-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *July 8, 2010 *MNST1007.08 -Birds mentioned Snow Goose Clark's Grebe Cattle Egret Common Moorhen Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: July 8, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 8th, 2010. In Dakota County, a CATTLE EGRET was found on July 6th by Jim Mattsson at the Jirik Sod Farm 1/2 mile south of 200th Street along Blaine Avenue. Three more were seen on the 3rd in Jackson County along state highway 86 about four miles south of I-90. A CLARK'S GREBE was reported by Denny Martin at Gorder Lake in Stevens County on July 3rd. A family of COMMON MOORHENS was still at King's Lake in McLeod County on the 6th. Unusual was the SNOW GOOSE reported on the 4th in White Bear Lake, Ramsey County. It was seen at Hiner's Pond along Crestline Drive. And a few southbound shorebirds have turned up in the past few days, including GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 15th, 2010. --====1278646717==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*July 8, 2010
*MNST1007.08

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 8, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 8th, 2010.

In Dakota County, a CATTLE EGRET was found on July 6th by Jim Mattsson at the Jirik Sod Farm 1/2 mile south of 200th Street along Blaine Avenue. Three more were seen on the 3rd in Jackson County along state highway 86 about four miles south of I-90.

A CLARK'S GREBE was reported by Denny Martin at Gorder Lake in Stevens County on July 3rd.

A family of COMMON MOORHENS was still at King's Lake in McLeod County on the 6th. Unusual was the SNOW GOOSE reported on the 4th in White Bear Lake, Ramsey County. It was seen at Hiner's Pond along Crestline Drive.

And a few southbound shorebirds have turned up in the past few days, including GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 15th, 2010. --====1278646717====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 01:38:25 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 7/9/10 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1278661105====" --====1278661105==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *July 9, 2010 *MNDU1007.09 -Birds mentioned Yellow Rail Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: July 9, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 8th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The first fall migrant shorebirds have begun to arrive in the region, with a LESSER YELLOWLEGS seen on the 3rd and a MARBLED GODWIT reported by Jan Kraemer at Island Lake on the 8th. Cindy and Chris Edwardson reported an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 4th at Sunshine Lake in Rice Lake Township, although there is no public access to the site. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was again seen along Lake County Road 2, 0.2 mile north of the Kane Lake Road (CR 203). Kim Eckert and others saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on June 28th in Aitkin County about 0.75 mile south of the intersection of CR 18 and the Pietz's Road. Kim’s group also heard YELLOW RAILS in the McGregor Marsh, 0.8 mile south of MN Highway 210. Unless something unusual is reported, the next scheduled update of this report will be in two weeks on Thursday, July 22nd. 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. --====1278661105==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*July 9, 2010
*MNDU1007.09

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 9, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 8th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The first fall migrant shorebirds have begun to arrive in the region, with a LESSER YELLOWLEGS seen on the 3rd and a MARBLED GODWIT reported by Jan Kraemer at Island Lake on the 8th.

Cindy and Chris Edwardson reported an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 4th at Sunshine Lake in Rice Lake Township, although there is no public access to the site.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was again seen along Lake County Road 2, 0.2 mile north of the Kane Lake Road (CR 203).

Kim Eckert and others saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on June 28th in Aitkin County about 0.75 mile south of the intersection of CR 18 and the Pietz's Road. Kim’s group also heard YELLOW RAILS in the McGregor Marsh, 0.8 mile south of MN Highway 210.

Unless something unusual is reported, the next scheduled update of this report will be in two weeks on Thursday, July 22nd.

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. --====1278661105====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:25:10 -0600 Reply-To: Doug Kieser Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Doug Kieser Subject: [mou-net] Cattle Egrets - Sibley County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two adult Cattle Egrets just observed on the west side of county highway 13= , a mile or so north of county 12. Many Great Egrets, yellowlegs in the are= a as well. This is northeast of Gaylord or west of Arlington. Doug Kieser Minneapolis Sent from my HTC Touch Pro2 on the Now Network from Sprint=AE. ________________________________ This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged.= Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to receive this messa= ge for the intended recipient), you may not use, copy, disseminate or discl= ose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If y= ou have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-= mail, and delete the message. Thank you very much. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:15:21 -0600 Reply-To: Bob W Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob W Subject: [mou-net] Common Moorhen, Sibley County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is a Common Moorhen at the NW corner of Sand Lake in Sibley County. = I saw it from the gravel road that runs along the north side of the lake we= st of Hwy 15 and three miles south of Winthrop. The 2 Cattle Egrets reported by Doug Kieser were still present late this af= ternoon. Bob Williams Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:18:29 -0600 Reply-To: "Williams, Bob" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Williams, Bob" Subject: Re: [mou-net] Common Moorhen, Sibley County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Unfortunately the adult Common Moorhen disappeared into the cattails before Doug Kieser could get there and did not reappear. There is also a public access to the lake off of Hwy 15, but at that hour the sun was in the wrong location for good viewing. In the morning it might be a good place to start. I would greatly appreciate any additional info about this species at this location as it is in one of my priority blocks for the MN Breeding Bird Atlas. This location has also had Black-crowned Night-Herons, adult and/or immature birds, every time that I have visited this season. Bob Williams -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:09 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Common Moorhen, Sibley County There is a Common Moorhen at the NW corner of Sand Lake in Sibley County. I saw it from the gravel road that runs along the north side of the lake west of Hwy 15 and three miles south of Winthrop. The 2 Cattle Egrets reported by Doug Kieser were still present late this afternoon. Bob Williams Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- 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, 17 Jul 2010 07:19:34 -0600 Reply-To: "Williams, Bob" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Williams, Bob" Subject: [mou-net] Common Moorhen and Cattle Egrets in Sibley County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just got a call from Ron Erpelding and he was able to relocate the Common Moorhen at Sand Lake in Sibley County early this morning. He only got a brief look before it went back into the cattails. The Cattle Egrets were still there, but on the east side of Co. Rd. 13 about a half mile south of the previous location. Bob Williams ---- 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, 17 Jul 2010 07:32:17 -0600 Reply-To: "john c. nelson" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "john c. nelson" Subject: [mou-net] Common Moorhen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There was a Common Moorhen (possibly two) at Perch Lake WPA yesterday afternoon. They were located on the Pond off the dead end road north of Cty 4. They were standing on a log near the road at the base of the hill. John 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: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:08:43 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Ekblad Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Ekblad Subject: [mou-net] Sibley Cattle Egrets Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Cattle Egrets are south of the previously reported location - about 1/2 mile north of 12 on the east side of 13. They are toward the back of the wet area. 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: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:29:35 -0600 Reply-To: Dennis and Barbara Martin Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dennis and Barbara Martin Subject: Re: [mou-net] Common Moorhen and Cattle Egrets in Sibley County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We were able to refind the Sand Lake Sibley County moorhen looking from the public access on Cty Rd 15. From there the bird appeared to be on the west side, closer to the south west corner. From this distance a scope will be necessary. From when we first found it until it disappeared into the cattails was probably only about 10 minutes, but was long enough for a friend who was on the northwest corner to drive over to the access. We looked for the moorhens in Blue Earth County at Perch Lake WPA. We know others also looked without success for at least a total of 4 hours. Note when looking for these birds be careful. There are at least 4 American Coot young juveniles in the same area. They are nearly full-sized but still have a yellowish-orange bill. The field guides generally do not show that very young juvenile coots have a variable yellowish-orange bill. From our experience this color is gone and the birds have a whiteish bill by about the first of August. This color does not approach the bright red that is on a moorhen but it can be confusing if you are not used to the vivid red bill of the moorhen. Also note that the moorhen also shows usually rather clearly a thin white horizontal line on the flanks and the coot never shows this. Juveniles of both species tend to be paler underneath than adults. Interesting that these 4 juveniles were not in the same plumage but were all about the same size indicating they were about the same age. 3 of them were typical medium gray backed, gray headed, and and slightly paler underneath. The 4th was very white. It appeared to have a white look over most of the head, a pale gray upper body color, and almost a white look underneath. Very strange. Note that we were eventually able to see the adult coot with these young and they also all followed the adult around for at least a short while together. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN dbmartin@skypoint.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Williams, Bob" To: Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 8:19 AM Subject: [mou-net] Common Moorhen and Cattle Egrets in Sibley County >I just got a call from Ron Erpelding and he was able to relocate the > Common Moorhen at Sand Lake in Sibley County early this morning. He > only got a brief look before it went back into the cattails. The Cattle > Egrets were still there, but on the east side of Co. Rd. 13 about a half > mile south of the previous location. > > Bob Williams > > > ---- > 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: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:46:07 -0600 Reply-To: William Marengo Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: William Marengo Subject: [mou-net] Sibley county: Cattle Egrets, Shorebirds, etc... Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Doug Kieser's shorebird area is located 1.5 miles north of the intersection of CR 12 and CR 13. This is the northwest corner of CR 13 and 220 St. Present today were Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers, Stilt Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers, Semi-palmated Sandpipers, Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Phalarope, Solitary Sandpiper and Spotted Sandpiper. Another place to look for the Cattle Egrets (or other egrets for that matter) is north-west of CR 12 & CR 13 intersection. Follow CR 12 west from this intersection about one mile to 447th Ave. Turn north here and scan the flooded area to your left as you pass over High Island Creek. I counted 85 Great Egrets here, plus many White Pelicans and the area "looks right" for a Cattle Egret. I spent 9:30am-11:00am waiting for the Common Moorhen to appear at Sand Lake. It never showed itself. If you are going to attempt this, bring plenty of sunscreen and patience !! Regards,,,, ---- 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, 18 Jul 2010 19:32:41 -0600 Reply-To: Joel Claus Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Joel Claus Subject: [mou-net] Sibley County Moorhen, Cattle Egrets, Shorebirds Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was able to refind the Moorhen on Sand Lake about 7:15 AM this morning. = It was in the NW corner of the lake close in to the cattails. I was at the= Public Access on the east side of the lake. I'm not sure that it would ha= ve been visible from the road along the north side. =20 Two Cattle Egrets were present at the previously posted site on CR 13=2C 1/= 2 mile N of CR12 a little before 8 AM along with lots of Pectoral Sandpiper= s=2C both Yellowlegs=2C Least Sandpipers=2C and a single Dowitcher (presuma= bly a Short-Billed since I was in shorts). I found the same mix of shorebi= rds at Doug Kieser's shorebird spot that Bill Marengo posted with the addit= ion of one Baird's Sandpiper. =20 I also tried for the McLeod County Moorhens without any luck. =20 Joel Claus Eden Prairie = ---- 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, 22 Jul 2010 19:16:28 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, July 22, 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1279847788====" --====1279847788==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *July 22, 2010 *MNDL1007.22 -Birds mentioned Hooded Merganser Common Loon Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Sandhill Crane Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Least Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Barn Swallow Brown Thrasher -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: July 22, 2010 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, July 22, 2010 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. This has been a quiet week in the northwest. All have been busy raising families, including humankind. A few sightings were noted, however, and as we move ever closer to August, there will be more reports. In Polk County at East Grand Forks on July 20, Ron Fischer observed that the BALD EAGLE pair nesting on River Road have produced an eaglet which is very near to flying. At the home of Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks, Sandy observed a COOPER'S HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, and BROWN THRASHER on July 14. On July 17, Shelley Steva and I saw SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, MARBLED GODWIT, LEAST SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, WISON'S SNIPE, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE - all at Joe River WMA. This WMA is at the end of a road, about which we were warned, that if it rained, we had exactly 2 minutes to get out or face the possibility of a prolonged stay. The WMA is almost on the Canadian border, and if you should go, be sure to check the clouds while you are still on the county road. One dowitcher species and some SANDHILL CRANES were also seen in the county. In Roseau County at the Roseau River WMA we saw HOODED MERGANSERS, two pairs of COMMON LOONS with chicks, and a BARN SWALLOW on the nest. Thanks to Ron Fischer, and Sandy Aubol 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, July 29, 2010 Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1279847788==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 22, 2010
*MNDL1007.22

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 22, 2010
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, July 22, 2010 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.

This has been a quiet week in the northwest. All have been busy raising families, including humankind. A few sightings were noted, however, and as we move ever closer to August, there will be more reports.

In Polk County at East Grand Forks on July 20, Ron Fischer observed that the BALD EAGLE pair nesting on River Road have produced an eaglet which is very near to flying. At the home of Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks, Sandy observed a COOPER'S HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, and BROWN THRASHER on July 14.

On July 17, Shelley Steva and I saw SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, MARBLED GODWIT, LEAST SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, WISON'S SNIPE, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE - all at Joe River WMA. This WMA is at the end of a road, about which we were warned, that if it rained, we had exactly 2 minutes to get out or face the possibility of a prolonged stay. The WMA is almost on the Canadian border, and if you should go, be sure to check the clouds while you are still on the county road. One dowitcher species and some SANDHILL CRANES were also seen in the county.

In Roseau County at the Roseau River WMA we saw HOODED MERGANSERS, two pairs of COMMON LOONS with chicks, and a BARN SWALLOW on the nest.

Thanks to Ron Fischer, and Sandy Aubol 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, July 29, 2010

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1279847788====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:04:08 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 22 July 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1279854248====" --====1279854248==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *July 22, 2010 *MNST1007.22 -Birds mentioned Cattle Egret Semipalmated Plover Sprague's Pipit Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: July 22, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 22nd, 2010. A SPRAGUE'S PIPIT was reported from Rock County on the 21st though the bird was seen on the 18th. The location was near the Touch the Sky Prairie. From the town of Luverne, go north on U.S. Highway 75 to county road 20. Go west two miles to county road 11, then north and look between 181st and 191 street. On the 18th, two CATTLE EGRETS were along Sibley County Road 13, half a mile north of county road 12. A few fall migrants have been reported in southern Minnesota, including SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and both NASHVILLE WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 29th, 2010. --====1279854248==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*July 22, 2010
*MNST1007.22

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 22, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 22nd, 2010.

A SPRAGUE'S PIPIT was reported from Rock County on the 21st though the bird was seen on the 18th. The location was near the Touch the Sky Prairie. From the town of Luverne, go north on U.S. Highway 75 to county road 20. Go west two miles to county road 11, then north and look between 181st and 191 street.

On the 18th, two CATTLE EGRETS were along Sibley County Road 13, half a mile north of county road 12.

A few fall migrants have been reported in southern Minnesota, including SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and both NASHVILLE WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 29th, 2010. --====1279854248====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:42:29 -0600 Reply-To: Roger Schroeder Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roger Schroeder Subject: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak - Lyon County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Below is a Google map location for a Blue Grosbeak in Marshall, MN (Lyon County). Observed 23-Jul-10. Same locale as last year - a singning male at this time. No female observed yet, but hopefully successful nesting is in swing again.=20 Peace, Roger Schroeder http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=3DUTF8&hl=3Den&msa=3D0&msid=3D10105138405= 1551219986.000464f2c5dfd95280361&ll=3D44.440889,-95.807369&spn=3D0.010877,0= .01929&t=3Dh&z=3D16&iwloc=3D00048c190a99f486d4209 ---- 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, 25 Jul 2010 13:35:33 -0600 Reply-To: Doug Kieser Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Doug Kieser Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Chisago County and Anoka Co. Warblers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 RWFybHkgdGhpcyBhZnRlcm5vb24gdGhlcmUgd2VyZSA1IEJ1ZmYtYnJlYXN0ZWQgU2FuZHBpcGVy cyBwcmVzZW50IGF0IHRoZSBIYXJsZXkncyBzb2QgZmFybSBub3J0aGVhc3Qgb2YgTm9ydGggQnJh bmNoLCBzcGVjaWZpY2FsbHkgaW4gdGhlIGZpZWxkIG9uIHRoZSBub3J0aCBzaWRlIG9mIDQwMHRo IHN0cmVldCwgIDAuNiBtaWxlcyBlYXN0IG9mIEhlbWluZ3dheSBBdmUuIChvcHBvc2l0ZSBhIGRy aWVkLW91dCBmaWVsZCkuICBUaGVyZSB3ZXJlIGFsc28gMzAgS2lsbGRlZXIgaGVyZSwgYW5kIDMg QmFpcmQncyBTYW5kcGlwZXJzIGluIHRoZSBkcmllZC1vdXQgZmllbGQuICBTY29wZSBpcyByZWNv bW1lbmRlZC4NCkVhcmxpZXIgSSBoYWQgb2JzZXJ2ZWQgMTAgd2FyYmxlciBzcGVjaWVzIGluIEFu b2thIGNvdW50eSwgbWlncmFudHMgaW5jbHVkZWQgMSBhZHVsdCBtYWxlIE5vcnRoZXJuIFBhcnVs YSwgdHdvIFRlbm5lc3NlZXMsIGFuZCA0IE5hc2h2aWxsZXMuICAxICJCcmV3c3RlcnMiIHR5cGUg aHlicmlkIHdhcyBzZWVuLCBpdCByZXNlbWJsZWQgU2libGV5J3MgaWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uIG9mICJC cmV3c3RlcidzIGJhY2tjcm9zcyBhZHVsdCBtYWxlIiwgYnV0IGhhZCB0aGUgZnVsbCBHb2xkZW4t d2luZ2VkIFdhcmJsZXIgd2luZy1wYW5lbHMgLSBhIHZlcnkgc3RyaWtpbmcgYmlyZC4NCg0KRG91 ZyBLaWVzZXINCk1pbm5lYXBvbGlzDQoNClRoaXMgbWVzc2FnZSBjb250YWlucyBpbmZvcm1hdGlv biB3aGljaCBtYXkgYmUgY29uZmlkZW50aWFsIGFuZCBwcml2aWxlZ2VkLiBVbmxlc3MgeW91IGFy ZSB0aGUgaW50ZW5kZWQgcmVjaXBpZW50IChvciBhdXRob3JpemVkIHRvIHJlY2VpdmUgdGhpcyBt ZXNzYWdlIGZvciB0aGUgaW50ZW5kZWQgcmVjaXBpZW50KSwgeW91IG1heSBub3QgdXNlLCBjb3B5 LCBkaXNzZW1pbmF0ZSBvciBkaXNjbG9zZSB0byBhbnlvbmUgdGhlIG1lc3NhZ2Ugb3IgYW55IGlu Zm9ybWF0aW9uIGNvbnRhaW5lZCBpbiB0aGUgbWVzc2FnZS4gSWYgeW91IGhhdmUgcmVjZWl2ZWQg dGhlIG1lc3NhZ2UgaW4gZXJyb3IsIHBsZWFzZSBhZHZpc2UgdGhlIHNlbmRlciBieSByZXBseSBl LW1haWwsIGFuZCBkZWxldGUgdGhlIG1lc3NhZ2UuIFRoYW5rIHlvdSB2ZXJ5IG11Y2guDQo= ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:33:28 -0600 Reply-To: Linda Sparling Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Linda Sparling Subject: [mou-net] Clark's Grebe relocated in Stevens County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sunday, July 25 I relocated one of the three Clark's Grebes reported earli= er by Denny and Barb Martin. Sadly, the bird seemed to be critically inju= red - one foot was extended behind and twisted up. It tried several times= to stretch the leg, only to have it return to the same twisted position.= The bird cannot swim, dive or fly. It was close to shore on the south= side of Lake Gorman, SW of Morris. If I'd had a boat, I would have tried= to rescue the bird. I was able to get pictures showing the classic orang= e bill and eyes fully in the white portion of the of the head. Just to the west of the lake, on the south side of 270th is a very small= puddle surrounded by corn. In it was a side-by-side pair of Greater and= Lesser Yellowlegs, a Semipalmated SP and a Spotted SP. I mention the pud= dle because it's been there for a week. A week ago when I found it there= were more shore birds of a greater variety than I saw today. Linda Sparling =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, 26 Jul 2010 15:43:06 -0600 Reply-To: leslie marcus Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: leslie marcus Subject: [mou-net] buff-breasted sandpipers relocated in chisago county Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At about 10:30am this morning, I was able to relocate the buff-breasted = sandpipers in North Branch, Chisago County, as reported by Doug Kieser = yesterday (July 25). They have moved from the north side of the road at = 400th Street, 0.6 miles east of Hemingway Ave., to the south side of the = road in the dried up field. This made them somewhat of a challenge to find, as they blended so well = into the dried field. Eventually they got a bit closer so that I could = see them very clearly with the scope. I saw 4 birds, and possibly a fifth out in the distance. I couldn't find = any baird's sandpipers, and today there seemed to be far more than 50 = killdeer in both fields north and south of 400th.=20 Leslie Marcus =20 St. Louis Park Hennepin County ---- 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, 26 Jul 2010 22:38:45 -0600 Reply-To: Steve Weston Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Steve Weston Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Jirik Sod Farm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Last night (Sunday) at about 8pm I checked out Jirik Sod Farms in Empire = Township east of Farmington in central Dakota County (Blaine Ave (CR79) = south of 200th St. (CR66). I found Killdeer, Pectoral Sandpipers, both Yellowlegs, Solitary = Sandpiper, Baird's, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, and five Buff-breasted = Sandpipers. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net ---- 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, 28 Jul 2010 08:40:38 -0600 Reply-To: Roger Schroeder Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roger Schroeder Subject: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak - Lyon County - still present Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Observed 27-Jul and 28-Jul between 7:45am and 8:30am. Both mornings it was observed at some point flying to, or from a large tree (willow?) about 50m west of the diversion channel. The bird has also been singing from trees between the Marshall Golf Club driving range and one of the course fairways. No female has been observed, though there seems to be a hint of fidelity to the large tree. Peace, Roger Schroeder ---- 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, 28 Jul 2010 11:09:51 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Mattsson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Mattsson Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Jirik sod farm, Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 7/28/10 This morning among 10 shorebird species present: Buff-breasted Sp. - 1 (Moved around a lot and seen on both sides of road) Stilt Sandpiper - 1 S-b Dowitcher -1 Jim Mattsson Eagan, 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, 28 Jul 2010 13:06:51 -0600 Reply-To: Karl Roe Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Karl Roe Subject: [mou-net] whimbrel at jirik sod farm, Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My wife and I were surprised to find a Whimbrel at the Jirik Sod Farm today (7-28-10) at about 12:30. The bird stood out among the other shorebirds with its larger size and long decurved bill, as well as it overall drab plumage and crown stripes. During the short time we were there we were unable to refind the buff-breasted sandpiper, although another birder there had seen one before we arrived. Some of the good habitat is quite far from the road and even with a scope many of the birds there were too distant to identify. Karl Roe ---- 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, 28 Jul 2010 21:28:34 -0600 Reply-To: Linda Sparling Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Linda Sparling Subject: [mou-net] Whimbrel was present late Wednesday afternoon, July 28. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many observers saw the earlier-reported Whimbrel this afternoon on both= sides of Blaine Av. just south of 200th or Cty 66 in SE Dakota County, ak= a Jirik Sod Farms. It was last seen shortly after 6:00 p.m. (of course mi= nutes before I arrived). I and several others stayed until sunset and the= bird did not return to the area. Several people scoured the fields right= off 200th, since that was the direction the bird flew, but to no avail.= There are two flooded fields providing good habitat for the shorebirds. As consolation there was a nice mix of shorebirds: up to 8 Buff-breasted Sandpipers - The number kept changing, now you see= us, now you don't. At one point I saw one up to its knees in water and= later all 8 bathing. 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Stilt SPs 2 (at least) Baird's SPs Least and Semipalmated SPs Semipalmated Plovers Lssr and Grtr Yellowlegs Spotted SP 1 Solitary SP that I saw Killdeer Linda Sparling =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, 29 Jul 2010 08:02:02 -0600 Reply-To: james otto Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: james otto Subject: [mou-net] whimbrel dakota county Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning I spent 2 hours looking for the Whimbrel but it was nowhere to= be found. Though there was still a nice mixture of other shorebirds. Jim Otto = ---- 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, 29 Jul 2010 14:59:22 -0600 Reply-To: Douglas Mayo Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Douglas Mayo Subject: [mou-net] Dakota County: Whimbrel Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Whimbrel previously reported by others was at the Jirik Sod Farm betwee= n 1:00 and 2:00 PM today. I saw this bird on the east side of Blaine Ave. = south of 200th St. It was in the grass along the back shore of the furthes= t pond (a good scope is definitely needed). I also observed a least three = Lesser Yellowlegs and twelve Semipalmated Sandpipers. Douglas Mayo = ---- 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, 29 Jul 2010 20:20:43 -0600 Reply-To: John Cyrus Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: John Cyrus Subject: [mou-net] Carver County Acadian Flycatcher Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable An Acadian Flycatcher was at Chaska Lake MVNWR this afternoon. He was in the wooded area near the Chaska Athletic Park where I have always expected them to be(especially since Kim Eckert's book says that they are there on occasion) but until today had not ever found any.=20 Initially=2C he was right along the trail where it runs into the stream that runs just to the east of the lake. As he fed=2C he slowly made his way west into the more heavily wooded area. The water has dropped just enough so it is no longer running over the trail as it drains from Chaska Lake=2C so I was able to make some progress into the unit. 3 young Eastern Wood-Pewee were still enjoying the ease of youth being fed by their parents. Based on their size I don't think the adults will feed them much longer. Both Sedge and Marsh Wrens were vocal and cooperative this afternoon. Their territories are separated by the trail with Marsh staying on the lake side and Sedge on the opposite.=20 An immature Yellow=2C a couple Redstart=2C and some Yellowthroat were the only warbler=2C but that isn't all that surprising. A Warbling Vireo near Chaska Lake had his fall plumage. At Chevalle wetlands this evening there were a couple Spotted Sandpiper=2C a Semipalmated Plover=2C a Solitary Sandpiper=2C and a Greater Yellowlegs. = ---- 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, 29 Jul 2010 20:58:31 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, July 29, 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1280458711====" --====1280458711==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *July 29, 2010 *MNDL1007.29 -Birds mentioned Gray Partridge Greater Prairie-Chicken Osprey Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Merlin Sandhill Crane Spotted Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Snipe Bonaparte's Gull Franklin's Gull Black Tern Northern Hawk Owl Barred Owl Alder Flycatcher Black-billed Magpie Purple Martin Red-breasted Nuthatch Nashville Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Brewer's Blackbird Orchard Oriole -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: July 29, 2010 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, July 29, 2010 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. This has been a typical summer week in the northwest , with hot temperatures punctuated by showers and thunderstorms. Flowers are everywhere, and baby birds are noisy like all youngsters finding their voices. A few migrants are already starting to show up also. Beth Siverhus reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County near Baudette on July 15. Doug Johnson, reporting from Bemidji, Beltrami County mentioned that BONAPARTE'S GULLS have returned to Lake Bemidji near the country club dock. Several pairs of MERLINS are nesting along the north shore of Lake Bemidji, and a family of BARRED OWLS are being seen in the campground and along the Bass Creek Trail. In Polk County, Bruce Flaig saw more than 20 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES along CR 41 between CR 12 and MN 32 on July 24. Sandy Aubol reported that a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH has returned to her yard in East Grand Forks. In Mahnomen County on the weekend, Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found one GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, a pair of GRAY PARTRIDGE on 250 St, and some shorebirds at a flooded cornfield. Other species seen there included OSPREY, MERLIN, ALDER FLYCATCHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. In Norman County, Ron and Herb found SCARLET TANAGER, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. Clay County sightings by Ron and Herb included SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER, and BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS at the Moorhead WTP, and an immature FRANKLIN'S GULL at the Ulen wastewater treatment ponds. Nancy Jackson reported 9 BLACK TERNS along CR 13 in Hubbard County near the town of Hubbard, one of which was carrying food. In Otter Tail County, Nancy Jackson observed 9 SANDHILL CRANES, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE near Deer Creek this week. James and Rita Loftness observed that a pair of OSPREY are building a nest on a pole about a mile south of Battle Lake. Nancy Jackson saw 2 juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and about 20 PURPLE MARTINS near Betsy Ross Resort on Lake Ida in Douglas County this week. Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bruce Flaig, Doug Johnson, James and Rita Loftness, Nancy Jackson, Ron Erpelding, Herb Dingmann, and Sandy Aubol 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, August 5, 2010. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1280458711==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 29, 2010
*MNDL1007.29

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 29, 2010
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, July 29, 2010 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.

This has been a typical summer week in the northwest , with hot temperatures punctuated by showers and thunderstorms. Flowers are everywhere, and baby birds are noisy like all youngsters finding their voices. A few migrants are already starting to show up also.

Beth Siverhus reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County near Baudette on July 15.

Doug Johnson, reporting from Bemidji, Beltrami County mentioned that BONAPARTE'S GULLS have returned to Lake Bemidji near the country club dock. Several pairs of MERLINS are nesting along the north shore of Lake Bemidji, and a family of BARRED OWLS are being seen in the campground and along the Bass Creek Trail.

In Polk County, Bruce Flaig saw more than 20 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES along CR 41 between CR 12 and MN 32 on July 24. Sandy Aubol reported that a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH has returned to her yard in East Grand Forks.

In Mahnomen County on the weekend, Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found one GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, a pair of GRAY PARTRIDGE on 250 St, and some shorebirds at a flooded cornfield. Other species seen there included OSPREY, MERLIN, ALDER FLYCATCHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW.

In Norman County, Ron and Herb found SCARLET TANAGER, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and ORCHARD ORIOLE.

Clay County sightings by Ron and Herb included SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER, and BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS at the Moorhead WTP, and an immature FRANKLIN'S GULL at the Ulen wastewater treatment ponds.

Nancy Jackson reported 9 BLACK TERNS along CR 13 in Hubbard County near the town of Hubbard, one of which was carrying food.

In Otter Tail County, Nancy Jackson observed 9 SANDHILL CRANES, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE near Deer Creek this week. James and Rita Loftness observed that a pair of OSPREY are building a nest on a pole about a mile south of Battle Lake.

Nancy Jackson saw 2 juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and about 20 PURPLE MARTINS near Betsy Ross Resort on Lake Ida in Douglas County this week.

Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bruce Flaig, Doug Johnson, James and Rita Loftness, Nancy Jackson, Ron Erpelding, Herb Dingmann, and Sandy Aubol 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, August 5, 2010.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1280458711====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:19:28 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 7/29/10 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1280459968====" --====1280459968==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *July 29, 2010 *MNDU1007.29 -Birds mentioned Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Yellow-throated Vireo Golden-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler Vesper Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: July 29, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 29th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. With the breeding season winding down, songbird migration appears to be well underway in the region. Karl Bardon found 15 warbler species at Minnesota Point and Wisconsin Point, including GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLERS and CAPE MAY WARBLERS, as well as a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Dave Benson saw two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and a VESPER SPARROW on the 28th at the McQuade Road Safe Harbor boat access along Scenic Highway 61. Norma Malinowski saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 22nd along a trail just east of the Spruce Road and north of MN Highway 1. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along Lake County Road 2, 0.2 mile north of the Kane Lake Road (CR 203) was still present on the 17th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 5th. 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. --====1280459968==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*July 29, 2010
*MNDU1007.29

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 29, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 29th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

With the breeding season winding down, songbird migration appears to be well underway in the region. Karl Bardon found 15 warbler species at Minnesota Point and Wisconsin Point, including GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLERS and CAPE MAY WARBLERS, as well as a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO.

Dave Benson saw two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and a VESPER SPARROW on the 28th at the McQuade Road Safe Harbor boat access along Scenic Highway 61.

Norma Malinowski saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 22nd along a trail just east of the Spruce Road and north of MN Highway 1. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along Lake County Road 2, 0.2 mile north of the Kane Lake Road (CR 203) was still present on the 17th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 5th.

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. --====1280459968====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:58:30 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 29 July 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1280455110====" --====1280455110==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *July 29, 2010 *MNST1007.29 -Birds mentioned Gray Partridge Greater Prairie-Chicken Osprey Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Merlin Sandhill Crane Spotted Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Snipe Bonaparte's Gull Franklin's Gull Black Tern Northern Hawk Owl Barred Owl Alder Flycatcher Black-billed Magpie Purple Martin Red-breasted Nuthatch Nashville Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Brewer's Blackbird Orchard Oriole -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: July 29, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 29, 2010 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. This has been a typical summer week in the northwest , with hot temperatures punctuated by showers and thunderstorms. Flowers are everywhere, and baby birds are noisy like all youngsters finding their voices. A few migrants are already starting to show up also. Beth Siverhus reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County near Baudette on July 15. Doug Johnson, reporting from Bemidji, Beltrami County mentioned that BONAPARTE'S GULLS have returned to Lake Bemidji near the country club dock. Several pairs of MERLINS are nesting along the north shore of Lake Bemidji, and a family of BARRED OWLS are being seen in the campground and along the Bass Creek Trail. In Polk County, Bruce Flaig saw more than 20 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES along CR 41 between CR 12 and MN 32 on July 24. Sandy Aubol reported that a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH has returned to her yard in East Grand Forks. In Mahnomen County on the weekend, Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found one GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, a pair of GRAY PARTRIDGE on 250 St, and some shorebirds at a flooded cornfield. Other species seen there included OSPREY, MERLIN, ALDER FLYCATCHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. In Norman County, Ron and Herb found SCARLET TANAGER, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. Clay County sightings by Ron and Herb included SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER, and BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS at the Moorhead WTP, and an immature FRANKLIN'S GULL at the Ulen wastewater treatment ponds. Nancy Jackson reported 9 BLACK TERNS along CR 13 in Hubbard County near the town of Hubbard, one of which was carrying food. In Otter Tail County, Nancy Jackson observed 9 SANDHILL CRANES, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE near Deer Creek this week. James and Rita Loftness observed that a pair of OSPREY are building a nest on a pole about a mile south of Battle Lake. Nancy Jackson saw 2 juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and about 20 PURPLE MARTINS near Betsy Ross Resort on Lake Ida in Douglas County this week. Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bruce Flaig, Doug Johnson, James and Rita Loftness, Nancy Jackson, Ron Erpelding, Herb Dingmann, and Sandy Aubol 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, August 5, 2010. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1280455110==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*July 29, 2010
*MNST1007.29

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 29, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 29, 2010 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.

This has been a typical summer week in the northwest , with hot temperatures punctuated by showers and thunderstorms. Flowers are everywhere, and baby birds are noisy like all youngsters finding their voices. A few migrants are already starting to show up also.

Beth Siverhus reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County near Baudette on July 15.

Doug Johnson, reporting from Bemidji, Beltrami County mentioned that BONAPARTE'S GULLS have returned to Lake Bemidji near the country club dock. Several pairs of MERLINS are nesting along the north shore of Lake Bemidji, and a family of BARRED OWLS are being seen in the campground and along the Bass Creek Trail.

In Polk County, Bruce Flaig saw more than 20 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES along CR 41 between CR 12 and MN 32 on July 24. Sandy Aubol reported that a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH has returned to her yard in East Grand Forks.

In Mahnomen County on the weekend, Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found one GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, a pair of GRAY PARTRIDGE on 250 St, and some shorebirds at a flooded cornfield. Other species seen there included OSPREY, MERLIN, ALDER FLYCATCHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW.

In Norman County, Ron and Herb found SCARLET TANAGER, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and ORCHARD ORIOLE.

Clay County sightings by Ron and Herb included SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER, and BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS at the Moorhead WTP, and an immature FRANKLIN'S GULL at the Ulen wastewater treatment ponds.

Nancy Jackson reported 9 BLACK TERNS along CR 13 in Hubbard County near the town of Hubbard, one of which was carrying food.

In Otter Tail County, Nancy Jackson observed 9 SANDHILL CRANES, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE near Deer Creek this week. James and Rita Loftness observed that a pair of OSPREY are building a nest on a pole about a mile south of Battle Lake.

Nancy Jackson saw 2 juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and about 20 PURPLE MARTINS near Betsy Ross Resort on Lake Ida in Douglas County this week.

Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bruce Flaig, Doug Johnson, James and Rita Loftness, Nancy Jackson, Ron Erpelding, Herb Dingmann, and Sandy Aubol 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, August 5, 2010.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1280455110====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:54:46 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 30 July 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1280490886====" --====1280490886==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *July 30, 2010 *MNST1007.30 -Birds mentioned Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Whimbrel Buff-breasted Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Least Tern Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Northern Mockingbird Golden-winged Warbler Cape May Warbler Purple Finch Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: July 30, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 29th, 2010. I have a belated report of a LEAST TERN seen on July 18th at the Kandiyohi County Park at Diamond Lake about four miles north of U.S. Highway 12 and northwest of the town of Atwater. Karl Roe found a WHIMBREL on the 28th near a sod farm just east of Farmington in Dakota County. The location was the east side of Blaine Avenue along 200th Street. On the 19th, a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was photographed by Aron Wilterding in Plymouth, Hennepin County, at a pond near the 2800 block of Alvarado Lane North. In Lake of the Woods County, Beth Siverhus reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along state highway 72 near Baudette on July 15th. And in Lake County, Norma Malinowski saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 22nd along a trail just east of the Spruce Road and north of state Highway 1. An immature NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was reported on the 26th by Nick Rowse at the headquarters office of the Minnesota NWR in Bloomington, Hennepin County. Fall migrants include BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, PURPLE FINCH, and EVENING GROSBEAK. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, August 5th, 2010. --====1280490886==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*July 30, 2010
*MNST1007.30

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 30, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 29th, 2010.

I have a belated report of a LEAST TERN seen on July 18th at the Kandiyohi County Park at Diamond Lake about four miles north of U.S. Highway 12 and northwest of the town of Atwater.

Karl Roe found a WHIMBREL on the 28th near a sod farm just east of Farmington in Dakota County. The location was the east side of Blaine Avenue along 200th Street.

On the 19th, a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was photographed by Aron Wilterding in Plymouth, Hennepin County, at a pond near the 2800 block of Alvarado Lane North.

In Lake of the Woods County, Beth Siverhus reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along state highway 72 near Baudette on July 15th. And in Lake County, Norma Malinowski saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 22nd along a trail just east of the Spruce Road and north of state Highway 1.

An immature NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was reported on the 26th by Nick Rowse at the headquarters office of the Minnesota NWR in Bloomington, Hennepin County.

Fall migrants include BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, PURPLE FINCH, and EVENING GROSBEAK.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, August 5th, 2010. --====1280490886====--