-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 15, 2009
*MNST0904.15

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 15, 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 Wednesday, April 15th 2009.

A SAGE THRASHER is being seen near the rose garden of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. First reported on the 13th, it has been seen repeatedly in the marshy area near the canoe racks.

Presumably the BARROW'S GOLDENEYE is still at the Grand Rapids sewage ponds, which are located along Itasca County Road 3 about a mile southeast of Airport Road. Visitors must check in at the office about a half mile northwest of the ponds.

On April 10th, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the northwestern corner of Martin Lake in Martin County.

A SNOWY OWL was near Loon Lake in Jackson County on the 12th but has not been seen since.

New spring arrivals include RED-NECKED GREBE, MARBLED GODWIT, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, PURPLE MARTIN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, FIELD SPARROW, and SWAMP SPARROW.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 23rd 2009. --====1239804333====-- ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:06:04 -0600 Reply-To: Curt Rawn Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Curt Rawn Subject: [mou-net] Sage Thrasher not seen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I and several other birders enjoyed a beautiful day at Lake Harriet = watching for the sage thrasher. It was not seen between 1:30 and 4:30 = pm. We watched several song sparrows and pied-billed grebes. Curt Rawn ---- 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, 16 Apr 2009 16:22:40 -0700 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roger Schroeder Subject: Great-tailed Grackle - Jackson County Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 4 Great-tailed Grackle were observed East of the town of Heron Lake on County Road 24 (910th St) in a flooded field about 1 mile east of the Heron Lake Bio Fuels plant, or about 1 mile West of the intersection with 410th Ave. There is a farm home on the North side of CR 24 in which the birds were also seen roosting. Sincerely, Roger Schroeder ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:45:49 -0600 Reply-To: Curt Rawn Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Curt Rawn Subject: [mou-net] Sage Thrasher not seen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I looked for the sage thrasher at the canoe storage on Lake Harriet. It = was not seen between 1:30 to 3:30 pm.=20 Curt Rawn ---- 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, 16 Apr 2009 20:37:05 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 4/16/09 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1239935825====" --====1239935825==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 16, 2009 *MNDU0904.16 -Birds mentioned Cackling Goose Gadwall Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Canvasback Long-tailed Duck Sharp-tailed Grouse Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Red-shouldered Hawk Greater Yellowlegs Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: April 16, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 16th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 9th at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth. Two more were seen on the 11th and one was seen on the 14th. Two CACKLING GEESE and eight AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on the 12th. Fourteen AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen by Mike Hendrickson on the 13th at Boy Scout Landing in Gary-New Duluth. Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were still present at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 16th. Dee Kuder saw ten SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 16th north of Chisholm at MN Highway 73 and the Gustafson Road. Wes Bailey saw about 24 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 13th just south of Tamarack in Aitkin County. New arrivals this week include GADWALL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, CANVASBACK, COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BELTED KINGFISHER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 23rd. 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. --====1239935825==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 16, 2009
*MNDU0904.16

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 16, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 16th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 9th at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth. Two more were seen on the 11th and one was seen on the 14th. Two CACKLING GEESE and eight AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on the 12th.

Fourteen AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen by Mike Hendrickson on the 13th at Boy Scout Landing in Gary-New Duluth. Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were still present at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 16th.

Dee Kuder saw ten SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 16th north of Chisholm at MN Highway 73 and the Gustafson Road. Wes Bailey saw about 24 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 13th just south of Tamarack in Aitkin County.

New arrivals this week include GADWALL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, CANVASBACK, COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BELTED KINGFISHER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 23rd.

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. --====1239935825====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:38:01 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, April 16, 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1239935881====" --====1239935881==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *April 16, 2009 *MNDL0904.16 -Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Ross's Goose Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Greater Prairie-Chicken Common Loon American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Osprey Osprey Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin American Coot Sandhill Crane Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Franklin's Gull Ring-billed Gull Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike Northern Shrike Tree Swallow Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Purple Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: April 16, 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, April 16, 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. A massive migration has taken place this week with the advent of the warmer weather. The early wave has arrived in force. Species that have arrived in large numbers are several species of goose, nearly all the common ducks are finding some open water, and many raptors, a few early shorebirds, and all the early passerines are arriving. Nearly all the counties in the northwest have reported large movements of all of these species. Please understand that not all of the sightings can be reported here due to the large number of reports. Large bodies of still water are still ice covered, but all the flooded fields, and shallower bodies of water, and all the rivers are ice free now. Roads are drying up so travel is much easier. Maggie Anderson saw a TURKEY VULTURE along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County on April 10. Beth Siverhus in Roseau County on April 12 reported a GREAT BLUE HERON, six ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS northwest of the intersection of CR13 and CR 12, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE along CR 12 five miles west of CR 5. Other species reported by Beth included SANDHILL CRANE, BARRED OWL, SONG SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW. Pat Roth reported an egret species north of Roseau on April 13. Larry Wilebski reported HOODED MERGANSER in Kittson County on April 15. Lance Crandall reported that the lake at Lake Bronson State Park is starting to open up letting COMMON LOON , DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and many species of ducks find water. Other species arriving included NORTHERN FLICKER, and PURPLE FINCH. Kelly Larson reported an OSPREY on the nest along CR 14 west of Bemidji. Other species seen included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and EASTERN PHOEBE. In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson reported SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON'S SNIPE, and AMERICAN WOODCOCK on April 12. A BELTED KINGFISHER was seen by Beth Siverhus on April 12 north of Grygla in Marshall County. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR reported that there was a major influx of waterfowl to the refuge on the weekend including several TRUMPETER SWANS, all the common ducks, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and one FRANKLIN'S GULL among many other species. Headquarters pool still had ice on it when I went through last weekend, but shallower pools are opening up. The first COMMON LOON appeared in the Red Lake River at Thief River Falls on April 16 as reported by Maggie Anderson. Here at home, today I had BROWN CREEPER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and FOX SPARROW. Shelley Steva saw a NORTHERN FLICKER along US 75 bypass at Crookston in Polk County on April 14. Bruce Flaig observed WOOD DUCK, EASTERN PHOEBE, and SONG SPARROW on April 12. Nathaniel Emery found an early MARBLED GODWIT along MN 32 in the Glacial Ridge area on April 12. Other species seen at Glacial Ridge included booming GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, SANDHILL CRANES, and SHORT-EARED OWLS. Scott Kahan, reporting from Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County mentioned seeing 25 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS dancing on the ice at the refuge on April 10. Other species seen there included HOODED MERGANSER, GREAT BLUE HERON, and AMERICAN KESTREL. Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend found a flock of about 2500 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on April 10 along Otter Tail County CR 1. Tom Smith reported AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, TURKEY VULTURE, AMERICAN COOT, KILLDEER, RING-BILLED GULL, and a long list of waterfowl on April 13. Brad and Dee Ehlers reported the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER of the season on April 16. Also mentioned were DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and GREAT EGRETS. Dan and Sandy Thimgan saw both RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS on April 16, also EASTERN PHOEBE and TREE SWALLOW. In Wilkin County the MOU birding Weekend found a ROSS'S GOOSE flying over CR 26 four miles west of Rothsay on April 11. On the 12th, a flock of over 3000 TUNDRA SWANS were seen just west of the Otter Tail County line, 2.5 miles north of Wilkin CR 4. Several MARBLED GODWITS and a SHORT-EARED OWL were seen along Wilkin CR 26 on April 11. Both LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE and NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen together, a rare sighting indeed, on April 11 along 190th St. a half mile east of Wilkin CR 15. Susan Wiste in Douglas County near Alexandria reported NORTHERN FLICKER, NORTHERN CARDINAL, and FOX SPARROW on April 16. Species reported in nearly all the counties include CANADA GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, TRUMPETER SWAN, all the common ducks, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, SANDHILL CRANE, KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, NORTHERN FLICKER, and SONG SPARROW. Thanks to all who sent in reports 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, April 23, 2009. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1239935881==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*April 16, 2009
*MNDL0904.16

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 16, 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, April 16, 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.

A massive migration has taken place this week with the advent of the warmer weather. The early wave has arrived in force. Species that have arrived in large numbers are several species of goose, nearly all the common ducks are finding some open water, and many raptors, a few early shorebirds, and all the early passerines are arriving. Nearly all the counties in the northwest have reported large movements of all of these species. Please understand that not all of the sightings can be reported here due to the large number of reports. Large bodies of still water are still ice covered, but all the flooded fields, and shallower bodies of water, and all the rivers are ice free now. Roads are drying up so travel is much easier.

Maggie Anderson saw a TURKEY VULTURE along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County on April 10.

Beth Siverhus in Roseau County on April 12 reported a GREAT BLUE HERON, six ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS northwest of the intersection of CR13 and CR 12, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE along CR 12 five miles west of CR 5. Other species reported by Beth included SANDHILL CRANE, BARRED OWL, SONG SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW. Pat Roth reported an egret species north of Roseau on April 13.

Larry Wilebski reported HOODED MERGANSER in Kittson County on April 15. Lance Crandall reported that the lake at Lake Bronson State Park is starting to open up letting COMMON LOON , DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and many species of ducks find water. Other species arriving included NORTHERN FLICKER, and PURPLE FINCH.

Kelly Larson reported an OSPREY on the nest along CR 14 west of Bemidji. Other species seen included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and EASTERN PHOEBE.

In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson reported SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON'S SNIPE, and AMERICAN WOODCOCK on April 12.

A BELTED KINGFISHER was seen by Beth Siverhus on April 12 north of Grygla in Marshall County. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR reported that there was a major influx of waterfowl to the refuge on the weekend including several TRUMPETER SWANS, all the common ducks, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and one FRANKLIN'S GULL among many other species. Headquarters pool still had ice on it when I went through last weekend, but shallower pools are opening up.

The first COMMON LOON appeared in the Red Lake River at Thief River Falls on April 16 as reported by Maggie Anderson. Here at home, today I had BROWN CREEPER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and FOX SPARROW.

Shelley Steva saw a NORTHERN FLICKER along US 75 bypass at Crookston in Polk County on April 14. Bruce Flaig observed WOOD DUCK, EASTERN PHOEBE, and SONG SPARROW on April 12. Nathaniel Emery found an early MARBLED GODWIT along MN 32 in the Glacial Ridge area on April 12. Other species seen at Glacial Ridge included booming GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, SANDHILL CRANES, and SHORT-EARED OWLS.

Scott Kahan, reporting from Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County mentioned seeing 25 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS dancing on the ice at the refuge on April 10. Other species seen there included HOODED MERGANSER, GREAT BLUE HERON, and AMERICAN KESTREL.

Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend found a flock of about 2500 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on April 10 along Otter Tail County CR 1. Tom Smith reported AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, TURKEY VULTURE, AMERICAN COOT, KILLDEER, RING-BILLED GULL, and a long list of waterfowl on April 13. Brad and Dee Ehlers reported the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER of the season on April 16. Also mentioned were DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and GREAT EGRETS. Dan and Sandy Thimgan saw both RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS on April 16, also EASTERN PHOEBE and TREE SWALLOW.

In Wilkin County the MOU birding Weekend found a ROSS'S GOOSE flying over CR 26 four miles west of Rothsay on April 11. On the 12th, a flock of over 3000 TUNDRA SWANS were seen just west of the Otter Tail County line, 2.5 miles north of Wilkin CR 4. Several MARBLED GODWITS and a SHORT-EARED OWL were seen along Wilkin CR 26 on April 11. Both LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE and NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen together, a rare sighting indeed, on April 11 along 190th St. a half mile east of Wilkin CR 15.

Susan Wiste in Douglas County near Alexandria reported NORTHERN FLICKER, NORTHERN CARDINAL, and FOX SPARROW on April 16.

Species reported in nearly all the counties include CANADA GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, TRUMPETER SWAN, all the common ducks, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, SANDHILL CRANE, KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, NORTHERN FLICKER, and SONG SPARROW.

Thanks to all who sent in reports 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, April 23, 2009.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1239935881====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:54:43 -0700 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roger Schroeder Subject: Mystery accipiter? - Lyon County Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Observed at 3:30pm April 17 at the Lyon County Fairgrounds along the Redwood River. This bird is the size, shape, and stature of a Northern Goshawk, but this bird was very dark in general color both above and below. I am not aware of color morphs in accipiters. Any guidance would be appreciated. Photos and written details are available at the following link. http://singingwings.rohair.com/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Darticl= e&id=3D153:mystery-hawk&catid=3D37:benefits&Itemid=3D55 Sincerely, Roger Schroeder ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:18:07 -0600 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: [mou-net] Cinnamon Teal - Polk County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just got a call from Nate Emery, who just found a male Cinnamon Teal directly across from the Nature Conservancy Headquarters at Glacial Ridge along MN 32. This is located about 2-3 miles south of US 2. The bird was about 40 yards from the road. Jeanie Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN ---- 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, 18 Apr 2009 10:45:29 -0600 Reply-To: Craig Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Craig Subject: [mou-net] Glaucous Gull Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Found a Glaucous Gull this morning at the land fill here in Mora, = Kanabec County. It looks like it's in it 2nd year plumage. The land = fill is about 1.5 miles west of Mora on Hwy 23. Craig Menze ---- 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, 18 Apr 2009 19:03:05 -0600 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: [mou-net] Cinnamon Teal not found Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Several folks looked for the Cinnamon Teal in Polk County today, but to my knowledge no one saw it. Apparently it moved on during the night or is sitting in some unseen location on the Glacial Ridge property of which there are many not viewable from any road. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN ---- 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, 18 Apr 2009 19:17:51 -0600 Reply-To: Milton Blomberg Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Milton Blomberg Subject: [mou-net] any citing of the sage thrasher? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Since Wed.=2C anyone see the Sage Thrasher at Lake Harriet? backchannel if= you wish-mjb= ---- 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, 18 Apr 2009 19:32:58 -0600 Reply-To: Matt Dufort Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Matt Dufort Subject: [mou-net] Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spent the day birding from the twin cities area down to Lake Byllesby. Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and about. The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared Longspur, observed around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland Longspurs at the Randolph industrial site in Dakota County. This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (Randolph Blvd) north of Randolph. From Hwy 56, turn west onto 284th St E. It's essentially a small network of roads that don't connect to anything, but run through some really nice grassland habitat. The longspur flock was moving around a lot, frequenting fields on the north and south sides of the road west of the first stop sign. The vegetation south of the road makes it impossible to see them when they're on the ground; the field north of the road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of time feeding in it. The majority of the flock departed to the north around 1:00, but is probably still in the general area. At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was with Steve Weston and another birder. The Chestnut-collared was seen only in flight - it made several passes by us, giving a unique flight call. I was able to follow it for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast and sides contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail, which were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands. Unfortunately we weren't ever able to find it on the ground to get longer looks. We also spent a long time looking for Smith's Longspurs in the flock, without success. Otherwise, birds were everywhere today, including many recent arrivals. Some notable things: Many places: Vesper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Phoebe, Tree & Barn Swallow, Wood Duck, Green-winged & Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup Bass Ponds (with Alexis Powell & several others) - loads of Hermit Thrushes, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe Old Cedar Ave bridge area (with the same folks): - 1 Broad-winged Hawk, many calling Virginia Rails, Great Egret, Trumpeter Swan, White-throated Sparrows Randolph industrial site - Northern Harrier, both Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, Savannah Sparrow West end of Lake Byllesby (where I ran into Laura Coble) - Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, ~20 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 2 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Redhead, Am. White Pelicans, 20 Bonaparte's Gulls, Lapland Longspur (fly-over) East end of Lake Byllesby - Field Sparrow (at the county park / boat launch), 3 Common Loons, 20 Pied-billed Grebes, Kestrels North of Vermillion, I found several Loggerhead Shrikes at the sites along Fischer and Emery Avenues described by Bill Stauffer. A quick note on these shrikes - I went by this morning and couldn't find them. Went back this afternoon and they were very cooperative. So it pays to try the same spot at different times of day. I'm sure I'm forgetting things... it was a wonderful day to be out! Matt Dufort Minneapolis ---- 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, 18 Apr 2009 20:32:48 -0500 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Matt Dufort Subject: Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co. X-To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C9C064.D7DD7FD0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C9C064.D7DD7FD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spent the day birding from the twin cities area down to Lake Byllesby. Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and about. The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared Longspur, observed around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland Longspurs at the Randolph industrial site in Dakota County. This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (Randolph Blvd) north of Randolph. From Hwy 56, turn west onto 284th St E. It's essentially a small network of roads that don't connect to anything, but run through some really nice grassland habitat. The longspur flock was moving around a lot, frequenting fields on the north and south sides of the road west of the first stop sign. The vegetation south of the road makes it impossible to see them when they're on the ground; the field north of the road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of time feeding in it. The majority of the flock departed to the north around 1:00, but is probably still in the general area. At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was with Steve Weston and another birder. The Chestnut-collared was seen only in flight - it made several passes by us, giving a unique flight call. I was able to follow it for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast and sides contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail, which were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands. Unfortunately we weren't ever able to find it on the ground to get longer looks. We also spent a long time looking for Smith's Longspurs in the flock, without success. Otherwise, birds were everywhere today, including many recent arrivals. Some notable things: Many places: Vesper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Phoebe, Tree & Barn Swallow, Wood Duck, Green-winged & Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup Bass Ponds (with Alexis Powell & several others) - loads of Hermit Thrushes, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe Old Cedar Ave bridge area (with the same folks): - 1 Broad-winged Hawk, many calling Virginia Rails, Great Egret, Trumpeter Swan, White-throated Sparrows Randolph industrial site - Northern Harrier, both Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, Savannah Sparrow West end of Lake Byllesby (where I ran into Laura Coble) - Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, ~20 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 2 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Redhead, Am. White Pelicans, 20 Bonaparte's Gulls, Lapland Longspur (fly-over) East end of Lake Byllesby - Field Sparrow (at the county park / boat launch), 3 Common Loons, 20 Pied-billed Grebes, Kestrels North of Vermillion, I found several Loggerhead Shrikes at the sites along Fischer and Emery Avenues described by Bill Stauffer. A quick note on these shrikes - I went by this morning and couldn't find them. Went back this afternoon and they were very cooperative. So it pays to try the same spot at different times of day. I'm sure I'm forgetting things... it was a wonderful day to be out! Matt Dufort Minneapolis ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C9C064.D7DD7FD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I spent the day birding from the twin cities area = down to Lake = Byllesby.  Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and = about.

 

The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared Longspur, observed around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland = Longspurs at the Randolph industrial site in = Dakota = County.  This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (Randolph Blvd) north of Randolph.  From Hwy 56, turn = west onto 284th St = E.  It’s essentially a small network of roads that don’t connect = to anything, but run through some really nice grassland habitat.  The longspur flock was moving around a lot, frequenting fields on the north = and south sides of the road west of the first stop sign.  The = vegetation south of the road makes it impossible to see them when they’re on the = ground; the field north of the road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of = time feeding in it.  The majority of the flock departed to the north = around 1:00, but is probably still in the general = area.

 

At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was = with Steve Weston and another birder.  The Chestnut-collared was seen only in = flight – it made several passes by us, giving a unique flight call.  I was = able to follow it for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast = and sides contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail, = which were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands.  Unfortunately we weren’t ever able to find it on the ground to get = longer looks.  We also spent a long time looking for Smith’s = Longspurs in the flock, without success.

 

 

Otherwise, birds were everywhere today, including = many recent arrivals.  Some notable things:

 

Many places:

Vesper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, = Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Phoebe, Tree & Barn = Swallow, Wood Duck, Green-winged & Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, = Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup

 

Bass Ponds (with Alexis Powell & several = others)

 - loads of Hermit Thrushes, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe

 

Old Cedar Ave bridge area (with the same folks):

 - 1 Broad-winged Hawk, many calling Virginia = Rails, Great Egret, Trumpeter Swan, White-throated = Sparrows

 

Randolph industrial site

 - Northern Harrier, both Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, Savannah Sparrow

 

West end of Lake Byllesby (where = I ran into Laura Coble)

 - Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, ~20 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 2 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Greater = White-fronted Geese, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Redhead, Am. White Pelicans, 20 = Bonaparte’s Gulls, Lapland Longspur (fly-over)

 

East end of Lake Byllesby=

 - Field Sparrow (at the county park / boat = launch), 3 Common Loons, 20 Pied-billed Grebes, = Kestrels

 

 

North of Vermillion, I found several Loggerhead = Shrikes at the sites along Fischer and Emery Avenues described by Bill = Stauffer.  A quick note on these shrikes – I went by this morning and = couldn’t find them.  Went back this afternoon and they were very = cooperative.  So it pays to try the same spot at different times of = day.

 

I’m sure I’m forgetting things... it was = a wonderful day to be out!

 

 

Matt Dufort

Minneapolis

------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C9C064.D7DD7FD0-- ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:13:55 -0600 Reply-To: John Zakelj Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: John Zakelj Subject: Re: [mou-net] Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning at 10 am, there were still at least 100 longspurs at the exa= ct=20 same location reported by Matt Dufort yesterday. Thank you, Matt! It was rainy and the longspurs kept flying around, so we only got good lo= oks=20 at 4 - 5, which were clearly Lapland. We did not find the chestnut-colla= red,=20 but since we hadn't seen laplands in a long time, that was a pretty good = treat=20 right there. To top it off, there were a number of horned larks and=20 meadowlarks, and together with the laplands, their songs made quite a=20 beautiful chorus. We stopped back around 11:30 and could not refind the longspurs, but the=20= other larks were still there. John Zakelj Subject: Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co.=20 From: Matt Dufort =20 Reply-To: Matt Dufort =20 Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:32:48 -0500=20 Content-Type: text/plain=20 I spent the day birding from the twin cities area down to Lake Byllesby. Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and about. The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared Longspur, observed around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland Longspurs at the Rando= lph industrial site in Dakota County. This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (Rando= lph Blvd) north of Randolph. From Hwy 56, turn west onto 284th St E. It's essentially a small network of roads that don't connect to anything, but = run through some really nice grassland habitat. The longspur flock was movin= g around a lot, frequenting fields on the north and south sides of the road= west of the first stop sign. The vegetation south of the road makes it impossible to see them when they're on the ground; the field north of the= road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of time feeding in it. The majority of the flock departed to the north around 1:00, but is probably still in the general area. At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was with Steve Weston and another birder. The Chestnut-collared was seen only in flight - it made several passes by us, giving a unique flight call. I was able to follow = it for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast and sides contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail, which were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands. Unfortunately we weren't ever able to find it on the ground to get longer= looks. We also spent a long time looking for Smith's Longspurs in the flock, without success. =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: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:26:01 -0600 Reply-To: Dennis and Barbara Martin Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dennis and Barbara Martin Subject: [mou-net] BLACK SCOTER-ISANTI CTY Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Barb and I found a Black Scoter on Lory Lake in northwestern Isanti = County about 3:30 PM this afternoon. This is probably a first winter = male molting into adult plumage. The body was not intensely black but = rather a deep black brown, while the yellow knob on the bill was not as = bright yellow as we have seen on birds on Lake Superior. But yellow = enough that the bird was rather obvious in the flock of Lesser Scaup = that it was hanging around with. Seen across the lake from the public access on the west side of the = lake. To get to Lory Lake go east on Cty Road 4 from State Highway 47 = about 2 miles. Then north about 1 mile to 416th. Then east till the = road runs down hill into the public access. Also present was a first winter molting into second summer Thayer's = Gull. Originally there were some 1000 gulls in the area of the lake but = by the time we left that was down to 30 or so including the Thayer's. = Gulls are migrating through this area in large numbers over the past few = days. The Glaucous was still present at the Mora landfill this noon. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN dbmartin@skypoint.com ---- 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, 19 Apr 2009 19:41:29 -0600 Reply-To: Craig Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Craig Subject: Re: [mou-net] BLACK SCOTER-ISANTI CTY Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My wife and I looked for the Scoter tonight without success. There were only 3 Lesser Scaup and few loons and a dozen or so gulls on the lake so I would assume they have all moved on. We also decide to check Fish Lake here in Kanabec county on our way home and there were easily several thousand gulls roosting on the lake tonight and there was one gull in particular that caught my eye. A very large gull that looked to stand out from all the rest of the gulls. Great Black Backed gull is what I was thinking but, by no means am I at all positive that's what it is because the viewing conditions were horrible with barely any light left. I'm going to try and get back out there right away in the morning before the gulls take off and hopefully relocated it and make a positive ID. There were also about 50 Pelicans on the lake as well. Craig Menze Mora Kanabec Co ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis and Barbara Martin" To: Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 7:25 PM Subject: [mou-net] BLACK SCOTER-ISANTI CTY Barb and I found a Black Scoter on Lory Lake in northwestern Isanti County about 3:30 PM this afternoon. This is probably a first winter male molting into adult plumage. The body was not intensely black but rather a deep black brown, while the yellow knob on the bill was not as bright yellow as we have seen on birds on Lake Superior. But yellow enough that the bird was rather obvious in the flock of Lesser Scaup that it was hanging around with. Seen across the lake from the public access on the west side of the lake. To get to Lory Lake go east on Cty Road 4 from State Highway 47 about 2 miles. Then north about 1 mile to 416th. Then east till the road runs down hill into the public access. Also present was a first winter molting into second summer Thayer's Gull. Originally there were some 1000 gulls in the area of the lake but by the time we left that was down to 30 or so including the Thayer's. Gulls are migrating through this area in large numbers over the past few days. The Glaucous was still present at the Mora landfill this noon. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN dbmartin@skypoint.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 ---- 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: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:44:55 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: [mou-net] Loggerhead Shrike in Two Harbors, Lake Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning I saw a Loggerhead Shrike in Two Harbors at the ball=20 field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. I watched it hunt=20 the fence line for about 10 minutes before it flew up high to the=20 west and out of sight. Jim Lind Two Harbors ---- 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, 22 Apr 2009 06:32:35 -0600 Reply-To: Carl Greiner Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Carl Greiner Subject: [mou-net] Summer Tanager - Spring Valley, Fillmore Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit About 6 pm last night I stopped by Ray Pothoff's house in Spring Valley and while Ray was telling me the Summer Tanager had not been seen all day it flew in (picture & address on Recently Seen). Cool bird. Thanks a lot Ray. Carl Greiner 1616 Hill St. S.W. Chatfield, MN. 55923 507-271-8286 cgreiner@mchsi.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: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:22:41 -0600 Reply-To: "Chu, Philip" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Chu, Philip" Subject: [mou-net] Red-throated Loon, Stearns Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning - from 0805 (when I arrived) through 0925 (when I left) - ther= e was a Red-throated Loon on Sauk Lake, in the town of Sauk Centre. The lo= on was in winter plumage, and I suspected it to be less than a year old bec= ause of how weakly red-tinged the iris was. To get to the spot from which I viewed the loon, take US 71 north through d= owntown Sauk Centre. On the north side of downtown, where US 71 bends hard= to the right, turn left on 4th St. N; then take 4th St. N to its end - it = dead-ends at the lakeshore. From here, the loon was sometimes straight off= shore; sometimes as much as 300 yards to the NW; and sometimes as much as 2= 00 yards to the SW. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University ---- 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, 23 Apr 2009 20:38:59 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 4/23/09 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1240540739====" --====1240540739==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 23, 2009 *MNDU0904.23 -Birds mentioned American White Pelican Broad-winged Hawk American Coot Sandhill Crane Lesser Yellowlegs Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Short-eared Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Loggerhead Shrike Bohemian Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Savannah Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Brewer's Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: April 23, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen briefly in Two Harbors on the 20th at the ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. Single SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8 mile west of CR 2, and along the Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of MN Highway 61. Another SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the 19th along CR 14, about five miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing. Frank Nicoletti saw a SHORT-EARED OWL fly in off Lake Superior at Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a first-cycle ICELAND GULL on the 21st on the Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw a first-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 11 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and four THAYER'S GULLS at Wisconsin Point. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithville in west Duluth. Flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and small numbers of SANDHILL CRANES have been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth. Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Ely on the 17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue. New arrivals this week include AMERICAN COOT, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 30th. 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. --====1240540739==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
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-Birds mentioned
  • American White Pelican
  • Broad-winged Hawk
  • American Coot
  • Sandhill Crane
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Thayer's Gull
  • Iceland Gull
  • Glaucous Gull
  • Great Black-backed Gull
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Loggerhead Shrike
  • Bohemian Waxwing
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • White-crowned Sparrow
  • Brewer's Blackbird
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 23, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen briefly in Two Harbors on the 20th at the ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. Single SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8 mile west of CR 2, and along the Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of MN Highway 61. Another SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the 19th along CR 14, about five miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing.

Frank Nicoletti saw a SHORT-EARED OWL fly in off Lake Superior at Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a first-cycle ICELAND GULL on the 21st on the Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw a first-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 11 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and four THAYER'S GULLS at Wisconsin Point. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithville in west Duluth. Flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and small numbers of SANDHILL CRANES have been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth.

Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Ely on the 17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue.

New arrivals this week include AMERICAN COOT, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 30th.

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. --====1240540739====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:13:47 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, April 23, 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1240542827====" --====1240542827==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *April 23, 2009 *MNDL0904.23 -Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Cackling Goose Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Cinnamon Teal Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern Great Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Osprey Osprey Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Merlin Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon American Coot Sandhill Crane Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Bonaparte's Gull Franklin's Gull Belted Kingfisher Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Brown Creeper Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler White-throated Sparrow Lapland Longspur Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Purple Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: April 23, 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, April 23, 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. Spring has finally arrived in the northwest.The migrants are passing through in large numbers. All of the first wave species have been represented in the past week. Species reported from all areas include all the common ducks, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, PIED-BILLED GREBES, all the resident raptors, AMERICAN COOT, BELTED KINGFISHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, BROWN CREEPER, both kinglets, EASTERN BLUEBIRD,SONG SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and PURPLE FINCH. The best sighting this week was a CINNAMON TEAL found by Nate Emery across from the Nature Conservancy office along MN 32 at Glacial Ridge late on April 17. Unfortunately, several people looked for it the next day to no avail. On April 20, Brad and Dee Ehlers in Otter Tail County reported an OSPREY nesting northeast of Fergus Falls along CR1. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that the colonial nesters in Fergus Falls are back at Lake Alice and Grotto Lake. At Lake Alice there are DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and GREAT EGRETS, while at Grotto Lake there were BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and some more GREAT EGRETS. Other species seen at the lakes were CACKLING GOOSE, COMMON LOON, and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found BONAPARTE'S GULLS at the Park Rapids WWTP in Hubbard County on April 17, along with a small assortment of early shorebirds. Scott Kahan reported that GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS can be seen from blinds at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County . To reserve a blind call the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management Office at 218-847-4431. A PRAIRIE FALCON was seen on the refuge on April 15. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found COMMON GOLDENEYE , HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE among others at the Ada WWTP in Norman County on April 19. Shelley Steva and I observed a flock of about 2000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS along Norman CR3 on April 18. In Mahnomen County, Ron and Herb found a BONAPARTE'S GULL at the Mahnomen WWTP on April 19. Kelly Larson found GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, FRANKLIN'S GULLS, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS in Polk County at Glacial Ridge on April 18. Both SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS were seen there, and blinds can also be reserved there to view the birds dancing on the leks. At least 5000 SANDHILL CRANES were feeding at the refuge and very visible from US 2, but numbers are decreasing rapidly. A GREAT EGRET and a COMMON LOON were seen at the refuge gravel pit pond. Nate Emery reported an AMERICAN BITTERN and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS at Glacial Ridge also. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found a GREAT EGRET near Huot in Red Lake County on April 18. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen along the Red Lake / Pennington County line a quarter mile west of CR 3. At the Red Lake Falls WWTP, Shelley Steva and I found COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, and two beautiful FRANKLIN'S GULLS on April 18. A large flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS were in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on the weekend cleaning up the last of the crabapples. Shelley Steva reported the first TREE SWALLOW on April 17, while Ron and Herb found an AMERICAN WOODCOCK a mile west of the intersection of CR 12 and the Red Lake County line. They saw a HERMIT THRUSH and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER at St Hilaire Park on April 19. A pair of MERLINS is nesting in Thief River Falls again this year. Gary Tischer at Agassiz NWR reported RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the Ditch 11 control structure on April 17, BLACK DUCK and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on April 21. Other species seen included DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, MARBLED GODWIT along CR 12, WILSON'S SNIPE, and large numbers of FRANKLIN'S GULLS. Kelly Larson reported a TREE SWALLOW and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in Clearwater County on April 18. The first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW appeared in her yard on April 21. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann reported that the Clearwater rice paddies are hosting a large variety of waterfowl including TUNDRA SWANS, 14 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, HORNED GREBES and also a PEREGRINE FALCON. In Beltrami County, Ron and Herb observed an AMERICAN WOODCOCK three miles north of Shooks on April 17. Larry Wilebski reported a GREAT EGRET two miles north of Lancaster in Kittson County on April 19. Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed an EASTERN PHOEBE in Warroad on April 22. On April 23, she saw COOPER'S HAWK, BROWN CREEPER, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. From Lake of the Woods County on April 22, Ted Dick reported a good movement of raptors over CR 19 south of Baudette on April 21. Species seen included NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. TRUMPETER SWANS, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on a lek, 425 SANDHILL CRANES,A SHORT-EARED OWL, and WILSON'S SNIPE were among the many other species seen in Lake of the Woods County that morning. Thanks to all those 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, April 30, 2009. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1240542827==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*April 23, 2009
*MNDL0904.23

-Birds mentioned
  • Greater White-fronted Goose
  • Cackling Goose
  • Trumpeter Swan
  • Tundra Swan
  • Cinnamon Teal
  • Common Goldeneye
  • Common Merganser
  • Red-breasted Merganser
  • Sharp-tailed Grouse
  • Greater Prairie-Chicken
  • Common Loon
  • Pied-billed Grebe
  • Horned Grebe
  • Red-necked Grebe
  • Double-crested Cormorant
  • American Bittern
  • Great Egret
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
  • Osprey
  • Osprey
  • Northern Harrier
  • Cooper's Hawk
  • Rough-legged Hawk
  • Merlin
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Prairie Falcon
  • American Coot
  • Sandhill Crane
  • Spotted Sandpiper
  • Greater Yellowlegs
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Marbled Godwit
  • Wilson's Snipe
  • American Woodcock
  • Bonaparte's Gull
  • Franklin's Gull
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Eastern Phoebe
  • Tree Swallow
  • Brown Creeper
  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Hermit Thrush
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Lapland Longspur
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Western Meadowlark
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
  • Brewer's Blackbird
  • Purple Finch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 23, 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, April 23, 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.

Spring has finally arrived in the northwest.The migrants are passing through in large numbers. All of the first wave species have been represented in the past week. Species reported from all areas include all the common ducks, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, PIED-BILLED GREBES, all the resident raptors, AMERICAN COOT, BELTED KINGFISHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, BROWN CREEPER, both kinglets, EASTERN BLUEBIRD,SONG SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and PURPLE FINCH.

The best sighting this week was a CINNAMON TEAL found by Nate Emery across from the Nature Conservancy office along MN 32 at Glacial Ridge late on April 17. Unfortunately, several people looked for it the next day to no avail.

On April 20, Brad and Dee Ehlers in Otter Tail County reported an OSPREY nesting northeast of Fergus Falls along CR1. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that the colonial nesters in Fergus Falls are back at Lake Alice and Grotto Lake. At Lake Alice there are DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and GREAT EGRETS, while at Grotto Lake there were BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and some more GREAT EGRETS. Other species seen at the lakes were CACKLING GOOSE, COMMON LOON, and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER.

Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found BONAPARTE'S GULLS at the Park Rapids WWTP in Hubbard County on April 17, along with a small assortment of early shorebirds.

Scott Kahan reported that GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS can be seen from blinds at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County . To reserve a blind call the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management Office at 218-847-4431. A PRAIRIE FALCON was seen on the refuge on April 15.

Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found COMMON GOLDENEYE , HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE among others at the Ada WWTP in Norman County on April 19. Shelley Steva and I observed a flock of about 2000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS along Norman CR3 on April 18. In Mahnomen County, Ron and Herb found a BONAPARTE'S GULL at the Mahnomen WWTP on April 19.

Kelly Larson found GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, FRANKLIN'S GULLS, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS in Polk County at Glacial Ridge on April 18. Both SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS were seen there, and blinds can also be reserved there to view the birds dancing on the leks. At least 5000 SANDHILL CRANES were feeding at the refuge and very visible from US 2, but numbers are decreasing rapidly. A GREAT EGRET and a COMMON LOON were seen at the refuge gravel pit pond. Nate Emery reported an AMERICAN BITTERN and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS at Glacial Ridge also.

Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found a GREAT EGRET near Huot in Red Lake County on April 18. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen along the Red Lake / Pennington County line a quarter mile west of CR 3. At the Red Lake Falls WWTP, Shelley Steva and I found COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, and two beautiful FRANKLIN'S GULLS on April 18.

A large flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS were in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on the weekend cleaning up the last of the crabapples. Shelley Steva reported the first TREE SWALLOW on April 17, while Ron and Herb found an AMERICAN WOODCOCK a mile west of the intersection of CR 12 and the Red Lake County line. They saw a HERMIT THRUSH and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER at St Hilaire Park on April 19. A pair of MERLINS is nesting in Thief River Falls again this year.

Gary Tischer at Agassiz NWR reported RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the Ditch 11 control structure on April 17, BLACK DUCK and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on April 21. Other species seen included DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, MARBLED GODWIT along CR 12, WILSON'S SNIPE, and large numbers of FRANKLIN'S GULLS.

Kelly Larson reported a TREE SWALLOW and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in Clearwater County on April 18. The first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW appeared in her yard on April 21. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann reported that the Clearwater rice paddies are hosting a large variety of waterfowl including TUNDRA SWANS, 14 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, HORNED GREBES and also a PEREGRINE FALCON.

In Beltrami County, Ron and Herb observed an AMERICAN WOODCOCK three miles north of Shooks on April 17.

Larry Wilebski reported a GREAT EGRET two miles north of Lancaster in Kittson County on April 19.

Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed an EASTERN PHOEBE in Warroad on April 22. On April 23, she saw COOPER'S HAWK, BROWN CREEPER, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.

From Lake of the Woods County on April 22, Ted Dick reported a good movement of raptors over CR 19 south of Baudette on April 21. Species seen included NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. TRUMPETER SWANS, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on a lek, 425 SANDHILL CRANES,A SHORT-EARED OWL, and WILSON'S SNIPE were among the many other species seen in Lake of the Woods County that morning.

Thanks to all those 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, April 30, 2009.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1240542827====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:07:52 -0600 Reply-To: Linda Sparling Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Linda Sparling Subject: [mou-net] American Avocets, Lake Byllesby Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thursday evening, April 23, there were 7 American Avocets near the west en= d of Lake Byllesby. =C2=A0Thanks to Jim for getting out the report of thei= r presence so quickly. =C2=A0While there, most of the shorebirds got up in= to the winds and off the points unknown. (The Avocets stayed.) Also seen: 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper Many Pectoral Sandpipers Several Dunlins Many Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Peregrine Falcon sitting way out on the mud 1 Barn Swallow Linda Sparling ---- 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: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:39:54 -0600 Reply-To: Ted Dick Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ted Dick Subject: [mou-net] Northern Hawk Owls Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There were still at least two Northern Hawk Owls near Baudette this week. ---- 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: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:53:52 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 24 April 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1240584832====" --====1240584832==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *April 24, 2009 *MNST0904.24 -Birds mentioned Cinnamon Teal Red-throated Loon American Bittern Broad-winged Hawk Yellow Rail American Avocet Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Least Flycatcher Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Gray-cheeked Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Summer Tanager Lark Sparrow Yellow-headed Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: April 24, 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, April 23rd 2009. In Polk County, a CINNAMON TEAL was reported from the Nature Conservancy office along state 32 at Glacial Ridge on April 17th, but the bird has not been seen since. On April 22nd, a RED-THROATED LOON was on Sauk Lake, which is in Sauk Centre, Stearns County. Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen on the western most strip of land at the Purgatory Creek wetlands in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, on April 23rd. As many as seven AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the western end of Lake Billesby in Dakota County on the 23rd, along with many PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and DUNLIN. A SUMMER TANAGER was seen on the 22nd in Spring Valley, Fillmore County, but the bird is apparently now gone. A YELLOW RAIL was heard from the boardwalk at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge area of Bloomington on the 17th. I also have new reports of AMERICAN BITTERN, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LEAST FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 30th 2009. --====1240584832==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 24, 2009
*MNST0904.24

-Birds mentioned
  • Cinnamon Teal
  • Red-throated Loon
  • American Bittern
  • Broad-winged Hawk
  • Yellow Rail
  • American Avocet
  • Pectoral Sandpiper
  • Dunlin
  • Long-billed Dowitcher
  • Least Flycatcher
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush
  • Orange-crowned Warbler
  • Summer Tanager
  • Lark Sparrow
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 24, 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, April 23rd 2009.

In Polk County, a CINNAMON TEAL was reported from the Nature Conservancy office along state 32 at Glacial Ridge on April 17th, but the bird has not been seen since.

On April 22nd, a RED-THROATED LOON was on Sauk Lake, which is in Sauk Centre, Stearns County.

Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen on the western most strip of land at the Purgatory Creek wetlands in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, on April 23rd. As many as seven AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the western end of Lake Billesby in Dakota County on the 23rd, along with many PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and DUNLIN.

A SUMMER TANAGER was seen on the 22nd in Spring Valley, Fillmore County, but the bird is apparently now gone.

A YELLOW RAIL was heard from the boardwalk at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge area of Bloomington on the 17th. I also have new reports of AMERICAN BITTERN, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LEAST FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 30th 2009. --====1240584832====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:26:07 -0600 Reply-To: Brian & Risa Smith Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Brian & Risa Smith Subject: [mou-net] Cattle Egrets, Brown County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, There were two adult Cattle Egrets at the Sleepy Eye compost site = earlier this morning. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ---- 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: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:31:25 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Ekblad Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Ekblad Subject: [mou-net] Red-throated Loon - Benton Cty Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is a non-breeding plumaged Red-throated Loon at Little Rock Lake in Benton County. I viewed it from the park at the north end of the lake. It was mostly just resting so it was easy to view - classic upturned bill. Sent from Bob Ekblad's iPhone Byron, MN - Olmsted County http://www.Birding-Minnesota.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: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:29:06 -0600 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dave Bartkey Subject: [mou-net] Louisiana Waterthrushes, Lark Sparrow + snake question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone=2C As I was asking my boss this morning if he'd mind if I played hookey from= work=2C I observed many birds foraging in a dirt patch within a grass isla= nd outside of his window. My boss told me to have fun and when I went out t= o my car=2C I grabbed my binos and scanned through the flock. All were Chip= ping Sparrows except for one=2C a Lark Sparrow! After viewing the bird for = several minutes=2C I decided to walk at Cannon River Wilderness Park=2C wes= t side=2C and I had three different Louisiana Waterthrushes calling on terr= itory there=2C as well as one Red-shouldered Hawk=2C probably another neste= r. =20 Other FOY's today were: White-throated Sparrows (many) Orange-crowned Warbler (4) House Wren (1) Clay-colored Sparrows (2) Lincoln's Sparrow (1) =20 Also=2C while walking=2C I came across a very small snake on the trail. I= t was about 10-12 inches long=2C and it was a dark brown with dark gray or = black stripes along the body and it wasn't moving. I figured someone must h= ave stepped on it=2C but I picked it up. It just dangled there=2C and when = I turned my hand back and forth=2C I noticed the snake's head remained poin= ted at me! It was alive and playing dead! Anyway=2C I placed my hand under = the head and the snake started moving and flicking its tongue. I turned the= snake over and the belly was a bright scarlet red. Brown Snakes that I hav= e encountered have white bellies. Anyone out there have any ideas? On a rep= tile note=2C I also heard tree frogs singing in two locations today as well= . =20 Good birding (& reptiling!) =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: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:23:28 -0600 Reply-To: dan&erika Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: dan&erika Subject: Re: [mou-net] [ricebird] Louisiana Waterthrushes, Lark Sparrow + snake question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Erika and I saw a Lark Sparrow in Rice Co. today also--about 3 miles south of the eastern unit of the Canon river Wilderness Area. it flew up from th= e gravel roadside. dan tallman On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Dave Bartkey wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > As I was asking my boss this morning if he'd mind if I played hookey from > work, I observed many birds foraging in a dirt patch within a grass islan= d > outside of his window. My boss told me to have fun and when I went out to= my > car, I grabbed my binos and scanned through the flock. All were Chipping > Sparrows except for one, a Lark Sparrow! After viewing the bird for sever= al > minutes, I decided to walk at Cannon River Wilderness Park, west side, an= d I > had three different Louisiana Waterthrushes calling on territory there, a= s > well as one Red-shouldered Hawk, probably another nester. > > Other FOY's today were: > > White-throated Sparrows (many) > > Orange-crowned Warbler (4) > > House Wren (1) > > Clay-colored Sparrows (2) > > Lincoln's Sparrow (1) > > Also, while walking, I came across a very small snake on the trail. It wa= s > about 10-12 inches long, and it was a dark brown with dark gray or black > stripes along the body and it wasn't moving. I figured someone must have > stepped on it, but I picked it up. It just dangled there, and when I turn= ed > my hand back and forth, I noticed the snake's head remained pointed at me= ! > It was alive and playing dead! Anyway, I placed my hand under the head an= d > the snake started moving and flicking its tongue. I turned the snake over > and the belly was a bright scarlet red. Brown Snakes that I have encounte= red > have white bellies. Anyone out there have any ideas? On a reptile note, I > also heard tree frogs singing in two locations today as well. > > Good birding (& reptiling!) > > Dave Bartkey > > Faribault, MN > > screechowl@q.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __._,_.___ > Messages in this topic > ( > 1) Reply (via web post) > | Sta= rt > a new topic > > Messages > This list is devoted to birds of Rice County, Minnesota. Reports of rare > AND common birds are welcome. Questions from both dedicated birders AND > beginners are encouraged. The goal of this list is to keep tabs on the bi= rds > that occur in the county. > Post message: ricebird@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: ricebird-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: ricebird-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: ricebird-owner@yahoogroups.com > MARKETPLACE > I'm happy I lost my Job. Now I make $12,000/mo online! See how I do it: > WealthResource.org. > ------------------------------ > > Mom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, > for the world and for each other > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > Change settings via the Web(Yahoo! ID required= ) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest| Switch > format to Traditional > Visit Your Group > | Yahoo! > Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe > > Recent Activity > > > Visit Your Group > > Yahoo! Groups > > Stay healthy > > and discover other > > people who can help. > Group Charity > > California Pet > > Rescue: Furry > > Friends Rescue > Yahoo! Finance > > It's Now Personal > > Guides, news, > > advice & more. > . > > __,_._,___ > --=20 Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://danerika.googlepages.com/home http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika@gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ---- 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: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:09:43 -0600 Reply-To: Randy Frederickson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Randy Frederickson Subject: [mou-net] Shorebirds, Smith's longspur- Kandiyohi co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This was meant primarily for those going to and from Salt lake this weekend, so I apologize for it being tardy. Two locations starting to produce birds in the county. The drawdown of Olson Lake WPA in the SW part of the county. The birds of note there today were not shorebirds, but 7 Smith's longspurs that briefly stopped to take a drink and bathe. A few tundra swans still present and about 50 shorebirds including 7 species. Location #2- from the town of Pennock on state hwy 12 (west of Willmar), go west 1.4 miles and turn north on 120th St NW. Proceed north about .8 mi. About 80 shorebirds present including both hudsonian and marbled godwits. Also seen in the county today, one cattle egret, flying. Randy Frederickson Willmar ---- 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, 25 Apr 2009 08:27:13 -0500 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Chris Edwardson Subject: Re: Duluth RBA 4/23/09 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd47c58354b150468611287 --000e0cd47c58354b150468611287 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Jim-I'm excited to report a new backyard bird for me....a Vesper's Sparrow. I've had two since yesterday afternoon. I've have many opportunities to study them and I even finally saw the chesnut lesser coverts on one. I hadn't seen this bird mentioned yet for spring returnees so that's why I'm sending you this observation. Hope you're having a good spring. Cindy Edwardson On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Jim Lind wrote: > -RBA > *Minnesota > *Duluth/North Shore > *April 23, 2009 > *MNDU0904.23 > > > -Birds mentioned > > - American White Pelican > - Broad-winged Hawk > - American Coot > - Sandhill Crane > - Lesser Yellowlegs > - Thayer's Gull > - Iceland Gull > - Glaucous Gull > - Great Black-backed Gull > - Short-eared Owl > - Red-bellied Woodpecker > - Loggerhead Shrike > - Bohemian Waxwing > - Yellow-rumped Warbler > - Savannah Sparrow > - White-crowned Sparrow > - Brewer's Blackbird > > -Transcript > > *Hotline:* Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore > *Date:* April 23, 2009 > *Sponsor:* Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) > *Reports:* (218) 834-2858 > *Compiler:* Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) > > This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 sponsored > by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. > > A *LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE* was seen briefly in Two Harbors on the 20th at the > ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. Single *SHORT-EARED > OWLS* were seen on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8 mile west of CR > 2, and along the Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of MN Highway 61. > Another *SHORT-EARED OWL* was seen on the 19th along CR 14, about five > miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing. > > Frank Nicoletti saw a *SHORT-EARED OWL* fly in off Lake Superior at > Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a first-cycle *ICELAND GULL > * on the 21st on the Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw a > first-cycle *GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,* 11 *GLAUCOUS GULLS,* and four *THAYER'S > GULLS* at Wisconsin Point. A *RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER* was found by Mike > Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithville in west Duluth. Flocks > of *AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS* and small numbers of *SANDHILL CRANES* have > been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth. > > Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of *BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS* in Ely on the > 17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue. > > New arrivals this week include *AMERICAN COOT, BROAD-WINGED* *HAWK, LESSER > YELLOWLEGS,* *YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH* *SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED > SPARROW,* and *BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.* > > The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 30th. > > 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. > > --000e0cd47c58354b150468611287 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jim-I'm excited to report a new backyard bird for me....a Vesper'= ;s Sparrow.=A0 I've had two since yesterday afternoon.=A0 I've have= many opportunities to study them and I even finally saw the chesnut lesser= coverts on one.=A0 I hadn't seen this bird mentioned yet for spring re= turnees so that's why I'm sending you this observation.=A0 Hope you= 're having a good spring.=A0 Cindy Edwardson

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Jim Lind <rba@moumn.org> wrote:
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 23, 2009
*MNDU0904.23

-Birds mentioned=20
  • American White Pelican=20
  • Broad-winged Hawk=20
  • American Coot=20
  • Sandhill Crane=20
  • Lesser Yellowlegs=20
  • Thayer's Gull=20
  • Iceland Gull=20
  • Glaucous Gull=20
  • Great Black-backed Gull=20
  • Short-eared Owl=20
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker=20
  • Loggerhead Shrike=20
  • Bohemian Waxwing=20
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler=20
  • Savannah Sparrow=20
  • White-crowned Sparrow=20
  • Brewer's Blackbird
-Transcript=20

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date:= April 23, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologi= sts' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 sponsor= ed by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.=20

A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen briefly in = Two Harbors on the 20th at the ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of H= ighway 61. Single SHORT-EARED OWLS were see= n on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8 mile west of CR 2, and along t= he Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of MN Highway 61. Another SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the 19th along CR 14, a= bout five miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing.=20

Frank Nicoletti saw a SHORT-EARED OWL fl= y in off Lake Superior at Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a = first-cycle ICELAND GULL on the 21st on the= Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw a first-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 11 THAYER'S GUL= LS at Wisconsin Point. A RED-BELLIED WOODPE= CKER was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithvi= lle in west Duluth. Flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PE= LICANS and small numbers of SANDHILL CRANES= have been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth.= =20

Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of BOH= EMIAN WAXWINGS in Ely on the 17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue= .=20

New arrivals this week include AMERICAN COOT= , BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,= YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.=20

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 30th= .=20

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Info= rmation about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.=20

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornit= hologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more informatio= n 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.=


--000e0cd47c58354b150468611287-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:42:06 -0600 Reply-To: Cindy Krienke Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Cindy Krienke Subject: [mou-net] Cattle Egret Waseca and Rice Counties Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wally Swanson found a Cattle Egret in Waseca County this am at the = Center Point Energy plant where he works. The egret was in the grassy = area beside a pond with a fountain at the plant site. It then flew = across the road to a farm yard with cattle and sat on a small building = in the cow yard, then flew back to the pond at the plant. The plant is = in Waseca County and the farm is in Rice County. From Waterville at the = intersection of highways 13 and 60, take 13 south 2.2 miles to the = intersection of highway 13 and 440th street. Turn left or east onto = 440. The Center Point Energy plant is on the right or south. The farm = is on the left or north. The plant gates are closed. The pond and = farmyard are easily visible from the road. ---- 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, 25 Apr 2009 15:23:18 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Dunlap Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Dunlap Subject: [mou-net] Short-eared Owl and Loggerhead Shrike, Nicollet County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This afternoon at the WMA one mile north of the town of Nicollet on the east side of Hwy. 111 a Short-eared Owl spooked up from the prairie as I walked along the dirt trail toward the wetlands. The bird fluttered around for a minute and then landed on top of a rise, allowing me to obtain some of the best looks I've ever had at this species (through a scope). On the way back to St. Peter along Hwy. 99, I found a Loggerhead Shrike perched on the telephone wire on the south side of the road. The location is just west of the electric substation at mile marker #7. I was able to take a few photos of this bird and will post one later today on my blog. Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County bobthebirdman.blogspot.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: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:40:47 -0600 Reply-To: gordon andersson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: gordon andersson Subject: [mou-net] red knot and horseshoe crab -- tonight on PBS + FLanting photo exhibit extended at Bell Museum Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The red knot population that migrates along the Atlantic coast and nests on the Arctic tundra is in precipitous decline. This "Nature" program "Crash A Tale of Two Spp" is rebroadcast tonight on TPT (channel 2) at 7:00 pm. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/crash-a-tale-of-two-species/introduc tion/592/ On a related note, the Frans Lanting photo exhibit at the Bell Museum (UM Mpls campus) has been extended to May 10. "Life: A Journey through Time." FLanting was inspired to undertake this huge photo project by the 10M (?) yr-old migration of horseshoe crabs on the Delaware coast. ---- 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, 26 Apr 2009 17:14:36 -0600 Reply-To: Cynthia Slocum Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Cynthia Slocum Subject: Re: [mou-net] red knot and horseshoe crab -- tonight on PBS + FLanting photo exhibit extended at Bell Museum Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I tuned into to this program when it was broadcast last year. It's a compelling story, vital to the Red Knot, the Horseshoe Crab, and to Humans. Please watch Channel 2 tonight and then act; let your Congressional delegation know that this issue is important to you and that you want them to make laws to protect habitat and preserve these species. With so many demands for tax dollars for different "critical" causes, it's important that we birders make our voices heard. We are one of the largest special interest groups and do have considerable clout. Time is short. Please speak out on this issue. Kind regards, Steve Slocum On Sunday, April 26, 2009, at 03:40 PM, gordon andersson wrote: > The red knot population that migrates along the Atlantic coast and nests > on > the Arctic tundra is in precipitous decline. This "Nature" program "Crash > A > Tale of Two Spp" is rebroadcast tonight on TPT (channel 2) at 7:00 pm. > > http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/crash-a-tale-of-two- > species/introduc > tion/592/ > > > > On a related note, the Frans Lanting photo exhibit at the Bell Museum (UM > Mpls campus) has been extended to May 10. "Life: A Journey through Time. > " > FLanting was inspired to undertake this huge photo project by the 10M (?) > yr-old migration of horseshoe crabs on the Delaware coast. > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > --- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html --- ---- 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, 26 Apr 2009 17:17:39 -0600 Reply-To: karl roe Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: karl roe Subject: [mou-net] worm-eating warbler, Minneapolis Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My wife and I saw a WORM-EATING WARBLER at the Eloise Butler bird sanctuary= today (Sun. 4-26-09) at about 5 pm. It was found along the north-most path= of the sanctuary foraging in the leaves next to a bench (the first bench a= fter walking down from the shelter).=20 Other birds in the sanctuary: Barred owl Orange-crowned warblers White-crowned sparrows House wren Ruby-crowned kinglets Numerous yellow-rumped warblers Pileated woodpecker Karl Roe Minneapolis=20 =20=20=20=20=20=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: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:37:38 -0600 Reply-To: Bruce Baer Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bruce Baer Subject: [mou-net] Avocets & Willets Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BlankEight Willets and one Avocet were at the orange fence overflow area = into Long Meadow Lake of Hogback Pond at 2:30. Four Willets were on the east side of the Highway 77 bridge at the old = beaver lodge. This is opposite Pond C that was dug out last year. ---- 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, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:00 -0600 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dave Bartkey Subject: [mou-net] Hooded Warbler - Rice Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone=2C Saturday afternoon (4/25)=2C Gene Bauer had called me stating that he and= Lyle Myers had found a male Hooded Warbler in the Cannon River Wilderness = Park=2C west side. Tonight after work=2C I thought it a long shot but I sto= pped home and grabbed my daughter Emma to accompany me on a walk to see wha= t we could find. We re-found the Hooded Warbler in the same area Gene had s= potted it on Saturday! The west side of Cannon River Wilderness Park is loc= ated off of Hwy. 3=2C 8 miles south of Northfield. Turn left onto 151st St.= E. and go 1.3 miles to the parking lot. From the lot=2C keep to the right = along the woodline and you will see a red gate. This marks the trail you wa= nt to follow. Keep on this trail and follow along the river. Look for the w= arbler around where the trail starts curving to the left=2C just past where= the trail is very close to eroding away. It was foraging low=2C and when w= e first spied it=2C it was probably less than two feet away from our knees!= Very good looks without binocs! While observing it=2C it flew across the r= iver but we could still hear it doing its unique "chip". =20 Emma and I had 7 species of warbler here tonight plus Blue-gray Gnatcatch= er! =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: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:29:19 -0600 Reply-To: Warren Woessner Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Warren Woessner Subject: [mou-net] Willets and Avocet present at 645PM Monday Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable at Bass Ponds. Avocet about straight out from the T in the main road down from the parking lot. Willets at Hogback Pond outflow and at old beaver lodge east of 77. =20 =20 Warren D. Woessner, Patent Attorney You can find my chem/biotech blog at www.patents4life.com =20 =0DSchwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 1600 TCF Tower 121 South Eighth Street p. 612.373.6903 f. 612.339.3061 www.slwip.com This electronic transmission contains information which is confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended for use only by the individual or entity=0A= named above. If you are not the intended recipient (or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient), you are=0A= hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please=0A= notify us immediately by telephone at; Austin 512-628-9320; Minneapolis 612-373-6900; San Jose 408-278-4040 or by electronic mail and=0A= delete all copies of the transmission. Thank you.=20 =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: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:43:13 -0600 Reply-To: Derek Bakken Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Derek Bakken Subject: [mou-net] Avocets and Willets NOT present Tues 7:30am Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I checked Bass Ponds this morning and was not able to find the Avocets or Willets after a couple hours of searching. Overall, lots of birds but not much diversity. Lots of Yellow-rumps, White-throated Sparrows, and Tree Swallows. -- Derek Bakken spottedtowhee@gmail.com ornitholature.blogspot.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: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:01:53 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Mattsson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Mattsson Subject: [mou-net] late Ross's Goose, Lake Byllesby Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A late lone adult near middle of main lake visible from boat launch on Goodhue County side. Good views showing small two-toned triangular bill, straight vertical line where face meets bill, lack of grin patch, and very round head. A raft of 20 Horned Grebes was nearby (no Eareds). Also, 8 white-fronts still present at west end. Other than a few Greater Yellowlegs, only shorebirds present on the mudflats were 4 Semipalmated Plovers. Still large expanses of mudflats present, so more to come.... 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: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:15:42 -0600 Reply-To: Dee Kuder Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dee Kuder Subject: [mou-net] Spruce Grouse in St Louis County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I found a beautiful displaying male Spruce Grouse last Friday on the Echo Trail in northern St. Louis County. Please see the showcase section of the MOU website for a photo. He was very cooperative posing and displaying while I took several photos and videos. For the video go to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMrDVBvFAd4 If you listen carefully, you can hear him "click" his tail shut. Dee Kuder Crane Lake, MN 55725 ---- 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, 29 Apr 2009 07:22:27 -0600 Reply-To: Dee Kuder Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dee Kuder Subject: [mou-net] Ruffed Grouse, St Louis County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Last week I caught on video two Ruffed Grouse battling it out on the side of the road. See youtube for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIplNEp1jxo Dee Kuder Crane Lake, MN 55725 ---- 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, 29 Apr 2009 19:24:25 -0600 Reply-To: "john c. nelson" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "john c. nelson" Subject: [mou-net] Immature Male Summer Tanager Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob Dunlap has confirmed a male immature Summer Tanager at my feeders today from an iphoto I mailed him earlier this evening. Obviously I have never seen a Summer Tanager here before and along with the Eastern Towhee (2nd sighting in my feeder area) I took 114 photos today. Thank God for digital photography! The Tanager is absolutely gorgeous. ohn Nelson Good Thunder MN ---- 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, 29 Apr 2009 20:59:27 -0600 Reply-To: "john c. nelson" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "john c. nelson" Subject: [mou-net] Summer Tanager Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Having had several inquiries, I am rural between Good Thunder and H 22. I'd be happy to host visitors. My phone 507-278-3949. John Nelson ---- 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, 30 Apr 2009 05:49:21 -0600 Reply-To: "john c. nelson" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "john c. nelson" Subject: [mou-net] Summer Tanager Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Summer Tanager eating orange first thing this morning. John Nelson ---- 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, 30 Apr 2009 12:07:19 -0600 Reply-To: David Cahlander Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: David Cahlander Subject: [mou-net] Willet dodge county Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 32 Willets at the Claremont sewage pond. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ---- 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, 30 Apr 2009 15:54:25 -0600 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dave Bartkey Subject: [mou-net] Rice Co. Hooded Warbler re-found Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone=2C I bumped into Bob Janssen and Dave Cahlander this afternoon at the Cannon= River Wilderness Park=2C west side. They were looking for the Hooded Warbl= er that I had reported on Monday 4/27. While it wasn't in the spot that it = was originally seen=2C we were able to relocate it right by the parking lot= this afternoon at around 3:30 pm.=20 =20 Other birds of interest in Rice Co. this morning included 2 Ovenbirds and= one=2C maybe more=2C Eastern Towhees on the east side of CRWP. =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: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:05:49 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, April 30, 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1241143549====" --====1241143549==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *April 30, 2009 *MNDL0904.30 -Birds mentioned Ruddy Duck Ruffed Grouse Spruce Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Common Loon Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe American White Pelican American Bittern Black-crowned Night-Heron Osprey Osprey Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Peregrine Falcon Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Forster's Tern Short-eared Owl Pileated Woodpecker Purple Martin Tree Swallow Yellow-rumped Warbler Savannah Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Lapland Longspur Northern Cardinal Pine Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: April 30, 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, April 30, 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. We thought spring had arrived in the northwest, but last week we had a reminder that snow is still possible. All that is gone now, and we have reverted to rain, but temperatures are still cool, and roads are getting soft and muddy. The first wave of migration appears to have peaked, and now we await the colorful visitors of May. Susan Olin at Zippel Bay State Park on Lake of the Woods reported COMMON LOONS in Zippel Bay, and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on Wabanica Bay on April 27. Gretchen Mehmel at Norris Camp in the Beltrami Island State Forest saw a SPRUCE GROUSE a half mile east of Norris Camp. PILEATED WOODPECKERS, and the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS have arrived there. Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Roseau on April 23, a SAVANNAH SPARROW on April 27, and surprisingly two PINE GROSBEAKS on April 28. In Itasca County near Dixon Lake she saw some GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the weekend. Cliff Steinhauer saw a SHORT-EARED OWL along Marshall CR 12 on April 28, and a TREE SWALLOW was seen on April 29. Gary Tischer sent a report from Agassiz NWR. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON , EARED GREBE, and PEREGRINE FALCON were seen on April 24; AMERICAN BITTERN, COOPER'S HAWK, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 25, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on the 27th. On April 28, sightings included RUDDY DUCK, SHARP-TAILE GROUSE along CR 7, RUFFED GROUSE drumming, and WESTERN GREBE. While I was there on April 26, I found a COMMON LOON, and two HORNED GREBES on Headquarters Pool. A few shorebirds were also seen, including KILLDEER and both yellowlegs. Shelley Steva reported the first PURPLE MARTIN in Thief River Falls, Pennington County on April 24. On April 29, she saw a flock of about 250 LAPLAND LONGSPURS along CR 3 two miles east of US 59. Beau Shroyer was birding in Becker County on April 26 where his group found about 300 LAPLAND LONGSPURS near Audubon. Other species seen included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and RED- BELLIED WOODPECKER. Dave and Betty Hochhalter sent in a list which included COMMON LOON, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and NORTHERN CARDINAL, all near Detroit Lakes. In Otter Tail County, Brad and Dee Ehlers saw WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS in Fergus Falls on April 25. Alma Ronningen saw AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, FORSTER'S TERN and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 29. She reports that the OSPREY pair has returned to nest on a pole in their yard. Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Beau Shroyer, Beth Siverhus, Betty and Dave Hochhalter, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Cliff Steinhauer, Colleen Nelson, Gary Tischer, Gretchen Mehmel, Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin 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, May 7, 2009. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1241143549==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
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-Birds mentioned
  • Ruddy Duck
  • Ruffed Grouse
  • Spruce Grouse
  • Greater Prairie-Chicken
  • Common Loon
  • Horned Grebe
  • Eared Grebe
  • Western Grebe
  • American White Pelican
  • American Bittern
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
  • Osprey
  • Osprey
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk
  • Cooper's Hawk
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Killdeer
  • Greater Yellowlegs
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Marbled Godwit
  • Forster's Tern
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • Purple Martin
  • Tree Swallow
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Lapland Longspur
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Pine Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 30, 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, April 30, 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.

We thought spring had arrived in the northwest, but last week we had a reminder that snow is still possible. All that is gone now, and we have reverted to rain, but temperatures are still cool, and roads are getting soft and muddy. The first wave of migration appears to have peaked, and now we await the colorful visitors of May.

Susan Olin at Zippel Bay State Park on Lake of the Woods reported COMMON LOONS in Zippel Bay, and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on Wabanica Bay on April 27. Gretchen Mehmel at Norris Camp in the Beltrami Island State Forest saw a SPRUCE GROUSE a half mile east of Norris Camp. PILEATED WOODPECKERS, and the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS have arrived there.

Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Roseau on April 23, a SAVANNAH SPARROW on April 27, and surprisingly two PINE GROSBEAKS on April 28.

In Itasca County near Dixon Lake she saw some GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the weekend.

Cliff Steinhauer saw a SHORT-EARED OWL along Marshall CR 12 on April 28, and a TREE SWALLOW was seen on April 29. Gary Tischer sent a report from Agassiz NWR. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON , EARED GREBE, and PEREGRINE FALCON were seen on April 24; AMERICAN BITTERN, COOPER'S HAWK, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 25, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on the 27th. On April 28, sightings included RUDDY DUCK, SHARP-TAILE GROUSE along CR 7, RUFFED GROUSE drumming, and WESTERN GREBE. While I was there on April 26, I found a COMMON LOON, and two HORNED GREBES on Headquarters Pool. A few shorebirds were also seen, including KILLDEER and both yellowlegs.

Shelley Steva reported the first PURPLE MARTIN in Thief River Falls, Pennington County on April 24. On April 29, she saw a flock of about 250 LAPLAND LONGSPURS along CR 3 two miles east of US 59.

Beau Shroyer was birding in Becker County on April 26 where his group found about 300 LAPLAND LONGSPURS near Audubon. Other species seen included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and RED- BELLIED WOODPECKER. Dave and Betty Hochhalter sent in a list which included COMMON LOON, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and NORTHERN CARDINAL, all near Detroit Lakes.

In Otter Tail County, Brad and Dee Ehlers saw WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS in Fergus Falls on April 25. Alma Ronningen saw AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, FORSTER'S TERN and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 29. She reports that the OSPREY pair has returned to nest on a pole in their yard.

Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Beau Shroyer, Beth Siverhus, Betty and Dave Hochhalter, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Cliff Steinhauer, Colleen Nelson, Gary Tischer, Gretchen Mehmel, Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin 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, May 7, 2009.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1241143549====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:15:26 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 30 April 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1241144126====" --====1241144126==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *April 30, 2009 *MNST0904.30 -Birds mentioned Red-throated Loon Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Yellow-crowned Night-Heron American Avocet Willet Upland Sandpiper Whip-poor-will Blue-headed Vireo House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Nashville Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Summer Tanager Western Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Dickcissel -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: April 30, 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, April 30th 2009. A WORM-EATING WARBLER was reported on the 26th at the Eloise Butler bird sanctuary in Minneapolis, but it has not been seen since. Nevertheless, it was found along the northern-most path of the sanctuary near the first bench past the shelter. A SNOWY EGRET was seen on the 25th in Lyon County at the Coon Creek WMA. Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were in a St. Louis Park, Hennepin County yard on the 23rd near Minnehaha Creek and Brookview Drive. On the 25th, a RED-THROATED LOON was at Little Rock Lake in Benton County, seen from the park at the north end of the lake. In Dodge County, 32 WILLETS were at the Claremont sewage ponds on April 30th. On the 27th and again today, a HOODED WARBLER was at the Cannon River Wilderness Park parking lot in Rice County. An immature male SUMMER TANAGER was seen on the 29th and again today in Blue Earth County at the feeders of John Nelson of Good Thunder. A female BLUE GROSBEAK was also present there on the 30th. A WESTERN TANAGER was reported on April 25th in St. Cloud, Stearns County, but I have no specific location. A few of the more common species reported over the past week include CATTLE EGRET, AMERICAN AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, WHIP-POOR-WILL, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, HOUSE WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, DICKCISSEL, INDIGO BUNTING, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 7th 2009. --====1241144126==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 30, 2009
*MNST0904.30

-Birds mentioned
  • Red-throated Loon
  • Snowy Egret
  • Cattle Egret
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
  • American Avocet
  • Willet
  • Upland Sandpiper
  • Whip-poor-will
  • Blue-headed Vireo
  • House Wren
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  • Gray Catbird
  • Brown Thrasher
  • Nashville Warbler
  • Black-throated Green Warbler
  • Worm-eating Warbler
  • Ovenbird
  • Hooded Warbler
  • Summer Tanager
  • Western Tanager
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  • Blue Grosbeak
  • Indigo Bunting
  • Dickcissel
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 30, 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, April 30th 2009.

A WORM-EATING WARBLER was reported on the 26th at the Eloise Butler bird sanctuary in Minneapolis, but it has not been seen since. Nevertheless, it was found along the northern-most path of the sanctuary near the first bench past the shelter.

A SNOWY EGRET was seen on the 25th in Lyon County at the Coon Creek WMA.

Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were in a St. Louis Park, Hennepin County yard on the 23rd near Minnehaha Creek and Brookview Drive.

On the 25th, a RED-THROATED LOON was at Little Rock Lake in Benton County, seen from the park at the north end of the lake. In Dodge County, 32 WILLETS were at the Claremont sewage ponds on April 30th.

On the 27th and again today, a HOODED WARBLER was at the Cannon River Wilderness Park parking lot in Rice County.

An immature male SUMMER TANAGER was seen on the 29th and again today in Blue Earth County at the feeders of John Nelson of Good Thunder. A female BLUE GROSBEAK was also present there on the 30th. A WESTERN TANAGER was reported on April 25th in St. Cloud, Stearns County, but I have no specific location.

A few of the more common species reported over the past week include CATTLE EGRET, AMERICAN AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, WHIP-POOR-WILL, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, HOUSE WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, DICKCISSEL, INDIGO BUNTING, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 7th 2009. --====1241144126====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:55:54 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 4/30/09 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1241146554====" --====1241146554==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 30, 2009 *MNDU0904.30 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Red-throated Loon American White Pelican American Bittern Semipalmated Plover Willet Bonaparte's Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Red-bellied Woodpecker Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Chipping Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Indigo Bunting -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: April 30, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 30th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Twenty-six RED-THROATED LOONS flew past Karl Bardon and others at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth on the 25th. This is one of the earliest spring dates for this species, as well as one of the highest counts in the state. Peder Svingen also saw three RED-THROATED LOONS on the same day flying north at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access on Park Point. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a RED-THROATED LOON at Wisconsin Point on the 25th. On the 28th, 21 RED-THROATED LOONS migrated past the West Skyline Hawk Count site. Peder Svingen found a WILLET on the 30th at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access on Park Point. He saw two first-cycle ICELAND GULLS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 24th at the Superior landfill. On the 25th he saw GREAT-BACKED GULL, THAYER'S GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and one of the ICELAND GULLS at the Superior landfill. Flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS continue to be seen by several observers around the Duluth area, including 166 seen on the 25th at the West Skyline Hawk Count. Cindy Edwardson had two VESPER SPARROWS on the 25th in her yard near the UMD campus. Another VESPER SPARROW was seen on the 30th at a feeder on the 300 block of 2nd Avenue in Two Harbors. Gordy Martinson still has a male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER coming to his feeders near Oak and Maxwell Street in Lakewood Township. Carol Tveekrum had a record-early INDIGO BUNTING on the 24th at her feeders in Schroeder, Cook County. Carol also reported seeing several flocks of LONG-TAILED DUCKS in the area. New arrivals this week include AMERICAN BITTERN, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, BROWN THRASHER, PINE WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and SWAMP SPARROW. The Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is looking for observations and locations of nesting raptors in the city of Duluth. Reports should be sent ASAP to assure time for nesting observations to occur. Please contact Frank Nicoletti either by phone at (218) 724-0758 or by e-mail at fnicoletti@hawkridge.org The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 7th. 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. --====1241146554==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 30, 2009
*MNDU0904.30

-Birds mentioned
  • Long-tailed Duck
  • Red-throated Loon
  • American White Pelican
  • American Bittern
  • Semipalmated Plover
  • Willet
  • Bonaparte's Gull
  • Thayer's Gull
  • Iceland Gull
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • Glaucous Gull
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Brown Thrasher
  • Pine Warbler
  • Chipping Sparrow
  • Vesper Sparrow
  • Swamp Sparrow
  • White-crowned Sparrow
  • Indigo Bunting
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 30, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 30th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Twenty-six RED-THROATED LOONS flew past Karl Bardon and others at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth on the 25th. This is one of the earliest spring dates for this species, as well as one of the highest counts in the state. Peder Svingen also saw three RED-THROATED LOONS on the same day flying north at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access on Park Point. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a RED-THROATED LOON at Wisconsin Point on the 25th. On the 28th, 21 RED-THROATED LOONS migrated past the West Skyline Hawk Count site.

Peder Svingen found a WILLET on the 30th at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access on Park Point. He saw two first-cycle ICELAND GULLS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 24th at the Superior landfill. On the 25th he saw GREAT-BACKED GULL, THAYER'S GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and one of the ICELAND GULLS at the Superior landfill. Flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS continue to be seen by several observers around the Duluth area, including 166 seen on the 25th at the West Skyline Hawk Count.

Cindy Edwardson had two VESPER SPARROWS on the 25th in her yard near the UMD campus. Another VESPER SPARROW was seen on the 30th at a feeder on the 300 block of 2nd Avenue in Two Harbors. Gordy Martinson still has a male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER coming to his feeders near Oak and Maxwell Street in Lakewood Township.

Carol Tveekrum had a record-early INDIGO BUNTING on the 24th at her feeders in Schroeder, Cook County. Carol also reported seeing several flocks of LONG-TAILED DUCKS in the area.

New arrivals this week include AMERICAN BITTERN, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, BROWN THRASHER, PINE WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and SWAMP SPARROW.

The Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is looking for observations and locations of nesting raptors in the city of Duluth. Reports should be sent ASAP to assure time for nesting observations to occur. Please contact Frank Nicoletti either by phone at (218) 724-0758 or by e-mail at fnicoletti@hawkridge.org

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 7th.

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. --====1241146554====--