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2 Sep St. Paul Audubon Sept 9 meeting [Clay Christensen ] 2 Sep Re: westwood bird walk [Victor Lewis ] 01 Sep Common Nighthawks in Austin [Richard Smaby ] 1 Sep No Subject [Karl Bardon ] 1 Sep Francis Lee Jaques exhibit at Bell Museum ends Sept 5 [Gordon ] 1 Sep Common Nighthawks in Austin [Richard Smaby ] 1 Sep westwood bird walk [Victor Lewis ] 1 Sep Carver County [John Cyrus ] 1 Sep Re: access to Erie Pier, Duluth [sparky stensaas ] 1 Sep Shorebird jobs Gulf coast [Robert P Russell ] 1 Sep access to Erie Pier, Duluth [Kim R Eckert ] 1 Sep Re: Swifts, Nighthawks, Dragonflies: Lauderdale MN 08/31/10 [Karlyn Eckman ] 1 Sep Swifts, Nighthawks, Dragonflies: Lauderdale MN 08/31/10 [] 31 Aug westwood bird walk [Victor Lewis ] 30 Aug swifts in Golden Valley, Hennepin county [Curt Rawn ] 30 Aug Fall warbler migration inquiry ["Pastor Al Schirmacher" ] 30 Aug Shorebirds, light warblers - Waseca Co. [Dave Bartkey ] 30 Aug Peregrine Falcon, Brown County [Brian & Risa Smith ] 30 Aug Fall warbler migration inquiry [Pastor Al Schirmacher ] 30 Aug Shorebirds, light warblers - Waseca Co. [Dave Bartkey ] 30 Aug Swift counts in east metro [] 30 Aug Swift count, Hennepin county [Curt Rawn ] 29 Aug Buff-breasted Sandpipers ~ Rice. Co. [Dave Bartkey ] 29 Aug SWIFT COUNT [Victor Lewis ] 29 Aug Massive Cedar Waxwing exodus - Duluth [Cameron Rutt ] 29 Aug Great Egret roost [Tom Bell ] 29 Aug Buff-breasted Sandpipers ~ Rice. Co. [Dave Bartkey ] 29 Aug Re: Rant - end of discussion [Terence Brashear ] 29 Aug Minneapolis Warbler Update - Black-throated Blue Warbler [Diana Doyle ] 29 Aug 19 Warblers ["Pastor Al Schirmacher" ] 29 Aug Re: Rant [Laura Erickson ] 29 Aug Re: Rant ["Pat S." ] 29 Aug Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover on White Bear L. [Erik Collins ] 29 Aug Minneapolis Warbler Update - Black-throated Blue Warbler [Diana Doyle ] 29 Aug Re: Rant ["Bernard P. Friel" ] 29 Aug Re: Rant ["Pat S." ] 29 Aug Rant [Stefanie Moss ] 29 Aug 19 Warblers [Pastor Al Schirmacher ] 29 Aug 50 Stilt Sandpipers in Duluth. [] 28 Aug Swift count, Hennepin county [Curt Rawn ] 28 Aug Buff-breasted Sandpiper, huge waxwing flight - Duluth [Cameron Rutt ] 28 Aug Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Ramsey County [Erik Collins ] 28 Aug Urgent - Need a Sunday 1-5 fair volunteer [Thomas Maiello ] 28 Aug Carver County [John Cyrus ] 28 Aug advice on CHUWEEs? [Shawn Conrad ] 27 Aug [mou-rba] MOU RBA 27 August 2010 [Anthony Hertzel ] 27 Aug 12 Egrets at Sunset [Carrie Kostroski ] 27 Aug Warblers; Vireo ID question ["Pastor Al Schirmacher" ] 27 Aug State Fair booth visitor's [Thomas Maiello ] 27 Aug Carver County [John Cyrus ] 27 Aug Warblers; Vireo ID question [Pastor Al Schirmacher ] 27 Aug State Fair booth visitor's [Thomas Maiello ] 26 Aug [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 8/26/10 [Jim Lind ] 26 Aug [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 26, 2010 [Jeanie Joppru ] 26 Aug WESTWOOD BIRD WALK [Victor Lewis ] 26 Aug Warblers in area ["Pastor Al Schirmacher" ] 26 Aug St. Paul Audubon Sept. Meeting [Clay Christensen ] 26 Aug [NEBirds] Martin Roost Still Going Strong 8/23 [Sid Stivland ] 26 Aug Warblers in area [Pastor Al Schirmacher ] 26 Aug pelican video [Gail Wieberdink ] 26 Aug Still lots of fair opportunities [Thomas Maiello ] 25 Aug additional fair volunteers? [Thomas Maiello ] 25 Aug additional fair volunteers? [Thomas Maiello ] 24 Aug Birding in Faribault & Freeborn County [Bob Ekblad ] 24 Aug Kingbirds, grosbeaks, warbler flight - Duluth [Cameron Rutt ] 24 Aug Re: MOU seasonal report glitch ["David A. Cahlander" ] 23 Aug Two great yard birds [Arjun Guneratne ] 23 Aug Douglas County weekend ["John P. Ellis" ] 23 Aug Olive-sided Flycatcher - Pennington County [Jeanie Joppru ] 23 Aug swallow and hummingbird migration [Diana Rankin ] 23 Aug Late turkey brood - Cass Cty. [] 23 Aug Re: WESTWOOD HILLS BIRD WALK [Carrie Kostroski ] 23 Aug WESTWOOD HILLS BIRD WALK [Victor Lewis ] 23 Aug More bald eagles in St. Paul. [Lee Pratsch ] 23 Aug Salem Avenue (Carver Co.) [Alyssa DeRubeis ] 23 Aug Miesville Ravine & Jirik sod Farms [Steve Weston ] Subject: St. Paul Audubon Sept 9 meeting From: Clay Christensen <clay.christensen AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:57:07 +0000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, contact: Val Cunningham, Saint Paul Audubon Society, writers2 AT comcast.net Event Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010 Planes and Cranes – A Story of Hope for the Endangered Whooping Crane With John Christian, Asst. Regional Dir. for Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   The decades-long effort to reintroduce a second population of Whooping Cranes is becoming one of conservation’s success stories. John Christian has an insider’s view of the broad partnership of groups working on the reintroduction. John, who works for the Service at the regional office at Fort Snelling, works closely with Operation Migration, the outfit that leads young whooping cranes via ultralight aircraft on their first migration to Florida.   During his presentation, John may even don the crane costume required of all those who work with the young birds to prevent their becoming imprinted on humans. He plans to tell about the dedicated people who faced amazing challenges to create a second migratory flock of cranes in the eastern United States. The project has been described as “the wildlife equivalent of putting a man on the moon,” but challenges still remain.   Everyone is invited to this free Saint Paul Audubon program on Thursday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Fairview Community Center, 1910 West County Road B in Roseville, just west of Fairview Avenue. The event is open to the public, with free parking. A social time with refreshments begins at 6:45.  For more information, call Val Cunningham at 651-645-5230. Relevant web sites:  www.bringbackthecranes.org www.opoerationmigration.org www.savingcranes.org  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dorothy Waltz, Audubon Volunteer 651-917-0930 dwaltz AT isd.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: westwood bird walk From: Victor Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:55:15 -0500 looks like rain is ending west to east should be gone by 830. ill be there if any one wamts to show. bring insect repellant! vic On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Victor Lewis wrote: > hi birders, checking the weather this evening it looks like we may have > rain tomorrow. If the rain is a constant heavy type we will have to postpone > the walk till next week. if its not to bad we may give it a try. hope to see > you tomorrow!!! good birding VIC LEWIS ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Common Nighthawks in Austin From: Richard Smaby <rnsmaby AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:18:15 -0500 We had an incredible number of Common Nighthawks go over our house this evening. I don�t know the number but it must have been in the thousands! We were sitting on our deck when I noticed some birds very high in the air. With my binocs I could see they were Common Nighthawks. As we watched, kettle after kettle went over, mainly from west to east or northwest to southeast. This went on from about 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM. At times, when I looked to the north with binocs, there were birds from our house all the way to the horizon . Sometimes they flew in a fairly straight line west to east and at other times they circled and seemed to be catching insects. While I was writing this email I got a call from Larry Dolphin, the naturist at the Hormel Nature Center. He said this afternoon about 3:00 PM there were hundreds of Common Nighthawks at the Nature Center. He thinks they were eating dragonflies. It makes one wonder if they were moving through all day or were they hanging around Austin? Anyway, it was a great experience! I posted a picture on the MOU showcase page. Dick Smaby rnsmaby AT charter.net _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: No Subject From: Karl Bardon <karl_bardon AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:37:00 -0700 At 13:45 this afternoon, a Mississippi Kite flew over Hawk Ridge, Duluth. This bird appeared to be an adult, but it was extremely high as it came directly over the hawk platform, where it was viewed by Cameron Rutt, Andrew Longtin, Aldo Raul Contreras Reyes, and myself. It really was a perfect kite day today- thousands of dragonflies in the air, a good flight of falcons (over 100), and persistent south to southwest winds during the last week... so I really wasn't suprised when Cameron spotted this bird. It even appeared to catch a dragonfly when high overhead. � Although Casual in Minnesota, this has become an expected rarity over Hawk Ridge during a surprisingly narrow window- all eleven Hawk Ridge records fall between 30 August and 15 September. Furthermore, in both 2004 and 2008 there were multiple birds at Hawk Ridge during the same season, suggesting they may come in bunches- and also suggesting the strong possiblity of another bird at Hawk Ridge in the next week or so. � The morning non-raptor flight over Hawk Ridge was again impressive, reinforcing this as an incredible year for migration with tens of thousands of birds already moving through- today's tally was 7088 non-raptors, which represents a composite between the shore and the ridge. Species and numbers seen include 11 Canada Geese, 4 Common Loons, 47 American White Pelicans (one flock), 31 Double-crested Cormorants, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (landed on the rocks at the hawk platform!), 10 Common Nighthawks, 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, 2 Olive-sided Flycatchers, 23 Easternn Kingbirds, 1827 Blue Jays, 12 Common Ravens, 2 Tree Swallows, 33 Cliff Swallows, 9 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 44 American Robins, 1690 Cedar Waxwings, 1543 warblers, 45 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, 1222 Red-winged Blackbirds, 248 Common Grackles, 2 Baltimore Orioles, 58 Purple Finches, and 59 American Goldfinches � After three seasons of counting non-raptors solely from Hawk Ridge (and struggling to count thousands of birds along the shore of Lake Superior a mile from the Ridge!), this year we have two observers counting non-raptors, one on the shore (stationed at the Lester River apartment building), and one at Hawk Ridge,�which is already giving new insights into the extent of migration through Duluth. � Daily count totals of raptor and non-raptors can be viewed at www.hawkcount.org, and further information about visiting Hawk Ridge can be found at www.hawkridge.org. � Karl Bardon and Cameron Rutt Hawk Ridge counters ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Francis Lee Jaques exhibit at Bell Museum ends Sept 5 From: Gordon <gpandersson AT MSN.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:32:21 -0600 I finally saw this show on Saturday. It includes 80 paintings, scratchboards, & drawings of landscapes and wildlife from around the world. Jaques painted the dioramas at the American Museum of Natl History in NYC and the dioramas at the Bell Museum. He also illustrated about 40 books. Many of the books are on display also. He was one of the first artists to paint birds and other animals in their habitats. I learned that there is also a Jaques museum in Aitkin MN. He spent a lot of time N of Aitkin, Duluth, NYC, and later in Mpls/St Paul. Most of the paintings are of birds, many waterfowl, but also landscapes. great compositions and great renditions of animals. This is a great opportunity to see one of the best painters of nature. The exhibit began in June and ends this Sunday Sept 5. Tuesday - Friday 9 to 5:00 Sat 10 - 5:00 Sun 12 - 5:00 (free on Sunday) info 612-624-7083 and bellmuseum.org ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Common Nighthawks in Austin From: Richard Smaby <rnsmaby AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:18:15 -0500 We had an incredible number of Common Nighthawks go over our house this evening. I don�t know the number but it must have been in the thousands! We were sitting on our deck when I noticed some birds very high in the air. With my binocs I could see they were Common Nighthawks. As we watched, kettle after kettle went over, mainly from west to east or northwest to southeast. This went on from about 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM. At times, when I looked to the north with binocs, there were birds from our house all the way to the horizon . Sometimes they flew in a fairly straight line west to east and at other times they circled and seemed to be catching insects. While I was writing this email I got a call from Larry Dolphin, the naturist at the Hormel Nature Center. He said this afternoon about 3:00 PM there were hundreds of Common Nighthawks at the Nature Center. He thinks they were eating dragonflies. It makes one wonder if they were moving through all day or were they hanging around Austin? Anyway, it was a great experience! I posted a picture on the MOU showcase page. Dick Smaby rnsmaby AT charter.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: westwood bird walk From: Victor Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:33:06 -0500 hi birders, checking the weather this evening it looks like we may have rain tomorrow. If the rain is a constant heavy type we will have to postpone the walk till next week. if its not to bad we may give it a try. hope to see you tomorrow!!! good birding VIC LEWIS ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Carver County From: John Cyrus <cyrus150 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:50:21 +0000 There seemed to be the same consistent numbers at Carver Park this morning with no significant change in birds(maybe a few less empids and a few more Rose-breasted Grosbeaks). Carver Park count Yellow-throated Vireo 4 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 7 Blue-winged Warbler 1 (probably a lingering resident as he was near a normal territory) Tennessee Warbler 5 Nashville Warbler 9 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Magnolia Warbler 3 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 Black and White Warbler 2 American Redstart 7 Ovenbird 4 Common Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 3 Scarlet Tanager 1 Bobolink 1 Chaska Lake Tennessee Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 2 Black and White Warbler 2 American Redstart 3 Common Yellowthroat 3 Wilson's Warbler 2 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: access to Erie Pier, Duluth From: sparky stensaas <sparkystensaas AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:19:49 +0000 I was also unceremoniously kicked out of 40th Ave W/Erie Pier in May. Sorry I didn't report it. I was told the contractors will not tolerate birders at any time...even after 5pm and weekends. They have a trailer office on the back side of the pier (that seems to be manned all day) and security after hours. It was not a pleasant encounter and I was basically escorted out. Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall, MN 55797 218.341.3350 cell sparkystensaas AT hotmail.com http://www.photoshelter.com/c/sparkyphotos/ www.stoneridgepress.com www.kollathstensaas.com > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:35:26 -0500 > From: eckertkr AT GMAIL.COM > Subject: [mou-net] access to Erie Pier, Duluth > To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU > > I received a phone call yesterday from Duluth birder Al Loken that he > was told to leave the 40th Ave West Erie Pier area in Duluth. This > important birding area (locally known as just "40th") has been > accessed by birders for about 30 years and has been the site of many > important records. > > Al had the impression that he was asked to leave by contractors who > are involved with the I-35 construction project and are concerned > about liability. They are parking vehicles along the gravel access > road to 40th, more frequently hauling fill to/from the freeway > construction, and have posted new No Trespassing signs that were not > there last spring (the last time I was there). > > It is not known at this time if it would be OK to go in when they are > not working, if birding access will be restored after the I-35 project > is finished, or if permission on an individual basis can be arranged > by talking to the contracting company (they have 2 trailer-type > offices on site), or to the Army Corps of Engineers / Duluth Port > Authority (my understanding is these 2 entities have always managed > this site). > > If anyone has any additional information on this situation, or if > there any changes in accessing the site, I assume that this will be > posted on MOU-net. But in the meantime, unfortunately, it is > recommended that birders should not attempt to enter this location. > > Kim R Eckert > 218 349 5953 > eckertkr AT gmail.com > MBWbirds.com > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Shorebird jobs Gulf coast From: Robert P Russell <wildchough AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:38:16 -0400 Thought some birders with time on their hands might like these opportunities: SHOREBIRD SURVEYOR AND TECHNICIAN OPPORTUNITIES SHOREBIRD SURVEYORS Professional, experienced shorebird surveyors needed to work in small teams on the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts for a study of the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on shorebirds. Scope of work includes conducting shorebird counts, assessing degree of oiling on live birds, and recording the species composition of roosting and foraging flocks. Field work will include long days and travel by truck, boat, and foot, often in difficult and remote coastal environments. Excellent working knowledge of shorebird identification, working familiarity with Garmin GPS units and software, and the ability to carefully follow survey and data management protocols are required. Confidentiality agreement and daily delivery of data collected according to standard operating procedures that will be supplied are also required. We are currently in the final stages of contracting for the study and expect survey work to begin ASAP as qualified individuals are found. We expect to have all positions hired within the month of September and surveys will end on Nov. 30. Full time and part time opportunities will be available, with priority to those available full time. Payment for contracted services will range from $1200-$1600/week for full time depending on experience and scope of work. Lodging provided in some areas, travel and lodging expenses reimbursed as applicable. Please respond with a statement of interest that includes a list of relevant experience and skills, your availability (full or part time), dates of availability, and contact information for 3 references (e-mail addresses and phone numbers) to: METTA McGARVEY (mmcgarvey AT manomet.org). SHOREBIRD BANDING/TELEMETRY TECHNICIANS Professional, experienced banding/radio telemetry technicians needed for a project studying the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on American Oystercatchers on the Louisiana coast. Scope of work will include, but will not be limited to: assisting with construction of traps; assisting with capturing adult Oystercatcher, taking measurements, collecting blood samples, and attaching radio transmitters; and recording field data according to strict protocols. Field work, during both day and night and often for extended periods exceeding 10-12 hours, requires travel by truck, boat, and on foot in difficult and uncomfortable coastal environments. Shorebird/waterbird banding experience, radio telemetry experience, working familiarity with Garmin GPS units and software, and the ability to carefully follow survey and data management protocols are required. Confidentiality agreement and daily delivery of data collected according to standard operating procedures that will be supplied are also required. We are currently in the final stages of contracting for the study and expect work to begin ASAP as qualified individuals are found. We expect to have all positions hired within the month of September and technicians must be available full time through November 30 . Payment for contracted services will range from $1200-$1600/week for full time depending on experience and scope of work. Lodging provided, travel expenses reimbursed as applicable. Please respond with a statement of interest that includes a list of relevant experience and skills, your dates of availability, and contact information for 3 references (e-mail addresses and phone numbers) to: METTA McGARVEY (mmcgarvey AT manomet.org ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: access to Erie Pier, Duluth From: Kim R Eckert <eckertkr AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:35:26 -0500 I received a phone call yesterday from Duluth birder Al Loken that he was told to leave the 40th Ave West Erie Pier area in Duluth. This important birding area (locally known as just "40th") has been accessed by birders for about 30 years and has been the site of many important records. Al had the impression that he was asked to leave by contractors who are involved with the I-35 construction project and are concerned about liability. They are parking vehicles along the gravel access road to 40th, more frequently hauling fill to/from the freeway construction, and have posted new No Trespassing signs that were not there last spring (the last time I was there). It is not known at this time if it would be OK to go in when they are not working, if birding access will be restored after the I-35 project is finished, or if permission on an individual basis can be arranged by talking to the contracting company (they have 2 trailer-type offices on site), or to the Army Corps of Engineers / Duluth Port Authority (my understanding is these 2 entities have always managed this site). If anyone has any additional information on this situation, or if there any changes in accessing the site, I assume that this will be posted on MOU-net. But in the meantime, unfortunately, it is recommended that birders should not attempt to enter this location. Kim R Eckert 218 349 5953 eckertkr AT gmail.com MBWbirds.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Swifts, Nighthawks, Dragonflies: Lauderdale MN 08/31/10 From: Karlyn Eckman <eckma001 AT UMN.EDU> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:55:55 -0500 I was in the vicinity (Energy Park Drive and Raymond Avenue) about 8pm. I too saw many nighthawks flying low and feeding close to the ground. I also saw a flock of about forty American White Pelicans flying southbound across a spectacular sunset. On Sep 1 2010, jtanamachi AT COMCAST.NET wrote: > Yesterday evening we observed a mini-migration spectacle from our home > in Lauderdale. First we saw and heard approx. 200 Chimney Swifts > circling over our house. As we looked closer with binoculars, we could > see many dragonflies (sorry, we don't know what kind--Green Darners?) > moving amongst the swifts. Next came several flights of Common > Nighthawks, totaling perhaps 60. Most of the birds moved on after 20 > minutes or so but the dragonfly horde grew larger and lower until at any > given moment you could easily see dozens streaming quickly past on a > southbound wind. The flight tapered off around dark. We watched them go > past for approx. 45 minutes. We have no idea how many thousands streamed > by but it was quite a sight to see. > > > >Jeanne & Steve Tanamachi > >Lauderdale MN (near the State Fair grounds) > >---- >Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Karlyn Eckman Senior Research Associate Water Resources Center 173 McNeal Hall 1985 Buford Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55108 Office phone: 612/625-6781 University of Minnesota ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Swifts, Nighthawks, Dragonflies: Lauderdale MN 08/31/10 From: jtanamachi AT COMCAST.NET Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:33:59 +0000 Yesterday evening we observed a mini-migration spectacle from our home in Lauderdale. First we saw and heard approx. 200 Chimney Swifts circling over our house. As we looked closer with binoculars, we could see many dragonflies (sorry, we don't know what kind--Green Darners?) moving amongst the swifts. Next came several flights of Common Nighthawks, totaling perhaps 60. Most of the birds moved on after 20 minutes or so but the dragonfly horde grew larger and lower until at any given moment you could easily see dozens streaming quickly past on a southbound wind. The flight tapered off around dark. We watched them go past for approx. 45 minutes. We have no idea how many thousands streamed by but it was quite a sight to see. Jeanne & Steve Tanamachi Lauderdale MN (near the State Fair grounds) ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: westwood bird walk From: Victor Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:43:06 -0500 hi birders, we will have a 815 bird walk again thursday at ww nature center in stlp. some nice warblers and flycatchers were blown in last night. hopefully hey will be around thursday. we also should see more hawks coming in with the wnw winds. good birding VIC lewis ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: swifts in Golden Valley, Hennepin county From: Curt Rawn <CNR22 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:45:22 -0500 I counted 568 chimney swifts entering the chimney at 12325 Olson Highway. The location is a school on the South side of the road. The swifts started entering at 8:04pm and were through by 8:22pm! Curt Rawn ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fall warbler migration inquiry From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <pastoral AT princetonfreechurch.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:10:54 -0500 Is there any evidence that fall warbler migration is better near bodies of water than elsewhere? Over the years, have noted that a number of my spring "migrant traps" are less effective in the fall, while secondary locations, near lakes & rivers, can be excellent. Father Hennepin State Park would serve as an example - never more than OK in the spring - sometimes spectacular in the fall. Also have made similar observations along the Rum River. Thanks. 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: Shorebirds, light warblers - Waseca Co. From: Dave Bartkey <greathorneddave AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:08:13 -0500 Hi everyone, Played hooky today to do some birding. I was craving a good warbler wave but the only warbs I encountered were at Goose Lake County Park. I had 4: Blackburnian, Canada, Wilson's and Nashville. My best site of the day was the Janesville Sewage Ponds which had 9 species of shorebird: Stilt Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Killdeer and 27 Wilson's Phalaropes! Loafing on the berms with the Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls were at least 12 Caspian Terns. In addition to the 9 shorebirds, I found a single Wilson's Snipe in a flooded field just north of the town of Waseca. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: Peregrine Falcon, Brown County From: Brian & Risa Smith <brsmith AT SLEEPYEYETEL.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:16:58 -0500 Hey, birders: I know a Peregrine Falcon sighting isn't all that unusual but I'm lucky to see one a year in Brown county so I thought I'd report on one I just saw at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds. I happened to be walking east on the berm from the front entrance when I noticed a large bird of prey chasing a gull (a Ring-billed I think) out near the east pond. When I got my bins on them I could see that it was a Peregrine Falcon. The falcon pursued the gull for maybe 10 seconds with a lot of acrobatics going on from both the gull and the falcon. Fortunately for the gull, it was able to evade the falcon and flew away. The falcon made a long sorty around one of the ponds and then to my surprise flew right by me and then landed on the berm, maybe 60 yards away, allowing me several minutes to study this majestic bird in my scope. After consulting Sibley, I'm certain it was a juvenile of the Tundra subspecies. I could not see any bands on either of its legs. It was still perched on the ground when I left. Perhaps its just a coincidence, but about a week and a half ago I found the carcass of a Canada Goose out at the ponds that had been mostly eaten with feathers scattered all over and I wondered at the time if a Peregrine was what had made the kill. Other than the Peregrine sighting, nothing much else to report with the exception of 3 Red-necked Phalaropes. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Fall warbler migration inquiry From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <pastoral AT PRINCETONFREECHURCH.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:10:54 -0500 Is there any evidence that fall warbler migration is better near bodies of water than elsewhere? Over the years, have noted that a number of my spring "migrant traps" are less effective in the fall, while secondary locations, near lakes & rivers, can be excellent. Father Hennepin State Park would serve as an example - never more than OK in the spring - sometimes spectacular in the fall. Also have made similar observations along the Rum River. Thanks. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Shorebirds, light warblers - Waseca Co. From: Dave Bartkey <greathorneddave AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:08:13 -0500 Hi everyone, Played hooky today to do some birding. I was craving a good warbler wave but the only warbs I encountered were at Goose Lake County Park. I had 4: Blackburnian, Canada, Wilson's and Nashville. My best site of the day was the Janesville Sewage Ponds which had 9 species of shorebird: Stilt Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Killdeer and 27 Wilson's Phalaropes! Loafing on the berms with the Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls were at least 12 Caspian Terns. In addition to the 9 shorebirds, I found a single Wilson's Snipe in a flooded field just north of the town of Waseca. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Swift counts in east metro From: Jbaines317 AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:02:09 EDT A swift count at Carpenter Nature Center on Friday turned up only ONE lone swift entering the administration building chimney. It was the only swift seen flying all night, even when we checked out the river valley in binoculars. In past years we have counted 2-4 in this chimney. The highlight was downtown Hastings on Saturday evening. We counted about 483 swifts entering the city hall chimney. Earlier in the month 163 used a chimney down the block. This time they completely ignored the previous chimney and all used the city hall chimney. Jen Vieth ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Swift count, Hennepin county From: Curt Rawn <CNR22 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:05:44 -0500 My swift count at Cedar Manor School found only two birds entering from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. Also seen, were 25 robins heading South and a FOY nighthawk. What a joy to watch! Curt Rawn ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers ~ Rice. Co. From: Dave Bartkey <greathorneddave AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:52:15 -0500 Hi everyone, I counted 12 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the Wagner Sod Farm east of Faribault today around noon. This sod farm is located on the NW corner of the intersection of Ibson Ave. and Hwy. 60. Said intersection is approximately 6.5 miles east of the Faribault city limits. I believe that this is the fourth year in a row that BBSA's have been found here. I also get American Golden Plovers here as well, but this year I have not seen any yet. The BBSA's were in the grass on the northern end of the field. On another note, I am excited for the warblers everyone has been seeing, but River Bend Nature Center has been terrible. I have made two outings there within the last couple of days and have not seen any warblers, and for that matter, hardly any birds, period! Neither outing was in the morning, however, which probably contributes to my birding woes. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathorneddave AT hotmail.com _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: SWIFT COUNT From: Victor Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:48:13 -0500 I HAD ONLY 27 SWIFTS ON FRIDAY COMPARED TO 850 ON THE FIRST COUNT at Aquila in stlp. BUT NOTICED SOME MIGRATING NIGHT HAWKS THE LAST FEW NIGHTS, ALSO MANY ROBINS HEADING SOUTH. GOOD BIRDING VIC LEWIS ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Massive Cedar Waxwing exodus - Duluth From: Cameron Rutt <cameronrutt AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:35:05 -0500 As it turned out, yesterday's count of nearly 3300 Cedar Waxwings turned out to be merely a precursor for today's action. Starting at sunrise this morning, Anna Peterson, Paul Dolan-Linne, Josh Bednar, and I did our best to stay afloat, at times barely able to keep up with the deluge. We counted for four hours from the roof of a Lakeside apartment building, with birds still flying past even as we packed up our stuff. The hour-by-hour breakdown, beginning at sunrise (6:22 AM - 7:22 AM and so on), is as follows: 4386, 3674, 2090, and 1511. The final sum of 11,661 more than tripled the previous state high count (the aforementioned 3,882 on 17 Sep 1985 at Lakewood Pumping Station)! The day also featured a nice Eastern Kingbird flight, the best day of Blue Jays to-date, and a smattering of odds-and-ends. Only those identified flyovers, presumably migrating, are listed below: Observation date: 8/29/10 Number of species: 38 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 2 Common Nighthawk 17 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 Northern Flicker 4 Eastern Kingbird 60 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 966 Purple Martin 1 Tree Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 5 Cliff Swallow 12 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 American Robin 36 European Starling 1 Cedar Waxwing 11661 Cape May Warbler 1 Bobolink 8 Red-winged Blackbird 45 Common Grackle 102 Baltimore Oriole 2 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 90 Total = 13,196 (including unidentifieds) This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding, Cameron Rutt Duluth, St. Louis County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Great Egret roost From: Tom Bell <tnejbell AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:44:50 -0500 Between 75 to 100 Great Egrets arrive to roost on Grey Cloud Island. Most arrive after shortly after sunset. Viewing is from Grey Cloud Trail where the road crosses from Upper Grey Cloud Island to Lower Grey Cloud Island. This is in the SW corner of Washington County. At the same time between 50 to 80 Chimney Swifts are entering the chimney of Oltman Middle School on Third Street in St. Paul Park. Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Rd. S. St. Paul Park, MN 55071 651 459-4150 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers ~ Rice. Co. From: Dave Bartkey <greathorneddave AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:52:15 -0500 Hi everyone, I counted 12 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the Wagner Sod Farm east of Faribault today around noon. This sod farm is located on the NW corner of the intersection of Ibson Ave. and Hwy. 60. Said intersection is approximately 6.5 miles east of the Faribault city limits. I believe that this is the fourth year in a row that BBSA's have been found here. I also get American Golden Plovers here as well, but this year I have not seen any yet. The BBSA's were in the grass on the northern end of the field. On another note, I am excited for the warblers everyone has been seeing, but River Bend Nature Center has been terrible. I have made two outings there within the last couple of days and have not seen any warblers, and for that matter, hardly any birds, period! Neither outing was in the morning, however, which probably contributes to my birding woes. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathorneddave AT hotmail.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Rant - end of discussion From: Terence Brashear <birdnird AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:17:22 -0700 I see no valid reason to continue this subject on the list.� If the parties involved would like to discuss it off list that is fine. Thank you. Terry MOU-moderator Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Minneapolis Warbler Update - Black-throated Blue Warbler From: Diana Doyle <diana AT managingthewaterway.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:24:39 -0500 A good warbler morning along Minnehaha Creek E. of Lake Hiawatha with 13 species. Highlight was a black-throated blue warbler (male) just west of the 34th Ave Bridge, seen several times. It was present at 7:15 and at 9:30 at the same location: south side of creek, in the woods just west of the bridge, visible from the pedestrian path side, moving through the shady but open woods from 6-25 feet up. Other species included Nashville, Tennessee, Connecticut (1), Wilson's, blackburnian (1), yellow, american redstart, magnolia (3), common yellowthroat, northern parula (1), golden-winged, and chestnut-sided. Diana Doyle S. Minneapolis _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: 19 Warblers From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <pastoral AT princetonfreechurch.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:40:25 -0500 19 warblers in Father Hennepin State Park yesterday morning (northern Mille Lacs County, west side of Isle): Golden-winged Tennessee Nashville Chestnur-sided Magnolia (first of fall) Yellow-rumped Black-throated Green (first of fall) Blackburnian Pine Palm Bay-breasted (surprisingly, first two of year) Black-and-white American Redstart Ovenbird Connecticut Mourning Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Canada Best area was the first right hand trail past the gate and intersection - small to medium fallout at all canopy levels. The road itself was also quite good. Kathio and Highway 35 (west side of lakefront) held a few warblers, nothing different. Good birding to all! 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: Re: Rant From: Laura Erickson <chickadee.erickson AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:12:49 -0500 Cats are not only not native--they are literally subsidized killers. When people maintain their populations artifically, by protecting them, providing veterinary services, and providing supplemental food, cats are maintained at unnatural and unsustainable levels. A couple of decades ago when I was walking my son to kindergarten on a cold October morning, we came upon well over a dozen dead warblers on the sidewalk--all apparently killed by a single cat during a big migration fallout. I live under Hawk Ridge, and know that migratory raptors take some of my backyard birds. But that's a natural phenomenon, not an obscene waste. I don't know how this issue relates in any way to politics. -- Laura Erickson For the love, understanding, and protection of birds There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Rant From: "Pat S." <ptstvsnd AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:07:02 +0000 I'm not conservative, but hawks and owls are native and it's a natural cycle.  I hate it when they get the birds in my yard, but it is at least something birds are aware of and used to escaping from.  Even Blue Jays have a warning call when hawks come in.  Cats are not native (I believe they are native to Asia) and our birds don't know to look down at something that's about to get them.  I once watched a cat get a cardinal in our backyard before I had a chance to get out there.  The bird was not even aware of it and the cat was jumping up from the ground around 3 times before it captured it.  I was dumbfounded that the bird did not realize he was in danger until I learned more about bird evolution.  They have a fighting chance with creatures they evolved with.  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard P. Friel" To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:14:21 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Rant I suppose that Conservative doesn't like hawks and owls either. -- Bernard P. Friel Member:      North American Nature Photography Association      American Society of Picture Professionals      International Society of Aviation Photography      The Explorers Club Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com  ;             http://www.wampy.com/bn   Owl Gallery             http://www.wampy.com/bn2  Songbirds             http://www.wampy.com/GalapagosGallery             http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113             On Line Gallery: http://www.fiveships.com                       > From: Stefanie Moss > Reply-To: Stefanie Moss > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:28:07 -0500 > To: > Subject: [mou-net] Rant > > I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal.  Her friends always ask ³How does > that work?² > Usually it does.  She doesn¹t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don¹t let > her listen to Garrison Keillor. > The thing that really strains a marriage are cats.  She is pro cat(and so we > have three).  I hate them!!! > Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds > (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). > I grow weary.  Should have gotten a pre-nup. > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover on White Bear L. From: Erik Collins <sueerik AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:28:43 -0500 Again this morning there was at least one Buff-breasted Sandpiper at the north end of White Bear Lake (Ramsey Co.). It was part of a mix of shorebirds that included a Black-bellied Plover. The viewing location can be reached by parking on a side street where Northwest Ave. and Grand Ave. meet Highway 96. Take the public trail to the lake. As the day goes on, this shorebird spot may receive some foot traffic. Erik Collins Shoreview, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Minneapolis Warbler Update - Black-throated Blue Warbler From: Diana Doyle <diana AT MANAGINGTHEWATERWAY.COM> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:24:39 -0500 A good warbler morning along Minnehaha Creek E. of Lake Hiawatha with 13 species. Highlight was a black-throated blue warbler (male) just west of the 34th Ave Bridge, seen several times. It was present at 7:15 and at 9:30 at the same location: south side of creek, in the woods just west of the bridge, visible from the pedestrian path side, moving through the shady but open woods from 6-25 feet up. Other species included Nashville, Tennessee, Connecticut (1), Wilson's, blackburnian (1), yellow, american redstart, magnolia (3), common yellowthroat, northern parula (1), golden-winged, and chestnut-sided. Diana Doyle S. Minneapolis ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Rant From: "Bernard P. Friel" <wampy AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:14:21 -0500 I suppose that Conservative doesn't like hawks and owls either. -- Bernard P. Friel Member: North American Nature Photography Association American Society of Picture Professionals International Society of Aviation Photography The Explorers Club Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com ; http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds http://www.wampy.com/GalapagosGallery http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113 On Line Gallery: http://www.fiveships.com > From: Stefanie Moss > Reply-To: Stefanie Moss > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:28:07 -0500 > To: > Subject: [mou-net] Rant > > I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal. Her friends always ask �How does > that work?� > Usually it does. She doesn�t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don�t let > her listen to Garrison Keillor. > The thing that really strains a marriage are cats. She is pro cat(and so we > have three). I hate them!!! > Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds > (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). > I grow weary. Should have gotten a pre-nup. > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: Rant From: "Pat S." <ptstvsnd AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:05:28 +0000 Horrible....seeing the results of cat kills makes me sick.  We don't have any, but our inconsiderate neighbors do and they let them run all over the place.  I am constantly chasing them out of the yard.  I bought a have-a-heart trap and occasionally get one.  I call animal control when they come into the cage, and animal control takes them to the humane society.  In Burnsville it is illegal to let cats run free thank heavens, though the law doesn't do a lot of good.  I figure if they have to spend a few bucks to get their cat back, they might reconsider letting them kill anything that moves.  Cats are an invasive species when allowed outside.  To me, they are as bad as Buckthorn.  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefanie Moss" To: MOU-NET AT LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 8:28:07 AM Subject: [mou-net] Rant I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal.  Her friends always ask ³How does that work?² Usually it does.  She doesn¹t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don¹t let her listen to Garrison Keillor. The thing that really strains a marriage are cats.  She is pro cat(and so we have three).  I hate them!!! Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). I grow weary.  Should have gotten a pre-nup. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Rant From: Stefanie Moss <stefanieandkurt AT USFAMILY.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:28:07 -0500 I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal. Her friends always ask �How does that work?� Usually it does. She doesn�t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don�t let her listen to Garrison Keillor. The thing that really strains a marriage are cats. She is pro cat(and so we have three). I hate them!!! Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). I grow weary. Should have gotten a pre-nup. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: 19 Warblers From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <pastoral AT PRINCETONFREECHURCH.NET> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:40:25 -0500 19 warblers in Father Hennepin State Park yesterday morning (northern Mille Lacs County, west side of Isle): Golden-winged Tennessee Nashville Chestnur-sided Magnolia (first of fall) Yellow-rumped Black-throated Green (first of fall) Blackburnian Pine Palm Bay-breasted (surprisingly, first two of year) Black-and-white American Redstart Ovenbird Connecticut Mourning Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Canada Best area was the first right hand trail past the gate and intersection - small to medium fallout at all canopy levels. The road itself was also quite good. Kathio and Highway 35 (west side of lakefront) held a few warblers, nothing different. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: 50 Stilt Sandpipers in Duluth. From: scmzd AT AOL.COM Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:12:53 -0400 A lovely evening on the St. Louis River tonight with 50 stilt sandpipers putting on a show. Other migrants included: 1 shortbilled dowitcher, 3 pectoral sandpipers, several least sandpipers, 3+ semipalmated sandpipers, 10+ semipalmated plovers, 3 lesser yellowlegs, 20+ blue wing teal, and the local gang of turkey vultures :) Over the next few days I will feature images of this lovely night in the showcase section of MOU. Regards, and live the migration, if only vicariously. Shawn Zierman. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Swift count, Hennepin county From: Curt Rawn <CNR22 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:42:59 -0500 I found no swifts at my chimney in Golden Valley tonight. On the plus side, the Vikings were on the radio! Go Vikes! Curt Rawn 763-694-4579 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, huge waxwing flight - Duluth From: Cameron Rutt <cameronrutt AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:53:00 -0500 Again, from my perch atop an apartment building in Lakeside, I watched an impressive passerine flight this morning, although it was overwhelmingly dominated by a single species. Paul Dolan-Linne and Josh Bednar helped me count waxwings from sunrise until nearly 10:00 AM this morning, at which point the onslaught had predictably petered out. When the final counts were in, we had accumulated a surprising 3,291 Cedar Waxwings, the second-highest southbound flight on-record for the state (the largest, 3,882 on 17 Sep 1985 at Lakewood Pumping Station). Aside from waxwings, few other birds were moving in notable figures, although the morning did feature the best American Goldfinch flight of the fall so far. Only those identified flyovers, presumably migrating, are listed below: Blue-winged Teal 3 Common Nighthawk 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Eastern Kingbird 21 Blue Jay 60 Common Raven 1 Purple Martin 3 European Starling 3 Cedar Waxwing 3291 Northern Waterthrush 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5 Bobolink 6 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 16 American Goldfinch 116 From late morning to early afternoon, I hiked about four miles of beach and jetty real estate at Park Point, turning up the following shorebird figures. The highlight was certainly a single, obliging Buff-breasted Sandpiper (closer to Lafayette Park than Park Point). Semipalmated Plover 1 Spotted Sandpiper 6 Ruddy Turnstone 1 (juvenile) Sanderling 17 Semipalmated Sandpiper 4 Least Sandpiper 1 Baird's Sandpiper 15 (1 molting adult, the rest juveniles) BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 1 (juvenile) This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding, Cameron Rutt Duluth, St. Louis County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Ramsey County From: Erik Collins <sueerik AT MSN.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:38:01 -0500 At 1:00 p.m. there were two Buff-breasted Sandpipers among a group of shorebirds at the north end of White Bear Lake. To reach the viewing location, park on one of the side streets where Northwest Ave. and Grand Ave. meet Highway 96. There is a public trail that leads to the lake. With White Bear Lake at such a low water level, other shorebird spots are emerging: -Lakeview Ave. on the southwest side of the lake. There is a small picnic area here. In addition to the muddy areas, if you walk down to the lake and look east, there is a rocky spit attracting a few shorebirds. -The shorelines at Lake Ave. and Banning Ave. on the west side of the lake -Penninsula Rd. on the east side of the lake (Washington Co.). There are No Parking signs all over the place. Erik Collins Shoreview, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Urgent - Need a Sunday 1-5 fair volunteer From: Thomas Maiello <thomas AT ANGELEM.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:29:09 -0500 Due to a scheduling glitch, the second staffer for tomorrow, Sunday the 29th, will not be able to make it for his shift. We need a replacement for the 1-5 spot. Please contact me and email sweston2 AT comcast.net as soon as possible. This would be a huge gift to the person currently scheduled as this is really not a one person booth anymore. Please check your schedules and if anyone, anyone, can step it, we would all really appreciate it. Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Carver County From: John Cyrus <cyrus150 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:57:22 +0000 There was quite a bit of activity at Rapids Lake this morning before the wind really picked up. I ended up finding decent numbers of 12 warbler species at Rapids Lake and an additional 2 at Chaska Lake. The highlight was a Cerulean Warbler that was intially in a low brushy area with a couple other migrant warbler and flew to a cottowood north of the Rapids Lake visitors center along the river trail. He also sang twice. When I returned to that area 2 hours later, there was no activity and no bird sounds at all. The wind was affecting that area quite a bit more than it had been early on, though. I was entertained by a juvenile Cooper's Hawk that made a couple unsuccessful attempts at either hunting or chasing away a Belted Kingfisher. Even though the winds affected the bird activity later(quite a difference between early and late) in the morning, I was quite happy to have the wind. The mosquitoes were absolutely awful early this morning. I thought that it had been bad all summer, but I ddn't know the true definition of mosquito swarms until today. The only skin showing was my hands and face, and I was still eaten alive. Luckily the winds dispersed most of the mosquitoes later on Rapids Lake count Tennessee Warbler 5 Nashville Warbler 7 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 Magnolia Warbler 3 Cerulean Warbler 1 Black and White Warbler 2 American Redstart 9 Ovenbird 2 Northern Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 4 Wilson's Warbler 5 Quick stop at Chaska Lake (Carver end only, mosquitoes were bad here too) Blue-headed Vireo 1 Golden-winged Warbler 1 (female) American Redstart 6 Canada Warbler 1 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: advice on CHUWEEs? From: Shawn Conrad <itascabirder AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:06:23 -0500 A few days ago in Cook County, I heard repeated "chuwee" calls. Until I really paid attention this year, I did not realize that in addition to the "pee-a-weee" and "peeyur" calls, Eastern Wood-Pewees sometimes make a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher-like "chuwee". Is anyone aware of any good cues to tell these apart? I suspect that empids might be silent now so it was likely a pewee, but it was in a mixed aspen-conifer stand so either species would be possible, especially in migration. Thanks! -- Shawn Conrad www.itascacnfbirding.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: [mou-rba] MOU RBA 27 August 2010 From: Anthony Hertzel <rba AT MOUMN.ORG> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:04:25 -0600 -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 27, 2010 *MNST1008.27 -Birds mentioned Prairie Falcon Lark Bunting -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 27, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba AT moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for August 26th, 2010. I have a report of a LARK BUNTING from Sherburne County on the 17th, but no details. The bird was apparently seen along the Mahnomen Trail in Sherburne NWR, but I have no specifics directions or location. Habitat here seems atypical for Lark Bunting. Unusual was the secondhand report of a FRIGATEBIRD from August 26th from near the Hazeltine golf course in Carver County but again, I have no details. A PRAIRIE FALCON was banded on the 25th in Lakewood Township north of Duluth, St. Louis County. The next scheduled update of this tape is September 2nd, 2010. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: 12 Egrets at Sunset From: Carrie Kostroski <carriewbl AT PRESSENTER.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:41:28 -0500 Was sitting on Admiral D's deck overlooking White Bear Lake at sunset when 12-15 egrets flew over likely headed for their roosting site on Goose Lake just across White Bear Ave. Beautiful. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Warblers; Vireo ID question From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <pastoral AT princetonfreechurch.net> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:18:29 -0500 13 warblers moving through southern Mille Lacs, northern Sherburne County areas last three mornings (nine today on Blue Hill Trail): Blue-winged Tennessee Nashville Yellow Chestnut-sided Pine Black-and-white American Redstart Northern Waterthrush Mourning Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Canada ID question for those who know fall vireo plumages. Observed a vireo on Blue Hill Trail in Sherburne Refuge this morning that was monochromatic gray on top, lighter gray to white on the breast and abdomen, and had an eye ring, but not spectacles or eyeline. No yellow or greenish tinges or washes were observed anywhere on the bird (but was in shade). Thoughts? Thanks! 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: State Fair booth visitor's From: Thomas Maiello <thomas AT angelem.com> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:37:08 -0500 We would love to hear your comments, what worked, what didn't work, what do we do better next time, stories, first impressions, etc. you might have regarding your visit or staffing of the MOU booth this year. I am way to close to be able to have an unbiased opinion and I do see many areas that could be different. We only have one full day of experience with the spinning wheel, computer, new although temporary table covers, method to stretch out the handouts over the course of the entire fair, and every other aspect of the booth. First comments were that the booth was very busy, kids are flocking to the wheel, adults are engaged and entertained by the computer and, we would be more effective with at least three volunteers per shift and that the booth seems to be an easy opening to talk about MOU and what it offers birders, new birders, and unknown birders wanna-bes. Please share you insights, opinions, comments off-server-line to me at thomas AT angelem.com or to Jen or Kate if you have their email addresses. We, the Education Committee of MOU, truly represent you with the intention of sharing what we do as a state-wide birding club, what we have to offer, as well as our passions and fun. Your opinion is important. I have a feeling we will get a wide range of often contrasting opinions, so please know we will hear them all and use our best judgement to implement and improve the booth for next year as well as for the rest of this year's fair. You do have a voice and we do have ears to hear what you think and say - actually eyes to read your emails (please don''t all rush to call me - my wife would like to see me come out of my home office occasionally). Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN _______________________________________________ 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: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:29:02 +0000 There was still 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper along Salem Ave late this morning. He was on the south side of the sod farm walking in the mud picking at the base of the sod. He was going back and forth coming closer to the road and then walking away. The field that had many of the other shorebirds is nearly dry. All I saw in that field were some Killdeer and 1 unidentified peep. There is also no longer any standing water on the sod farm. Carver Park morning count(a Blue-headed Vireo was at the park yesterday afternoon) Red-eyed Vireo 15 Tennessee Warbler 7 Nashville Warbler 13 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Black and White Warbler 2 American Redstart 7 Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 8 Wilson's Warbler 5 Canada Warbler 1 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Warblers; Vireo ID question From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <pastoral AT PRINCETONFREECHURCH.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:18:29 -0500 13 warblers moving through southern Mille Lacs, northern Sherburne County areas last three mornings (nine today on Blue Hill Trail): Blue-winged Tennessee Nashville Yellow Chestnut-sided Pine Black-and-white American Redstart Northern Waterthrush Mourning Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Canada ID question for those who know fall vireo plumages. Observed a vireo on Blue Hill Trail in Sherburne Refuge this morning that was monochromatic gray on top, lighter gray to white on the breast and abdomen, and had an eye ring, but not spectacles or eyeline. No yellow or greenish tinges or washes were observed anywhere on the bird (but was in shade). Thoughts? Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: State Fair booth visitor's From: Thomas Maiello <thomas AT ANGELEM.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:37:08 -0500 We would love to hear your comments, what worked, what didn't work, what do we do better next time, stories, first impressions, etc. you might have regarding your visit or staffing of the MOU booth this year. I am way to close to be able to have an unbiased opinion and I do see many areas that could be different. We only have one full day of experience with the spinning wheel, computer, new although temporary table covers, method to stretch out the handouts over the course of the entire fair, and every other aspect of the booth. First comments were that the booth was very busy, kids are flocking to the wheel, adults are engaged and entertained by the computer and, we would be more effective with at least three volunteers per shift and that the booth seems to be an easy opening to talk about MOU and what it offers birders, new birders, and unknown birders wanna-bes. Please share you insights, opinions, comments off-server-line to me at thomas AT angelem.com or to Jen or Kate if you have their email addresses. We, the Education Committee of MOU, truly represent you with the intention of sharing what we do as a state-wide birding club, what we have to offer, as well as our passions and fun. Your opinion is important. I have a feeling we will get a wide range of often contrasting opinions, so please know we will hear them all and use our best judgement to implement and improve the booth for next year as well as for the rest of this year's fair. You do have a voice and we do have ears to hear what you think and say - actually eyes to read your emails (please don''t all rush to call me - my wife would like to see me come out of my home office occasionally). Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 8/26/10 From: Jim Lind <rba AT MOUMN.ORG> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:07:18 -0600 -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 26, 2010 *MNDU1008.26 -Birds mentioned Great Egret Prairie Falcon Sandhill Crane Ruddy Turnstone Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Western Kingbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 26, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind AT frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 26th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A PRAIRIE FALCON was banded by Frank Nicoletti on the 25th at Moose Valley in Lakewood Township north of Duluth. Frank also saw two SANDHILL CRANES on the 25th and a WESTERN KINGBIRD on the 19th. A GREAT EGRET was seen on the 26th in the Duluth harbor east of the New Page paper plant. Cameron Rutt and Peder Svingen found 20 warbler species on Park Point on the 21st, as well as two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS near the Sky Harbor Airport. Cameron counted 580 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS on the 24th near Lester Park, while Karl Bardon counted an additional 657 at Hawk Ridge on the same day. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Flood Bay near Two Harbors on the 24th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 2nd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou AT moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 26, 2010 From: Jeanie Joppru <rba AT MOUMN.ORG> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:56:43 -0600 -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 26, 2010 *MNDL1008.26 -Birds mentioned Franklin's Gull Common Nighthawk Ruby-throated Hummingbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Cerulean Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: August 26, 2010 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru AT q.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, August 26, 2010 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. This has been a quiet week as far as sightings go, and the weather has been extremely variable like most transition seasons. We escaped frost once or twice this week, so perhaps we can hope for a couple more weeks frost free. Migration seems to be slowly gathering speed, but surely isn't in full swing yet. John Ellis reported seeing flocks of migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in Douglas County last weekend. Among the warblers he spotted were a juvenile CERULEAN WARBLER, as well as TENNESSEE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, WILSON'S WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Among the flycatchers he saw was an OLIVESIDED FLYCATCHER. A few hundred FRANKLIN'S GULLS were also seen. Sandy Aubol in Polk County reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, AMERICAN REDSTART, and WILSON'S WARBLER on August 23 at her home in East Grand Forks. Here in Pennington County east of Thief River Falls, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER stopped in our yard for a few minutes, the first I have noticed in the yard in 23 years. Thanks to John Ellis and Sandy Aubol for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru AT q.com 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, September 2, 2010. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: WESTWOOD BIRD WALK From: Victor Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:04:07 -0500 hI BIRDERS, 12 of us showed up on a perfect day at westwood nature center today.among the 45 or so species we saw 3 separate blackburnian warblers,oven bird,b AT w,nashville, cmnylwthroat,wilsons,redstarts and redeyed,warbling and philadelphia vireos.lots of cedar waxwings eastern kingbirds, robins, barn swallowsand many other comon,residents. also a coopers hawk gave us a good view sitting on a branch. oh our junior naturalist alex saw a lincoln sparrow also.thanks to all who braved rush hour from east side of saint paul, to attend !! thanks to all who attended . VIC LEWIS PS LOOK FOR MY POST FOR NEXT WEEK ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Warblers in area From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <pastoral AT princetonfreechurch.net> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:22:34 -0500 Bit quiet in southern Mille Lacs & northern Sherburne counties last two days - 11 warblers, including Canada, Wilson's and Northern Waterthrush (others could have been nesters) - surprised by an early White-throated Sparrow on Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne NWR this morning. 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: St. Paul Audubon Sept. Meeting From: Clay Christensen <clay.christensen AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:51:37 +0000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, contact: Val Cunningham, Saint Paul Audubon Society, writers2 AT comcast.net Event Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010 Planes and Cranes – A Story of Hope for the Endangered Whooping Crane With John Christian, Asst. Regional Dir. for Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   The decades-long effort to reintroduce a second population of Whooping Cranes is becoming one of conservation’s success stories. John Christian has an insider’s view of the broad partnership of groups working on the reintroduction. John, who works for the Service at the regional office at Fort Snelling, works closely with Operation Migration, the outfit that leads young whooping cranes via ultralight aircraft on their first migration to Florida.   During his presentation, John may even don the crane costume required of all those who work with the young birds to prevent their becoming imprinted on humans. He plans to tell about the dedicated people who faced amazing challenges to create a second migratory flock of cranes in the eastern United States. The project has been described as “the wildlife equivalent of putting a man on the moon,” but challenges still remain.   Everyone is invited to this free Saint Paul Audubon program on Thursday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Fairview Community Center, 1910 West County Road B in Roseville, just west of Fairview Avenue. The event is open to the public, with free parking. A social time with refreshments begins at 6:45.  For more information, call Val Cunningham at 651-645-5230. Relevant web sites:  www.bringbackthecranes.org www.opoerationmigration.org www.savingcranes.org  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dorothy Waltz, Audubon Volunteer 651-917-0930 dwaltz AT isd.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: [NEBirds] Martin Roost Still Going Strong 8/23 From: Sid Stivland <stivland AT CPINTERNET.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:29:52 -0500 Not MN birding but if anyone happens to have Omaha on their itinerary, this is a most spectacular sight! Sid Stivland Plymouth, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: Justin Rink To: nebirds AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:04 PM Subject: [NEBirds] Martin Roost Still Going Strong 8/23 Numbers of birds at the Martin Roost (44th and Farnam) are beginning to border on insane. On Monday 8/23 the general concensus was 60,000 PURPLE MARTINS. However yesterday 8/24, after the front went through, we changed our numbers to a high count of an estimated 70,000+ birds. The MARTINS lined up along the edge of the buildings, with some even clinging to bricks on the side; Chimney Swift style. A large COOPER'S HAWK also flew in and sat on a structure across Farnam St. for a few minutes. The Martin Roost is located at 44th and Farnam in Midtown Omaha, "Showtime" is between 7:30 and 8:40pm. Good birding. Justin Rink Midtown Omaha, Douglas Co., NE spindalis79 AT yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: a.. New Members 8 a.. New Photos 3 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest . Unsubscribe . Terms of Use. __,_._,___ ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Warblers in area From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <pastoral AT PRINCETONFREECHURCH.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:22:34 -0500 Bit quiet in southern Mille Lacs & northern Sherburne counties last two days - 11 warblers, including Canada, Wilson's and Northern Waterthrush (others could have been nesters) - surprised by an early White-throated Sparrow on Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne NWR this morning. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: pelican video From: Gail Wieberdink <wieber64 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:46:08 +0000 I posted a short video of some of the pelicans fishing on Lake Vadnais: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf3rxnb8UvM Gail ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Still lots of fair opportunities From: Thomas Maiello <thomas AT ANGELEM.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:28:47 -0500 I spent the day at the fair yesterday setting up the booth, sorting the handouts and arranging the area for all we are offering and displaying. It is just wild! We have all of the 2 person shifts filled and a handful of 3 shifts filled. And we have many more extra spots to allow us to have three people at the booth for each shift. Many choice spots available. Please consider jumping in and playing with us. At this time, we cannot provide free tickets so plan on coming, buy your ticket and enjoy the fair after or before your shift. You will be thrilled with our new look and our new experience at the Bird booth on the south side of the DNR building. Drop by and say hight and check out the booth if you can't volunteer - but please give it one more consideration. 1 Go_www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com) 2. Click "Sign In" on the top right hand corner of your screen. 3. Sign in using "mouvolunteer" as your "email" and "ilovemou" as your password 4. Click the "more" drop down menu item located at just about the G in Google along the top of your screen. 5. Click "Calendar" from the drop down menu. 6. You will see a calendar centered on today's date. Scroll through until you get to August 26th 2010 where you will start to see the MOU booth shifts in red. 7. Click on the shift that you want to sign up for. I find that clicking on the actual word "Shift 1"(or 2 or 3) is the quickest and easiest. 8. Write your name after "shift 1, 2, or 3", in the "what" box at the top of the form. 9. Click "save" 10. Log out (on top right hand corner of the screen). OR email me and tell usme what shift you want. Thomas Maiello: thomas AT angelem.com Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: additional fair volunteers? From: Thomas Maiello <thomas AT angelem.com> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:20:30 -0500 The fair booth has grown amazingly and I think we could use some more volunteers if any one out there missed the opportunity to sign up. Three folks per shift would be awesome. Right now we have 2 with a couple of spots of threes. The additional volunteers will not get free admission however as all of the complimentary tickets are gone. If you have a desire to experience the booth and staff, are wiling to pay your own way in, want to experience all the new hands-on learning tools, touch screen computer, spinning bird ID wheel, and thousands of visitors and possible new birders - please go to the calendar, sign yourself in and show up. 1 Go_www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com) 2. Click "Sign In" on the top right hand corner of your screen. 3. Sign in using "mouvolunteer" as your "email" and "ilovemou" as your password 4. Click the "more" drop down menu item located at just about the G in Google along the top of your screen. 5. Click "Calendar" from the drop down menu. 6. You will see a calendar centered on today's date. Scroll through until you get to August 26th 2010 where you will start to see the MOU booth shifts in red. 7. Click on the shift that you want to sign up for. I find that clicking on the actual word "Shift 1"(or 2 or 3) is the quickest and easiest. 8. Write your name after "shift 1, 2, or 3", in the "what" box at the top of the form. 9. Click "save" 10. Log out (on top right hand corner of the screen). OR email me and tell us what shift you want. I can't guarantee an immediate reply as I am busy getting the booth set up and handling details. I will get back with you as soon as possible if you do need to talk. Remember, the spots are first come first served. Thomas Maiello: thomas AT angelem.com Yeeeehaaaaw! The fair is here! (The computer touch screen is sooooo cooool and we have Wi-fi!!! - good sound system and slide shows and bird calls and videos and everything!) Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird AT lists.mnbird.net http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s Subject: additional fair volunteers? From: Thomas Maiello <thomas AT ANGELEM.COM> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:20:30 -0500 The fair booth has grown amazingly and I think we could use some more volunteers if any one out there missed the opportunity to sign up. Three folks per shift would be awesome. Right now we have 2 with a couple of spots of threes. The additional volunteers will not get free admission however as all of the complimentary tickets are gone. If you have a desire to experience the booth and staff, are wiling to pay your own way in, want to experience all the new hands-on learning tools, touch screen computer, spinning bird ID wheel, and thousands of visitors and possible new birders - please go to the calendar, sign yourself in and show up. 1 Go_www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com) 2. Click "Sign In" on the top right hand corner of your screen. 3. Sign in using "mouvolunteer" as your "email" and "ilovemou" as your password 4. Click the "more" drop down menu item located at just about the G in Google along the top of your screen. 5. Click "Calendar" from the drop down menu. 6. You will see a calendar centered on today's date. Scroll through until you get to August 26th 2010 where you will start to see the MOU booth shifts in red. 7. Click on the shift that you want to sign up for. I find that clicking on the actual word "Shift 1"(or 2 or 3) is the quickest and easiest. 8. Write your name after "shift 1, 2, or 3", in the "what" box at the top of the form. 9. Click "save" 10. Log out (on top right hand corner of the screen). OR email me and tell us what shift you want. I can't guarantee an immediate reply as I am busy getting the booth set up and handling details. I will get back with you as soon as possible if you do need to talk. Remember, the spots are first come first served. Thomas Maiello: thomas AT angelem.com Yeeeehaaaaw! The fair is here! (The computer touch screen is sooooo cooool and we have Wi-fi!!! - good sound system and slide shows and bird calls and videos and everything!) Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Birding in Faribault & Freeborn County From: Bob Ekblad <ekblad AT FRONTIERNET.NET> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:43:05 -0500 I was at the Wells sewage ponds in Faribault County today and spotted an American Avocet in the midst of a large group of Black Terns that were hanging out on the berm between the two ponds on the south side of the highway. There were also 5 or more Red-necked Phalaropes in the west pond on the north side of the highway (CR109) that splits the ponds. In Freeborn I found a pair of Trumpeter Swans in a small wetland on the west side of I35 just south of Albert Lea. I was actually on CR 18 just south of the I35 CR5 exit but the birds should also be visible from I35. Warblers were pretty sparse. I had a couple of Nashville and a few Wilson's and a real surprise was a Mourning perched fairly high in a dead tree beside the road (a few miles south of I90 due south of Wells). The NW winds were pretty brisk but I can't complain since that was probably the reason the migrants were that far south. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in SE Minnesota http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Kingbirds, grosbeaks, warbler flight - Duluth From: Cameron Rutt <cameronrutt AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:23:29 -0500 A major passerine flight was well underway early this morning, picking up steam as the hours wore on. From my vantage point atop an apartment building in Lakeside, I was right smack in the middle of the action. I counted from sunrise until 10:45 AM, at which point the steady stream of migrants had already tapered off. The most numerous birds were warblers, with 9 species identified, although the vast majority were left nameless. Out of these, Cape May Warblers (23) made a notable showing, with many more certainly unidentified (in all likelihood, easily over 100). Eastern Kingbirds staged an impressive flight, mostly in small groups, although congregations of 8 and 16 birds were observed winging their way down the shore. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, too, made a strong diurnal showing (38), with Karl Bardon up at Hawk Ridge tallying another dozen birds (for a two-site, Duluth total of 50 flat!). All birds listed among the eBird highlight reel were flybys: Common Loon 3 Wilson's Snipe 1 Mourning Dove 2 Common Nighthawk 580 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 153 Blue Jay 5 Tree Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 3 Cliff Swallow 12 Cedar Waxwing 1081 Unidentified warbler 1670 Cape May Warbler 23 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 38 Bobolink 28 Red-winged Blackbird 1327 Common Grackle 12 Baltimore Oriole 3 Purple Finch 54 American Goldfinch 22 Total Non-Raptors = 5045 Good Birding, Cameron Rutt Duluth, St. Louis County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: MOU seasonal report glitch From: "David A. Cahlander" <david AT CAHLANDER.COM> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:52:35 -0500 Shawn brings up a really good point about getting the correct county for a sighting record. The MNBBA database does not include the county information with the sighting, so blocks that cross county boundaries are a problem. The conversion from the MNBBA data to MOU data has assumed that the center of a block is the county to assign the data. Another scheme to use when importing the sighting records from MNBBA: Assign all the counties that a block spans to the record and then ask the observer to indicate which county the observation came from. This can be automated so an email is sent the observer requesting which county corresponds to an observation. There are 288 of the 9774 MNBBA blocks that overlap county boundaries. Two of these blocks span three counties. I'm interested in any feedback about if this will help resolve MNBBA to MOU record mapping. Thanks. --- David Cahlander david AT cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Conrad" To: Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 7:45 AM Subject: [mou-net] MOU seasonal report glitch >I have noticed a small glitch in the MOU site when it comes to seasonal > reporting. Some people may not have noticed, but the BBA sightings entry > has been merged with the MOU seasonal reports, so when you enter BBA data, > it also goes into the MOU seasonal report. (At least that appears to be > going on.) However, when the BBA data is moved to the MOU seasonal > reports, > sightings in the BBA block that straddle a county border are just > attributed > to one county or the other, sometimes incorrectly. This might only bother > county listers who are keeping their records via the MOU seasonal > reporting > entries, but if that data is used by the MOU to keep records by county, > there is possibility for error there as well. > > If my description is not very clear, here's an example of what is > happening. I entered an observation on 5/26 of a pair of agitated > Sandhill > Crane in block T144R25d on the BBA site. The Sandhill Cranes were on the > Itasca portion of the block. I happened to look at my meager spring > reports > on the MOU site and saw that I had an entry of Sandhill Crane in Cass > County > on 5/26 when I hadn't even been in Cass County on that day nor had I ever > seen Sandhill Crane in Cass (oddly enough!). I would assume this could > occur in any case where a BBA block straddles a county border. > > Like I say, this probably doesn't affect most birders much, but it may > affect county checklists other records/documents from the MOU so I thought > I'd mention it. > > -- > Shawn Conrad > www.itascacnfbirding.com > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Two great yard birds From: Arjun Guneratne <guneratne AT MACALESTER.EDU> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:48:34 -0500 A Kestrel hovered briefly over my yard in Highland Park in St. Paul this evening at about 7:30 pm and then flew over to a tree in my neighbor's garden (about 60 yards away) and perched on top of a vertical, leafless branch very high up: about 60 feet. It stayed there for several minutes until it was displaced by a second falcon, which took over the perch. I initially took this to be another kestrel, but on closer examination through my binoculars it turned out to be a merlin--slightly larger and sturdier than the kestrel, with a very dark blue-black back in the fading light and brown undertail coverts; the underparts appeared white in the evening light. The kestrel flew around a couple of times and once tried to land on an adjacent branch but took off again immediately; the merlin ignored it. The kestrel disappeared and the merlin remained quite still on its perch for several minutes and then flew off across the road into another garden. I followed to see if I could spot it, but it had disappeared. When I returned, I found the kestrel had resumed its perch, where it remained for several more minutes until it too flew away in the fading light. Two great yard birds at one fell swoop! Arjun Guneratne St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Douglas County weekend From: "John P. Ellis" <jellisbird AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:34:52 -0500 Had flocks of C. Nighthawks Friday evening of 22, 115 and 1 (at 7:30 PM.) Had a few warblers Friday and Saturday the best being a juvenile Cerulean Warbler which must have been coming out of someplace further north. Had a Wilson's Warbler (had a Wilson's three weekends in June, two weekends in July, but this was the first in August, but I've missed two weekends.) Also had a Nashville, a Tennesee, an Orange-Crowned and the three locals; Redstart, Yellow and C Yellowthroat. Had a singing Olive-sided, Pewee, GC flycatcher, Least, and Phoebe. Saw 600+ Franklins in various places and a good assortment of usuals. John Ellis-St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Olive-sided Flycatcher - Pennington County From: Jeanie Joppru <ajjoppru AT Q.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:12:50 -0500 I just had an Olive-sided Flycatcher visit the yard here near Thief River Falls. ] Jeanie Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: swallow and hummingbird migration From: Diana Rankin <dmrankin AT NORTHLC.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:06:28 -0500 The tree swallows that arrived at our farm on April 10th and the barn swallows that arrived on April 27th have all left with the young that they raised. We first noticed their absence yesterday, August 22nd. We probably had a total of almost 30 barn swallows and at least as many tree swallows. They kept the mosquitoes in check all summer, but now those pests are in full control of the airspace. The resident hummingbird population is also down from 8 to only a couple guys. This is the first day in weeks that we have not had to make a quart of syrup! Diana Rankin Pomroy Township, Kanabec County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Late turkey brood - Cass Cty. From: deanne.endrizzi AT JUNO.COM Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:03:35 -0500 My husband and I were dropping a friend off at a cabin on Lake Washburn, Cass County on Friday, August 20, when a family of wild turkeys walked in front of us on Penninsula Road off of Hwy 48. The poults were quite small; only about seven or eight inches long. Most young turkeys that I have seen at this time of year are almost as big as their parents. This must have been a second nesting or possibly a renest. I was also surprised to see them in Cass County, but I checked the MOU web site and confirmed they are nesters in Cass. Deanne Endrizzi Burnsville, Dakota Cty. ____________________________________________________________ Compare Life Ins Rates Protect Your Family Today for under $1/day. Quotes from top providers http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c731aa642a58279e2cst06duc ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Re: WESTWOOD HILLS BIRD WALK From: Carrie Kostroski <carriewbl AT PRESSENTER.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:12:47 -0500 White pelicans on the west side of Vadnais Lake at Noon on Monday. Large group in the shallow area near Rice St. & 694. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Lewis" To: Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 2:36 PM Subject: [mou-net] WESTWOOD HILLS BIRD WALK > WESTWOOD HILLS BIRDWALK THURSDAY 815 AM 8300 W FRANKLIN AVE ST LOUIS PARK. > LOOKING FOR FALL MIGRANTS. > HOPEFULY THE FRONT GOING THROUGH ON TUESDAY WILL BRING MORE BIRDS IN FOR > THURSDAY. SHOULD FINISH BY > 1100, 1130 OR SO.EVERYONE WELCOME!! INFO CALL WW AT 952 9242544 OR EMAIL > ME. > GOOD BIRDING VIC LEWIS > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: WESTWOOD HILLS BIRD WALK From: Victor Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:36:14 -0500 WESTWOOD HILLS BIRDWALK THURSDAY 815 AM 8300 W FRANKLIN AVE ST LOUIS PARK. LOOKING FOR FALL MIGRANTS. HOPEFULY THE FRONT GOING THROUGH ON TUESDAY WILL BRING MORE BIRDS IN FOR THURSDAY. SHOULD FINISH BY 1100, 1130 OR SO.EVERYONE WELCOME!! INFO CALL WW AT 952 9242544 OR EMAIL ME. GOOD BIRDING VIC LEWIS ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: More bald eagles in St. Paul. From: Lee Pratsch <leepratsch AT MSN.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:52:33 -0500 Good afternoon, One mature and two immature bald eagles were riding the currents near Sheppard Road this morning. They were between Rankin and Homer, at about 500'. Great to watch! Lee in St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Salem Avenue (Carver Co.) From: Alyssa DeRubeis <alderubeis AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:32:47 -0500 Hung out at the shorebird site on the west side of Salem Avenue from 9am to 11:30am. It is almost one mile south of Highway 212 and is just east of Norwood. Shorebird list (from most to least numerous): Killdeer Pectoral Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Wilson's Snipe (4) Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (1 seen very briefly on sod farm fairly close to the road; never returned) Some shorebirds, including the BBSA, started flying eastward. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis ...in Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. for the week ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Subject: Miesville Ravine & Jirik sod Farms From: Steve Weston <sweston2 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:09:52 -0500 MRVAC field trip to Miesville Ravine on a righteous Sunday morning with 16 participants yielded 45 species including 8 warblers, 3 vireo, and 7 flycatchers. Warblers were hard to find with only Redstarts abundant. All other species had no more than two individuals. Species included Blue-winged, Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black & white, Canada, and Ovenbird. A cryptic short song may have been Cerulean, heard where they were heard in June. The seven flycatchers included plentiful Pewees, an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a Trail's (either Willow or Alder), and a Least. We also had a Philadelphia Vireo. Raptors were around and included good looks at Broad-winged and Red-shouldered. On the way in we stopped at Jirik sod farm in Empire Township. The most abundant bird besides Killdeer were Bairds. We also had one uncooperative Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2 AT comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html