-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. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1329446997==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-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