Andy Nyhus and I are looking at it at the Ottawa Impoundment east of 780th Ave
and 240th Street near a north-south channel.
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At about 10AM this morning, I found a Yellow-throated Warbler at the picnic
area near the nature store at Whitewater State Park (Winona County). It was
singing frequently, staying high in both coniferous and deciduous trees near
the nature center and pavilion in the picnic area. This is the 4th
At about 4:15PM Friday, I spotted a female-type Long-tailed Duck at Minneiska
along the Mississippi River near the Winona County line. Most of the river has
iced up, but there are some nice poskets of open water close to the Minnesota
shore. The state line runs quite close to the shore here, a
Folks are looking at a live Ivory Gull in Canal Park at 10:30AM January 6, so
it appears that there have been 2 Ivory Gulls in the area!
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The folks living in Cedar Valley in Winona County report not having seen the
Clark's Nutcracker for a couple days.
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The homeowners now request that we stay off their property. They have been
wonderfully hospitable, but the bird has attracted more attention than we all
thought. The good news is that the bird has been frequenting power lines along
Cty Rd 9 just "upvalley" from this property.
I know of sightin
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along Cedar Valley Rd. is impossible,
but he has a large driveway that should be able to accommodate 6 cars or so.
Please don't block his garage.
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Chris Hockema just called to report one Short-eared Owl near the Oaks Golf
Course near Hayfield around 11AM. He thought it was a Northern Harrier at
first. It flew across MN Hwy 30 around an Adopt-a-Highway sign near 170th Ave.
He also had 4 Gray Partridge earlier along Hwy 30 east of the to
I checked the flooded fields along CRs 30 and 24 again today. I didn't spend a
lot of time, but it looks like there was some turnover of shorebirds overnight,
as I was unable to relocate American Avocet, Dunlin, Red-necked Phalarope or
Willet.
However, at this field:
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ther
At about 11AM Tuesday I found 1 White-faced Ibis at the end of Bartlet Lake Rd.
which is by the airport in Winona. It was in a small wetland along the left
side of the road between the "Road Closed" sign and a couple construction
barriers. It was close to the road.
I wasn't sure I'd leave the
At about 5 PM Saturday evening I found 3 White-winged Scoters above the
Spillway at Prairie Island in Winona. They all were in a similar drab plumage,
resembling that of the 1st Winter Male illustrations in Sibley and National
Geographic. They were in a mixed group of divers. Here are the coo
At about 9:30 AM Sunday I found a Snowy Owl just WNW of the town of Spring
Grove. The bird was on the north side of County Road 33, about 200 yds east of
its intersection with County Road 8. It was on the ground about 150 yards out.
I then spent several hours in Fillmore County, and drove past
After striking out on some out-of-town Snowies, I was happy to find my own
Saturday evening around 5PM SW of the town of Lewiston. It was 200 yds. SE of
the intersection of County Road 18 and Cemetery Rd. I first spotted it from
18, but there was some traffic, and I relocated it from Cemetery
At about 10:45 AM Friday morning I found a Red-necked Phalarope in a small farm
pond about 15 minutes south of Rushford, between the "towns" of Highland and
Bratsberg.
The pond is located on the south side of CR 10 between CR 25 and Cricket Trail.
There were also several Solitary and Least Sand
After years of birding Whitewater State Park's Trout Run Trail and finding
plenty of Louisiana Waterthrushes, but no Acadians, I decided to try my luck
elsewhere in the county.
>From US Hwy 61, take Wabasha CR 29 for 1.3 miles, where it will turn into
>Winona CR 31. Follow for another .5 miles,
I just got a call from Dave Bartkey. He, John Hockema and others just found a
Black-necked Stilt at Rice Lake State Park. They are at the picnic area but
the bird is foraging in the SE corner of the lake.
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After reading Dave Zumeta's post on MOU-Net, I went to Whitewater State Park
and observed the Yellow-throated Warbler in tall pines between Hwy 74 and the
picnic shelter in the picnic area that is just north of the Nature Store
parking lot. The bird was singing constantly and foraging in the up
I got a call Sunday night from Dave Williams that he had found 5 White-faced
Ibis in Winona, and I was able to relocate them around 5:45AM Monday morning.
They all looked to be pure White-faced, ie, prominent white facial skin and red
eyes.
They are at the end of Bartlet Lake Rd. which is near
The Root River is flooding near Hokah, Minnesota and creating some amazing
shorebird habitat. Where CR 26 crosses the Root River, there is a short road
leading to a boat launch and a large utility shed. From this road you can look
west into a flooded field and see hundreds (1000s?) of Yellowle
Chris Hockema called to inform me that brother John Hockema has relocated the
Cinnamon Teal at the Silver Creek Reservoir Wednesday morning. I believe he is
viewing it from the north side (ie, 23rd St. NE just east of it's intersection
with 55th Ave. NE).
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At about Noon Sunday, I found an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, visible from
the Prairie Island spillway:
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The bird was with a distant flock loafing on the ice NNE of the viewing
location. Basically all wat
At about 11AM Sunday I spotted a Carolina Wren in the east end of Lake City.
It was across the road from 1800 Camp Lakeview Drive, feeding in a small plowed
area around some electrical boxes. I suspect the bird is coming to the feeders
at 1800 Camp Lakeview Drive, but there was a dog in the ya
There was one lone Black Scoter on the southernmost pond at the Browsndale
Sewage Ponds at about 10AM today.
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At about noon Sunday, amongst a large flock of divers, I found these scoters at
the Wells sewage ponds. They were in the pond immediately to the southwest of
the intersection of State Highway 109 and 560th Ave. They were all together,
though when I came back an hour or two later, the Black Sco
I spent from about 4:30AM until 7:30AM Saturday Morning at Felton Prairie.
Directions were a little vague but I did my best. I spent most of my time
along the "Longspur Road" south of the large pond south of CR108 and north of
the windmills. This is kind of a large area to cover so it is enti
Ron Erpelding called to report that the Surf Scoter at the Prairie Island
spillway in Winona is still present as of 7:45 Tuesday Morning. Last night we
were surprised to hear Whip-Poor-Wills at numerous locations in Fillmore,
Winona and Houston counties.
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At 5:45 Saturday evening the first duck I looked at from the Prairie Island
spillway was a nice adult male Surf Scoter. The bird was diving, resting,
etc., by itself, though there were scattered flocks of Scaup, Bufflehead and
Ruddy Ducks around as well. The spillway is located just east of th
I just got a call from Ron Erpelding that he and Herb Dingmann refound the
Say's Phoebe at the previously reported pond just south of Preston, MN.
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John Hockema just called. He and Chris have relocated the Brown Pelican in Red
Wing. From the St James Hotel, drive to the river. Make a left and head to
the first large grain elevator on the right. The bird was sitting on some
pipes (?) on the river, then was flying around low towards Baypo
Last night I noticed a report using the "Query Sightings Database" feature on
the MOU website, and noticed that Paul Jantscher had a Barrow's Goldeneye in
Winona County yesterday, 12/31 along the Mississippi River 1 mile s. of
Minneiska.I relocated the bird this morning from Minneiska proper (50
I decided to spend most of the day walking the entire length of the dike at
Reno today (ending at the lock and dam at Genoa, WI). My start was delayed
somewhat by the Snowy Owl in Winona this morning, but I was able to walk out
and back in about 6 hours including birding. I think this is betwe
A friend of mine was walking her dog along the levy in front of the HUGE Bay
State grain elevator, and flushed an imm/female Snowy Owl this morning. I just
got back from confirming, and it is still there. Drive to the end of Kansas
St. Walk up to the levy and look to your left. It was sittin
At about 1 PM Wednesday I found a Long-tailed Duck at the "Highway 26" Overlook
south of Brownsville. This is older, and more southerly of the 2 DNR overlooks
south of Brownsville (The newer more northerly one is the "Brownsville"
overlook). It was diving by itself in the middle of the old "Ra
At about 11 AM Saturday, I found 3 Surf Scoters on the Mississippi River in
Winona. Take Prairie Island Drive to the road to McNally Landing. Don't take
the road. Instead, walk the dike to the spillway. Above the spillway about
1/2 way across the river, there is a manmade island. You will s
I was unable to relocate the Glossy Ibis near Preston, Fillmore County Monday
evening. I did see a small group of shorebirds on the pond which included:
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
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oosting on one of the larger lakes nearby, and
judging by some success in fishing, it may return to the same spot tomorrow.
Who knows.
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nd as Weaver Dunes has expanded in size and quality,
it shouldn't be a huge suprise that we find Smith's Longspur here in Spring
migration.
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ll in view when I
got off the phone with them, and was with a sizeable flock of Franklin's Gulls.
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ouple American Wigeons
kicking around). Two year birds were consolation prizes: Bonaparte's Gull and
Greater Yellowlegs.
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was hopping from La Crescent south, with
hundreds of pelicans, Tundra Swans and waterfowl including my first Ruddy Duck
of the year.
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