-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 19, 2009
*MNDL0903.19

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 19, 2009
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 19, 2009 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

With the lengthening days, and the warming temperatures, early migrants are streaming back into northwest Minnesota. It only remains for the rivers and lakes to open up for the waterfowl migration to begin in earnest. This week the reports are full of sightings of CANADA GEESE scouts, BALD EAGLES in most counties, HORNED LARKS everywhere, and AMERICAN ROBINS.

On March 15 Kris Guggisberg reported four GREAT GRAY OWLS and 6 BALD EAGLES on a trip between the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods and Roseau. Not all of these birds were seen on the US side, but you get the idea. On March 14, Beth Siverhus saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Roseau County about 15 miles southwest of Warroad on the Schwartz Forest Road; a GREAT GRAY OWL was seen 12 miles south and 1/4 mile east of Warroad just off Dick's Parkway. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed 2 miles south of Warroad on CR 5.

Larry Wilebski saw two SNOWY OWLS between Orleans and Humboldt on March 17. Other species seen in Kittson County included several NORTHERN HARRIERS, and AMERICAN ROBINS.

Beth Siverhus spotted a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 in Beltrami County on March 16.

From Marshall County, Linda Johnson saw a NORTHERN HARRIER near Warren, and there were DARK-EYED JUNCOS at the feeder. From Agassiz NWR, Gary Tischer reported that the BALD EAGLES are incubating on the nest in Parker Pool. AMERICAN ROBINS and a WESTERN MEADOWLARK appeared there on March 16.

Gary Tischer reported that the MERLIN returned to Thief River Falls, Pennington County on March 17. CANADA GEESE scouts have been flying in small numbers over the city in the past few days, looking for open water. Shelley Steva and I saw two WESTERN MEADOWLARKS in Pennington County on March 15.

On March 15, Shelley and I saw two BALD EAGLES, one NORTHERN HARRIER, an AMERICAN KESTREL, and a MERLIN in Red Lake County.

In Polk County on March 16, Bruce Flaig saw a KILLDEER a mile east of the intersection of CR 12/ CR 14. He also reported five TRUMPETER SWANS. On March 18, he saw a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS returned to the yard. On the 10th, Theresa Norton reported a single SNOW BUNTING near East Grand Forks. On March 18, Nate Emery reported both GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS and SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in the Glacial Ridge area. Other species seen included CANADA GEESE, TRUMPETER SWANS, BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and of course lots of HORNED LARKS.

Mel and Elaine Bennefeld saw a male RING-NECKED PHEASANT along MN 200 east of Hendrum in Norman County on March 17.

In Clay County, Mel and Elaine reported an AMERICAN KESTREL at 57th Ave N along CR 9; a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen hunting over the prairie at Buffalo River State Park.

Scott Kahan in Becker County on March 10 saw a WESTERN MEADOWLARK near Perham, and TRUMPETER SWANS at Little Pine Lake. The first flocks of CANADA GEESE were reported by Cleone Stewart near Frazee on March 14. On March 17, she spotted the first RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Colleen Nelson reported 20 MALLARDS south of Detroit Lakes on March 18.Other species reported in Becker County included RING-NECKED PHEASANT, and AMERICAN ROBIN.

Brad and Dee Ehlers in Otter Tail County saw an AMERICAN KESTREL 6 miles east of Ottertail city on March 6. On March 17, they saw a NORTHERN HARRIER, and three EASTERN BLUEBIRDS. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported AMERICAN ROBINS, two COMMON GRACKLES and 7 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS on March 16.Alma Ronningen observed CEDAR WAXWINGS and PURPLE FINCH on March 16, and on March 18 she saw a BALD EAGLE and two AMERICAN KESTRELS near the entrance to Maplewood State Park. Colleen Nelson found 25 AMERICAN ROBINS south of Pelican Rapids on March 18.

Thanks to all who sent in sightings this week.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, March 26, 2009.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1237513558====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:15:40 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 3/19/09 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1237515340====" --====1237515340==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 19, 2009 *MNDU0903.19 -Birds mentioned Gadwall Green-winged Teal Long-tailed Duck Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Golden Eagle American Woodcock Eurasian Collared-Dove Snowy Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Eastern Bluebird Red-winged Blackbird Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: March 19, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 19th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was reported on the 17th at a home two miles north of Twig, but it has not been reported since. Shawn Conrad found a pair of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Grand Rapids on the 13th at the corner of 4th Avenue NW and 6th Street NW. Shawn reports that this is far from the original three Collared-Doves that are still present along Ha-Car Drive. Sam Ives saw a SNOWY OWL on the 13th on the lake ice out from the Sky Harbor Airport on Park Point. A flock of 15 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was seen on the 18th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Karl Bardon and others counted 14 GOLDEN EAGLES at the West Skyline Hawk Count on the 13th, and 330 BALD EAGLES on the 14th. The first NORTHERN HARRIER of the season was seen on the 16th, as well as a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Deb Falkowski saw two GREEN-WINGED TEAL and a GADWALL on the 12th at Silver Lake in Virginia. Kim Eckert and Barb Akre saw a TURKEY VULTURE and PIED-BILLED GREBE on the 17th in Duluth. Sparky Stensaas found AMERICAN WOODCOCK and EASTERN BLUEBIRD in Carlton County on the 18th, and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL on the 16th. He also saw a WILD TURKEY on the 14th one mile north of Wrenshall on CR 1. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 26th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1237515340==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 19, 2009
*MNDU0903.19

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 19, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 19th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was reported on the 17th at a home two miles north of Twig, but it has not been reported since. Shawn Conrad found a pair of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Grand Rapids on the 13th at the corner of 4th Avenue NW and 6th Street NW. Shawn reports that this is far from the original three Collared-Doves that are still present along Ha-Car Drive.

Sam Ives saw a SNOWY OWL on the 13th on the lake ice out from the Sky Harbor Airport on Park Point. A flock of 15 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was seen on the 18th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors.

Karl Bardon and others counted 14 GOLDEN EAGLES at the West Skyline Hawk Count on the 13th, and 330 BALD EAGLES on the 14th. The first NORTHERN HARRIER of the season was seen on the 16th, as well as a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.

Deb Falkowski saw two GREEN-WINGED TEAL and a GADWALL on the 12th at Silver Lake in Virginia. Kim Eckert and Barb Akre saw a TURKEY VULTURE and PIED-BILLED GREBE on the 17th in Duluth. Sparky Stensaas found AMERICAN WOODCOCK and EASTERN BLUEBIRD in Carlton County on the 18th, and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL on the 16th. He also saw a WILD TURKEY on the 14th one mile north of Wrenshall on CR 1.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 26th.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1237515340====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:57:34 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 20 March 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1237575454====" --====1237575454==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 20, 2009 *MNST0903.20 -Birds mentioned Ross's Goose Cackling Goose Mute Swan Barrow's Goldeneye Snowy Owl Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: March 20, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 19th 2009. A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was reported on the 17th at a home two miles north of Twig in St. Louis County, but it has not been reported since. A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was on the Hennepin County side of the Coon Rapids Dam on the 14th, but it has not been reported since then. A MUTE SWAN was at Wells Lake in Rice County on the 15th. A SNOWY OWL was reported on the 13th on the ice of Lake Superior in Duluth, out from the Sky Harbor airport. Recent migrant reports include CACKLING GOOSE, ROSS'S GOOSE, GREEN WINGED TEAL, TREE SWALLOW, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, SONG SPARROW, WESTERN MEADOWLARK BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 26th 2009. --====1237575454==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 20, 2009
*MNST0903.20

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 20, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 19th 2009.

A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was reported on the 17th at a home two miles north of Twig in St. Louis County, but it has not been reported since.

A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was on the Hennepin County side of the Coon Rapids Dam on the 14th, but it has not been reported since then.

A MUTE SWAN was at Wells Lake in Rice County on the 15th.

A SNOWY OWL was reported on the 13th on the ice of Lake Superior in Duluth, out from the Sky Harbor airport.

Recent migrant reports include CACKLING GOOSE, ROSS'S GOOSE, GREEN WINGED TEAL, TREE SWALLOW, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, SONG SPARROW, WESTERN MEADOWLARK BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 26th 2009. --====1237575454====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:56:27 -0600 Reply-To: Shawn Conrad Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Shawn Conrad Subject: [mou-net] Ruffed Grouse drumming, 3/19, Hibbing Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just for the sake of phenology, I thought I'd report that I heard a Ruffed Grouse drumming several times in an area north of Hibbing on 3/19. My records aren't the best, but this is about a week earlier than I've noted my first drumming grouse in past years. -- Shawn Conrad http://users.2z.net/itasca_chippewa_birding/ ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:07:22 -0600 Reply-To: drbop@ATT.BLACKBERRY.NET Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Golden Eagle in Brown County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At about 12:30 I had great looks at a juvenile Golden Eagle on Hwy 257 at t= he SE corner of Linden Lake just east of Hanska. Also lots of waterfowl at= WMA just north of Nicollet on Hwy 111 in Nicollet County including flocks = of Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Geese overhead. Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:33:20 -0600 Reply-To: Nathan Schirmacher Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Nathan Schirmacher Subject: [mou-net] Golden Eagle Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After having a not so great morning at the Sherburne Refuge i went home. = I decided to keep the bins out just in case and it paid off. I noticed a go= od deal of eagles were moving through while i was watching Basketball. Then= i noticed a strange one so i got my bins on it and sure enough it was a Im= mature type Golden Eagle(Golden head=2C windows=2C two tone tail). That mad= e my day and a great yard bird. Good birding to all and i hope some geese c= an come next.=20 Nathan Schirmacher Princeton=2CMN Mille Lacs County =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:44:02 -0600 Reply-To: Joshua Christian Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Joshua Christian Subject: [mou-net] McLeod Co. Ross's Goose, N. Shrike Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I birded several areas in McLeod Co. today with good success. I started at= Lake Marion=2C which has a good deal of open water. =20 =20 Birds at Lake Marion included: =20 Canada Goose Mallard Gadwall Northern Shoveler Canvasback--the largest group I've seen in a while=2C almost as numerous as= the scaup Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Merganser Ruddy Duck =20 My next stop was a small pond/flooded field on Yacht Ave. just north of 115= th St. There was a large group of Greater White-fronted Geese there. Afte= r several minutes of watching them=2C a lone Ross's Goose swam to the middl= e of the pond (I had apparently missed it on my first 3-4 scans of the pond= ). I first confidently called it a Ross's=2C but I took a step back when I= noticed a hint of a grin patch. But after closer study the grin patch see= med to be more a trick of the light (it disappeared at certain angles)=2C a= nd because of that=2C coupled with the triangular bill=2C I'm fairly certai= n it's a true Ross's. While there=2C several hundred more White-fronted Ge= ese flew over=2C with a single white goose in one flock. Because its size = seemed to be on par with the rest of the geese=2C I'm leaning toward Snow G= oose=2C but I can't say definitively. I also added Green-winged Teal to th= e list. =20 My last stop was on the east end 190th St. just south of Hwy 7 along the Cr= ow River. While there I spotted an impressive 15 Bald Eagles (8 of them in= a single tree) and several Hooded Mergansers. Ring-billed and Herring Gul= ls had also come to feast on the dead carp lining the shore. In the brushy= field just to the west of those birds a Northern Shrike was feeding. I wa= s able to get a scope on it and confirm that the mask did not extend above = the beak. =20 Good birding=2C Josh Christian =20 =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:25:49 -0600 Reply-To: Andrew Longtin Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Andrew Longtin Subject: [mou-net] Ross's Goose / Northern Shoveler Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, Got two new yard birds today!! This morning while looking out the window for PFW I had a lone Ross's Goose following right behind a lone Canada Goose!!! I ran out on the deck to watch then pass and about two minutes later I had a pair (hen and drake) Northern Shoveler do a fly over two, been a while since I got two new yard birds in 3 minutes!!! Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: Birderguy@comcast.net I'm looking for a job!! Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member http://www.hmana.org Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:06:32 -0700 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roger Schroeder Subject: Hoary Redpoll - Benton County Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Observed at a feeder on 89 - 1/2 Ave in the small town of Oak Park (Be= tween Foley, and Milaca along Hwy 23) on Friday, March 20.
========================================================================= Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:53:52 -0600 Reply-To: "John P. Ellis" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "John P. Ellis" Subject: [mou-net] Douglas Ross's Goose and others Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Went to refill my 14+or- wood duck houses this weekend and go birding. Saturday was foggy and hazy all day, saw a few raptors and waterfowl in late PM looking for a SEOwl or GEagle. Wind from E today and cloudy bright in AM and cloudy in PM but many birds seemed to have moved in and moving today (Sunday). Had three geese sp. including a lone Ross's Goose in feeding with a flock of about 80-100 Canada Geese. (My first in Douglas County.) Ross's was on south side of Douglas 56, .4 miles west of Douglas 7, just S of 94-Brandon Exit. NO Snow Geese! Canada Geese were everywhere and quite a few Duck species had moved in from yesterday to today. (Had all expected except Redheads, Am. Wigeon and BWTeal. Including Coot and CMerg. and Hooded Merg. I had 14 species of duck, three of geese and a flock of 16 Trumpeter Swans. Many raptors were moving: One Sharp Shin, 2 Coopers, 19 Am. Kestrel, 21 N. Harriers, 41 Red-Tailed Hawks, 38 Bald Eagles including 13 on the ice at Lake Christina, but the others in singles and a few pairs. There were a few unidentified but I think they were probably Red-Tails. Had a N. Shrike, a few Snow Buntings, still lots of Juncos and Am Tree Sparrows. Had first of year Bluebirds, W. Meadowlark, Sandhill Cranes (on Territory), Grackle, Killdeer, Mourning Dove and most of the Ducks. Runoff ponds are open to various depths, permanent ponds and lakes are still frozen except where there are inflows and outflows, all streams are open. Lake Irene still had two feet of ice on it. John Ellis-St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:33:06 -0600 Reply-To: Pastor Al Schirmacher Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Pastor Al Schirmacher Subject: [mou-net] Lesser Black-backed Gull (?), Princeton Sewage Ponds Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stopped at Princeton Sewage Ponds over lunch hour to check for open water/waterfowl. Surprised to see a gull with the following characteristics: * Larger size than near by Ring-gilled, but not as large as Herring * Dark mantle (which immediately drew my attention). * Dark underwings, particularly along the left edge as it flew left to right * However, whiter head and dark bill edge. Color was very difficult to determine against the white sky & background, which made leg/edge of bill color troublesome. Lesser Black-backed seems to be my best option, although I'd expect a bit more coloration on the head with a darker bill for second or third winter - or more apparent red on the bill with a white head for breeding adult - unless there is another transitional type? The gull was too large and too white on the head for Bonaparte's/Franklin's/Laughing, but nowhere near large enough for Great Black-backed. I suppose Slaty-backed is a possibility, although didn't appear that large to me (bear in mind, I've seen one Slaty-backed in 16 years). Other dark mantled gulls would be even more remote statistically. I welcome thoughts. The look was only a minute or so long, which included time to break out the scope. Observed on the ice and in flight. Ducks are beginning to arrive, but we're just at the beginning of the migration. Send us some non-standard geese! Snow, Ross', GWF and Cackling are tough finds in the area currently. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:21 -0600 Reply-To: Dedrick Benz Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dedrick Benz Subject: [mou-net] Ross's Goose, Houston County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At about 6:15 PM Tuesday evening I found a nice white Ross's Goose just sou= th of Reno=2C MN. It had a very petite bill and showed no signs of hybridi= zation. There is a small wetland complex along highway 26 between Reno and= Houston County Road 249. The bird was about 200 yds. north of 249 on the = east side of the road. The bird was less than 100 yards out=2C but was on = the other side of some railroad tracks that make the bird hard to see headi= ng south down 26. So you may want to head down to 249=2C make a u-turn=2C = and head north on 26. It'll make sense once you're there. The Ross's was = with a group of seven Canada geese. =20 Note: I just used to Google to note the location=2C and they have the town= of Reno marked as Genoa (there is a Genoa=2C WI across the river). So=2C = Genoa=2C MN is actually Reno=2C MN. Clear as mud? =20 All in all=2C the Mississippi River was hopping from La Crescent south=2C w= ith hundreds of pelicans=2C Tundra Swans and waterfowl including my first R= uddy Duck of the year. =20 Dedrick Benz Winona=2C MN =20 _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail=AE= . http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=3DTXT_MS= GTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:06:06 -0600 Reply-To: Michelle_McDowell@FWS.GOV Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] possible whooping crane, Aitkin County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday, in the rain, driving at highway speed, a possible whooping c=3D rane was spotted by a refuge volunteer, flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA,=3D approximately 3 miles south of McGregor. The description given was a v=3D ery large white colored bird, long legs, with black wing tips, neck held straight out. Please let me know if a whooping crane, or other bird fitting the description is observed near here. Thanks! Michelle McDowell Wildlife Biologist Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge McGregor, MN 218-768-2402=3D ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3D3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:11:04 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Dunlap Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Dunlap Subject: [mou-net] Hoary Redpoll, Nicollet County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After not seeing any redpolls for a couple weeks now at the Interpretive Center's feeders here at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, I was surprised just a few minutes ago to see a single Hoary Redpoll at the thistle feeders hanging from a shepherd's hook pole behind the Interpretive Center. The bird appears to be a female; characteristics that caught my eye immediately were pale overall plumage, no visible undertail streaking, white rump (as I saw it fly up to a nearby tree), and a small, stubby bill. I was able to take a few photographs before the bird took off. Not sure if it will hang around, but I'll keep watching. The only other birds that have been coming to these thistle feeders are Pine Siskins. Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County -- Bob Dunlap Naturalist, Linnaeus Arboretum Manager, Nobel Hall Greenhouse Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Ave. Saint Peter, MN 56082 507-933-7199 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:35:16 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Mattsson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Mattsson Subject: [mou-net] Golden-crowned Sparrow, Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mar 25, 2009 We hosted and photographed a first year GCSP today from 1:00pm - 4:30pm. It made 3 appearances during this time and stayed for 2-5 minutes each time. The problem is that the bird is ONLY visible from inside our living room. There simply is no place to view the bird from the outside without scaring everything away. One possibility is that IF the bird remains thru Friday, I may be able to have an "open house" Saturday morning for people to come and, hopefully, view the bird. I will follow-up with a post to MOU-net Friday afternoon or evening with an update and directions to my house, if necessary. Please don't bother calling or emailing as I plan to be very busy preparing for an upcoming trip to Peru. Sorry, but I don't know how else to handle this. Jim Mattsson Eagan ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:12:49 -0600 Reply-To: "David A. Cahlander" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "David A. Cahlander" Subject: [mou-net] Whooping Cranes reported on Operation Migration Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just checked the field journal at the Operation Migration web site to = see the status of the introduced flock of Whooping Cranes. http://www.operationmigration.org/ They indicate that most of the birds are back in Wisconsin, some are en = route, and some have not left Florida. Check out the field journal = http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html for daily updates. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:01:31 -0600 Reply-To: "P. Mattson" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "P. Mattson" Subject: [mou-net] Mower County Golden Eagle Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 10:10 this morning, a mature golden eagle flew out of the woods east of the prairie that's east of the tower in the Hormel Nature center. It flapped and soared for several minutes, slowly gaining altitude. I got a good look. Head and beak smaller than a bald eagle and had a light golden color when the light hit. Buffy area under the base of the tail was visible. Light colored areas visible on top surfaces of wings. Undersides of wings were dark at the front, lighter in the back. Wings held in slight dihedral when soaring. Not very common in Mower County as far as I know. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:16:15 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 26 March 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1238098575====" --====1238098575==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 26, 2009 *MNST0903.26 -Birds mentioned Whooping Crane American Golden-Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Wilson's Snipe Eastern Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike American Pipit Clay-colored Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: March 26, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26th 2009. On March 25th, Jim Mattsson reported three brief appearances of a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in his backyard in Eagan, Dakota County. Because there is no place to view the bird from outside the house, if the bird stays around, Jim will make visiting arrangements for Saturday morning. In that event, this tape will be updated with that information. On the 24th, there was a report of a WHOOPING CRANE flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA in Aitkin County. This is about three miles south of McGregor. Shorebirds are beginning to arrive in the southern parts of the state. Recent arrivals include AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE. I also have new reports of EASTERN PHOEBE, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, AMERICAN PIPIT, SAVANNAH SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 2nd 2009. --====1238098575==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 26, 2009
*MNST0903.26

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 26, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26th 2009.

On March 25th, Jim Mattsson reported three brief appearances of a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in his backyard in Eagan, Dakota County. Because there is no place to view the bird from outside the house, if the bird stays around, Jim will make visiting arrangements for Saturday morning. In that event, this tape will be updated with that information.

On the 24th, there was a report of a WHOOPING CRANE flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA in Aitkin County. This is about three miles south of McGregor.

Shorebirds are beginning to arrive in the southern parts of the state. Recent arrivals include AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE. I also have new reports of EASTERN PHOEBE, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, AMERICAN PIPIT, SAVANNAH SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 2nd 2009. --====1238098575====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:09:42 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 3/26/09 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1238112582====" --====1238112582==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 26, 2009 *MNDU0903.26 -Birds mentioned Northern Pintail Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane Killdeer Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Bohemian Waxwing Rusty Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: March 26, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 26th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on the 21st by John Boynton between the Old North Shore Road (CR 290) and the MN Highway 61 expressway near the Henderson Road. Mike Hendrickson saw a SNOWY OWL on the 25th on the ice near Barker's Island in Superior. A flock of 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS is still being seen along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), about a half mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42) in Duluth Township. A WHOOPING CRANE was reported on the 24th flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA, about three miles south of McGregor in Aitkin County. Recent new arrivals in the area include SANDHILL CRANE on the 23rd, NORTHERN PINTAIL, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, REDHEAD, GREAT BLUE HERON, and KILLDEER on the 25th, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD on the 26th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 2nd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1238112582==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

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*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 26, 2009
*MNDU0903.26

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 26, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 26th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on the 21st by John Boynton between the Old North Shore Road (CR 290) and the MN Highway 61 expressway near the Henderson Road. Mike Hendrickson saw a SNOWY OWL on the 25th on the ice near Barker's Island in Superior. A flock of 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS is still being seen along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), about a half mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42) in Duluth Township.

A WHOOPING CRANE was reported on the 24th flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA, about three miles south of McGregor in Aitkin County.

Recent new arrivals in the area include SANDHILL CRANE on the 23rd, NORTHERN PINTAIL, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, REDHEAD, GREAT BLUE HERON, and KILLDEER on the 25th, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD on the 26th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 2nd.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1238112582====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:10:21 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 26, 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1238116221====" --====1238116221==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 26, 2009 *MNDL0903.26 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Wood Duck American Wigeon Mallard Northern Pintail Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Sharp-tailed Grouse Common Loon Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Sandhill Crane Killdeer American Woodcock Ring-billed Gull Snowy Owl Barred Owl Belted Kingfisher American Crow American Robin American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch Hoary Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: March 26, 2009 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26, 2009 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Weather has been the main topic in the northwest this week, as the latest spring storm drags its way across the area, causing havoc everywhere. There is hardly a spot in the whole northwest where high water and icy roads are not an issue as I write this. This latest weather event has not stopped the bird migration however. There are now reports from most regions of all the common raptors - BALD EAGLES, NORTHERN HARRIERS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, and MERLINS are returning to the area daily. Other species reported frequently include AMERICAN CROW, and COMMON GRACKLE. A HOARY REDPOLL visited the backyard of Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County on March 23, a KILLDEER on March 24, and both SONG SPARROW and FOX SPARROW on March 25. On March 20, Tom Smith reported RED-TAILED HAWK, and NORTHERN HARRIER near Otter Tail Lake, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and COMMON GRACKLE in Fergus Falls. Alma Ronningen reported 4-5 FOX SPARROWS and two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on March 22. On the 24th, she saw a MERLIN, the first SANDHILL CRANES, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and PURPLE FINCH, while a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK showed up in the yard on March 26. Brad and Dee Ehlers added COMMON LOON, 8 COMMON MERGANSERS, and CHIPPING SPARROW on March 25. Dave Lambeth saw an adult RED-TAILED HAWK in Polk County south of East Grand Forks on March 21. Shelley Steva and I observed SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, MALLARDS and 15 AMERICAN ROBINS in Polk County on March 22, in addition to the raptors reported by nearly everyone. Shelley Steva had an AMERICAN WOODCOCK fly over the road two miles east of Plummer in Red Lake County on March 23. On March 24, she saw a BELTED KINGFISHER near Oklee. On March 22, Shelley and I noticed AMERICAN CROW numbers have increased in Pennington County. Shelley saw three immature BALD EAGLES and one RING-BILLED GULL in Pennington County on March 23. Maggie Anderson reported from Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on March 26. Representatives of the following species have returned to the refuge: TRUMPETER SWAN, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, NORTHERN PINTAIL, LESSER SCAUP, COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS. On March 22, Shelley and I saw an AMERICAN KESTREL in Clearwater County. Kelly Larson on March 24 saw a RED-TAILED HAWK south of Shevlin. A BALD EAGLE, and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were also seen. At the farm south of Bagley, Kelly reported three BARRED OWLS, AMERICAN ROBIN, and DARK-EYED JUNCO among others on March 26. In Beltrami County on March 24, Kelly Larson reported WOOD DUCK, COMMON GRACKLE, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County, reported that one SNOWY OWL remained on March 20 between Orleans and Humboldt. Other raptors such as NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and MERLIN have reached Kittson County this week. Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Dave Lambeth, Kelly Larson, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Alma Ronningen, Shelley Steva, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, and Tom Smith for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, April 2, 2009. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1238116221==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 26, 2009
*MNDL0903.26

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 26, 2009
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26, 2009 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

Weather has been the main topic in the northwest this week, as the latest spring storm drags its way across the area, causing havoc everywhere. There is hardly a spot in the whole northwest where high water and icy roads are not an issue as I write this. This latest weather event has not stopped the bird migration however. There are now reports from most regions of all the common raptors - BALD EAGLES, NORTHERN HARRIERS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, and MERLINS are returning to the area daily. Other species reported frequently include AMERICAN CROW, and COMMON GRACKLE.

A HOARY REDPOLL visited the backyard of Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County on March 23, a KILLDEER on March 24, and both SONG SPARROW and FOX SPARROW on March 25. On March 20, Tom Smith reported RED-TAILED HAWK, and NORTHERN HARRIER near Otter Tail Lake, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and COMMON GRACKLE in Fergus Falls. Alma Ronningen reported 4-5 FOX SPARROWS and two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on March 22. On the 24th, she saw a MERLIN, the first SANDHILL CRANES, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and PURPLE FINCH, while a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK showed up in the yard on March 26. Brad and Dee Ehlers added COMMON LOON, 8 COMMON MERGANSERS, and CHIPPING SPARROW on March 25.

Dave Lambeth saw an adult RED-TAILED HAWK in Polk County south of East Grand Forks on March 21. Shelley Steva and I observed SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, MALLARDS and 15 AMERICAN ROBINS in Polk County on March 22, in addition to the raptors reported by nearly everyone.

Shelley Steva had an AMERICAN WOODCOCK fly over the road two miles east of Plummer in Red Lake County on March 23. On March 24, she saw a BELTED KINGFISHER near Oklee.

On March 22, Shelley and I noticed AMERICAN CROW numbers have increased in Pennington County. Shelley saw three immature BALD EAGLES and one RING-BILLED GULL in Pennington County on March 23.

Maggie Anderson reported from Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on March 26. Representatives of the following species have returned to the refuge: TRUMPETER SWAN, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, NORTHERN PINTAIL, LESSER SCAUP, COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS.

On March 22, Shelley and I saw an AMERICAN KESTREL in Clearwater County. Kelly Larson on March 24 saw a RED-TAILED HAWK south of Shevlin. A BALD EAGLE, and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were also seen. At the farm south of Bagley, Kelly reported three BARRED OWLS, AMERICAN ROBIN, and DARK-EYED JUNCO among others on March 26.

In Beltrami County on March 24, Kelly Larson reported WOOD DUCK, COMMON GRACKLE, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County, reported that one SNOWY OWL remained on March 20 between Orleans and Humboldt. Other raptors such as NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and MERLIN have reached Kittson County this week.

Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Dave Lambeth, Kelly Larson, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Alma Ronningen, Shelley Steva, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, and Tom Smith for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, April 2, 2009.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1238116221====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:42:28 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Mattsson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Mattsson Subject: [mou-net] Golden-crowned Sparrow update, Dakota Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Friday, March 27 9:30am I know people like to plan ahead, so I thought I would provide this brief update. The GCSP has NOT been seen again since 4:30pm on Wednesday, Mar 25 when I photographed it in a feeder (see Recently Seen for image). I have made a concerted effort to sort through the 70+ juncos that cover my yard and feeders. It appears the bird has moved on, but, of course I will post if it returns. A bit or irony: missed this bird by 10 minutes in Duluth this winter. Jim Mattsson Eagan ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:15:33 -0600 Reply-To: dwaters@HAWKRIDGE.ORG Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Great Gray Owl, Duluth, St. Louis Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks, A friend and I spotted a GREAT GRAY OWL in Duluth at about 7:30pm today. It was originally spotted on the roadway, then it flew into a roadside tree, gulped down some prey and then flew off into the woods. As we were leaving the area, we spotted it perched again in the trees on the side of the road. This bird was located on Stebner Rd about 1/4 mile south of Martin Road. The Stebner/Martin intersection is located about 1 mile west of Rice Lake Road on Martin Road. This is only a few miles from where an injured Great Gray Owl was rescued up about 5 weeks ago. Good owling! Debbie _______________________________ Debbie Waters Education Director Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803-3006 218.428.3539 dwaters@hawkridge.org www.hawkridge.org "I'm an early bird and I'm a night owl, so I'm wise and I have worms." --Michael Scott, The Office ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:04:21 -0600 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dave Bartkey Subject: [mou-net] LeSueur Co. Golden Eagle Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone=2C Dedrick Benz and I birded Rice=2C LeSueur and a little of Scott Counties = today. The highlight was definitely a juvenile Golden Eagle along CR 136=2C= just a short way north of Hwy. 99.=20 =20 Between the 3 counties=2C we ended up with 18 species of duck=2C plus Gre= ater White-fronted Geese in both LeSueur and Rice. =20 Also of note today were FOY Great Egrets (2)=2C Common Loon (1)=2C Fox Sp= arrows (many)=2C Pelicans (29)=2C and Brown-headed Cowbirds (several). =20 We spotted a single Northern Shrike as well! =20 Good birding! =20 Dave Bartkey Faribault=2C MN screechowl@q.com=20 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:39:41 -0600 Reply-To: Andrew Beerman Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Andrew Beerman Subject: [mou-net] Loggerhead shrike near Lewiston Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday afternoon, about 5:30 pm I saw a=20 loggerhead shrike at the sewage ponds south=20 of Lewiston, along with several western=20 meadowlarks, and a horned lark. Andrew Beerman Winona ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:10:52 -0600 Reply-To: Doug Kieser Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Doug Kieser Subject: [mou-net] Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hennepin County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was present in a flock of Ring-billed and= Herring Gulls on the ice of Diamond Lake, south Minneapolis, at 7:45 this = morning. At around 8:10 the entire flock flew off the ice for a minute or = so, when they landed the Lesser Black-backed Gull couldn't be relocated. I= later checked the gull flock at Lake Hiawatha but it wasn't among them. Doug Kieser Minneapolis ________________________________ This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged.= Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to receive this messa= ge for the intended recipient), you may not use, copy, disseminate or discl= ose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If y= ou have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-= mail, and delete the message. Thank you very much. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:52:15 -0600 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: [mou-net] Eurasian Wigeon Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob Dunlap is reporting that today, 28 March, he, Dedrick Benz, and Dave Bartkey found a EURASIAN WIGEON at the north end of Peterson Lake in Wabasha County. They first saw it from the lake's boat launch and scrutinized it for signs of hybridization, which they did not find. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:46:13 -0700 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roger Schroeder Subject: Possible Slaty-backed Gull - Black Rush Lake - Lyon County Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Saturday, March 28 between 3:00pm and 4:30pm I was viewing what I beli= eve to be an adult Slaty-backed Gull. Thew bird flew off with other gulls a= bout 4:30pm. Black Rush Lake is iced covered, however, gulls have been retu= rning for several weeks as there is an active landfill adjacent to the area= where this bird was observed.

I have posted several photos at the = link below. All but the first one were taken using a Panasonic Lumix throug= h a spotting scope. They are not very good quality, but do show some charac= teristics of the bird in question. For size comparison, note in the first p= hoto the Herring Gull to the far right.

I am typing up my notes to b= e posted later.

I will be able to check the site sometime tomorrow = late-morning, and will post any pertinent information.

Sincerely,Roger Schroeder


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========================================================================= Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:32:11 -0600 Reply-To: Brad Snelling Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Brad Snelling Subject: [mou-net] golden-crowned sparrow (duluth) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A brief siting of immature golden-crowned sparrow (duluth version) at about= 9 a.m. today. The bird was ground-feeding with a junco and song sparrow. =20 Brad Snelling 21 E. College St.=20 Duluth _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail=AE= . http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=3DTXT_MS= GTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:04:57 -0600 Reply-To: "David A. Cahlander" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "David A. Cahlander" Subject: [mou-net] Eurasian Wigeon Wabash County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At Peterson Lake, from the public access (West shore), behind the grass = point. Reported by Barb and Dennie Martin. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:12:25 -0600 Reply-To: Brad Snelling Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Brad Snelling Subject: [mou-net] golden-crowned sparrow (duluth) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Duluth's golden-crowned sparrow was seen twice yesterday: once in the morni= ng=2C then again at around 3:30 p.m. I scattered seed on our deck last nigh= t and have seen the bird again today between 12 and 12:30 p.m. This is the = first that I have seen the bird on consecutive days since December. =20 Brad Snelling 21 College St. Duluth _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail=AE= . http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=3DTXT_MS= GTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:48:41 -0600 Reply-To: Andrew Beerman Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Andrew Beerman Subject: [mou-net] Eurasian Wigeon, Tundra Swans, Pelicans, Wabasha area Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Eurasion wigeon was still present this morning at Peterson Lake betwe= en=20 Wabasha and Kellog feeding with a small flock of American wigeons directl= y=20 across from the public boat access ramp (County road 24). Also further=20= downstream in the Mississippi River near Weaver is a large flock of Tundr= a=20 swans and pelicans.=20 Andrew Beerman ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:04:26 -0600 Reply-To: Brad Snelling Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Brad Snelling Subject: [mou-net] golden-crowned sparrow pic (duluth) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wasn't quick enough to get to my camera yesterday=2C but was able to fire= off a shot (through glass) when I saw the gcsp over lunch today. It's the = first photo that I have of this bird that doesn't have snow in the backgrou= nd. =20 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3D46147&id=3D665509798&l=3Dbb284400e6 =20 Brad Snelling 21 E. College St. Duluth _________________________________________________________________ Internet Explorer 8 =96 Get your Hotmail Accelerated. Download free! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141323790/direct/01/= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:30:29 -0600 Reply-To: Sandy Roggenkamp Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Sandy Roggenkamp Subject: [mou-net] Great Gray Owl/St.LouisCo. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Saw a Great Gray Owl on the north side of CR 49, about .2 mile east of TH 53 yesterday evening at 4:30. I hope this one fares better than the one Mike H. reported on CR 133 yesterday. Sandy Roggenkamp Canyon ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html