-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 20, 2009 *MNST0903.20-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 20, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask])
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 19th 2009.
A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was reported on the 17th at a home two miles north of Twig in St. Louis County, but it has not been reported since.
A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was on the Hennepin County side of the Coon Rapids Dam on the 14th, but it has not been reported since then.
A MUTE SWAN was at Wells Lake in Rice County on the 15th.
A SNOWY OWL was reported on the 13th on the ice of Lake Superior in Duluth, out from the Sky Harbor airport.
Recent migrant reports include CACKLING GOOSE, ROSS'S GOOSE, GREEN WINGED TEAL, TREE SWALLOW, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, SONG SPARROW, WESTERN MEADOWLARK BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 26th 2009. --====1237575454====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:56:27 -0600 Reply-To: Shawn Conrad <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Shawn Conrad <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Ruffed Grouse drumming, 3/19, Hibbing Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just for the sake of phenology, I thought I'd report that I heard a Ruffed Grouse drumming several times in an area north of Hibbing on 3/19. My records aren't the best, but this is about a week earlier than I've noted my first drumming grouse in past years. -- Shawn Conrad http://users.2z.net/itasca_chippewa_birding/ ---- 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, 21 Mar 2009 13:07:22 -0600 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Golden Eagle in Brown County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At about 12:30 I had great looks at a juvenile Golden Eagle on Hwy 257 at t= he SE corner of Linden Lake just east of Hanska. Also lots of waterfowl at= WMA just north of Nicollet on Hwy 111 in Nicollet County including flocks = of Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Geese overhead. Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:33:20 -0600 Reply-To: Nathan Schirmacher <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Nathan Schirmacher <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Golden Eagle Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After having a not so great morning at the Sherburne Refuge i went home. = I decided to keep the bins out just in case and it paid off. I noticed a go= od deal of eagles were moving through while i was watching Basketball. Then= i noticed a strange one so i got my bins on it and sure enough it was a Im= mature type Golden Eagle(Golden head=2C windows=2C two tone tail). That mad= e my day and a great yard bird. Good birding to all and i hope some geese c= an come next.=20 Nathan Schirmacher Princeton=2CMN Mille Lacs County =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:44:02 -0600 Reply-To: Joshua Christian <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Joshua Christian <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] McLeod Co. Ross's Goose, N. Shrike Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I birded several areas in McLeod Co. today with good success. I started at= Lake Marion=2C which has a good deal of open water. =20 =20 Birds at Lake Marion included: =20 Canada Goose Mallard Gadwall Northern Shoveler Canvasback--the largest group I've seen in a while=2C almost as numerous as= the scaup Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Merganser Ruddy Duck =20 My next stop was a small pond/flooded field on Yacht Ave. just north of 115= th St. There was a large group of Greater White-fronted Geese there. Afte= r several minutes of watching them=2C a lone Ross's Goose swam to the middl= e of the pond (I had apparently missed it on my first 3-4 scans of the pond= ). I first confidently called it a Ross's=2C but I took a step back when I= noticed a hint of a grin patch. But after closer study the grin patch see= med to be more a trick of the light (it disappeared at certain angles)=2C a= nd because of that=2C coupled with the triangular bill=2C I'm fairly certai= n it's a true Ross's. While there=2C several hundred more White-fronted Ge= ese flew over=2C with a single white goose in one flock. Because its size = seemed to be on par with the rest of the geese=2C I'm leaning toward Snow G= oose=2C but I can't say definitively. I also added Green-winged Teal to th= e list. =20 My last stop was on the east end 190th St. just south of Hwy 7 along the Cr= ow River. While there I spotted an impressive 15 Bald Eagles (8 of them in= a single tree) and several Hooded Mergansers. Ring-billed and Herring Gul= ls had also come to feast on the dead carp lining the shore. In the brushy= field just to the west of those birds a Northern Shrike was feeding. I wa= s able to get a scope on it and confirm that the mask did not extend above = the beak. =20 Good birding=2C Josh Christian =20 =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009= ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:25:49 -0600 Reply-To: Andrew Longtin <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Andrew Longtin <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Ross's Goose / Northern Shoveler Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, Got two new yard birds today!! This morning while looking out the window for PFW I had a lone Ross's Goose following right behind a lone Canada Goose!!! I ran out on the deck to watch then pass and about two minutes later I had a pair (hen and drake) Northern Shoveler do a fly over two, been a while since I got two new yard birds in 3 minutes!!! Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: [log in to unmask] I'm looking for a job!! Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member http://www.hmana.org Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:06:32 -0700 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Roger Schroeder <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Hoary Redpoll - Benton County Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Mime-Version: 1.0
Observed at a feeder on 89 - 1/2 Ave in the small town of Oak Park (Be= tween Foley, and Milaca along Hwy 23) on Friday, March 20.-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 26, 2009 *MNST0903.26-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 26, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask])
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26th 2009.
On March 25th, Jim Mattsson reported three brief appearances of a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in his backyard in Eagan, Dakota County. Because there is no place to view the bird from outside the house, if the bird stays around, Jim will make visiting arrangements for Saturday morning. In that event, this tape will be updated with that information.
On the 24th, there was a report of a WHOOPING CRANE flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA in Aitkin County. This is about three miles south of McGregor.
Shorebirds are beginning to arrive in the southern parts of the state. Recent arrivals include AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE. I also have new reports of EASTERN PHOEBE, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, AMERICAN PIPIT, SAVANNAH SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 2nd 2009. --====1238098575====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:09:42 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Jim Lind <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Duluth RBA 3/26/09 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1238112582====" --====1238112582==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 26, 2009 *MNDU0903.26 -Birds mentioned Northern Pintail Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane Killdeer Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Bohemian Waxwing Rusty Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: March 26, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 26th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on the 21st by John Boynton between the Old North Shore Road (CR 290) and the MN Highway 61 expressway near the Henderson Road. Mike Hendrickson saw a SNOWY OWL on the 25th on the ice near Barker's Island in Superior. A flock of 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS is still being seen along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), about a half mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42) in Duluth Township. A WHOOPING CRANE was reported on the 24th flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA, about three miles south of McGregor in Aitkin County. Recent new arrivals in the area include SANDHILL CRANE on the 23rd, NORTHERN PINTAIL, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, REDHEAD, GREAT BLUE HERON, and KILLDEER on the 25th, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD on the 26th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 2nd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1238112582==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 26, 2009 *MNDU0903.26-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 26, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 26th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on the 21st by John Boynton between the Old North Shore Road (CR 290) and the MN Highway 61 expressway near the Henderson Road. Mike Hendrickson saw a SNOWY OWL on the 25th on the ice near Barker's Island in Superior. A flock of 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS is still being seen along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), about a half mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42) in Duluth Township.
A WHOOPING CRANE was reported on the 24th flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA, about three miles south of McGregor in Aitkin County.
Recent new arrivals in the area include SANDHILL CRANE on the 23rd, NORTHERN PINTAIL, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, REDHEAD, GREAT BLUE HERON, and KILLDEER on the 25th, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD on the 26th.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 2nd.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1238112582====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:10:21 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Jeanie Joppru <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 26, 2009 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1238116221====" --====1238116221==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 26, 2009 *MNDL0903.26 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Wood Duck American Wigeon Mallard Northern Pintail Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Sharp-tailed Grouse Common Loon Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Sandhill Crane Killdeer American Woodcock Ring-billed Gull Snowy Owl Barred Owl Belted Kingfisher American Crow American Robin American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch Hoary Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: March 26, 2009 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask]) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26, 2009 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. Weather has been the main topic in the northwest this week, as the latest spring storm drags its way across the area, causing havoc everywhere. There is hardly a spot in the whole northwest where high water and icy roads are not an issue as I write this. This latest weather event has not stopped the bird migration however. There are now reports from most regions of all the common raptors - BALD EAGLES, NORTHERN HARRIERS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, and MERLINS are returning to the area daily. Other species reported frequently include AMERICAN CROW, and COMMON GRACKLE. A HOARY REDPOLL visited the backyard of Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County on March 23, a KILLDEER on March 24, and both SONG SPARROW and FOX SPARROW on March 25. On March 20, Tom Smith reported RED-TAILED HAWK, and NORTHERN HARRIER near Otter Tail Lake, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and COMMON GRACKLE in Fergus Falls. Alma Ronningen reported 4-5 FOX SPARROWS and two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on March 22. On the 24th, she saw a MERLIN, the first SANDHILL CRANES, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and PURPLE FINCH, while a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK showed up in the yard on March 26. Brad and Dee Ehlers added COMMON LOON, 8 COMMON MERGANSERS, and CHIPPING SPARROW on March 25. Dave Lambeth saw an adult RED-TAILED HAWK in Polk County south of East Grand Forks on March 21. Shelley Steva and I observed SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, MALLARDS and 15 AMERICAN ROBINS in Polk County on March 22, in addition to the raptors reported by nearly everyone. Shelley Steva had an AMERICAN WOODCOCK fly over the road two miles east of Plummer in Red Lake County on March 23. On March 24, she saw a BELTED KINGFISHER near Oklee. On March 22, Shelley and I noticed AMERICAN CROW numbers have increased in Pennington County. Shelley saw three immature BALD EAGLES and one RING-BILLED GULL in Pennington County on March 23. Maggie Anderson reported from Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on March 26. Representatives of the following species have returned to the refuge: TRUMPETER SWAN, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, NORTHERN PINTAIL, LESSER SCAUP, COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS. On March 22, Shelley and I saw an AMERICAN KESTREL in Clearwater County. Kelly Larson on March 24 saw a RED-TAILED HAWK south of Shevlin. A BALD EAGLE, and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were also seen. At the farm south of Bagley, Kelly reported three BARRED OWLS, AMERICAN ROBIN, and DARK-EYED JUNCO among others on March 26. In Beltrami County on March 24, Kelly Larson reported WOOD DUCK, COMMON GRACKLE, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County, reported that one SNOWY OWL remained on March 20 between Orleans and Humboldt. Other raptors such as NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and MERLIN have reached Kittson County this week. Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Dave Lambeth, Kelly Larson, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Alma Ronningen, Shelley Steva, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, and Tom Smith for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at [log in to unmask] 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, April 2, 2009. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1238116221==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 26, 2009 *MNDL0903.26-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 26, 2009
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26, 2009 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.
Weather has been the main topic in the northwest this week, as the latest spring storm drags its way across the area, causing havoc everywhere. There is hardly a spot in the whole northwest where high water and icy roads are not an issue as I write this. This latest weather event has not stopped the bird migration however. There are now reports from most regions of all the common raptors - BALD EAGLES, NORTHERN HARRIERS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, and MERLINS are returning to the area daily. Other species reported frequently include AMERICAN CROW, and COMMON GRACKLE.
A HOARY REDPOLL visited the backyard of Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County on March 23, a KILLDEER on March 24, and both SONG SPARROW and FOX SPARROW on March 25. On March 20, Tom Smith reported RED-TAILED HAWK, and NORTHERN HARRIER near Otter Tail Lake, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and COMMON GRACKLE in Fergus Falls. Alma Ronningen reported 4-5 FOX SPARROWS and two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS on March 22. On the 24th, she saw a MERLIN, the first SANDHILL CRANES, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and PURPLE FINCH, while a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK showed up in the yard on March 26. Brad and Dee Ehlers added COMMON LOON, 8 COMMON MERGANSERS, and CHIPPING SPARROW on March 25.
Dave Lambeth saw an adult RED-TAILED HAWK in Polk County south of East Grand Forks on March 21. Shelley Steva and I observed SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, MALLARDS and 15 AMERICAN ROBINS in Polk County on March 22, in addition to the raptors reported by nearly everyone.
Shelley Steva had an AMERICAN WOODCOCK fly over the road two miles east of Plummer in Red Lake County on March 23. On March 24, she saw a BELTED KINGFISHER near Oklee.
On March 22, Shelley and I noticed AMERICAN CROW numbers have increased in Pennington County. Shelley saw three immature BALD EAGLES and one RING-BILLED GULL in Pennington County on March 23.
Maggie Anderson reported from Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on March 26. Representatives of the following species have returned to the refuge: TRUMPETER SWAN, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, NORTHERN PINTAIL, LESSER SCAUP, COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS.
On March 22, Shelley and I saw an AMERICAN KESTREL in Clearwater County. Kelly Larson on March 24 saw a RED-TAILED HAWK south of Shevlin. A BALD EAGLE, and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were also seen. At the farm south of Bagley, Kelly reported three BARRED OWLS, AMERICAN ROBIN, and DARK-EYED JUNCO among others on March 26.
In Beltrami County on March 24, Kelly Larson reported WOOD DUCK, COMMON GRACKLE, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County, reported that one SNOWY OWL remained on March 20 between Orleans and Humboldt. Other raptors such as NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and MERLIN have reached Kittson County this week.
Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Dave Lambeth, Kelly Larson, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Alma Ronningen, Shelley Steva, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, and Tom Smith for their reports.
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at [log in to unmask] 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, April 2, 2009.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN
--====1238116221====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:42:28 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Mattsson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Jim Mattsson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Golden-crowned Sparrow update, Dakota Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Friday, March 27 9:30am I know people like to plan ahead, so I thought I would provide this brief update. The GCSP has NOT been seen again since 4:30pm on Wednesday, Mar 25 when I photographed it in a feeder (see Recently Seen for image). I have made a concerted effort to sort through the 70+ juncos that cover my yard and feeders. It appears the bird has moved on, but, of course I will post if it returns. A bit or irony: missed this bird by 10 minutes in Duluth this winter. Jim Mattsson Eagan ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:15:33 -0600 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Great Gray Owl, Duluth, St. Louis Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks, A friend and I spotted a GREAT GRAY OWL in Duluth at about 7:30pm today. It was originally spotted on the roadway, then it flew into a roadside tree, gulped down some prey and then flew off into the woods. As we were leaving the area, we spotted it perched again in the trees on the side of the road. This bird was located on Stebner Rd about 1/4 mile south of Martin Road. The Stebner/Martin intersection is located about 1 mile west of Rice Lake Road on Martin Road. This is only a few miles from where an injured Great Gray Owl was rescued up about 5 weeks ago. Good owling! Debbie _______________________________ Debbie Waters Education Director Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803-3006 218.428.3539 [log in to unmask] www.hawkridge.org "I'm an early bird and I'm a night owl, so I'm wise and I have worms." --Michael Scott, The Office ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:04:21 -0600 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Dave Bartkey <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] LeSueur Co. Golden Eagle Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone=2C Dedrick Benz and I birded Rice=2C LeSueur and a little of Scott Counties = today. The highlight was definitely a juvenile Golden Eagle along CR 136=2C= just a short way north of Hwy. 99.=20 =20 Between the 3 counties=2C we ended up with 18 species of duck=2C plus Gre= ater White-fronted Geese in both LeSueur and Rice. =20 Also of note today were FOY Great Egrets (2)=2C Common Loon (1)=2C Fox Sp= arrows (many)=2C Pelicans (29)=2C and Brown-headed Cowbirds (several). =20 We spotted a single Northern Shrike as well! =20 Good birding! =20 Dave Bartkey Faribault=2C MN [log in to unmask] ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:39:41 -0600 Reply-To: Andrew Beerman <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Andrew Beerman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Loggerhead shrike near Lewiston Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday afternoon, about 5:30 pm I saw a=20 loggerhead shrike at the sewage ponds south=20 of Lewiston, along with several western=20 meadowlarks, and a horned lark. Andrew Beerman Winona ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:10:52 -0600 Reply-To: Doug Kieser <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Doug Kieser <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hennepin County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was present in a flock of Ring-billed and= Herring Gulls on the ice of Diamond Lake, south Minneapolis, at 7:45 this = morning. At around 8:10 the entire flock flew off the ice for a minute or = so, when they landed the Lesser Black-backed Gull couldn't be relocated. I= later checked the gull flock at Lake Hiawatha but it wasn't among them. 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Thank you very much. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:52:15 -0600 Reply-To: Anthony Hertzel <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Anthony Hertzel <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [mou-net] Eurasian Wigeon Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob Dunlap is reporting that today, 28 March, he, Dedrick Benz, and Dave Bartkey found a EURASIAN WIGEON at the north end of Peterson Lake in Wabasha County. They first saw it from the lake's boat launch and scrutinized it for signs of hybridization, which they did not find. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- [log in to unmask] ---- 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, 28 Mar 2009 19:46:13 -0700 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Roger Schroeder <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Possible Slaty-backed Gull - Black Rush Lake - Lyon County Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Mime-Version: 1.0
Saturday, March 28 between 3:00pm and 4:30pm I was viewing what I beli= eve to be an adult Slaty-backed Gull. Thew bird flew off with other gulls a= bout 4:30pm. Black Rush Lake is iced covered, however, gulls have been retu= rning for several weeks as there is an active landfill adjacent to the area= where this bird was observed.