[mou-rba] [mou-net] Whimbrels still present, Albany sewage ponds, Stearns Co.

2016-05-17 Thread Chu, Philip
A short time ago Ron Erpelding called to say that the eight Whimbrels – which flew in at 0940 this morning – are still in the northwest corner of the large pond at the Albany sewage ponds here in Stearns Co. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John’s University Collegeville, MN 56321

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Tropical Kingbird

2015-07-16 Thread Chu, Philip
As possibly the last person in MN to go look for the Tropical Kingbird, yesterday (15 July) I spent from 7:00 AM to 1:45 PM in the vicinity of trail marker 36 at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve. During that time I saw the kingbird for about one minute at roughly 8 AM, and it was not at the

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Black-necked Stilt, Stearns Co.

2015-04-25 Thread Chu, Philip
Today I found two Black-necked Stilts at Getchell Lake in Oak Twp., Stearns Co. I watched them from about 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM, and then I left; the stilts were still there. To get to Getchell Lake, take I-94W to the Albany exit; at the foot of the exit ramp, turn left and go under the freeway

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Garganey YES - Crex Meadows (Burnett Co., WI)

2014-04-30 Thread Chu, Philip
The Garganey was present from 1100 to 1200 – there when I arrived, still there when I left. Throughout it was in the eastern of the two channels on the south side of Abel Rd.; the two channels lie just to the east of where Abel intersects with County Rd. F. Phil Chu Department of Biology St.

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire still in SE Stearns Co.

2013-02-16 Thread Chu, Philip
The Townsend's Solitaire found on Thursday evening by Milt Blomberg was seen again this morning. Milt found the solitaire along CR 143 at the north end of Fuller Lake, roughly 1 mile WNW of the town of Clearwater, at about 5:45 PM on Thursday; this morning at about 8:15 AM, Bob Janssen and

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Hoary Redpoll continues in Stearns Co.

2012-12-17 Thread Chu, Philip
The Hoary Redpoll in Stearns County's St. Joseph Twp. – found on Saturday by Marco Restani, and seen again yesterday by Herb Dingmann – remains in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of CR 2 and 270th St. It's in a flock of roughly 100 Common Redpolls; while I was there, between 0830

[mou-rba] [mou-net] A little more Sprague's Pipit information from 12 June

2012-06-12 Thread Chu, Philip
As Dave Cahlander reported, the Sprague’s Pipit was heard and seen again this morning. The previously posted directions (“first fence north of the windmills, walk east along the fenceline to metal pipeline post”) are excellent, though, as Dave noted, when the bird was first heard it was

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Snowy Owl, Stearns Co.

2012-01-29 Thread Chu, Philip
This afternoon from about 1:00 to at least 3:30 PM there was a Snowy Owl in Stearns Co. - specifically, along 390th St., 0.7 miles E of CR 26. This location is in Ashley Twp., the northwesternmost township in the county. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN

[mou-rba] [mou-net] update: Glaucous-winged Gull in Duluth

2012-01-04 Thread Chu, Philip
I received a first-hand report of the Duluth Glaucous-winged Gull on 31 December. Yesterday I spoke with Duluth folks, and if memory serves then none of them knew about 1 January, but they told me that the gull was NOT seen on 2 January – and I can say from personal experience that it was NOT

[mou-rba] [mou-net] White-winged Scoter, Stearns Co.

2011-04-23 Thread Chu, Philip
This afternoon at about 4 PM there was an immature White-winged Scoter at Pearl Lake in Maine Prairie Twp., Stearns Co. As best as I could tell - it can be kind of hard to judge these things - the bird was in the NE quadrant of the lake. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Long-tailed Duck in Stearns County

2010-01-17 Thread Chu, Philip
Today from about 11:00 to 12:15 there was a female Long-tailed Duck along the Mississippi River just north of St. Cloud. Initially it was about 350 yards NW of the 9th Ave. bridge, but eventually it moved farther NW to the Sauk River mouth. As far as I could tell, it was always in Stearns

[mou-rba] [mou-net] NO Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Dodge Co.

2009-08-06 Thread Chu, Philip
Today, from 12:30 to 5:15 PM, I did *not* see any Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Dodge Co. My time was spent driving successively larger loops, till I had covered every road within three or four miles of the intersection of CR 1 and 555th St. - with, of course, every loop bringing me back to

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Red-throated Loon, Stearns Co.

2009-04-22 Thread Chu, Philip
This morning - from 0805 (when I arrived) through 0925 (when I left) - there was a Red-throated Loon on Sauk Lake, in the town of Sauk Centre. The loon was in winter plumage, and I suspected it to be less than a year old because of how weakly red-tinged the iris was. To get to the spot from