-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 2, 2009
*MNST0904.02
-Birds mentioned
Eurasian Wigeon
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Townsend's Solitaire
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 2, 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, April 2nd 2009.
On March 28th, a EURASIAN WIGEON was at the north end of Peterson Lake
in Wabasha County. It was seen from the lake's boat launch.
In Duluth, the immature GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was seen again on the
29th at 21 East College Street.
An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the ice at Diamond Lake in
south Minneapolis on the 28th.
Two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were at the Ann Lake/Sand Dunes campground in
Sherburne NWR on the 28th.
Returning migrants include GREAT EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, and
FOX SPARROW,
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 9th 2009.
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*April 2, 2009
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<LI>Eurasian Wigeon
<LI>Great Egret
<LI>Black-crowned Night-Heron
<LI>Lesser Black-backed Gull
<LI>Townsend's Solitaire
<LI>Fox Sparrow
<LI>Golden-crowned Sparrow
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota Statewide<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 2, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (763) 780-8890<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 2nd 2009.
<P>
On March 28th, a <B style="color: #ad1a07">EURASIAN WIGEON</B> was at the north end of Peterson Lake in Wabasha County. It was seen from the lake's boat launch.
<P>
In Duluth, the immature <B style="color: #ad1a07">GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW</B> was seen again on the 29th at 21 East College Street.
<P>
An adult <B style="color: #0057ad">LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL</B> was on the ice at Diamond Lake in south Minneapolis on the 28th.
<P>
Two <B style="color: #0057ad">TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES</B> were at the Ann Lake/Sand Dunes campground in Sherburne NWR on the 28th.
<P>
Returning migrants include <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">NIGHT-HERON,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW,</B>
<P>
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 9th 2009.
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*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*April 2, 2009
*MNDL0904.02
-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Sandhill Crane
American Woodcock
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 2, 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, April 2,
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.
Spring migration is definitely well underway, but the weatherman seems
to have other ideas. The weather this week has not been of the spring
variety, unless you count it's fickleness. The result is that most if
not all the smaller township roads are impassible either due to water or
mud. For any who hope to bird in the northwest, it would be well to stay
on paved roads, and even then to watch carefully for road closings. All
the common raptors especially BALD EAGLES, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and
NORTHERN HARRIERS are being reported , more and more each day.
Gretchen Mehmel in the Beltrami Island State Forest in Lake of the Woods
County reported 12 SHARP-TAILE GROUSE, BALD EAGLES, and a ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK on the Roosevelt Road this week. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL and a GREAT
GRAY OWL were both seen south of Faunce on the range line road; a GREAT
GRAY OWL was seen along Dick's Parkway just north of 7-mile corner on
March 30. From that corner to Norris Camp, Gretchen got 2 GREAT HORNED
OWLS, 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, and a BARRED OWL on an early owl route
this week.
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported a COOPER'S HAWK this week.
Doug Johnson in Beltrami County had a female NORTHERN CARDINAL visit his
feeder on March 27. Other species being seen in Bemidji included COMMON
GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, and LESSER SCAUP.
From Clearwater County, Kelly Larson reported an AMERICAN KESTREL and an
AMERICAN WOODCOCK on March 27.
Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County reported a pair of
SANDHILL CRANES on March 27. Shelley Steva saw a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK,
over 20 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS there on March 28.
John Braastad in Pennington County on April 1, observed an AMERICAN
KESTREL and a CHIPPING SPARROW. A huge flock of AMERICAN ROBINS and
several CEDAR WAXWINGS came to our yard on March 28 to feast on the
remaining crabapples.
Bruce Flaig reported TRUMPETER SWANS, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, and WESTERN
MEADOWLARKS in Polk County on March 29.
In Red Lake County, there were several reports of BALD EAGLES feeding on
dead deer this week as the melting snow revealed the carcasses. Shelley
Steva found 4 HOODED MERGANSERS north of Oklee on March 27.
Mike Cary observed a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in Becker County on March 29
north of Audubon near Hamden NWR. Cleone Stewart reported a flock of
about 150 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS that visited her yard at Frazee on March
26.
Thanks to Bruce Flaig, Cleone Stewart, Doug Johnson, Gretchen Mehmel,
John Braastad, Kelly Larson, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Mike Cary,
and Shelley Steva 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 9,
2009.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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<LI>Trumpeter Swan
<LI>Lesser Scaup
<LI>Common Goldeneye
<LI>Hooded Merganser
<LI>Common Merganser
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Northern Harrier
<LI>Sharp-shinned Hawk
<LI>Cooper's Hawk
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>American Kestrel
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>American Woodcock
<LI>Great Horned Owl
<LI>Northern Hawk Owl
<LI>Barred Owl
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>Northern Saw-whet Owl
<LI>Eastern Bluebird
<LI>American Robin
<LI>Cedar Waxwing
<LI>Chipping Sparrow
<LI>Northern Cardinal
<LI>Red-winged Blackbird
<LI>Western Meadowlark
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<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 2, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 2, 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.
<P>
Spring migration is definitely well underway, but the weatherman seems to have other ideas. The weather this week has not been of the spring variety, unless you count it's fickleness. The result is that most if not all the smaller township roads are impassible either due to water or mud. For any who hope to bird in the northwest, it would be well to stay on paved roads, and even then to watch carefully for road closings. All the common raptors especially <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES, ROUGH-LEGGED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWKS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HARRIERS</B> are being reported , more and more each day.
<P>
Gretchen Mehmel in the Beltrami Island State Forest in Lake of the Woods County reported 12 <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILE GROUSE, BALD</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">EAGLES,</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK</B> on the Roosevelt Road this week. A <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HAWK OWL</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL</B> were both seen south of Faunce on the range line road; a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL</B> was seen along Dick's Parkway just north of 7-mile corner on March 30. From that corner to Norris Camp, Gretchen got 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWLS,</B> 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS,</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">BARRED OWL</B> on an early owl route this week.
<P>
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">COOPER'S HAWK</B> this week.
<P>
Doug Johnson in Beltrami County had a female <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN CARDINAL</B> visit his feeder on March 27. Other species being seen in Bemidji included <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MERGANSER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">LESSER SCAUP.</B>
<P>
From Clearwater County, Kelly Larson reported an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL</B> and an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WOODCOCK</B> on March 27.
Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County reported a pair of <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> on March 27. Shelley Steva saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-SHINNED HAWK,</B> over 20 <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,</B> and 5 <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HARRIERS</B> there on March 28.
John Braastad in Pennington County on April 1, observed an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">CHIPPING SPARROW.</B> A huge flock of <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN ROBINS</B> and several <B style="color: #0057ad">CEDAR WAXWINGS</B> came to our yard on March 28 to feast on the remaining crabapples.
Bruce Flaig reported <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWANS, EASTERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BLUEBIRD,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WESTERN MEADOWLARKS</B> in Polk County on March 29.
In Red Lake County, there were several reports of <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES</B> feeding on dead deer this week as the melting snow revealed the carcasses. Shelley Steva found 4 <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED MERGANSERS</B> north of Oklee on March 27.
Mike Cary observed a <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK</B> in Becker County on March 29 north of Audubon near Hamden NWR. Cleone Stewart reported a flock of about 150 <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS</B> that visited her yard at Frazee on March 26.
Thanks to Bruce Flaig, Cleone Stewart, Doug Johnson, Gretchen Mehmel, John Braastad, Kelly Larson, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Mike Cary, and Shelley Steva for their reports.
<P>
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 9, 2009.
<P>
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Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 2, 2009
*MNDU0904.02
-Birds mentioned
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Greater Scaup
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Osprey
Osprey
Wilson's Snipe
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Gray Owl
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Hermit Thrush
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 2, 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, April 2nd, 2009
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at 21 East College Street in Duluth was seen
by Brad Snelling again on March 29th and 30th. Although the bird has
been present since December, this was the first sighting in more than a
month.
Debbie Waters found a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 27th north of the Duluth
International Airport, along the Stebner Road about 0.25 mile south of
the Martin Road. Sandy Roggenkamp saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 31st along
the Three Lakes Road (CR 49), about 0.2 mile east of U.S. Highway 53.
Mike Hendrickson found a road-killed Great Gray on the 30th along CR 133
about a mile east of CR 7.
On the 30th Mike also found 15 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE along the Arkola Road
(CR 52) near CR 208. He found a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the
29th along the McDavitt Road (CR 213), about 3 miles north of the Sax
Road (CR 28). In Duluth he found an adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at
Canal Park, and at the Superior landfill he saw four GLAUCOUS GULLS and
one adult THAYER'S GULL.
Deb Falkowski found two first-winter GLAUCOUS GULLS on the 28th on
Silver Lake in Virginia.
Pat Thomas had a very early HERMIT THRUSH in her yard on the 31st along
the 6200 block of East Superior Street in Duluth. Other recent new
arrivals in the area include WOOD DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER, and OSPREY on
the 28th, GREATER SCAUP and WILSON'S SNIPE on the 1st, and NORTHERN
FLICKER and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on the 2nd.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 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 [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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*April 2, 2009
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<UL>
<LI>Wood Duck
<LI>Northern Shoveler
<LI>Greater Scaup
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Wilson's Snipe
<LI>Thayer's Gull
<LI>Glaucous Gull
<LI>Great Black-backed Gull
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Northern Flicker
<LI>Hermit Thrush
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Golden-crowned Sparrow
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 2, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
The <B style="color: #ad1a07">GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW</B> at 21 East College Street in Duluth was seen by Brad Snelling again on March 29th and 30th. Although the bird has been present since December, this was the first sighting in more than a month.
<P>
Debbie Waters found a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL</B> on the 27th north of the Duluth International Airport, along the Stebner Road about 0.25 mile south of the Martin Road. Sandy Roggenkamp saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL</B> on the 31st along the Three Lakes Road (CR 49), about 0.2 mile east of U.S. Highway 53. Mike Hendrickson found a road-killed Great Gray on the 30th along CR 133 about a mile east of CR 7.
<P>
On the 30th Mike also found 15 <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> along the Arkola Road (CR 52) near CR 208. He found a female <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> on the 29th along the McDavitt Road (CR 213), about 3 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). In Duluth he found an adult <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL</B> at Canal Park, and at the Superior landfill he saw four <B style="color: #0057ad">GLAUCOUS GULLS</B> and one adult <B style="color: #0057ad">THAYER'S GULL.</B>
<P>
Deb Falkowski found two first-winter <B style="color: #0057ad">GLAUCOUS GULLS</B> on the 28th on Silver Lake in Virginia.
<P>
Pat Thomas had a very early <B style="color: #0057ad">HERMIT THRUSH</B> in her yard on the 31st along the 6200 block of East Superior Street in Duluth. Other recent new arrivals in the area include <B style="color: #0057ad">WOOD DUCK, NORTHERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SHOVELER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">OSPREY</B> on the 28th, <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER SCAUP</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WILSON'S SNIPE</B> on the 1st, and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN FLICKER</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> on the 2nd.
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 9th.
<P>
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
<P>
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.
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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 07:05:26 -0600
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Seen last night with song sparrow (6:50 p.m.) and early on Tuesday morning.=
The bird has been seen on four days this week.
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Brad Snelling
21 E. College St.
Duluth
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Today, Earl Orf and I had great looks at a rufous female Spruce Grouse
along CR 552 (well north of Nashwauk...road runs along the east side
of Bear Lake).
We found the grouse where the 25-30 year old jack pine begin, maybe
3/4 of a mile or so south of CR 52.
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:27:58 -0600
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I saw a female spruce grouse this morning around 7 am along Hwy 1 between
mile posts 302 and 301 near Harris Lake.
Norma Malinowski
29 N Klondike Dr
Ely, MN 55731
218 365-0825
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:27:42 -0600
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Two classic and obvious Hoary Redpolls appeared at my Duluth feeders
on W Kent Rd yesterday afternoon, and at least one of them is still
present this morning. If anyone is interested in trying to see them,
please contact me and I'll provide directions. Kim Eckert
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 09:45:14 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Barrow's Goldeneye, Grand Rapids
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I enjoyed yesterday morning/afternoon in Grand Rapids while my wife was=
there for some school stuff. Along the Mississippi River there were=
Common Goldeneye, Hooded Mergansers, and Ring-Necked Ducks at just about=
every spot I checked (but little else, save a few Common Mergansers). =
Most interesting was the Barrow's Goldeneye at the Grand Rapids Sewage=
Ponds. It was virtually unmistakable, especially with the close viewing=
access there. It stood out immediately, compared to the many other=
Goldeneye near it. It tended to stay to itself, mostly. It was the first=
one I've ever seen! This was around noon yesterday.
Thanks to Shawn Conrad whose website gave me ideas of places to go!
Sorry for the late post, I didn't have internet access yesterday. =
Kyle TePoel
Ely
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:19:33 -0600
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Kyle is correct...the male Barrow's Goldeneye is a pretty easy ID and was
quite approachable. I was able to note the teardrop-shaped spot behind the
bill, the mostly black back with white spots, the lack of green irridescence
that I could see on the Commons, the forward-sloping crown on the head, and
the smallish bill. It did associate with a female Common for a while. If
you're looking into the treatment facility, the bird was on the first pond
on the right side at noon today. It's a good idea to check in at the main
facility about 4(?) blocks N-NW of the actual ponds along River Road, but on
the east side of the road.
Thanks for the report, Kyle.
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM, KCTEPO00 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I enjoyed yesterday morning/afternoon in Grand Rapids while my wife was
> there for some school stuff. Along the Mississippi River there were Common
> Goldeneye, Hooded Mergansers, and Ring-Necked Ducks at just about every spot
> I checked (but little else, save a few Common Mergansers). Most interesting
> was the Barrow's Goldeneye at the Grand Rapids Sewage Ponds. It was
> virtually unmistakable, especially with the close viewing access there. It
> stood out immediately, compared to the many other Goldeneye near it. It
> tended to stay to itself, mostly. It was the first one I've ever seen!
> This was around noon yesterday.
>
> Thanks to Shawn Conrad whose website gave me ideas of places to go!
> Sorry for the late post, I didn't have internet access yesterday.
>
> Kyle TePoel
> Ely
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This winter/spring I don't think I have ever had as many Redpolls as there
has been this year. Even today there were still at least 75 or more Polls
at my feeders. This evening now I also had as close to what you would call
a classic Hoary Redpoll at my feeder. Very aggressive little bugger and
wouldn't let other Redpolls feed with him. This is the 4-5 Hoary Redpoll
that I have had this winter and the easiest one to ID as well. It's fun
having so many Redpolls to watch but, I'm ready for them to start heading
back north since I'm getting sick of buying so much thistle seed.
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> Two classic and obvious Hoary Redpolls appeared at my Duluth feeders on W
> Kent Rd yesterday afternoon, and at least one of them is still present
> this morning. If anyone is interested in trying to see them, please
> contact me and I'll provide directions. Kim Eckert
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The Barrow=92s Goldeneye, found yesterday by Kyle TePoel at the Grand =
Rapids
Sewage Ponds, was still there this morning. I watched it from =
8:00-9:00.
It was paired up with a female which appeared to be a common Goldeneye.
They flew several times between the 4 ponds near the entrance to the
facility. =20
=20
As Shawn Conrad mentioned yesterday, if you do come to see this bird, =
the
operators of the plant would like you to first check in with them at =
their
office. It is about =BD mile NW of the ponds on River Road right by the =
big
sign that welcomes you to Grand Rapids.
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On the MOU Recently Seen page I've posted a photo of the Barrow's Goldeneye
that is being seen at the Grand Rapids Sewage Ponds in Itasca County.
Here's the link.
http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl
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*Detroit Lakes
*April 9, 2009
*MNDL0904.09
-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Redhead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Wild Turkey
Common Loon
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Sandhill Crane
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Shrike
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 9, 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, April 9,
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.
Spring finally seems to have arrived, but don't tell the weather man -
he might revoke it. Warmer , drier conditions have encouraged a slow
melt, and finally at our house, on April 8, the last of the ice went out
of the Red Lake River. I believe that there are still some small areas
where that has not yet happened, but we are on the way. There are many
reports this week, especially of migrating BALD EAGLES, as well as the
other common hawks. AMERICAN ROBINS are moving through the whole
northwest in large numbers now and this week have found their voices, as
the first sound these mornings is the ringing calls of many robins as
they awake to the day.
In Douglas County near Alexandria, Deb Johnson reported AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, and LARK SPARROW on April 3.
Teresa Jaskiewicz reported 75 possible KRIDER'S REDTAILED HAWKS over the
Prairie Wetlands Learning Center near Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County
on April 3. Other species seen included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN
KESTREL, and CHIPPING SPARROW. Tom Smith reported BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
and COMMON GRACKLE at the feeder on April 4. Also that day, Brad and Dee
Ehlers saw a flock of 11 GREAT BLUE HERONS fly over the Prairie Wetlands
Learning Center. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that as of April 7, the
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES have returned to Perham. Other species they
reported included BLUE-WINGED TEAL, COMMON MERGANSER, COMMON LOON, GREAT
EGRET, COOPER'S HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and HERRING GULL. Deb Johnson
reported HOODED MERGANSER in Otter Tail County on April 8.
Kelly Larson reported a TURKEY VULTURE in Hubbard County on April 7.
Duane and Marilyn Olson saw a WILD TURKEY near Lake Park in Becker
County on April 7.
Mel and Elaine Bennefeld went birding at the Ponderosa Golf course in
Clay County on April 7 where they saw a SNOW GEESE, WOOD DUCKS, a GOLDEN
EAGLE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS
among others.
AMERICAN KESTRELS have made it to Polk County as reported by Charles
Christianson on April 7. Kelly Larson in Polk County on April 8 reported
a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the Gully fen, a GREAT HORNED OWL at the Larix WMA,
several EASTERN MEADOWLARKS singing, and also SANDHILL CRANES, and
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in several places.
John Braastad reported AMERICAN KESTREL and CHIPPING SPARROW in
Pennington County on March 30. Shelley Steva saw 3 SANDHILL CRANES just
north of the Red Lake County line in Pennington County on April 3. A
MOURNING DOVE showed up at our feeder near Thief River Falls on April 8,
and the ice finally went out of the Red Lake River by our house that
day. Tonight, I saw several HOODED MERGANSERS swimming in the river.
Earlier in the week, I saw a flock of 10 RING-BILLED GULLS flying over
the town. Zeann Linder reported much activity by a pair of MERLINS in
her neighborhood in Thief River Falls this week.
At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on April 2, John Braastad reported
that the BALD EAGLES are on the nest at Parker Pool. Recent arrivals
include many ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a few BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, and 25
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS seen at Madsen Pool. Greg Knutsen reported only
one new species this week - a single REDHEAD. Dana Jenkins reported 6
BALD EAGLES 13 miles north from the Petro Pumper in Thief River Falls
and 4 miles west on Marshall CR 7. These birds have been hanging around
some old deer carcasses for several days. .
Kelly Larson in Clearwater County reported on April 7 that SANDHILL
CRANES, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, BARRED OWL, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD have
returned to the county. On April 8 she reported TUNDRA SWANS, and
TRUMPETER SWANS on the Clearwater rice paddies along with a gathering of
ducks.
Beth Siverhus saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 north of Waskish in
Beltrami County on April 3.
On April 6, Larry Wilebski reported a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in Kittson
County. Lance Crandall at Lake Bronson State Part reported dancing
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on April 7. Other species seen at the park included
WILD TURKEY, BALD EAGLE, and MOURNING DOVE.
In Roseau County, Beth Siverhus saw a MERLIN on April 4 near the Roseau
Hospital and also one visited her yard in Warroad. On the 7th, she had a
visit from the first FOX SPARROW this year.
Lake of the Woods County sightings by Beth included a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
near Williams, a RED-TAILED HAWK near Roosevelt, and a TRUMPETER SWAN
flying over the Rainy River in Baudette, all on April 3.
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 [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 16,
2008.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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<LI>Snow Goose
<LI>Trumpeter Swan
<LI>Tundra Swan
<LI>Wood Duck
<LI>Blue-winged Teal
<LI>Redhead
<LI>Hooded Merganser
<LI>Common Merganser
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Wild Turkey
<LI>Common Loon
<LI>American White Pelican
<LI>Great Blue Heron
<LI>Great Egret
<LI>Turkey Vulture
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Sharp-shinned Hawk
<LI>Cooper's Hawk
<LI>Broad-winged Hawk
<LI>Red-tailed Hawk
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>Golden Eagle
<LI>American Kestrel
<LI>Merlin
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>American Woodcock
<LI>Ring-billed Gull
<LI>Herring Gull
<LI>Eurasian Collared-Dove
<LI>Mourning Dove
<LI>Great Horned Owl
<LI>Northern Hawk Owl
<LI>Barred Owl
<LI>Northern Shrike
<LI>Eastern Bluebird
<LI>American Robin
<LI>American Tree Sparrow
<LI>Chipping Sparrow
<LI>Lark Sparrow
<LI>Fox Sparrow
<LI>Red-winged Blackbird
<LI>Eastern Meadowlark
<LI>Brewer's Blackbird
<LI>Common Grackle
<LI>Brown-headed Cowbird
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 9, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 9, 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.
<P>
Spring finally seems to have arrived, but don't tell the weather man - he might revoke it. Warmer , drier conditions have encouraged a slow melt, and finally at our house, on April 8, the last of the ice went out of the Red Lake River. I believe that there are still some small areas where that has not yet happened, but we are on the way. There are many reports this week, especially of migrating <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES,</B> as well as the other common hawks. <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN ROBINS</B> are moving through the whole northwest in large numbers now and this week have found their voices, as the first sound these mornings is the ringing calls of many robins as they awake to the day.
<P>
In Douglas County near Alexandria, Deb Johnson reported <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN TREE SPARROW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">LARK SPARROW</B> on April 3.
<P>
Teresa Jaskiewicz reported 75 possible <B style="color: #0057ad">KRIDER'S REDTAILED HAWKS</B> over the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center near Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County on April 3. Other species seen included <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">CHIPPING SPARROW.</B> Tom Smith reported <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GRACKLE</B> at the feeder on April 4. Also that day, Brad and Dee Ehlers saw a flock of 11 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT BLUE HERONS</B> fly over the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that as of April 7, the <B style="color: #0057ad">EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES</B> have returned to Perham. Other species they reported included <B style="color: #0057ad">BLUE-WINGED TEAL, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MERGANSER, COMMON LOON,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRET, COOPER'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">HERRING GULL.</B> Deb Johnson reported <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED MERGANSER</B> in Otter Tail County on April 8.
<P>
Kelly Larson reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">TURKEY VULTURE</B> in Hubbard County on April 7.
<P>
Duane and Marilyn Olson saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">WILD TURKEY</B> near Lake Park in Becker County on April 7.
<P>
Mel and Elaine Bennefeld went birding at the Ponderosa Golf course in Clay County on April 7 where they saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW GEESE, WOOD</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">DUCKS,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDEN EAGLE, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WOODCOCK, BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS</B> among others.
<P>
<B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTRELS</B> have made it to Polk County as reported by Charles Christianson on April 7. Kelly Larson in Polk County on April 8 reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKE</B> at the Gully fen, a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWL</B> at the Larix WMA, several <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN MEADOWLARKS</B> singing, and also <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> in several places.
<P>
John Braastad reported <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">CHIPPING SPARROW</B> in Pennington County on March 30. Shelley Steva saw 3 <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> just north of the Red Lake County line in Pennington County on April 3. A <B style="color: #0057ad">MOURNING DOVE</B> showed up at our feeder near Thief River Falls on April 8, and the ice finally went out of the Red Lake River by our house that day. Tonight, I saw several <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED MERGANSERS</B> swimming in the river. Earlier in the week, I saw a flock of 10 <B style="color: #0057ad">RING-BILLED GULLS</B> flying over the town. Zeann Linder reported much activity by a pair of <B style="color: #0057ad">MERLINS</B> in her neighborhood in Thief River Falls this week.
<P>
At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on April 2, John Braastad reported that the <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES</B> are on the nest at Parker Pool. Recent arrivals include many <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,</B> a few <B style="color: #0057ad">BROAD-WINGED HAWKS,</B> and 25 <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS</B> seen at Madsen Pool. Greg Knutsen reported only one new species this week - a single <B style="color: #0057ad">REDHEAD.</B> Dana Jenkins reported 6 <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES</B> 13 miles north from the Petro Pumper in Thief River Falls and 4 miles west on Marshall CR 7. These birds have been hanging around some old deer carcasses for several days. .
<P>
Kelly Larson in Clearwater County reported on April 7 that <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WOODCOCK, BARRED OWL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN BLUEBIRD</B> have returned to the county. On April 8 she reported <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWANS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWANS</B> on the Clearwater rice paddies along with a gathering of ducks.
<P>
Beth Siverhus saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HAWK OWL</B> along MN 72 north of Waskish in Beltrami County on April 3.
<P>
On April 6, Larry Wilebski reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-SHINNED HAWK</B> in Kittson County. Lance Crandall at Lake Bronson State Part reported dancing <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> on April 7. Other species seen at the park included <B style="color: #0057ad">WILD TURKEY, BALD</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">EAGLE,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">MOURNING DOVE.</B>
<P>
In Roseau County, Beth Siverhus saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">MERLIN</B> on April 4 near the Roseau Hospital and also one visited her yard in Warroad. On the 7th, she had a visit from the first <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW</B> this year.
<P>
Lake of the Woods County sightings by Beth included a <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK</B> near Williams, a <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-TAILED HAWK</B> near Roosevelt, and a <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWAN</B> flying over the Rainy River in Baudette, all on April 3.
<P>
Thanks to all the folks who sent in their sightings this week.
<P>
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 16, 2008.
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Pennington County, MN
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*Duluth/North Shore
*April 9, 2009
*MNDU0904.09
-Birds mentioned
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Spruce Grouse
Iceland Gull
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Black-billed Magpie
Hoary Redpoll
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 9, 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, April 9th, 2009
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found by Kyle TePoel on the 8th at the
Grand Rapids sewage ponds along River Road (CR 3), 1.1 miles southeast
of Airport Road. Visitors are asked to check in at the plant office
about a half mile northwest of the ponds. The bird was still present on
the 9th.
Shawn Conrad and Earl Orf found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 3rd along Itasca
County Road CR 552, about 0.75 mile south of CR 52. Norma Malinowski
found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 4th in Lake County along MN Highway 1,
between mile posts 302 and 301 near Harris Lake.
Mike Steffes saw a flock of more than 20 LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 4th on
Lake Superior west of Gooseberry State Park. Jan Green saw four
LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 9th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Three
LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 5th along Scenic Highway 61 at the
Lakewood Pumping Station.
Peder Svingen found an ICELAND GULL on the 5th near the mouth of Miller
Creek off 27th Avenue West in Duluth. Frank Nicoletti saw a BLACK-BILLED
MAGPIE on the 6th flying along Wisconsin Point in Superior.
Jason Mandich found two GREAT GRAY OWLS and two LONG-EARED OWLS in the
Sax-Zim Bog on the 3rd along the McDavitt Road (CR 213).
HOARY REDPOLLS are still being seen at several feeders in the area. Jan
Green had one on the 9th in her yard along the Old North Shore Road (CR
290) in Duluth Township. Kim Eckert had two in his yard near the UMD
campus on the 7th. One was seen on the 3rd on the 300 block of 2nd
Avenue in downtown Two Harbors.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April
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 [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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-Birds mentioned
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<LI>Long-tailed Duck
<LI>Barrow's Goldeneye
<LI>Spruce Grouse
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>Long-eared Owl
<LI>Black-billed Magpie
<LI>Hoary Redpoll
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<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 9, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 9th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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A male <B style="color: #ad1a07">BARROW'S GOLDENEYE</B> was found by Kyle TePoel on the 8th at the Grand Rapids sewage ponds along River Road (CR 3), 1.1 miles southeast of Airport Road. Visitors are asked to check in at the plant office about a half mile northwest of the ponds. The bird was still present on the 9th.
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Shawn Conrad and Earl Orf found a <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE</B> on the 3rd along Itasca County Road CR 552, about 0.75 mile south of CR 52. Norma Malinowski found a <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE</B> on the 4th in Lake County along MN Highway 1, between mile posts 302 and 301 near Harris Lake.
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Mike Steffes saw a flock of more than 20 <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCKS</B> on the 4th on Lake Superior west of Gooseberry State Park. Jan Green saw four <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCKS</B> on the 9th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Three <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCKS</B> were seen on the 5th along Scenic Highway 61 at the Lakewood Pumping Station.
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Peder Svingen found an <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL</B> on the 5th near the mouth of Miller Creek off 27th Avenue West in Duluth. Frank Nicoletti saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE</B> on the 6th flying along Wisconsin Point in Superior.
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Jason Mandich found two <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWLS</B> and two <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-EARED OWLS</B> in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 3rd along the McDavitt Road (CR 213).
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<B style="color: #0057ad">HOARY REDPOLLS</B> are still being seen at several feeders in the area. Jan Green had one on the 9th in her yard along the Old North Shore Road (CR 290) in Duluth Township. Kim Eckert had two in his yard near the <B style="color: #0057ad">UMD</B> campus on the 7th. One was seen on the 3rd on the 300 block of 2nd Avenue in downtown Two Harbors.
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The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 16th.
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The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
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-Birds mentioned
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Franklin's Gull
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Winter Wren
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 10, 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, April 9th 2009.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found on the 8th at the Grand Rapids
sewage ponds along Itasca County Road 3, about a mile southeast of
Airport Road. Visitors must check in at the office about a half mile
northwest of the ponds.
LONG-TAILED DUCKS have been reported from several locations along the
north shore of Lake Superior. More than 20 were seen on the 4th west of
Gooseberry Falls State Park. Four were at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on
the 9th. And three were seen on the 5th near Duluth at the Lakewood
Pumping Station.
A very early RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, on April 2nd. Other returning migrants include FRANKLIN'S GULL,
WINTER WREN, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
A few WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and many COMMON REDPOLLS are still at
feeders, backyards, and pine plantations in the southern parts of the
state.
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<LI>Barrow's Goldeneye
<LI>Franklin's Gull
<LI>Ruby-throated Hummingbird
<LI>Winter Wren
<LI>Chipping Sparrow
<LI>Savannah Sparrow
<LI>Eastern Meadowlark
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota Statewide<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 10, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (763) 780-8890<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask])<br>
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 9th 2009.
<P>
A male <B style="color: #ad1a07">BARROW'S GOLDENEYE</B> was found on the 8th at the Grand Rapids sewage ponds along Itasca County Road 3, about a mile southeast of Airport Road. Visitors must check in at the office about a half mile northwest of the ponds.
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<B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCKS</B> have been reported from several locations along the north shore of Lake Superior. More than 20 were seen on the 4th west of Gooseberry Falls State Park. Four were at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 9th. And three were seen on the 5th near Duluth at the Lakewood Pumping Station.
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A very early <B style="color: #0057ad">RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD</B> was seen in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, on April 2nd. Other returning migrants include <B style="color: #0057ad">FRANKLIN'S GULL, WINTER</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WREN, CHIPPING SPARROW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SAVANNAH SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN MEADOWLARK.</B> A few <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS</B> and many <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLLS</B> are still at feeders, backyards, and pine plantations in the southern parts of the state.
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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 16th 2009.
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This evening on my way home from Northfield, I saw two pairs of Loggerhead
Shrikes in their usual breeding area north of Vermillion. The first pair was
seen on Fisher Ave. between 190th and 180th, just north of where the paving
ends at the gravel pits. The second pair was seen on Emery, just south of
the farmhouse on the corner of Emery and 160th. Also new for the year for
me were several Vesper Sparrows both in this area and several areas around
Northfield.
Bill Stauffer
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:16:52 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl reported by Loon Lake (Jackson Co.)
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Ross Dirks, a birder/falconer in the Spirit Lake, IA area called me to repo=
rt a Snowy Owl by Loon Lake yesterday. I met him and we went back looking f=
or the owl, but with no success. He observed it sitting roughly 30 yards of=
f the highway on a fencepost, and he is a credible observer. This is the 2n=
d "wild owl chase" that has turned up fruitless on my end. Bummer :(....
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Subject: [mou-net] Fwd: SAGE THRASHER--- Hennepin County
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At 8:49 AM, I had a call from Tom Tustison, who asked me to post this message. He had just found a Sage Thrasher on the shore of Lake Harriet, by the canoe racks, across the street from the rose garden.
Drew Smith
Eagan, Dakota County
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:04:01 -0600
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Another Golden Eagle (a juvenile) has been spotted at Eagle Bluff
Environmental Learning Center near Lanesboro, MN.
Valerie Slocum
Raptor Program Coordinator/Wildlife Coordinator
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
28097 Goodview Drive
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Subject: [mou-net] Sage Thrasher still present at 10:30
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I have uploaded a hastily-cropped digiscoped image of the Lake Harriet Sage=
Thrasher to Recently Seen on the MOU website:
http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl
The bird was frequenting the marshy area adjacent to the canoe racks across=
from the rose garden, and was also seen feeding in the hackberry trees her=
e.
Thanks Tom and Drew for finding the bird and getting the word out!
Doug Kieser
Minneapolis
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The Sage Thrasher was still present at 2:45pm near the canoes
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:36:29 -0600
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The Sage Thrasher was photographed at 1:05PM by Mark Younghans and then =
seen repeatedly by numerous observers until after 2PM. Scott Myers took =
many good close-up photos also. The bird was secretive, but when it =
popped up it was very tame - mostly intent on eating those berries.
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:08:17 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Lesser black-backed gull-Martin co.
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Sorry for the delayed message=2C I haven't had Internet for a few days. On =
friday 4/10=2C I found an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull on Martin Lake in =
Martin County. I believe this is a first county record. I observed the bird=
from the NW part of the lake. Viewing is a little difficult having to look=
through some trees=2C but the gull prominently stuck out among the other g=
ulls. I was even able to see its leg color(yellow) when it walked up onto t=
he shore to confirm its id. I also had a trumpeter swan in Faribault County=
...if anyone wants directions to that bird let me know. I don't know if the=
re are any records for Faribault as of yet.
Ben Fritchman
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> Greetings from the FOREST along the Straight River in Faribault.
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> For about a week now we have had many American Robins flying back and for=
th=2C east to west and west to east across the Straight RIver in front of o=
ur apaertment. I counted 59 individual Robing just a short time ago=2C. Sa=
w many around town this morning too. I don't know if they are held up here=
because of cold weather up north or what.
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> Yesterday we still saw FIVE Slate-colored Juncos feeding on the ground ne=
ar our feeder. Today I have not seen one junco. Probably they have migrat=
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:47:12 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Sage Thrasher present @ 6:15PM 4/13/2009 - with image
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http://www.naturepixels.com/sage_thrasher_09.jpg
Terry Brashear
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The Sage Thrasher was so coopertive and so much fun to watch at 5:30 this a=
fternoon. There was also a Ruddy Duck hanging around some coots and PB Greb=
es on the water behind the thrasher.=20
I really hope that getting a "life" bird the day before I head out to Peru =
for 2 weeks is a good omen.
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Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:12:35 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Sage Thrasher Still Present @ 7:30AM 4/14/09
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I stopped by on my way to work and quickly found the Sage Thrasher. It wsa=
feeding in the leaf litter by the canoe racks. Jim Williams showed up as =
I was leaving and I showed him where it was hanging out. He was photograph=
ing the bird when I left.
Terry Brashear
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Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:16:26 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Sage Thrasher present at 2:45pm
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I saw the Sage Thrasher again in the same area on my way to work around 2:45pm.
This time I did not forget my camera.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dobak/3443244840
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dobak/3443244834
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dobak/3443244810
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dobak/3443244826
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Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:03:29 -0600
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Much better light this afternoon. It was nice to see a number of MOU-NET m=
embers there looking at the bird:
http://www.naturepixels.com/sage_thrash_09.jpg
Terry Brashear
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:05:33 -0600
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-Birds mentioned
Barrow's Goldeneye
Red-necked Grebe
Marbled Godwit
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Purple Martin
Sage Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Field Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 15, 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 Wednesday, April 15th 2009.
A SAGE THRASHER is being seen near the rose garden of Lake Harriet in
Minneapolis. First reported on the 13th, it has been seen repeatedly in
the marshy area near the canoe racks.
Presumably the BARROW'S GOLDENEYE is still at the Grand Rapids sewage
ponds, which are located along Itasca County Road 3 about a mile
southeast of Airport Road. Visitors must check in at the office about a
half mile northwest of the ponds.
On April 10th, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the northwestern
corner of Martin Lake in Martin County.
A SNOWY OWL was near Loon Lake in Jackson County on the 12th but has not
been seen since.
New spring arrivals include RED-NECKED GREBE, MARBLED GODWIT, EASTERN
KINGBIRD, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, PURPLE MARTIN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE
WARBLER, FIELD SPARROW, and SWAMP SPARROW.
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<LI>Red-necked Grebe
<LI>Marbled Godwit
<LI>Lesser Black-backed Gull
<LI>Snowy Owl
<LI>Eastern Kingbird
<LI>Loggerhead Shrike
<LI>Purple Martin
<LI>Sage Thrasher
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<LI>Swamp Sparrow
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota Statewide<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 15, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (763) 780-8890<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask])<br>
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Wednesday, April 15th 2009.
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A <B style="color: #ad1a07">SAGE THRASHER</B> is being seen near the rose garden of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. First reported on the 13th, it has been seen repeatedly in the marshy area near the canoe racks.
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Presumably the <B style="color: #ad1a07">BARROW'S GOLDENEYE</B> is still at the Grand Rapids sewage ponds, which are located along Itasca County Road 3 about a mile southeast of Airport Road. Visitors must check in at the office about a half mile northwest of the ponds.
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On April 10th, an adult <B style="color: #0057ad">LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL</B> was at the northwestern corner of Martin Lake in Martin County.
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A <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOWY OWL</B> was near Loon Lake in Jackson County on the 12th but has not been seen since.
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New spring arrivals include <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-NECKED GREBE, MARBLED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GODWIT, EASTERN KINGBIRD,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, PURPLE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MARTIN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE WARBLER, FIELD</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SWAMP SPARROW.</B>
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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 23rd 2009.
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I and several other birders enjoyed a beautiful day at Lake Harriet =
watching for the sage thrasher. It was not seen between 1:30 and 4:30 =
pm.
We watched several song sparrows and pied-billed grebes.
Curt Rawn
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4 Great-tailed Grackle were observed East of the town of Heron Lake on
County Road 24 (910th St) in a flooded field about 1 mile east of the
Heron Lake Bio Fuels plant, or about 1 mile West of the intersection
with 410th Ave. There is a farm home on the North side of CR 24 in which
the birds were also seen roosting.
Sincerely,
Roger Schroeder
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I looked for the sage thrasher at the canoe storage on Lake Harriet. It =
was not seen between 1:30 to 3:30 pm.=20
Curt Rawn
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*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 16, 2009
*MNDU0904.16
-Birds mentioned
Cackling Goose
Gadwall
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Long-tailed Duck
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-shouldered Hawk
Greater Yellowlegs
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Fox Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 16, 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, April 16th, 2009
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 9th at the West Skyline Hawk Count
in Duluth. Two more were seen on the 11th and one was seen on the 14th.
Two CACKLING GEESE and eight AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on the
12th.
Fourteen AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen by Mike Hendrickson on the
13th at Boy Scout Landing in Gary-New Duluth. Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were
still present at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 16th.
Dee Kuder saw ten SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 16th north of Chisholm at
MN Highway 73 and the Gustafson Road. Wes Bailey saw about 24
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on the 13th just south of Tamarack in Aitkin County.
New arrivals this week include GADWALL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN
SHOVELER, CANVASBACK, COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, HORNED GREBE,
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BELTED KINGFISHER,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April
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 [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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-Birds mentioned
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<LI>Cackling Goose
<LI>Gadwall
<LI>Blue-winged Teal
<LI>Northern Shoveler
<LI>Canvasback
<LI>Long-tailed Duck
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Common Loon
<LI>Horned Grebe
<LI>Red-necked Grebe
<LI>American White Pelican
<LI>Double-crested Cormorant
<LI>Red-shouldered Hawk
<LI>Greater Yellowlegs
<LI>Belted Kingfisher
<LI>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
<LI>Eastern Phoebe
<LI>Tree Swallow
<LI>Ruby-crowned Kinglet
<LI>Hermit Thrush
<LI>Fox Sparrow
<LI>Brown-headed Cowbird
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 16, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 16th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
A <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-SHOULDERED HAWK</B> was seen on the 9th at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth. Two more were seen on the 11th and one was seen on the 14th. Two <B style="color: #0057ad">CACKLING GEESE</B> and eight <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS</B> were seen on the 12th.
<P>
Fourteen <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS</B> were seen by Mike Hendrickson on the 13th at Boy Scout Landing in Gary-New Duluth. Two <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCKS</B> were still present at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 16th.
<P>
Dee Kuder saw ten <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> on the 16th north of Chisholm at MN Highway 73 and the Gustafson Road. Wes Bailey saw about 24 <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> on the 13th just south of Tamarack in Aitkin County.
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New arrivals this week include <B style="color: #0057ad">GADWALL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHOVELER, CANVASBACK,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GREBE, HORNED GREBE,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREATER</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOWLEGS, BELTED KINGFISHER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">KINGLET, FOX SPARROW</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD.</B>
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The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 23rd.
<P>
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
<P>
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.
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*Detroit Lakes
*April 16, 2009
*MNDL0904.16
-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Hooded Merganser
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike
Tree Swallow
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Purple Finch
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 16, 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, April 16,
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.
A massive migration has taken place this week with the advent of the
warmer weather. The early wave has arrived in force. Species that have
arrived in large numbers are several species of goose, nearly all the
common ducks are finding some open water, and many raptors, a few early
shorebirds, and all the early passerines are arriving. Nearly all the
counties in the northwest have reported large movements of all of these
species. Please understand that not all of the sightings can be reported
here due to the large number of reports. Large bodies of still water are
still ice covered, but all the flooded fields, and shallower bodies of
water, and all the rivers are ice free now. Roads are drying up so
travel is much easier.
Maggie Anderson saw a TURKEY VULTURE along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods
County on April 10.
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County on April 12 reported a GREAT BLUE HERON,
six ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS northwest of the intersection of CR13 and CR 12,
and a NORTHERN SHRIKE along CR 12 five miles west of CR 5. Other species
reported by Beth included SANDHILL CRANE, BARRED OWL, SONG SPARROW, and
FOX SPARROW. Pat Roth reported an egret species north of Roseau on April
13.
Larry Wilebski reported HOODED MERGANSER in Kittson County on April 15.
Lance Crandall reported that the lake at Lake Bronson State Park is
starting to open up letting COMMON LOON , DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and
many species of ducks find water. Other species arriving included
NORTHERN FLICKER, and PURPLE FINCH.
Kelly Larson reported an OSPREY on the nest along CR 14 west of Bemidji.
Other species seen included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and EASTERN PHOEBE.
In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson reported SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON'S
SNIPE, and AMERICAN WOODCOCK on April 12.
A BELTED KINGFISHER was seen by Beth Siverhus on April 12 north of
Grygla in Marshall County. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR reported that
there was a major influx of waterfowl to the refuge on the weekend
including several TRUMPETER SWANS, all the common ducks, 3 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, and one FRANKLIN'S GULL among many other species.
Headquarters pool still had ice on it when I went through last weekend,
but shallower pools are opening up.
The first COMMON LOON appeared in the Red Lake River at Thief River
Falls on April 16 as reported by Maggie Anderson. Here at home, today I
had BROWN CREEPER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and FOX SPARROW.
Shelley Steva saw a NORTHERN FLICKER along US 75 bypass at Crookston in
Polk County on April 14. Bruce Flaig observed WOOD DUCK, EASTERN PHOEBE,
and SONG SPARROW on April 12. Nathaniel Emery found an early MARBLED
GODWIT along MN 32 in the Glacial Ridge area on April 12. Other species
seen at Glacial Ridge included booming GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS,
SANDHILL CRANES, and SHORT-EARED OWLS.
Scott Kahan, reporting from Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County mentioned
seeing 25 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS dancing on the ice at the refuge on
April 10. Other species seen there included HOODED MERGANSER, GREAT BLUE
HERON, and AMERICAN KESTREL.
Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend found a flock of about 2500
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on April 10 along Otter Tail County CR 1.
Tom Smith reported AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, TURKEY VULTURE, AMERICAN
COOT, KILLDEER, RING-BILLED GULL, and a long list of waterfowl on April
13. Brad and Dee Ehlers reported the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER of the
season on April 16. Also mentioned were DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and
GREAT EGRETS. Dan and Sandy Thimgan saw both RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS on April 16, also EASTERN PHOEBE and TREE
SWALLOW.
In Wilkin County the MOU birding Weekend found a ROSS'S GOOSE flying
over CR 26 four miles west of Rothsay on April 11. On the 12th, a flock
of over 3000 TUNDRA SWANS were seen just west of the Otter Tail County
line, 2.5 miles north of Wilkin CR 4. Several MARBLED GODWITS and a
SHORT-EARED OWL were seen along Wilkin CR 26 on April 11. Both
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE and NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen together, a rare
sighting indeed, on April 11 along 190th St. a half mile east of Wilkin
CR 15.
Susan Wiste in Douglas County near Alexandria reported NORTHERN FLICKER,
NORTHERN CARDINAL, and FOX SPARROW on April 16.
Species reported in nearly all the counties include CANADA GOOSE, TUNDRA
SWAN, TRUMPETER SWAN, all the common ducks, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,
RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, SANDHILL CRANE, KILLDEER,
AMERICAN WOODCOCK, NORTHERN FLICKER, and SONG SPARROW.
Thanks to all who sent in reports this week.
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 23,
2009.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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<LI>Greater White-fronted Goose
<LI>Ross's Goose
<LI>Canada Goose
<LI>Trumpeter Swan
<LI>Tundra Swan
<LI>Wood Duck
<LI>Hooded Merganser
<LI>Greater Prairie-Chicken
<LI>Common Loon
<LI>American White Pelican
<LI>Double-crested Cormorant
<LI>Great Blue Heron
<LI>Great Egret
<LI>Turkey Vulture
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Red-tailed Hawk
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>American Kestrel
<LI>Merlin
<LI>American Coot
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>Killdeer
<LI>Greater Yellowlegs
<LI>Marbled Godwit
<LI>Wilson's Snipe
<LI>American Woodcock
<LI>Franklin's Gull
<LI>Ring-billed Gull
<LI>Barred Owl
<LI>Short-eared Owl
<LI>Belted Kingfisher
<LI>Northern Flicker
<LI>Eastern Phoebe
<LI>Loggerhead Shrike
<LI>Northern Shrike
<LI>Tree Swallow
<LI>Brown Creeper
<LI>Golden-crowned Kinglet
<LI>Ruby-crowned Kinglet
<LI>Yellow-rumped Warbler
<LI>Fox Sparrow
<LI>Song Sparrow
<LI>Northern Cardinal
<LI>Purple Finch
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<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 16, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 16, 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.
<P>
A massive migration has taken place this week with the advent of the warmer weather. The early wave has arrived in force. Species that have arrived in large numbers are several species of goose, nearly all the common ducks are finding some open water, and many raptors, a few early shorebirds, and all the early passerines are arriving. Nearly all the counties in the northwest have reported large movements of all of these species. Please understand that not all of the sightings can be reported here due to the large number of reports. Large bodies of still water are still ice covered, but all the flooded fields, and shallower bodies of water, and all the rivers are ice free now. Roads are drying up so travel is much easier.
<P>
Maggie Anderson saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">TURKEY VULTURE</B> along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County on April 10.
<P>
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County on April 12 reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT BLUE HERON,</B> six <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS</B> northwest of the intersection of CR13 and CR 12, and a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKE</B> along CR 12 five miles west of CR 5. Other species reported by Beth included <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANE, BARRED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">OWL, SONG SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW.</B> Pat Roth reported an egret species north of Roseau on April 13.
<P>
Larry Wilebski reported <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED MERGANSER</B> in Kittson County on April 15. Lance Crandall reported that the lake at Lake Bronson State Park is starting to open up letting <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOON</B> , <B style="color: #0057ad">DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS,</B> and many species of ducks find water. Other species arriving included <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN FLICKER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PURPLE FINCH.</B>
<P>
Kelly Larson reported an <B style="color: #0057ad">OSPREY</B> on the nest along CR 14 west of Bemidji. Other species seen included <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN PHOEBE.</B>
<P>
In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson reported <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SNIPE,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WOODCOCK</B> on April 12.
<P>
A <B style="color: #0057ad">BELTED KINGFISHER</B> was seen by Beth Siverhus on April 12 north of Grygla in Marshall County. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR reported that there was a major influx of waterfowl to the refuge on the weekend including several <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWANS,</B> all the common ducks, 3 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER YELLOWLEGS,</B> and one <B style="color: #0057ad">FRANKLIN'S GULL</B> among many other species. Headquarters pool still had ice on it when I went through last weekend, but shallower pools are opening up.
<P>
The first <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOON</B> appeared in the Red Lake River at Thief River Falls on April 16 as reported by Maggie Anderson. Here at home, today I had <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN CREEPER, RUBY-CROWNED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">KINGLET,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW.</B>
<P>
Shelley Steva saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN FLICKER</B> along US 75 bypass at Crookston in Polk County on April 14. Bruce Flaig observed <B style="color: #0057ad">WOOD DUCK, EASTERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">PHOEBE,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SONG SPARROW</B> on April 12. Nathaniel Emery found an early <B style="color: #0057ad">MARBLED GODWIT</B> along MN 32 in the Glacial Ridge area on April 12. Other species seen at Glacial Ridge included booming <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, SANDHILL</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CRANES,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWLS.</B>
<P>
Scott Kahan, reporting from Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County mentioned seeing 25 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS</B> dancing on the ice at the refuge on April 10. Other species seen there included <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED MERGANSER, GREAT</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BLUE HERON,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL.</B>
<P>
Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend found a flock of about 2500 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE</B> on April 10 along Otter Tail County CR 1. Tom Smith reported <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">TURKEY VULTURE, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">COOT, KILLDEER, RING-BILLED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GULL,</B> and a long list of waterfowl on April 13. Brad and Dee Ehlers reported the first <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> of the season on April 16. Also mentioned were <B style="color: #0057ad">DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRETS.</B> Dan and Sandy Thimgan saw both <B style="color: #0057ad">RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS</B> on April 16, also <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN PHOEBE</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">TREE SWALLOW.</B>
<P>
In Wilkin County the MOU birding Weekend found a <B style="color: #0057ad">ROSS'S GOOSE</B> flying over CR 26 four miles west of Rothsay on April 11. On the 12th, a flock of over 3000 <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWANS</B> were seen just west of the Otter Tail County line, 2.5 miles north of Wilkin CR 4. Several <B style="color: #0057ad">MARBLED GODWITS</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</B> were seen along Wilkin CR 26 on April 11. Both <B style="color: #0057ad">LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKE</B> were seen together, a rare sighting indeed, on April 11 along 190th St. a half mile east of Wilkin CR 15.
<P>
Susan Wiste in Douglas County near Alexandria reported <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN FLICKER, NORTHERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CARDINAL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW</B> on April 16.
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Species reported in nearly all the counties include <B style="color: #0057ad">CANADA GOOSE, TUNDRA</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SWAN, TRUMPETER SWAN,</B> all the common ducks, <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, RED-TAILED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MERLIN, SANDHILL CRANE,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN FLICKER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SONG SPARROW.</B>
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Thanks to all who sent in reports this week.
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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 23, 2009.
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Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:54:43 -0700
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Subject: Mystery accipiter? - Lyon County
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Observed at 3:30pm April 17 at the Lyon County Fairgrounds along the
Redwood River. This bird is the size, shape, and stature of a Northern
Goshawk, but this bird was very dark in general color both above and
below. I am not aware of color morphs in accipiters. Any guidance would
be appreciated.
Photos and written details are available at the following link.
http://singingwings.rohair.com/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Darticl=
e&id=3D153:mystery-hawk&catid=3D37:benefits&Itemid=3D55
Sincerely,
Roger Schroeder
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Subject: [mou-net] Cinnamon Teal - Polk County
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I just got a call from Nate Emery, who just found a male Cinnamon Teal
directly across from the Nature Conservancy Headquarters at Glacial Ridge
along MN 32. This is located about 2-3 miles south of US 2. The bird was
about 40 yards from the road.
Jeanie
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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Found a Glaucous Gull this morning at the land fill here in Mora, =
Kanabec County. It looks like it's in it 2nd year plumage. The land =
fill is about 1.5 miles west of Mora on Hwy 23.
Craig Menze
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Several folks looked for the Cinnamon Teal in Polk County today, but to my
knowledge no one saw it. Apparently it moved on during the night or is
sitting in some unseen location on the Glacial Ridge property of which there
are many not viewable from any road.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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Subject: [mou-net] any citing of the sage thrasher?
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Since Wed.=2C anyone see the Sage Thrasher at Lake Harriet? backchannel if=
you wish-mjb=
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Subject: [mou-net] Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co.
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I spent the day birding from the twin cities area down to Lake Byllesby.
Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and about.
The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared Longspur, observed
around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland Longspurs at the Randolph
industrial site in Dakota County. This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (Randolph
Blvd) north of Randolph. From Hwy 56, turn west onto 284th St E. It's
essentially a small network of roads that don't connect to anything, but run
through some really nice grassland habitat. The longspur flock was moving
around a lot, frequenting fields on the north and south sides of the road
west of the first stop sign. The vegetation south of the road makes it
impossible to see them when they're on the ground; the field north of the
road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of time feeding in it. The
majority of the flock departed to the north around 1:00, but is probably
still in the general area.
At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was with Steve Weston and
another birder. The Chestnut-collared was seen only in flight - it made
several passes by us, giving a unique flight call. I was able to follow it
for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast and sides
contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail,
which were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands.
Unfortunately we weren't ever able to find it on the ground to get longer
looks. We also spent a long time looking for Smith's Longspurs in the
flock, without success.
Otherwise, birds were everywhere today, including many recent arrivals.
Some notable things:
Many places:
Vesper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Phoebe, Tree & Barn Swallow, Wood Duck,
Green-winged & Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser
Scaup
Bass Ponds (with Alexis Powell & several others)
- loads of Hermit Thrushes, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe
Old Cedar Ave bridge area (with the same folks):
- 1 Broad-winged Hawk, many calling Virginia Rails, Great Egret, Trumpeter
Swan, White-throated Sparrows
Randolph industrial site
- Northern Harrier, both Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, Savannah Sparrow
West end of Lake Byllesby (where I ran into Laura Coble)
- Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, ~20 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated
Plovers, 2 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1 Red-breasted
Merganser, 1 Redhead, Am. White Pelicans, 20 Bonaparte's Gulls, Lapland
Longspur (fly-over)
East end of Lake Byllesby
- Field Sparrow (at the county park / boat launch), 3 Common Loons, 20
Pied-billed Grebes, Kestrels
North of Vermillion, I found several Loggerhead Shrikes at the sites along
Fischer and Emery Avenues described by Bill Stauffer. A quick note on these
shrikes - I went by this morning and couldn't find them. Went back this
afternoon and they were very cooperative. So it pays to try the same spot
at different times of day.
I'm sure I'm forgetting things... it was a wonderful day to be out!
Matt Dufort
Minneapolis
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Subject: Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co.
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I spent the day birding from the twin cities area down to Lake Byllesby.
Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and about.
The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared Longspur, observed
around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland Longspurs at the Randolph
industrial site in Dakota County. This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (Randolph
Blvd) north of Randolph. From Hwy 56, turn west onto 284th St E. It's
essentially a small network of roads that don't connect to anything, but run
through some really nice grassland habitat. The longspur flock was moving
around a lot, frequenting fields on the north and south sides of the road
west of the first stop sign. The vegetation south of the road makes it
impossible to see them when they're on the ground; the field north of the
road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of time feeding in it. The
majority of the flock departed to the north around 1:00, but is probably
still in the general area.
At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was with Steve Weston and
another birder. The Chestnut-collared was seen only in flight - it made
several passes by us, giving a unique flight call. I was able to follow it
for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast and sides
contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail,
which were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands.
Unfortunately we weren't ever able to find it on the ground to get longer
looks. We also spent a long time looking for Smith's Longspurs in the
flock, without success.
Otherwise, birds were everywhere today, including many recent arrivals.
Some notable things:
Many places:
Vesper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Phoebe, Tree & Barn Swallow, Wood Duck,
Green-winged & Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser
Scaup
Bass Ponds (with Alexis Powell & several others)
- loads of Hermit Thrushes, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe
Old Cedar Ave bridge area (with the same folks):
- 1 Broad-winged Hawk, many calling Virginia Rails, Great Egret, Trumpeter
Swan, White-throated Sparrows
Randolph industrial site
- Northern Harrier, both Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, Savannah Sparrow
West end of Lake Byllesby (where I ran into Laura Coble)
- Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, ~20 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated
Plovers, 2 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1 Red-breasted
Merganser, 1 Redhead, Am. White Pelicans, 20 Bonaparte's Gulls, Lapland
Longspur (fly-over)
East end of Lake Byllesby
- Field Sparrow (at the county park / boat launch), 3 Common Loons, 20
Pied-billed Grebes, Kestrels
North of Vermillion, I found several Loggerhead Shrikes at the sites along
Fischer and Emery Avenues described by Bill Stauffer. A quick note on these
shrikes - I went by this morning and couldn't find them. Went back this
afternoon and they were very cooperative. So it pays to try the same spot
at different times of day.
I'm sure I'm forgetting things... it was a wonderful day to be out!
Matt Dufort
Minneapolis
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down to <st1:place
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<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Byllesby</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and =
about.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared
Longspur, observed around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland =
Longspurs
at the <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Randolph</st1:City> industrial site in =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Dakota</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (<st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">Randolph
Blvd</st1:address></st1:Street>) north of <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Randolph</st1:City></st1:place>. From Hwy 56, turn =
west onto <st1:Street
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">284<sup>th</sup> St =
E.</st1:address></st1:Street>
It’s essentially a small network of roads that don’t connect =
to
anything, but run through some really nice grassland habitat. The
longspur flock was moving around a lot, frequenting fields on the north =
and
south sides of the road west of the first stop sign. The =
vegetation south
of the road makes it impossible to see them when they’re on the =
ground;
the field north of the road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of =
time
feeding in it. The majority of the flock departed to the north =
around
1:00, but is probably still in the general =
area.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was =
with Steve
Weston and another birder. The Chestnut-collared was seen only in =
flight –
it made several passes by us, giving a unique flight call. I was =
able to
follow it for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast =
and sides
contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail, =
which
were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands.
Unfortunately we weren’t ever able to find it on the ground to get =
longer
looks. We also spent a long time looking for Smith’s =
Longspurs in
the flock, without success.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Otherwise, birds were everywhere today, including =
many
recent arrivals. Some notable things:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Many places:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Vesper Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, =
Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Phoebe, Tree & Barn =
Swallow,
Wood Duck, Green-winged & Blue-winged Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, =
Ring-necked
Duck, Lesser Scaup <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bass Ponds (with Alexis Powell & several =
others)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> - loads of Hermit Thrushes, Ruddy Duck, Hooded
Merganser, Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Old <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">Cedar Ave</st1:address></st1:Street>
bridge area (with the same folks):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> - 1 Broad-winged Hawk, many calling Virginia =
Rails, Great
Egret, Trumpeter Swan, White-throated =
Sparrows<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Randolph</span></font></st1:=
City></st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> industrial
site<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> - Northern Harrier, both Eastern and Western
Meadowlarks, <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Savannah</st1:City></st1:place>
Sparrow <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>West end of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Byllesby</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> (where =
I ran
into Laura Coble)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> - Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs, ~20 Pectoral
Sandpipers, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 2 Sandhill Cranes, 5 Greater =
White-fronted
Geese, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Redhead, Am. White Pelicans, 20 =
Bonaparte’s
Gulls, Lapland Longspur (fly-over)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>East end of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Byllesby</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font>=
</p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> - Field Sparrow (at the county park / boat =
launch), 3
Common Loons, 20 Pied-billed Grebes, =
Kestrels<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>North of Vermillion, I found several Loggerhead =
Shrikes at
the sites along Fischer and Emery Avenues described by Bill =
Stauffer. A
quick note on these shrikes – I went by this morning and =
couldn’t
find them. Went back this afternoon and they were very =
cooperative.
So it pays to try the same spot at different times of =
day.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:13:55 -0600
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This morning at 10 am, there were still at least 100 longspurs at the exa=
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same location reported by Matt Dufort yesterday. Thank you, Matt!
It was rainy and the longspurs kept flying around, so we only got good lo=
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meadowlarks, and together with the laplands, their songs made quite a=20
beautiful chorus.
We stopped back around 11:30 and could not refind the longspurs, but the=20=
other larks were still there.
John Zakelj
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I spent the day birding from the twin cities area down to Lake Byllesby.
Not surprisingly, there were lots of other birders out and about.
The big highlight of the day was a Chestnut-collared Longspur, observed
around 12:30 among a large flock (500+) of Lapland Longspurs at the Rando=
lph
industrial site in Dakota County. This site is just off MN Hwy 56 (Rando=
lph
Blvd) north of Randolph. From Hwy 56, turn west onto 284th St E. It's
essentially a small network of roads that don't connect to anything, but =
run
through some really nice grassland habitat. The longspur flock was movin=
g
around a lot, frequenting fields on the north and south sides of the road=
west of the first stop sign. The vegetation south of the road makes it
impossible to see them when they're on the ground; the field north of the=
road is bare stubble, and they spent a lot of time feeding in it. The
majority of the flock departed to the north around 1:00, but is probably
still in the general area.
At the time the Chestnut-collared appeared, I was with Steve Weston and
another birder. The Chestnut-collared was seen only in flight - it made
several passes by us, giving a unique flight call. I was able to follow =
it
for 30-45 seconds and see the extensive black on the breast and sides
contrasting with the pale face, as well as the white wedges in the tail,
which were much more extensive and differently-shaped than the Laplands.
Unfortunately we weren't ever able to find it on the ground to get longer=
looks. We also spent a long time looking for Smith's Longspurs in the
flock, without success.
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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:26:01 -0600
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Barb and I found a Black Scoter on Lory Lake in northwestern Isanti =
County about 3:30 PM this afternoon. This is probably a first winter =
male molting into adult plumage. The body was not intensely black but =
rather a deep black brown, while the yellow knob on the bill was not as =
bright yellow as we have seen on birds on Lake Superior. But yellow =
enough that the bird was rather obvious in the flock of Lesser Scaup =
that it was hanging around with.
Seen across the lake from the public access on the west side of the =
lake. To get to Lory Lake go east on Cty Road 4 from State Highway 47 =
about 2 miles. Then north about 1 mile to 416th. Then east till the =
road runs down hill into the public access.
Also present was a first winter molting into second summer Thayer's =
Gull. Originally there were some 1000 gulls in the area of the lake but =
by the time we left that was down to 30 or so including the Thayer's. =
Gulls are migrating through this area in large numbers over the past few =
days. The Glaucous was still present at the Mora landfill this noon.
Dennis and Barbara Martin
Shorewood, MN
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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:41:29 -0600
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My wife and I looked for the Scoter tonight without success. There were
only 3 Lesser Scaup and few loons and a dozen or so gulls on the lake so I
would assume they have all moved on.
We also decide to check Fish Lake here in Kanabec county on our way home and
there were easily several thousand gulls roosting on the lake tonight and
there was one gull in particular that caught my eye. A very large gull that
looked to stand out from all the rest of the gulls. Great Black Backed gull
is what I was thinking but, by no means am I at all positive that's what it
is because the viewing conditions were horrible with barely any light left.
I'm going to try and get back out there right away in the morning before the
gulls take off and hopefully relocated it and make a positive ID. There
were also about 50 Pelicans on the lake as well.
Craig Menze
Mora Kanabec Co
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Barb and I found a Black Scoter on Lory Lake in northwestern Isanti County
about 3:30 PM this afternoon. This is probably a first winter male molting
into adult plumage. The body was not intensely black but rather a deep
black brown, while the yellow knob on the bill was not as bright yellow as
we have seen on birds on Lake Superior. But yellow enough that the bird was
rather obvious in the flock of Lesser Scaup that it was hanging around with.
Seen across the lake from the public access on the west side of the lake.
To get to Lory Lake go east on Cty Road 4 from State Highway 47 about 2
miles. Then north about 1 mile to 416th. Then east till the road runs down
hill into the public access.
Also present was a first winter molting into second summer Thayer's Gull.
Originally there were some 1000 gulls in the area of the lake but by the
time we left that was down to 30 or so including the Thayer's. Gulls are
migrating through this area in large numbers over the past few days. The
Glaucous was still present at the Mora landfill this noon.
Dennis and Barbara Martin
Shorewood, MN
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Subject: [mou-net] Loggerhead Shrike in Two Harbors, Lake Co.
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This morning I saw a Loggerhead Shrike in Two Harbors at the ball=20
field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. I watched it hunt=20
the fence line for about 10 minutes before it flew up high to the=20
west and out of sight.
Jim Lind
Two Harbors
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:32:35 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Summer Tanager - Spring Valley, Fillmore Co.
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About 6 pm last night I stopped by Ray Pothoff's house in Spring Valley and
while Ray was telling me the Summer Tanager had not been seen all day it
flew in (picture & address on Recently Seen). Cool bird. Thanks a lot Ray.
Carl Greiner
1616 Hill St. S.W.
Chatfield, MN. 55923
507-271-8286
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This morning - from 0805 (when I arrived) through 0925 (when I left) - ther=
e was a Red-throated Loon on Sauk Lake, in the town of Sauk Centre. The lo=
on was in winter plumage, and I suspected it to be less than a year old bec=
ause of how weakly red-tinged the iris was.
To get to the spot from which I viewed the loon, take US 71 north through d=
owntown Sauk Centre. On the north side of downtown, where US 71 bends hard=
to the right, turn left on 4th St. N; then take 4th St. N to its end - it =
dead-ends at the lakeshore. From here, the loon was sometimes straight off=
shore; sometimes as much as 300 yards to the NW; and sometimes as much as 2=
00 yards to the SW.
Phil Chu
Department of Biology
St. John's University
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:38:59 -0600
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 23, 2009
*MNDU0904.23
-Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Broad-winged Hawk
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Lesser Yellowlegs
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Loggerhead Shrike
Bohemian Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 23, 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, April 23rd, 2009
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen briefly in Two Harbors on the 20th at the
ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. Single
SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8
mile west of CR 2, and along the Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of
MN Highway 61. Another SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the 19th along CR 14,
about five miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing.
Frank Nicoletti saw a SHORT-EARED OWL fly in off Lake Superior at
Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a first-cycle ICELAND
GULL on the 21st on the Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw
a first-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 11 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and four
THAYER'S GULLS at Wisconsin Point. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was found by
Mike Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithville in west Duluth.
Flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and small numbers of SANDHILL CRANES
have been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth.
Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Ely on the
17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue.
New arrivals this week include AMERICAN COOT, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April
30th.
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.
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<LI>American White Pelican
<LI>Broad-winged Hawk
<LI>American Coot
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>Lesser Yellowlegs
<LI>Thayer's Gull
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Glaucous Gull
<LI>Great Black-backed Gull
<LI>Short-eared Owl
<LI>Red-bellied Woodpecker
<LI>Loggerhead Shrike
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
<LI>Yellow-rumped Warbler
<LI>Savannah Sparrow
<LI>White-crowned Sparrow
<LI>Brewer's Blackbird
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 23, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])<br>
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This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
A <B style="color: #0057ad">LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE</B> was seen briefly in Two Harbors on the 20th at the ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. Single <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWLS</B> were seen on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8 mile west of CR 2, and along the Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of MN Highway 61. Another <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</B> was seen on the 19th along CR 14, about five miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing.
<P>
Frank Nicoletti saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</B> fly in off Lake Superior at Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a first-cycle <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL</B> on the 21st on the Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw a first-cycle <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,</B> 11 <B style="color: #0057ad">GLAUCOUS GULLS,</B> and four <B style="color: #0057ad">THAYER'S GULLS</B> at Wisconsin Point. A <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER</B> was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithville in west Duluth. Flocks of <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS</B> and small numbers of <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> have been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth.
<P>
Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> in Ely on the 17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue.
<P>
New arrivals this week include <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN COOT, BROAD-WINGED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWK, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.</B>
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 30th.
<P>
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
<P>
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*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*April 23, 2009
*MNDL0904.23
-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Cinnamon Teal
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Brown Creeper
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Purple Finch
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 23, 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, April 23,
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.
Spring has finally arrived in the northwest.The migrants are passing
through in large numbers. All of the first wave species have been
represented in the past week. Species reported from all areas include
all the common ducks, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS,
PIED-BILLED GREBES, all the resident raptors, AMERICAN COOT, BELTED
KINGFISHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, BROWN CREEPER, both kinglets, EASTERN
BLUEBIRD,SONG SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and
PURPLE FINCH.
The best sighting this week was a CINNAMON TEAL found by Nate Emery
across from the Nature Conservancy office along MN 32 at Glacial Ridge
late on April 17. Unfortunately, several people looked for it the next
day to no avail.
On April 20, Brad and Dee Ehlers in Otter Tail County reported an OSPREY
nesting northeast of Fergus Falls along CR1. Dan and Sandy Thimgan
reported that the colonial nesters in Fergus Falls are back at Lake
Alice and Grotto Lake. At Lake Alice there are DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS, and GREAT EGRETS, while at Grotto Lake there were
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and some more GREAT EGRETS. Other species
seen at the lakes were CACKLING GOOSE, COMMON LOON, and a SPOTTED
SANDPIPER.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found BONAPARTE'S GULLS at the Park
Rapids WWTP in Hubbard County on April 17, along with a small assortment
of early shorebirds.
Scott Kahan reported that GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS can be seen from
blinds at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County . To reserve a blind call
the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management Office at 218-847-4431. A PRAIRIE
FALCON was seen on the refuge on April 15.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found COMMON GOLDENEYE , HORNED GREBE,
RED-NECKED GREBE among others at the Ada WWTP in Norman County on April
19. Shelley Steva and I observed a flock of about 2000 LAPLAND LONGSPURS
along Norman CR3 on April 18. In Mahnomen County, Ron and Herb found a
BONAPARTE'S GULL at the Mahnomen WWTP on April 19.
Kelly Larson found GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, FRANKLIN'S
GULLS, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS in Polk County at Glacial Ridge on
April 18. Both SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS were
seen there, and blinds can also be reserved there to view the birds
dancing on the leks. At least 5000 SANDHILL CRANES were feeding at the
refuge and very visible from US 2, but numbers are decreasing rapidly. A
GREAT EGRET and a COMMON LOON were seen at the refuge gravel pit pond.
Nate Emery reported an AMERICAN BITTERN and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS at
Glacial Ridge also.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found a GREAT EGRET near Huot in Red
Lake County on April 18. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen along the Red
Lake / Pennington County line a quarter mile west of CR 3. At the Red
Lake Falls WWTP, Shelley Steva and I found COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON
MERGANSER, and two beautiful FRANKLIN'S GULLS on April 18.
A large flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS were in Thief River Falls, Pennington
County, on the weekend cleaning up the last of the crabapples. Shelley
Steva reported the first TREE SWALLOW on April 17, while Ron and Herb
found an AMERICAN WOODCOCK a mile west of the intersection of CR 12 and
the Red Lake County line. They saw a HERMIT THRUSH and a YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER at St Hilaire Park on April 19. A pair of MERLINS is nesting in
Thief River Falls again this year.
Gary Tischer at Agassiz NWR reported RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the Ditch
11 control structure on April 17, BLACK DUCK and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
on April 21. Other species seen included DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT,
MARBLED GODWIT along CR 12, WILSON'S SNIPE, and large numbers of
FRANKLIN'S GULLS.
Kelly Larson reported a TREE SWALLOW and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in Clearwater
County on April 18. The first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW appeared in her
yard on April 21. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann reported that the
Clearwater rice paddies are hosting a large variety of waterfowl
including TUNDRA SWANS, 14 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, HORNED GREBES
and also a PEREGRINE FALCON.
In Beltrami County, Ron and Herb observed an AMERICAN WOODCOCK three
miles north of Shooks on April 17.
Larry Wilebski reported a GREAT EGRET two miles north of Lancaster in
Kittson County on April 19.
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed an EASTERN PHOEBE in Warroad on
April 22. On April 23, she saw COOPER'S HAWK, BROWN CREEPER, and
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
From Lake of the Woods County on April 22, Ted Dick reported a good
movement of raptors over CR 19 south of Baudette on April 21. Species
seen included NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. TRUMPETER SWANS,
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on a lek, 425 SANDHILL CRANES,A SHORT-EARED OWL, and
WILSON'S SNIPE were among the many other species seen in Lake of the
Woods County that morning.
Thanks to all those who sent in sightings this week.
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 30,
2009.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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*April 23, 2009
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-Birds mentioned
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<LI>Greater White-fronted Goose
<LI>Cackling Goose
<LI>Trumpeter Swan
<LI>Tundra Swan
<LI>Cinnamon Teal
<LI>Common Goldeneye
<LI>Common Merganser
<LI>Red-breasted Merganser
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Greater Prairie-Chicken
<LI>Common Loon
<LI>Pied-billed Grebe
<LI>Horned Grebe
<LI>Red-necked Grebe
<LI>Double-crested Cormorant
<LI>American Bittern
<LI>Great Egret
<LI>Black-crowned Night-Heron
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Northern Harrier
<LI>Cooper's Hawk
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>Merlin
<LI>Peregrine Falcon
<LI>Prairie Falcon
<LI>American Coot
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>Spotted Sandpiper
<LI>Greater Yellowlegs
<LI>Lesser Yellowlegs
<LI>Marbled Godwit
<LI>Wilson's Snipe
<LI>American Woodcock
<LI>Bonaparte's Gull
<LI>Franklin's Gull
<LI>Belted Kingfisher
<LI>Eastern Phoebe
<LI>Tree Swallow
<LI>Brown Creeper
<LI>Eastern Bluebird
<LI>Hermit Thrush
<LI>Cedar Waxwing
<LI>Yellow-rumped Warbler
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Lapland Longspur
<LI>Red-winged Blackbird
<LI>Western Meadowlark
<LI>Yellow-headed Blackbird
<LI>Brewer's Blackbird
<LI>Purple Finch
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 23, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 23, 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.
<P>
Spring has finally arrived in the northwest.The migrants are passing through in large numbers. All of the first wave species have been represented in the past week. Species reported from all areas include all the common ducks, <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, GREATER</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, PIED-BILLED GREBES,</B> all the resident raptors, <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN COOT, BELTED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">KINGFISHER, EASTERN PHOEBE,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN CREEPER,</B> both kinglets, <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN BLUEBIRD,SONG SPARROW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, WESTERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MEADOWLARK,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PURPLE FINCH.</B>
<P>
The best sighting this week was a <B style="color: #0057ad">CINNAMON TEAL</B> found by Nate Emery across from the Nature Conservancy office along MN 32 at Glacial Ridge late on April 17. Unfortunately, several people looked for it the next day to no avail.
<P>
On April 20, Brad and Dee Ehlers in Otter Tail County reported an <B style="color: #0057ad">OSPREY</B> nesting northeast of Fergus Falls along CR1. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that the colonial nesters in Fergus Falls are back at Lake Alice and Grotto Lake. At Lake Alice there are <B style="color: #0057ad">DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRETS,</B> while at Grotto Lake there were <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS,</B> and some more <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRETS.</B> Other species seen at the lakes were <B style="color: #0057ad">CACKLING GOOSE, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">LOON,</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">SPOTTED SANDPIPER.</B>
<P>
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found <B style="color: #0057ad">BONAPARTE'S GULLS</B> at the Park Rapids <B style="color: #0057ad">WWTP</B> in Hubbard County on April 17, along with a small assortment of early shorebirds.
<P>
Scott Kahan reported that <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS</B> can be seen from blinds at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County . To reserve a blind call the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management Office at 218-847-4431. A <B style="color: #0057ad">PRAIRIE FALCON</B> was seen on the refuge on April 15.
<P>
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GOLDENEYE</B> , <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GREBE</B> among others at the Ada <B style="color: #0057ad">WWTP</B> in Norman County on April 19. Shelley Steva and I observed a flock of about 2000 <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPURS</B> along Norman CR3 on April 18. In Mahnomen County, Ron and Herb found a <B style="color: #0057ad">BONAPARTE'S GULL</B> at the Mahnomen <B style="color: #0057ad">WWTP</B> on April 19.
<P>
Kelly Larson found <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOWLEGS, FRANKLIN'S GULLS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS</B> in Polk County at Glacial Ridge on April 18. Both <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS</B> were seen there, and blinds can also be reserved there to view the birds dancing on the leks. At least 5000 <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> were feeding at the refuge and very visible from US 2, but numbers are decreasing rapidly. A <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRET</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOON</B> were seen at the refuge gravel pit pond. Nate Emery reported an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN BITTERN</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS</B> at Glacial Ridge also.
<P>
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRET</B> near Huot in Red Lake County on April 18. An <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WOODCOCK</B> was seen along the Red Lake / Pennington County line a quarter mile west of CR 3. At the Red Lake Falls <B style="color: #0057ad">WWTP,</B> Shelley Steva and I found <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MERGANSER,</B> and two beautiful <B style="color: #0057ad">FRANKLIN'S GULLS</B> on April 18.
<P>
A large flock of <B style="color: #0057ad">CEDAR WAXWINGS</B> were in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on the weekend cleaning up the last of the crabapples. Shelley Steva reported the first <B style="color: #0057ad">TREE SWALLOW</B> on April 17, while Ron and Herb found an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WOODCOCK</B> a mile west of the intersection of CR 12 and the Red Lake County line. They saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">HERMIT THRUSH</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> at St Hilaire Park on April 19. A pair of <B style="color: #0057ad">MERLINS</B> is nesting in Thief River Falls again this year.
<P>
Gary Tischer at Agassiz NWR reported <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BREASTED MERGANSER</B> at the Ditch 11 control structure on April 17, <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK DUCK</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD</B> on April 21. Other species seen included <B style="color: #0057ad">DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, MARBLED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GODWIT</B> along CR 12, <B style="color: #0057ad">WILSON'S SNIPE,</B> and large numbers of <B style="color: #0057ad">FRANKLIN'S GULLS.</B>
<P>
Kelly Larson reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">TREE SWALLOW</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN BLUEBIRDS</B> in Clearwater County on April 18. The first <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> appeared in her yard on April 21. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann reported that the Clearwater rice paddies are hosting a large variety of waterfowl including <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWANS,</B> 14 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED GREBES</B> and also a <B style="color: #0057ad">PEREGRINE FALCON.</B>
<P>
In Beltrami County, Ron and Herb observed an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WOODCOCK</B> three miles north of Shooks on April 17.
<P>
Larry Wilebski reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRET</B> two miles north of Lancaster in Kittson County on April 19.
<P>
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed an <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN PHOEBE</B> in Warroad on April 22. On April 23, she saw <B style="color: #0057ad">COOPER'S HAWK, BROWN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CREEPER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.</B>
<P>
From Lake of the Woods County on April 22, Ted Dick reported a good movement of raptors over CR 19 south of Baudette on April 21. Species seen included <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HARRIER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. TRUMPETER</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SWANS, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> on a lek, 425 <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES,A SHORT-EARED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">OWL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WILSON'S SNIPE</B> were among the many other species seen in Lake of the Woods County that morning.
<P>
Thanks to all those who sent in sightings this week.
<P>
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 30, 2009.
<P>
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Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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Thursday evening, April 23, there were 7 American Avocets near the west en=
d of Lake Byllesby. =C2=A0Thanks to Jim for getting out the report of thei=
r presence so quickly. =C2=A0While there, most of the shorebirds got up in=
to the winds and off the points unknown. (The Avocets stayed.)
Also seen:
1 Long-billed Dowitcher
1 Semipalmated Sandpiper
Many Pectoral Sandpipers
Several Dunlins
Many Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Peregrine Falcon sitting way out on the mud
1 Barn Swallow
Linda Sparling
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There were still at least two Northern Hawk Owls near Baudette this week.
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 24, 2009
*MNST0904.24
-Birds mentioned
Cinnamon Teal
Red-throated Loon
American Bittern
Broad-winged Hawk
Yellow Rail
American Avocet
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Least Flycatcher
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Summer Tanager
Lark Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 24, 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, April 23rd 2009.
In Polk County, a CINNAMON TEAL was reported from the Nature Conservancy
office along state 32 at Glacial Ridge on April 17th, but the bird has
not been seen since.
On April 22nd, a RED-THROATED LOON was on Sauk Lake, which is in Sauk
Centre, Stearns County.
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen on the western most strip of land at the
Purgatory Creek wetlands in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, on April
23rd. As many as seven AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the western end of Lake
Billesby in Dakota County on the 23rd, along with many PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and DUNLIN.
A SUMMER TANAGER was seen on the 22nd in Spring Valley, Fillmore County,
but the bird is apparently now gone.
A YELLOW RAIL was heard from the boardwalk at the Old Cedar Avenue
Bridge area of Bloomington on the 17th. I also have new reports of
AMERICAN BITTERN, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LEAST FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.
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*Minnesota
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*April 24, 2009
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-Birds mentioned
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<LI>Cinnamon Teal
<LI>Red-throated Loon
<LI>American Bittern
<LI>Broad-winged Hawk
<LI>Yellow Rail
<LI>American Avocet
<LI>Pectoral Sandpiper
<LI>Dunlin
<LI>Long-billed Dowitcher
<LI>Least Flycatcher
<LI>Northern Rough-winged Swallow
<LI>Barn Swallow
<LI>Gray-cheeked Thrush
<LI>Orange-crowned Warbler
<LI>Summer Tanager
<LI>Lark Sparrow
<LI>Yellow-headed Blackbird
</UL>
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota Statewide<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 24, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (763) 780-8890<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 23rd 2009.
<P>
In Polk County, a <B style="color: #0057ad">CINNAMON TEAL</B> was reported from the Nature Conservancy office along state 32 at Glacial Ridge on April 17th, but the bird has not been seen since.
<P>
On April 22nd, a <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-THROATED LOON</B> was on Sauk Lake, which is in Sauk Centre, Stearns County.
<P>
Two <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN AVOCETS</B> were seen on the western most strip of land at the Purgatory Creek wetlands in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, on April 23rd. As many as seven <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN AVOCETS</B> were at the western end of Lake Billesby in Dakota County on the 23rd, along with many <B style="color: #0057ad">PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">DOWITCHERS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">DUNLIN.</B>
<P>
A <B style="color: #0057ad">SUMMER TANAGER</B> was seen on the 22nd in Spring Valley, Fillmore County, but the bird is apparently now gone.
<P>
A <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW RAIL</B> was heard from the boardwalk at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge area of Bloomington on the 17th. I also have new reports of <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN BITTERN, BROAD-WINGED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWK, LEAST FLYCATCHER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BARN SWALLOW, GRAY-CHEEKED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">LARK SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.</B>
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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 30th 2009.
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Subject: [mou-net] Cattle Egrets, Brown County
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Hi,
There were two adult Cattle Egrets at the Sleepy Eye compost site =
earlier this morning.
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
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Subject: [mou-net] Red-throated Loon - Benton Cty
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There is a non-breeding plumaged Red-throated Loon at Little Rock Lake
in Benton County. I viewed it from the park at the north end of the
lake. It was mostly just resting so it was easy to view - classic
upturned bill.
Sent from Bob Ekblad's iPhone
Byron, MN - Olmsted County
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:29:06 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Louisiana Waterthrushes, Lark Sparrow + snake question
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Hi everyone=2C
As I was asking my boss this morning if he'd mind if I played hookey from=
work=2C I observed many birds foraging in a dirt patch within a grass isla=
nd outside of his window. My boss told me to have fun and when I went out t=
o my car=2C I grabbed my binos and scanned through the flock. All were Chip=
ping Sparrows except for one=2C a Lark Sparrow! After viewing the bird for =
several minutes=2C I decided to walk at Cannon River Wilderness Park=2C wes=
t side=2C and I had three different Louisiana Waterthrushes calling on terr=
itory there=2C as well as one Red-shouldered Hawk=2C probably another neste=
r.
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Other FOY's today were:
White-throated Sparrows (many)
Orange-crowned Warbler (4)
House Wren (1)
Clay-colored Sparrows (2)
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
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Also=2C while walking=2C I came across a very small snake on the trail. I=
t was about 10-12 inches long=2C and it was a dark brown with dark gray or =
black stripes along the body and it wasn't moving. I figured someone must h=
ave stepped on it=2C but I picked it up. It just dangled there=2C and when =
I turned my hand back and forth=2C I noticed the snake's head remained poin=
ted at me! It was alive and playing dead! Anyway=2C I placed my hand under =
the head and the snake started moving and flicking its tongue. I turned the=
snake over and the belly was a bright scarlet red. Brown Snakes that I hav=
e encountered have white bellies. Anyone out there have any ideas? On a rep=
tile note=2C I also heard tree frogs singing in two locations today as well=
.
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Good birding (& reptiling!)
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Dave Bartkey
Faribault=2C MN
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:23:28 -0600
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Erika and I saw a Lark Sparrow in Rice Co. today also--about 3 miles south
of the eastern unit of the Canon river Wilderness Area. it flew up from th=
e
gravel roadside.
dan tallman
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Dave Bartkey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> As I was asking my boss this morning if he'd mind if I played hookey from
> work, I observed many birds foraging in a dirt patch within a grass islan=
d
> outside of his window. My boss told me to have fun and when I went out to=
my
> car, I grabbed my binos and scanned through the flock. All were Chipping
> Sparrows except for one, a Lark Sparrow! After viewing the bird for sever=
al
> minutes, I decided to walk at Cannon River Wilderness Park, west side, an=
d I
> had three different Louisiana Waterthrushes calling on territory there, a=
s
> well as one Red-shouldered Hawk, probably another nester.
>
> Other FOY's today were:
>
> White-throated Sparrows (many)
>
> Orange-crowned Warbler (4)
>
> House Wren (1)
>
> Clay-colored Sparrows (2)
>
> Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
>
> Also, while walking, I came across a very small snake on the trail. It wa=
s
> about 10-12 inches long, and it was a dark brown with dark gray or black
> stripes along the body and it wasn't moving. I figured someone must have
> stepped on it, but I picked it up. It just dangled there, and when I turn=
ed
> my hand back and forth, I noticed the snake's head remained pointed at me=
!
> It was alive and playing dead! Anyway, I placed my hand under the head an=
d
> the snake started moving and flicking its tongue. I turned the snake over
> and the belly was a bright scarlet red. Brown Snakes that I have encounte=
red
> have white bellies. Anyone out there have any ideas? On a reptile note, I
> also heard tree frogs singing in two locations today as well.
>
> Good birding (& reptiling!)
>
> Dave Bartkey
>
> Faribault, MN
>
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>
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Subject: [mou-net] Shorebirds, Smith's longspur- Kandiyohi co.
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This was meant primarily for those going to and from Salt lake this weekend,
so I apologize for it being tardy.
Two locations starting to produce birds in the county.
The drawdown of Olson Lake WPA in the SW part of the county. The birds of
note there today were not shorebirds, but 7 Smith's longspurs that briefly
stopped to take a drink and bathe. A few tundra swans still present and
about 50 shorebirds including 7 species.
Location #2- from the town of Pennock on state hwy 12 (west of Willmar), go
west 1.4 miles and turn north on 120th St NW. Proceed north about .8 mi.
About 80 shorebirds present including both hudsonian and marbled godwits.
Also seen in the county today, one cattle egret, flying.
Randy Frederickson
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:27:13 -0500
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Hi Jim-I'm excited to report a new backyard bird for me....a Vesper's
Sparrow. I've had two since yesterday afternoon. I've have many
opportunities to study them and I even finally saw the chesnut lesser
coverts on one. I hadn't seen this bird mentioned yet for spring returnees
so that's why I'm sending you this observation. Hope you're having a good
spring. Cindy Edwardson
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> -RBA
> *Minnesota
> *Duluth/North Shore
> *April 23, 2009
> *MNDU0904.23
>
>
> -Birds mentioned
>
> - American White Pelican
> - Broad-winged Hawk
> - American Coot
> - Sandhill Crane
> - Lesser Yellowlegs
> - Thayer's Gull
> - Iceland Gull
> - Glaucous Gull
> - Great Black-backed Gull
> - Short-eared Owl
> - Red-bellied Woodpecker
> - Loggerhead Shrike
> - Bohemian Waxwing
> - Yellow-rumped Warbler
> - Savannah Sparrow
> - White-crowned Sparrow
> - Brewer's Blackbird
>
> -Transcript
>
> *Hotline:* Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
> *Date:* April 23, 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, April 23rd, 2009 sponsored
> by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
>
> A *LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE* was seen briefly in Two Harbors on the 20th at the
> ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of Highway 61. Single *SHORT-EARED
> OWLS* were seen on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8 mile west of CR
> 2, and along the Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of MN Highway 61.
> Another *SHORT-EARED OWL* was seen on the 19th along CR 14, about five
> miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing.
>
> Frank Nicoletti saw a *SHORT-EARED OWL* fly in off Lake Superior at
> Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a first-cycle *ICELAND GULL
> * on the 21st on the Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw a
> first-cycle *GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,* 11 *GLAUCOUS GULLS,* and four *THAYER'S
> GULLS* at Wisconsin Point. A *RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER* was found by Mike
> Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithville in west Duluth. Flocks
> of *AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS* and small numbers of *SANDHILL CRANES* have
> been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth.
>
> Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of *BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS* in Ely on the
> 17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue.
>
> New arrivals this week include *AMERICAN COOT, BROAD-WINGED* *HAWK, LESSER
> YELLOWLEGS,* *YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH* *SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED
> SPARROW,* and *BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.*
>
> The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 30th.
>
> 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.
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Hi Jim-I'm excited to report a new backyard bird for me....a Vesper'=
;s Sparrow.=A0 I've had two since yesterday afternoon.=A0 I've have=
many opportunities to study them and I even finally saw the chesnut lesser=
coverts on one.=A0 I hadn't seen this bird mentioned yet for spring re=
turnees so that's why I'm sending you this observation.=A0 Hope you=
're having a good spring.=A0 Cindy Edwardson<br>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Jim Lind <span =
dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>></spa=
n> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><pre>-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 23, 2009
*MNDU0904.23
</pre>-Birds mentioned=20
<ul>
<li>American White Pelican=20
<li>Broad-winged Hawk=20
<li>American Coot=20
<li>Sandhill Crane=20
<li>Lesser Yellowlegs=20
<li>Thayer's Gull=20
<li>Iceland Gull=20
<li>Glaucous Gull=20
<li>Great Black-backed Gull=20
<li>Short-eared Owl=20
<li>Red-bellied Woodpecker=20
<li>Loggerhead Shrike=20
<li>Bohemian Waxwing=20
<li>Yellow-rumped Warbler=20
<li>Savannah Sparrow=20
<li>White-crowned Sparrow=20
<li>Brewer's Blackbird </li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></l=
i></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ul>-Transcript=20
<p><strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br><strong>Date:=
</strong> April 23, 2009<br><strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologi=
sts' Union (MOU)<br><strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br><strong=
>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind (<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[log in to unmask]</a>)<br>
<p>This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 sponsor=
ed by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.=20
<p>A <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE</b> was seen briefly in =
Two Harbors on the 20th at the ball field along CR 2, two blocks north of H=
ighway 61. Single <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWLS</b> were see=
n on the 17th along Lake County Road 12, 0.8 mile west of CR 2, and along t=
he Stanley Road (CR 9) three miles west of MN Highway 61. Another <b style=
=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</b> was seen on the 19th along CR 14, a=
bout five miles west of CR 2 at the railroad crossing.=20
<p>Frank Nicoletti saw a <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</b> fl=
y in off Lake Superior at Wisconsin Point on the 22nd. Peder Svingen saw a =
first-cycle <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL</b> on the 21st on the=
Wisconsin side of Interstate Island. He also saw a first-cycle <b style=3D=
"COLOR: #0057ad">GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,</b> 11 <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad=
">GLAUCOUS GULLS,</b> and four <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">THAYER'S GUL=
LS</b> at Wisconsin Point. A <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPE=
CKER</b> was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 22nd near his yard in Smithvi=
lle in west Duluth. Flocks of <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PE=
LICANS</b> and small numbers of <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES=
</b> have been seen almost daily at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth.=
=20
<p>Bill Tefft saw a late-lingering flock of <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">BOH=
EMIAN WAXWINGS</b> in Ely on the 17th along Sheridan Street near 4th Avenue=
.=20
<p>New arrivals this week include <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">AMERICAN COOT=
, BROAD-WINGED</b> <b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">HAWK, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,</b>=
<b style=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SAVANNAH</b> <b style=
=3D"COLOR: #0057ad">SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,</b> and <b style=3D"COL=
OR: #0057ad">BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.</b>=20
<p>The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 30th=
.=20
<p>The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Info=
rmation about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.=20
<p>The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornit=
hologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more informatio=
n on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at <a href=3D"=
mailto:[log in to unmask]" target=3D"_blank">[log in to unmask]</a>, or visit the MOU=
web site at <a href=3D"http://moumn.org/" target=3D"_blank">moumn.org</a>.=
</p>
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Subject: [mou-net] Cattle Egret Waseca and Rice Counties
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Wally Swanson found a Cattle Egret in Waseca County this am at the =
Center Point Energy plant where he works. The egret was in the grassy =
area beside a pond with a fountain at the plant site. It then flew =
across the road to a farm yard with cattle and sat on a small building =
in the cow yard, then flew back to the pond at the plant. The plant is =
in Waseca County and the farm is in Rice County. From Waterville at the =
intersection of highways 13 and 60, take 13 south 2.2 miles to the =
intersection of highway 13 and 440th street. Turn left or east onto =
440. The Center Point Energy plant is on the right or south. The farm =
is on the left or north. The plant gates are closed. The pond and =
farmyard are easily visible from the road.
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:23:18 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Short-eared Owl and Loggerhead Shrike, Nicollet County
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This afternoon at the WMA one mile north of the town of Nicollet on
the east side of Hwy. 111 a Short-eared Owl spooked up from the
prairie as I walked along the dirt trail toward the wetlands. The bird
fluttered around for a minute and then landed on top of a rise,
allowing me to obtain some of the best looks I've ever had at this
species (through a scope).
On the way back to St. Peter along Hwy. 99, I found a Loggerhead
Shrike perched on the telephone wire on the south side of the road.
The location is just west of the electric substation at mile marker
#7. I was able to take a few photos of this bird and will post one
later today on my blog.
Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County
bobthebirdman.blogspot.com
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The red knot population that migrates along the Atlantic coast and nests on
the Arctic tundra is in precipitous decline. This "Nature" program "Crash A
Tale of Two Spp" is rebroadcast tonight on TPT (channel 2) at 7:00 pm.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/crash-a-tale-of-two-species/introduc
tion/592/
On a related note, the Frans Lanting photo exhibit at the Bell Museum (UM
Mpls campus) has been extended to May 10. "Life: A Journey through Time."
FLanting was inspired to undertake this huge photo project by the 10M (?)
yr-old migration of horseshoe crabs on the Delaware coast.
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:14:36 -0600
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I tuned into to this program when it was broadcast last year. It's a
compelling story, vital to the Red Knot, the Horseshoe Crab, and to Humans.
Please watch Channel 2 tonight and then act; let your Congressional
delegation know that this issue is important to you and that you want them
to make laws to protect habitat and preserve these species. With so many
demands for tax dollars for different "critical" causes, it's important
that we birders make our voices heard. We are one of the largest special
interest groups and do have considerable clout. Time is short. Please
speak out on this issue.
Kind regards,
Steve Slocum
On Sunday, April 26, 2009, at 03:40 PM, gordon andersson wrote:
> The red knot population that migrates along the Atlantic coast and nests
> on
> the Arctic tundra is in precipitous decline. This "Nature" program "Crash
> A
> Tale of Two Spp" is rebroadcast tonight on TPT (channel 2) at 7:00 pm.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/crash-a-tale-of-two-
> species/introduc
> tion/592/
>
>
>
> On a related note, the Frans Lanting photo exhibit at the Bell Museum (UM
> Mpls campus) has been extended to May 10. "Life: A Journey through Time.
> "
> FLanting was inspired to undertake this huge photo project by the 10M (?)
> yr-old migration of horseshoe crabs on the Delaware coast.
>
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Subject: [mou-net] worm-eating warbler, Minneapolis
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My wife and I saw a WORM-EATING WARBLER at the Eloise Butler bird sanctuary=
today (Sun. 4-26-09) at about 5 pm. It was found along the north-most path=
of the sanctuary foraging in the leaves next to a bench (the first bench a=
fter walking down from the shelter).=20
Other birds in the sanctuary:
Barred owl
Orange-crowned warblers
White-crowned sparrows
House wren
Ruby-crowned kinglets
Numerous yellow-rumped warblers
Pileated woodpecker
Karl Roe
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:37:38 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Avocets & Willets
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BlankEight Willets and one Avocet were at the orange fence overflow area =
into Long Meadow Lake of Hogback Pond at 2:30.
Four Willets were on the east side of the Highway 77 bridge at the old =
beaver lodge. This is opposite Pond C that was dug out last year.
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:00 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Hooded Warbler - Rice Co.
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Hi everyone=2C
Saturday afternoon (4/25)=2C Gene Bauer had called me stating that he and=
Lyle Myers had found a male Hooded Warbler in the Cannon River Wilderness =
Park=2C west side. Tonight after work=2C I thought it a long shot but I sto=
pped home and grabbed my daughter Emma to accompany me on a walk to see wha=
t we could find. We re-found the Hooded Warbler in the same area Gene had s=
potted it on Saturday! The west side of Cannon River Wilderness Park is loc=
ated off of Hwy. 3=2C 8 miles south of Northfield. Turn left onto 151st St.=
E. and go 1.3 miles to the parking lot. From the lot=2C keep to the right =
along the woodline and you will see a red gate. This marks the trail you wa=
nt to follow. Keep on this trail and follow along the river. Look for the w=
arbler around where the trail starts curving to the left=2C just past where=
the trail is very close to eroding away. It was foraging low=2C and when w=
e first spied it=2C it was probably less than two feet away from our knees!=
Very good looks without binocs! While observing it=2C it flew across the r=
iver but we could still hear it doing its unique "chip".
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Emma and I had 7 species of warbler here tonight plus Blue-gray Gnatcatch=
er!
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Good birding!
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Dave Bartkey
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:29:19 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Willets and Avocet present at 645PM Monday
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at Bass Ponds. Avocet about straight out from the T in the main road
down from the parking lot. Willets at Hogback Pond outflow and at old
beaver lodge east of 77.
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:43:13 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Avocets and Willets NOT present Tues 7:30am
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I checked Bass Ponds this morning and was not able to find the Avocets
or Willets after a couple hours of searching.
Overall, lots of birds but not much diversity. Lots of Yellow-rumps,
White-throated Sparrows, and Tree Swallows.
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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:01:53 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] late Ross's Goose, Lake Byllesby
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A late lone adult near middle of main lake visible from boat launch on
Goodhue County side. Good views showing small two-toned triangular
bill, straight vertical line where face meets bill, lack of grin patch,
and very round head.
A raft of 20 Horned Grebes was nearby (no
Eareds). Also, 8 white-fronts still present at west end.
Other than a few Greater Yellowlegs, only shorebirds present
on the mudflats were 4 Semipalmated Plovers. Still large expanses of
mudflats present, so more to come....
Jim Mattsson
Eagan
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:15:42 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Spruce Grouse in St Louis County
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I found a beautiful displaying male Spruce Grouse last Friday on the Echo
Trail in northern St. Louis County. Please see the showcase section of the
MOU website for a photo. He was very cooperative posing and displaying
while I took several photos and videos. For the video go to youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMrDVBvFAd4 If you listen carefully, you
can hear him "click" his tail shut.
Dee Kuder
Crane Lake, MN 55725
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:22:27 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Ruffed Grouse, St Louis County
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Last week I caught on video two Ruffed Grouse battling it out on the side of
the road.
See youtube for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIplNEp1jxo
Dee Kuder
Crane Lake, MN 55725
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:24:25 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Immature Male Summer Tanager
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Bob Dunlap has confirmed a male immature Summer Tanager at my feeders
today from an iphoto I mailed him earlier this evening. Obviously I
have never seen a Summer Tanager here before and along with the
Eastern Towhee (2nd sighting in my feeder area) I took 114 photos
today. Thank God for digital photography! The Tanager is absolutely
gorgeous.
ohn Nelson
Good Thunder MN
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:59:27 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Summer Tanager
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Having had several inquiries, I am rural between Good Thunder and H
22. I'd be happy to host visitors. My phone 507-278-3949.
John Nelson
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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:49:21 -0600
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Summer Tanager eating orange first thing this morning.
John Nelson
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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:07:19 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Willet dodge county
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32 Willets at the Claremont sewage pond.
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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:54:25 -0600
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Subject: [mou-net] Rice Co. Hooded Warbler re-found
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Hi everyone=2C
I bumped into Bob Janssen and Dave Cahlander this afternoon at the Cannon=
River Wilderness Park=2C west side. They were looking for the Hooded Warbl=
er that I had reported on Monday 4/27. While it wasn't in the spot that it =
was originally seen=2C we were able to relocate it right by the parking lot=
this afternoon at around 3:30 pm.=20
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Other birds of interest in Rice Co. this morning included 2 Ovenbirds and=
one=2C maybe more=2C Eastern Towhees on the east side of CRWP.
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Good birding!
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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:05:49 -0600
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*April 30, 2009
*MNDL0904.30
-Birds mentioned
Ruddy Duck
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Forster's Tern
Short-eared Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Northern Cardinal
Pine Grosbeak
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 30, 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, April 30,
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.
We thought spring had arrived in the northwest, but last week we had a
reminder that snow is still possible. All that is gone now, and we have
reverted to rain, but temperatures are still cool, and roads are getting
soft and muddy. The first wave of migration appears to have peaked, and
now we await the colorful visitors of May.
Susan Olin at Zippel Bay State Park on Lake of the Woods reported COMMON
LOONS in Zippel Bay, and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on Wabanica Bay on
April 27. Gretchen Mehmel at Norris Camp in the Beltrami Island State
Forest saw a SPRUCE GROUSE a half mile east of Norris Camp. PILEATED
WOODPECKERS, and the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS have arrived there.
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in
Roseau on April 23, a SAVANNAH SPARROW on April 27, and surprisingly two
PINE GROSBEAKS on April 28.
In Itasca County near Dixon Lake she saw some GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the
weekend.
Cliff Steinhauer saw a SHORT-EARED OWL along Marshall CR 12 on April 28,
and a TREE SWALLOW was seen on April 29. Gary Tischer sent a report from
Agassiz NWR. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON , EARED GREBE, and PEREGRINE
FALCON were seen on April 24; AMERICAN BITTERN, COOPER'S HAWK, and
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 25, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on the
27th. On April 28, sightings included RUDDY DUCK, SHARP-TAILE GROUSE
along CR 7, RUFFED GROUSE drumming, and WESTERN GREBE. While I was there
on April 26, I found a COMMON LOON, and two HORNED GREBES on
Headquarters Pool. A few shorebirds were also seen, including KILLDEER
and both yellowlegs.
Shelley Steva reported the first PURPLE MARTIN in Thief River Falls,
Pennington County on April 24. On April 29, she saw a flock of about 250
LAPLAND LONGSPURS along CR 3 two miles east of US 59.
Beau Shroyer was birding in Becker County on April 26 where his group
found about 300 LAPLAND LONGSPURS near Audubon. Other species seen
included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, MARBLED GODWIT,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and RED- BELLIED WOODPECKER. Dave and Betty
Hochhalter sent in a list which included COMMON LOON, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and NORTHERN CARDINAL, all near Detroit
Lakes.
In Otter Tail County, Brad and Dee Ehlers saw WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS in
Fergus Falls on April 25. Alma Ronningen saw AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,
FORSTER'S TERN and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 29. She reports that
the OSPREY pair has returned to nest on a pole in their yard.
Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Beau Shroyer, Beth Siverhus, Betty and Dave
Hochhalter, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Cliff Steinhauer, Colleen Nelson, Gary
Tischer, Gretchen Mehmel, Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin 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, May 7,
2009.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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-Birds mentioned
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<LI>Ruddy Duck
<LI>Ruffed Grouse
<LI>Spruce Grouse
<LI>Greater Prairie-Chicken
<LI>Common Loon
<LI>Horned Grebe
<LI>Eared Grebe
<LI>Western Grebe
<LI>American White Pelican
<LI>American Bittern
<LI>Black-crowned Night-Heron
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Sharp-shinned Hawk
<LI>Cooper's Hawk
<LI>Peregrine Falcon
<LI>Killdeer
<LI>Greater Yellowlegs
<LI>Lesser Yellowlegs
<LI>Marbled Godwit
<LI>Forster's Tern
<LI>Short-eared Owl
<LI>Pileated Woodpecker
<LI>Purple Martin
<LI>Tree Swallow
<LI>Yellow-rumped Warbler
<LI>Savannah Sparrow
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Lapland Longspur
<LI>Northern Cardinal
<LI>Pine Grosbeak
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 30, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 30, 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.
<P>
We thought spring had arrived in the northwest, but last week we had a reminder that snow is still possible. All that is gone now, and we have reverted to rain, but temperatures are still cool, and roads are getting soft and muddy. The first wave of migration appears to have peaked, and now we await the colorful visitors of May.
<P>
Susan Olin at Zippel Bay State Park on Lake of the Woods reported <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOONS</B> in Zippel Bay, and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS</B> on Wabanica Bay on April 27. Gretchen Mehmel at Norris Camp in the Beltrami Island State Forest saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE</B> a half mile east of Norris Camp. <B style="color: #0057ad">PILEATED WOODPECKERS,</B> and the first <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS</B> have arrived there.
<P>
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County observed a <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> in Roseau on April 23, a <B style="color: #0057ad">SAVANNAH SPARROW</B> on April 27, and surprisingly two <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAKS</B> on April 28.
<P>
In Itasca County near Dixon Lake she saw some <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER YELLOWLEGS</B> on the weekend.
<P>
Cliff Steinhauer saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</B> along Marshall CR 12 on April 28, and a <B style="color: #0057ad">TREE SWALLOW</B> was seen on April 29. Gary Tischer sent a report from Agassiz NWR. A <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON</B> , <B style="color: #0057ad">EARED GREBE,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PEREGRINE FALCON</B> were seen on April 24; <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN BITTERN, COOPER'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWK,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> on April 25, and <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> on the 27th. On April 28, sightings included <B style="color: #0057ad">RUDDY DUCK, SHARP-TAILE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GROUSE</B> along CR 7, <B style="color: #0057ad">RUFFED GROUSE</B> drumming, and <B style="color: #0057ad">WESTERN GREBE.</B> While I was there on April 26, I found a <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOON,</B> and two <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED GREBES</B> on Headquarters Pool. A few shorebirds were also seen, including <B style="color: #0057ad">KILLDEER</B> and both yellowlegs.
<P>
Shelley Steva reported the first <B style="color: #0057ad">PURPLE MARTIN</B> in Thief River Falls, Pennington County on April 24. On April 29, she saw a flock of about 250 <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPURS</B> along CR 3 two miles east of US 59.
<P>
Beau Shroyer was birding in Becker County on April 26 where his group found about 300 <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPURS</B> near Audubon. Other species seen included <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, LESSER</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOWLEGS, MARBLED GODWIT,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">RED- BELLIED WOODPECKER.</B> Dave and Betty Hochhalter sent in a list which included <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOON, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE PELICAN, SHARP-SHINNED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWK,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN CARDINAL,</B> all near Detroit Lakes.
<P>
In Otter Tail County, Brad and Dee Ehlers saw <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS</B> in Fergus Falls on April 25. Alma Ronningen saw <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">FORSTER'S TERN</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> on April 29. She reports that the <B style="color: #0057ad">OSPREY</B> pair has returned to nest on a pole in their yard.
<P>
Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Beau Shroyer, Beth Siverhus, Betty and Dave Hochhalter, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Cliff Steinhauer, Colleen Nelson, Gary Tischer, Gretchen Mehmel, Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin for their reports.
<P>
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, May 7, 2009.
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Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 30, 2009
*MNST0904.30
-Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
American Avocet
Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Whip-poor-will
Blue-headed Vireo
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Hooded Warbler
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 30, 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, April 30th 2009.
A WORM-EATING WARBLER was reported on the 26th at the Eloise Butler bird
sanctuary in Minneapolis, but it has not been seen since. Nevertheless,
it was found along the northern-most path of the sanctuary near the
first bench past the shelter.
A SNOWY EGRET was seen on the 25th in Lyon County at the Coon Creek WMA.
Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were in a St. Louis Park, Hennepin
County yard on the 23rd near Minnehaha Creek and Brookview Drive.
On the 25th, a RED-THROATED LOON was at Little Rock Lake in Benton
County, seen from the park at the north end of the lake.
In Dodge County, 32 WILLETS were at the Claremont sewage ponds on April
30th.
On the 27th and again today, a HOODED WARBLER was at the Cannon River
Wilderness Park parking lot in Rice County.
An immature male SUMMER TANAGER was seen on the 29th and again today in
Blue Earth County at the feeders of John Nelson of Good Thunder. A
female BLUE GROSBEAK was also present there on the 30th. A WESTERN
TANAGER was reported on April 25th in St. Cloud, Stearns County, but I
have no specific location.
A few of the more common species reported over the past week include
CATTLE EGRET, AMERICAN AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, WHIP-POOR-WILL,
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, HOUSE WREN, GRAY CATBIRD,
BROWN THRASHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
OVENBIRD, DICKCISSEL, INDIGO BUNTING, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 7th 2009.
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 30, 2009
*MNST0904.30
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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Red-throated Loon
<LI>Snowy Egret
<LI>Cattle Egret
<LI>Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
<LI>American Avocet
<LI>Willet
<LI>Upland Sandpiper
<LI>Whip-poor-will
<LI>Blue-headed Vireo
<LI>House Wren
<LI>Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
<LI>Gray Catbird
<LI>Brown Thrasher
<LI>Nashville Warbler
<LI>Black-throated Green Warbler
<LI>Worm-eating Warbler
<LI>Ovenbird
<LI>Hooded Warbler
<LI>Summer Tanager
<LI>Western Tanager
<LI>Rose-breasted Grosbeak
<LI>Blue Grosbeak
<LI>Indigo Bunting
<LI>Dickcissel
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota Statewide<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 30, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (763) 780-8890<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 30th 2009.
<P>
A <B style="color: #ad1a07">WORM-EATING WARBLER</B> was reported on the 26th at the Eloise Butler bird sanctuary in Minneapolis, but it has not been seen since. Nevertheless, it was found along the northern-most path of the sanctuary near the first bench past the shelter.
<P>
A <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOWY EGRET</B> was seen on the 25th in Lyon County at the Coon Creek WMA.
<P>
Two <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS</B> were in a St. Louis Park, Hennepin County yard on the 23rd near Minnehaha Creek and Brookview Drive.
<P>
On the 25th, a <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-THROATED LOON</B> was at Little Rock Lake in Benton County, seen from the park at the north end of the lake.
In Dodge County, 32 <B style="color: #0057ad">WILLETS</B> were at the Claremont sewage ponds on April 30th.
<P>
On the 27th and again today, a <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED WARBLER</B> was at the Cannon River Wilderness Park parking lot in Rice County.
<P>
An immature male <B style="color: #0057ad">SUMMER TANAGER</B> was seen on the 29th and again today in Blue Earth County at the feeders of John Nelson of Good Thunder. A female <B style="color: #0057ad">BLUE GROSBEAK</B> was also present there on the 30th. A <B style="color: #0057ad">WESTERN TANAGER</B> was reported on April 25th in St. Cloud, Stearns County, but I have no specific location.
<P>
A few of the more common species reported over the past week include <B style="color: #0057ad">CATTLE EGRET, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WHIP-POOR-WILL, BLUE-HEADED VIREO,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, HOUSE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WREN, GRAY CATBIRD,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN THRASHER, NASHVILLE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WARBLER, OVENBIRD, DICKCISSEL,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">INDIGO BUNTING,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.</B>
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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 7th 2009.
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From: Jim Lind <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Duluth RBA 4/30/09
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*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 30, 2009
*MNDU0904.30
-Birds mentioned
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Loon
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Semipalmated Plover
Willet
Bonaparte's Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Brown Thrasher
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 30, 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, April 30th, 2009
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Twenty-six RED-THROATED LOONS flew past Karl Bardon and others at the
West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth on the 25th. This is one of the
earliest spring dates for this species, as well as one of the highest
counts in the state. Peder Svingen also saw three RED-THROATED LOONS on
the same day flying north at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access on
Park Point. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a RED-THROATED LOON at Wisconsin
Point on the 25th. On the 28th, 21 RED-THROATED LOONS migrated past the
West Skyline Hawk Count site.
Peder Svingen found a WILLET on the 30th at the Lafayette Square 31st
Street access on Park Point. He saw two first-cycle ICELAND GULLS and a
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 24th at the Superior landfill. On the
25th he saw GREAT-BACKED GULL, THAYER'S GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and one
of the ICELAND GULLS at the Superior landfill. Flocks of AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS continue to be seen by several observers around the Duluth
area, including 166 seen on the 25th at the West Skyline Hawk Count.
Cindy Edwardson had two VESPER SPARROWS on the 25th in her yard near the
UMD campus. Another VESPER SPARROW was seen on the 30th at a feeder on
the 300 block of 2nd Avenue in Two Harbors. Gordy Martinson still has a
male RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER coming to his feeders near Oak and Maxwell
Street in Lakewood Township.
Carol Tveekrum had a record-early INDIGO BUNTING on the 24th at her
feeders in Schroeder, Cook County. Carol also reported seeing several
flocks of LONG-TAILED DUCKS in the area.
New arrivals this week include AMERICAN BITTERN, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER,
BONAPARTE'S GULL, BROWN THRASHER, PINE WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW,
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and SWAMP SPARROW.
The Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is looking for observations and
locations of nesting raptors in the city of Duluth. Reports should be
sent ASAP to assure time for nesting observations to occur. Please
contact Frank Nicoletti either by phone at (218) 724-0758 or by e-mail
at [log in to unmask]
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 7th.
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.
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*Duluth/North Shore
*April 30, 2009
*MNDU0904.30
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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Long-tailed Duck
<LI>Red-throated Loon
<LI>American White Pelican
<LI>American Bittern
<LI>Semipalmated Plover
<LI>Willet
<LI>Bonaparte's Gull
<LI>Thayer's Gull
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Lesser Black-backed Gull
<LI>Glaucous Gull
<LI>Red-bellied Woodpecker
<LI>Brown Thrasher
<LI>Pine Warbler
<LI>Chipping Sparrow
<LI>Vesper Sparrow
<LI>Swamp Sparrow
<LI>White-crowned Sparrow
<LI>Indigo Bunting
</UL>
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> April 30, 2009<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])<br>
<P>
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 30th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
Twenty-six <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-THROATED LOONS</B> flew past Karl Bardon and others at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth on the 25th. This is one of the earliest spring dates for this species, as well as one of the highest counts in the state. Peder Svingen also saw three <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-THROATED LOONS</B> on the same day flying north at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access on Park Point. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-THROATED LOON</B> at Wisconsin Point on the 25th. On the 28th, 21 <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-THROATED LOONS</B> migrated past the West Skyline Hawk Count site.
<P>
Peder Svingen found a <B style="color: #0057ad">WILLET</B> on the 30th at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access on Park Point. He saw two first-cycle <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULLS</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL</B> on the 24th at the Superior landfill. On the 25th he saw <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT-BACKED GULL, THAYER'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS,</B> and one of the <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULLS</B> at the Superior landfill. Flocks of <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS</B> continue to be seen by several observers around the Duluth area, including 166 seen on the 25th at the West Skyline Hawk Count.
<P>
Cindy Edwardson had two <B style="color: #0057ad">VESPER SPARROWS</B> on the 25th in her yard near the <B style="color: #0057ad">UMD</B> campus. Another <B style="color: #0057ad">VESPER SPARROW</B> was seen on the 30th at a feeder on the 300 block of 2nd Avenue in Two Harbors. Gordy Martinson still has a male <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER</B> coming to his feeders near Oak and Maxwell Street in Lakewood Township.
<P>
Carol Tveekrum had a record-early <B style="color: #0057ad">INDIGO BUNTING</B> on the 24th at her feeders in Schroeder, Cook County. Carol also reported seeing several flocks of <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCKS</B> in the area.
<P>
New arrivals this week include <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN BITTERN, SEMIPALMATED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">PLOVER, BONAPARTE'S GULL,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN THRASHER, PINE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SWAMP SPARROW.</B>
<P>
The Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is looking for observations and locations of nesting raptors in the city of Duluth. Reports should be sent <B style="color: #0057ad">ASAP</B> to assure time for nesting observations to occur. Please contact Frank Nicoletti either by phone at (218) 724-0758 or by e-mail at [log in to unmask]
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 7th.
<P>
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
<P>
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.
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