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18 Jun Chestnut-collared Longspurs, Felton Prairie Clay County June 18th, 2013 [Scott Meyer ] 18 Jun Black-throated Blue Warblers in Lake County [Steve Wilson ] 18 Jun Kentucky Warbler, Ramsey Cty, seen today [Laura Coble ] 18 Jun Henslow's Sparrow at Richardson Nature Center [Ronald Cordes ] 18 Jun Fwd: Common Loon at Westwood [Vic Lewis ] 18 Jun Common Loon at Westwood [Vic Lewis ] 18 Jun RFI: Warblers & Vireos in Cook/Lake counties [Greg Mandel ] 17 Jun Reminder [mou-net] Birds and Beers at Black Forest Inn, June 18 6pm. Hennepin County [Curt Rawn ] 17 Jun Red-Headed Woodpeckers & A. Bittern Kanabec County [Joel Claus ] 17 Jun Re: Lakes Area Birding Club Field Trip at Rainbow Resort [Ron Erpelding ] 16 Jun Hooded Warbler Nest-Afton State Park [Joe Conley ] 16 Jun Disregard Previous Message [Scott Loss ] 16 Jun Birding out state [Steve Weston ] 16 Jun Fw: Re: [mou-net] Fw: Fw: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [roy zimmerman ] 16 Jun MRVAC - Tettegouche State Park Trip - 6/12-14/2013 - Field Trip Report [CRAIG MANDEL ] 16 Jun Scott Loss [Scott Loss ] 16 Jun Fw: Fw: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [roy zimmerman ] 15 Jun hummer display [Beau Shroyer ] 15 Jun whip-poor-will, hubbard co. [Beau Shroyer ] 15 Jun Kentucky Warbler, Battle Creek Park, St. Paul/Bell's Vireo by Xcel Energy, Randolph Ave., St. Paul [linda whyte ] 15 Jun Fw: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [roy zimmerman ] 15 Jun Lyon County [ssmorton ] 15 Jun Red crossbills Hutchinson, McLeod county. Bernice Hall [Bernice Hall ] 15 Jun Re: Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [Julian Sellers ] 15 Jun Re: Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [John Zakelj ] 15 Jun Re: Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [Doug Kieser ] 14 Jun Sonograms [Julian Sellers ] 14 Jun Cute swimmers...Wayzata, Hennepin county [] 14 Jun Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [Julian Sellers ] 14 Jun Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul [Julian Sellers ] 14 Jun Long-tailed Jaeger - Roseau County [Jeanie Joppru ] 14 Jun BioBlitz tonight & tomorrow at Coldwater Spring in south MInneapolis [Matt Dufort ] 14 Jun Sherburne - hedgehog [Betsy Beneke ] 14 Jun Long-tailed Jaeger - Roseau Co. [John Hockema ] 13 Jun [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, June 13, 2013 [Jeanie Joppru ] 13 Jun Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Dakota County [Curt Rawn ] 13 Jun lark sparrows - Sherburne Refuge HQ [Betsy Beneke ] 13 Jun lark sparrows - Sherburne Refuge HQ [Betsy Beneke ] 13 Jun Eastern Meadowlarks in Cottonwood County [Bob Dunlap ] 13 Jun Re: Hummingbirds [peter schmidt ] 13 Jun New yard bird Douglas county [Judith Clayton ] 13 Jun Re: Hummingbirds [Uwe Kausch ] 13 Jun Bobolinks and Red-headed Woodpecker, Wabasha Cty. [Laura Coble ] 13 Jun Hummingbirds [Nan ] 13 Jun Bobolinks and Red-headed Woodpecker, Wabasha Cty. [Laura Coble ] 13 Jun Eastern Kingbird pair & Baltimore Oriole - Golden Valley [Erica Forman ] 12 Jun Black-throated Blue Warblers [Steve Wilson ] 12 Jun Re: Duluth, Sax-Zim Bog, Lake Co updates [owlwise ] 12 Jun Eastern Meadowlark pair, Nobles County [Bob Dunlap ] 12 Jun NW MN nests, RFI Sora and Forster's Tern [Bill Blackburn ] 11 Jun Acadian Flycatcher-Stearns [Milton Blomberg ] 11 Jun Acadian Flycatcher-Stearns [Milton Blomberg ] 11 Jun Re: Resubscribe [Jaxi Schulz ] 11 Jun Resubscribe [] 11 Jun Resubscribe [] 11 Jun aol.com problems [David Cahlander ] 11 Jun Birdbanding for 5th and 6th graders? ["Williams, Bob" ] 11 Jun Tufted Titmouse and Hooded Warblers, Afton State Park [Pete Nichols ] 11 Jun Murphy-Hanrehan Park Hooded warbler [Andrew Beerman ] 11 Jun Sherburne NWR Birds - June 10 [Betsy Beneke ] 11 Jun Sherburne NWR Birds - June 10 [Betsy Beneke ] 11 Jun Otter Tail Co Acadian Flycatcher [Kim R Eckert ] 11 Jun Ruby-throated Hummingbirds [Nan ] 11 Jun Re: [ricebird] Bell's Vireo, Rice County [dan&erika ] 10 Jun removal from list. [] 10 Jun Bell's Vireo, Rice County [Dave Bartkey ] 10 Jun Fw: [mou-net] Western Grebe Rice County [James Otto ] 10 Jun Lawrence's Warbler in Rice Co. Wilderness Area [Gerald Hoekstra ] 10 Jun Big Half Y ear for th e Bog—only 3 weeks l eft [sparky stensaas ] 10 Jun Western Grebe Rice County [Gerald Hoekstra ] 10 Jun Bell's Vireo, Rose Park, Burnsville, Dakota Co. (6/9) ["Forbes, Andrew" ] 9 Jun Felton Prairie flooding [Kim R Eckert ] 9 Jun Birding around Hibbing [Eric Hall ] 9 Jun Re: How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding [Jason Caddy ] 9 Jun Pine Siskins [Tom Bell ] 9 Jun How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding [Brian & Risa Smith ] Subject: Chestnut-collared Longspurs, Felton Prairie Clay County June 18th, 2013 From: Scott Meyer <meyerscottb AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:07 -0500 I drove though Felton Prairie this evening and found 3 Chestnut-collared Longspurs in their usual location in the small drainage near the road. Also present were Marbled Godwits, Western and Eastern Kingbirds, Western Meadowlarks, Bobolinks, Grasshopper, Savannah and Vesper Sparrows, Horned Larks and a multitude of Upland Sandpipers, 6 of which were jostling each other off a small section of wooden fencing. The road is quite passable with only small sections of loose sand and gravel. Scott B. Meyer Hennepin County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Black-throated Blue Warblers in Lake County From: Steve Wilson <wils AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:10:55 -0500 There are apparently an unusual number of black-throated blue warblers around this year, at least in central Lake County. I heard three on June 11 while walking around Cat Lake, which is NW of Isabella. This morning, when I picked up my Breeding Bird Survey assistant, Johnnie Hyde, she mentioned that they had one the night before in their yard (i.e. woods) for the first time on Gander Lake, a few miles away. When we ran the BBS route, we picked up four more singing at listening stops along FR173 and 175. I'm not even sure we've had two before in any of the 40+ years Jan Green and I have run that route. On the way back I heard a fifth one out the window while driving 30mph down a noisy gravel road. I can safely say that has never happened to me before. Steve Wilson ************************************ ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Kentucky Warbler, Ramsey Cty, seen today From: Laura Coble <shearwater45 AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:27:58 -0500 Thanks to the persistence and spotting skills of a group of birders, we saw the Kentucky Warbler today at about 11:15 am. We followed it as it sang (always hidden, except a few times in flight), moving through the wooded area directly behind the Battle Creek Community and Recreation Center. After almost two hours, it returned to the top of the hill at the the original reported location. It perched several times, once in clear view, and the last time partially hidden. He lifted his head while singing, revealing his black mask and spectacles, and stayed perched longer than usual, so we all finally had a hard-earned look at this magnificent warbler! Laura Coble Cannon Falls ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Henslow's Sparrow at Richardson Nature Center From: Ronald Cordes <cordes.ron AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:19 -0500 I was able to see and photograph a Henslow's sparrow at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington this morning. It was on the Prairie Trail north of the nature center building but unlike previous reports this sighting was on the northeast part of the trail and on the inside of the circle. It was perched on a lead plant about twenty five feet in from the trail. I also had a great view of a pileated woodpecker flying over the pond just to the east of the nature center building. Ron Cordes Bloomington ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fwd: Common Loon at Westwood From: Vic Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:00 -0500 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Vic Lewis > Date: June 18, 2013, 10:09:04 AM CDT > To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: Common Loon at Westwood > > A Common Loon is on the lake at the North end of Westwood Nature Center at 10 am! 2 have been seen the last couple of days!:)) > > Sent from my iPhone > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Common Loon at Westwood From: Vic Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:09:04 -0500 A Common Loon is on the lake at the North end of Westwood Nature Center at 10 am! 2 have been seen the last couple of days!:)) Sent from my iPhone ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: RFI: Warblers & Vireos in Cook/Lake counties From: Greg Mandel <gmandel AT TEMPLE.EDU> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:55:04 -0500 I will be visiting northeast Minnesota (Lutsen, Cook County area) next week, and am looking for information on good places to try to find any of the following birds: Philadelphia Vireo Golden-winged Warbler Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Cape May Warbler Thanks very much in advance for any advice, it is appreciated. Greg Mandel Philadelphia, PA ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Reminder [mou-net] Birds and Beers at Black Forest Inn, June 18 6pm. Hennepin County From: Curt Rawn <CNR22 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:33:23 -0500 This is a reminder, Birds and Beers will be meeting at the Black Forest Inn on Tuesday, June 18th at 6pm. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities-if you're interested in birds, you're invited. You can meet other birders-maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, share cool research projects you might be working on, ask a bird feeding question, share life lists, share some digiscoping tips, promote your blog-the sky is the limit. It's low key and it's fun. The Black Forest Inn info. http://www.blackforestinnmpls.com/ Birds and Beers has a Facebook page, too. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Birds-and-Beers/217524724761 Photos from prior B&B events can be seen at http://www.birdchick.com/wp/birds-and-beers/ We hope to see you there! Curt Rawn ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Red-Headed Woodpeckers & A. Bittern Kanabec County From: Joel Claus <jclaus13 AT MSN.COM> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:46:46 -0500 This afternoon I came across a pair of Red-headed woodpeckers at 315th Ave & Ivory St. The habitat looked good so perhaps there is a cluster of them in the area. This area is SW of the town of Woodland in northern Kanabec county. Also had an American Bittern in the marsh at Ivory & 336th Ave. Most unexpected was a meadowlark perched on the roof of the Knife Lake town hall singing a Western Meadowlark song. Was not able to see the malar area (my scope stayed home, rats) so I can't say for sure it wasn't an eastern singing a western song. If anybody checks it out, please let me know what you think. The town hall is west of highway 65 on county road 19. Joel Claus Eden Prairie Sent from my iPad ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Lakes Area Birding Club Field Trip at Rainbow Resort From: Ron Erpelding <rerpelding AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:09:25 -0500 Hi Linda: Things have finally slowed down a bit after 28 days of birding in May. Am in recovery mode and trying to catch up on all thinks neglected including emails. Sounds like a great Birding Club trip. Are you still seeing the Red-headed Woodpecker and have you found a nesting location at the resort? Ron Erpelding -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Linda Schumann Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:29 AM To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Lakes Area Birding Club Field Trip at Rainbow Resort The Lakes Area Birding Club Field Trip on 5/28/13 was held at Rainbow Resort. The trip was lead by Steve Midthune and Nancy Henke, club members. The field trip covered the resort grounds and Rainbow Trail system, mid morning to early afternoon. The highlight was for the group to see the red-headed woodpecker which was sighted on resort grounds (I have seen it everyday for 1 1/2 weeks), so glad the group could also see it. The olive-sided flycatcher was also seen on the grounds. The warblers and many of the other birds were seen on the trail system. We invite other groups to come out see some of these beautiful birds. Rainbow Resort bird list (60 birds) Red-headed woodpecker Olive-sided flycatcher Great-crested flycatcher (heard) Common nighthawk Chestnut-sided warbler American redstart Common yellowthroat Black-throated green warbler Blackpoll warbler Tennessee warbler Swainson's thrush Wilson's warbler Yellow warbler Black and white warbler Blackburnian warbler Nashville warbler Philadelphia vireo Red-eyed vireo Veery Indigo bunting Northern waterthrush Yellow-throated vireo Brown creeper Hermit thrush Chipping sparrow Hairy woodpecker Yellow-bellied sapsucker Great blue heron Turkey vulture Eastern phoebe Rose-breasted grosbeak Purple finch American robin Northern flicker Purple martin Downy woodpecker Baltimore oriole Brown-headed cowbird Black-capped chickadee Spotted sandpiper Blue jay White-throated sparrow Common loon American goldfinch Red-bellied woodpecker Barn swallow Pine siskin Common grackle Ruffed grouse (heard) European starling Red-breasted nuthatch White-breasted nuthatch Canada goose American crow Tree swallow Ruby-throated hummingbird Red-winged blackbird Osprey Bald eagle Trumpeter swan The birders saw additional birds en route at Tamarac Wildlife Refuge (17 species). We are on the northern border of the Refuge (1-mile away). Cliff swallow Mallard Ring-necked duck Common raven Red-tailed hawk Black terns Red-necked grebe Wood duck Gray catbird Mourning dove Eastern bluebird Least flycatcher (heard) Belted kingfisher Hooded merganser Blue-winged teal Rock pigeon House sparrow Linda Schumann Rainbow Resort Waubun, MN 56589 Becker County www.rainbowresort.com lschumann AT rainbowresort.com 218-734-2241 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Hooded Warbler Nest-Afton State Park From: Joe Conley <cjoe0579 AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:46:59 -0500 Found a female hooded warbler on nest. First saw her Thursday am, but didn't have enough time to look for nest. Today I did. Went to where I saw her Thursday, and marked trail when I first heard her chip. Then continued till she stopped and marked trail. Then went in between marks and sat on folding chair I brought. Later bird was flushed by two joggers with dogs. Went into chip mode for a while and then stopped. Next time was flushed by a fox, which had got another bird in a panic. This time I saw where she came from, right in front of me. Waited till she went onto nest and took her picture. Is very close to path, and fox den with at least one pup. Saw the male only once, but he came around about every half hour and sang loudly, especially when I was watching fox listening. Thanks to Pete Nichols for posting about the warblers, would like to show you the nest. Joe Conley ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Disregard Previous Message From: Scott Loss <scottrloss AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:34:45 -0700 Please ignore and DO NOT click on the link in the previous message from my email address. My account was hacked and it is a spam message. My apologies for filling all your inboxes. Scott Loss Washington DC ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Birding out state From: Steve Weston <sweston2 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:55:54 -0500 I returned late on Thursday from eight days in western and northern Minnesota working on the Breeding Bird Atlas. Best birds: Ibis - just east of Norwood/Young America on Hwy 5 on the drive out. It flew across the road and I was unable to relocate it when I turned around. Bullock's Oriole - in Lac qui Parle Co just north of Yellow Medicine County on Hwy 75. While driving at about 60mph, I almost hit an oriole. I got a good look at its orange color and the black pattern in its tail and little else. It had the tail of a Bullock's Oriole. It took me a few miles for it to register and I was unable to locate the bird or even the spot where I saw the bird. This will not be written up for MOURC or entered into the BBA data, unless I get a better look at the bird. Eastern Meadowlark - in Lyon County along the eastern county line. There were both Eastern and Western Meadowlarks singing in the field. I would hear one and then hear the other and decide that I was mistaken on my ID. This was before I realized that I had both singing. Purple Martin, western subspecies - This was a surprise. The male was sitting on the top of the house and the female was looking out the hole. I figured she was a young bird, surprisingly early, but looked it up in the field guide and discovered it was a female. I had never heard of the western subspecies and have no idea if it is seen regularly in Minnesota. There was only the one pair in the house. Upland Sandpiper pair in Big Stone Co, SE of Johnson by the radio tower along the county line. C. Loon pair in Big Stone Co. in Akron Twshp. The are two additional loons in Lac qui Parle Co. near Prairie Marsh Farm south of Marietta. Best animals were the jack rabbits in Lyons County. There is nothing more surprising than looking into a barren field and have a pair of jack rabbits materialize out of thin air in the middle of the field. And, a big mother skunk carrying one of its pups across a field in Big Stone County. Most surprising miss - Dickcissels. I have yet to find a Dickcissel this year, after last year's explosion of this bird. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2 AT comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fw: Re: [mou-net] Fw: Fw: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: roy zimmerman <roymz756 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:38:50 -0700 Julien's original map was very good.  The bird has been up the hill at the edge of the woods from the parking area near Upper Afton and Ruth. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: MRVAC - Tettegouche State Park Trip - 6/12-14/2013 - Field Trip Report From: CRAIG MANDEL <egretcman AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:46:56 +0000 6/16/2013 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Tettegouche State Park June 12, 13, 14, 2013 Field trip report Just returned from a trip to Tettegouche State park. Our group observed 19 of the resident Warbler species. Plus a few of the other species found in Lake county, during the breeding season. We spent time birding in Tettegouche State park, along the Heffelfinger road, FR 102 and the Stony River Forest Road. Plus we birded the Oberg Mountain loop, in Cook county. Here are a few of the species we observed on the trip: Note, all sighting were in Lake county. With the exception of the Black-throated Blue Warbler. Virginia Rail - NF 11 (Also listed as CR 15 on some maps), .5 miles East of Beaver River Road. Several Virginia Rails were heard in the Marsh on the North side of the road. Sora - Same location as the Virginia Rails, with several birds heard. Sandhill Crane - Several Sandhill Cranes were observed in flight along FR 102, .8 miles North of the Whyte Road. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Birds were heard in Tettegouche State park, along NF 11, the Stony River Forest road, the Heffelfinger road and FR 102. Peregrine Falcon Blue-headed Vireo - Heard and seen along most of the roads we birded. Boreal Chickadee - Several observed along the Heffelfinger road, approx. 3 miles South of the Cloquet Lake Road. Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Waterthrush - One was heard at the Rail spot. Mourning Warbler - Birds were heard singing along all of the roads we birded. Cape May Warbler - FR 102, 2.3 miles West of Highway 1. Bay-breasted Warbler - A pair was observed along the Heffelfinger Road, 1.8 miles South of the Cloquet Lake Road. Black-throated Blue Warbler - Several were observed near the start of the top loop on Oberg Mountain. We were unsuccessful in finding any along the ridge accessed from CR 31 in Tettegouche State park. Lincoln's Sparrow - Two were observed along Heffelfinger Road, 1.3 miles south of the Cloquet Lake Road. Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County EgretCMan AT msn.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Scott Loss From: Scott Loss <scottrloss AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:19:11 -0700 wer http://www.laspiruletas.es/fkin/skl/jpymhsfjhhv/gfiubaajk.php Scott Loss ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fw: Fw: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: roy zimmerman <roymz756 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:42:59 -0700 KEWA is singing and visible at 6:30 this morning. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: hummer display From: Beau Shroyer <beaunshroyerduckbuster AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:31:52 -0500 Forgot to mention in my previous post that there were a few columbine plants behind our tent. One evening as my wife was standing near the tent a hummer did it's eliptical display mere feet from her head. She stood in awe as it made a dozen or so revolutions right in front of her face. Good times had by all! ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: whip-poor-will, hubbard co. From: Beau Shroyer <beaunshroyerduckbuster AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:27:35 -0500 While camping this week in the Paul Bunyan State Forest in Hubbard Co. I woke to the call of nature at 4:05 am and was delighted to also hear the call of a whip-poor-will. It sang continuously until about 5am when it either stopped or was drowned out by the other bird songs. This was the morning of 6-13-13. Also heard a mourning warbler that appeared to be on territory as it sang each morning we were there. My wife found a yellow warbler nest literally inches from the edge of the campsite that had 4 eggs, none of which were cowbird eggs. We enjoyed watching her flit around nervously all week as we moved about camp. She was still on the nest when we vacated our site. Lots of flowers on the blueberry bushes and wild strawberry plants this spring. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Kentucky Warbler, Battle Creek Park, St. Paul/Bell's Vireo by Xcel Energy, Randolph Ave., St. Paul From: linda whyte <birds AT MOOSEWOODS.US> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:38:22 -0500 Thanks to Julian sellers for finding and posting this lovely singer, and to John Zakelj for sharing its photo. We were there just ahead of the rain, and were treated to lots of song, though only several "fly-by" looks as it made its rapid, stealthy circuits around a 3-way intersection near the posted site. It definitely favored obscured perches in dense foliage, so we did not get to truly "see" it. Nevertheless, It was ncie to hear it sing "in person." Side note: the Bell's Vireo on the west side of Xcel's property confirmed that it/they were still present in the row of trees. Additionally, Xcel has placed a Bluebird nest box on the fence there, and a female Bluebird was seen bringing food to the box. In Lilydale, an Eastern Phoebe has returned to the entrance of Ivy Falls Creek Ravine. The nearby woods between the marsh and Pickerel Lake had singing Vireos--Red-eyed, Warbling, and Yellow-throated---and Wood Pewee. There was plenty of high-protein food on the wing to feed them and many others! Linda Whyte ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fw: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: roy zimmerman <roymz756 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:03:42 -0700 Bird was still present at 3pm calling in dense foliage, listened to by several of us.  I will try again tomorrow morning for a good look. ----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: Julian Sellers >To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU >Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:43 PM >Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul > > >Thanks to all who have made the effort to confirm this bird's identity, and >a special thanks to John Zakelj for the great photo. > >Julian > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Zakelj >Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:28 PM >To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU >Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul > >Thanks to the postings by Julian Sellers and Doug Kieser, I was able to get >a >recognizable photo of the Kentucky Warbler.  I posted it on MOU's recently >seen gallery: >http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=rare > >As stated by Doug, this bird was singing persistently and loudly, but was >rather difficult to spot. > >---- >Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >---- >Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Lyon County From: ssmorton <ssstnnph AT MVTVWIRELESS.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:44:42 -0500 Pair of gray partridges: corner of 250th St and 180th Ave. Island Lake Township 44/26/12N 95/47/48W Also saw an upland sandpiper a few feet west on 250. Sue Morton ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Red crossbills Hutchinson, McLeod county. Bernice Hall From: Bernice Hall <savannahl665 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:55:06 -0500 Male and female Red crossbills were at my bird bath today. Have not seen them since. Sent from my iPad ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: Julian Sellers <JulianSellers AT MSN.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:43:05 -0500 Thanks to all who have made the effort to confirm this bird's identity, and a special thanks to John Zakelj for the great photo. Julian -----Original Message----- From: John Zakelj Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:28 PM To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul Thanks to the postings by Julian Sellers and Doug Kieser, I was able to get a recognizable photo of the Kentucky Warbler. I posted it on MOU's recently seen gallery: http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=rare As stated by Doug, this bird was singing persistently and loudly, but was rather difficult to spot. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: John Zakelj <jzakelj AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:28:25 -0500 Thanks to the postings by Julian Sellers and Doug Kieser, I was able to get a recognizable photo of the Kentucky Warbler. I posted it on MOU's recently seen gallery: http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=rare As stated by Doug, this bird was singing persistently and loudly, but was rather difficult to spot. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: Doug Kieser <doug.kieser AT CLYNCH.COM> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:31:38 +0000 The Kentucky Warbler is present and singing persistently at the location Julian described. After 45 somewhat frustrating minutes as the birds sang hidden near the path, it flew high in a poplar farther back and I was able to visibly confirm its identity. Mosquitos weren't too bad with long sleeves and repellent. Doug Kieser Minneapolis Sent from my Sprint phone. ----- Reply message ----- From: "Julian Sellers" To: "MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU" Subject: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul Date: Fri, Jun 14, 2013 5:34 PM I forgot two things: 1. I have uploaded a bit of the probable KEWA song to the MOU web site’s audio gallery. 2. If you go to look for the bird, take mosquito repellent. Julian From: Julian Sellers Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:14 PM To: MOU-NET Subject: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul On Tuesday, 6/11, and again today, I heard a probable Kentucky Warbler singing regularly in Battle Creek Park, St. Paul. I’ve marked the location on this Google map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=210992007790339495719.0004df23b3a9aa444a01a . When I first heard it, I assumed it was a Mourning Warbler, but after hearing two Mourning Warblers in the same woods, I came to believe that this could be a Kentucky Warbler. This morning, I spent a couple of hours trying in vain to see the bird. I got some pretty good audio recordings of it as well as recordings of the two Mourning Warblers located a few hundred yards away. I have compared my recordings of this bird with recordings of the Mourning Warblers that I made this morning and with Cornell recordings of a Kentucky Warbler and a very similar-sounding Mourning Warbler. To me, the sound says Kentucky. I have also made sonograms for comparison. The sonogram of the Battle Creek bird is practically identical to that of a Cornell Kentucky Warbler, but very different from that of the similar-sounding Mourning Warbler. I have uploaded images of these sonograms to this web album: View Album . If you go to look for this bird, please stay on the trails and do not use playback. Julian St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ________________________________ This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to receive this message for the intended recipient), you may not use, copy, disseminate or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message. Thank you very much. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Sonograms From: Julian Sellers <JulianSellers AT MSN.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:01:22 -0500 I think the link to the sonograms of the probable Kentucky Warbler did not come through in the email. In case you’re interested, here’s the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/PicasaJuke/SonogramsOfProbableKentuckyWarblerBattleCreekPark61413?authkey=Gv1sRgCISVx6GtpOavHg Julian St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Cute swimmers...Wayzata, Hennepin county From: wickl002 AT UMN.EDU Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:41:50 -0500 The result of a fence gate inadvertently left open....14 very tiny ducklings (and very vocal) scurrying through our back yard! They plopped into our swimming pool, but became alarmed when I appeared to take their picture. The distance from water level to the top of the sidewall was too great for them to get out, and in their desire to escape, they swam into the skimmer. There they found a rough edge that gave them a hold to then reach the top. Again, luck would have the skimmer cover off, so, out they popped!! After some searching, they found the gate to make their departure. A very fun scene for me, but some puzzles.... No parent in sight!? No known wood duck boxes around, but we are in a very wooded area, so perhaps there was a hole for a nest. Do you suppose, as I did, that they were, in fact, woodies? I wasnt able to find a picture of duckling woodies. We did see adult woodies earlier in the season, but not lately. My only regret is that they didn't plop into our water feature so that I could add them to my 'pond list'! In any case, a fun scene! Jan Wicklund ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: Julian Sellers <JulianSellers AT MSN.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:24:41 -0500 I forgot two things: 1. I have uploaded a bit of the probable KEWA song to the MOU web site’s audio gallery. 2. If you go to look for the bird, take mosquito repellent. Julian From: Julian Sellers Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:14 PM To: MOU-NET Subject: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul On Tuesday, 6/11, and again today, I heard a probable Kentucky Warbler singing regularly in Battle Creek Park, St. Paul. I’ve marked the location on this Google map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=210992007790339495719.0004df23b3a9aa444a01a . When I first heard it, I assumed it was a Mourning Warbler, but after hearing two Mourning Warblers in the same woods, I came to believe that this could be a Kentucky Warbler. This morning, I spent a couple of hours trying in vain to see the bird. I got some pretty good audio recordings of it as well as recordings of the two Mourning Warblers located a few hundred yards away. I have compared my recordings of this bird with recordings of the Mourning Warblers that I made this morning and with Cornell recordings of a Kentucky Warbler and a very similar-sounding Mourning Warbler. To me, the sound says Kentucky. I have also made sonograms for comparison. The sonogram of the Battle Creek bird is practically identical to that of a Cornell Kentucky Warbler, but very different from that of the similar-sounding Mourning Warbler. I have uploaded images of these sonograms to this web album: View Album . If you go to look for this bird, please stay on the trails and do not use playback. Julian St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul From: Julian Sellers <JulianSellers AT MSN.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:14:52 -0500 On Tuesday, 6/11, and again today, I heard a probable Kentucky Warbler singing regularly in Battle Creek Park, St. Paul. I’ve marked the location on this Google map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=210992007790339495719.0004df23b3a9aa444a01a . When I first heard it, I assumed it was a Mourning Warbler, but after hearing two Mourning Warblers in the same woods, I came to believe that this could be a Kentucky Warbler. This morning, I spent a couple of hours trying in vain to see the bird. I got some pretty good audio recordings of it as well as recordings of the two Mourning Warblers located a few hundred yards away. I have compared my recordings of this bird with recordings of the Mourning Warblers that I made this morning and with Cornell recordings of a Kentucky Warbler and a very similar-sounding Mourning Warbler. To me, the sound says Kentucky. I have also made sonograms for comparison. The sonogram of the Battle Creek bird is practically identical to that of a Cornell Kentucky Warbler, but very different from that of the similar-sounding Mourning Warbler. I have uploaded images of these sonograms to this web album: View Album . If you go to look for this bird, please stay on the trails and do not use playback. Julian St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Long-tailed Jaeger - Roseau County From: Jeanie Joppru <ajjoppru AT MNCABLE.NET> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:04:31 -0500 I saw the Long-tailed Jaeger at the same location that was posted earlier, along 360th Ave NW on a spot of gravel between two flooded spots on the road. To get there, take MN 89 off MN 11 to CR 118 about 6 miles north of MN 11. Follow 118 straight east until the road turns straight south. ( 118 will take off to the north about a mile before that.). Go south towards the bridge until you seen the water over the road. You cannot access the area from the south and viewing is better on the north side of the river. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: BioBlitz tonight & tomorrow at Coldwater Spring in south MInneapolis From: Matt Dufort <zeledonia AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:48:58 -0500 Sorry for the late notice, but I just realized this hadn't made it onto these lists yet. Minnesota BioBlitz 2013 is this evening through tomorrow (Saturday, June 14), at Coldwater Spring in south Minneapolis. Details can be found here: http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ResearchandTeaching/BioBlitz/. If you're coming, please see the note about parking! From the website: "BioBlitz is a 24-hour survey in which the public helps scientists find all the plants and animals at a specific location." It officially runs from 5:00 pm today through 5:00 pm tomorrow. There are a bunch of events scheduled, focusing on birds, mammals, fish, insects, plants, fungi, etc. Check the schedule on the website for details. All events are free and open to the public, but some will have limited space. Hope to see you out there! Matt Dufort Minneapolis ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Sherburne - hedgehog From: Betsy Beneke <birderbetsy AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:42:03 -0700 This is SO not a bird sighting, so I hope I don't get booted off the listserve. A refuge visitor photographed a little hedgehog on the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive this morning.  He had a great photo, so no question that's what it is.  He said rolled up it was softball-sized.  I went out to look, but couldn't find it.  I'm in the office alone this afternoon, so couldn't spend hours looking for the thing.  Maybe someone already picked it up - not sure.  I'm alerting everyone I can think of. Anyway, if you're up birding this weekend, and see the poor little guy, please rescue it!  He was right in the road, just past the Stickney bald eagle nest, when you leave the open marsh area and start into the trees. Thanks! Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR If you don't see any more posts on mou-net from me, you'll know the consequences of my transgression... ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Long-tailed Jaeger - Roseau Co. From: John Hockema <jhockema AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:03:46 -0500 Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:55:54 -0500 Subject: Long-tailed Jaeger - Roseau Co. From: andrewnyhus123 AT gmail.com To: jhockema AT hotmail.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Andrew Nyhus" Date: Jun 14, 2013 8:14 AM Subject: Long-tailed Jaeger - Roseau Co. To: Cc: Today around 8 o'clock this morning I found a Long-tailed Jaeger in the Roseau Lake WMA north and west of the town of Roseau. The bird is sitting on the gravel road labeled 360th Avenue. This road is flooded if you're coming from the south so you need to access the WMA from the north. I got some great pictures of both the top and bottom side of the bird in flight. Pictures will be coming tonight. The bird has been very content to sit on the road. Andy Nyhus Winona ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, June 13, 2013 From: Jeanie Joppru <rba AT MOUMN.ORG> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:02:35 -0600 -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *June 13, 2013 *MNDL1306.13 -Birds mentioned White-faced Ibis Eurasian Collared-Dove Merlin Acadian Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Wood Thrush Cedar Waxwing Tennessee Warbler Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler Harris's Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: June 13, 2013 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru AT mncable.net) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 13,2013 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. Birds are settling down to the business at hand this week, and people are out enjoying the sun for nearly the first time this year. Reports are way down as the migrants have mostly moved through. Here in Pennington County, I was surprised by a late HARRIS'S SPARROW under the feeder on June 7 , and on June 10 a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was heard singing in the yard. On June 13, a TENNESSEE WARBLER was belting out his cheery song. Bob Dunlap while in Clay County found 8 WHITE-FACED IBIS at Felton Prairie, only three of which were still there the next day. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was along CR 108, and he found a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE in Glyndon, all on June 6. Marshall Howe in Hubbard County found a WOOD THRUSH in Paul Bunyan State Forest on July 12th, and a NORTHERN PARULA at Akeley. CEDAR WAXWINGS and MERLINS were also seen in Hubbard County this week. Brian Gibbons tour group found an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER at Maplewood State Park on June 10. The bird was found on the right side of the entrance road about 0.2 mile beyond the contact station. Thanks to Bob Dunlap, Kim Eckert, and Marshall Howe for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru AT mncable.net OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Dakota County From: Curt Rawn <CNR22 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:58:09 -0500 At the 180th St. marsh the predominate bird was the Yellow-headed Blackbird. From one spot I could see 12 males guarding their nesting sites while the females hunted for insects. Their numbers may be greater than that, my point was to get a sense of how many breeding pairs might be there. Red-winged Blackbirds were there in good numbers, as were a few American Coots. I believe I heard a Sora, too. My sisters are new to birding, and I wanted to show them a most beautiful bird on a day without rain. Curt Rawn ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: lark sparrows - Sherburne Refuge HQ From: Betsy Beneke <birderbetsy AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0700 (PDT) Just in case anyone is planning to visit the refuge this weekend, and you want to see a lark sparrow, there have been two birds hanging out around the parking area and driveway of our office/HQ building on CR 9.  Today, about 2 p.m., they were foraging right in front of our garage doors, yesterday they were at the end of the driveway where we turn onto CR 9 and I flushed one that few straight across CR 9 into the woods.  Just mentioning this because it seems there's often birders asking about where to find this species.  Of course, no promise that they'll stick around, but they've been here at least 3 days. Betsy Beneke Visitor Services Manager Sherburne NWR_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: lark sparrows - Sherburne Refuge HQ From: Betsy Beneke <birderbetsy AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0700 Just in case anyone is planning to visit the refuge this weekend, and you want to see a lark sparrow, there have been two birds hanging out around the parking area and driveway of our office/HQ building on CR 9.  Today, about 2 p.m., they were foraging right in front of our garage doors, yesterday they were at the end of the driveway where we turn onto CR 9 and I flushed one that few straight across CR 9 into the woods.  Just mentioning this because it seems there's often birders asking about where to find this species.  Of course, no promise that they'll stick around, but they've been here at least 3 days. Betsy Beneke Visitor Services Manager Sherburne NWR ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Eastern Meadowlarks in Cottonwood County From: Bob Dunlap <dunla013 AT UMN.EDU> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:30:41 -0500 This morning I was surprised to find another Eastern Meadowlark in southwest Minnesota, this time at Talcot Lake WMA in southwest Cottonwood County. I first heard an Eastern song about 200 yards south of CR 15 on the east side of 300th St. (the border with Murray County) near a line of small trees. I then located the bird perched atop one of these trees, and as I approached it gave "zeert" calls characteristic of an Eastern Meadowlark. I was even more surprised when a second bird flew up from the ground to the base of the tree in which the first bird was still perched; as it flew up I noted the more extensively white outer tail feathers. Both birds then flew a bit further east and landed somewhere in the prairie, at which point I was able to see that the first bird also had extensively white outer tail feathers. Although the second bird never vocalized, I have to assume that this is another potentially breeding pair of Eastern Meadowlarks. I suppose if one is patient enough, the birds might cross into nearby Murray County... Bob Dunlap -- Robert Dunlap Graduate Research Assistant Natural Resources Science and Management University of Minnesota Hodson Hall 1980 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Email: dunla013 AT umn.edu ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Hummingbirds From: peter schmidt <peterschmidtphotography AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:40:43 -0700 I am happy to report the usual amount of hummers in my south Minneapolis yard. Just hung my feeder today. I did notice that there was little for them to eat in my immediate vicinity. Ours always go to the wild/older variety plants I have in the yard. Something to think about, many of the new varieties have lost their quality of nectar.   Peter Schmidt Minneapolis ________________________________ From: Uwe Kausch To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Hummingbirds I have yet to see any hummers where I live (between Duluth and Two Harbors), despite that my apple, cherry, pear, plum and Ohio Buckeye trees are all in bloom (way late). I have finally seen some bumblebees so at least they are getting pollinated. Uwe Kausch Duluth -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Nan Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 8:04 AM To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Hummingbirds Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about the presence of hummingbirds. It looks like others are mostly experiencing the same low numbers I am, especially in southeastern Minnesota, the area that had a big snowstorm May 2. I don't know if the snowstorm is responsible, but all the cold and wet weather we've had here this spring might be. Nancy Nancy Overcott, Preston Fillmore County, SE MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: New yard bird Douglas county From: Judith Clayton <judithan AT THERIVER.COM> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:24:24 -0500 Hi All, While washing dishes this morning, I discovered house wrens carrying nesting material into the little wren house I hung this spring! It is a yard bird 59 for me. Good birding! Judy in Alexandria The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure but to be able to tolerate insecurity. Erich Fromm ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Hummingbirds From: Uwe Kausch <uwe AT BUILTRITEHANDLERS.COM> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:57:57 -0500 I have yet to see any hummers where I live (between Duluth and Two Harbors), despite that my apple, cherry, pear, plum and Ohio Buckeye trees are all in bloom (way late). I have finally seen some bumblebees so at least they are getting pollinated. Uwe Kausch Duluth -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Nan Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 8:04 AM To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Hummingbirds Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about the presence of hummingbirds. It looks like others are mostly experiencing the same low numbers I am, especially in southeastern Minnesota, the area that had a big snowstorm May 2. I don't know if the snowstorm is responsible, but all the cold and wet weather we've had here this spring might be. Nancy Nancy Overcott, Preston Fillmore County, SE MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Bobolinks and Red-headed Woodpecker, Wabasha Cty. From: Laura Coble <shearwater45 AT frontiernet.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:45:31 -0500 Last week and on Tuesday this week, I heard and saw very active Bobolinks along 230th Ave. in Wabasha Cty. From Hwy 60 in Mazeppa, take 240th Ave. Way south. Turn right almost immediately onto Cty Hwy 11, heading SW. Drive about 2 mi., and turn south (left) onto 230th Ave. The Bobolinks are seen in the fields on the east side of the road, and will occasionally fly to the field on the west side. I also saw a Red-headed Woodpecker on a telephone pole along Hwy 11, and heard RHWO vocalizations at several locations along 465th St. and 465th St. Way, gravel roads to the north of Hwy 60, west of Mazeppa. Laura Coble Cannon Falls _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Hummingbirds From: Nan <bigwoods AT CENTURYTEL.NET> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:03:33 -0500 Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about the presence of hummingbirds. It looks like others are mostly experiencing the same low numbers I am, especially in southeastern Minnesota, the area that had a big snowstorm May 2. I don't know if the snowstorm is responsible, but all the cold and wet weather we've had here this spring might be. Nancy Nancy Overcott, Preston Fillmore County, SE MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Bobolinks and Red-headed Woodpecker, Wabasha Cty. From: Laura Coble <shearwater45 AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:45:31 -0500 Last week and on Tuesday this week, I heard and saw very active Bobolinks along 230th Ave. in Wabasha Cty. From Hwy 60 in Mazeppa, take 240th Ave. Way south. Turn right almost immediately onto Cty Hwy 11, heading SW. Drive about 2 mi., and turn south (left) onto 230th Ave. The Bobolinks are seen in the fields on the east side of the road, and will occasionally fly to the field on the west side. I also saw a Red-headed Woodpecker on a telephone pole along Hwy 11, and heard RHWO vocalizations at several locations along 465th St. and 465th St. Way, gravel roads to the north of Hwy 60, west of Mazeppa. Laura Coble Cannon Falls ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Eastern Kingbird pair & Baltimore Oriole - Golden Valley From: Erica Forman <ihatehicks666 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:58:38 -0500 Spotted the Oriole over by General Mills, and the Kingbird pair were spotted along Hwy 55, just west of Hwy 100. Cute lil birds! Erica Forman Hopkins (Hennepin Co.) ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Black-throated Blue Warblers From: Steve Wilson <wils AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:58:33 -0500 Yesterday, while hiking around Cat Lake near Isabella I encountered 3 singing black-throated blue warblers. Two were exclusively whisper singing; the third did it briefly. Unlike the robin's whisper song, these birds were singing a song identical in all respects to one of their typical songs, except for volume. At a little over 100 feet distance from the birds I could only faintly hear them. I'm curious if others have heard black-throated blue warblers doing this. Steve Wilson ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Duluth, Sax-Zim Bog, Lake Co updates From: owlwise <walterjhuss AT PEOPLEPC.COM> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:30:40 -0500 If anyone can give an update on where the Great Gray owls have been seen in Sax Zim lately, I'd appreciate it; I'll be heading up this weekend for some photography. Thanks Walt Huss -----Original Message----- >From: Kim R Eckert >Sent: Jun 6, 2013 2:39 PM >To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU >Subject: [mou-net] Duluth, Sax-Zim Bog, Lake Co updates > >In addition to some recent mou-net postings from NE Minnesota, here are some additional specifics from the past few days that may be useful to visiting birders…. > >Park Point > >- At least 1 Red-throated Loon still present 5 June: on L Superior side AT 31st Street/Lafayette Square. > >- Still a few shorebirds present, but I don't think Tom Auer's Piping Plover or Mike Furtman's Red Knot have been seen since June 1. A few migrant warblers still lingering in the rain/fog/cold, but far fewer than last week after the weather cleared on June 2-3. > >Sax-Zim Bog > >- At least 5 Great Gray Owls (and probably more) present, with the most recent sightings I've heard of on 4 June: Admiral Rd, ~3 mi N of Sax Rd (Brian Gibbons); and CR 7, ~2.5 mi N of Sax Rd (Dave Larson & Dave Weaver). > >- Black-backed Woodpecker best looked for recently on McDavitt Rd: seen by Gibbons ~3 mi N of Sax Rd (4 June). > >- Boreal Chickadees consistently present the past few weeks (incl 4 June) on Arkola Rd, 1 mi E of Owl Ave or 1.5 mi W of Stickney Rd. > >- Connecticut Warbler: at least 5 recent locations, incl a cooperative singing male at the Oxbow Rd jct with CR 25, 0.7 mi N of Zim Rd (4 June, Gibbons). > >Lake County > >- Great Gray Owl on Whyte Rd, 0.4 mi E of Stony River Forest Rd (2 June). > >- Boreal Chickadees unusually numerous this summer, with birds at 5 locations on 2 June: on Stoney River Forest Rd between Forest Rd 11 and Whyte Rd, and on Whyte Rd E of Stony River Forest Rd. > >- As others have noted, warblers and other passerines have been relatively quiet in NE Minn; however, 18 warbler species were found on territory on 2 June along the Stony River & Whyte roads and Forest Rd 102, most notably 2 singing Bay-breasteds (Forest Rd 102, AT 1.8 N and 6.1 mi N of Whyte Rd). > >Hope this helps. I assume other birders who have been out this week have some additional sightings of note that I'm unaware of. > > >Kim R Eckert >eckertkr AT gmail.com >http://www.mbwbirds.com > > >---- >Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Eastern Meadowlark pair, Nobles County From: Bob Dunlap <dunla013 AT UMN.EDU> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:58:07 -0500 This morning I was surprised to find that the Eastern Meadowlark I reported several weeks ago at Schweigert WMA in Nobles County is still present and that it has apparently attracted a mate. From Hwy. 59 go about a half mile east on 1st St. (the Murray/Nobles county line) and park at the pulloff for the WMA on the south side of the road. Hike south past the cedars, and about 200 yards south of the end of the cedars there is a 20-acre grassland plot with alternating strips of short and tall vegetation. I initially flushed the meadowlarks from the center of this plot and noticed that their tails had extensive white in the outer rectrices (i.e. the three outer most rectrices were white), which is a plumage tendency for Eastern (in Western only the two outer most rectrices tend to be white). Both birds gave call notes and rattles, and what I assume was the male bird perched at the top of a nearby tree and began singing; all vocalizations heard were those of Eastern Meadowlark. There are at least a couple Western Meadowlarks further east along 1st St. for nearby comparison. Bob Dunlap -- Robert Dunlap Graduate Research Assistant Natural Resources Science and Management University of Minnesota Hodson Hall 1980 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Email: dunla013 AT umn.edu ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: NW MN nests, RFI Sora and Forster's Tern From: Bill Blackburn <williamhblackburn AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:21:37 +0000 Its been a while since my last post, mainly due to the lack of shorebirds at the impoundments during migration this spring. I’ve switched to nest surveys with the following nests found this week. Marshal County: Canada Goose (1 eggs hatched or predated) Off Channel Storage Site 6/11/13 Sora (12 eggs) Off Channel Storage Site 6/11/13 Red-winged Blackbird (2 eggs) Off Channel Storage Site 6/11/13 Marsh Wren Off Channel Storage Site 6/11/13 Canada Goose (6 Type 1 fledglings, 8 Type 1 fledglings) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 American Coot (on nest) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Black Tern (4+ on nest) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Cliff Swallow (large colony) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Yellow-headed Blackbird (6+ nests) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Polk County: Canada Goose (4 Type 1 fledglings) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Mallard (6 Type 1 fledglings) Parnell Impoundment 6/7/13 Canvasback (6 eggs) Agassiz Valley Project 6/6/13 Bald Eagle (1+ young) Agassiz Valley Project 6/6/13 Sandhill Crane (2 eggs, 2 eggs) Agassiz Valley Project 6/6/13 American Coot (on nest) Euclid East 6/6/13 Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Killdeer (distraction display) Angus 6/6/13 Black Tern (1+ on nest) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Tree Swallow (on nest) Agassiz Valley Project 6/11/13 Cliff Swallow (large colony) Agassiz Valley Project 6/5/13 Marsh Wren (on nest) Euclid East, AVP 6/6/13 Savannah Sparrow (distraction display) Agassiz Valley Project 6/5/13 Clay-colored Sparrow (on nest) Agassiz Valley Project 6/6/13 Bobolink (6 eggs) Agassiz Valley Project 6/5/13 Red-winged Blackbird (2, 3, 4 eggs) EE, EE, AVP 6/6/13 Yellow-headed Blackbird (on nest ) Euclid East 6/6/13 Red Lake County: Black Tern (2+ on nest) Goose Lake IBA 6/7/13 Marsh Wren (on nest) Goose Lake IBA 6/7/13 Swamp Sparrow (on nest) Goose Lake IBA 6/7/13 Red-winged Blackbird (6+ on nest) Goose Lake IBA 6/7/13 Yellow-headed Blackbird (8+ on nest) Goose Lake IBA 6/7/13 Loggerhead Shrike continues in Polk County on Polk 68 Sora RFI: On 6/6 at Euclid East I twice flared what I identified at the time as fledgling Soras. I’m trying to figure out at what point Sora fledglings become capable of flight. The birds both appeared downy on the chest and back, but had fully developed flight feathers. I saw no evidence of black on the face and no yellow on the bill. Is it still too early in the season to have juvenile Soras? Forster’s Tern RFI: On 6/11 at the Agassiz Valley Project I saw what I had previously ID’d as a first year Forster’s Tern being fed by an adult. At what point does parental care stop? Some of the literature that I have found online says that parental care can continue “into migration” but I am assuming this means fall migration, not spring. Will Forster’s Terns feed last year’s young during spring migration, or was the bird hatched this year? There was a significant amount of orange at the base of the bill, but no ginger-brown markings, the primaries were nearly black, and there was a decent amount of black on the back of the head. I did get some pictures, but am having trouble uploading them atm. I’ll post them if the above isn't enoughinfo. Bill Blackburn Minnesota Audubon Warren, MN Sent from Windows Mail Subject: Acadian Flycatcher-Stearns From: Milton Blomberg <mjbflwrmt AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:50:58 -0500 Discovered the presence of an Acadian Flycatcher today in the newly designated Kraemer Lake-Wildwood County Park WNW of the I94 exit to St. Joseph. Find the park ~2-3 miles up on CR51 from CR2 underpass of I94. Parking area on the left...walk on the westward trail along the field/forest edge to the 2nd map post with "Do No Enter" sign for skiers. Go on the maintained southward trail for 455 paces and find a subsidiary unmaintained trail that goes south between two vernal pools (one on the hill level-right the other a deep pool on the left), look for a small white marker flag that says "Stearns County Parks. The Acadian was calling often on the SW corner draw of the deep vernal pool and ranging in the surrounding oak-maple-basswood forest. Furthermore, a Cerulean Warbler was vocalizing around the deep vernal pool...so to a Yellow-billed Cuckoo further south where one can find a sitting bench overlooking an sort of open ridge cut. Lots of vireos, tanagers, and wood thrush to name a few more. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Acadian Flycatcher-Stearns From: Milton Blomberg <mjbflwrmt AT MSN.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:50:58 -0500 Discovered the presence of an Acadian Flycatcher today in the newly designated Kraemer Lake-Wildwood County Park WNW of the I94 exit to St. Joseph. Find the park ~2-3 miles up on CR51 from CR2 underpass of I94. Parking area on the left...walk on the westward trail along the field/forest edge to the 2nd map post with "Do No Enter" sign for skiers. Go on the maintained southward trail for 455 paces and find a subsidiary unmaintained trail that goes south between two vernal pools (one on the hill level-right the other a deep pool on the left), look for a small white marker flag that says "Stearns County Parks. The Acadian was calling often on the SW corner draw of the deep vernal pool and ranging in the surrounding oak-maple-basswood forest. Furthermore, a Cerulean Warbler was vocalizing around the deep vernal pool...so to a Yellow-billed Cuckoo further south where one can find a sitting bench overlooking an sort of open ridge cut. Lots of vireos, tanagers, and wood thrush to name a few more. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Resubscribe From: Jaxi Schulz <jaxi.schulz AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:21:55 -0500 Maybe the answer is to ditch aol? yahoo, gmail, etc - free email and none of that silliness Jaxi On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 8:03 PM, wrote: > I also object to your removal of my name from the list serve. I have > been > receiving your messages regularly and really do not care what AOL says. > Please replace my name so that I can get the messages I so value. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Resubscribe From: MNbirder AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:03:48 -0400 I also object to your removal of my name from the list serve. I have been receiving your messages regularly and really do not care what AOL says. Please replace my name so that I can get the messages I so value. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Resubscribe From: MNbirder AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:57:06 -0400 I have no idea as to what is needed to stay on the mou lists. What do I need to do? ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: aol.com problems From: David Cahlander <david AT CAHLANDER.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:35:46 -0500 AOL.com has been rejecting messages from the listserv. The listserv, after getting rejected messages for 10 days, or 100 messages, unsubscribes the user from the listserv. The 25 mou-net and 56 mou-rba unsubscribed users have been added back in to the list. However, AOL.com is still rejected messages. A parameter has been changed to try to keep users subscribed. Perhaps that will help in the future. 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The sender of this email does not have the authority to bind a buyer or seller to a contract via written or verbal communications including, but not limited to, email communications. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Tufted Titmouse and Hooded Warblers, Afton State Park From: Pete Nichols <petenich76 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:18:46 -0700 This morning I found a TUFTED TITMOUSE singing in the picnic area at the dead-end parking lot in Afton State Park (Washington County).  In addition, the two previously-reported HOODED WARBLERS were present and singing, just to the right of the power lines as you look toward the river from that same parking area.  On my way out, I also heard two HENSLOW'S SPARROWS along the main road between the entrance station and the turnoff for the group camp.  Finally, there was a late BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER in the aforementioned picnic area. Peter Nichols Cottage Grove Washington County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Murphy-Hanrehan Park Hooded warbler From: Andrew Beerman <abeerman96 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:52:48 -0500 I spent some time yesterday afternoon at Murphy Hanrehan Park near Burnsville and heard but did not see the following: Hooded Warbler (Trail 15) Veery Wood Thrush Blue-winged warbler I also saw the following: Scarlet Tanager Cerulean Warbler (near the gate on Trail 15 that says don't enter here in order to preserve the habitat for the Hooded Warbler) Ovenbird Pileated woodpecker Red-eyed vireo Yellow-throated vireo Eastern Wood Pewee and was chased down the trail by a large mother turkey with chicks Andrew Beerman, Adrian, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Sherburne NWR Birds - June 10 From: Betsy Beneke <birderbetsy AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:27:04 -0700 (PDT) Birds (partial list) on the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive Monday, June 10, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Canada Goose - several pairs with goslings Trumpeter Swan - teenager flock of 15+ on Stickney Pool Mallard Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Common Loon - nesting on Bergerson Pool) American White Pelican - flock of about 40 soaring over the drive Bald Eagle - Bergerson nest eaglet is probably only a week from fledging Common Gallinule - Big Bluestem Pool - traditional site (seen and heard by visitor who originally found them) Sandhill Crane - teenager flock hanging out, as well as a pair with colt Black tern - just one bird, not nesting - water is very high in their "usual" nesting pool Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Pewee Alder Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Warbling & Red-eyed Vireos Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Catbird & Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Golden-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler (singing about 1 block past the Stickney bald eagle nest) Eastern Towhee Clay-colored, field, vesper, lark, grasshopper, LeConte's, song and swamp sparrows Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Eastern & Western Meadowlarks Orchard Oriole (singing and flying between 3 oak trees on the north side of the road, just past the 6.5 mile sign (which is backwards for people driving IN) American Goldfinch - Lots There was quite a bit of action, despite the fact that I was out there in the middle of the day.  The black-and-white warbler was a nice surprise. WILDFLOWERS blooming now: Lupine (awesome by the Prairie Trail) Hoary Puccoon Columbine Wild Geranium Blue-eyed Grass Penstemon - NOT blooming - another week or so Wild Rose - just starting Spiderwort - just starting Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Sherburne NWR Birds - June 10 From: Betsy Beneke <birderbetsy AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:27:04 -0700 Birds (partial list) on the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive Monday, June 10, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Canada Goose - several pairs with goslings Trumpeter Swan - teenager flock of 15+ on Stickney Pool Mallard Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Common Loon - nesting on Bergerson Pool) American White Pelican - flock of about 40 soaring over the drive Bald Eagle - Bergerson nest eaglet is probably only a week from fledging Common Gallinule - Big Bluestem Pool - traditional site (seen and heard by visitor who originally found them) Sandhill Crane - teenager flock hanging out, as well as a pair with colt Black tern - just one bird, not nesting - water is very high in their "usual" nesting pool Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Pewee Alder Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Warbling & Red-eyed Vireos Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Catbird & Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing Golden-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler (singing about 1 block past the Stickney bald eagle nest) Eastern Towhee Clay-colored, field, vesper, lark, grasshopper, LeConte's, song and swamp sparrows Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Eastern & Western Meadowlarks Orchard Oriole (singing and flying between 3 oak trees on the north side of the road, just past the 6.5 mile sign (which is backwards for people driving IN) American Goldfinch - Lots There was quite a bit of action, despite the fact that I was out there in the middle of the day.  The black-and-white warbler was a nice surprise. WILDFLOWERS blooming now: Lupine (awesome by the Prairie Trail) Hoary Puccoon Columbine Wild Geranium Blue-eyed Grass Penstemon - NOT blooming - another week or so Wild Rose - just starting Spiderwort - just starting Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Otter Tail Co Acadian Flycatcher From: Kim R Eckert <eckertkr AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:28:13 -0500 Yesterday, June 10, Brian Gibbons and his tour group relocated an Acadian Flycatcher at Maplewood State Park. It was singing on the right side of the main entrance road "in a low wooded area", 0.2 mi beyond the contact station. This is probably the same bird found at this location by Brian and his group in 2012. -Kim Kim R Eckert eckertkr AT gmail.com http://www.mbwbirds.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds From: Nan <bigwoods AT CENTURYTEL.NET> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:52:44 -0500 Has anyone noticed a decrease in the usual number of hummingbirds? They are not coming to our feeders as often as usual. Nancy Overcott Fillmore Co., Southeast MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: [ricebird] Bell's Vireo, Rice County From: dan&erika <danerika AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:21:06 -0500 Erika and I found the Bell’s Vireo in Rice County late yesterday afternoon. The location was just as Dave Bartkey mentioned in his recent email. I posted photos of the birds, there were two singing, on my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com. dan On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Dave Bartkey wrote: > ** > > > Hi everyone, > My friend Jerry Bonkoski found a Bell's Vireo last Friday while doing a > bird survey, west of Nerstrand Big Woods State Park in Rice County. Some > local birders and myself saw and heard the bird today, and some saw two > birds, indicating breeding. The location is at the NW corner of the > intersection of Hall Ave. and CR 29, west of the state park. > > Bell's Vireo has been reported in this county the last three years in a > row at least, by someone who refuses to share their sightings. So I'm very > happy to be able to share this with all of you! Enjoy! > > Good birding! > > Dave Bartkey > Faribault, MN > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web post Reply > to sender > Reply > to group > Start > a New Topic Messages > in this topic(1) > Recent Activity: > > > Visit Your Group > This list is devoted to birds of Rice County, Minnesota. Reports of rare > AND common birds are welcome. Questions from both dedicated birders AND > beginners are encouraged. The goal of this list is to keep tabs on the > birds that occur in the county. > Post message: ricebird AT yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: ricebird-subscribe AT yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: ricebird-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com > List owner: ricebird-owner AT yahoogroups.com > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > Switch to: Text-Only, > Daily Digest• > Unsubscribe • Terms > of Use • Send us Feedback > > . > > __,_._,___ > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota danerika AT gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika The White Album: Portraits of Minnesota Birds Two Years Among the Odonates ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....”—H. D. Thoreau; "Back off, man. I'm a scientist."—Dr. Peter Venkman ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: removal from list. From: Gkuyava AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:35:10 -0400 I object to your removal of my name from the list serve. I have been receiving your messages regularily and really do not care what what Aol says. Please replace my name so that I can get the messages I so value. Gary Kuyava gkuyava AT aol.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Bell's Vireo, Rice County From: Dave Bartkey <greathorneddave AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:39:49 -0500 Hi everyone, My friend Jerry Bonkoski found a Bell's Vireo last Friday while doing a bird survey, west of Nerstrand Big Woods State Park in Rice County. Some local birders and myself saw and heard the bird today, and some saw two birds, indicating breeding. The location is at the NW corner of the intersection of Hall Ave. and CR 29, west of the state park. Bell's Vireo has been reported in this county the last three years in a row at least, by someone who refuses to share their sightings. So I'm very happy to be able to share this with all of you! Enjoy! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fw: [mou-net] Western Grebe Rice County From: James Otto <ottojames76 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:07:06 -0700        Refound Western Grebe on Rice Lake in Cannon City.                                      jim otto ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Gerald Hoekstra To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 1:10 PM Subject: [mou-net] Western Grebe Rice County Kevin Smith and I are looking at a Western Grebe on Crystal Lake in Cannon City. Gerry Hoekstra Sent from my iPhone ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Lawrence's Warbler in Rice Co. Wilderness Area From: Gerald Hoekstra <hoekstra AT STOLAF.EDU> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:01:02 -0500 Kevin Smith and I found a Lawrence's backcross Warbler this afternoon in the Rice County Wilderness Area, east side (i.e., entrance off CR 20). It was on the south side of the ravine and nearly to the end of the path, where the woods opens up onto an oak savanna. There were Blue-winged Warblers in the area as well. Gerry Hoekstra Northfield ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Big Half Y ear for th e Bog—only 3 weeks l eft From: sparky stensaas <sparkystensaas AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:14:28 -0500 Hi all, The Friends of Sax-Zim Bog fundraiser called the Big Half Year for the Bog only has 3 weeks remaining. Minnesota birders have been pursuing their own personal birding goals for the last 5 months in order to raise money for bog land purchase and completion of the Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center. Please consider donating to an individual birder or the organization. Thank you! Here is the link (read birder stories, see photos, and donate): http://bighalfyear.dojiggy.com/ng/index.cfm/b22d876/regPages/pages/?p=111601 Sparky Stensaas  Executive Director Friends of Sax-Zim Bog PO Box 3585 Duluth MN 55803  218.341.3350 cell  sparkystensaas AT hotmail.com www.SaxZim.org ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Western Grebe Rice County From: Gerald Hoekstra <hoekstra AT STOLAF.EDU> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:10:04 -0500 Kevin Smith and I are looking at a Western Grebe on Crystal Lake in Cannon City. Gerry Hoekstra Sent from my iPhone ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Bell's Vireo, Rose Park, Burnsville, Dakota Co. (6/9) From: "Forbes, Andrew" <andrew_forbes AT FWS.GOV> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:17:19 -0500 Apologies for the late posting. Yesterday evening (June 9th). I heard a Bell's Vireo singing pretty consistently between 600PM-700PM next to the soccer fields at Rose Park in Burnsville. Rose Park is located off of County Hwy. 42 on the south side of the road, just west of the Burnsville Mall. The bird was singing from a small patch of shrubs and small trees, north and east of the easternmost soccer field. Here is a link to a map: http://goo.gl/maps/U5QM0 Andy Forbes, Burnsville ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Felton Prairie flooding From: Kim R Eckert <eckertkr AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 20:00:12 -0500 I just received the following from Brian Gibbons, who was birding on June 7 at Felton Prairie in Clay Co: "Note the road from the farm house going south into Felton prairie is washed out; apparently they had 6 inches of rain the other day. We got through with the van by driving in the grass as directed by the local rancher but regular cars would have a tough time. You might share this with MOU-net or folks who might be headed that direction." So, anyone going that way to look for Chestnut-collared Longspurs and other prairie specialties is advised they could have difficulties, unless the road has dried out and been repaired. This is the traditional north-south "longspur road", or 170th St, which runs between 90th Ave and the farm house (which is 4 mi N of 90th Ave). -Kim Kim R Eckert eckertkr AT gmail.com http://www.mbwbirds.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Birding around Hibbing From: Eric Hall <emhall AT LIVE.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 17:54:38 -0500 A history of mining has certainly had an impact on the character of the birdlife around Hibbing. My map showed much of the area as "spoiled" or "distorted". But these areas are still worth visiting. I saw some interesting birds there late last week. There were 1-2 whip-poor-wills calling along Ansley Rd.,just west of town, and 2 Virginia Rails calling in the cattail marshes along Ansley. What surprised me more was the vesper sparrow - not as common in northeast MN - singing and feeding in a 1 -2 acre dirt/gravel/grass yard of an abandoned factory, on the road south of Morton Mine Lake. -Eric ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding From: Jason Caddy <j.caddy AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:36:09 -0500 This is funny. It reminds me of the morning I had up in Duluth searching for a Little gull on 5/25. I sifted through at least 30 Bonaparte's Gulls near the end of Park Point near the Wisconsin entry. I was very careful to look at every detail of each bird and I even went out on the break wall with my scope. I was so close to the birds that I felt there was no chance that I could have missed the bird if it was in the cluster of birds I was looking at. Later that day two birders reported seeing not just one but both a juvenile and an adult Little Gull near the end of Park Point! I couldn't believe it! I am still not sure if they saw them at the same location as me. I was not totally disappointed though because I still had a very enjoyable time birding, seeing lots of other species and I had not driven very far to get there from my In-law's house. It does go to show that chasing a "lifer" can either be incredibly rewarding or somewhat disappointing. I think if I had been waiting at a feeder for a "life" bird it really would have been a bad birding experience. Jason Caddy Minneapolis j.caddy AT hotmail.com > Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 11:12:07 -0500 > From: brsmith AT SLEEPYEYETEL.NET > Subject: [mou-net] How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding > To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU > > Hi, Birders: > > I saw this subject title while browsing on the Illinois listserve earlier today by a birder named Al Stokie. He's writing about how he and a birding friend chased for a Tri-colored Heron in Illinois yesterday. I thought it was pretty funny and thought I'd share the link with birders here in Minnesota. We all feel good when we chase for a rarity and find it but we all can relate to driving/searching for hours to look for a rarity and don't find it. Anyway, here's the link to Al's post, hope you enjoy it, too: > > http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=458429&MLID=IL&MLNM=Illinois > > Brian Smith > Sleepy Eye > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Pine Siskins From: Tom Bell <bell.tom32 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 11:18:46 -0500 Last Friday, June 7, at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County, we banded a Pine Siskin with a brood patch. I am aware that following some winters when many siskins show up at our latitude and below, a few are known to nest below their usual nesting area. So, I was wondering if anyone else has seen evidence of nesting at 45* N. Latitude or below. Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Rd. S. St. Paul Park, MN 55071 651-459-4150 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding From: Brian & Risa Smith <brsmith AT SLEEPYEYETEL.NET> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 11:12:07 -0500 Hi, Birders: I saw this subject title while browsing on the Illinois listserve earlier today by a birder named Al Stokie. He's writing about how he and a birding friend chased for a Tri-colored Heron in Illinois yesterday. I thought it was pretty funny and thought I'd share the link with birders here in Minnesota. We all feel good when we chase for a rarity and find it but we all can relate to driving/searching for hours to look for a rarity and don't find it. Anyway, here's the link to Al's post, hope you enjoy it, too: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=458429&MLID=IL&MLNM=Illinois Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html