-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 13, 2012
*MNDU1201.13

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 13, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 13th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found by Andy Nyhus and Shawn Conrad on the 7th along MN Highway 2 northwest of Duluth at the Paul Road near Brookston. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on the 7th along MN Highway 61, 1.2 miles northeast of the Gooseberry River.

The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was still present on the 13th at Canal Park in the Duluth. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER'S GULLS continue to be seen here and near the mouth of the Miller Creek at 27th Avenue West. A SNOWY OWL was seen by Seth Spencer on the 8th in the Duluth Harbor near the I-35 and I-535 junction. Shawn Zierman saw one on the 7th in west Duluth by the StoraEnso plant off Ramsey Street.

The VARIED THRUSH in Duluth was still present on the weekend of the 7th at Pat Thomas's feeders at 6219 East Superior Street. Birders are welcome to look for the bird, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door and not venture beyond the back of the house while looking for the bird. Sarah Grosshuesch saw a very late MEADOWLARK on the 10th at South 54th Avenue East in Duluth. A late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was found on the weekend of the 7th at Boy Scout Landing in Gary New Duluth.

Two SPRUCE GROUSE were found on the weekend of the 7th along Lake County Road 2, 2 miles north of the Sand River.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 19th.

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. --====1326492223====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:29:00 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: [mou-net] Gyrfalcon in Duluth, plus other updates Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jake Miller just called to report a dark-morph Gyrfalcon in the=20 Duluth Port Terminal this morning at about 9:15. He and two other=20 birders originally saw the bird at the top of Elevator B, which is=20 apparently a tall elevator with yellowish structures on top. They=20 saw the bird from Helberg Drive which goes east off Garfield Avenue,=20 north of the Goodwill building. About an hour later they called to=20 say they briefly saw the bird on top of the General Mills elevator=20 (Elevator A), before it flew across I-35 towards the hillside. The Port Terminal is a relatively high security area and access can=20 be tricky, so birders should use discretion when looking for the=20 bird.=20=20 Kim Eckert reports that a female Snowy Owl was seen this morning off=20 Garfield Avenue between Railroad Street and the Goodwill building.=20=20 The head was unmarked but the wing had a tag. Kim's group also=20 relocated the Northern Hawk Owl at Goosberry State Park this morning.=20 It was seen right at the bridge on the east side. During the past=20 two weeks the bird has ranged between the state park access road and=20 1.2 miles east of the river along Hwy 61. Kim also had a second-hand report that the male Barrow's Goldeneye=20 was relocated yesterday at 21st Avenue East in Duluth, but I don't=20 have any other details. Jim Lind ---- 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, 14 Jan 2012 19:02:56 -0700 Reply-To: Steve Weston Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Steve Weston Subject: [mou-net] possible Snowy Owl - Eagan Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all... Just got back from a week in southern Florida visiting family (and birding a little). My neighbor reports a large white bird on the top of the high voltage line being harassed by crows. He thought it might have been a Snowy Owl, but could not see it well... Flying out of MSP last Saturday morning we scanned the area around the UPS building as the plane taxied along. But, we saw nothing. Florida was beautiful. Short-sleaved weather and too much food. We stayed in Boyton Beach and birded mostly Loxahatchi and Green Cay. I ended up with 81 species with most of the expected local specialties, missing only the Snail Kite. The most unusual for the area were a Louisiana Waterthrush, a Magnolia Warbler, and a Clay-colored Sparrow. New birds for me in Florida included the Waterthrush, a Screech Owl, Solitary Sandpiper, and a Coopers Hawk, The best sighting was an Otter that just about walked up to me.-- Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan 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: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:17:50 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl update Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For anyone still interested in seeing one of the Snowy Owls present in = Dodge Co. ... One of the adults has been seen fairly reliably on 700th = St. west of 110th Ave. on utility poles. The bird was observed in this = location Thursday and Friday between 7:30 and 8:00 AM. While observing = the bird this morning it flew about 1/2 mile north into the open field = and landed on the highest point. It was still in this location 2 hours = later. Look for this spot from the last utility pole going east on = 700th St. Ken Vail Blooming 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: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:54:30 -0700 Reply-To: Joel Claus Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Joel Claus Subject: [mou-net] MSP Airport Snowy Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had to pick my parents up at the airport last night. On leaving the Bagg= age Claim area of Terminal 1 (Lindberg) we saw a Snowy Owl perched on the f= ence along the exit road just before the exit that allows you to return to = the terminal. We went around again and the Owl was still present allowing = everyone in the car a good look at the owl in the glow of the street lights= . This was about 6:10 PM. =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: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:05:54 -0700 Reply-To: Laura Erickson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Laura Erickson Subject: Re: [mou-net] MSP Airport Snowy Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My husband and I drove around the harbor and visited Canal Park briefly today. Didn't get either a Snowy Owl or the Gyrfalcon spotted this morning, but did find a young Peregrine Falcon feasting on a pigeon on the BendTec buildlng. I got some photos, but could only see (and not read much of) the aluminum band, not the color band. We were only at Canal Park for a few minutes before a ship went through, but got nice looks (and a few nice photos) of one Iceland, one Glaucous, and one Ring-billed Gull in addition to the ubiquitous Herring Gulls. A pair of Buffleheads were fun to watch (I showed them to a bunch of kids who pronounced them "cool." Didn't pick out anything else among the Mallards and Common Goldeneyes. When we left, hardly any birds had returned, but the Mallards and Buffleheads were out of the shipping canal and didn't seem bothered by the ruckus. There was pretty crappy light, but I took photos, which are the most recent posted on my flickr photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauraerickson/. A handful of Pine Siskins and one lone Common Redpoll arrived in my yard yesterday, and my neighbor had two juncos today. Slim pickin's in my neighborhood otherwise. --=20 Laura Erickson Duluth, MN For the love, understanding, and protection of birds There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =97Rachel Carson Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ---- 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, 15 Jan 2012 14:03:22 -0700 Reply-To: Erik Collins Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Erik Collins Subject: [mou-net] Iceland Gull - South St. Paul (Dakota Co.) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This afternoon I saw an adult Iceland Gull from the Hardman Ave./Grand Ave.= pedestrian overpass. Later it joined about 100 Herring Gulls and one Ring= -billed Gull on the ice 1/2 mile upriver. =20 Erik Collins Shoreview=2C MN = ---- 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, 15 Jan 2012 17:20:48 -0700 Reply-To: Heidi Hughes Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Heidi Hughes Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl and Northern Harrier in NW Polk County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I got a phone call around 3:30 this afternoon from a neighbor on 190th Street NW near 230th Ave NW in rural Warren east of Polk Co 68: a Snowy Owl sitting in a sunflower field. I drove down 190th from the Audubon Center of the Red River Valley and spotted the male Northern Harrier that's been hanging around the Agassiz Valley impoundment, then an adult Bald Eagle and a couple of Rough-legged Hawks. I turned north on 230th and there he was: a little male Snowy almost pure white. I stopped by my neighbor's house to thank her. When I left an hour later, the Snowy was sitting on a power pole, watching the sun drop behind clouds on the horizon. --=20 Heidi Hughes Agassiz Audubon Society 27391 190th Street NW Warren MN 56762 218.745.5663 http://AgassizAudubon.blogspot.com http://OnLakeAgassiz.blogspot.com *Invest in our community Bluebird Nest Watch project* http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Bluebirds Visit the Audubon Center of the Red River Valley *and the Omdahl Arboretum!* ---- 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, 16 Jan 2012 07:18:56 -0700 Reply-To: "Williams, Bob" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Williams, Bob" Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl in Dodge County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Milt Blomberg called this morning to report that a Snowy Owl was seen in a field at the NW corner of 700th St and 120th Ave. in Dodge County. Bob Williams ----------------------------------------------------------------------=0D "The information in this electronic mail message is the sender's =0D confidential business and may be legally privileged. It is intended =0D solely for the addressee(s). Access to this internet electronic mail =0D message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended =0D recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken =0D or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be =0D unlawful."=0D =0D "The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free =0D of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. =0D This message and its attachments could have been infected during =0D transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the=0D recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and =0D remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's =0D employer is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way =0D from this message or its attachments." ---- 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, 17 Jan 2012 08:51:05 -0700 Reply-To: jbaines317@AOL.COM Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Potential Varied Thrush south of Hastings in Dakota County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just received a call from a home owner who has a probable Varied Thrush i= n his front yard. It is currently there and he has been trying to get photos but it is pretty= active and has been eating berries near his driveway. It was present a few days ago as well. He lives at 17774 Blackbird Trail south of Hastings in Dakota County. He says birders are welcome to come and look at the thrush. I have not seen the bird myself, but he sounded like he knew his birds pret= ty well. Jen Vieth Carpenter Nature Center ---- 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, 17 Jan 2012 11:14:46 -0700 Reply-To: james otto Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: james otto Subject: [mou-net] varied thrush dakota county Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The earlier report on a Varied Thrush in Dakota County was relocated at 177= 74 Blackbird Trail Hastings Mn. 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: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:59:09 -0700 Reply-To: linda whyte Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: linda whyte Subject: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to Jim Otto for posting, Jen Vieth for relaying, and the homeowner Richard for hosting. After a half-hour stakeout, I was able to enjoy this lovely bird foraging in the crab-apple tree. Mark Younghans ( please excuse any misspelling) and I managed to view the bird from across the driveway within the yard. looking south at the crab-apple. The bird first flew from the east into the conifer beside the crab-apple, as though doing a safety check before eating in the open. It fed on the fruit, then dropped to the ground; hard to say if it was gleaning fallen fruit or looking for other food in the leaf litter. Linda Whyte ---- 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, 17 Jan 2012 18:12:57 -0700 Reply-To: "Thomas P. Malone" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Thomas P. 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Thanks to a lot of interest we have a rec= ord number of over 48 routes in MN, WI, and IA, but at this time there are = no open MN routes available, but you can still help us out. If you see a g= olden eagle somewhere in the state of MN over the next week, the Wintering = Golden Eagle Survey would love to be able to utilize that information, so p= lease post to the list serve or email me directly any sightings. THANK YOU for your time, Scott A. Mehus Education and Eagle Research Director NATIONAL EAGLE CENTER 50 Pembroke Avenue Wabasha Minnesota 55981 651-565-5357 - Fax 651-565-4989 ext. 101 Email scott@nationaleaglecenter.org ---- 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, 19 Jan 2012 19:43:13 -0700 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dave Bartkey Subject: [mou-net] Spotted Towhee?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone know if the Spotted Towhee is still being seen in Austin? = According to the MOU database=2C no one has submitted data for it since th= e 16th. Would appreciate any info! Thanks=2C Dave Bartkey Faribault=2CMN greathorneddave@hotmail.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: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:26:39 -0700 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 19, 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1327029999====" --====1327029999==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *January 19, 2012 *MNDL1201.19 -Birds mentioned Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl Belted Kingfisher Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Pine Grosbeak House Finch Common Redpoll American Goldfinch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: January 19, 2012 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, January 19, 2012 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 cold has surely found us now, but we are still short of snow in the northwest. The last few days have brought the birds to the feeders again looking for additional food. Also , reports of SNOWY OWLS are increasing again , perhaps indicating that they are starting to return north. On January 13, Beth Siverhus saw a NORTHERN SHRIKE and two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along MN 11 between Salol and CR 9 in Roseau County. Two BALD EAGLES were hanging around their nest a mile east of Warroad near a gravel road. On the 14th, a PILEATED WOODPECKER came to her feeder in Warroad. Katie Haws reported some COMMON REDPOLLS, and three PINE GROSBEAKS at her feeder near Blackduck in Beltrami County on January 15. Shelley Steva and I found a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in western Clearwater County on January 15. In Polk County Heidi Hughes saw a SNOWY OWL on 190th ST NW near 230th Ave NW not far from the Audubon Center on January 15. Other species in the general area included BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. Sandy Aubol reports that the cold weather has brought many more birds in to her feeders in East Grand Forks including a NORTHERN CARDINAL, the EASTERN TOWHEE, two HARRIS'S SPARROWS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and about 45 HOUSE FINCHES. Kelly Larson found a BELTED KINGFISHER along Becker CR 158 fishing over an open creek. A RED-BELLED WOODPECKER was seen at White Earth, and 83 WILD TURKEYS crossed the road just east of Ponsford on MN 225. From Hubbard County on January 19, Marshall Howe reported seeing a RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. At the feeder near Dorset, were DARK-EYED JUNCOS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES. Eric Doll reported a SNOWY OWL in Otter Tail County last week a mile north of Otter Tail on CR 78. Alma Ronningen in Dent on January 19 reported HARRIS'S SPARROW, DARK-EYED JUNCO, COMMON REDPOLLS, and HOUSE FINCHES at her feeder. Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Beth Siverhus, Eric Doll, Heidi Hughes, Katie Haws, Kelly Larson, Marshall Howe, and Sandy Aubol for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@mncable.net 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, January 26, 2012. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1327029999==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

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*Detroit Lakes
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-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 19, 2012
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, January 19, 2012 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 cold has surely found us now, but we are still short of snow in the northwest. The last few days have brought the birds to the feeders again looking for additional food. Also , reports of SNOWY OWLS are increasing again , perhaps indicating that they are starting to return north.

On January 13, Beth Siverhus saw a NORTHERN SHRIKE and two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along MN 11 between Salol and CR 9 in Roseau County. Two BALD EAGLES were hanging around their nest a mile east of Warroad near a gravel road. On the 14th, a PILEATED WOODPECKER came to her feeder in Warroad.

Katie Haws reported some COMMON REDPOLLS, and three PINE GROSBEAKS at her feeder near Blackduck in Beltrami County on January 15.

Shelley Steva and I found a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in western Clearwater County on January 15.

In Polk County Heidi Hughes saw a SNOWY OWL on 190th ST NW near 230th Ave NW not far from the Audubon Center on January 15. Other species in the general area included BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. Sandy Aubol reports that the cold weather has brought many more birds in to her feeders in East Grand Forks including a NORTHERN CARDINAL, the EASTERN TOWHEE, two HARRIS'S SPARROWS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and about 45 HOUSE FINCHES.

Kelly Larson found a BELTED KINGFISHER along Becker CR 158 fishing over an open creek. A RED-BELLED WOODPECKER was seen at White Earth, and 83 WILD TURKEYS crossed the road just east of Ponsford on MN 225.

From Hubbard County on January 19, Marshall Howe reported seeing a RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. At the feeder near Dorset, were DARK-EYED JUNCOS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES.

Eric Doll reported a SNOWY OWL in Otter Tail County last week a mile north of Otter Tail on CR 78. Alma Ronningen in Dent on January 19 reported HARRIS'S SPARROW, DARK-EYED JUNCO, COMMON REDPOLLS, and HOUSE FINCHES at her feeder.

Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Beth Siverhus, Eric Doll, Heidi Hughes, Katie Haws, Kelly Larson, Marshall Howe, and Sandy Aubol for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@mncable.net 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, January 26, 2012.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1327029999====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:36:23 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 19 January 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1327030583====" --====1327030583==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *January 19, 2012 *MNST1201.19 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Gyrfalcon Iceland Gull Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: January 19, 2012 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 January 19th, 2012. On the 18th, Karl Bardon reported from Duluth that an male HARLEQUIN DUCK and a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were on Lake Superior between 16th and 17th Avenues East. Later in the day, both were found near 42nd Avenue. On the 14th, Jake Miller reported a dark-morph GYRFALCON in the Duluth Port Terminal. On the 15th, Erik Collins found an adult ICELAND GULL in St. Paul at the Hardman Avenue - Grand Avenue pedestrian overpass. Jen Vieth passed along information on a VARIED THRUSH seen January 17th in Hasting, Dakota County, at 17774 Blackbird Trail. And the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County since November 27th was seen again on January 15th. The next scheduled update of this tape is January 26th, 2012. --====1327030583==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*January 19, 2012
*MNST1201.19

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: January 19, 2012
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 January 19th, 2012.

On the 18th, Karl Bardon reported from Duluth that an male HARLEQUIN DUCK and a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were on Lake Superior between 16th and 17th Avenues East. Later in the day, both were found near 42nd Avenue. On the 14th, Jake Miller reported a dark-morph GYRFALCON in the Duluth Port Terminal.

On the 15th, Erik Collins found an adult ICELAND GULL in St. Paul at the Hardman Avenue - Grand Avenue pedestrian overpass.

Jen Vieth passed along information on a VARIED THRUSH seen January 17th in Hasting, Dakota County, at 17774 Blackbird Trail. And the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County since November 27th was seen again on January 15th.

The next scheduled update of this tape is January 26th, 2012. --====1327030583====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:59:42 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 1/20/12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1327071582====" --====1327071582==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *January 20, 2012 *MNDU1201.20 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Gyrfalcon Iceland Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Hoary Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: January 20, 2012 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 20th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A male HARLEQUIN DUCK and the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were found by Karl Bardon on the 18th between 16th and 17th Avenue East along the Duluth Lakewalk. They were later relocated at 42nd Avenue East. Jake Miller and others reported a dark-morph GYRFALCON on the 14th at the Duluth Port Terminal, but it has not been relocated. The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was still present on the 15th at Canal Park in Duluth. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen here on a daily basis. A SNOWY OWL was still present on the 15th in the Duluth Port Terminal along Garfield Avenue. A NORTHERN FLICKER is being seen regularly by Tim Larson on the 3100 block of Wellington Street near Lincoln Park. This may be the same bird seen in mid December on West Skyline Drive. I have not had any recent reports of the Varied Thrush at the Thomas's feeders at 6219 East Superior Street, but a HOARY REDPOLL was seen there on the 14th. A HOARY REDPOLL was also seen on the 14th in the Sax-Zim Bog at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, 1 mile north of CR 133. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on the 14th along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River and on the 15th at the park entrance. Kim Eckert and others relocated an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 15th east of Isabella along the Sawbill Landing Road, 0.6 mile north of FR 172. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 26th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1327071582==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 20, 2012
*MNDU1201.20

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 20, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 20th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A male HARLEQUIN DUCK and the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were found by Karl Bardon on the 18th between 16th and 17th Avenue East along the Duluth Lakewalk. They were later relocated at 42nd Avenue East. Jake Miller and others reported a dark-morph GYRFALCON on the 14th at the Duluth Port Terminal, but it has not been relocated. The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was still present on the 15th at Canal Park in Duluth. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen here on a daily basis. A SNOWY OWL was still present on the 15th in the Duluth Port Terminal along Garfield Avenue.

A NORTHERN FLICKER is being seen regularly by Tim Larson on the 3100 block of Wellington Street near Lincoln Park. This may be the same bird seen in mid December on West Skyline Drive. I have not had any recent reports of the Varied Thrush at the Thomas's feeders at 6219 East Superior Street, but a HOARY REDPOLL was seen there on the 14th. A HOARY REDPOLL was also seen on the 14th in the Sax-Zim Bog at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, 1 mile north of CR 133.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on the 14th along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River and on the 15th at the park entrance. Kim Eckert and others relocated an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 15th east of Isabella along the Sawbill Landing Road, 0.6 mile north of FR 172.

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

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

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1327071582====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:05:48 -0700 Reply-To: "Thomas P. Malone" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Thomas P. Malone" Subject: [mou-net] Hastings' Varied thrush Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Li4ud2FzIHN0aWxsIHByZXNlbnQgYXQgMTAzMCB0aGlzIG1vcm5pbmcuIFRoZSBob21lb3duZXIv aG9zdCBpcyBleHRyZW1lbHkgZ3JhY2lvdXMgYnV0IGRvZXMgcmVxdWVzdCB2aXNpdG9ycyBwYXJr IG9uIHRoZSBzdHJlZXQgYW5kIHdhbGsgaW4uIEhlIHJlbGF0ZXMgdGhlIGJlc3QgcGxhY2UgdG8g c2VlIHRoZSBiaXJkIGlzIGZyb20gaGlzIGZyb250IHBvcmNoLCB3YXRjaGluZyB0aGUgdHJlZXMg dG8gdGhlIGltbWVkaWF0ZSBzb3V0aC9zb3V0aHdlc3QuICAgDQoNCg0KVGhvbWFzIFAuIE1hbG9u ZQ0KQXR0b3JuZXkgYXQgTGF3DQpCYXJuYSBHdXp5ICYgU3RlZmZlbg0KTWlubmVhcG9saXMgTWlu bmVzb3RhDQp0bWFsb25lQGJncy5jb20NCihWaWEgQmxhY2tCZXJyeSkNCg== ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:54:23 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: [mou-net] Western Tanager in the Twin Cities Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Leslie Englert has had a male Western Tanager visiting her feeder in = Maple Grove, Hennepin County, since 11 January. Birders are welcome to = visit, though she has asked that people please park on the street and = walk into the backyard from the right side of the house. The houses are = close together there and, in pointing this out, she specifically = requests that birders please be considerate of her neighbors. Leslie's directions are: =46rom I-494 take Bass Lake Road exit, head west. After Vicksburg Lane, = there is construction on Bass Lake Road. Continue to the 2nd traffic = light (after the one at Vicksburg Lane) and turn left onto Lawndale. = Turn right onto Fieldstone Blvd. Take the 2nd right onto Queensland = Lane N and take the second right again onto Queensland Lane N. Fourth = house on the right, #6448. This is a record late Western Tanager by several months. The previous = latest date on record is 16 September 1989 (Duluth). Anthony Hertzel axhertzel@gmail.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: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:40:51 -0700 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dave Bartkey Subject: [mou-net] Towhee/Snowy Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone=2C The Austin Spotted Towhee is still present. Doug Keiser and I observed it= this morning. There is also an overwintering White-throated Sparrow visiti= ng the feeders. We also found a male Snowy Owl in Dodge County north of Claremont along C= R 1 just north of where it crosses CR 20. It was on a power pole on the eas= t side of the road. This was around 1pm. Also of note=2C there were 6 Eurasian Collared Doves at the elevators in = Claremont. Good birding=2C Dave Bartkey Faribault=2C MN = ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:31:15 -0700 Reply-To: Bob Dunlap Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bob Dunlap Subject: [mou-net] Western Tanager not present, Hennepin County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Several of us looked for the previously reported Western Tanager in Maple Grove late this afternoon without success, and it sounds like no one was able to find it this morning either. According to others, the homeowner last saw the bird on Thursday. Bob Dunlap --=20 Robert Dunlap Graduate Research Assistant Natural Resources Science and Management University of Minnesota Hodson Hall 1980 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Email: dunla013@umn.edu ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:36:10 -0700 Reply-To: Jason Caddy Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jason Caddy Subject: [mou-net] No Western Tanager, Hennepin Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went to look for the Western Tanager that was reported this morning in Ma= ple Grove and did not find the bird. Other birders had not seen the bird to= day either. One birder reported that it was last seen on Thursday. The sign= for Fieldstone Blvd. is knocked over so you have to be careful when lookin= g for this intersection. Jason Caddy = ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:29:24 -0700 Reply-To: "Williams, David A" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Williams, David A" Subject: [mou-net] White-winged Crossbills. Fox Sparrow, Golden Eagles - Winona County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all, Dedrick Benz and I went out around Winona and Houston counties as part of t= he annual Golden Eagle survey today. We found not only Golden Eagles, but o= ther birds of interest: The first was relocating a FOX SPARROW first found last week by Dedrick and= Chris Hockema. This bird is in Wiscoy Valley on Winona County Rd 17. From = Highway 76 head west on Co. 17 about 8/10th of a mile. You will come across= a farm with the house and barn on either side of the road. Just past look = for the sparrow feeding along the side of the road and hanging out in the b= rush. About 1.2 miles further look for a stand of spruce on the south side of the= road. Here we located a flock of c. 20 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS feeding. Th= e birds flew in as we approached, and later departed toward the west. We located six GOLDEN EAGLES on the day, though two of these may actually h= ave been the same bird seen a couple hours apart. Four of the birds were ju= veniles and two were adults. All were found in Wiscoy Valley along Co. Rd. = 17 except one juvenile which was on Highway 76 about 3/4 of a mile south of= the turnoff to 17. If anyone is interested in more specific locations on t= he birds, feel free to back-channel me. Other birds of interest on the day included Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, No= rthern Shrike (1), Rough-legged Hawk (2), and Eastern Bluebird. In all, a nice day of winter birding! Dave Williams Winona ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:05:11 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Snowy Owl adult previously reported is still being seen in the area = along 700 St. between 120th Ave. and the Dodge Co./Steele Co. line (the = last utility pole going west on 700th). This morning at 8:00 the owl = was located between 120th Ave and 110th on a utility pole on a = barricaded lane going north. I've made it a point to travel this road = on the way to and from work and have observed the bird on four occasions = in the last week. One time the bird was first observed in Dodge Co. and = then flew to a low hill in Steele Co. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie=20 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:14:50 -0700 Reply-To: Frank Gosiak Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Frank Gosiak Subject: [mou-net] Western Tanager Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was at the location at noon today and spoke to the homeowners. The bird= =20 has not bee seen for the last two days. I stayed until 2:00 and saw nothi= ng=20 (tanager looking). Went back at 3:00 and met up with someone who saw a=20= Saw Whet (private land and owner does not want people on property). This=20= was more productive so the day wasn't a total bust. Came across a small=20= flock of Longspurs in Wright County on my way back to Little Falls. Did n= ot=20 find the Barrows Goldeneye on the Mississippi in Sauk Rapids. Got to dark= to=20 soon. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:43:14 -0700 Reply-To: Tanya Beyer Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Tanya Beyer Subject: [mou-net] Spruce Grouse in Lake County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No great surprise but still worth a long pause along Hwy. 2 about a mile south of Louie's Rd. (between Greenwood Lake & Louie's Rd.) to see this male grouse (tetras du nord, to the birders north and east of us) as he gobbled up sand along the opposite shoulder. As I was out there on a spruce-grouse project the sighting seemed especially to fit within the day. He was watchful, standing to regain his composure after two oncoming cars slowed and passed between us. I wished I had another person along, a new birder, whose thrill would be like my own the first time I ever encountered this long-sought northwoods bird. Recently a friend in this category was riding with me along Hwys. 2 and 1 and was able to experience the sound of a grouse, invisible in deep undercover, bursting into flight. He had never heard this telltale sound before and needed an explanation. Somewhat later I read in a bird book, Sibley I think, that ruffed grouse have that whirring take-off sound, but now, since I've never spooked a spruce grouse while I was walking, if spruce grouse make a silent getaway for the most part so that winged explosion in our region would have to mean ruffed grouse. *Tanya Beyer Barcikowski - d.b.a. Epiphanies Afield, Natural History Art from the North American heartland * See and order note cards, frameable prints and original art at: http://epiphanies-afield.com/default.aspx=E2=9C=8E or: http://www.etsy.com/search/shops?search_query=3DFrameableNoteCards&search_s= ubmit=3D&search_type=3Dshops Get a signature like this. CLICK HERE. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:58:42 -0700 Reply-To: Bruce Fall Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bruce Fall Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl, Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 4:30 p.m. today (Sat. Jan. 21) Susan and I found a heavily marked Snowy Owl on a telephone pole on 132nd St. E (Co. 42), 200 yards east of Idell Ave. (northwest of Hastings). Earlier this afternoon I watched an adult Iceland Gull (Kumlien's) along the Mississippi River at Hardman and Grand, South St. Paul (Ramsey Co.). This is probably the same adult that has been seen a few times around Black Dog/Long Meadow Lake starting Dec. 28. Bruce Fall, Minneapolis ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:46:38 -0700 Reply-To: Heidi Hughes Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Heidi Hughes Subject: [mou-net] Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl - Polk Co Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 4:30pm this afternoon I spotted a Short-eared Owl and a male Northern Harrier on 190th Street NW (Agassiz Valley impoundment) and Polk Co 68 - also more than a dozen Rough-legged Hawks on MN 1 between Radium and Thief River Falls. --=20 Heidi Hughes Agassiz Audubon Society 27391 190th Street NW Warren MN 56762 218.745.5663 http://AgassizAudubon.blogspot.com http://OnLakeAgassiz.blogspot.com *Invest in our community Bluebird Nest Watch project* http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Bluebirds ---- 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, 23 Jan 2012 13:26:12 -0700 Reply-To: Rubin Stenseng Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rubin Stenseng Subject: [mou-net] Carolina Wren at Wild River State Park - January Update Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Carolina Wren, first reported in early December 2011, continues to ma= ke=20 regular visits to the feeder station at the Visitor Center in Wild River = State=20 Park. It has handled the recent cold-snap and snow well. It appears to = be=20 healthy and active. As before, the bird is best viewed from inside the V= isitor=20 Center. Wild River State Park is located north of Taylors Falls, Minneso= ta, on=20 the St. Croix River. Rubin Stenseng Wild River State Park Volunteer Chisago County, Minnesota ---- 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, 23 Jan 2012 14:12:53 -0700 Reply-To: Allen Batt Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Allen Batt Subject: [mou-net] Varied Thrush in Nicollet County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is a Varied Thrush at the Darryl & Pat Schultz residence near the Minn= eopa Golf Course. For more information, please contact Darryl or Pat at dabb= ler@hickorytech.net. Al Batt ---- 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, 23 Jan 2012 14:17:54 -0700 Reply-To: Allen Batt Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Allen Batt Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl in Faribault County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wayne Feder and Ron Erpelding spotted the Snowy Owl near Delavan. For more= information, please email Wayne at lfeder@bevcomm.net =20 Wayne still has an Eastern Towhee coming to the feeders. Al Batt ---- 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, 23 Jan 2012 15:03:51 -0700 Reply-To: Allen Batt Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Allen Batt Subject: [mou-net] Varied Thrush in Nicollet County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Correction on my previous posting. The Varied Thrush is in Blue Earth County= . I am sure it would be just as happy in Nicollet County, but it is not ther= e. Al Batt Sent from my iPad= ---- 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, 23 Jan 2012 15:42:10 -0700 Reply-To: Curt Rawn Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Curt Rawn Subject: Re: [mou-net] Western Tanager in the Twin Cities, not refound Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I did not find the Western Tanager. It was around 2:15pm and I was there for about 25 minutes. There was fresh snow and the only footprints in the yard were mine. Curt Rawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Hertzel" To: Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:54 AM Subject: [mou-net] Western Tanager in the Twin Cities Leslie Englert has had a male Western Tanager visiting her feeder in Maple Grove, Hennepin County, since 11 January. Birders are welcome to visit, though she has asked that people please park on the street and walk into the backyard from the right side of the house. The houses are close together there and, in pointing this out, she specifically requests that birders please be considerate of her neighbors. Leslie's directions are: From I-494 take Bass Lake Road exit, head west. After Vicksburg Lane, there is construction on Bass Lake Road. Continue to the 2nd traffic light (after the one at Vicksburg Lane) and turn left onto Lawndale. Turn right onto Fieldstone Blvd. Take the 2nd right onto Queensland Lane N and take the second right again onto Queensland Lane N. Fourth house on the right, #6448. This is a record late Western Tanager by several months. The previous latest date on record is 16 September 1989 (Duluth). Anthony Hertzel axhertzel@gmail.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:36:20 -0600 Reply-To: Danette Vassilopoulos Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Danette Vassilopoulos Subject: snowy owl MSP airport Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain Monday January 23rd 7:30 pm My husband and I saw a snowy owl today=20= leaving airport right before sign for return to terminal. It was sitting= on fence=20 looking at adjacent field. We did the return to terminal and it was stil= l there=20 when we got back so we took the road off Post road to access the post off= ice.=20=20 This time we were able to roll down the window and get a close look at th= e bird.=20=20 It did fly but when we were leaving the airport again it was back on the= fence. There was a different posting of someone who has seen it on this fence wh= ich is=20 why we look every time we are out there. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:22:04 -0700 Reply-To: Laura Coble Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Laura Coble Subject: [mou-net] Blackbird Tr. Varied Thrush (Dakota Cty), Prescott Long-tailed Duck (Washington Cty) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today around noon, I enjoyed seeing the male Varied Thrush at 17774 = Blackbird Trail, accessed from Ravenna Trail, southeast of Hastings. = Richard, the home owner, loves to talk about the birds in this area, = which is an excellent bird habitat near the Mississippi River. The = thrush flew and perched on the crab apple tree, spruce tree and on the = ground to feed. Park on the side of the road, and walk to the home. As = reported before, the porch/ deck is the best place to view the bird. = Many feeder birds were also on the ground and in the trees. I also saw the female Long-tailed Duck previously reported at Point = Douglas Park. The duck was with a large flock of Common Goldeneye, = swimming beyond the numerous Canada Geese, which were resting on the ice = near the shore. I was initiating my new scope, so was pleased to find = the duck easily and get a clear view. It got much better, because the = duck gradually swam toward the shore and scrambled up on the ice to rest = with the geese! To get to Point Douglas Park, drive across the Hastings = Bridge, turn right at Hwy 10, and drive until you see the one-way = entrance to the park on your left, just before the Prescott bridge. On my way to Hastings, I saw a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk in Dakota = Cty on the north side of Highway 20, between 270th and 260th Avenue. = The hawk was perched on a utility pole, and later flew to perch on a = tree north of the pole. Highway 20 begins at the Cannon Falls downtown = stoplight, and ends at Hwys 50 and 61(240th St), where you make a = right/left jog to go north on Hwy 61to Hastings. I saw the same hawk = (I'm pretty sure) on a pole in the same location, when I returned to = Cannon Falls. Laura Coble= ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:37:11 -0700 Reply-To: Judy Chucker Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Judy Chucker Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl, Hennepin County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 2:20 PM a Snowy Owl flew out in front of me as I was walking east on the Cedar Lake Trail, about a block east of Hwy 100 in St. Louis Park. It landed in an ash tree right next to the pedestrian bridge that spans the trail by the Jewish Community Center. It continued to fly eastward, stopping along the way down the trail. If you choose to look for it, you could park in the JCC lot and either walk across the bridge and down the ramp, or skip the bridge and climb down the embankment, which is a bit more treacherous. Judy Chucker ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:53:52 -0700 Reply-To: Scott Mehus Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Scott Mehus Subject: [mou-net] Preliminary results from the 8th Annual Wintering Golden Eagle Survey. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I will send out a detailed report of the day's findings once we get all the= data put together, but wanted to give everyone a little taste of what was = found on Saturday. On Saturday, January 21st, 2012 volunteer observers got out around the bluf= flands and observed 125 golden eagles. More than 140 volunteer observers co= vered survey areas in sixteen counties in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Th= is year's total represents more than a 50% increase in golden eagles observ= ed over last year. Clear skies and cold weather on the day of the count mad= e for ideal golden eagle viewing. The survey also reported sightings of a v= ariety of other raptors, including bald eagles. The Annual Wintering Golden Eagle Survey is part of an on-going project to = learn more about the golden eagle population in the blufflands region. Gold= en eagles were not previously considered regular inhabitants of this area. = For the last eight years, the Wintering Golden Eagle Survey has gathered im= portant data to confirm a regular wintering population of golden eagles in = the blufflands of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The National Eagle Center offers opportunities throughout the winter months= with field trips to learn more about golden eagles and view them in the wi= ld. The Golden Eagle Project is also tracking golden eagles using GPS satellite= transmitters to find out more about migration and possible breeding origin= of these birds. Tracking maps are available at nationaleaglecenter.org. The Golden Eagle Project is a partnership of the National Eagle Center and = Audubon Minnesota with support from the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments= of Natural Resources and United States Fish and Wildlife Service and fundi= ng through Minnesota's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. To find out more about the Golden Eagle Project, contact Project Co-Coordin= ator Scott Mehus at the National Eagle Center. THANK YOU, Scott A. Mehus Education and Eagle Research Director NATIONAL EAGLE CENTER 50 Pembroke Avenue Wabasha Minnesota 55981 651-565-5357 - Fax 651-565-4989 ext. 101 Email scott@nationaleaglecenter.org ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:35:42 -0700 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 26, 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1327631742====" --====1327631742==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *January 26, 2012 *MNDL1201.26 -Birds mentioned Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Red-breasted Merganser Ruffed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Northern Harrier Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Shrike Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Snow Bunting Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Northern Cardinal -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: January 26, 2012 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, January 26, 2012 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. We are in the midst of another mild week in this really odd winter. Days are getting longer and the warm temperatures are giving people and birds spring fever. Brad and Dee Ehlers found a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the outlet of Ottertail Lake on Otter Tail County on January 25. They report that TRUMPETER SWANS are easy to see and photograph in the Ottertail River at the east end of downtown Fergus Falls. In Polk County, Kelly Larson found two SNOWY OWLS ON January 21. One was along 160th AVe SW a half mile S of CR 45, the other north of US 2 on 260th St SE west of 170th Ave SE. She also saw ten ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, RUFFED GROUSE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 86 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, two BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, two NORTHERN SHRIKES and 90 SNOW BUNTINGS in the area. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks reported that the over-wintering EASTERN TOWHEE, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and two HARRIS'S SPARROWS are still coming to her feeders. A NORTHERN CARDINAL is also coming regularly. Heidi Hughes saw a SHORT-EARED OWL and NORTHERN HARRIER on 190th St NW and CR 68, and twelve ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along MN 1 between Radium and Thief River Falls. On January 24 , Sandy Aubol saw a flock of 200 CANADA GEESE in East Grand Forks near the Crystal Sugar lagoons. Shelley Steva saw COMMON RAVENS in Oklee in Red Lake County on January 25. In Pennington County on January 20, Shelley saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along CR 3 two miles east of the Casino. Two COMMON RAVENS were seen in the city of Thief River Falls. Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Heidi Hughes, Kelly Larson, Sandy Aubol , and Shelley Steva for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@mncable.net 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, February 2, 2012 Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1327631742==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*January 26, 2012
*MNDL1201.26

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 26, 2012
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, January 26, 2012 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

We are in the midst of another mild week in this really odd winter. Days are getting longer and the warm temperatures are giving people and birds spring fever.

Brad and Dee Ehlers found a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the outlet of Ottertail Lake on Otter Tail County on January 25. They report that TRUMPETER SWANS are easy to see and photograph in the Ottertail River at the east end of downtown Fergus Falls.

In Polk County, Kelly Larson found two SNOWY OWLS ON January 21. One was along 160th AVe SW a half mile S of CR 45, the other north of US 2 on 260th St SE west of 170th Ave SE. She also saw ten ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, RUFFED GROUSE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 86 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, two BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, two NORTHERN SHRIKES and 90 SNOW BUNTINGS in the area. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks reported that the over-wintering EASTERN TOWHEE, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and two HARRIS'S SPARROWS are still coming to her feeders. A NORTHERN CARDINAL is also coming regularly. Heidi Hughes saw a SHORT-EARED OWL and NORTHERN HARRIER on 190th St NW and CR 68, and twelve ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along MN 1 between Radium and Thief River Falls. On January 24 , Sandy Aubol saw a flock of 200 CANADA GEESE in East Grand Forks near the Crystal Sugar lagoons.

Shelley Steva saw COMMON RAVENS in Oklee in Red Lake County on January 25.

In Pennington County on January 20, Shelley saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along CR 3 two miles east of the Casino. Two COMMON RAVENS were seen in the city of Thief River Falls.

Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Heidi Hughes, Kelly Larson, Sandy Aubol , and Shelley Steva for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@mncable.net 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, February 2, 2012

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1327631742====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:12:12 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 1/26/12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1327633932====" --====1327633932==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *January 26, 2012 *MNDU1201.26 -Birds mentioned Barrow's Goldeneye Spruce Grouse Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Hermit Thrush Bohemian Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: January 26, 2012 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 26th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was relocated on the 22nd at Canal Park in Duluth. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park, but the Glaucous-winged Gull has not been reported in several days. Two SNOWY OWLS are still being seen in the Port Terminal, especially along Garfield Avenue. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on the 22nd along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River. Tanya Beyer saw a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 21st along Lake County Road 2, just north of the Greenwood Lake boat launch. Ron Smith reported large flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Grand Marais on the 21st. An extremely late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen and photographed on the 26th in Duluth Township along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), 0.3 mile west of the App Road (CR 271). I also have a second-hand report of a HERMIT THRUSH seen in recent days at Leif Erikson Park on London Road in Duluth. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 2nd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1327633932==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 26, 2012
*MNDU1201.26

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 26, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 26th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was relocated on the 22nd at Canal Park in Duluth. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park, but the Glaucous-winged Gull has not been reported in several days. Two SNOWY OWLS are still being seen in the Port Terminal, especially along Garfield Avenue.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on the 22nd along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River. Tanya Beyer saw a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 21st along Lake County Road 2, just north of the Greenwood Lake boat launch. Ron Smith reported large flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Grand Marais on the 21st.

An extremely late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen and photographed on the 26th in Duluth Township along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), 0.3 mile west of the App Road (CR 271). I also have a second-hand report of a HERMIT THRUSH seen in recent days at Leif Erikson Park on London Road in Duluth.

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

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

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1327633932====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:24:19 -0700 Reply-To: "Fr. Paul Kammen" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Fr. Paul Kammen" Subject: [mou-net] Duluth Snowy Owls Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Per the updated tape, snowy owls were reported along Garfield Avenue near= Port=20 Terminal. For anyone that has seen them recently, are there any spots in=20= particular that I should look for in that area? I was planning on exiting= on Garfield=20 from 35.=20 Thanks, Fr. Paul ---- 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, 27 Jan 2012 08:04:41 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 27 January 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1327676681====" --====1327676681==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *January 27, 2012 *MNST1201.27 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Spruce Grouse Carolina Wren Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: January 27, 2012 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 January 26th, 2012. A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen on the Otter Tail River in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail River on January 24th. It was reported from the walking path near downtown. Another was still at Canal Park in Duluth on the 22nd where it has been seen sporadically since November 19th. On January 22nd, Dave Bartkey reported that a LONG-TAILED DUCK was still at Point Douglas Park in Washington County near the railroad bridge. Tanya Beyer found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 21st along Lake County Road 2 about a mile south of Louie's Road. A CAROLINA WREN was still at the feeders at the Visitor Center at Wild River State Park in Chisago County on January 26th. A VARIED THRUSH -- first seen January 17th in Hasting Dakota County at 17774 Blackbird Trail -- was still present on the 25th. And the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County since November 27th was seen again on the same day. The next scheduled update of this tape is February 2nd, 2012. --====1327676681==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*January 27, 2012
*MNST1201.27

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: January 27, 2012
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 January 26th, 2012.

A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen on the Otter Tail River in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail River on January 24th. It was reported from the walking path near downtown. Another was still at Canal Park in Duluth on the 22nd where it has been seen sporadically since November 19th.

On January 22nd, Dave Bartkey reported that a LONG-TAILED DUCK was still at Point Douglas Park in Washington County near the railroad bridge.

Tanya Beyer found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 21st along Lake County Road 2 about a mile south of Louie's Road.

A CAROLINA WREN was still at the feeders at the Visitor Center at Wild River State Park in Chisago County on January 26th.

A VARIED THRUSH -- first seen January 17th in Hasting Dakota County at 17774 Blackbird Trail -- was still present on the 25th. And the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County since November 27th was seen again on the same day.

The next scheduled update of this tape is February 2nd, 2012. --====1327676681====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:11:13 -0700 Reply-To: Jason Caddy Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jason Caddy Subject: [mou-net] C. Wren, Chisago Co; Varied Thrush, Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went out with Paul Ogren yesterday and we first went to Wild River State = Park and I spotted the Carolina Wren immediately at the visitors center on = the down hill slope next to the feeders. It then disappeared for a bit and = came back and exhibited some fun behavior by skulking in a dense patch of d= ried leaves high up in a tree and then exploring inside of some crevices an= d holes in the tree trunks nearby. After hanging out far about 20 minutes i= t disappeared again and did not return before we left. I love the shortened= version C. Wren because my daughters first name is Caitlin and middle name= Wren (after the bird of course:)) and sometimes people call her C Wren. We= did not find the Northern Shrike reported earlier but there was a Trumpete= r Swan in with many Canada Geese on the river. We then went down to the Var= ied Thrush on 17774 blackbird trail and the homeowner Richard was outside t= o greet us. There were many A. Tree Sparrows and D.E. Juncos around and the= thrush did make a brief but very exciting appearance. We then tried very q= uickly for the Townsend's Solitaire at the Carpenter Nature Center and foun= d to woods to be about as silent as the outdoors can sound but I had seen t= his bird previously. Overall a very warm and successful January day. Good B= irding=2C Jason Caddy=2C Minneapolis = ---- 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, 27 Jan 2012 21:19:09 -0700 Reply-To: jeff fischer Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: jeff fischer Subject: [mou-net] Golden Eagle Survey Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I posted a couple of pictures that I took during last weeks golden eagle su= rvey on my blog today. The group that I was with counted 5 golden eagles, 4= of which flew directly over our head which gave me some great opportunitie= s for photographs. In total 125 golden eagles where counted in this years s= urvey which is the highest number to date. If you would like to check out t= he pics you can follow the link below.=0A=A0=0Ahttp://ecobirder.blogspot.co= m/2012/01/golden-eagle-survey.html=0A=A0=0AJeff Fischer=0Ahttp://ecobirder.= blogspot.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: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:30:42 -0700 Reply-To: Joe Conley Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Joe Conley Subject: [mou-net] Carolina Wren- Wild River SP Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saw Carolina Wren several times this morning between 9 and 11 AM. Never stayed stayed long enough, but good looking bird. Went for walk along river and found 4 Bluebirds just north=20 of campsite "N". Joe Conley ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:24:24 -0700 Reply-To: "Chu, Philip" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Chu, Philip" Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl, Stearns Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This afternoon from about 1:00 to at least 3:30 PM there was a Snowy Owl in= Stearns Co. - specifically, along 390th St., 0.7 miles E of CR 26. This l= ocation is in Ashley Twp., the northwesternmost township in the county. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:03:04 -0700 Reply-To: Herb Dingmann Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Herb Dingmann Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl - Stearns Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 3:30 this afternoon I re-found the Snowy Owl at the same location that Phil Chu found it at earlier in the afternoon. I drove by again around 5:30 and it had moved 1/2 mile east and was perched atop a power pole at a farm driveway. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud ---- 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, 29 Jan 2012 19:38:12 -0700 Reply-To: Terence Brashear Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Terence Brashear Subject: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush - January 29, 2012 No Townsend's Solitaire at Carpenter Nature Center today. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jon Swanson and I went down looking for the Varied Thrush near Hastings, MN= and we were able to quickly find it.=A0 It was present from when we arrive= d at 8:30AM till we left two hours later.=A0 The home owner is so gracious,= came out to talk with us and told us where to look for the bird.=A0 Might = be nice to bring along some bird seed if you visit since he was talking abo= ut how much seed he goes through each week.=A0 By the way, someone left the= ir Sibley Bird Guide there when they visited.=A0 If you are missing it he h= ung onto it for you.=0A=0A=0Ahttp://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_0011.jpg=0A=0A= http://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_0122.jpg=0A=0Ahttp://www.naturepixels.com/I= MG_0159.jpg=0A=0Ahttp://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_0185.jpg=0A=0Ahttp://www.n= aturepixels.com/IMG_0218.jpg=0A=0AWe went looking for the Townsend's Solita= ire at Carpenter Nature Center.=A0 We were told by the person at the visito= r's center it had not been seen recently.=A0 I think I know why.=A0 Most of= the mature cedars along the trail where it was being seen had been cut dow= n and were piled up.=A0 Other trees had been cut too and were being shredde= d by a wood chipper while were there. I am sure there is a good reason for = the thinning out of the trees, but we were disappointed after hiking down t= here.=0A=0ARegards,=0A=0ATerry=0A=0A=0A=A0=0ATerry Brashear=0AHennepin Coun= ty, MN=0Ahttp://www.naturepixels.com=0Abirdnird AT yahoo.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: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:53:28 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl data Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Minnesota birders, As most of you know by now, there is a major Snowy Owl irruption = underway across much of North America, and the MOU is trying to get a = handle on its magnitude in Minnesota. If you have seen a Snowy Owl this = winter -- or last fall -- we are requesting that you send an e-mail with = that information to snowy-owl@moumn.org Please include as many details as you have, but especially the date, = location, and a guess at the the age of the bird (juveniles are much = more heavily marked than adults). Even if you already have submitted your observation elsewhere, such as = MOU-Net, e-Bird, or the MOU seasonal reports, we are requesting that you = please consider reporting it to snowy-owl@moumn.org.=20 The compiled data will be mapped, checked for duplicates, and distilled = into an article to appear in a future issue of The Loon. Your = participation in the process will certainly help make the final total as = accurate as is possible. We will repost this request periodically during the next couple of = months.=20 Thanks to everyone for helping us out. Anthony Hertzel ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:42:27 -0700 Reply-To: Jbaines317@AOL.COM Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl Dakota County west of Hastings Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just got a call from my husband that there was a snowy owl on a pole at Goodwin and Hwy 55. It flew and he was not able to relocate it yet. If he sees it again I will re-post. Jen ---- 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, 30 Jan 2012 17:24:10 -0700 Reply-To: Betsy Beneke Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Betsy Beneke Subject: [mou-net] Stearns CO snowy owl present Jan 30 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The snowy owl SW of Sauk Centre in Stearns county was present this afternoo= n between 4 and 5 pm.=A0 It was on the north side of 390th, sitting on a la= rge dark colored boulder in a rock pile nearly directly across from the WPA= parking area.=A0 This was about one mile=A0east of CR 26.=0A=A0=0ABetsy Be= neke=0ASt. Cloud, Benton Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:13:40 -0700 Reply-To: Bruce Baer Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Bruce Baer Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl - MVNWR Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 8:15 this morning I observed a Snowy Owl flying out on the lake from = the observation deck at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge. It went though the = woods and might possibly be at Black Dog. Bruce Baer=20 Bloomington, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html