-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 4, 2011 *MNDU1108.04 -Birds mentioned American White Pelican Buff-breasted Sandpiper Red-bellied Woodpecker White-winged Crossbill -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 4, 2011 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 4th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Nine BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found by Jan Kraemer on the 1st at the Park Point Recreational Area ball fields. Mike Hendrickson saw 14 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS fly over the Duluth Zoo on the 29th and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 1st along Badger Street in the Billings Park neighborhood of Superior. Dave Grosshuesch has found WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS during the past week at several spots in the Superior National Forest, including Isabella and Plouff Creek. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 11th. 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. --====1312511092==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 4, 2011
*MNDU1108.04

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 4, 2011
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 4th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Nine BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found by Jan Kraemer on the 1st at the Park Point Recreational Area ball fields. Mike Hendrickson saw 14 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS fly over the Duluth Zoo on the 29th and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 1st along Badger Street in the Billings Park neighborhood of Superior.

Dave Grosshuesch has found WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS during the past week at several spots in the Superior National Forest, including Isabella and Plouff Creek.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 11th.

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. --====1312511092====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 22:51:11 -0600 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 4 August 2011 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1312519871====" --====1312519871==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 4, 2011 *MNST1108.04 -Birds mentioned Swainson's Hawk Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 4, 2011 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 August 4th, 2011. Nine BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found by Jan Kraemer on the 1st at the Park Point Recreation Area ball fields in Duluth. On July 29th, Bob Williams found several Buff-breasted Sandpipers in a field on the south side of McLeod County Road 5 about two miles west of County Road 1. John Cyrus reported them in Carver County on the 30th in a field just north of the Salem Avenue sod farm. On the same day, Jim Ryan found them in Rice County in a field on the west side of Goodhue Avenue just south of 90th Street. And on July 31st, Steve Weston found them at Etter bottoms in Goodhue County. Other shorebirds reported over the past several days include SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. And on August 4th, Bruce Baer reported a SWAINSON'S HAWK in Dakota County at mile post 24 of state highway 3. The next scheduled update of this tape is August 11th, 2011. --====1312519871==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*August 4, 2011
*MNST1108.04

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 4, 2011
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 August 4th, 2011.

Nine BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found by Jan Kraemer on the 1st at the Park Point Recreation Area ball fields in Duluth. On July 29th, Bob Williams found several Buff-breasted Sandpipers in a field on the south side of McLeod County Road 5 about two miles west of County Road 1. John Cyrus reported them in Carver County on the 30th in a field just north of the Salem Avenue sod farm. On the same day, Jim Ryan found them in Rice County in a field on the west side of Goodhue Avenue just south of 90th Street. And on July 31st, Steve Weston found them at Etter bottoms in Goodhue County.

Other shorebirds reported over the past several days include SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER.

And on August 4th, Bruce Baer reported a SWAINSON'S HAWK in Dakota County at mile post 24 of state highway 3.

The next scheduled update of this tape is August 11th, 2011. --====1312519871====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:44:18 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Dunlap Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Dunlap Subject: [mou-net] Acadian Flycatchers, Rice County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This morning a friend and I went hiking at Caron County Park in Rice County (on the west side of Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park) and found three Acadian Flycatchers along the main wooded trail north to the falls area. Two of the birds were singing the full "pit-SEET!" song and a third was only giving calls sounding much like a squeaky toy. We also found a Willow Flycatcher at the Dennison sewage ponds south of CR 31 just west of town. Bob Dunlap ---- 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, 5 Aug 2011 21:24:59 -0600 Reply-To: Brian & Risa Smith Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Brian & Risa Smith Subject: [mou-net] Henslow's Sparrow, Brown County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey, birders: I stopped by the Sleepy Eye airport this evening to check the sod = runways for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (none yet) but I was surprised to = hear what sounded like a Henslow's Sparrow singing from the grassland = that borders the runway on the east. I drove over to 260th Ave., which = runs along the east side of the grassland and sure enough there was a = Henslow's singing regularly. This grassland is somewhat on the smaller = side, about 3/10ths of a mile long and maybe 2/10ths wide. I would have = thought that a Henslow's would require a larger grassland to find as = suitable habitat. I also thought that it was getting late in the = breeding season for a Henslow's to be singing but obviously that's not = the case. =20 There's been little action at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds mainly due to = higher water levels. There have been practically no migrant shorebirds. = This evening there were 3 Western Grebes on the SW pond which is = unusual. Hopefully things will continue to pick up in the days ahead. Brian Smith ---- 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, 7 Aug 2011 11:43:18 -0600 Reply-To: Ron Erpelding Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ron Erpelding Subject: [mou-net] Blue Earth Co Buff-breasted Sandpipers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Found 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the large Blue Valley Sod Farm located east of Mapleton, MN on the north side of Co Rd 21/132th St, just west of Co Rd 14/615 Avenue at 5:40 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Ron Erpelding Willmar, 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: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 10:45:00 -0600 Reply-To: Kim R Eckert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Kim R Eckert Subject: [mou-net] western MN shorebirds, Henslow's Sparrow, et al. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The MBW (Minn Birding Weekends) group had 16 shorebird species this past weekend in Stevens-Big Stone-Lac Qui Parle Co's. Coincidentally, this is the same total posted by Doug Buri (with most of their birds apparently in SD): they recorded Am Avocet and Red-necked Phalarope which we did not see, while we found Semipalmated Plovers and Buff- breasted Sandpiper (missing from Doug's list). The Buff-breasted was in a flooded field along Hwy 7, 3.5 mi S of Beardsley, Big Stone Co. Other productive mudflats were: the drawn- down David Steen WMA in Big Stone Co (2 mi W and 2.5 mi S of Clinton; note the directions on the DNR website are incorrect); the small flooded area 2 mi S and 2.2 mi W of Bellingham (Lac Qui Parle Co); and several flooded fields in N Stevens Co, especially along 120th, 130th, 140th and 150th streets W of Donnelly, and along CRs 20 and 5 E of Donnelly. The Henslow's Sparrow we found that Doug referred to was singing just E of Plover Prairie SNA in Lac Qui Parle Co: S side of 370th St, 2.8 mi E of Hwy 75. Also of note on our MBW were: 4 Sandhill Cranes ~3 mi E of Appleton along Hwy 59 (Swift Co); Loggerhead Shrike 1 mi E of Hwy 75 on 370th St (Lac Qui Parle Co); and singing Eastern Meadowlark along the U of M Morris entrance road off Hwy 59 (Stevens Co). A few early fall migrant passerines also turned up (Olive-sided and Alder flycatchers and Tennessee Warbler), 2 Dickcissels were found, there was a big movement of Bobolinks (e.g., a flock of 40+ in Morris), and Orchard Orioles were at numerous locations. Kim Eckert eckertkr@gmail.com http://www.mbwbirds.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: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:07:51 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Dunlap Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Dunlap Subject: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeaks and other notables in southwest MN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bob Williams and I spent some time birding in the southwest corner of =20 the state yesterday and today. Perhaps what was most interesting to us =20 was the number of Blue Grosbeaks that we found (this has to be one of =20 the best years for this species in MN). All of the birds were males =20 either heard singing or seen perched in the following locations: Jackson County - one singing yesterday along CR 23, 2 miles south of =20 Jackson (second county record) Nobles County - at least one, maybe two birds yesterday on the power =20 lines along CR 6 a half mile west of CR 4 Rock County - two singing at Blue Mounds State Park this morning south =20 and east of the lake/picnic area on the north side of the park, =20 another singing at the intersection of 90th Ave. and 171st St. Pipestone County - one on the power lines this morning along CR 2 a =20 half mile east of Ihlen, another singing north of the Edgerton sewage =20 ponds Also of interest in Rock County were two Henslow's Sparrows on the =20 north side of Blue Mounds State Park. Both were heard singing this =20 morning; one can be heard from the park road near the bison viewing =20 platform, and the other can be heard about 100 yards south of the =20 lake/picnic area parking lot along the prairie trail that parallels =20 the bison fence. This species has shown up in an impressive number of =20 southwest counties this year. Yesterday there was also an early Red-necked Phalarope in the =20 western-most pond (which is apparently being drawn down) of the Hills =20 sewage ponds in Rock County. Bob Dunlap ---- 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, 8 Aug 2011 15:39:38 -0600 Reply-To: Eric Harrold Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Eric Harrold Subject: Re: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeaks and other notables in southwest MN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I too had good numbers of HESP in Blue Mounds earlier this spring (3-4 male= s).=A0 Saw BLGR there as well. =0A=A0=0AEric Harrold=0A=0AFrom: Bob Dunlap = =0ATo: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU=0ASent: Monday, August 8= , 2011 5:07 PM=0ASubject: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeaks and other notables in so= uthwest MN=0A=0ABob Williams and I spent some time birding in the southwest= corner of the state yesterday and today. Perhaps what was most interesting= to us was the number of Blue Grosbeaks that we found (this has to be one o= f the best years for this species in MN). All of the birds were males eithe= r heard singing or seen perched in the following locations:=0A=0AJackson Co= unty - one singing yesterday along CR 23, 2 miles south of Jackson (second = county record)=0A=0ANobles County - at least one, maybe two birds yesterday= on the power lines along CR 6 a half mile west of CR 4=0A=0ARock County - = two singing at Blue Mounds State Park this morning south and east of the la= ke/picnic area on the north side of the park, another singing at the inters= ection of 90th Ave. and 171st St.=0A=0APipestone County - one on the power = lines this morning along CR 2 a half mile east of Ihlen, another singing no= rth of the Edgerton sewage ponds=0A=0A=0AAlso of interest in Rock County we= re two Henslow's Sparrows on the north side of Blue Mounds State Park. Both= were heard singing this morning; one can be heard from the park road near = the bison viewing platform, and the other can be heard about 100 yards sout= h of the lake/picnic area parking lot along the prairie trail that parallel= s the bison fence. This species has shown up in an impressive number of sou= thwest counties this year.=0A=0AYesterday there was also an early Red-necke= d Phalarope in the western-most pond (which is apparently being drawn down)= of the Hills sewage ponds in Rock County.=0A=0ABob Dunlap=0A=0A----=0AJoin= or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net=0AArchi= ves: 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: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 14:31:51 -0600 Reply-To: David Cahlander Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: David Cahlander Subject: [mou-net] White-tailed Kite in Clay County on Recently Seen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A report came in on a White-tailed Kite on Bluestem Praire in Glyndon, MN. Susan Felege reported the bird. The bird was seen on 2011 Aug 4. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ---- 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, 10 Aug 2011 07:44:38 -0600 Reply-To: dan&erika Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: dan&erika Subject: [mou-net] Ruffed Grouse/Lark Sparrows--Goodhue Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All-- While biking the Cannon Valley Trail in Goodhue Co. yesterday, Erika discovered and I photographed a Ruffed Grouse. The bird was along the Cannon River about two miles west of Welsh Station (just west of two benches overlooking the river). The photographs and a blog discussion are at http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com We also saw several Lark Sparrows near mile post 5. We also saw them at the same location last week, when we saw four or five. Last week they gave the impression of being a family group, with what may have been fully-grown young hopping and closely following what may have been adults. On both occasions, the birds flew up from the busy bike trail, and have not to date allowed really close approach. Dan --=20 Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com 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: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:19:04 -0600 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 11, 2011 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1313111944====" --====1313111944==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 11, 2011 *MNDL1108.11 -Birds mentioned Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican American Bittern Bald Eagle Sora Wilson's Snipe Red-headed Woodpecker Western Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike Red-breasted Nuthatch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: August 11, 2011 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, August 11, 2011 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. It has been a pleasant week in the northwest. Everything is starting to get that fall appearance, but rain has been frequent enough that all is very green still. Those who don't like yard work are awaiting that summer dormancy. Gardens in the midwest are finally starting to produce, birds are feeding second or third families, and some are on the way south already. From the Wetland, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary, Heidi Hughes reported species seen at the Agassiz Valley Retention Area north of the sanctuary. This area is partly in Polk and partly in Marshall County. Species seen on August 7 included PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN BITTERN, BALD EAGLE, SORA, YELLOWLEGS SP, WILSON'S SNIPE, two SHORT-EARED OWLS,EASTERN KINGBIRD, and WESTERN KINGBIRD. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES are reliable along the west side of Polk CR 68 near the curve at 170th St. Here in Pennington County east of Thief River Falls, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER brought two begging juveniles to the feeders on August 10. Sandy Aubol reported the first RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH since spring at her feeders in East Grand Forks, Polk County , on August 10. Thanks to Heidi Hughes, 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 18, 2011. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1313111944==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 11, 2011
*MNDL1108.11

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 11, 2011
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, August 11, 2011 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.

It has been a pleasant week in the northwest. Everything is starting to get that fall appearance, but rain has been frequent enough that all is very green still. Those who don't like yard work are awaiting that summer dormancy. Gardens in the midwest are finally starting to produce, birds are feeding second or third families, and some are on the way south already.

From the Wetland, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary, Heidi Hughes reported species seen at the Agassiz Valley Retention Area north of the sanctuary. This area is partly in Polk and partly in Marshall County. Species seen on August 7 included PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN BITTERN, BALD EAGLE, SORA, YELLOWLEGS SP, WILSON'S SNIPE, two SHORT-EARED OWLS,EASTERN KINGBIRD, and WESTERN KINGBIRD. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES are reliable along the west side of Polk CR 68 near the curve at 170th St.

Here in Pennington County east of Thief River Falls, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER brought two begging juveniles to the feeders on August 10.

Sandy Aubol reported the first RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH since spring at her feeders in East Grand Forks, Polk County , on August 10.

Thanks to Heidi Hughes, 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 18, 2011.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1313111944====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:49:53 -0600 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 11 August 2011 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1313120993====" --====1313120993==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 11, 2011 *MNST1108.11 -Birds mentioned White-tailed Kite Semipalmated Plover Greater Yellowlegs Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Waterthrush Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 11, 2011 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 August 11th, 2011. A WHITE-TAILED KITE was photographed on August 4th at the Bluestem Prairie SNA in Clay County, but I have no further details. Southbound migrants continue to trickle through the state. EVENING GROSBEAKS have been making a good showing in the northeastern counties while shorebirds and a few other species are being seen across the state. I have recent reports of GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, CHIMNEY SWIFT, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and CAPE MAY WARBLER. The next scheduled update of this tape is August 18th, 2011. --====1313120993==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*August 11, 2011
*MNST1108.11

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 11, 2011
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 August 11th, 2011.

A WHITE-TAILED KITE was photographed on August 4th at the Bluestem Prairie SNA in Clay County, but I have no further details.

Southbound migrants continue to trickle through the state. EVENING GROSBEAKS have been making a good showing in the northeastern counties while shorebirds and a few other species are being seen across the state. I have recent reports of GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, CHIMNEY SWIFT, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and CAPE MAY WARBLER.

The next scheduled update of this tape is August 18th, 2011. --====1313120993====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:47:45 -0600 Reply-To: Chad Heins Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Chad Heins Subject: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak--Le Sueur County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey birders,=0A=A0=0AI was out this afternoon with my sons catching a giant= jar of grasshoppers in the Kasota Prairie area.=A0 At our last stop, we pu= lled up and upon disembarking from the minivan, I heard the distinct song o= f a Blue Grosbeak.=A0 =0A=A0=0ATo get to this location, take CR21 south fro= m Kasota.=A0 Take the first road that goes eastward after you pass the sign= for Kasota Prairie.=A0 This might be CR11 or CR147, but neither map in my = possession is clear.=A0 It is the first road north of CR101 and it connects= CR21 to Hwy 22 to the east.=A0 The bird was singing on the north side of t= he road at the west end of the quarry area.=A0 There's a stand of trees the= re that runs in a north/south orientation.=A0 Look and listen there.=0A=A0= =0AAlso of note today: Henslow's Sparrow still at Minneopa State Park and s= ome American Redstarts moving through.=0A=A0=0AHappy birding!=0A=A0=0AChad = Heins=0AMankato=0A=0A"But ask the animals and they will teach you, or the b= irds of the air, and they will tell you; Which of all these does not know t= hat the hand of the Lord has done this?" --Job 12:7, 9 ---- 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, 13 Aug 2011 08:51:36 -0600 Reply-To: Bob W Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob W Subject: Re: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak--Le Sueur County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Qmx1ZSBHcm9zYmVhayBtYWRlIGFuIGFwcGVhcmFuY2UgYXQgOTo0NSBhbmQgc2FuZyBmcm9tIHRo ZSB1dGlsaXR5IHdpcmUgb24gc291dGggc2lkZSBvZiByb2FkLiAgSXQgdGhlbiBmbGV3IHNvdXRo LiAgVGhlIHJvYWQgaXMgbWFya2VkIFQtMTQwLg0KQm9iIFdpbGxpYW1zDQpTZW50IHZpYSBCbGFj a0JlcnJ5IGJ5IEFUJlQNCg0KLS0tLS1PcmlnaW5hbCBNZXNzYWdlLS0tLS0NCkZyb206IENoYWQg SGVpbnMgPG9kdW5hbWlzQFlBSE9PLkNPTT4NClNlbmRlcjogTWlubmVzb3RhIEJpcmRzIDxNT1Ut TkVUQExJU1RTLlVNTi5FRFU+DQpEYXRlOiAgICAgICAgIEZyaSwgMTIgQXVnIDIwMTEgMTk6NDc6 MzggDQpUbzogPE1PVS1ORVRATElTVFMuVU1OLkVEVT4NClJlcGx5LVRvOiBDaGFkIEhlaW5zIDxv ZHVuYW1pc0B5YWhvby5jb20+DQpTdWJqZWN0OiBbbW91LW5ldF0gQmx1ZSBHcm9zYmVhay0tTGUg U3VldXIgQ291bnR5DQoNCkhleSBiaXJkZXJzLAqgCkkgd2FzIG91dCB0aGlzIGFmdGVybm9vbiB3 aXRoIG15IHNvbnMgY2F0Y2hpbmcgYSBnaWFudCBqYXIgb2YgZ3Jhc3Nob3BwZXJzIGluIHRoZSBL YXNvdGEgUHJhaXJpZSBhcmVhLqAgQXQgb3VyIGxhc3Qgc3RvcCwgd2UgcHVsbGVkIHVwIGFuZCB1 cG9uIGRpc2VtYmFya2luZyBmcm9tIHRoZSBtaW5pdmFuLCBJIGhlYXJkIHRoZSBkaXN0aW5jdCBz b25nIG9mIGEgQmx1ZSBHcm9zYmVhay6gIAqgClRvIGdldCB0byB0aGlzIGxvY2F0aW9uLCB0YWtl IENSMjEgc291dGggZnJvbSBLYXNvdGEuoCBUYWtlIHRoZSBmaXJzdCByb2FkIHRoYXQgZ29lcyBl YXN0d2FyZCBhZnRlciB5b3UgcGFzcyB0aGUgc2lnbiBmb3IgS2Fzb3RhIFByYWlyaWUuoCBUaGlz IG1pZ2h0IGJlIENSMTEgb3IgQ1IxNDcsIGJ1dCBuZWl0aGVyIG1hcCBpbiBteSBwb3NzZXNzaW9u IGlzIGNsZWFyLqAgSXQgaXMgdGhlIGZpcnN0IHJvYWQgbm9ydGggb2YgQ1IxMDEgYW5kIGl0IGNv bm5lY3RzIENSMjEgdG8gSHd5IDIyIHRvIHRoZSBlYXN0LqAgVGhlIGJpcmQgd2FzIHNpbmdpbmcg b24gdGhlIG5vcnRoIHNpZGUgb2YgdGhlIHJvYWQgYXQgdGhlIHdlc3QgZW5kIG9mIHRoZSBxdWFy cnkgYXJlYS6gIFRoZXJlJ3MgYSBzdGFuZCBvZiB0cmVlcyB0aGVyZSB0aGF0IHJ1bnMgaW4gYSBu b3J0aC9zb3V0aCBvcmllbnRhdGlvbi6gIExvb2sgYW5kIGxpc3RlbiB0aGVyZS4KoApBbHNvIG9m IG5vdGUgdG9kYXk6IEhlbnNsb3cncyBTcGFycm93IHN0aWxsIGF0IE1pbm5lb3BhIFN0YXRlIFBh cmsgYW5kIHNvbWUgQW1lcmljYW4gUmVkc3RhcnRzIG1vdmluZyB0aHJvdWdoLgqgCkhhcHB5IGJp cmRpbmchCqAKQ2hhZCBIZWlucwpNYW5rYXRvCgoiQnV0IGFzayB0aGUgYW5pbWFscyBhbmQgdGhl eSB3aWxsIHRlYWNoIHlvdSwgb3IgdGhlIGJpcmRzIG9mIHRoZSBhaXIsIGFuZCB0aGV5IHdpbGwg dGVsbCB5b3U7IFdoaWNoIG9mIGFsbCB0aGVzZSBkb2VzIG5vdCBrbm93IHRoYXQgdGhlIGhhbmQg b2YgdGhlIExvcmQgaGFzIGRvbmUgdGhpcz8iIC0tSm9iIDEyOjcsIDkNCg0KLS0tLQ0KSm9pbiBv ciBMZWF2ZSBtb3UtbmV0OiBodHRwOi8vbGlzdHMudW1uLmVkdS9jZ2ktYmluL3dhP1NVQkVEMT1t b3UtbmV0DQpBcmNoaXZlczogaHR0cDovL2xpc3RzLnVtbi5lZHUvYXJjaGl2ZXMvbW91LW5ldC5o dG1sDQo= ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:09:19 -0600 Reply-To: Steve Weston Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Steve Weston Subject: [mou-net] Black-headed Grosbeak - Burnsville Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Monday: A male Black-headed Grosbeak was reportedly seen this morning at a = feeder on the 2800 block of Hayes Drive in Burnsville. The homeowner = reported: I had a strange bird at the feeder today. It looked like a = Grosbeak, but it had a black head. I couldn't find anything like it in = my field guide of Minnesota Birds. When I showed her the picture of the = Black-headed Grosbeak, she confirmed the ID. Dave Cahlander (who lives = about a block away) and I went to the house a little after 7pm and were = unable to find it. However, Marge was wondering if that was the strange = bird she saw earlier today. The feeder is not visible from the street. = I will check with the homeowner to see if she minds birders walking = along the fence or if she sees it again. Driving today in traffic on I-494 near REI, I watched a young Cooper's = Hawk weave through the cars and surprise a flock of Starlings. When I = last saw them, the hawk was hovering about four feet above ground and = the starlings were lifting off right at him. Yesterday, I had a Cecropia moth banging on the screen of my porch. It = had a wingspan of four or five inches and flew more like a large bat, = fast and straight. I hoped it would land, but it quickly took off. A = few nights earlier I had a Locust Underwing moth. Steve Weston on Quigley 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, 17 Aug 2011 07:12:55 -0500 Reply-To: Andrew_Forbes@FWS.GOV Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Andy Forbes Subject: POSSIBLE Mississippi Kite- Girard Park, Bloomington MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; Boundary="0__=09BBF27CDFD1C8018f9e8a93df938690918c09BBF27CDFD1C801" Content-Disposition: inline --0__=09BBF27CDFD1C8018f9e8a93df938690918c09BBF27CDFD1C801 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On the way in to work this morning (@620) I got a fleeting glimpse of w= hat looked like a Mississippi Kite, flying low over the marsh at Girard Par= k in Bloomington. Right shape, right size, right behavior, but not a definit= ive look. We couldn't stop, so had to drive up a bit, park, and walk back t= o try to get a better look- but by then whatever it was was not there. It= could very well have been perched in a tree looking at us and we wouldn= 't have been able to see it, as the light was bad and neither of us had bi= nos. We did, however, find a broken off dragonfly wing on the trail that goe= s through the marsh. More circumstantial evidence? Anyone in the area mig= ht want to drop by and have a look. The park is right next to the intersec= tion of 84th and France in Bloomington. Good luck! Andrew Forbes, Assistant Coordinator Upper Mississippi River/Great Lakes Region Joint Venture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MBSP, Region 3 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990 Bloomington, MN 55437-1458 Phone: 612-713-5364 Fax: 612-713-5393 www.uppermissgreatlakesjv.org = --0__=09BBF27CDFD1C8018f9e8a93df938690918c09BBF27CDFD1C801 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline

On the way in to work this morning (@620) I got a fleeting glimpse o= f what looked like a Mississippi Kite, flying low over the marsh at Gir= ard Park in Bloomington. Right shape, right size, right behavior, but n= ot a definitive look. We couldn't stop, so had to drive up a bit, park,= and walk back to try to get a better look- but by then whatever it was= was not there. It could very well have been perched in a tree looking = at us and we wouldn't have been able to see it, as the light was bad an= d neither of us had binos.

We did, however, find a broken off dragonfly wing on the trail that goe= s through the marsh. More circumstantial evidence? Anyone in the area m= ight want to drop by and have a look. The park is right next to the int= ersection of 84th and France in Bloomington.

Good luck!

Andrew Forbes, Assistant Coordinator
Upper Mississippi River/Great Lakes Region Joint Venture
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MBSP, Region 3
5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990
Bloomington, MN 55437-1458
Phone: 612-713-5364
Fax: 612-713-5393
www.uppermissgreatlakesjv.org

= --0__=09BBF27CDFD1C8018f9e8a93df938690918c09BBF27CDFD1C801-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:24:05 -0600 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 18, 2011 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1313717045====" --====1313717045==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 18, 2011 *MNDL1108.18 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Common Loon Red-necked Grebe Little Blue Heron Green Heron Turkey Vulture Sandhill Crane Semipalmated Plover Upland Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Franklin's Gull Chimney Swift Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler American Redstart Yellow Warbler Wilson's Warbler Orchard Oriole -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: August 18, 2011 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, August 18, 2011 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. The seasons march on, and this week is seeing the last of the swallows as they are already heading south. The chatter of young birds of most species is quieting as they mature into tough little flying machines ready to head to warmer climates for the winter. Fall flowers are in full bloom, and those in flower beds are getting tired already. Gardens are starting to bury us in produce and keep us busy trying not to waste any of the treasures. Gary Otnes reported several bird sightings from Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties on August 12. Seen were many FRANKLIN'S GULLS, a LITTLE BLUE HERON, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, both yellowlegs, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, and UPLAND SANDPIPER. On August 14, he saw 2 GREEN HERONS and 3 ORCHARD ORIOLES at the Orwell Reservoir in Otter Tail County. From Polk County , Sandy Aubol reported RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, CHIMNEY SWIFTS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and WILSON'S WARBLER in their yard on August 14. Shelley Steva and I visited Rydell NWR on August 14 where we saw several TRUMPETER SWANS, RED-NECKED GREBES, and a pair of COMMON LOONS. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on August 16 reported that a large group of SANDHILL CRANES can be seen at the refuge, and some yellowlegs have moved in. She also reported that Cliff Steinhauer who lives near the refuge reported a TURKEY VULTURE. Thanks to Gary Otnes, Maggie Anderson, 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 25, 2011. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1313717045==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 18, 2011
*MNDL1108.18

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 18, 2011
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, August 18, 2011 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.

The seasons march on, and this week is seeing the last of the swallows as they are already heading south. The chatter of young birds of most species is quieting as they mature into tough little flying machines ready to head to warmer climates for the winter. Fall flowers are in full bloom, and those in flower beds are getting tired already. Gardens are starting to bury us in produce and keep us busy trying not to waste any of the treasures.

Gary Otnes reported several bird sightings from Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties on August 12. Seen were many FRANKLIN'S GULLS, a LITTLE BLUE HERON, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, both yellowlegs, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, and UPLAND SANDPIPER. On August 14, he saw 2 GREEN HERONS and 3 ORCHARD ORIOLES at the Orwell Reservoir in Otter Tail County.

From Polk County , Sandy Aubol reported RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, CHIMNEY SWIFTS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and WILSON'S WARBLER in their yard on August 14. Shelley Steva and I visited Rydell NWR on August 14 where we saw several TRUMPETER SWANS, RED-NECKED GREBES, and a pair of COMMON LOONS.

Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on August 16 reported that a large group of SANDHILL CRANES can be seen at the refuge, and some yellowlegs have moved in. She also reported that Cliff Steinhauer who lives near the refuge reported a TURKEY VULTURE.

Thanks to Gary Otnes, Maggie Anderson, 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 25, 2011.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1313717045====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:23:21 -0600 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 18 August 2011 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1313724201====" --====1313724201==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 18, 2011 *MNST1108.18 -Birds mentioned Common Gallinule Sandhill Crane Short-billed Dowitcher Northern Saw-whet Owl Eastern Bluebird Black-and-white Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Wilson's Warbler Western Tanager Blue Grosbeak Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 18, 2011 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 August 18th, 2011. COMMON GALLINULES are being reported from two different locations at Sherburne NWR in Sherburne County. One reliable spot has been Big Bluestem Pool along the Auto Tour Route where a family of nine has been seen since mid summer. A second family of gallinules was recently discovered on School House Pool, along the wildlife drive. This is across from Nelson Pool. On the 12th, Chad Heins found a BLUE GROSBEAK at the Kasota Prairie on Le Sueur County. From the town of Kasota, drive south on County Road 21 and take the first road that goes east after you pass the sign for the Kasota Prairie. The bird was singing on the north side of the road at the west end of the quarry area. On the 16th, a WESTERN TANAGER was reported from Long Beach, Pope County, but I have no specific information or directions. Interesting was the NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL reported by Tom Bloom in Apple Valley, Dakota County, on the 12th. Because this bird had not been noticed during the summer months, I would assume it is an early migrant. EVENING GROSBEAKS are still being reported at backyard feeding stations in Duluth. And a few fall migrant reports have been trickling in, with recent sightings of SANDHILL CRANE, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. The next scheduled update of this tape is August 25, 2011. --====1313724201==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*August 18, 2011
*MNST1108.18

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 18, 2011
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 August 18th, 2011.

COMMON GALLINULES are being reported from two different locations at Sherburne NWR in Sherburne County. One reliable spot has been Big Bluestem Pool along the Auto Tour Route where a family of nine has been seen since mid summer. A second family of gallinules was recently discovered on School House Pool, along the wildlife drive. This is across from Nelson Pool.

On the 12th, Chad Heins found a BLUE GROSBEAK at the Kasota Prairie on Le Sueur County. From the town of Kasota, drive south on County Road 21 and take the first road that goes east after you pass the sign for the Kasota Prairie. The bird was singing on the north side of the road at the west end of the quarry area.

On the 16th, a WESTERN TANAGER was reported from Long Beach, Pope County, but I have no specific information or directions.

Interesting was the NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL reported by Tom Bloom in Apple Valley, Dakota County, on the 12th. Because this bird had not been noticed during the summer months, I would assume it is an early migrant.

EVENING GROSBEAKS are still being reported at backyard feeding stations in Duluth. And a few fall migrant reports have been trickling in, with recent sightings of SANDHILL CRANE, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.

The next scheduled update of this tape is August 25, 2011. --====1313724201====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:59:21 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 8/19/11 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1313762361====" --====1313762361==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 19, 2011 *MNDU1108.19 -Birds mentioned Common Nighthawk Chimney Swift Cliff Swallow Cedar Waxwing Red-winged Blackbird Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 19, 2011 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 19th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Fall migration is well underway in northeast Minnesota, with COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, CLIFF SWALLOWS, CHIMNEY SWIFTS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and other passerines seen heading down the shore of Lake Superior during the past week. The fall migration count at Hawk Ridge in Duluth started on the 15th with expected low numbers of early migrating raptors, but good numbers of non-raptors. Karl Bardon and others counted more than 2,800 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and more than 2,500 CEDAR WAXWINGS on the 17th. Laura Erickson has seen a flock of EVENING GROSBEAKS daily during the past few weeks in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 25th. 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. --====1313762361==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 19, 2011
*MNDU1108.19

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 19, 2011
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 19th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Fall migration is well underway in northeast Minnesota, with COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, CLIFF SWALLOWS, CHIMNEY SWIFTS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and other passerines seen heading down the shore of Lake Superior during the past week. The fall migration count at Hawk Ridge in Duluth started on the 15th with expected low numbers of early migrating raptors, but good numbers of non-raptors. Karl Bardon and others counted more than 2,800 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and more than 2,500 CEDAR WAXWINGS on the 17th.

Laura Erickson has seen a flock of EVENING GROSBEAKS daily during the past few weeks in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 25th.

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. --====1313762361====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:27:24 -0600 Reply-To: "hagsela@aol.com" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "hagsela@aol.com" Subject: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeak, Murray Cty. Aug. 18 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While stopped at a quarry pit pond I was delighted to hear a Blue Grosbeak = singing away. I located him on a tree in the middle of the lake. He sang = for the whole time I was there. This is located towards the eastern edge o= f the county in Des Moines River Township, .2 mile west of County 42 (260th= Av.) on 81st St. He was towards the western end of the pond. I saw very few shorebirds, with little variety. One small mud hole in Pipe= stone County and in Cottonwood County a small wetland off Hwy 71. 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: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:49:41 -0600 Reply-To: dan&erika Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: dan&erika Subject: [mou-net] Henslow's Sparrow Afton State Park Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All-- Erika and I heard and then saw a Henslow's Sparrow yesterday at the Afton State Park interpretive prairie loop trail. The call was distinctive, but the individual was difficult to identify. I have posted photos and a short discussion on my blog-- http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com I would welcome thoughts on the plumage of this bird. dan --=20 Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com 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: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:38:17 -0600 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 25, 2011 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1314322697====" --====1314322697==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 25, 2011 *MNDL1108.25 -Birds mentioned Red-necked Grebe Swainson's Hawk Greater Yellowlegs Short-eared Owl Chimney Swift Loggerhead Shrike Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Wilson's Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: August 25, 2011 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, August 25, 2011 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. It has been a quiet week in the northwest. Hints of the autumn to come can be seen if you look hard enough. A few tired leaves are floating down mostly due to dry weather. After a long wet spring, summer has proved to be quite dry in the northwest, and we could use a shot of rain. From Becker County, Steve Midthune reported a WILSON'S WARBLER at Dunton Locks Park in Detroit Lakes, Becker County on August 22. A few yellowlegs can be seen at Hamden Slough NWR but due to high water, there is not much habitat. In Polk County , Heidi Hughes saw 5 SWAINSON'S HAWKS, a group which included 3 juveniles, on the road near Warren east of US 75 on August 21. Several LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES were seen on CR 23 just east of Angus, and several SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at dusk along CR 68 north of CR 23. Also in Polk County, Sandy Aubol reported several COMMON NIGHTHAWKS,about 20 CHIMNEY SWIFTS, a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and a YELLOW WARBLER in East Grand Forks on August 21. Shelley Steva had 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS fly over the road near Sherack, and a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen near East Grand Forks in the Grand Marais River - both on August 16. Thanks to Heidi Hughes, Shelley Steva, and Steve Midthune 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, September 1, 2011. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1314322697==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 25, 2011
*MNDL1108.25

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 25, 2011
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, August 25, 2011 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.

It has been a quiet week in the northwest. Hints of the autumn to come can be seen if you look hard enough. A few tired leaves are floating down mostly due to dry weather. After a long wet spring, summer has proved to be quite dry in the northwest, and we could use a shot of rain.

From Becker County, Steve Midthune reported a WILSON'S WARBLER at Dunton Locks Park in Detroit Lakes, Becker County on August 22. A few yellowlegs can be seen at Hamden Slough NWR but due to high water, there is not much habitat.

In Polk County , Heidi Hughes saw 5 SWAINSON'S HAWKS, a group which included 3 juveniles, on the road near Warren east of US 75 on August 21. Several LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES were seen on CR 23 just east of Angus, and several SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at dusk along CR 68 north of CR 23. Also in Polk County, Sandy Aubol reported several COMMON NIGHTHAWKS,about 20 CHIMNEY SWIFTS, a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and a YELLOW WARBLER in East Grand Forks on August 21. Shelley Steva had 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS fly over the road near Sherack, and a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen near East Grand Forks in the Grand Marais River - both on August 16.

Thanks to Heidi Hughes, Shelley Steva, and Steve Midthune 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, September 1, 2011.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1314322697====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:05:12 -0600 Reply-To: Brian & Risa Smith Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Brian & Risa Smith Subject: [mou-net] Red-necked Phalarope, Brown Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, After seeing a total of 3 Red-necked Phalarope at the Sleepy Eye WTP's = from 8-1-11, their numbers have peaked over this weekend. Yesterday = there was a flock of 28 and today that flock grew to 52. I don't recall = ever seeing that many at the ponds. Also, there was a single = Buff-breasted Sandpiper in a mowed alfalfa field on the south side of = County Rd. 22, exactly one mile east of the intersection of Hwy. 4. = This is in Albin Township. 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: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:37:17 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Ekblad Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Ekblad Subject: [mou-net] Grant Cty Ottawa Impoundment - Prairie Falcon Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spotted a Prairie Falcon 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: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:11:37 -0600 Reply-To: Bob Ekblad Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Ekblad Subject: [mou-net] Grant Cty Ottawa impoundment - Prairie Falcon Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Try again. I spotted a Prairie Falcon at the North Ottawa Impoundment in Gra= nt Cty along the border with Traverse Cty. I was on the dead end road that e= nters the middle of the area from the west side. I first saw the bird flying= and easily identified it as a falcon but the bird flew over by me and land= ed in a dead tree (only one out there). When it landed it was facing me and g= ave a great view of the black underwing linings.=20 Also seen have been several imm Black-crowned Night-Herons, a couple of Amer= ican Avocets, an Eared Grebe and lots of shorebirds (not the quantity or the= number of species I was expecting - but fun nonetheless- mostly yellowlegs a= nd peeps). No Snowy Egret but lots of Great Egrets.=20 PS - I hate typing with fat fingers.=20 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=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:49:53 -0600 Reply-To: Robert_Russell@FWS.GOV Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Whooping Crane national update Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here's the latest update on the Whooping Crane popualtion from the Reco=3D very team. Special thanks to Tom Stehn, national recovery team coordinator,=3D Aransas NWR, who has been a tireless advocate for this species and who =3D will be retiring in the fall. The population has made an amazing surge from=3D the 14-20 or so birds that characterized the 1950's and was dutifully repor=3D ted on by the Chicago Tribune. Every fall I held my breath until I read th=3D at little updated paragraph usually well-hidden on page 23 or some such pa=3D ge of that newspaper. Bob Russell, USFWS HIGHLIGHTS The Aransas-Wood Buffalo population (AWBP) of whooping cranes rebounded=3D from 263 in the spring of 2010 to 279 in the spring, 2011. With approximately 37 chicks fledged from a record 75 nests in August 2011, =3D the flock size should reach record levels of around 300 this fall. Threats=3D to the flock in Texas including land development, reduced freshwater inflo=3D ws, the spread of black mangrove, the long-term decline of blue crab populations, sea level rise, land subsidence, and wind farm and power l=3D ine construction in the migration corridor all continue to be important iss=3D ues. Twelve whooping crane juveniles were captured in Wood Buffalo National =3D Park (WBNP) in August 2011, bringing the total number of radioed birds to 23=3D . Crews visited migration stopover sites to gather habitat use data. Thi=3D s project is being carried out by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with partners including The Crane Trust, Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), U.=3D S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and others. It is funded by the Plat=3D te River Recovery Implementation Program, The Crane Trust, and the Norther=3D n Prairie Wildlife Research Center. The tracking is the first done on th=3D e AWBP in 25 years and is a top research priority of the Whooping Crane Recovery Team! Since the 1950s, 525 AWBP whooping cranes have died wit=3D h only 50 carcasses recovered, and approximate cause of death was determi=3D ned in only 38 instances. It is imperative that we learn more about whoopi=3D ng crane mortality. Based on opportunistic sightings, the Cooperative Whooping Crane Tracki=3D ng Project documented 79 confirmed sightings of whooping cranes in the U.S=3D . Central Flyway during fall, 2010 and 49 sightings in spring, 2011. Ten captive-raised whooping cranes were released in February, 2011 at W=3D hite Lake, Louisiana where a non-migratory flock had resided up until 1950. Seven of the birds were alive after the first seven months of the proje=3D ct. Production in the wild from reintroduced flocks in 2011 was again very disappointing with no chicks fledged in Florida or Wisconsin. Incubati=3D on behavior in Florida and nest abandonment in Wisconsin continued to be t=3D he focus of research. Data collected so far in Wisconsin indicates that swarms of black flies play some kind of role in a majority of nest abandonments. The captive flocks had a good production season in 2011. Approximately=3D 17 chicks were raised in captivity for the non-migratory flock in Louisian=3D a, and 18 chicks are headed for Wisconsin (10 for the ultralight project a=3D t the White River marshes, and 8 for Direct Autumn Release at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge). Approximately four chicks of high genetic v=3D alue were held back for the captive flocks. Including juvenile cranes expected to be reintroduced this fall, flock sizes are estimated at 278 for the AWBP, 115 for the WI to FL flock, 20=3D nonmigratory birds in Florida, and 24 in Louisiana. With 162 cranes in=3D captivity, the total of whooping cranes is 599. In personnel actions, Dr. Mark Bidwell is the new Canadian whooping cra=3D ne coordinator. U.S. whooping crane coordinator Tom Stehn will be retirin=3D g September 30, 2011 after 29 years at Aransas. ******************************************************************=3D ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3D3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html