-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *February 2, 2012 *MNDU1202.02 -Birds mentioned Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Townsend's Solitaire Hermit Thrush Bohemian Waxwing Hoary Redpoll Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: February 2, 2012 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 2nd, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found on the 2nd by Dave Grosshuesch at the Grand Marais Forest Service office along MN Highway 61 on the west side of town. I also have a second-hand report of a HERMIT THRUSH coming to a feeder in Grand Marais, but I don’t have a specific address. At least 500 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at the municipal campground on the 31st. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on the 30th along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER continues to be seen northeast of Isabella along the Sawbill Landing Road, 0.8 mile north of FR 172. Mike Hendrickson saw two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 29th a mile north of here in a burned area near the Trapper's Lake access. The SNOWY OWL north of Aitkin at CR 1 and CR 22 was relocated on the 29th and again on the 1st. Warren Nelson saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 29th on the Pietz's Road, 0.2 mile north of Aitkin CR 18. Two GREAT GRAY OWLS were seen by Sparky Stensaas on the 31st in the Sax-Zim Bog along the McDavitt Road (CR 233), 2.5 to 3 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). EVENING GROSBEAKS and a HOARY REDPOLL are being seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, one mile north of CR 133. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER'S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park. Several observers saw an impressive total of 18 GLAUCOUS GULLS at Canal Park on the 30th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 9th. 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. --====1328246497==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 2, 2012
*MNDU1202.02

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 2, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 2nd, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found on the 2nd by Dave Grosshuesch at the Grand Marais Forest Service office along MN Highway 61 on the west side of town. I also have a second-hand report of a HERMIT THRUSH coming to a feeder in Grand Marais, but I don’t have a specific address. At least 500 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at the municipal campground on the 31st.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on the 30th along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER continues to be seen northeast of Isabella along the Sawbill Landing Road, 0.8 mile north of FR 172. Mike Hendrickson saw two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 29th a mile north of here in a burned area near the Trapper's Lake access.

The SNOWY OWL north of Aitkin at CR 1 and CR 22 was relocated on the 29th and again on the 1st. Warren Nelson saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 29th on the Pietz's Road, 0.2 mile north of Aitkin CR 18.

Two GREAT GRAY OWLS were seen by Sparky Stensaas on the 31st in the Sax-Zim Bog along the McDavitt Road (CR 233), 2.5 to 3 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). EVENING GROSBEAKS and a HOARY REDPOLL are being seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, one mile north of CR 133.

ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER'S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park. Several observers saw an impressive total of 18 GLAUCOUS GULLS at Canal Park on the 30th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 9th.

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. --====1328246497====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:01:23 -0700 Reply-To: Pam Albin Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Pam Albin Subject: [mou-net] Varied Thrush - Hastings, MN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Richard, the homeowner at 17774 Blackbird Trail, reports that the Varied Th= rush is spending less time at the front yard feeder than in the past. It wa= s seen Thursday (2/2) morning but has been gone for up to 2 hours.=20 He just wanted to let people know that it may be a long wait if anyone stop= s by to see it.=20 Pam Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:18:51 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 3 February 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1328303931====" --====1328303931==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 3, 2012 *MNST1202.03 -Birds mentioned Northern Hawk Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: February 3, 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 February 2nd, 2012. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County was still there on the 30th. It's been found most recently along state highway 61 at the Gooseberry River. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER is being seen northeast of Isabella in St. Louis County along the Sawbill Landing Road, three-quarters of a mile north of forest road 172. On January 25th, Jay Hamernick reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in Cook County along the Croftville Road. It was feeding along the road near house number 1461. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found on the 2nd by Dave Grosshuesch at the Grand Marais Forest Service office along state highway 61 on the west side of town. The VARIED THRUSH -- first seen January 17th in Hasting Dakota County at 17774 Blackbird Trail -- was still present today. And on the 1st, a VARIED THRUSH was reported by Warren Nelson and Butch Ukura in Morrison County. Please call Joe and Grace Dembouski for directions at 320-277-3832. The next scheduled update of this tape is February 9th, 2012. --====1328303931==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*February 3, 2012
*MNST1202.03

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 3, 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 February 2nd, 2012.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County was still there on the 30th. It's been found most recently along state highway 61 at the Gooseberry River.

An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER is being seen northeast of Isabella in St. Louis County along the Sawbill Landing Road, three-quarters of a mile north of forest road 172.

On January 25th, Jay Hamernick reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in Cook County along the Croftville Road. It was feeding along the road near house number 1461. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found on the 2nd by Dave Grosshuesch at the Grand Marais Forest Service office along state highway 61 on the west side of town.

The VARIED THRUSH -- first seen January 17th in Hasting Dakota County at 17774 Blackbird Trail -- was still present today. And on the 1st, a VARIED THRUSH was reported by Warren Nelson and Butch Ukura in Morrison County. Please call Joe and Grace Dembouski for directions at 320-277-3832.

The next scheduled update of this tape is February 9th, 2012. --====1328303931====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:09:27 -0700 Reply-To: markjunghans@AOL.COM Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Stearns County Snowy Owl present Friday 2-3-2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The previously reported Stearns County Snowy Owl ( SW of Sauk Centre ) was= re-found at 5:52 PM Friday 2-3-2012 on a light pole next to the driveway a= t 46233 390th St., about 1 mile east of CR26. =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, 4 Feb 2012 07:42:35 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl still present 2/4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The "700th St." Snowy Owl was observed this morning between 7:40 and = 8:10 on 700th St. west of CR 3 between 120th Ave. and 110th Ave. It = flew north from a utility pole and landed out about 1/4 mile in a = soybean stubble field near a grouping of 3 white field marker posts. It = stayed there until I left. It was being harassed by two crows. I have a Google map showing most of my sightings of this bird for anyone = interested. 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, 4 Feb 2012 10:19:52 -0700 Reply-To: james otto Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: james otto Subject: [mou-net] Dakota County Snowy Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Snowy Owl was still present on Dakota County 42=2C just south of Idell ave.= at 10:30 AM. 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: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:47:13 -0700 Reply-To: Andy Forbes Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Andy Forbes Subject: [mou-net] Varied Thrush, Hastings - YES Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saw the Varied Thrush today @1100-1130. It was mostly hanging around by itself in usual spot, but was also hanging around with an American Robin, moving around the general area. Andy Forbes, Dakota Cty. ---- 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, 4 Feb 2012 14:16:08 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Ryan Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Ryan Subject: Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Snowy Owl - Dakota County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went looking for the owl around noon and did not refind it. I did come across a Northern Shrike on Jacob Ave. Jim Ryan On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Kevin Smith wrote: > I am sorry for the error that I made for the location on the Snowy Owl > in Dakota Co. > The spelling should have been Idell Ave. and CoRd 42 and not (Ideal). > I hope it didn't cause too much problem. Good luck to those trying to > find the Owl. Be safe, because the County Road 42 does not have wide > shoulders. > > Kevin Smith > Hastings, Dakota Co. > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > --=20 Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus Seneca* ---- ---- 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, 4 Feb 2012 17:13:32 -0700 Reply-To: james otto Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: james otto Subject: [mou-net] dakota county snowy owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark Junghans refound the Snowy Owl at 5:30 PM on County Road 42 =2C just s= outh of Idell avenue. 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: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:14:03 -0700 Reply-To: Jason Caddy Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jason Caddy Subject: [mou-net] No Snowy Owl, Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went to look for the Snowy Owl reported on CR 42 west of Hastings without= success. I arrived at around 7:15am as did one other birder. We combed the= area near Idell Ave. and I found nothing of particular interest other than= a large flock of American Tree Sparrows to the north. I'm not sure exactly= where the owl was spotted before because Idell Ave. runs north/south so so= uth of this avenue didn't make a lot of sense to me but the other birder sa= id it was to the southwest of the Idell Ave./ CR 42 intersection. I also lo= oked for the Northern Shrike reported on Jacob Ave. without success. Good B= irding=2C Jason Caddy 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: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:23:24 -0700 Reply-To: Liz Stanley Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Liz Stanley Subject: Re: [mou-net] No Snowy Owl, Dakota Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was also out this morning and did not find the owl. I did see a shrike on 7= 10th St, and another one on Hwy 56 south of Dodge Center.=20 Returning home, I saw a rough-legged hawk perched in a tree where Hwy 77 cro= sses the MN River. Unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to get a phot= o, as that would have meant stopping on the bridge.=20 -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites On Feb 5, 2012, at 12:13, Jason Caddy wrote: > I went to look for the Snowy Owl reported on CR 42 west of Hastings withou= t success. I arrived at around 7:15am as did one other birder. We combed the= area near Idell Ave. and I found nothing of particular interest other than a= large flock of American Tree Sparrows to the north. I'm not sure exactly wh= ere the owl was spotted before because Idell Ave. runs north/south so south o= f this avenue didn't make a lot of sense to me but the other birder said it w= as to the southwest of the Idell Ave./ CR 42 intersection. I also looked for= the Northern Shrike reported on Jacob Ave. without success. Good Birding, = Jason Caddy Minneapolis =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 ---- 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, 5 Feb 2012 13:39:29 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: [mou-net] Cook Co. Townsend's Solitaire 1/25-26, plus Duluth sightings Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a belated report of a Townsend's Solitaire seen by Jay=20 Hammernick along the Croftville Road east of Grand Marais on January=20 25 and 26. On the 25th it was at fire #1423 and 1427, and on the=20 26th it was at #1461. Jay also saw the two White-winged Scoters in Duluth on February 2nd=20 at the Lakewalk at 21st Avenue East in Duluth. Jan and Larry Kraemer=20 saw them on the 4th at the 17th Ave E pedestrian bridge. Jan Green saw a Long-eared Owl at dusk on the 2nd along the MN=20 Highway 61 expressway at 78th Avenue East. 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: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:40:01 -0700 Reply-To: Janice Culver Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Janice Culver Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Cty snowy owls x 2 sunday 2/5/12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We found 2 snowy owls between 5 pm and 5:30 pm on 700th street in Dodge county today. The first one was found at the intersection of 700th street and 150th avenue at 5pm. It was the whiter of the two owls but still had some dark coloration. The second owl was found halfway between 130th and 140th avenue and was considerably darker. Thanks to Ken Vail for reporting these 700th street snowies! Brett and Janice Culver, West St Paul. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 22:33:10 -0700 Reply-To: Karl Bardon Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Karl Bardon Subject: [mou-net] 34 Glaucous Gulls, Duluth Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While doing my weekly gull survey of the Duluth-Superior harbor today, I fo= und a record high number of Glaucous Gulls. While birding at WLSSD in the D= uluth harbor with Jan and Larry Kraemer, I counted 34 Glaucous Gulls among = 1003 Herring Gulls, 3 Iceland Gulls, 4 Great Black-backed Gulls, 5 Thayer's= Gulls, and 2 Ring-billed Gull. These were all in view at the same time!, a= nd included 10 adults, 2 first-cycles, and 22 first-cycles. The previous hi= gh count for Glaucous Gulls in Minnesota was 28 on 28 January 1967 at Knife= River, Lake County, but this apparently included at least one Iceland, pos= sibly others. Although another 450 gulls were at the Superior landfill toda= y prior to checking WLSSD, this included only 3 Glaucous Gulls.=0A=A0=0AKar= l Bardon=0ADuluth, 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: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:25:43 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co.: Two Snowy Owls Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I altered my usual route to work this morning to search for the two = Snowy Owls on 700th St. reported by Brett and Janice Culver on Sunday. = I found one of owls sitting on a steel post marking a field entrance = alongside the road at 7:00 AM. This was 2/10ths of a mile east of CR 3 = (130th Ave.) on 700th St. I then proceeded west on 700th and found the = "700th St." Snowy Owl on a utility pole west of 110th Ave at 7:05. Last weekend there were probably 10 carloads of birders searching for = the 700th St. Snowy in vain (except the Culvers). I'm pretty confident = that the Culvers found two new Snowy Owls and not the "700th". I know = I'm not expected to produce the bird but I do feel some sense of = responsibility because I've been making the reports. It's like a = fishing guide taking his clients out to his favorite hot spot...'they = were biting here yesterday.' I believe the key to seeing this owl is = being in the area early before sunrise or late after sunset, between the = hours of 7 to 8 AM and 5 to 6 PM. This morning as I approached the = owl's favorite stretch of road a feed truck reached the area first and = my hopes of the owl being on a pole dimmed. The truck's passing did not = flush the owl but as I slowed to observe the owl it did flush. This one = seems a bit skittish. This has been a remarkable month in this corner of Dodge Co. There have = been probably five different Snowy Owls here, all within 3 miles of my = house! For anyone interested I do have a Google Map available showing most of = the locations where these birds have been seen. 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: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:23:08 -0700 Reply-To: Amy Blake Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Amy Blake Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl at Target Fields Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All, A friend shared this with me and thought you might enjoy it. Additionally= my mom saw a Snowy Owl on her way to work on Monday. It was somewhere along = 35E between Eagan & St.Paul. http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=3D20084959&c= _id=3Dmin Happy Birding, Amy ---- 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, 9 Feb 2012 13:21:25 -0700 Reply-To: Lynne Schoenborn Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Lynne Schoenborn Subject: [mou-net] Stearns County Snowy Owl relocated Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We relocated the Stearns County Snowy Owl (SW of Sauk Centre) at 11am today 2= /9/12. =20 It was previously reported on (2/3) at 46233 390th St, 1.5 miles east of CR 2= 6. =20 We found it in the field just to the west of that address, on the north side= of 390th St. We had wonderful views of the owl in flight as it was being mobbed by crows.= Lynne Schoenborn New Hope, MN 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: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:12:15 -0700 Reply-To: bwitthuhn@COMCAST.NET Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: Re: [mou-net] Stearns County Snowy Owl relocated Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit im outa here. See you later. baw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Schoenborn" To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:11:18 PM Subject: [mou-net] Stearns County Snowy Owl relocated We relocated the Stearns County Snowy Owl (SW of Sauk Centre) at 11am today 2/9/12. It was previously reported on (2/3) at 46233 390th St, 1.5 miles east of CR 26. We found it in the field just to the west of that address, on the north side of 390th St. We had wonderful views of the owl in flight as it was being mobbed by crows. Lynne Schoenborn New Hope, MN Sent from my iPad ---- 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: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:54:19 -0700 Reply-To: Heidi Hughes Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Heidi Hughes Subject: [mou-net] Golden Eagle - Marshall County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spotted a Golden Eagle this afternoon around 2pm sitting on a power pole along MN State Hwy 1 at the Viking turn off, east of Warren Minnesota. And I have a female Red-winged Blackbird, a dozen Common Redpolls, Brown Creeper and Black-billed Magpies at my feeders. --=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: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:42:45 -0700 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, February 9, 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1328841765====" --====1328841765==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 9, 2012 *MNDL1202.09 -Birds mentioned Gray Partridge Wild Turkey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Merlin Prairie Falcon Snowy Owl Black-billed Magpie American Crow Horned Lark Brown Creeper American Robin Bohemian Waxwing Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: February 9, 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, February 9, 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. This week has reverted to true winter temperatures in the northwest, but next week promises to be warmer. Perhaps the colder weather will bring more species to the feeders. A single SNOWY OWL was reported this week - this one seen at Little McDonald Lake near Perham in Otter Tail County by Rick Gjervold on February 6. Gary Otnes found a PRAIRIE FALCON near the Orwell Reservoir on February 7. Other species seen there included a NORTHERN HARRIER and three HORNED LARKS. At home near Fergus Falls, Gary reported HARRIS'S SPARROWS, a small flock of AMERICAN ROBINS, and a single RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Brad and Dee Ehlers reported an eagle nest that would be easy to photograph on US 59 near the Lake Lizzie Road. It is a busy road so be sure to pull off completely if you choose to do that. Marshall Howe in Hubbard County reported an increase in COMMON REDPOLLS, a BROWN CREEPER, and hundreds of AMERICAN CROWS. PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in southern Hubbard County on February 3. Steve Midthune saw a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE three miles north of Lake Park on CR 9 in Becker County on February 3. On February 7, Sandy Aubol reported a MERLIN, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 50 COMMON REDPOLLS, and the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, EASTERN TOWHEE, HARRIS'S SPARROWS, and NORTHERN CARDINAL that have been in East Grand Forks, Polk County, all winter. Shelley Steva and Zeann Linder saw two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along CR 23 on February 4. Heidi Hughes reported that the feeders at the Audubon Sanctuary near Warren are hosting a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, BROWN CREEPER, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and some COMMON REDPOLLS. In Pennington County, Shelley Steva and Zeann Linder saw a WILD TURKEY along CR 7 on February 4. Along CR 8 they found BALD EAGLE and some AMERICAN CROWS. Five GRAY PARTRIDGES were seen by Shelley and Zeann near Viking in Marshall County on February 4. Heidi Hughes saw a GOLDEN EAGLE on February 9 at the Viking turn off MN 1 east of Warren. In Beltrami County, Katie Haws reported a NORTHERN CARDINAL at her place in Hines near Blackduck on February 6. BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported in Warroad , Roseau County, by Beth Siverhus on February 9. Thanks to all the folks who sent in their sightings this week. 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 16, 2012 Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1328841765==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*February 9, 2012
*MNDL1202.09

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: February 9, 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, February 9, 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.

This week has reverted to true winter temperatures in the northwest, but next week promises to be warmer. Perhaps the colder weather will bring more species to the feeders.

A single SNOWY OWL was reported this week - this one seen at Little McDonald Lake near Perham in Otter Tail County by Rick Gjervold on February 6. Gary Otnes found a PRAIRIE FALCON near the Orwell Reservoir on February 7. Other species seen there included a NORTHERN HARRIER and three HORNED LARKS. At home near Fergus Falls, Gary reported HARRIS'S SPARROWS, a small flock of AMERICAN ROBINS, and a single RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Brad and Dee Ehlers reported an eagle nest that would be easy to photograph on US 59 near the Lake Lizzie Road. It is a busy road so be sure to pull off completely if you choose to do that.

Marshall Howe in Hubbard County reported an increase in COMMON REDPOLLS, a BROWN CREEPER, and hundreds of AMERICAN CROWS. PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in southern Hubbard County on February 3.

Steve Midthune saw a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE three miles north of Lake Park on CR 9 in Becker County on February 3.

On February 7, Sandy Aubol reported a MERLIN, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 50 COMMON REDPOLLS, and the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, EASTERN TOWHEE, HARRIS'S SPARROWS, and NORTHERN CARDINAL that have been in East Grand Forks, Polk County, all winter. Shelley Steva and Zeann Linder saw two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along CR 23 on February 4. Heidi Hughes reported that the feeders at the Audubon Sanctuary near Warren are hosting a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, BROWN CREEPER, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and some COMMON REDPOLLS.

In Pennington County, Shelley Steva and Zeann Linder saw a WILD TURKEY along CR 7 on February 4. Along CR 8 they found BALD EAGLE and some AMERICAN CROWS.

Five GRAY PARTRIDGES were seen by Shelley and Zeann near Viking in Marshall County on February 4. Heidi Hughes saw a GOLDEN EAGLE on February 9 at the Viking turn off MN 1 east of Warren.

In Beltrami County, Katie Haws reported a NORTHERN CARDINAL at her place in Hines near Blackduck on February 6.

BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported in Warroad , Roseau County, by Beth Siverhus on February 9.

Thanks to all the folks who sent in their sightings this week.

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 16, 2012

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1328841765====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:48:30 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 2/9/12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1328845710====" --====1328845710==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *February 9, 2012 *MNDU1202.09 -Birds mentioned Northern Pintail White-winged Scoter Barrow's Goldeneye Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Long-eared Owl Bohemian Waxwing Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: February 9, 2012 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 9th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A first-winter male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found by Chris Wood and others on the 6th at Paradise Beach northeast of Grand Marais in Cook County. They also saw a flock of 450 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at the Grand Marais municipal campground, and several others along the Croftville Road. Numbers of winter finches are building across northeastern Minnesota with many reports of large flocks of COMMON REDPOLLS, PINE SISKINS, and PINE GROSBEAKS, and scattered reports of HOARY REDPOLLS in Duluth, the Sax-Zim Bog, Grand Rapids, Isabella, Ely, Two Harbors, and Illgen City. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park continues to be seen along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River and along the trails near the visitors' center. The SNOWY OWL north of Aitkin at CR 1 and CR 22 was relocated on the 5th by Warren Nelson. Jan Green saw a LONG-EARED OWL on the 2nd east of Duluth along the MN Highway 61 expressway at 78th Avenue East. Jay Hammernick saw two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS in Duluth on the 2nd at the Lakewalk at 21st Avenue East and they were relocated on the 4th. Chris Wood's group saw a pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS on the 3rd flying over Interstate Island in the Duluth Harbor. Karl Bardon and Jan and Larry Kraemer counted a record-high 34 GLAUCOUS GULLS on the 5th at the WLSSD plant. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen here and at Canal Park. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 16th. 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. --====1328845710==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 9, 2012
*MNDU1202.09

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 9, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 9th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A first-winter male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found by Chris Wood and others on the 6th at Paradise Beach northeast of Grand Marais in Cook County. They also saw a flock of 450 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at the Grand Marais municipal campground, and several others along the Croftville Road. Numbers of winter finches are building across northeastern Minnesota with many reports of large flocks of COMMON REDPOLLS, PINE SISKINS, and PINE GROSBEAKS, and scattered reports of HOARY REDPOLLS in Duluth, the Sax-Zim Bog, Grand Rapids, Isabella, Ely, Two Harbors, and Illgen City.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park continues to be seen along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River and along the trails near the visitors' center. The SNOWY OWL north of Aitkin at CR 1 and CR 22 was relocated on the 5th by Warren Nelson. Jan Green saw a LONG-EARED OWL on the 2nd east of Duluth along the MN Highway 61 expressway at 78th Avenue East.

Jay Hammernick saw two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS in Duluth on the 2nd at the Lakewalk at 21st Avenue East and they were relocated on the 4th. Chris Wood's group saw a pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS on the 3rd flying over Interstate Island in the Duluth Harbor. Karl Bardon and Jan and Larry Kraemer counted a record-high 34 GLAUCOUS GULLS on the 5th at the WLSSD plant. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen here and at Canal Park.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 16th.

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. --====1328845710====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:29:23 -0700 Reply-To: Andrew Birch Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Andrew Birch Subject: [mou-net] American Three-toed Woodpecker Crow Wing County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The American Three-toed Woodpecker discovered by Herb Dingman was present today between 2:00pm and 2:30pm in the location he previously described (in the southeast corner of the intersection of CR1 and Low's Lake Rd about 2.3 miles fromthe Aitkin County line). I also spent about two hours searching for the Black-backed Woodpecker reported in this location and while I heard several distinctive taps they all occurred on posted land and thus I was unable to investigate to get a definitive ID. I have uploaded an image on the MOU recently seen page - http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl and I have also uploaded a video of the bird flecking away at a tamarac on my blog - http://blackwaterbirder.blogspot.com/ Good Birding, Andrew Birch Pequot Lakes, 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: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:45:39 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 10 February 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1328903139====" --====1328903139==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 10, 2012 *MNST1202.10 -Birds mentioned Barrow's Goldeneye Prairie Falcon Glaucous Gull Northern Hawk Owl Belted Kingfisher American Three-toed Woodpecker -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: February 10, 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 February 9th, 2012. In Cook County, a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was reported by Chris Wood on the 6th at Paradise Beach 14 miles northeast of Grand Marais. On the 7th, Gary Otnes found a PRAIRIE FALCON near the Orwell Reservoir southwest of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County was still there on the 8th. It's been found most recently along state highway 61 at the Gooseberry River. On the 5th, Karl Bardon reported a record-high 34 GLAUCOUS GULLS in Duluth at the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District plant near 27th Avenue West. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was discovered by Herb Dingman on the 4th in northeastern Crow Wing County near the intersection of county road 1 and Low's Lake Road. Finally, several people have called to report overwintering BELTED KINGFISHERS at ponds and open water in the southeastern parts of the state. The next scheduled update of this tape is February 16th, 2012. --====1328903139==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*February 10, 2012
*MNST1202.10

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 10, 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 February 9th, 2012.

In Cook County, a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was reported by Chris Wood on the 6th at Paradise Beach 14 miles northeast of Grand Marais.

On the 7th, Gary Otnes found a PRAIRIE FALCON near the Orwell Reservoir southwest of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County was still there on the 8th. It's been found most recently along state highway 61 at the Gooseberry River.

On the 5th, Karl Bardon reported a record-high 34 GLAUCOUS GULLS in Duluth at the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District plant near 27th Avenue West.

An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was discovered by Herb Dingman on the 4th in northeastern Crow Wing County near the intersection of county road 1 and Low's Lake Road.

Finally, several people have called to report overwintering BELTED KINGFISHERS at ponds and open water in the southeastern parts of the state.

The next scheduled update of this tape is February 16th, 2012. --====1328903139====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:36:33 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co.: Both Snowy Owls present Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have seen one or both of the Snowy Owls every day this week. This = morning around 8:00 the 700th St. Snowy was huddled in a plowed = cornfield south of 700th St. between 120th and 110th Avenues. Tonight = about 6:00 the 700th St. EAST Snowy flew up off of the drainage ditch by = the road about 2/10th mile east of CR 3. I have updated my Google Map with all of this week's sightings. 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: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:07 -0700 Reply-To: Joe Conley Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Joe Conley Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl - Rochester ?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My friend who lives in Rochester, saw a Snowy Owl on the 28th of January.= She took me to the sign that day, about 6:30 PM. Not there then.=20=20=20= She saw it at 11 AM that day. Says since then has seen it almost daily. Sees it about 8 Am, usually.=20= Said she has seen it probably at least 10 times. Was on billboard sign , north side of 37th St Nw just East of 3rd Ave Nw = ? A Wells Fargo bank is across the street and a Hy-Vee grocery store, with = big=20 parking lot. Billboard angles toward street, and owl sits between the two signs. One sign has Pro Life, other had Pepsi when I was there. She saw it today, 2-10-12. Says it is mostly white. Probably would be good to look from across street at Hy-Vee, and try to see this urban owl.=20 Post if you see it, so I can tell herothers got to see "her" owl.=20 Thanks. 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: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:31:01 -0700 Reply-To: Diane Anderson Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Diane Anderson Subject: [mou-net] Olmsted snowy owl report Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Chuck Krulas called and said the only owl he could find in the vicinity of Hy Vee North this morning was a decoy great horned. We will keep an eye on that location and repost if it is seen again. Sadly enough besides being one of the only counties with no natural lakes, we in Olmsted have had but 1 live snowy report this winter! We will keep searching. Diane Anderson Olmsted County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:34:05 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co.: 3 Snowy Owls Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Snowy Owl hat trick this morning. At 7:45 the first owl was seen on 690th St 1/2 mile west of CR 3, 200 = yards to the south in a bean stubble field. The second Snowy was = alongside 690th just 2/10th mile to the west on the north side in a = cornstalk field. The third owl was the 700th St. Snowy Owl in a favored = snowy patch about 1/2 mile west of 120th Ave and a quarter mile north in = the field. This patch of snow is west of an abandoned country school = site (power lines lead back to this site). I have updated my Google Map to include today's sightings. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=3D217526816684272944468.0004b7795e11c= e9d26b29&msa=3D0 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, 11 Feb 2012 17:36:11 -0700 Reply-To: Paul Budde Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Paul Budde Subject: [mou-net] Hastings area: Varied Thrush, Northern Shrike, Long-tailed Duck Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The male Varied Thrush was present and pretty active this cold morning between 11 and Noon at 17774 Blackbird Trail, off of Ravenna Trail, SE of Hastings. A Northern Shrike was at Lock and Dam #2 just upriver from Hastings. And the Long-tailed Duck continues at Pt. Douglas, across from Prescott, WI. If you look for the thrush, park in the street and walk up near the house. The bird feeds under the spruce and below the apple tree near the driveway pullout. Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN pbudde@earthlink.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:39:56 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Ryan Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Ryan Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Cty: Snowy Owls refound Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable About 5:15pm today, a gracious birder/photographer named Karen refound one Snowy on 120th Ave. about 1/3 mile N. of 700th St. Thanks much to Ken & Rebecca Vail for continuing to update reports of these birds! Karen reported her finding to Diane & myself. I informed the family searching nearby (Curt, wife & 2 kids). I also reported it to John & Chris Hockema, and another couple, Steve & Mary, who all had been in the area this afternoon searching for the boreal visitors. All returned to see it. This owl was fairly well barred and sitting about 200 yards East of 120th on a rise. While we all scoped it out as it scanned for a meal, John or Chris spotted a 2nd owl flying South & West along the sunset horizon. We followed it along 700th St. and found it about 40 yards from the road. All got good looks at a 2nd snowy owl in 10 minutes! Also found today were lots of Horned Larks in Dodge & Steele Counties, well over 30 birds. --=20 Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus Seneca* ---- ---- 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, 11 Feb 2012 21:41:11 -0700 Reply-To: Betsy Beneke Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Betsy Beneke Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl still present in Stearns Co Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The snowy owl on 390th Street, SW of Sauk Center in Stearns County was pres= ent in the same=A0location today between 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.=A0 It was= sitting=A0on the ground=A0straight north of the WPA parking lot, quite a d= istance from the road.=A0 I found it with my binocs, but really needed my s= potting scope to get a good look.=A0 I drove around the area for over 2 hou= rs, coming back several times, hoping it would move closer to the road, but= it never did.=0A=A0=0ABetsy Beneke=0ASt. Cloud ---- 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, 12 Feb 2012 18:43:04 -0700 Reply-To: Milton Blomberg Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Milton Blomberg Subject: [mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire-Stearns Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Found a Townsend's Solitaire at Warner Lake County Park=2C 4:45pm- SE Stear= ns=2C near Clearwater=2C MN Directions: Park at the Nature Center bldg=2C walk the trail over the bridg= e around the west side of the lake. The area is ~1/4 mile when the red ced= ars become more prominent on the left and the trail turns to the right (wes= t-like) and 100 yards down a clearing with a 4-way trail intersection and a= small "Tree Farm" sign. Suspect it is hanging out in the flats eastward he= re toward the lake with much red cedar-thicket scrub w/ taller aspen saplin= gs (good perching up--as it behaved w/ me). Also there is a small prairie p= atch is back in there amid the scrub. = ---- 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, 12 Feb 2012 18:52:44 -0700 Reply-To: Jason Caddy Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jason Caddy Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went out very early this morning with Paul Ogren to find the previously r= eported Snowy Owls in Dodge County. From about 7:10am until 8:15am we drove= around the area of 700th=2C 690th and 120th looking with no success. We th= en found a group of cars looking north on 700th Street to the small snow pa= tch about 1/4 mile away from the road and to the west of the abandoned scho= ol ruins. The owl was there and may have been there as we were searching be= fore but this location is far from the road and difficult to see unless you= have a scope on the bird already. There was another paler bird a little fu= rther west on the south side of 700th. This bird was even further from the = road. It was amazing to see two snowies in one location but much like last = nights report of the Streans County owl it would have been a lot nicer had = they been closer to the road. Thank you to those who reported previously on= these birds. Jason Caddy Minneapolis j.caddy@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: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:52:29 -0700 Reply-To: Erik Bruhnke Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Erik Bruhnke Subject: [mou-net] Photos of hovering Snowy Owl (yesterday) in Duluth and last week's Trip to SZ Bog Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday evening while driving around the Duluth Harbor (Garfield Ave and the immediate shipping/industrial area), I spend almost an hour taking it easy and looking for a Snowy Owl. As I was getting ready to leave, a distant OWL caught my attention, flying in the distance (I was facing southwest, looking in the direction of the Duluth entrance just off of the Blotnik Bridge). Over the highway was this owl, lethargic-yet-snappy wingbeats. I was sooo excited! After slamming on the brakes, I took a second to view the bird through binocs, then started taking pictures. I was expecting the bird to be getting closer or farther away, as I watched it. After nearly two minutes, I realized that this heavy-bellied, large-winged owl wasn't flying in towards/away direction, but was hovering in place!!! It is so amazing to see birds put forth the tremendous amount of energy when they are hovering in place, especially with the larger raptors that have to really work against a great deal of resistance with their wings. After the ~2 minutes went by, the owl dove down. I quickly drove over to the lake-side of the harbor and scanned for the owl, with no luck. It was one of those "wow, this bird is giving me goosebumps" moments! Below are some photos of the hovering Snowy Owl. http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481206 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481207 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481208 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481209 (Diving) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481210 (one last hover, just beyond the highway) A perfectly intact, frozen egg I found on the ground, in a grassy area along the harbor. I think it's a Canada Goose egg. It was so weird to see this time of year. http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481211 I showed a lady around Sax-Zim Bog all day this past friday, and we worked hard to see what we saw. The temps just barely broke double digits, and the windchill kept birds hunkering down in the thickets. We were treated to Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, a very brief look at a possible female Hoary Redpoll among the Common Redpolls.Blue Jays also made an appearance at the feeders. Throughout the rest of the bog vicinity we had wonderful views of the fluffy Gray Jays, the Boreal Chickadee along the Admiral Road feeders, and many views of Common Redpoll and White-winged Crossbill flocks! Great Gray Owls eluded us, likely due to the harsh weather conditions, as did any of the three-toed woodpeckers (both the Black-backed Woodpecker and American Three-toed Woodpeckers have three toes; a trait unique to only them). Regardless, it was a very fun day! Below are some photos from the trip. Red-breasted Nuthatch, trying to stay warm http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481199 Female Evening Grosbeak http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481198 Excitement at the feeders (the first photo includes a funny caption) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481203 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481200 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481201 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481202 Ending the day with gorgeous views of civil twilight http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141481205 Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN --=20 *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Guided Birdwatching Trips and Bird photography www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com birdfedr@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: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:20:15 -0700 Reply-To: "Rev. Debra Jene Collum" Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: "Rev. Debra Jene Collum" Subject: Re: [mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you to everyone who has been posting about the Snowy Owls in Dodge=20= County and to all who helped Steve and I see it Sunday early evening. Ste= ve,=20 my (new) husband, was very impressed with the birding community he met=20= yesterday. He understands why I enjoy this endeavor of birding so much. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:51:49 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co.: All 3 Snowy Owls present Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Between 7:30 and 8:15 this morning all 3 Snowy Owls were located within = about a mile of each other (as the owl flies). The first one south of = 690th St. midway between 130th Ave and 120th Ave. south of the road on a = snowy patch on the line between a plowed cornfield and a bean field. = The second was seen SW of the first bird in the bean field, best viewed = off of 120th Ave looking east. The third was located in the same = previously reported snowy patch in the field west of the old country = school site. The fresh snow we're now getting is likely to affect their movements as = well as their visibility to the birders. I'm running out of usable icons on this Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=3D217526816684272944468.0004b7795e11c= e9d26b29&msa=3D0 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: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:41:29 -0700 Reply-To: Jbaines317@AOL.COM Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Dakota County Snowy Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The heavily barred Snowy Owl being seen west of Hastings was hunting at the intersection of Hwy 55 and County Road 42 last night at about 6 p.m. Jen Vieth. ---- 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, 15 Feb 2012 12:10:30 -0700 Reply-To: jbaines317@AOL.COM Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rare Bird Alert Subject: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush update and note from Richard Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Richard just called the nature center to say that the Varied Thrush is stil= l visiting his yard south of Hastings. He asked that I let you all know that his is sincerely grateful for the man= y LOVELY framed photos, gifts, etc., that he has received. However he says that the joy of seeing people happy is really all the thank= s he needs, please. He had to get off the phone as another birder had just arrived and being su= ch a great host he wanted to help the person see the bird. He did mention that he has also had a merlin, common redpolls, and white-wi= nged crossbills in the yard this winter. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:27:02 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: [mou-net] (Fwd): Alert to glaucous gull watchers at WLSSD treatment plant, Duluth Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Susan DarleyHill To: "'jslind@frontiernet.net'" Subject: FW: Alert to glaucous gull watchers at WLSSD treatment pl= =3D ant Date sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:06:15 +0000 From: Susan DarleyHill=20 Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:05 PM To: 'MOU-net@list.umn.edu' Cc: Karen Anderson Subject: Alert to glaucous gull watchers at WLSSD treatment plant Greetings =3D93=20 We have seen several eager glaucous gull watchers entering areas of=20 our facility that are not open to the public. Our transfer station,=20 in particular, is an off-limits, hazardous facility where folks have=20 been observed driving, parking, and walking. I am an avid=20 birdwatcher, myself, and share the passion for seeing any and all=20 birds in my forays, especially the unexpected! Unfortunately, we need to caution folks that all areas of the WLSSD=20 wastewater treatment plant, much of the solid waste handling=20 facilities, and the surrounding property here (2626 Courtland St,=20 Duluth, MN 55806) are not accessible to the public unless escorted=20 by WLSSD staff. Other than our administration building and our=20 household hazardous waste facility (during regular facility hours),=20 there is no public access on the property, including the lakeshore=20 and composting facility. Thanks for getting the word out to your folks, Susan Darley-Hill=20 Environmental Program Coordinator=20 Western Lake Superior Sanitary District=20 2626 Courtland St., Duluth, MN 55806=20 218-740-4787=20 Fax: 218-722-0761=20 susan.darleyhill@wlssd.com=20 www.wlssd.com=20 ------- End of forwarded message ------- ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3D3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:49:57 -0700 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, February 16, 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1329446997====" --====1329446997==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 16, 2012 *MNDL1202.16 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Spruce Grouse Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Merlin Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Horned Lark Brown Creeper American Robin Snow Bunting Eastern Towhee Harris's Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: February 16, 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, February 16, 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. As the days lengthen, the sun is gaining power and temperatures have been very mild this week. Spring fever is common among both people and birds. Beth Siverhus observed a SPRUCE GROUSE getting grit along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County . A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Williams along MN 11. In Beltrami County , Beth saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on MN 72 between Waskish and Keliher on February 12. Lynda Knutsen reported an adult BALD EAGLE at Agassiz Pool at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County this week. A SNOWY OWL was seen by Gregg Knutsen on CR 6 a half mile west of Middle River. Two AMERICAN ROBINS were observed at the junction of CR 54 and Moose River Road. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are still being seen at Agassiz NWR. Here in Pennington County, there were twelve AMERICAN ROBINS taking shelter along the bank of the Red Lake River on February 11. Shelley Steva reported 50 SNOW BUNTINGS five miles north of Plummer in Red Lake County, and another 100 two miles north of Oklee on February 10. Shawn Conrad and I visited the Audubon Sanctuary near Warren on February 11 where we saw BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, a BROWN CREEPER, a female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, COMMON REDPOLLS, and one HOARY REDPOLL. A PINE SISKIN has also been seen at the sanctuary. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks reported that the EASTERN TOWHEE, two HARRIS'S SPARROWS, and a NORTHERN CARDINAL are still coming to her feeders. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was also seen nearby. On February 15, a MERLIN was seen in East Grand Forks. Many ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS can be seen in western Polk, Pennington, and Marshall Counties at this time. Mark Otnes reported a COMMON RAVEN about two miles west of the intersection of Minnesota highways 10 and 9 in Clay County on February 11. Beau Shroyer saw a MERLIN in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, on February 15. In Otter Tail County, Brad and Dee Ehlers reported COMMON REDPOLLS, and a PINE SISKIN at Fergus Falls on February 11. About 30 TRUMPETER SWANS are on the river in Fergus Falls. On February 12, 550 TRUMPETER SWANS could be seen on McGowan Lake at the outlet of Rush Lake on the Ottertail River between Perham and Ottertail. HORNED LARKS have been seen this week near Battle Lake, and a NORTHERN HARRIER was at the intersection of CR 71 and CR 78. Thanks to Beau Shroyer, Beth Siverhus, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Lynda Knutsen, Mark Otnes, 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 23, 2012. 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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*February 16, 2012
*MNDL1202.16

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

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

As the days lengthen, the sun is gaining power and temperatures have been very mild this week. Spring fever is common among both people and birds.

Beth Siverhus observed a SPRUCE GROUSE getting grit along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County . A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Williams along MN 11.

In Beltrami County , Beth saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on MN 72 between Waskish and Keliher on February 12.

Lynda Knutsen reported an adult BALD EAGLE at Agassiz Pool at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County this week. A SNOWY OWL was seen by Gregg Knutsen on CR 6 a half mile west of Middle River. Two AMERICAN ROBINS were observed at the junction of CR 54 and Moose River Road. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are still being seen at Agassiz NWR.

Here in Pennington County, there were twelve AMERICAN ROBINS taking shelter along the bank of the Red Lake River on February 11.

Shelley Steva reported 50 SNOW BUNTINGS five miles north of Plummer in Red Lake County, and another 100 two miles north of Oklee on February 10.

Shawn Conrad and I visited the Audubon Sanctuary near Warren on February 11 where we saw BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, a BROWN CREEPER, a female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, COMMON REDPOLLS, and one HOARY REDPOLL. A PINE SISKIN has also been seen at the sanctuary. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks reported that the EASTERN TOWHEE, two HARRIS'S SPARROWS, and a NORTHERN CARDINAL are still coming to her feeders. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was also seen nearby. On February 15, a MERLIN was seen in East Grand Forks. Many ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS can be seen in western Polk, Pennington, and Marshall Counties at this time.

Mark Otnes reported a COMMON RAVEN about two miles west of the intersection of Minnesota highways 10 and 9 in Clay County on February 11.

Beau Shroyer saw a MERLIN in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, on February 15.

In Otter Tail County, Brad and Dee Ehlers reported COMMON REDPOLLS, and a PINE SISKIN at Fergus Falls on February 11. About 30 TRUMPETER SWANS are on the river in Fergus Falls. On February 12, 550 TRUMPETER SWANS could be seen on McGowan Lake at the outlet of Rush Lake on the Ottertail River between Perham and Ottertail. HORNED LARKS have been seen this week near Battle Lake, and a NORTHERN HARRIER was at the intersection of CR 71 and CR 78.

Thanks to Beau Shroyer, Beth Siverhus, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Lynda Knutsen, Mark Otnes, 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 23, 2012.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1329446997====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:27:05 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 2/17/12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1329492425====" --====1329492425==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *February 17, 2012 *MNDU1202.17 -Birds mentioned Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Mountain Bluebird Varied Thrush Bohemian Waxwing Hoary Redpoll Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: February 17, 2012 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 17th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. I have a second-hand report of a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD seen on the 16th at Tofte in Cook County, across the highway from the grocery store. Mike Hendrickson and others saw more than 600 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 14th in Grand Marais at 3rd Avenue West and 1st Street. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park continues to be seen along MN Highway 61, although it has moved 1.2 miles to the north of the Gooseberry River. A HOARY REDPOLL is being seen at the visitors' center feeders and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER has been seen between the visitors center and Highway 61. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER continue to be seen on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road, 0.2 miles north of FR 172 on the east side of road. Mike Hendrickson saw three SPRUCE GROUSE on the 15th along MN Highway 1 north of CR 2, in the construction zone between mile markers 304 and 305. The VARIED THRUSH in Duluth was found again on the 16th 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. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park. A SNOWY OWL continues to been seen along Garfield Avenue in the Duluth Port Terminal. Multiple BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS are being reported along the McDavitt Road (CR 233) in the Sax-Zim Bog. HOARY REDPOLLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS are being seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, one mile north of CR 133, and 20 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were reported by Mike Hendrickson on the 13th along the Poplar Road, 0.5 mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52). The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 23rd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1329492425==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 17, 2012
*MNDU1202.17

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 17, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 17th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

I have a second-hand report of a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD seen on the 16th at Tofte in Cook County, across the highway from the grocery store. Mike Hendrickson and others saw more than 600 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 14th in Grand Marais at 3rd Avenue West and 1st Street.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park continues to be seen along MN Highway 61, although it has moved 1.2 miles to the north of the Gooseberry River. A HOARY REDPOLL is being seen at the visitors' center feeders and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER has been seen between the visitors center and Highway 61. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER continue to be seen on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road, 0.2 miles north of FR 172 on the east side of road. Mike Hendrickson saw three SPRUCE GROUSE on the 15th along MN Highway 1 north of CR 2, in the construction zone between mile markers 304 and 305.

The VARIED THRUSH in Duluth was found again on the 16th 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. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park. A SNOWY OWL continues to been seen along Garfield Avenue in the Duluth Port Terminal.

Multiple BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS are being reported along the McDavitt Road (CR 233) in the Sax-Zim Bog. HOARY REDPOLLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS are being seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, one mile north of CR 133, and 20 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were reported by Mike Hendrickson on the 13th along the Poplar Road, 0.5 mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52).

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

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

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1329492425====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:37:34 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 17 February 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1329496654====" --====1329496654==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 17, 2012 *MNST1202.17 -Birds mentioned American Kestrel Sandhill Crane Northern Hawk Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Horned Lark Eastern Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire American Robin Varied Thrush -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: February 17, 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 February 16th, 2012. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still being seen near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County. Check along state highway 61 about a mile northeast of the Gooseberry River. Both AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER are being seen in Lake County on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road, a quarter of a mile north of forest road 172. There was a second-hand report of a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD from the 16th near Tofte in Cook County, across the highway from the grocery store, but I have no further information. On the 12th, Milton Blomberg found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at the Warner Lake County Park near Clearwater in Stearns County. Directions are to park at the Nature Center building, walk the trail over the bridge and around the west side of the lake for about a quarter of a mile to the stand of cedars on the left. The VARIED THRUSH which has been seen in Duluth since last December was still visiting the feeders at 6219 East Superior Street. Birders are welcome to stop by, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door and not walk into the backyard. And the VARIED THRUSH — first seen January 17th in Hasting Dakota County at 17774 Blackbird Trail — was still present today. Very early was the February 12th report of calling SANDHILL CRANES at Lake Rebecca Park Reserve in Hennepin County. This is more than a month earlier than the species' typical spring arrival date. Other spring migrants that have begun to show up include AMERICAN KESTREL, HORNED LARK, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, and AMERICAN ROBIN. The next scheduled update of this tape is February 23rd, 2012. --====1329496654==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*February 17, 2012
*MNST1202.17

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 17, 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 February 16th, 2012.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still being seen near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County. Check along state highway 61 about a mile northeast of the Gooseberry River.

Both AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER are being seen in Lake County on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road, a quarter of a mile north of forest road 172.

There was a second-hand report of a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD from the 16th near Tofte in Cook County, across the highway from the grocery store, but I have no further information.

On the 12th, Milton Blomberg found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at the Warner Lake County Park near Clearwater in Stearns County. Directions are to park at the Nature Center building, walk the trail over the bridge and around the west side of the lake for about a quarter of a mile to the stand of cedars on the left.

The VARIED THRUSH which has been seen in Duluth since last December was still visiting the feeders at 6219 East Superior Street. Birders are welcome to stop by, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door and not walk into the backyard. And the VARIED THRUSH — first seen January 17th in Hasting Dakota County at 17774 Blackbird Trail — was still present today.

Very early was the February 12th report of calling SANDHILL CRANES at Lake Rebecca Park Reserve in Hennepin County. This is more than a month earlier than the species' typical spring arrival date. Other spring migrants that have begun to show up include AMERICAN KESTREL, HORNED LARK, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, and AMERICAN ROBIN.

The next scheduled update of this tape is February 23rd, 2012. --====1329496654====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:19:14 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All three previously reported Snowy Owls are present. South of 690th = St. between 120th and 130th Avenues; East off of 120th Ave. between = 690th and 700th Streets in a bean field; West off of 120th Ave. sitting = in the snow at the abandoned school site. All are within one mile of = each other. 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: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:34:36 -0700 Reply-To: Scott Mehus Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Scott Mehus Subject: [mou-net] Wisconsin golden eagle released with transmitter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is Wisconsin bird news, but still pretty cool, so hope you will enjoy = reading this! On February 16, 2012, the National Eagle Center and Audubon Minnesota relea= sed a golden eagle fitted with a satellite transmitter near Waupaca, WI. By= tracking golden eagles known to use the blufflands in winter, The Golden E= agle Project strives to understand migration patterns, breeding origins and= winter habitat needs for these birds. Golden Eagle Project Co-coordinator Scott Mehus notes, "This bird shows tha= t the range of wintering golden eagles may be larger than any of us expecte= d." The Golden Eagle Project conducts an annual survey and has found the co= nsistent presence of golden eagles wintering in the blufflands of southeast= Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. This year's survey on Jan= uary 21, 2012 recorded the presence of 129 golden eagles in the survey area= . "The release yesterday of a golden eagle from north central Wisconsin will = add important information to the growing body of data on golden eagles wint= ering in the Upper Midwest" says Golden Eagle Project Co-coordinator Mark M= artell of Audubon Minnesota. Golden Eagle 45 (Jeanette) was trapped in Waup= aca County, Wisconsin on Wed. afternoon (Feb 15) at 4:15pm. We banded and t= agged the bird on Thursday and released her around noon. Eagle 45 is a larg= e adult female weighing in over 14 pounds. She had been feeding on deer car= casses in the area and was caught on trail cams since the beginning of Janu= ary. This represents our most eastern capture and it will be very exciting = to see where she ends up. Her immediate reaction after being captured was t= o leave the immediate area and move about 11 miles north. The release of this eagle is part of an on-going project investigating gold= en eagles that winter in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A golden eagle released i= n 2009 migrated from western Wisconsin and spent the summer north of the Ar= ctic Circle. Photos and maps detailing the migrations and location of these= birds are available at NationalEagleCenter.org and MN.Audubon.org. The Golden Eagle Project is a partnership of the National Eagle Center and = Audubon Minnesota, with support from Minnesota Department of Natural Resour= ces Non-Game Division, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Un= ited States Fish and Wildlife Service and funding support through Minnesota= 's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. 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: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:32:10 -0700 Reply-To: sparky stensaas Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: sparky stensaas Subject: [mou-net] Superior Snowy Owl & Gooseberry Hawk Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a quick update: Friday=2C February 17 "Whitey" the tagged pure white male Snowy Owl was seen at about 9am on the = entrance road to Menards on Tower Avenue in Superior Wisconsin (across from= airport/fairgrounds).=A0 The Gooseberry Falls State Park N Hawk Owl was seen at about 10:30am=2C 1.2= miles N or Gooseberry River on inland side of Hwy 61. Sparky Stensaas=20 2515 Garthus Road=20 Wrenshall=2C MN 55797=20 218.341.3350 cell=20 =A0 = ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:28:31 -0700 Reply-To: Claudia Egelhoff Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Claudia Egelhoff Subject: [mou-net] Varied Thrush in Hastings seen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Judy Chucker and I viewed the Varied Thrush in the yard at 17777 Blackbird Trail around 2:30 Saturday afternoon. The owner was just arriving back home and he spotted the bird in the spruce tree. The bird quietly sat on a limb of the spruce tree until we left the yard ~3:15. Earlier in the day we stopped at the yard (around 11:30 am) but we could not find the bird. We also visited Carpenter Nature Center but did not find the Townsend's Solitaire. --=20 Claudia Egelhoff Minneapolis, 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, 19 Feb 2012 07:16:29 -0700 Reply-To: Heidi Hughes Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Heidi Hughes Subject: [mou-net] Hoary Redpoll and Townsend's Solitaire - Polk County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've had between 30 and 50 redpolls at the feeders at the Audubon Center, among them one Hoary Redpoll. I spotted the Townsend's Solitaire again at 3pm yesterday afternoon at the Mountain Ash tree in the SW side of the Visitor Center parking lot. --=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 Nest Watch projects* http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Get-Swifts http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Bluebirds http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Purplemartins http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Kestrel-Nest-Box-Project ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:26:58 -0700 Reply-To: dan&erika Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: dan&erika Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co Snowy Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All-- On Friday Erika and I found one of the Dodge County Snowy Owls--perhaps the same owl photographed by David A. Cahlander on the MOU website. We were there the same day. We also took a rocking photo--see my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com. Thanks to Ken Vail for posting the location on the MOU listserv and to eagle-eyed Erika for spotting 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: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:14:47 -0700 Reply-To: Laura Coble Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Laura Coble Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Cty Snowy Owl, Sunday Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many thanks to Ken Vail, Mark, and 5 other birders for arranging a cell = phone network yesterday evening, so all of us could have wonderful views = of one of the Dodge Cty owls. =20 I've looked back at other posts, and this owl was in almost the exact = same place it had been on other sightings: in a field, on a rise on the = east side of 120th Ave. about 1/4 mi. north of 700th St. Although it = was dusk (around 6 pm) when it was found, it was easily seen through = scopes, and later flew south, across 700th St., finally perching on a = post, giving us closer views until it flew southwest. =20 Laura Coble Cannon Falls =20= ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:27:21 -0700 Reply-To: Dee Kuder Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dee Kuder Subject: [mou-net] Has anyone seen the Carolina Wren at Wild River SP? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Recently? and is the location in MN? Thinking of driving there today or Tuesday. DeeKuder Sent from my iPhone ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:44:13 -0700 Reply-To: Warren Woessner Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Warren Woessner Subject: [mou-net] Varied Thrush still at 17774 Blackbird Trail (Lane?) S of Hastings Sunday around noon Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Along with the world's most hospitable owner. Warren ---- 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, 20 Feb 2012 15:33:30 -0700 Reply-To: Rubin Stenseng Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Rubin Stenseng Subject: Re: [mou-net] Has anyone seen the Carolina Wren at Wild River SP? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In case others are interested, yes, the Carolina Wren is still at the Vis= itor=20 Center at Wild River State Park. If you are planning a trip, best to che= ck with=20 me or the Park to see if the Visitor Center is open (limited winter hours= ). I=20 can open the Visitor Center as needed to view the bird. Wild River State Park is located north of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, on th= e St.=20 Croix River, in Chisago County. Thanks Rubin Stenseng Wild River State Park Volunteer ---- 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, 20 Feb 2012 16:04:49 -0700 Reply-To: Dee Kuder Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dee Kuder Subject: [mou-net] Carolina Wren still present at Wild River SP Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I got to see the Carolina Wren today at Wild River SP. I was travelling south from Duluth and I was a little confused about the location of the SP because the map app on my iPhone was trying to send me to WI. According to Park Staff, they have tried to get Google maps to fix it. For now, if you follow Google maps you will end up in a sandpit on the WI side of the river! It was really nice that the "unstaffed" Visitor Center was open for the restrooms. --=20 Dee Kuder ---- 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, 21 Feb 2012 06:43:43 -0700 Reply-To: dan&erika Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: dan&erika Subject: [mou-net] "Hastings" Varied Thrush Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All-- Buoyed by our finding the Snowy Owl, and Erika and I suffering from colds that leave us good for little but road-trips, we drove over and saw the "Hastings" Varied Thrush on Sunday. The bird was remarkably tame. I sat on the driveway and took my versions of this much-photographed individual. Two are posted on my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com I put "Hastings" in quotes. I continue to enjoy using the Birdseye Bird Log, the new Android app that marks your location and allows you to submit eBird lists via your phone. The point here is that the Varied Thrush is not in Hastings, but south of there in Revenna Township, as per the Bird Log and confirmed by my Delorme maps of Minnesota. 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: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:10:09 -0700 Reply-To: Pat Conrad Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Pat Conrad Subject: [mou-net] RFI - Louisiana Waterthrush Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm looking for information on the presence of the Louisiana Waterthrush in the Brown's Creek ravine, north of Stillwater MN. We are in the planning stages for some streambank stabilization on this trout stream and want to have an idea as to whether or not the species is present and/or if it is using the banks of the creek for nesting. If anyone has any information to share it would be appreciated. =20 Pat Conrad Oakdale, MN =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: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:09:43 -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 There is still at least one Snowy Owl present in the area. The last = time I found all three owls was last Friday (2/17). The last time I've = observed two was last Sunday. =20 Today around 5:30 PM one owl was sitting on a rise in the middle of the = section bounded by 690th St., 130th Ave., 700th St. and 120th Ave. Best = viewed from 120th Ave. This owl typically will then move to the roads = just after sunset. It's not the best time for photography but if all = you need is a close-up view then I would look for it around that time. 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: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:29:29 -0700 Reply-To: Jeanie Joppru Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, February 23, 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1330050569====" --====1330050569==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 23, 2012 *MNDL1202.23 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Golden Eagle Northern Shrike Gray Jay Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Horned Lark Townsend's Solitaire Bohemian Waxwing Harris's Sparrow Northern Cardinal Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: February 23, 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, February 23, 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. Here in the northwest we are having a little taste of winter, though not what we are used to having. We got a few inches of snow earlier this week, but every day the mild temperatures erode a bit of it. More is forecast for late in the weekend. From Otter Tail County, Wayne Ronningen reported 30 TRUMPETER SWANS in Pelican Rapids on February 22. Marshall Howe in Hubbard County saw 250 TRUMPETER SWANS in a corn field near the town of Hubbard on February 23. Other species seen in the county included COMMON REDPOLLS and two PINE SISKINS. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found some WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in Hubbard County, and GRAY JAYS on the north side of CR 93 west of MN 64 and also along CR 95 a quarter mile east of CR 4 on February 19. Heidi Hughes observed a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the parking lot at the Agassiz Audubon Center in Polk County near Warren on February 18. Other species seen there that day included COMMON REDPOLL, and HOARY REDPOLL. Shelley Steva saw two small flocks of HORNED LARKS along CR 252 on February 19. The NORTHERN CARDINAL and two HARRIS'S SPARROWS continue to be seen in East Grand Forks at Sandy Aubol's feeder. In Marshall County , Jim Graham saw 5 PINE GROSBEAKS at the headquarters area at Agassiz NWR on February 16. Heidi Hughes saw some GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS in a tree near the Agassiz Valley Flood Control Impoundment southeast of Warren on February 21. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen by Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann along CR 3, a half mile south of CR 20. Also seen in Marshall County was a NORTHERN SHRIKE. In Kittson County on February 18 and 19, Ron and Herb saw a female NORTHERN CARDINAL at Larry Wilebski's cabin and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Lake Bronson. 13 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen on the north side of CR 8 east of US 59. BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, COMMON RAVENS , and SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen in Polk, Marshall, and Kittson Counties on the weekend. Thanks to Heidi Hughes, Jim Graham, Marshall Howe, Herb Dingmann, Ron Erpelding, 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, March 1, 2012. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1330050569==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*February 23, 2012
*MNDL1202.23

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

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

Here in the northwest we are having a little taste of winter, though not what we are used to having. We got a few inches of snow earlier this week, but every day the mild temperatures erode a bit of it. More is forecast for late in the weekend.

From Otter Tail County, Wayne Ronningen reported 30 TRUMPETER SWANS in Pelican Rapids on February 22.

Marshall Howe in Hubbard County saw 250 TRUMPETER SWANS in a corn field near the town of Hubbard on February 23. Other species seen in the county included COMMON REDPOLLS and two PINE SISKINS. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found some WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in Hubbard County, and GRAY JAYS on the north side of CR 93 west of MN 64 and also along CR 95 a quarter mile east of CR 4 on February 19.

Heidi Hughes observed a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the parking lot at the Agassiz Audubon Center in Polk County near Warren on February 18. Other species seen there that day included COMMON REDPOLL, and HOARY REDPOLL. Shelley Steva saw two small flocks of HORNED LARKS along CR 252 on February 19. The NORTHERN CARDINAL and two HARRIS'S SPARROWS continue to be seen in East Grand Forks at Sandy Aubol's feeder.

In Marshall County , Jim Graham saw 5 PINE GROSBEAKS at the headquarters area at Agassiz NWR on February 16. Heidi Hughes saw some GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS in a tree near the Agassiz Valley Flood Control Impoundment southeast of Warren on February 21. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen by Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann along CR 3, a half mile south of CR 20. Also seen in Marshall County was a NORTHERN SHRIKE.

In Kittson County on February 18 and 19, Ron and Herb saw a female NORTHERN CARDINAL at Larry Wilebski's cabin and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Lake Bronson. 13 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen on the north side of CR 8 east of US 59.

BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, COMMON RAVENS , and SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen in Polk, Marshall, and Kittson Counties on the weekend.

Thanks to Heidi Hughes, Jim Graham, Marshall Howe, Herb Dingmann, Ron Erpelding, 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, March 1, 2012.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1330050569====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:39:04 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 2/23/12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1330058344====" --====1330058344==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *February 23, 2012 *MNDU1202.23 -Birds mentioned White-winged Scoter Barrow's Goldeneye Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Harris's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Hoary Redpoll Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: February 23, 2012 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 23rd, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was relocated on the 17th between 13th Avenue East at Leif Erikson Park and 42nd Avenue East in Duluth. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was also seen on the 18th at Leif Erikson Park. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park. A SNOWY OWL continues to been seen along Garfield Avenue in the Duluth Port Terminal. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found by Dudley Edmondson on the 21st at the Lakewalk parking lot off 26th Avenue East. A HARRIS'S SPARROW was found by Kim Eckert on the 17th on the 1900 block of West Kent Road near the UMD campus. An immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on the 19th in Two Harbors a block south of the Dairy Queen at 6th Avenue and 6th Street. The VARIED THRUSH and HOARY REDPOLL were found again on the 17th 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. A HOARY REDPOLL was found on the 22nd by Tanya Beyer at the Park Point Recreation Area. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park continues to be seen along MN Highway 61, 1.2 miles to the north of the Gooseberry River. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER continues to be seen on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road near Isabella, 0.2 miles north of FR 172 on the east side of road. SPRUCE GROUSE were reported on the 18th along Lake County Road 2, 1 mile north of the Sand River. A flock of 23 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 18th along the Poplar Road, 0.25 mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52), and seven were seen flying over CR 7 about 0.50 miles north of the Arkola Road. Multiple BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were reported along the McDavitt Road (CR 233) on the 18th, and HOARY REDPOLLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, one mile north of CR 133. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 1st. 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. --====1330058344==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 23, 2012
*MNDU1202.23

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 23, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 23rd, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was relocated on the 17th between 13th Avenue East at Leif Erikson Park and 42nd Avenue East in Duluth. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was also seen on the 18th at Leif Erikson Park. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park. A SNOWY OWL continues to been seen along Garfield Avenue in the Duluth Port Terminal.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found by Dudley Edmondson on the 21st at the Lakewalk parking lot off 26th Avenue East. A HARRIS'S SPARROW was found by Kim Eckert on the 17th on the 1900 block of West Kent Road near the UMD campus. An immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on the 19th in Two Harbors a block south of the Dairy Queen at 6th Avenue and 6th Street.

The VARIED THRUSH and HOARY REDPOLL were found again on the 17th 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. A HOARY REDPOLL was found on the 22nd by Tanya Beyer at the Park Point Recreation Area.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park continues to be seen along MN Highway 61, 1.2 miles to the north of the Gooseberry River. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER continues to be seen on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road near Isabella, 0.2 miles north of FR 172 on the east side of road. SPRUCE GROUSE were reported on the 18th along Lake County Road 2, 1 mile north of the Sand River.

A flock of 23 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 18th along the Poplar Road, 0.25 mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52), and seven were seen flying over CR 7 about 0.50 miles north of the Arkola Road. Multiple BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were reported along the McDavitt Road (CR 233) on the 18th, and HOARY REDPOLLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, one mile north of CR 133.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 1st.

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. --====1330058344====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:41:52 -0700 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 24 February 2012 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1330101712====" --====1330101712==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 24, 2012 *MNST1202.24 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Northern Hawk Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Carolina Wren Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting White-throated Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: February 24, 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 February 23rd, 2012. In Duluth, the adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found again on the 17th between 13th Avenue East and 42nd Avenue East. And the VARIED THRUSH was still at the feeders at 6219 East Superior Street on the 17th. Birders are welcome to look for this bird, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door and not venture beyond the back of the house. Up the North Shore from Duluth, the NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still being seen near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County. Check along state highway 61 about a mile and a quarter northeast of the Gooseberry River. And an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER is still being seen on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road near Isabella, 0.2 miles north of Forest Road 172. On the 19th, that LONG-TAILED DUCK was still at Point Douglas Park in Washington County where it has appartently chosen to over-winter. On the 18th, Heidi Hughes reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE near the parking lot at the Agassiz Audubon Center at Warren in Polk County. A CAROLINA WREN was still at the Wild River State Park Visitor Center feeders in Chisago County where it has been since December 10th. And the VARIED THRUSH — first seen January 17th in Hasting, Dakota County, at 17774 Blackbird Trail — was still present today. Only a few new spring migrants have been reported since last week, which include AMERICAN GOLDENEYE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SNOW BUNTING, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. The next scheduled update of this tape is March 1st, 2012. --====1330101712==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*February 24, 2012
*MNST1202.24

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 24, 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 February 23rd, 2012.

In Duluth, the adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found again on the 17th between 13th Avenue East and 42nd Avenue East. And the VARIED THRUSH was still at the feeders at 6219 East Superior Street on the 17th. Birders are welcome to look for this bird, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door and not venture beyond the back of the house.

Up the North Shore from Duluth, the NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still being seen near Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County. Check along state highway 61 about a mile and a quarter northeast of the Gooseberry River. And an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER is still being seen on the east side of the Sawbill Landing Road near Isabella, 0.2 miles north of Forest Road 172.

On the 19th, that LONG-TAILED DUCK was still at Point Douglas Park in Washington County where it has appartently chosen to over-winter.

On the 18th, Heidi Hughes reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE near the parking lot at the Agassiz Audubon Center at Warren in Polk County.

A CAROLINA WREN was still at the Wild River State Park Visitor Center feeders in Chisago County where it has been since December 10th. And the VARIED THRUSH — first seen January 17th in Hasting, Dakota County, at 17774 Blackbird Trail — was still present today.

Only a few new spring migrants have been reported since last week, which include AMERICAN GOLDENEYE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SNOW BUNTING, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

The next scheduled update of this tape is March 1st, 2012. --====1330101712====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:37:21 -0700 Reply-To: Erik Bruhnke Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Erik Bruhnke Subject: [mou-net] Iceland Gull (possible Glaucoides), Thayer's Gull and migrating Northern Goshawk in Duluth Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While birdwatching at Canal Park this afternoon with my friend Kirk Mona, we had some great looks at Thayer's Gulls, an Iceland Gull (one 1st-cycle Kumlien's, plus the individual noted below), a few Ring-billed Gulls and about 50 Herring Gulls. Upon arriving at Canal Park around noon today, a distant Northern Goshawk flew by, heading due north in a migration-fashion! Northern Goshawk http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711005 Iceland Gull (possibly Glaucoides race) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711004 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141710997 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711002 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711003 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711001 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141710994 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141710995 Thayer's Gull http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711009 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711007 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711008 Ring-billed Gull http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141711006 Fun quiz http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141710999 Iceland Gulls come in two "races"... the kumlieni race and the glaucoides race. The Kumlien's race is a slightly bolder-marked, tanpale-gray-detailed race of Iceland Gull. They breed throughout the islands along the northeastern-most tier of the Hudson Bay region. Most of the "Iceland" gulls observed throughout the Great Lakes during the winter months are believed to be of this race/form. The Glaucoides race breeds along the central and southern shores of Greenland. This race as a whole, is even paler than the Kumlien's race. Seeing an Iceland Gull is a treat and privilege to witness, regardless of the race or variety. Iceland Gulls are gorgeously-frosty, almost like the "Hoary Redpoll" version of the Thayer's Gull, if that makes sense :-) The extra-pale appearance overall, plus white "hands" throughout the outer primaries on this interesting Iceland Gull seen today is reminiscent of the Glaucoides race of Iceland Gull, which constitute many of the Greenland-dwelling Iceland Gulls. Feedback is welcome. Thanks, and enjoy the photos! Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN --=20 *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Guided Birdwatching Trips and Bird photography www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com birdfedr@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, 25 Feb 2012 09:56:26 -0700 Reply-To: Jim Lind Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: [mou-net] Long-tailed Duck east of Two Harbors, Lake Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning I saw a male winter-plumaged Long-tailed Duck straight=20 out from the mouth of the Stewart River, 2 miles east of Two Harbors=20 on Highway 61. Jim Lind Two Harbors ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:02:23 -0700 Reply-To: Howard Towle Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Howard Towle Subject: [mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire - Wright Co Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Townsend's Solitaire observed at ~11:30 at Montissippi Park (just NW of Mont= icello) in Wright Co. Bird was by the paved trail that runs along the river f= rom the sliding hill parking lot. Howard Towle Golden Valley, 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, 26 Feb 2012 06:31:52 -0700 Reply-To: Roy Zimmerman Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roy Zimmerman Subject: [mou-net] Varied thrush Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 V291bGQgc29tZW9uZSBwbGVhc2UgcmVtaW5kIG1lIG9mIHRoZSBIYXN0aW5ncyBzdHJlZXQgYWRk cmVzcz8gIEkgaGF2ZSBhIGNvdXBsZSBvZiBBcml6b25hIGZyaWVuZHMgd2l0aCBtZSB0aGlzIHdl ZWtlbmQgd2hvIHdvdWxkIGxpa2UgdG8gdHJ5IGZvciB0aGlzIGFmdGVyIHdlIGxvb2sgZm9yIHRo ZSBzbm93eSBvd2wuICBUaGFua3Ms ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:40:35 -0700 Reply-To: Roy Zimmerman Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Roy Zimmerman Subject: [mou-net] Varied Thrush Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 VGhhbmtzIHRvIGV2ZXJ5b25lIGZvciB0aGUgZmFzdCByZXNwb25zZS4gIE5vIGx1Y2sgdG9kYXkg d2l0aCB0aGUgdGhydXNoLCBidXQgSSBkaWQgZ2V0IGEgZ29vZCBsb29rIGEgZmV3IHdlZWtzIGFn by4gIE5vIGx1Y2sgd2l0aCB0aGUgc25vd3kgZWl0aGVyLCBidXQgdHdvIGRheXMgb2YgYmlyZGlu ZyB3aXRoIG15IEFaIGZyaWVuZHMgbW9zdGx5IGluIFNheCBaaW0vIER1bHV0aCBnb3QgdXMgNDcg c3BlY2llcywgaW5jbHVkaW5nIDIgZ29zaGF3a3MsIEJCIHdvb2RwZWNrZXJzLCBTVCBncm91c2Us IGhvYXJ5IHJlZHBvbGwsIGJvcmVhbCBjaGlja2FkZWUsIGdsYXVjb3VzIGd1bGwsIFRoYXllcidz IGd1bGwsIGNvbW1vbiBsb29uIGF0IENhbmFsIFBhcmssIGFuZCBncmVhdCBsb29rcyBhdCBhIGdy ZWF0IGdyYXkgb3dsIGh1bnRpbmcu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:34:30 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl: Not present Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One final post on the Dodge County Snowy Owls in case there are some = birders wishing to travel here to view the owl(s). I saw one Snowy Owl last Thursday (2/23). There were a few birders out = last weekend looking and to my knowledge they did not find an owl. I = did one final check this evening. I think they've moved on. It was a great run this winter finding five Snowy Owls which was aided = by virtually no snow cover. The first owl, a nearly pure white adult = male, was seen Jan. 6. That was followed by a second owl, a very dark = juvenile. These two owls moved from the area fairly early. The owl I = eventually referred to as the 700th St. Snowy Owl first showed up on = Jan. 10. In early February two more owls entered the area. It was a = genuine treat to see all three owls within a mile of each other. The = last time I saw all three was Feb. 17 on the first day of the Great = Backyard Bird Count. Ken Vail ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:37:31 -0700 Reply-To: Curt Rawn Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Curt Rawn Subject: [mou-net] Carolina Wren, Chisago County, MN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saw the Carolina Wren on Sunday in Wild River State Park. Sorry for = the late post.=20 Be warned, Google Maps will wrongly send you into Wisconsin. Wild River = State Park is in Minnesota. Get there by driving East on 95 from I35, = follow the signs. Here is a map. http://mapq.st/xaTsir Also, if you driving to see a bird that has been visiting a feeder, = bring along some seed. You might need it. Curt Rawn ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:39:14 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co.: a new Snowy Owl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just when I thought I had this Snowy Owl thing figured out and cautioned = owl seekers in yesterday's post that the owls had moved on, I find = another one at 9:00 AM. I still do believe that the three most recent = owls have headed out as this new owl is a nearly pure white adult male. = This is pure conjecture but it is possible that this owl is the same = individual first seen in early January that left the area after a week. = He may be working his way back north and is merely stopping over at a = familiar waypoint. The location on this owl: sitting in a bean stubble field 300 yds south = of 690th St. 1/2 mile west of 130th Ave. 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: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:36:20 -0700 Reply-To: Ken or Rebecca Vail Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Ken or Rebecca Vail Subject: [mou-net] Dodge Co. : Snowy Owls (two) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just when I thought the Dodge Co. Snowy Owl season was ending another is = sighted. A dark owl was seen this morning at 7:45 on 700th St. sitting = on the barricade on the lane leading back to what I have been referring = to as the old school site (I asked a local who told me that the site was = actually a migrant camp that had swing sets for the kids). This owl was = darker than any of the three owls present in the area earlier this = winter. On my way home tonight around 5:45 the dark owl flew off the road (700th = St.) and disappeared into the fog. Then on 120th Ave. north of 700th = the white Snowy Owl reported yesterday flew off of that road and also = disappeared into the fog. 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