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9 Feb A review of Andorid Bird Log ["dan&erika" ] 9 Feb A review of Andorid Bird Log ["dan&erika" ] 9 Feb Eagles sitting on nest along Hwy 10 Coon Rapids [Pamela Freeman ] 8 Feb Off topic: Rochester newspaper article on Alan Stankevitz ["Eric & Lori Slindee" ] 8 Feb 4 Bald Eagles at Hwy 42 and Idell in Nininger Twshp [Boucher Alan ] 8 Feb Re: Birding Apps ["dan&erika" ] 8 Feb Re: Birding Apps [Steve Steele ] 7 Feb Re: Birding Apps ["dan&erika" ] 7 Feb Hermit Thrush Olmsted Cty. ["Charles Krulas" ] 7 Feb Re: Birding Apps [Debra Jene Collum ] 7 Feb Re: Birding Apps ["Carl Greiner" ] 7 Feb Carver County [John Cyrus ] 7 Feb Aps for birds [Charles Myrbach ] 7 Feb BirdsEye Bird Log App released for Andriod ["dan&erika" ] 7 Feb Re: Birding Apps [Pamela Freeman ] 7 Feb BirdsEye Bird Log App released for Andriod ["dan&erika" ] 7 Feb Re: Birding Apps [Brian Wisconsin ] 7 Feb Birding Apps [Carol Cummins ] 7 Feb Re: phone apps for bird id ["Liz Stanley" ] 7 Feb Re: phone apps for bird id [Sally Heuer ] 7 Feb Re: phone apps for bird id [Eric Jeffrey ] 7 Feb phone apps for bird id [Betsy Beneke ] 7 Feb advice ["Crownhart, Rachel" ] 6 Feb Horned Lark and Kestrel near Hastings ["Cheryl Burgmeier" ] 06 Feb Orlando area birding hotel [] 6 Feb Dakota Co. [Steve Weston ] 6 Feb Dodge Cty snowy owls x 2 sunday 2/5/12 [Janice Culver ] 5 Feb Belted Kingfisher in Andover [bstaggert ] 4 Feb Re: Snowy Owl - Dakota County [Jim Ryan ] 4 Feb Snowy Owl - Dakota County [Kevin Smith ] 4 Feb Snowy Owl - Dakota County [Kevin Smith ] 04 Feb International Festival of Owls - Houston, MN [No Sightings] [Alan Stankevitz ] 04 Feb International Festival of Owls - Houston, MN [No Sightings] [Alan Stankevitz ] 3 Feb Snowy Owl Dakota County ["Cheryl Burgmeier" ] 3 Feb Re: Raymond Potthoff Correction ["Cheryl Burgmeier" ] 3 Feb Correction ["Raymond Potthoff" ] 2 Feb Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, February 2, 2012 ["Jeanie Joppru" ] 1 Feb Houston County Golden Eagle ["Raymond Potthoff" ] 01 Feb Redpolls, fillmore Co. [Nan ] 1 Feb Field Trips [Al Schirmacher ] 31 Jan Carver County Yellow-rumped Warbler [John Cyrus ] 29 Jan Eurasian Collared-Dove [Charles Myrbach ] 29 Jan Meeker Cty. Solitaire [Hoeger-Lerdal ] 29 Jan Eagle near Excelsior, Hennepin County [Norma May ] 28 Jan Sax Zim Owls elude us ["Margevicius, Thomas S." ] 26 Jan Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 26, 2012 ["Jeanie Joppru" ] 25 Jan Fwd: Blackbird Tr. Varied Thrush (Dakota Cty), Prescott Long-tailed Duck (Washington Cty) [Laura Coble ] 25 Jan Pelicans and Bald Eagles at Keposia Landing [Brian Wisconsin ] 25 Jan White-throated [Tami Vogel ] 25 Jan redpolls/Rice Co. ["dan&erika" ] 24 Jan Re: mnbird Digest, Vol 63, Issue 24 [MELVIN BENNEFELD ] 23 Jan Re: Bohemian Waxwings [Larry Lade ] 23 Jan Tropical Southern MN ["Joel H. Dunnette" ] 23 Jan Wintering Bluebirds ["Joe Deden" ] 22 Jan Pied-billed Grebe, Dakota County ["R.D. Everhart" ] 22 Jan Varied Thrush [Brian Wisconsin ] 21 Jan Scott County - Wilkie Unit, MVNWR - January 21, 2012 ["CRAIG MANDEL" ] 20 Jan Re: Varied Thrush and Long-Tailed Duck [linda whyte ] 20 Jan Re: raptors and roadsides; reflection on lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl [linda whyte ] 20 Jan Varied Thrush and Long-Tailed Duck [Brian Wisconsin ] 20 Jan Re: raptors and roadsides; reflection on lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl [] 20 Jan Any Snow Bunting in the Duluth area? [Larry Lade ] 20 Jan Boreal Owl, RFI [Larry Lade ] 19 Jan Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 19, 2012 ["Jeanie Joppru" ] 19 Jan Need help in finding several species [Valerie Cunningham ] 19 Jan Re: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush [Brian Wisconsin ] 19 Jan Re: raptors and roadsides; reflection on lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl [linda whyte ] 18 Jan Re: planning a trip to Zim Sax [linda whyte ] 18 Jan Re: planning a trip to Zim Sax [] 18 Jan Fwd: planning a trip to Zim Sax ["Crownhart, Rachel" ] 18 Jan Re: planning a trip to Zim Sax ["Cheryl Burgmeier" ] 18 Jan planning a trip to Zim Sax [Susan Kennedy ] 17 Jan Birds in Cass Co. ["Sheryl Holland" ] 17 Jan Varied Thrush ["Cheryl Burgmeier" ] 17 Jan varied thrush dakota county [james otto ] 15 Jan Redpoll [carol schumacher ] Subject: A review of Andorid Bird Log From: "dan&erika" <danerika AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:03:13 -0600 Hi All-- I have reviewed the new Adroid bird list app on my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/ Again, I have no financial ties to this product. I just think its great. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika AT gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: A review of Andorid Bird Log From: "dan&erika" <danerika AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:03:13 -0600 Hi All-- I have reviewed the new Adroid bird list app on my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/ Again, I have no financial ties to this product. I just think its great. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika AT gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Eagles sitting on nest along Hwy 10 Coon Rapids From: Pamela Freeman <gleskarider AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:04:06 -0600 There is an eagle nest just off the hwy on Hwy 10 northbound, between Hanson and Main exits. The nest is pretty big, and with no leaves on the trees, easy to spot. I noticed a pair of eagles near it last week and then yesterday saw them on the nest. The nest is after a service road and pond, in a line of mature trees on the right side of the highway going north. - Pamela Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway._______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Off topic: Rochester newspaper article on Alan Stankevitz From: "Eric & Lori Slindee" <slindee AT harmonytel.net> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:44:12 -0600 Today the Rochester Post Bulletin ran an article about MNbird member, Alan Stankevitz and his photography. His photos are award winners for sure! Here is a link to this article. http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1486104 Submitted by Lori Slindee Harmony, MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: 4 Bald Eagles at Hwy 42 and Idell in Nininger Twshp From: Boucher Alan <aboucher66 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:29:42 -0800 (PST) Well I was trying to refind the Snowy Owl at Hwy 42 and Idell in Nininger Twshp, I saw her about a month ago on Cty Rd 85.� Instead, I witnessed 4 bald eagles overhead.� They were very vocal and interactive. Were they trying to pair up to get ready for mating season already? Alan Boucher_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Birding Apps From: "dan&erika" <danerika AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:29:35 -0600 The new Droid Birdseye Bird Log allows only the submission of the lists directly to eBird. They have other software that allows you to query eBird, but those only work on iPhones. dan On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Steve Steele wrote: > Can anyone tell me if any of these birding apps are integrated with > ebird.org? I think I've read that one of the apps allows you to submit > sightings, but does that same app allow you to query sightings as well? > > Good birding, > > Steve Steele > Maple Grove > > ------------------------------ > From: revdeb54 AT gmail.com > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:30:07 -0600 > To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > Subject: Re: [mnbird] Birding Apps > > I use iBird Explorer Pro 2.0.9 on my Android phone and iBird Explorer 2 > 5.1 on my iPod Touch. I got it on my iPod first and then bought it for my > Android. It works well in both platforms. The extra features are amazing > and I would suggest taking time to familiarize yourself with them. I love > the option of seeing a bird and sending a note to myself about the siting. > > God of thermostats and tinderboxes, make of me, during this cold winter > season, your faithful friend and fire-maker. Edward Hayes "Winter Psalm of > a Prayerful Pyromaniac" > > Hope and Peace, > Rev. Debra Jene Collum > revdeb54 AT gmail.com > 507-923-1097-cell > > > > > On Feb 7, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Carol Cummins wrote: > > I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep > improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, > both in the field and for general reference. > > > Carol Cummins > Brookridge Consulting LLC > 612-481-3430 > carol.brookridge AT gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > > > > _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbirdUnsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika AT gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Birding Apps From: Steve Steele <tempou812 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:25:49 +0000 Can anyone tell me if any of these birding apps are integrated with ebird.org? I think I've read that one of the apps allows you to submit sightings, but does that same app allow you to query sightings as well? Good birding, Steve Steele Maple Grove From: revdeb54 AT gmail.com Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:30:07 -0600 To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net Subject: Re: [mnbird] Birding Apps I use iBird Explorer Pro 2.0.9 on my Android phone and iBird Explorer 2 5.1 on my iPod Touch. I got it on my iPod first and then bought it for my Android. It works well in both platforms. The extra features are amazing and I would suggest taking time to familiarize yourself with them. I love the option of seeing a bird and sending a note to myself about the siting. God of thermostats and tinderboxes, make of me, during this cold winter season, your faithful friend and fire-maker. Edward Hayes "Winter Psalm of a Prayerful Pyromaniac" Hope and Peace, Rev. Debra Jene Collum revdeb54 AT gmail.com507-923-1097-cell On Feb 7, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Carol Cummins wrote:I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, both in the field and for general reference. Carol Cummins Brookridge Consulting LLC 612-481-3430 carol.brookridge AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Birding Apps From: "dan&erika" <danerika AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:31:28 -0600 I think the Sibley app is great and worth the cost (around $20). dan On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Pamela Freeman wrote: > this is a good discussion, as I am looking to use one of these apps on my > Droid. > So, has anyone used the Sibley app? And, has anyone compared Sibley with > ibird? Or others? > - Pamela > Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take > to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. > > > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Carol Cummins > wrote: > >> I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep >> improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, >> both in the field and for general reference. >> >> >> Carol Cummins >> Brookridge Consulting LLC >> 612-481-3430 >> carol.brookridge AT gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> mnbird mailing list >> mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net >> http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird >> Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s >> > > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika AT gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Hermit Thrush Olmsted Cty. From: "Charles Krulas" <Cakrulas AT charter.net> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:57:10 -0600 I found a Hermit Thrush at the Girl Scout camp today Also brown creeper Tufted Titmouse _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Birding Apps From: Debra Jene Collum <revdeb54 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:30:07 -0600 I use iBird Explorer Pro 2.0.9 on my Android phone and iBird Explorer 2 5.1 on my iPod Touch. I got it on my iPod first and then bought it for my Android. It works well in both platforms. The extra features are amazing and I would suggest taking time to familiarize yourself with them. I love the option of seeing a bird and sending a note to myself about the siting. God of thermostats and tinderboxes, make of me, during this cold winter season, your faithful friend and fire-maker. Edward Hayes "Winter Psalm of a Prayerful Pyromaniac" Hope and Peace, Rev. Debra Jene Collum revdeb54 AT gmail.com 507-923-1097-cell On Feb 7, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Carol Cummins wrote: > I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, both in the field and for general reference. > > > Carol Cummins > Brookridge Consulting LLC > 612-481-3430 > carol.brookridge AT gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Birding Apps From: "Carl Greiner" <cgreiner AT mchsi.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:44:36 -0600 I own Sibley, iBird Pro, and Audubon. All 3 work fine but I like Sibley best (then Audubon, then iBird). The reasons are primarily personal preferences. Sibley is fast and simple and the illustrations are the same as in the book. I think the quality of the illustrations (the feature I use the most in the field) is why I like Sibley then Audubon then iBird. Sibley's drawings are outstanding. Audubon uses photographs. iBird's drawing I don't think look very realistic. _____ From: mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Pamela Freeman Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:12 PM To: Carol Cummins Cc: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net Subject: Re: [mnbird] Birding Apps this is a good discussion, as I am looking to use one of these apps on my Droid. So, has anyone used the Sibley app? And, has anyone compared Sibley with ibird? Or others? - Pamela Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Carol Cummins wrote: I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, both in the field and for general reference. Carol Cummins Brookridge Consulting LLC 612-481-3430 carol.brookridge AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Carver County From: John Cyrus <cyrus150 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:23:47 +0000 While it was pretty quiet along the shore of Rapids Lake this morning, I did relocate the Swamp Sparrow from last week. I also found(relocated?) 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler. These are likely some of those that I found last week. They were feeding on winter buds of a Cottonwood. Also near the lake was a Golden-crowned Kinglet. He was in the same area where there were 2 in early January, so it could be a repeat winter resident. With no snow covering the grassland nearby, a male Northern Harrier was hovering just above the ground in search of a meal. He did dive onto the ground once, but he almost immediately returned to the air without a meal. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Aps for birds From: Charles Myrbach <chuckx AT means.net> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:47:22 -0600 I use Audubon for both my iPhone and iPad. It is a bit more expensive. But with iCloud you can install it on both the iPhone and iPad for the same price. Very detailed info, great pics, and many other features! Charles Myrbach 10599 State Hwy. 19 Marshall, MN 56258 507-336-2400 Home (Voice Mail) 218-342-3068 Lake (Voice Mail) 507-828-9299 Cell (Voice Mail) _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: BirdsEye Bird Log App released for Andriod From: "dan&erika" <danerika AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:44:14 -0600 Hi All-- Today BirdsEye Bird Log App was released for Andriod phone. This app will allow you to submit eBird records directly from your phone. I have been looking forward to this release, but, obviously I have not had a chance to use it yet. (I have no financial ties to this product.) dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika AT gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Birding Apps From: Pamela Freeman <gleskarider AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:12:18 -0600 this is a good discussion, as I am looking to use one of these apps on my Droid. So, has anyone used the Sibley app? And, has anyone compared Sibley with ibird? Or others? - Pamela Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Carol Cummins wrote: > I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep > improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, > both in the field and for general reference. > > > Carol Cummins > Brookridge Consulting LLC > 612-481-3430 > carol.brookridge AT gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s >_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: BirdsEye Bird Log App released for Andriod From: "dan&erika" <danerika AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:44:14 -0600 Hi All-- Today BirdsEye Bird Log App was released for Andriod phone. This app will allow you to submit eBird records directly from your phone. I have been looking forward to this release, but, obviously I have not had a chance to use it yet. (I have no financial ties to this product.) dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika AT gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Subject: Re: Birding Apps From: Brian Wisconsin <birddude66 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:31:18 -0600 iBird user also. I don't use it on my Android since the database its quite large and thus clunky and slow. I do use it on my Kindle Fire. Got the app on sale for $4.99. There is an amazing amount of information available for 900+ birds. Each bird has drawings, photographs, range maps, calls, facts, conservation status and so much more. I felt guilty getting it for $5. Once I get a protective case it will probably replace my field guides. brian > From: carol.brookridge AT gmail.com > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:15:27 -0600 > To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > Subject: [mnbird] Birding Apps > > I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, both in the field and for general reference. > > > Carol Cummins > Brookridge Consulting LLC > 612-481-3430 > carol.brookridge AT gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Birding Apps From: Carol Cummins <carol.brookridge AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:15:27 -0600 I am an iBird Pro fan. I have had it for a coupe years. They keep improving it with more features and flexibility. I refer to it frequently, both in the field and for general reference. Carol Cummins Brookridge Consulting LLC 612-481-3430 carol.brookridge AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: phone apps for bird id From: "Liz Stanley" <liz AT lizstanley.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:14:27 -0600 I'm also a user of iBird Pro, haven't tried anything else. It comes in handy since I always have my phone with me! > I have the iBird Pro and really like it. Note that you can download a > simplified version (iBird Explorer Lite) for free, to get a feel for it > before you purchase a more detailed version (Plus or Pro). > > Sally Heuer > > ------------------------------ > >> >> Message: 5 >> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:00:45 -0500 (EST) >> From: Eric Jeffrey >> To: birderbetsy AT yahoo.com, mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net >> Subject: Re: [mnbird] phone apps for bird id >> Message-ID: <8CEB3B804E2918A-EC8-CC4 AT webmail-m053.sysops.aol.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> >> If you are talking about North America, my favorite is IBird Pro, as I >> think the interface and navigation are the easiest. My wife got Ibird >> and >> I got Peterson, which is also very good, and I find that IBird is easier >> to >> use. There is also a Sibley app that a lot of people like that I have >> not >> tried, but that you may want if you are a particular fan of Sibley. >> >> Outside the U.S., the pickings seem a bit slimmer and I have not yet had >> an opportunity to download and use any. There is a Morcombe guide to >> Australia that Aussie birders like, but it has a few bugs and needs some >> updating. There are also guides that are supposed to be pretty good for >> Europe (I believe Northern) and South Africa). >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Eric Jeffrey >> Falls Church, VA >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Betsy Beneke >> To: mnbird >> Sent: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 8:34 am >> Subject: [mnbird] phone apps for bird id >> >> >> >> All - what are your favorite apps for bird I.D.? Any to avoid? Thanks >> - >> Betsy Beneke >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN liz AT lizstanley.com Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: phone apps for bird id From: Sally Heuer <sally.heuer AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:28:09 -0600 I have the iBird Pro and really like it. Note that you can download a simplified version (iBird Explorer Lite) for free, to get a feel for it before you purchase a more detailed version (Plus or Pro). Sally Heuer ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:00:45 -0500 (EST) > From: Eric Jeffrey > To: birderbetsy AT yahoo.com, mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > Subject: Re: [mnbird] phone apps for bird id > Message-ID: <8CEB3B804E2918A-EC8-CC4 AT webmail-m053.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > If you are talking about North America, my favorite is IBird Pro, as I > think the interface and navigation are the easiest. My wife got Ibird and > I got Peterson, which is also very good, and I find that IBird is easier to > use. There is also a Sibley app that a lot of people like that I have not > tried, but that you may want if you are a particular fan of Sibley. > > Outside the U.S., the pickings seem a bit slimmer and I have not yet had > an opportunity to download and use any. There is a Morcombe guide to > Australia that Aussie birders like, but it has a few bugs and needs some > updating. There are also guides that are supposed to be pretty good for > Europe (I believe Northern) and South Africa). > > Hope this helps, > > Eric Jeffrey > Falls Church, VA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Betsy Beneke > To: mnbird > Sent: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 8:34 am > Subject: [mnbird] phone apps for bird id > > > > All - what are your favorite apps for bird I.D.? Any to avoid? Thanks - > Betsy Beneke > > > _______________________________________________ > >_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: phone apps for bird id From: Eric Jeffrey <ecj100 AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:00:45 -0500 (EST) If you are talking about North America, my favorite is IBird Pro, as I think the interface and navigation are the easiest. My wife got Ibird and I got Peterson, which is also very good, and I find that IBird is easier to use. There is also a Sibley app that a lot of people like that I have not tried, but that you may want if you are a particular fan of Sibley. Outside the U.S., the pickings seem a bit slimmer and I have not yet had an opportunity to download and use any. There is a Morcombe guide to Australia that Aussie birders like, but it has a few bugs and needs some updating. There are also guides that are supposed to be pretty good for Europe (I believe Northern) and South Africa). Hope this helps, Eric Jeffrey Falls Church, VA -----Original Message----- From: Betsy Beneke To: mnbird Sent: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 8:34 am Subject: [mnbird] phone apps for bird id All - what are your favorite apps for bird I.D.? Any to avoid? Thanks - Betsy Beneke _______________________________________________ nbird mailing list nbird AT lists.mnbird.net ttp://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird nsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: phone apps for bird id From: Betsy Beneke <birderbetsy AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:51:32 -0800 (PST) All - what are your favorite apps for bird I.D.?� Any to avoid?� Thanks - Betsy Beneke _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: advice From: "Crownhart, Rachel" <rcrownhart AT hastings.k12.mn.us> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:48:27 -0600 Good morning, A friend and myself took a quick trip to Northfield over the weekend...along the way we spotted a hawk and I knew right away it was not a redtail. This bird has a white chin that stuck out to me. I just assumed that I was looking at a rough legged hawk, but then I started looking at the Swainson's hawk. Any possibility on it being that bird? Other characterists I noticed was a line of light brown at the bottom of it's tail...as I was looking at it's backside on a fen post. Rachel Crownhart _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Horned Lark and Kestrel near Hastings From: "Cheryl Burgmeier" <cherylb AT burgmeierconsulting.com> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:57:17 -0600 I found a Horned Lark in a plowed field near the Spring Lake Park entrance this morning at 1130am. The field is west of Idell Avenue north of County Road 42. North of the lone house on the west side of Idell there are 2 fields divided by a thin strip of weeds and a few small(2-3ft tall) trees. I could hear several singing, but spotted one perched on a clump of tilled soil near the strip of weeds. I also saw a Kestrel on the utility wire on the north side of CR 42 east of Inga Avenue. It then flew to the utility wire on the long driveway to the farm south and just east of Inga. Cheryl Burgmeier So. Washington County _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Orlando area birding hotel From: <thomas AT angelem.com> Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:49:06 -0700 _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Dakota Co. From: Steve Weston <sweston2 AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:28:24 -0600 I birded Dakota County with Kevin Smith Sunday. we found about 29 species. A hike through Vermillion Highlands (Dakota Co. newest park in the U-More area in Empire Twshp) was not very birdy although we found at least one Great Horned Owl (with the help of the crows) and at least three Red-breasted Nuthatches. We found over 50 Trumpters Swans flying about the fields along 190th Street just west of Hy 316 and an Eurasian Collared Dove just east of Vermillion. I thought given the numbers that they would be Tundras, but we ID'd a couple of Trumpeters and they are on the St. Croix in large numbers. After a brief wait of about a half hour, we were treated to an appearance of the beautiful Varried Thrush at Richard's Blackbird Trail house. We also had Cedar Waxwings and heard that White-winged Crossbills have been frequenting the area's spruces. Our last stop at dusk was an unsuccessful look for the Snowy Owl that has been showing up around Hwy 42 and Idell in Nininger Twshp. On Saturday we had a Red-shouldered Hawk stop by our house in Eagan. Steve Weston sweston2 AT comcast.net_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Dodge Cty snowy owls x 2 sunday 2/5/12 From: Janice Culver <janiceculver AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 04:39:55 +0000 (UTC) We found 2 snowy owls between 5 pm and 5:30 pm on 700th street in Dodge county today. The first one was found at the intersection of 700th street and 150th avenue at 5pm. It was the whiter of the two owls but still had some dark coloration. The second owl was found halfway between 130th and 140th avenue and was considerably darker. Thanks to Ken Vail for reporting these 700th street snowies! Brett and Janice Culver, West St Paul. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Belted Kingfisher in Andover From: bstaggert <bstaggert AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:29:05 -0500 (EST) This was seen on Prarieview Drive just North of 142nd Ave. It was on a line above a creek. Bruce and Sally Staggert_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Snowy Owl - Dakota County From: Jim Ryan <muchmoredoc AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:48:34 -0600 I went looking for the owl around noon and did not refind it. I did come across a Northern Shrike on Jacob Ave. Jim Ryan On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Kevin Smith wrote: > I am sorry for the error that I made for the location on the Snowy Owl > in Dakota Co. > The spelling should have been Idell Ave. and CoRd 42 and not (Ideal). > I hope it didn't cause too much problem. Good luck to those trying to > find the Owl. Be safe, because the County Road 42 does not have wide > shoulders. > > Kevin Smith > Hastings, Dakota Co. > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus Seneca* ----_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Snowy Owl - Dakota County From: Kevin Smith <ksmith9961 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:08:19 -0600 I am sorry for the error that I made for the location on the Snowy Owl in Dakota Co. The spelling should have been Idell Ave. and CoRd 42 and not (Ideal). I hope it didn't cause too much problem. Good luck to those trying to find the Owl. Be safe, because the County Road 42 does not have wide shoulders. Kevin Smith Hastings, Dakota Co. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Snowy Owl - Dakota County From: Kevin Smith <ksmith9961 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:26:53 -0600 Thanks to Cheryl Burgmeier for posting last night that she found the Snowy Owl off Co.Rd. 42 and Ideal Ave. near Hastings. I was able to refind it this morning and show it to several other birders. It was sitting south of Co.Rd. 42 on a fence post from 10-11 am. Two of birders add it as a life bird. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: International Festival of Owls - Houston, MN [No Sightings] From: Alan Stankevitz <alan AT iwishicouldfly.com> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:05 -0600 Denver Holt, founder of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, Montana, has been studying Snowy Owls on their breeding grounds in Alaska for 20 years, so it's highly fitting that he will be the keynote speaker at the International Festival of Owls March 2-4, 2012 in Houston, MN during this grand irruption year. Joining him on the Festival's speaker roster are: -Prof. Dr. Michael Wink from Germany, who has studied DNA of most of the world's owl species and did the work that lumps Snowy Owls into the same genus as Great Horned Owls -Tracy Eccles from South Africa, writer and host of the Potted Plant Owl cam -Laura Erickson from Duluth, MN - radio personality, writer, speaker, and author who most recently authored the book "Twelve Owls" -Karla Bloem from Houston, MN - the authority on Great Horned Owl vocalizations There is still time to enter the amateur digital owl photography contest before the February 15 deadline. First prize is $100! The outdoor photography sessions with the owls are all sold out, however. There will be bus trips on Friday evening to call in wild owls (no pre-registration needed), and a Sunday morning Birding and Natural History Bus Trip that concludes with lunch at the local German restaurant (registration required). We hope to be able to show a nesting Great Horned Owl on the Sunday trip, and we'll keep tabs on the Snowy Owls to see if there are any in the neighborhood that weekend. Roosting Screech-Owls are also possible on that trip. The four live owl programs during the Festival will be presented by the Illinois Raptor Center and will include seven species of owls: Snowy, Great Horned, Barred, Long-eared, Short-eared, Eastern Screech- (both red and gray), and a flying Barn Owl. Please note that only half the owls will be shown in each one hour program, and that the Saturday morning program is sometimes standing room only! For more information or to register for the Festival, go to www.festivalofowls.com . It's the only full-weekend, all-owl event in North America! _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: International Festival of Owls - Houston, MN [No Sightings] From: Alan Stankevitz <alan AT iwishicouldfly.com> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:37:33 -0600 Denver Holt, founder of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, Montana, has been studying Snowy Owls on their breeding grounds in Alaska for 20 years, so it's highly fitting that he will be the keynote speaker at the International Festival of Owls March 2-4, 2012 in Houston, MN during this grand irruption year. Joining him on the Festival's speaker roster are: -Prof. Dr. Michael Wink from Germany, who has studied DNA of most of the world's owl species and did the work that lumps Snowy Owls into the same genus as Great Horned Owls -Tracy Eccles from South Africa, writer and host of the Potted Plant Owl cam -Laura Erickson from Duluth, MN - radio personality, writer, speaker, and author who most recently authored the book "Twelve Owls" -Karla Bloem from Houston, MN - the authority on Great Horned Owl vocalizations There is still time to enter the amateur digital owl photography contest before the February 15 deadline. First prize is $100! The outdoor photography sessions with the owls are all sold out, however. There will be bus trips on Friday evening to call in wild owls (no pre-registration needed), and a Sunday morning Birding and Natural History Bus Trip that concludes with lunch at the local German restaurant (registration required). We hope to be able to show a nesting Great Horned Owl on the Sunday trip, and we'll keep tabs on the Snowy Owls to see if there are any in the neighborhood that weekend. Roosting Screech-Owls are also possible on that trip. The four live owl programs during the Festival will be presented by the Illinois Raptor Center and will include seven species of owls: Snowy, Great Horned, Barred, Long-eared, Short-eared, Eastern Screech- (both red and gray), and a flying Barn Owl. Please note that only half the owls will be shown in each one hour program, and that the Saturday morning program is sometimes standing room only! For more information or to register for the Festival, go to www.festivalofowls.com . It's the only full-weekend, all-owl event in North America! _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Snowy Owl Dakota County From: "Cheryl Burgmeier" <cherylb AT burgmeierconsulting.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:17:39 -0600 I refound the Snowy Owl near Hastings this evening at 515pm. It was on Idell Avenue just south of County Road 42 near Spring Lake Park. It was perched on the second telephone pole to the south. It later flew to the irrigation system in the field west of Idell Avenue and perched at the second joint(?) from the north. It doesn't stand out as much as I thought it would as it has a lot of black markings so it appears less white and more grey than I expected. Cheryl Burgmeier BURGMEIER CONSULTING, INC. 14790 113th St. S. Hastings, MN 55033 651.437.2259 651.437.4625 fax cherylb AT burgmeierconsulting.com _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Raymond Potthoff Correction From: "Cheryl Burgmeier" <cherylb AT burgmeierconsulting.com> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:30:19 -0600 TOO CUTE! Caught the wife/wire thing, but thought it was funny! Cheryl -----Original Message----- From: mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Raymond Potthoff Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 7:24 AM To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net Subject: [mnbird] Correction Oops. My spouse wishes me to clarify in my report yesterday on our trip on the Winnebago road in Houston county, that my typo was meant to state the kestral we saw was "on a wire". My wife was sitting safely beside me. I also failed to mention that on the same route in Houston country, during the Golden Eagle survey, Andy Nyhus spotted a Long Eared Owl. The owl was deep in a heavy thicket so it was an amazing sighting. Ray Potthoff Spring Valley, Mn. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Correction From: "Raymond Potthoff" <raypotthoff AT centurytel.net> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:23:32 -0600 Oops. My spouse wishes me to clarify in my report yesterday on our trip on the Winnebago road in Houston county, that my typo was meant to state the kestral we saw was "on a wire". My wife was sitting safely beside me. I also failed to mention that on the same route in Houston country, during the Golden Eagle survey, Andy Nyhus spotted a Long Eared Owl. The owl was deep in a heavy thicket so it was an amazing sighting. Ray Potthoff Spring Valley, Mn. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, February 2, 2012 From: "Jeanie Joppru" <ajjoppru AT mncable.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:33:20 -0600 This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, February 2, 2012 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. It truly feels like spring the last few days as we have had mild temperatures and dense fog. It has discouraged folks from going birding, at least the last couple of days as one can barely see the next light pole sometimes. Tomorrow it promised to cool off a little and the sun to come out. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County observed a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK which caught a bird that flew into their windows in Lancaster. A NORTHERN CARDINAL still comes to the feeder at his cabin northwest of Lancaster. Lynda Knutsen at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County reported on February 2 that among the usual feeder birds was a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, and COMMON REDPOLLS. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a BALD EAGLE have recently been sighted on the refuge, and two groups of SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen north and west of the refuge. In Polk County, Sandy Aubol observed a GREAT HORNED OWL, and a NORTHERN CARDINAL at her home in East Grand Forks. She reported that as of February 1, the EASTERN TOWHEE, two HARRIS'S SPARROWS, and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW are still coming to her feeders, along with about 25-30 COMMON REDPOLLS. >From Otter Tail County, Jody Doll reported that the SNOWY OWL is still being seen near Ottertail about 2.8 miles north of Ottertail on CR 78. Roland Jordahl in Pelican Rapids reported SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, NORTHERN CARDINAL, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and COMMON REDPOLLS. At Maplewood State Park he saw BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and BARRED OWL. Prairie Lake is hosting TRUMPETER SWANS and CANADA GEESE. Thanks to Jody Doll, Larry Wilebski, Lynda Knutsen, Sandy Aubol, and Roland Jordahl 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 Thursday, February 9, 2012. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Houston County Golden Eagle From: "Raymond Potthoff" <raypotthoff AT centurytel.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:52:16 -0600 I decided to retrace our Golden Eagle survey route today having been skunked on the official day. The interesting result was sever dozen Robins a mile northwest of New Albion Iowa on the Winnebago Road in Houston county. A few miles later a large flock of several hundred mallards in Winnebago creek being overwatched by 2 mature bald eagles. Then a kestral on a wife and finally an immature Golden Eagle flying up the valley. Ray Potthoff Spring Valley, Minn. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Redpolls, fillmore Co. From: Nan <bigwoods AT centurytel.net> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:55:25 -0600 I just looked out at my feeders here in Preston and saw 2 Common Redpolls. A small flock of Pine Siskins have been here all winter and occasionally a few Purple Finch. Nancy Nancy Overcott, Preston Fillmore County, SE MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Field Trips From: Al Schirmacher <alschirmacher AT live.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:34:17 -0600 > > Jim Ryan is the new Field Trip Chair for MOU. I will still be leading trips, four are below, two of which are MOU and require registration, two of which are Sherburne refuge trips and don't. >> >> * International Migratory Bird Day Tour (Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge), Saturday, May 12th, 8:00-11:00 AM, meet at Sherburne Refuge's headquarters. No registration required. Field trip leader, Al Schirmacher. >> >> * MOU Sherburne Refuge Tour, Tuesday, May 15th. 7:30 AM, meet at Sherburne Refuge's Mahnomen trail. Trip limited to 20 registrants. Field trip leader, Al Schirmacher. We will cover three trails (two hiking, one auto tour), emphasizing spring migrants/warblers (we often break 20 species), as well as resident nesters like Lark Sparrow. Register with Al directly at pastoral AT princetonfreechurch.net >> >> * MOU Highway 169 Big Day Tour, Thursday, May 17th. Bit of an unusual tour. Meet at 3:30 AM in Rice Lake Refuge parking lot along Highway 65. Trip limited to 10 birders willing to do a Big Day together in 3-4 vehicles. Trip leader, Al Schirmacher. We will cover Aitkin, Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties, from Aitkin County 18 south to Sherburne Refuge, generally along the 169 corridor. Anticipate seeing and hearing 130 + - species. Anticipated completion time, 8:00 PM. Although we will not sprint from location to location, and are not trying to break any records, this is for those with the passion & stamina & relational skills to do a Big Day together. Minnesota park stickers will probably be necessary. We start early to hear Yellow Rails, LeConte's and maybe Sharp-tailed Sparrows. Register with Al directly at pastoral AT princetonfreechurch.net >> >> * Summer Bird Tour (Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge), Saturday, June 2nd, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM. Meet at Sherburne Refuge's Blue Hill Trail. No registration required. Includes both walking and driving. Enjoy Sherburne Refuge's resident, singing species. Trip leader, Al Schirmacher. > > Thanks to Jim for his work, and for the opportunity to enjoy birds together. > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Carver County Yellow-rumped Warbler From: John Cyrus <cyrus150 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:53:58 +0000 As I was walking along the western shore of Rapids Lake, I heard the familiar chip of a Yellow-rumped Warbler coming from a Cedar. I spished once, and 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler appeared from several neighboring Cedar. They flew around me, chipping ocassionally, and then moved in and out of Cedar, Cottonwood, and Oak until I lost sight of them. There were no other birds near the warbler at the time. Other highlights from the western shore of Rapids Lake were 4 Purple Finch, a curious Swamp Sparrow as interested in me as I was in him from atop a dead reed(also had a possible Song Sparrow chip and dive below some reeds near this area), and a Merlin that dove after a Chickadee. A quick drive through the country turned up 3 American Kestrel. 2 of these are likely recent arrivals. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Eurasian Collared-Dove From: Charles Myrbach <chuckx AT means.net> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:38:28 -0600 For the second this winter I have had Eurasian Collared-Dove's feeding underneath my feeder. Charles Myrbach 10599 State Hwy. 19 Marshall, MN 56258 507-336-2400 Home (Voice Mail) 218-342-3068 Lake (Voice Mail) 507-828-9299 Cell (Voice Mail) _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Meeker Cty. Solitaire From: Hoeger-Lerdal <phdl AT mchsi.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:07:25 -0600 T. Solitaire seen both Saturday and today (Jan. 28-29) at the Litchfield Nature Center about 2.5 miles south of Litchfield. Park in the small pulloff area, take the first trail to the right (going east) thru the woods for about 150 yards until you exit the trees and enter onto an open area with scattered sumac and cedars. Continue on trail going northeast toward the tall pine tree area, about 170-180 yds. The Solitaire was seen both days between 10-11 am, feeding and roosting in the cedars and pines at the south end entrance to the pine area. Patience needed--the Solitaire (true to its name?) was very secretive and quiet and not easy to spot in the shadows . This morning it was feeding with a Cardinal pair. The Litchfield Nature Ctr. is 1.8 miles south of the Lake Ripley parking lot (South Ripley Rd., just off MN Hwy. 22 on the south end of Litch) on what turns into 615th Ave. going straight south, then go west on 230th St. for 1.4 miles to the Nature Ctr. pulloff area alongside the road. It was gorgeous out there this morning. Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Eagle near Excelsior, Hennepin County From: Norma May <cornercotg AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:04:40 -0600 Saturday, Jan 28th, about 2:30 pm, driving on Hwy. 7 between Excelsior and Minnetonka High School, an eagle was flying just over the highway and on the east side of Hwy 7 in the area of the Shorewood water tower, cemetery, and Holiday gas station. Bright white head and tail, but it seemed rather small. Norma May_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Sax Zim Owls elude us From: "Margevicius, Thomas S." <TSMARGEVICIU AT stthomas.edu> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:54:49 +0000 Fr. Paul Kammen and I birded St. Louis Co. Friday Jan 27 and failed to find any owls. Along downtown Duluth's Garfield Ave. we could not see through the falling snow to see the reported snowy owls (go figure), and in the bog no great grays, boreals, or hawk owls were found. We did not get a chance to scan canal park for any unusual gulls or ducks. The most productive spot was the bird feeders at Spruce Rd. where we picked out one hoary redpoll among a couple dozen commons and one boreal chickadee in the spruces (which never came out to the feeders) among the black-capped, plus the expected pine grosbeaks, both nuthatches, downy and hairy woodpeckers, a few goldfinches, and one grey jay. Happy winter birding. Fr. Tom Margevičius Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 26, 2012 From: "Jeanie Joppru" <ajjoppru AT mncable.net> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:34:46 -0600 This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, January 26, 2012 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. We are in the midst of another mild week in this really odd winter. Days are getting longer and the warm temperatures are giving people and birds spring fever. Brad and Dee Ehlers found a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the outlet of Ottertail Lake on Otter Tail County on January 25. They report that TRUMPETER SWANS are easy to see and photograph in the Ottertail River at the east end of downtown Fergus Falls. In Polk County, Kelly Larson found two SNOWY OWLS ON January 21. One was along 160th AVe SW a half mile S of CR 45, the other north of US 2 on 260th St SE west of 170th Ave SE. She also saw ten ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, RUFFED GROUSE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 86 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, two BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, two NORTHERN SHRIKES and 90 SNOW BUNTINGS in the area. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks reported that the over-wintering EASTERN TOWHEE, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and two HARRIS'S SPARROWS are still coming to her feeders. A NORTHERN CARDINAL is also coming regularly. Heidi Hughes saw a SHORT-EARED OWL and NORTHERN HARRIER on 190th St NW and CR 68, and twelve ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along MN 1 between Radium and Thief River Falls. On January 24 , Sandy Aubol saw a flock of 200 CANADA GEESE in East Grand Forks near the Crystal Sugar lagoons. Shelley Steva saw COMMON RAVENS in Oklee in Red Lake County on January 25. In Pennington County on January 20, Shelley saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along CR 3 two miles east of the Casino. Two COMMON RAVENS were seen in the city of Thief River Falls. Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Heidi Hughes, Kelly Larson, Sandy Aubol , and Shelley Steva for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru 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 Thursday, February 2, 2012 Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Fwd: Blackbird Tr. Varied Thrush (Dakota Cty), Prescott Long-tailed Duck (Washington Cty) From: Laura Coble <shearwater45 AT frontiernet.net> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:24:53 -0600 Begin forwarded message: > From: Laura Coble > Date: January 25, 2012 4:21:53 PM CST > To: MOU listserv > Subject: Blackbird Tr. Varied Thrush (Dakota Cty), Prescott Long-tailed Duck (Washington Cty) > > Today around noon, I enjoyed seeing the male Varied Thrush at 17774 Blackbird Trail, accessed from Ravenna Trail, southeast of Hastings. Richard, the home owner, loves to talk about the birds in this area, which is an excellent bird habitat near the Mississippi River. The thrush flew and perched on the crab apple tree, spruce tree and on the ground to feed. Park on the side of the road, and walk to the home. As reported before, the porch/ deck is the best place to view the bird. Many feeder birds were also on the ground and in the trees. > > I also saw the female Long-tailed Duck previously reported at Point Douglas Park. The duck was with a large flock of Common Goldeneye, swimming beyond the numerous Canada Geese, which were resting on the ice near the shore. I was initiating my new scope, so was pleased to find the duck easily and get a clear view. It got much better, because the duck gradually swam toward the shore and scrambled up on the ice to rest with the geese! To get to Point Douglas Park, drive across the Hastings Bridge, turn right at Hwy 10, and drive until you see the one-way entrance to the park on your left, just before the Prescott bridge. > > On my way to Hastings, I saw a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk in Dakota Cty on the north side of Highway 20, between 270th and 260th Avenue. The hawk was perched on a utility pole, and later flew to perch on a tree north of the pole. Highway 20 begins at the Cannon Falls downtown stoplight, and ends at Hwys 50 and 61(240th St), where you make a right/left jog to go north on Hwy 61to Hastings. I saw the same hawk (I'm pretty sure) on a pole in the same location, when I returned to Cannon Falls. > > Laura Coble _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Pelicans and Bald Eagles at Keposia Landing From: Brian Wisconsin <birddude66 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:32:08 -0600 We saw two American Pelicans today at Keposia Landing in South Saint Paul. Also seen were four Great Blue Herons, 11 Bald Eagles and lots and lots of Common Mergansers and Goldeneyes. Brian _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: White-throated From: Tami Vogel <TVogel AT wrcmn.org> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:53:59 +0000 I know it's been an odd winter for bird patterns, but I'm watching a couple White-throated Sparrows outside my office window. How fun! Regards, Tami in Afton (writing from Roseville) _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: redpolls/Rice Co. From: "dan&erika" <danerika AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:26:43 -0600 Hi All-- John Holden has been seeing Common Redpolls since the first of January near Dundas, Rice Co., at our banding station. But it took me until Monday to see one. I have posted a couple of notes on Common and Hoary Redpolls on my blog, http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika danerika AT gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: mnbird Digest, Vol 63, Issue 24 From: MELVIN BENNEFELD <embenn11 AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:13:36 -0600 On 1/23/12, mnbird-request AT lists.mnbird.net wrote: > Send mnbird mailing list submissions to > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mnbird-request AT lists.mnbird.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mnbird-owner AT lists.mnbird.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mnbird digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wintering Bluebirds (Joe Deden) > 2. Redpolls and tree sparrows (Betsy Beneke) > 3. forgot the tree sparrows (Betsy Beneke) > 4. Tropical Southern MN (Joel H. Dunnette) > 5. Re: Bohemian Waxwings (Larry Lade) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:24:10 -0600 > From: "Joe Deden" > To: > Subject: [mnbird] Wintering Bluebirds > Message-ID: <006001ccd9da$ac576b90$050642b0$ AT eagle-bluff.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Saw a flock of about a dozen wintering bluebirds walking upstream along the > Root River from Eagle Bluff on Saturday. > > > > Jerome "Joe" Deden I Eagle Bluff I 28097 Goodview Drive I Lanesboro, MN > 55949 I Phone: (507) 467-2437, Ext 104 I > director AT eagle-bluff.org I www.eagle-bluff.org > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:20:33 -0800 (PST) > From: Betsy Beneke > To: MOU-NET , mnbird > Subject: [mnbird] Redpolls and tree sparrows > Message-ID: > <1327332033.16165.YahooMailNeo AT web110611.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I flushed a flock of 25-30 common redpolls from the roadside this morning, > they started out in Benton County and then flew south over the Sherburne > County line, and than back north into Benton again.? They were feeding on > weed seeds right beside the?road. > ? > CR 59 in Sherburne turns into CR 49 as you cross into Benton headed north.? > The birds were?along this?road, which is about 2 miles SE of the community > of Duelm or 3+ miles NW of the community of Santiago.? After flushing the > birds the first time, a few of them perched on irrigation system pipes which > are right along side the road.? Gave me some great views, even through the > snow! > ? > At Sherburne HQ feeder this morning, a pair of goldfinches tried hard to > sneak in for a bite, but the (new record) 23 blue jays that are pushing > everyone else around (except the red-bellied and pileated woodpeckers) were > just too much for them, and they flew off.? It's a sea of blue! > ? > Betsy Beneke > Sherburne NWR > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:34:58 -0800 (PST) > From: Betsy Beneke > To: MOU-NET , mnbird > Subject: [mnbird] forgot the tree sparrows > Message-ID: > <1327332898.83380.YahooMailNeo AT web110614.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Four American Tree Sparrows are feeding today at Sherburne HQ too - they're > not here daily, so fun to see. > ? > Betsy Beneke > Sherburne NWR > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:20:23 -0600 > From: "Joel H. Dunnette" > To: "net, mnbird AT lists. mnbird. " > Subject: [mnbird] Tropical Southern MN > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > While doing the Golden Eagle count in the Whitewater valley on Saturday, we > saw at least 10 bluebirds and also a Yellow-rumped Warbler. They were in > the sun near south facing rock outcrops, but still - in MN in January! > > -- > Joel Dunnette > > Byron / Rochester MN > > 507-269-7064 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:17 -0800 (PST) > From: Larry Lade > To: Stephen Bockhold , Minnesota > > Subject: Re: [mnbird] Bohemian Waxwings > Message-ID: > <1327366817.11643.YahooMailClassic AT web81901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > No?Bohemian nor the Cedar Waxings were observed up at Grand Marais today. It > was very windy and, of course, cold so we thought that might be keeping them > hidden from view. We did have some Common Redpolls and Pine Grosbeaks at > some of the feeders. There were still lots of berries on the Mountain Ash, > but only starlings and grosbeaks were feeding on them. There were some > Common Goldeneyes in the harbor but nothing else. > ? > Larry Lade > Saint Joseph, MO > > --- On Sun, 1/22/12, Stephen Bockhold wrote: > > > From: Stephen Bockhold > Subject: Re: Bohemian Waxwings > To: "Larry Lade" > Date: Sunday, January 22, 2012, 10:32 AM > > > Best of luck! Let me know how you do, if you want. Be sure to watch for the > boreal chickadees at the Admiral Rd feeder in the bog. I think those are my > favorites. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > Larry Lade wrote: > >>Thanks for your e-mail Stephen. I appreciate your information. We are >> getting ready this morning to embark on our journey north. The main group >> is coming from Columbia , MO and my friend and I are meeting them in >> Chillicothe. We will spent the night in Two Harbors and the head for >> Duluth on Sunday. >> >>Regards, >> >>Larry Lade >>Saint Joseph, MO >> >>--- On Sat, 1/21/12, Stephen Bockhold wrote: >> >>From: Stephen Bockhold >>Subject: Bohemian Waxwings >>To: "gcrownkinglet AT yahoo.com" >>Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 5:57 AM >> >>Greetings!? I'm new to the birdingonthe.net, mnbird, etc, and am uncertain >> how people usually respond to posts, so I hope you don't mind me emailing >> you.? >>I'm in Duluth; haven't heard any reports about Boreal Owls, but there is a >> Northern Hawk Owl that is being seen regularly right around the entrance >> to Gooseberry Park.? Plenty have seen it, but it unfortunately has eluded >> us thus far.? Snowy owls can be seen around the interchange of interstate >> 35 and Hwy 53 going over to Wisconsin.? We saw 2 hanging out on light >> poles a couple of evenings ago.? >>We were up in Grand Marais a few days ago and saw large (HUGE) mixed flocks >> of Cedar and Bohemian waxwings. >>That's about all I can think of!? Have a great trip! >>? >>-Stephen Bockhold > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > > > End of mnbird Digest, Vol 63, Issue 24 > ************************************** > _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Bohemian Waxwings From: Larry Lade <gcrownkinglet AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:17 -0800 (PST) No�Bohemian nor the Cedar Waxings were observed up at Grand Marais today. It was very windy and, of course, cold so we thought that might be keeping them hidden from view. We did have some Common Redpolls and Pine Grosbeaks at some of the feeders. There were still lots of berries on the Mountain Ash, but only starlings and grosbeaks were feeding on them. There were some Common Goldeneyes in the harbor but nothing else. � Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO --- On Sun, 1/22/12, Stephen Bockhold wrote: From: Stephen Bockhold Subject: Re: Bohemian Waxwings To: "Larry Lade" Date: Sunday, January 22, 2012, 10:32 AM Best of luck! Let me know how you do, if you want. Be sure to watch for the boreal chickadees at the Admiral Rd feeder in the bog. I think those are my favorites. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone Larry Lade wrote: >Thanks for your e-mail Stephen. I appreciate your information. We are getting ready this morning to embark on our journey north. The main group is coming from Columbia , MO and my friend and I are meeting them in Chillicothe. We will spent the night in Two Harbors and the head for Duluth on Sunday. > >Regards, > >Larry Lade >Saint Joseph, MO > >--- On Sat, 1/21/12, Stephen Bockhold wrote: > >From: Stephen Bockhold >Subject: Bohemian Waxwings >To: "gcrownkinglet AT yahoo.com" >Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 5:57 AM > >Greetings!� I'm new to the birdingonthe.net, mnbird, etc, and am uncertain how people usually respond to posts, so I hope you don't mind me emailing you.� >I'm in Duluth; haven't heard any reports about Boreal Owls, but there is a Northern Hawk Owl that is being seen regularly right around the entrance to Gooseberry Park.� Plenty have seen it, but it unfortunately has eluded us thus far.� Snowy owls can be seen around the interchange of interstate 35 and Hwy 53 going over to Wisconsin.� We saw 2 hanging out on light poles a couple of evenings ago.� >We were up in Grand Marais a few days ago and saw large (HUGE) mixed flocks of Cedar and Bohemian waxwings. >That's about all I can think of!� Have a great trip! >� >-Stephen Bockhold_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Tropical Southern MN From: "Joel H. Dunnette" <jdunnette AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:20:23 -0600 While doing the Golden Eagle count in the Whitewater valley on Saturday, we saw at least 10 bluebirds and also a Yellow-rumped Warbler. They were in the sun near south facing rock outcrops, but still - in MN in January! -- Joel Dunnette Byron / Rochester MN 507-269-7064_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Wintering Bluebirds From: "Joe Deden" <director AT eagle-bluff.org> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:24:10 -0600 Saw a flock of about a dozen wintering bluebirds walking upstream along the Root River from Eagle Bluff on Saturday. Jerome "Joe" Deden I Eagle Bluff I 28097 Goodview Drive I Lanesboro, MN 55949 I Phone: (507) 467-2437, Ext 104 I director AT eagle-bluff.org I www.eagle-bluff.org _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Pied-billed Grebe, Dakota County From: "R.D. Everhart" <everhart AT black-hole.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:42:28 -0600 I had to get out of the house on this gray day to see if I could find any birds down in the Minnesota River Valley and ended up seeing a winter plumaged Pied-billed Grebe along Black Dog Road east of the power plant. It was in the first open water on the east side of the road after crossing the railroad tracks. It was hanging out with a small group of mallards and spent most of its time hugging the edge of the cattails. Easy to see, not far off the road. Also had a flock of American Robins at the same place. Roger Everhart Apple Valley, MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Varied Thrush From: Brian Wisconsin <birddude66 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:54:39 -0600 The wife and I were able to see the Varied Thrush in Hastings yesterday. Many thanks to the very helpful gentleman who lives there. We however were unable to locate the Long Tailed Duck in Prescot. We did see a metric ton of Common Mergansers, Goldeneyes and Can Geese. Stopped at Keposia Landing but was only able to see three Bald Eagles before the cold froze my scope and it shattered into 121 pieces. Still frustrated in my search for a Red Brested Merganser. Brian _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Scott County - Wilkie Unit, MVNWR - January 21, 2012 From: "CRAIG MANDEL" <EgretCMan AT msn.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:35:08 -0600 January 21, 2012 While leading a walk at the Wilkie Unit, of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, in Scott county. Here are a few of the species of birds we observed on the walk. Trumpeter Swan Gadwall American Black Duck Ring-necked Duck Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Pied-billed Grebe American Coot Craig Mandel EgretCMan AT msn.com Minnetonka, Hennepin County_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: Varied Thrush and Long-Tailed Duck From: linda whyte <linda AT moosewoods.us> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:01:10 -0600 The Varied Thrush was seen today; I don't know about the Long-tailed Duck. Linda On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Brian Wisconsin wrote: > I believe the Thrush was seen yesterday. Anyone see the Long-Tailed duck > the last couple days in Prescot? > > Thanks > > B > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > >_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: raptors and roadsides; reflection on lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl From: linda whyte <birds AT moosewoods.us> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:59:41 -0600 Alright---we'll call that the AOF :"Available Observer Factor". It probably figures into our counts of just about everything, not just raptors! Linda On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 1:14 PM, wrote: > >I just drove back from Arizona and was impressed by the number of > Red-tailed Hawks sitting on roadside posts, all the way down to and > across much of Texas. Also, many carcasses of birds of prey were > evident on the road sides. I believe there are two reasons why so > many hawks are seen on road sides: 1. The fields are fenced, > offering many poles for birds to observe the transition zone from > crop fields to grasses where the rodent cover is good, and 2. There > are many more people to observe the hawks that are there. In other > words, we see them there, because we are there. i suspect that posts > next to grassy fields in the midst of sections, far from roads, have > simiar raptor densities. > > Don Grussing > Minnetonka, MN > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: birds AT moosewoods.us > >To: northernflightsfarm AT gmail.com > >Subject: Re: [mnbird] raptors and roadsides;reflection on > >lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl > >Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:01:56 -0600 > > > >>There have been many informative responses, like this one, to my > >musings > >>about the roadside raptors. It seems the roads not only pose a kind > >of > >>barricade that corrals the rodents, but also an excellent food > >source for > >>rodents, due to the mowing and extra rain run-off that allows > >favored > >>seed-bearing plant life to proliferate, while offering the prey > >little > >>place to hide. Additionally, it was mentioned that such rodent > >high-traffic > >>areas are likely to have rodent "latrines", where the urine trails > >would > >>attract notice from a raptor's extended ultra-violet detection > >abilities. > >>Now I understand why so many of the nests I've noticed along > >highways have > >>turned out to be raptor nests. > >>Thanks for all the replies. > >>Linda Whyte > >> > >> > >> > >>On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Kelly Larson > > >>> wrote: > >> > >>> I have also thought about this roadside hunting behavior. I have > >wondered > >>> if raptors in winter are optimizing opportunities for rodent > >sightings at > >>> these strategic locations. The rodents try very hard to remain > >hidden in > >>> their subnivean tunnels to avoid detection. But, a road, or a > >trail were > >>> snow has been packed down, cuts of the underground highway system. > >They are > >>> forced to surface and expose themselves if they want to get > >across. > >>> > >>> Kelly Larson > >>> The Bagley Farm -Clearwater > >>> The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami > >>> Minnesota > >>> > >>> Eschew Obfuscation! > >>> The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > >_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Varied Thrush and Long-Tailed Duck From: Brian Wisconsin <birddude66 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:25:52 -0600 I believe the Thrush was seen yesterday. Anyone see the Long-Tailed duck the last couple days in Prescot? Thanks B _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: raptors and roadsides; reflection on lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl From: bluebill AT surfbest.net Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:14:39 -0000 >I just drove back from Arizona and was impressed by the number of Red-tailed Hawks sitting on roadside posts, all the way down to and across much of Texas. Also, many carcasses of birds of prey were evident on the road sides. I believe there are two reasons why so many hawks are seen on road sides: 1. The fields are fenced, offering many poles for birds to observe the transition zone from crop fields to grasses where the rodent cover is good, and 2. There are many more people to observe the hawks that are there. In other words, we see them there, because we are there. i suspect that posts next to grassy fields in the midst of sections, far from roads, have simiar raptor densities. Don Grussing Minnetonka, MN > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: birds AT moosewoods.us >To: northernflightsfarm AT gmail.com >Subject: Re: [mnbird] raptors and roadsides;reflection on >lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl >Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:01:56 -0600 > >>There have been many informative responses, like this one, to my >musings >>about the roadside raptors. It seems the roads not only pose a kind >of >>barricade that corrals the rodents, but also an excellent food >source for >>rodents, due to the mowing and extra rain run-off that allows >favored >>seed-bearing plant life to proliferate, while offering the prey >little >>place to hide. Additionally, it was mentioned that such rodent >high-traffic >>areas are likely to have rodent "latrines", where the urine trails >would >>attract notice from a raptor's extended ultra-violet detection >abilities. >>Now I understand why so many of the nests I've noticed along >highways have >>turned out to be raptor nests. >>Thanks for all the replies. >>Linda Whyte >> >> >> >>On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Kelly Larson >>> wrote: >> >>> I have also thought about this roadside hunting behavior. I have >wondered >>> if raptors in winter are optimizing opportunities for rodent >sightings at >>> these strategic locations. The rodents try very hard to remain >hidden in >>> their subnivean tunnels to avoid detection. But, a road, or a >trail were >>> snow has been packed down, cuts of the underground highway system. >They are >>> forced to surface and expose themselves if they want to get >across. >>> >>> Kelly Larson >>> The Bagley Farm -Clearwater >>> The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami >>> Minnesota >>> >>> Eschew Obfuscation! >>> The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Any Snow Bunting in the Duluth area? From: Larry Lade <gcrownkinglet AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:17:51 -0800 (PST) What are the chances of observing Snow Buntings in the vicinity of Duluth? Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Boreal Owl, RFI From: Larry Lade <gcrownkinglet AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:46:07 -0800 (PST) Can anyone tell me if there are any BOREAL OWLS being seen in the vicinity of Duluth? Also I need BOHEMIAN WAXWING for a "lifer". I have been up in the Duluth area in January four or five separate years and this species has always evaded my attempts to see it! Our group of ten Missouri birders are heading up your way for a week's birding in and around Duluth, Two Harbors, Isabella, Sax-Zim Bog, etc. Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO Buchanan County _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 19, 2012 From: "Jeanie Joppru" <ajjoppru AT mncable.net> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:25:50 -0600 This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, January 19, 2012 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. The cold has surely found us now, but we are still short of snow in the northwest. The last few days have brought the birds to the feeders again looking for additional food. Also , reports of SNOWY OWLS are increasing again , perhaps indicating that they are starting to return north. On January 13, Beth Siverhus saw a NORTHERN SHRIKE and two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along MN 11 between Salol and CR 9 in Roseau County. Two BALD EAGLES were hanging around their nest a mile east of Warroad near a gravel road. On the 14th, a PILEATED WOODPECKER came to her feeder in Warroad. Katie Haws reported some COMMON REDPOLLS, and three PINE GROSBEAKS at her feeder near Blackduck in Beltrami County on January 15. Shelley Steva and I found a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in western Clearwater County on January 15. In Polk County Heidi Hughes saw a SNOWY OWL on 190th ST NW near 230th Ave NW not far from the Audubon Center on January 15. Other species in the general area included BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. Sandy Aubol reports that the cold weather has brought many more birds in to her feeders in East Grand Forks including a NORTHERN CARDINAL, the EASTERN TOWHEE, two HARRIS'S SPARROWS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and about 45 HOUSE FINCHES. Kelly Larson found a BELTED KINGFISHER along Becker CR 158 fishing over an open creek. A RED-BELLED WOODPECKER was seen at White Earth, and 83 WILD TURKEYS crossed the road just east of Ponsford on MN 225. >From Hubbard County on January 19, Marshall Howe reported seeing a RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN HARRIER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. At the feeder near Dorset, were DARK-EYED JUNCOS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES. Eric Doll reported a SNOWY OWL in Otter Tail County last week a mile north of Otter Tail on CR 78. Alma Ronningen in Dent on January 19 reported HARRIS'S SPARROW, DARK-EYED JUNCO, COMMON REDPOLLS, and HOUSE FINCHES at her feeder. Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Beth Siverhus, Eric Doll, Heidi Hughes, Katie Haws, Kelly Larson, Marshall Howe, and Sandy Aubol 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 Thursday, January 26, 2012. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Need help in finding several species From: Valerie Cunningham <writers2 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:37:26 -0600 Hello, Fellow Birders: Might I ask for some assistance in locating three species of birds in the Twin Cities area? A friend is coming in from Scotland on Friday evening, he'll be here for a little over a week. He's seen most of our North American birds but these three have eluded him: -- Tree Sparrow -- Lapland Longspur -- Snow Bunting Several of us, who are going to be guiding him around, have seen all three species this fall, but not recently. In the case of Tree Sparrows, we haven't seen them reliably at all, one minute they're foraging in some grasses, the next they're nowhere to be seen. Any sites and directions you could provide will be vastly appreciated. Please reply off-line, por favor. All the best, Val Cunningham St. Paul, Minn. _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush From: Brian Wisconsin <birddude66 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:50:44 -0600 And I can't make it till Saturday. Someone kindly let me know when it is seen again. > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:12:49 -0600 > From: tmalone AT BGS.COM > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush > To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU > > I can't get loose until Friday to go to Hastings. I would be grateful if anyone goes to see the thrush between now and then if they would post the results. I would dearly love to see this bird. Thanks. > > Tom Malone > Tmalone AT bgs.com > > > > Thomas P. Malone > Attorney at Law > Barna Guzy & Steffen > Minneapolis Minnesota > tmalone AT bgs.com > (Via BlackBerry) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Minnesota Birds > To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU > Sent: Tue Jan 17 18:49:01 2012 > Subject: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush > > Thanks to Jim Otto for posting, Jen Vieth for relaying, and the homeowner > Richard for hosting. After a half-hour stakeout, I was able to enjoy this > lovely bird foraging in the crab-apple tree. Mark Younghans ( please excuse > any misspelling) and I managed to view the bird from across the driveway > within the yard. looking south at the crab-apple. The bird first flew from > the east into the conifer beside the crab-apple, as though doing a safety > check before eating in the open. It fed on the fruit, then dropped to the > ground; hard to say if it was gleaning fallen fruit or looking for other > food in the leaf litter. > > 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 _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: raptors and roadsides; reflection on lesson-potential from a Great-gray Owl From: linda whyte <birds AT moosewoods.us> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:01:56 -0600 There have been many informative responses, like this one, to my musings about the roadside raptors. It seems the roads not only pose a kind of barricade that corrals the rodents, but also an excellent food source for rodents, due to the mowing and extra rain run-off that allows favored seed-bearing plant life to proliferate, while offering the prey little place to hide. Additionally, it was mentioned that such rodent high-traffic areas are likely to have rodent "latrines", where the urine trails would attract notice from a raptor's extended ultra-violet detection abilities. Now I understand why so many of the nests I've noticed along highways have turned out to be raptor nests. Thanks for all the replies. Linda Whyte On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Kelly Larson wrote: > I have also thought about this roadside hunting behavior. I have wondered > if raptors in winter are optimizing opportunities for rodent sightings at > these strategic locations. The rodents try very hard to remain hidden in > their subnivean tunnels to avoid detection. But, a road, or a trail were > snow has been packed down, cuts of the underground highway system. They are > forced to surface and expose themselves if they want to get across. > > Kelly Larson > The Bagley Farm -Clearwater > The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami > Minnesota > > Eschew Obfuscation! > The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! > > > >_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: planning a trip to Zim Sax From: linda whyte <linda AT moosewoods.us> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:52:41 -0600 You can also stay in Cloquet, which we often do. There's one place to eat right in Meadowlands, the Trailside Bar and Grill. I ate lunch there for the first time on the weekend before last, and the food was quite good. There are no formal hiking trails, just paths beside "ditches" that cut through the area. plus some logging roads. Most of the birds reported are seen from the car or at specific feeders. A couple of the feeders are in undeveloped areas, on Arkola Road and Admiral road Others are at residences where you're encouraged to stop and visit, such as the ones on Blue Spruce Road and Little Whiteface Road (off CR 133 going into Meadowlands). Googlemaps and a DeLorme Atlas might help you plan a drive-route, but if it's your first visit to the Bog, you might also want to consider hiring someone to guide you, like Mike Hendrickson, Sparky Stensaas, or Erik Bruhnke. Linda Whyte On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:51 PM, wrote: > http://sax-zimbog.com/ Lots of good info, maps, etc on there. > > You can contact Cindy Alesch regarding lodging. http://alesches.com/ > Definitely the nearest to the Bog. Other choices are to drive from Duluth, > Floodwood or Eveleth. > > Spring doesn't have the draw that the Winter does at the Bog. Really not > known for it's waterfowl migration, but I've seen Swans on Big Stone Lake > in the past. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Susan Kennedy > To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > Sent: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:42:11 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: [mnbird] planning a trip to Zim Sax > > A friend and I, both definitely amateurs, are interested in planning a > trip to Zim Sax, but having a difficult time getting information. I have > googled the name, but not found much help. We specifically are interested > in finding a place to stay overnight nearby, a spring date to go when we > can see waterfowl and other spring arrivals and not worry about being shot > by hunters, information about where to hike/drive to good viewing spots, > whether there are any docents or naturalists to give advice, etc. > > Your suggestions or links are appreciated. > > Susan Kennedy > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > >_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: planning a trip to Zim Sax From: jeepmandan AT comcast.net Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:51:49 +0000 (UTC) http://sax-zimbog.com/ Lots of good info, maps, etc on there. You can contact Cindy Alesch regarding lodging. http://alesches.com/ Definitely the nearest to the Bog. Other choices are to drive from Duluth, Floodwood or Eveleth. Spring doesn't have the draw that the Winter does at the Bog. Really not known for it's waterfowl migration, but I've seen Swans on Big Stone Lake in the past. ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Kennedy To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net Sent: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:42:11 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [mnbird] planning a trip to Zim Sax A friend and I, both definitely amateurs, are interested in planning a trip to Zim Sax, but having a difficult time getting information. I have googled the name, but not found much help. We specifically are interested in finding a place to stay overnight nearby, a spring date to go when we can see waterfowl and other spring arrivals and not worry about being shot by hunters, information about where to hike/drive to good viewing spots, whether there are any docents or naturalists to give advice, etc. Your suggestions or links are appreciated. Susan Kennedy _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Fwd: planning a trip to Zim Sax From: "Crownhart, Rachel" <rcrownhart AT hastings.k12.mn.us> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:21:05 -0600 Sorry,I didn't reply to all the first time...see message below. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "Crownhart, Rachel" > Date: January 18, 2012 3:12:24 PM CST > To: "Cheryl Burgmeier" > Subject: Re: [mnbird] planning a trip to Zim Sax > > I would recommend staying at the super 8 in eveleth,mn. Nice and clean, not too expensive. As for resources, there's not really much out there that I have found. Print off the map at the bogs website and it's mostly just a lot of driving around. Hit all the main places the map says, its pretty accurate. Not much hiking, but you can walk the roads some what. It was different in that regards the first time I went. I was expecting hiking too, but not really. Lots of country roads, no where to eat so pack a lunch! And bring something to drink,oh and toilet paper. Hee hee. Not kidding, there's really not much...middle of no where. > > Shoot me some more questions as they come up. Rachel > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 18, 2012, at 3:03 PM, "Cheryl Burgmeier" wrote: > >> Please share the response to Susan Kennedy with all. Thank you. - Cheryl >> >> >> >> From: mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Susan Kennedy >> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:42 PM >> To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net >> Subject: [mnbird] planning a trip to Zim Sax >> >> A friend and I, both definitely amateurs, are interested in planning a trip to Zim Sax, but having a difficult time getting information. I have googled the name, but not found much help. We specifically are interested in finding a place to stay overnight nearby, a spring date to go when we can see waterfowl and other spring arrivals and not worry about being shot by hunters, information about where to hike/drive to good viewing spots, whether there are any docents or naturalists to give advice, etc. >> >> Your suggestions or links are appreciated. >> >> Susan Kennedy >> _______________________________________________ >> mnbird mailing list >> mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net >> http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird >> Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Re: planning a trip to Zim Sax From: "Cheryl Burgmeier" <cherylb AT burgmeierconsulting.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:02:57 -0600 Please share the response to Susan Kennedy with all. Thank you. - Cheryl From: mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-bounces AT lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Susan Kennedy Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:42 PM To: mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net Subject: [mnbird] planning a trip to Zim Sax A friend and I, both definitely amateurs, are interested in planning a trip to Zim Sax, but having a difficult time getting information. I have googled the name, but not found much help. We specifically are interested in finding a place to stay overnight nearby, a spring date to go when we can see waterfowl and other spring arrivals and not worry about being shot by hunters, information about where to hike/drive to good viewing spots, whether there are any docents or naturalists to give advice, etc. Your suggestions or links are appreciated. Susan Kennedy _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: planning a trip to Zim Sax From: Susan Kennedy <smkennedy_mn AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:42:11 -0800 (PST) A friend and I, both definitely amateurs,�are interested in planning a trip to Zim Sax, but having a difficult time getting information.� I have googled the name, but not found much help.� We specifically are interested in finding a place to stay overnight nearby, a spring�date to go when we can see waterfowl and other spring arrivals�and not worry about being shot by hunters, information about where to hike/drive to good viewing spots, whether there are any docents or naturalists to give advice, etc.� � Your suggestions or links are appreciated. � Susan Kennedy_______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Birds in Cass Co. From: "Sheryl Holland" <sholland AT bevcomm.net> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:47:02 -0600 While checking our year around cabin in Cass Co was very surprised to see large numbers of yellow finches? Don't know that this has ever happened in almost 20 years. Wouldn't have been surprised to see Pine Siskins but finches even in the summer are unusual I think, or NOT? Sheryl Holland Blue Earth Faribault Co._______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Varied Thrush From: "Cheryl Burgmeier" <cherylb AT burgmeierconsulting.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:40:40 -0600 The owner of the home, Richard, is very gracious. He loves birds and welcomes birders. The Varied Thrush forages in the crab apple tree on the right side of his driveway and camouflages itself in the evergreen to the right of the crab apple tree. Lifer for me! Cheryl Burgmeier So. Washington County _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: varied thrush dakota county From: james otto <jlotto1 AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:14:40 -0600 The earlier report on a Varied Thrush in Dakota County was relocated at 17774 Blackbird Trail Hastings Mn. Jim Otto _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Redpoll From: carol schumacher <birdminn AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:07:33 -0800 (PST) The first heavy snow brings piercing winds sending me to mentally layer in the house.  The day after  finds shoveling the deck an indulgence just for me and the birds. The yield:  a cleared place to toss seeds thus seeing birds top down. Safe walking on the deck leads to very close trees and using the hook on the altar boy stick makes easy grabbing those thistle feeders. Why is this ritual so pleasing?    One Common Redpoll is today’s reward and certainly not an every year event. Its fluffed streaked feathers, crossed wings, wing bars and very littlered beanie brings my smile to life.  One Pine Siskin arrived yesterday. © Carol  Schumacher  1/12/12       carol schumacher winona,mn on the mississippi _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s