvin...@d.umn.edu--duluth, MN

[mou] urban Great Gray Owls

2005-01-05 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
awesome! As I pulled in to my driveway, I saw one fly overhead and land in my neighbors's white spruce shortly after 5:00 PM. I watched it through binoculars for about 10 seconds before it flew again in the direction of downtown Duluth. -- Peder H. Svingen - psvin...@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN

[mou] Great Gray Owls on the move

2005-01-03 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
all for now--I am grabbing a flashlight and going outside! Peder -- Peder H. Svingen 0 psvin...@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN

[mou] Duluth hummingbird

2004-11-24 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
The Selasphorus hummingbird was calling vigorously and going to the feeders in Laura Erickson's yard as of 7:45 AM today. Peder H. Svingen - psvin...@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN

[mou] RFI northern owls

2004-11-20 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
; one found dead (apparently hit by a vehicle) along CR 14, 1.9 mi W of CR 2, Lake County. -- Peder H. Svingen - psvin...@d.umn.edu -

[mou] another Sabine's Gull in Duluth

2004-09-22 Thread psvin...@d.umn.edu
, and the chance for another rare species of gull, Arctic Tern, or jaegers appear to be better than average. --- Peder H. Svingen - psvin...@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN