MOU RBA 2 September 2004

I had the privilege of talking to countless good folks about birds.

Life is good.

Al Batt

Freeborn County

-------------------------------1094225148-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Fri Sep 3 20:00:56 2004 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:00:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sept. 2, Dakota County Message-ID: <410-220049531905642@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Accidentally sent this to wrong address yesterday - sorry. ******************************************************************* Of note: Buff-breasted Sandpipers: 2 at Jirik sod farms and 5 at Wagner sod farms (aka Castle Rock). Double-crested Cormorants: Counted 750 at Black Dog Lake (west end). Caspian Terns: 7 on mud flat at west inlet at Black Dog along with a few hundred mostly Ring-billed Gulls. James Mattsson mattjim@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

Accidentally sent this to wrong address yesterday - sorry.

*******************************************************************

Of note:

Buff-breasted Sandpipers: 2 at Jirik sod farms and 5 at Wagner sod farms (aka Castle Rock).

Double-crested Cormorants: Counted 750 at Black Dog Lake (west end).

Caspian Terns: 7 on mud flat at west inlet at Black Dog along with a few hundred mostly Ring-billed Gulls.

James Mattsson

mattjim@earthlink.net

Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From smithville4@charter.net Sat Sep 4 17:10:48 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 11:10:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sept 5 Confusion Message-ID: <000a01c49299$be5db3c0$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4926F.D536A590 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I received a message informing me that there were a few people at Wood = Lake Nature Center wondering where I was.=20 This MOU field Trip for September 5th was cancelled for a few weeks now. = I posted this on this listserve and I never post anything about MOU = field trips on MnBird listserve for a variety of reasons. I cancelled = this trip a few weeks ago because it conflicted with a family event and = I did my best to find a leader to help me but all my contacts were doing = other things. So I apologize that the word may of not gotten to everyone as I did my = best by posting the cancellation a few weeks ago. The remaining field trips are still on schedule with no conflicts. = September 25th in Duluth, October 16-17 in Grand Marais and November 6-7 = in Grand Marais. The Fall season field trips are filling up fast and if = you haven't made a reservation or contacted me yet about openings you = should do so now or soon. Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4926F.D536A590 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

I received a message = informing me that=20 there were a few people at Wood Lake Nature Center wondering where I=20 was.

This MOU field Trip for = September 5th was=20 cancelled for a few weeks now. I posted this on this listserve and I = never post=20 anything about MOU field trips on MnBird listserve for a variety of=20 reasons. I cancelled this trip a few weeks ago because it = conflicted with=20 a family event and I did my best to find a leader to help me but all my = contacts=20 were doing other things.

So I apologize that the word = may of not=20 gotten to everyone as I did my best by posting the cancellation a few = weeks=20 ago.

The remaining field trips are = still on=20 schedule with no conflicts. September 25th in Duluth, October 16-17 in = Grand=20 Marais and November 6-7 in Grand Marais. The Fall season = field trips=20 are filling up fast and if you haven't made a reservation or contacted = me yet=20 about openings you should do so now or soon.

Mike=20 Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4926F.D536A590-- From mntallboy@earthlink.net Sat Sep 4 01:46:04 2004 From: mntallboy@earthlink.net (William Marengo) Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 19:46:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-throated Blue, etc... LeSueur county Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C491EE.A6D7C8E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spent most of Friday birding LeSueur county. Was surprised to find an adult male Black-throated Blue warbler along the paved bike path that runs through Sakatah Lake State Park. This is the first time I have ever found this species in the fall. Other migrants present at various places in the county: Magnolia Warbler - 1 Canada Warbler - 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2 Black-and-White Warbler - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 2 Northern Waterthrush - 2 Yellow Warbler - 1 An early Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 Other than these, things were generally slow. Regards.. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C491EE.A6D7C8E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Black-throated Blue, etc... LeSueur county

Spent most of Friday birding LeSueur = county. Was surprised to find an adult male Black-throated Blue warbler = along the paved bike path that runs through Sakatah Lake State Park. = This is the first time I have ever found this species in the = fall.

Other migrants present at various = places in the county:
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Canada Warbler - 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
Black-and-White Warbler - 1
Wilson's Warbler - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 2
Yellow Warbler - 1

An early Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 =

Other than these, things were generally = slow.

Regards….

------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C491EE.A6D7C8E0-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Sat Sep 4 20:45:36 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 14:45:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, September 3, 2004 Message-ID: <000001c492b7$c35785e0$efd5aec6@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 3, 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. Another cool week is ending in the northwest with the warmest weather we have had for quite awhile! Warblers are starting to come through, especially obvious on foggy mornings. Still no large numbers reported however. Fall colors are starting to appear in the trees and weeds. >From Beltrami County, Pat Rice reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and NASHVILLE WARBLER. Kari Odefey did a shorebird survey at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge on August 25th where she tallied only 47 birds at Middle CCC Pool including 9 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 27 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 9 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 2 WILSON'S SNIPE. SANDHILL CRANES are starting to gather on and around the refuge. Here in Pennington County, I noticed a small wave of warblers in the yard on Tuesday including TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. While I was watching those I heard EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HOUSE WREN, and CEDAR WAXWING. Mike Christopher reported a COMMON NIGHTHAWK in Crookston, Polk County, on August 26th. In Otter Tail County, Nancy Jackson spotted a WILSON'S WARBLER at East Battle Lake on August 30th. Nancy visited Douglas County on August 31st. At Lake Ida she found a dozen CASPIAN TERNS. Other species observed there included one PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BONAPARTE'S GULLS, BARN SWALLOWS, TREE SWALLOWS, and three RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS. Thanks to Pat Rice, Kari Odefey, Nancy Jackson, and Mike Christopher for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.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. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, September 10, 2004. From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Sat Sep 4 22:38:00 2004 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 16:38:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] Three-toed Woodpecker Message-ID: Yesterday evening(Sept. 3) I headed up to Big Falls after classes. My mom met me in Park Rapids, and we went up together. We got to the traditional location on CR 13, 2.3 miles south of CR 1 around 7 P.M. Soon after we arrived we found a male Three-toed on the west side of the road. We watched him for a bit when another woodpecker came flying in. I expected it to be another 3-toed, but after I looked at it for a second, I realized it was a male Black-backed. The Black-backed seemed agitated as it did a rattle call, and chipped a few times. The Black-backed flew to the same tree as the Three-toed. It dawned on me that this might be the only time in my life I'll ever see a Black-backed and Three-toed on the same tree. It was neat seeing some of the differences between the two. The Black-backed flew and chased the Three-toed around a bit, and eventually the Black-backed dissapeared into the woods. The Three-toed stuck around a bit longer, but then flew off into the depths of the forest also. The Three-toed never made a noise the entire time I was there. Ben Fritchman Now in Fargo, ND _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Sun Sep 5 01:42:06 2004 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 00:42:06 +0000 Subject: [mou] Buff-breasted SP's/Dakota County Message-ID: Chris Hockema and I toured Dakota, Goodhue, and Wabasha Counties today in search of Buff-breasted Sandpipers and Olive-sided Flycatchers. DAKOTA COUNTY: Jirik: 2 distant Buff-breasted Sandpipers 3 American Golden Plovers Castle Rock: 4 or 5 Buff-breasted Sandpipers (found by driving the gravel road that parallels 3 to the West) 1 one-legged American Golden-Plover Farmington: one Eurasian Collared-Dove on a power line along Division St. between Oak and Elm GOODHUE COUNTY: Pond at turnoff to Treasure Island Casino and Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant: 10ish Least Sandpipers 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Caspian Tern several hundred American White Pelicans Treasure Island Sewage Ponds (aah! Birding a sewage pond between a Nuclear Power Plant and a Casino - that's getting back to nature!): 1st Winter Bonaparte's Gull Dedrick's secret spot along Canon River bike trail: N. Waterthrush WABASHA COUNTY: 1 Juvenile Peregrine Falcon - flyby at CR 84, 1 mile east of it's southern terminus with HWY 61. Oh, yeah, Olive-sided Flycatchers: We saw snags, we saw birds, we saw birds on snags. But we saw no Olive-sided Flycatchers. We did have a lot of fun though. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From Steve Weston" Checked out some sites in Dakota County: Jirik sod Farm, Empire: CR66 & CR79 Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 8 (inc. 3 within 100' of CR79) Am. Golden Plover: 3 Killdeer: 169 note: this is probably the most reliable spot for finding Buff-breasted Sandpipers in the state. Directions: go west from Hwy 52 on CR66 (200th Street) Braun sod Farm, Empire: west of Jirik on CR66 Killdeer: 56 Horned Lark: 7 Braun sod Farm, Castle Rock: south of Jirik on CR79 Killdeer: 112 note: I never find much besides Killdeer on the Braun sod. I suspect that they may treat it. 180th Street Marsh, Vermillion: north of town of Vermillion Killdeer: 6 Least Sandpiper: 7 Wilson's Snipe: 2 note: best habitat (mudflats) around the county now Lake Bylessby no shore birds Nashville Warbler Canada Goose Decoys: flock of about 20 in the shorebird area. Did not see any hunters.. This lake is being managed strickly for recreation, and not for the fall shorebird migration, which is too bad, as it is one of the most important shorebird habitats in eastern Minnesota. Castle Rock sod farms did not get to. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From Oratrix6@aol.com Mon Sep 6 04:25:17 2004 From: Oratrix6@aol.com (Oratrix6@aol.com) Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 23:25:17 EDT Subject: [mou] Minnesota's Great Get Together Message-ID: <102.4e95a6d7.2e6d329d@aol.com> -------------------------------1094441117 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>I had the privilege of talking to countless good folks about birds. Life is good. Al Batt Freeborn County=20 I agree Al. I enjoyed the booth and the Fair as well, meeting lots of folks=20 really interested in Minnesota birds, and working with Karen, who I have=20 already since contacted to ID a beautiful frog that I found in my back yard=20= this=20 week. (Wood frog). Thanks! Marie Vista de P=E1jaro Eco-tours Make a difference by your travel choices! Join us for an unforgettable trip,=20 Tamaulipas, Mexico October 20 - 26, 2004 www.vistadepajaro.com -------------------------------1094441117 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>>I had the privilege of talking to countless good folks about bi= rds.

Life is good.

Al Batt

Freeborn County

I agree Al. I enjoyed the booth and the Fair as well, meeting lots of f= olks really interested in Minnesota birds, and working with Karen, who I hav= e already since contacted to ID a beautiful frog that I found in my back yar= d this week. (Wood frog). Thanks! Marie

Vista de P=E1jaro Eco-tours
Make a difference by your t= ravel choices!
Join us for an unforgettable trip,
Tamaulipas, Mexi= co October 20 - 26, 2004
www.vistadepajaro.= com

-------------------------------1094441117-- From t_auer@lycos.com Mon Sep 6 18:46:19 2004 From: t_auer@lycos.com (M. Thomas Auer) Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 11:46:19 -0600 Subject: [mou] Jaeger Sp. - St. Louis County - Duluth - Thanks John Kerry! Message-ID: <20040906174619.1B419E5BC9@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Thanks to John Kerry, I found a Jaeger species really close to shore at Park Point today! Long story - short: I was going to look around the Bathouse and wooded dunes near the actual park looking for any Warblers, but decided not to when I saw that a huge Kerry-Edwards-Oberstar picnic was being held there, making birding in the scenario, near impossible. So, I continued on to my favorite lake watching spot farther down near the airport (the second platform from the airport), set up my scope and lo and behold was a Jaeger. Unfortunately, I've not been able to nail it to any one species. Although, I've elminated the Long-tailed Jaeger, because I got a good look at the shafts of the primaries and saw that there were many more than 2 white primary shafts. The part that is throwing me off is the fact that the belly was fairly heavily and noticably barred, which Advanced Birding indicates that Parasitic Jaegers LACK in summer light adult plumage, but that a darker phase bird might exhibit. I guess the major thing that is limiting here is my poor look at the central tail feathers. What I THOUGHT I saw were slightly longer, straight, pointed central tail feathers, but it wasn't the best look. This field mark would lend itself (in light adult phase) to a Parasitic Jaeger, but not necessarily, because while the nonbreeding light adult Pomarine Jaeger doesn't have those twisted lobe-like central tail feathers, it does have short central tail feathers. So, it probably could be a Pomarine just as much as i t could have been a Parasitic. I'm going back out for the rest of the afternoon in hopes of seeing something else that pushes me one way or the other. If anybody has any thoughts, comments, or questions on my ID, please email, as I'd like some help with this sighting. Tom Auer Duluth, MN -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From t_auer@lycos.com Mon Sep 6 18:50:32 2004 From: t_auer@lycos.com (M. Thomas Auer) Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 11:50:32 -0600 Subject: [mou] Lark Bunting - St. Louis Co. - Duluth - 40th Ave. (Erie Pier) Message-ID: <20040906175032.54DE3E5BC9@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> After my Jaeger sighting, I decided to head down to 40th Ave and give it a good walk. I was 3/4 the way around and telling myself what a miserable waste of time it had been, when a bird dropped down on the road in front of me. It was a Juvenile Lark Bunting. It stayed there (amazingly, since it was very windy) for a good couple of minutes and let me look at it through my scope. All the key marks were there. The bird eventually got up and flew to the embankment to my right and out of my sight. If you park at the Yellow Gate and walk in, you'll head straight at the pier as you cross the railroad tracks. You can go left (towards water)or right, paralleling the train tracks. Go right, and just past the first corner was where I saw the bird. There are others already out there in search of the bird. Good Luck! Tom Auer -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From markpalas@earthlink.net Mon Sep 6 19:01:40 2004 From: markpalas@earthlink.net (markpalas@earthlink.net) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:01:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper Message-ID: I just returned from the Castle Rock sod farms with my son Grant, where we observed 6 Buff-breasted Sandpipers. The birds were on the west side of Hwy 3, approximately 1 mile south of 86. The birds were on the edge of the cut sod, and across from the house with the old style picket fence. A first for me. Watch the traffic. Mark Palas St. Paul From axhertzel@sihope.com Mon Sep 6 19:39:14 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:39:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lark Bunting Message-ID: --============_-1117626535==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Late this morning (6 September) an immature LARK BUNTING was discovered in Duluth. It was first seen by Tom Auer on the west side of the 40th Avenue West impoundment and was still being found along the road there early this afternoon. Lark Bunting is considered Casual in Minnesota. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1117626535==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Lark Bunting

Late this morning (6 September) an immature LARK BUNTING was discovered in Duluth. It was first seen by Tom Auer on the west side of the 40th Avenue West impoundment and was still being found along the road there early this afternoon. Lark Bunting is considered Casual in Minnesota.

--

Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

--============_-1117626535==_ma============-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Mon Sep 6 20:20:15 2004 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (Chet Meyers) Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:20:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Purgatory Creek - flooded Message-ID: <20040906192015.E4C6E7A926@taranis.mc.mpls.visi.com> 2:00 p.m. just returned from Purgatory Creek. What a difference a day makes. Now there is so much water there is little shorebird habitat remaining. I do not know how quickly this will drain off, but water was gushing over the new spillway under the new bridge. Saw a few lesser yellowlegs and about six distant peeps. The middle green island was still above water and the Caspian terns are present along with a couple of white pelicans... Time to look for flooded farmfields. Could be an exciting week. Chet Meyers, Hennepin County From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Mon Sep 6 23:02:40 2004 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 17:02:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wilkin County Cattle Egrets Message-ID: Yesterday(Sep.5) I was driving down I94 when a flock of 13 Cattle Egrets flew over at mile marker 32, just north of the Pelican Rapids exit. They were heading north at the time. I had pretty good looks at them as they flew right over my head at a pretty low level. Ben Fritchman _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar � get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ From aajensen1@hotmail.com Tue Sep 7 01:01:47 2004 From: aajensen1@hotmail.com (Allison Jensen) Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 19:01:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Friendly reminder: Minnesota Birding Message-ID: Greetings, A reminder to all potential contributors to Minnesota Birding: our deadline for the November/December issue is Sept. 25. If you have any questions, please contact me via e-mail or phone. Best, Allison Jensen 651-488-3030 From cerulean1966@msn.com Tue Sep 7 01:03:16 2004 From: cerulean1966@msn.com (Dave Bartkey) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:03:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Club field trip Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C49444.2A457AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, The Birding Club of Rice County will be holding it's September field = trip this Saturday, the 11th, at River Bend Nature Center. Meet at the = lower parking lot at 6:30 a.m. We'll be searching for fall migrants, = especially warblers, and we'll try to relocate the recent yellow-billed = cuckoo which Forest Strnad and I saw last Saturday. We'll also keep an = eye to the sky for any early migrant raptors which might be drifting = south. This should be a great trip and all are welcome! There is no cost = for this event other than your own needs. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN cerulean1966@msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C49444.2A457AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi everyone,

The Birding Club of Rice County will be holding it's = September field=20 trip this Saturday, the 11th, at River Bend Nature Center. Meet at the = lower=20 parking lot at 6:30 a.m. We'll be searching for fall migrants, = especially=20 warblers, and we'll try to relocate the recent yellow-billed cuckoo = which Forest=20 Strnad and I saw last Saturday. We'll also keep an eye to the sky for = any early=20 migrant raptors which might be drifting south. This should be a great = trip and=20 all are welcome! There is no cost for this event other than your own=20 needs.

Good birding!

Dave Bartkey

Faribault, MN

cerulean1966@msn.com =

------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C49444.2A457AE0-- From smithville4@charter.net Tue Sep 7 03:27:42 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:27:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Looking for a MOU April 2004 Particapant. Message-ID: <000a01c49482$40edeb90$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C49458.57E38D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On the April 17-18 MOU Field Trip a woman and her daughter borrowed Tom = Auer's GRS/FRS Radio for the car caravan. We birded around Crookston = during that weekend. Anyway this woman told me thru email that she had = the radio and I lost contact with her since then and even her name. I = would like that woman who I believe is from Roseau area to email me back = as Tom is looking forward in getting back the radio. Please contact me = or Tom. Tom: 906-370-7582 or Mike at Smithville4@charter.net or call me at 218-348-5124 Thanks Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C49458.57E38D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On the April 17-18 MOU Field = Trip a woman=20 and her daughter borrowed Tom Auer's GRS/FRS Radio for the car caravan. = We=20 birded around Crookston during that weekend. Anyway this woman told me = thru=20 email that she had the radio and I lost contact with her since then and = even her=20 name. I would like that woman who I believe is from Roseau area to email = me back=20 as Tom is looking forward in getting back the radio. Please = contact me or=20 Tom.

Tom: 906-370-7582 or Mike at = Smithville4@charter.net

or call me at = 218-348-5124

Thanks

Mike=20 Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C49458.57E38D20-- From sore0218@d.umn.edu Mon Sep 6 19:55:37 2004 From: sore0218@d.umn.edu (david sorenson) Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:55:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Prlicans Message-ID: <67681.1094478937@user-33qtvdv.dialup.mindspring.com> I saw 100 or so white pelicans moving south on 9/5/04 around 4:00 in Roseville Minnesota. From rerpeldi@tds.net Tue Sep 7 04:21:45 2004 From: rerpeldi@tds.net (Ronald Erpelding) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:21:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Wilkin County, MN Message-ID: <200409070321.i873Laig022545@outbound1.mail.tds.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C4945F.E7773610 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I had a great Labor Day of birding in Wilkin County, MN with eight Flycatcher species sighted. Most significant among the eight species was the adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen from 5:56 p.m. to 6:03 p.m. northeast of Breckenridge, MN The bird was perched on the lower of two power lines on the north side of a gravel road/minimum maintenance road going into a farmstead and to the TNC Anna Gronseth Prairie. I was able to view the bird from my car at a distance of 25-30 feet using my 10x40 binoculars with the sun at my back. After perching for 6 minutes the bird flew north then came back in front of the car and flew south east. I did not attempt to relocate the bird. Directions: >From Breckenridge drive east on Highway 210 approximately 9 miles Turn north/left onto 290th Avenue/Wilkin Co Rd 15 Drive north on 290th Avenue/Co Rd 15 for 10 miles (Note County Road 15 becomes County Road 169 after 7 miles when Co Rd 15 takes a left turn - stay on 290th Avenue/now Co Rd 169 Turn east/right on 240th Street, a gravel road/minimum maintenance road to a farmstead and if you go past the farmstead I think it leads to the Anna Gronseth Prairie owned by The Nature Conservancy The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was on the lower power line on the north side of the gravel road between the 2nd and 3rd power pole. The other Flycatcher species seen included: Olive-sided, Yellow-bellied, Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, Eastern Phoebe, & Western and Eastern Kingbirds. Ron Erpelding ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C4945F.E7773610 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I had a great Labor Day of birding in Wilkin County, MN with eight Flycatcher species sighted. Most significant among the = eight species was the adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen from 5:56 p.m. to = 6:03 p.m. northeast of Breckenridge, MN The bird was = perched on the lower of two power lines on the north side of a gravel road/minimum maintenance road going into a farmstead and to the TNC Anna Gronseth = Prairie. I was able to view the bird from my car at a distance of 25-30 feet using = my 10x40 binoculars with the sun at my back. After perching for 6 minutes = the bird flew north then came back in front of the car and flew south east. = I did not attempt to relocate the bird.

Directions:<= /u>

From Breckenridge drive east on Highway 210 approximately 9 miles

Turn = north/left onto 290^th Avenue/Wilkin Co Rd = 15

Drive north on 290^th = Avenue/Co Rd 15 for 10 miles (Note County Road 15 = becomes County Road 169 after 7 miles when Co Rd 15 takes a left = turn – stay on 290^th Avenue/now = Co Rd 169

Turn east/right on 240^th = Street, a gravel road/minimum maintenance road to a farmstead and if you go past the = farmstead I think it leads to the Anna Gronseth Prairie owned by The Nature = Conservancy

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was on the lower power = line on the north side of the gravel road between the 2^nd and = 3^rd power pole.

The other Flycatcher species seen included: = Olive-sided, Yellow-bellied, Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, Eastern Phoebe, = & Western and Eastern Kingbirds.

Ron Erpelding

------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C4945F.E7773610-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Sep 7 20:00:31 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:00:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR + Message-ID: <00d201c4950c$f2f97f40$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> With family gone & Labor Day off, had an opportunity to bird extensively around Sherburne NWR (7 locations), Princeton, Foley (empty)/Gilman ponds and around home over the weekend. Most days were rather quiet (both before and after the storms), but total (89) wasn't terrible. List follows, with occasional observations: Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican (320 on the Auto Tour Friday night, 100+ on Orrock Lake Saturday) Double-crested Cormorants (200+) Great Blue Heron (no Green Herons all weekend) Great Egret Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Ring-necked Pheasant Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey (two on the cemetary road that has just opened) Sandhill Crane Killdeer Yellowlegs species (3/4 of a mile away at 60X on the Auto Tour) Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper (one, would give it a 90% probable ID based primarily on length of feathers beyond tail) Pectoral Sandpiper Common Snipe Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove Mourning Dove Common Nighthawk (five over Mahnomen trail Friday night) Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker (Sherburne CR 3 near ponds) Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe GC Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird (only two all weekend) Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven (5th or 6th time this year I've found one in the general NWR area - always a different spot - this time on the back side of Blue Hill Trail - over the winter one even spent time in the church parking lot on Highway 2 - Craig Mendel noted one was nesting this spring) Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch (number moving through as well as residents) White-breasted Nuthatch Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet (have had a small flock/group every month of the year in the coniferous area on Blue Hill Trail, bit of a puzzle) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (personal first of fall) Eastern Bluebird American Robin (Monday did not see for four hours of birding) Gray Catbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Golden-winged Warbler (most warblers were individual, no mixed flocks greater than 10-15 birds all weekend) Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Pine Warbler (beautiful look at a fall plumage bird from 10 feet in the evergreens) Black & White Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler (very light necklace) Scarlet Tanager (yellow only) Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow (six in home fields) Field Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting (actually brown bunting) Bobolink (single in the home fields) Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch House Sparrow Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From WWoessner@slwk.com Tue Sep 7 20:28:45 2004 From: WWoessner@slwk.com (Warren Woessner) Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:28:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Shorebirds at New Germany/Eden Prairie wetland Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49510.E450683E Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_002_01C49510.E450683E" ------_=_NextPart_002_01C49510.E450683E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sunday I managed 14 species of shorebirds in the howling (tho warm) wind. New Germany had 11 species, including Buff Breasted Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope. Those two were on the west mudflats which can be reached via a path through the willows off the dirt road west of Yale. The path is toward the south end of the pool. Finally found the Red-Necked Phalarope at the Purgatory Wetlands in Eden Prairie (along with Solitary Sandpipers and Spotted Sandpiper). I found a good spot to scope the "back" of the pond. Turn right out of the Flagship parking lot onto Prairie Center Dr. and take the first right (this is 212 I think). Take the first right into a big apartment complex (that is on the shore of the pond--the sign says "Fountain Place" I think). Turn left heading toward the back of the pond and take the last right you can take into one of the apt building parking lots. You can park right next to the dirt dike that will be a hiking trail and scope the back end of the pond from there. Warren Woessner =20 This electronic transmission contains information which is confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended for use only by the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient (or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at 612-373-6900 or by electronic mail and delete all copies of the transmission. Thank you. =20 =20 Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth P.A. 1600 TCF Tower, 121 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 373-6900 Fax: (612) 339-3061 Web site: www.slwk.com =20 ------_=_NextPart_002_01C49510.E450683E Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Sunday = I managed 14=20 species of shorebirds in the howling (tho warm) wind. New Germany had 11 = species, including Buff Breasted Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope. Those = two=20 were on the west mudflats which can be reached via a path through the = willows=20 off the dirt road west of Yale. The path is toward the south end of the=20 pool.

Finally=20 found the Red-Necked Phalarope at the Purgatory Wetlands in Eden Prairie = (along=20 with Solitary Sandpipers and Spotted Sandpiper). I found a good spot to = scope=20 the "back" of the pond. Turn right out of the Flagship = parking lot=20 onto Prairie Center Dr. and take=20 the first right (this is 212 I think). Take the first right into=20 a big apartment complex (that is on the shore = of the=20 pond--the sign says "Fountain Place" I think). Turn left heading toward = the back=20 of the pond and take the last right you can take into one of the apt = building=20 parking lots. You can park right next to the dirt dike that will be a = hiking=20 trail and scope the back end of the pond from = there.

Warren=20 Woessner

This=20 electronic transmission contains information which is confidential = and/or=20 privileged. The information is intended for use only by the individual = or entity=20 named above. If you are not the intended recipient (or the employee or = agent=20 responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient), = you are=20 hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of = this=20 communication is prohibited. If you have received this information in = error,=20 please notify me immediately by = telephone=20 at 612-373-6900 or by=20 electronic=20 mail and delete all copies of the transmission. Thank = you.

Schwegman,=20 Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth P.A.

1600=20 TCF=20 Tower, = 121=20 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis,=20 MN=20 55402

Telephone:=20 (612) 373-6900 =20 Fax: (612) 339-3061 =20 Web site: www.slwk.com

=00 ------_=_NextPart_002_01C49510.E450683E-- ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49510.E450683E Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="Warren D Woessner JD PhD.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: Warren D Woessner JD PhD.vcf Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Warren D Woessner JD PhD.vcf" QkVHSU46VkNBUkQNClZFUlNJT046Mi4xDQpOOldvZXNzbmVyO1dhcnJlbjtEOztQaEQNCkZOOldh cnJlbiBEIFdvZXNzbmVyIFBoRA0KT1JHOlNjaHdlZ21hbiBMdW5kYmVyZyBXb2Vzc25lciAmIEts dXRoIFBBDQpUSVRMRTpGb3VuZGluZyBzaGFyZWhvbGRlcg0KVEVMO1dPUks7Vk9JQ0U6KDYxMikg MzczLTY5MDMNClRFTDtXT1JLO0ZBWDooNjEyKSAzMzktMzA2MQ0KQURSO1dPUks6OzsxMjEgUyA4 dGggU3RyZWV0ICgxNjAwKTtNaW5uZWFwb2xpcztNTjs1NTQwMjtVbml0ZWQgU3RhdGVzIG9mIEFt ZXJpY2ENCkxBQkVMO1dPUks7RU5DT0RJTkc9UVVPVEVELVBSSU5UQUJMRToxMjEgUyA4dGggU3Ry ZWV0ICgxNjAwKT0wRD0wQU1pbm5lYXBvbGlzLCBNTiA1NTQwMj0wRD0wQVVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXMg b2YgQW1lPQ0KcmljYQ0KVVJMO1dPUks6aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zbHdrLmNvbQ0KRU1BSUw7UFJFRjtJ TlRFUk5FVDpXV29lc3NuZXJAc2x3ay5jb20NClJFVjoyMDA0MDUyN1QyMDI5NTJaDQpFTkQ6VkNB UkQNCg== ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49510.E450683E-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Tue Sep 7 22:06:42 2004 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 16:06:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pelican concentration-Dakota Co., Hastings Message-ID: <410-2200492721642523@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning (7th), about 2000 American White Pelicans were resting in a wetland along Ravenna Trail in Hastings. The wetland is about 1 mile east of Hi 61 on 10th St. East which becomes Ravenna Trail. It is on the east side of the road. A few Least Sandpipers were also present. Traffic can be a problem. James Mattsson mattjim@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

This morning (7th), about 2000 American White Pelicans were resting in a wetland along Ravenna Trail in Hastings. The wetland is about 1 mile east of Hi 61 on 10th St. East which becomes Ravenna Trail. It is on the east side of the road. A few Least Sandpipers were also present. Traffic can be a problem.

James Mattsson

mattjim@earthlink.net

Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Wed Sep 8 03:21:17 2004 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:21:17 +0000 Subject: [mou] No Lark Bunting Message-ID: As far as I know, no one relocated the Lark Bunting at 40th Ave W in Duluth on Tuesday. Adding insult to injury, after not finding the bunting this morning, I opted for birding Park Point before Hawk Ridge, putting the 'miss' in a Mississippi Kite that flew by the main overlook at 10:05 AM. Oh well, a Swainson's Hawk was a nice consolation prize at the ridge. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From dbmartin@skypoint.com Wed Sep 8 14:22:21 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 08:22:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] No Lark Bunting References: Message-ID: <001001c495a6$dff67fc0$9d2e56c7@oemcomputer> We looked after Dedrick was there with no success. As the kite flew over the ridge we were still at 40th and it probably flew over us with us not noticing it as we were looking down and not up. Did find a couple of nice groups of shorebirds on Wisconsin Point next to the breakwater. Included were golden plovers, sanderlings, a bairds, a least, buff-breasted, and one bird we had a lot of trouble identifying. Our best thinking is that it was a molting adult Western Sandpiper. Other possibility is a short winged white-rumped, but although we only saw it fly once from up close the rump did not appear to be white. One picture may show the rump as the bird was preening. We were able to walk up quite close to take a couple of rolls of film on these birds. Better shorebird experts than us will have to look at them and decide. Looking at these birds on a sandy beach does not lend itself to good light even though the sun, behind clouds, was behind us Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dedrick Benz" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: [mou] No Lark Bunting > As far as I know, no one relocated the Lark Bunting at 40th Ave W in Duluth > on Tuesday. Adding insult to injury, after not finding the bunting this > morning, I opted for birding Park Point before Hawk Ridge, putting the > 'miss' in a Mississippi Kite that flew by the main overlook at 10:05 AM. > Oh well, a Swainson's Hawk was a nice consolation prize at the ridge. > > > > Dedrick Benz > Winona, MN > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Sep 8 16:06:47 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:06:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pioneer Park, Princeton Message-ID: <001701c495b5$7675d730$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4958B.8D131F90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Small to medium-sized warbler wave this morning at Pioneer Park, = Princeton (Mille Lacs County): Tennessee Nashville Northern Parula (very brief/wild & crazy thoughts about Yellow-throated, = until saw rest of bird - neck was vibrant yellow) Chestnut-sided Blackburnian Black & White American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Canada Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4958B.8D131F90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Small to medium-sized warbler wave this = morning at=20 Pioneer Park, Princeton (Mille Lacs County):

Tennessee

Nashville

Northern Parula (very brief/wild & = crazy=20 thoughts about Yellow-throated, until saw rest of bird - neck was = vibrant=20 yellow)

Chestnut-sided

Blackburnian

Black & White

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's

Canada

Good birding to all!

Al Schirmacher

Princeton, MN

Mille Lacs & Sherburne=20 Counties

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4958B.8D131F90-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Thu Sep 9 04:05:04 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:05:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 8 September 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1117423385==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Wednesday, September 8th. On September 7th, a dark jaeger was seen from the platform and boardwalk at the public access to the beach at Park Point in Duluth. This is about about 100 yards north of the airport buildings. On the 8th, a dark jaeger was seen again and appeared to be a POMARINE JAEGER, though this identification is still tentative. Also on the 7th, an immature LARK BUNTING was found at the 40th Avenue West area of Duluth. Though not relocated the following day, it may still be worth a look. Park at the yellow gate and walk in to the impoundment area. As you cross the railroad tracks go right, and just past the first corner was where the bird was first seen. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was discovered in Wilkin County on the 6th, northeast of the town of Breckenridge. Directions from Breckenridge are: drive east on state highway 210 for nine miles and turn north on 290th Avenue. Drive for ten miles, then turn east on 240th Street and drive to a farmstead. The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was on the lower power line on the north side of the gravel road between the 2nd and 3rd power pole. I have a secondhand report of a MISSISSIPPI KITE seen from Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the morning of the 8th. As many as 13 CATTLE EGRETS were seen at mile marker 32 of interstate 94 just north of the Pelican Rapids exit in Otter Tail County. On the 8th, a total of 1,650 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS was counted at Black Dog Lake, Dakota County, west of power plant. And finally, at the Maplewood Nature Center in Ramsey County, a BREWSTER'S WARBLER was discovered on the 8th. It was seen near the waterfall at the entrance. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, September 15th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1117423385==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 8 September 2004

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Wednesday, September 8th.

On September 7th, a dark jaeger was seen from the platform and boardwalk at the public access to the beach at Park Point in Duluth. This is about about 100 yards north of the airport buildings. On the 8th, a dark jaeger was seen again and appeared to be a POMARINE JAEGER, though this identification is still tentative.

Also on the 7th, an immature LARK BUNTING was found at the 40th Avenue West area of Duluth. Though not relocated the following day, it may still be worth a look. Park at the yellow gate and walk in to the impoundment area. As you cross the railroad tracks go right, and just past the first corner was where the bird was first seen.

A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was discovered in Wilkin County on the 6th, northeast of the town of Breckenridge. Directions from Breckenridge are: drive east on state highway 210 for nine miles and turn north on 290th Avenue. Drive for ten miles, then turn east on 240th Street and drive to a farmstead. The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was on the lower power line on the north side of the gravel road between the 2nd and 3rd power pole.

I have a secondhand report of a MISSISSIPPI KITE seen from Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the morning of the 8th.

As many as 13 CATTLE EGRETS were seen at mile marker 32 of interstate 94 just north of the Pelican Rapids exit in Otter Tail County.

On the 8th, a total of 1,650 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS was counted at Black Dog Lake, Dakota County, west of power plant.

And finally, at the Maplewood Nature Center in Ramsey County, a BREWSTER'S WARBLER was discovered on the 8th. It was seen near the waterfall at the entrance.

This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club.

The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message.

MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at <david@cahlander.com>.

MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com.

In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700.

The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, September 15th.

--

Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

--============_-1117423385==_ma============-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Thu Sep 9 13:43:01 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 07:43:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 9/9/04 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 9th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Tom Auer reported a JAEGER species on the 6th. He saw the bird over Lake Superior from a platform near the airport at Park Point. Later the same day, he found a juvenile LARK BUNTING at 40th Ave West near the northwest corner of the embankment. To my knowledge, neither of these birds has been seen in the subsequent days. On the 7th, another MISSISSIPPI KITE and a SWAINSON'S HAWK were seen at Hawk Ridge, where Frank Nicoletti is again the full-time counter. Also on the 7th, Sharon and Jim Lind saw three flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS flying down the shore over Two Harbors. The same day, they saw four BOBOLINKS at Spruce Creek, southwest of Grand Marais. Janet Riegle saw a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Minnesota Point on the beach beyond the airport on the 4th. She also saw SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and SANDERLINGS. At 40th Ave West, she saw a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, also on the 4th. Dennis and Barb Martin saw several shorebird species at Wisconsin Point on the 8th, including AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, SANDERLING, LEAST SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 16th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. 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 of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or send an e-mail to to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From watsup@boreal.org Thu Sep 9 17:20:44 2004 From: watsup@boreal.org (Steve and Sherry Watson) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:20:44 -0700 Subject: [mou] #300 Message-ID: <000001c49688$f64ee220$290f46d8@m7z0w8> Hello all, I have been gone for a good three weeks and its good to be back home after great success. After seeing Bob Dunlap's post a week or two ago you probably all know I achieved my goal of reaching number 300. Both the Buff-breasted Sandpiper and the Red-necked Phalarope were life birds and right at the moment I lie at 304. A trip up north revealed a three-toed woodpecker which was extremely exciting, especially after the adult male alighted eye level within 10ft from John and I. That weekend with some of my favorite people to bird with was exceptionally good and I would like to thank all those that were apart of one of my most successful and fun birding adventures. My trip to Missouri was hot, though after chatting with several locals it was an un-normally cool year and the same seemed to be for a few people we talked too from Texas. So I guess we are not the only ones experiencing cool or cooler than usual weather. I added three life birds in Missouri including Carolina Wren, Bewick's Wren, and Carolina Chickadee. I also saw a huge number of Migrating Turkey vultures including a few Blacks which was fun. At one stop a pair of black Vultures was perched on a dead tree a little higher than eye level and they allowed me to get pretty close for a beautiful (I hope) photo. The trip was fun and I got a lot of sun and fill of shows. By the way Linda I did go to the Jim Stafford show and it was extremely funny, thanks for the recommendation, although I never did get to that trail you told me about. Well after two successful weekends or weeks I added a third when I attended Kim Eckert's Northwest MBW. We had two day's of unbelievable warbler movement. Between both days we topped 19 warbler species including; Bay-breasted, Mourning, Waterthrush, Wilson's, Tennessee, Ovenbird, Redstart, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Yellowthroat, Nashville, Cape May, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped, Blackburnian, Palm, and Black & White Warblers. The two areas we had these are Springsteal Island in Roseau County and Lake Bronson State Park in Kittson County. Personally I think Springsteal Island was a hair better and in-fact it was so outstanding it was even a first for Kim. At one point I looked up into one of the many trees loaded with warblers and I had 15 Tennessee warblers in my field of view at one time and that was the same at almost every tree I peered into. It was amazing. Another surprising bird for even Kim was the upland sandpiper we had in a field somewhere in Roseau County, I can't quite remember where. Then somewhere along the Roseau/Kittson line (the road ran right down the line so Roseau was on one side and Kittson County the other). I began pishhing in a field while Kim was trying to get his Kids as he called them in line. We were split into two groups so we had to stop for a moment to get assorted over the radios. After a couple seconds the once dead field as it started out was ringing alive with Le Conte's Sparrows and I even happened to pish in a life bird Nelson's Sharp-tailed sparrow. Although among both groups (which now happened to be together) I was one of few who got to see the bird. Despite several others who had wanted to see the bird I was happy and my disappointment left after I'd missed one the day before. It was funny we probably wouldn't have bothered with the field and just left if I hadn't gotten board waiting for a Kim to get a good signal over the radio and decided to see what I could come up with. I happened to also see my best view of several Le Conte's Sparrows and (at this next part Chris Hockema may not want to keep reading) right after the sharp-tailed sparrow probably my fourth or fifth Olive-sided Flycatcher for the year flew across the road adding it to both my county lists. Sorry Chris...good luck on one. Ya, know you should have listened to me, I told you several times I could get you one, but you had to be stubborn! That trip was another birding success and I would like to thank both Kim Eckert and Craig Mandel for all their efforts and hard work to make my first MBW a very fun and great trip. For the time being my state list is at 304 and my year list 279. Not bad for a fifteen year old. Good birding to all, Josh Watson Grand Marais --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 9/3/04 From mgibb@unitelc.com Thu Sep 9 02:27:22 2004 From: mgibb@unitelc.com (M Gibbon) Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 20:27:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] no red-winged blackbirds? Message-ID: <002b01c4960c$2974a220$7a85bdd8@ruby> I'm wondering if others have noted missing red-winged blackbirds. Here in Hubbard/Becker Counties, we have not seen red-wings since before the July 4 holiday. They seemed to disappear with the cool and rainy weather at that time. Have they been present in other parts of the state? Thanks -- From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Thu Sep 9 06:12:38 2004 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:12:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Possible Screech-Owl in Duluth Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20040909000410.00bad798@smtp.lauraerickson.com> I let my dogs out a little before midnight Wednesday night and distinctly heard an Eastern Screech-Owl somewhere in my backyard. I will post if I hear it again, and will try to find it tomorrow if it isn't merely flying through. Meanwhile, because of one birder's bizarre rudeness toward me this spring, my husband does not want birders prowling around our yard. But this is a regular neighborhood with small lots, so chances are if the bird actually sticks around, it will hang out in other yards as well. Laura Erickson Duluth, MN NOTE address change: bluejay@lauraerickson.com Producer, "For the Birds" radio program 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 From Hagsela@aol.com Thu Sep 9 17:56:02 2004 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:56:02 EDT Subject: [mou] Koochiching Ross's Goose Message-ID: <1d3.2aa8561e.2e71e522@aol.com> I was surprised to find a single juvenile Ross's Goose in a farm field at the northwest corner of Hwy 1 and Koochiching Cty 14/81 intersection. The goose was about .2 mile west of that intersection on Hwy 1. It matched point for point the picture of the white juvenile Ross's on page 78 of Sibley's. We observed it with binoculars and scope for 20 minutes from about 8:30 a.m. the morning of September 8. The only companions it had were sparrows and one brightly colored meadowlark. The majority of the sparrows were Savannah and a few Vesper. On the 7th we found at least one Three-toed Woodpecker at the spot 2.3 miles south of Hwy 1 on Cty 13. What a thrill!! We only saw one individual at a time on 3 occasions. We saw a male each time. We observed the woodpecker from 4:30-4:40 the afternoon of the 7th. We also encountered a few warblers - Blackburnian and Black-throated Green being the most numerous, along with Common Yellowthroats. Boreal Chickadees were hard to coax, but we finally saw a small flock on the 8th. The only Black-billed Magpie we saw was in International Falls. How could I forget those harbingers of winter? We also saw a Dark-eyed Junco and White-throated Sparrows. All the sitings were on Cty. 13. Good birding! Linda Sparling Hennepin County From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Sep 9 20:01:08 2004 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:01:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] From Fillmore County Message-ID: <4F3C90DD5ABC32408C70AC50F47942BD6E8E21@ds69mail.na.bestbuy.com> My theory is that the next big push of a Cold front weather system from the NW will push an awful lot of birds in front of it - it would be a great day to be on Stony Point on the North Shore! Looking at the clear radar nationwide, who knows when that will be! Mark Alt Manager of Project Management Supply Chain Transformation Office Best Buy Co., Inc. Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com=20 (w) 612-291-6717 (Cell) 612-803-9085 -----Original Message----- From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Warren Woessner Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:44 PM To: Nancy Overcott; Mnbird post Subject: RE: [mnbird] From Fillmore County I agree...Labor Day weekend is usually my "best" fall warbler counting weekend. This last weekend I managed only 7 species at Rice Creek Park in Anoka Cnty and it was like pulling (hen's) teeth. And I don't see anyone else, at least not in the central or south parts of the state, reporting any big numbers of species (or even big numbers) Warren Woessner -----Original Message----- From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Nancy Overcott Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 12:05 PM To: Mnbird post Subject: [mnbird] From Fillmore County I'm feeling discouraged and worried about the low numbers of migrants in my area. In spite of looking diligently, I'm only seeing a few warblers and then only one or two at a time. Other migrants are few and far between also. If things don't pick up, this will be the worst fall migration I've witnessed in my area since I began watching birds 20 years ago. The migrating birds I have seen yesterday and today include: Turkey Vulture Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (immature) Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch (hadn't seen one for over a year) House wren Blue-winged Warbler Black and White Warbler Magnolia Warbler Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Purple Finch (yesterday at my feeders) Nancy Overcott, from the Big Woods=20 Fillmore County, SE MN _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird@lists.mnbird.net http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird@lists.mnbird.net http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird From blackburnian@msn.com Thu Sep 9 21:59:21 2004 From: blackburnian@msn.com (COLE FOSTER) Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 20:59:21 +0000 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Warbler - north metro Message-ID: Between 1:00 and 1:30 this afternoon I saw a Townsend�s Warbler in northern Anoka County. The bird was seen at the southeast end of Linwood Lake in a large stand of white pines. Linwood Lake is about 7 miles west of the town of Wyoming. There�s a hiking trail that runs along the eastern shore of Linwood Lake which can be accessed from the park entrance at the north end of the lake from Co Rd 22 (a/k/a Viking Blvd). A dirt road leads to a paved parking area and a boat ramp. The trail is easily seen from the parking area, and it�s about a mile walk from this point to the stand of white pines where the bird was seen. There may be a shorter way to get to the stand of white pines from the south end of the lake. Take Jordell street north past Boot Lake SNA until you come to a T-intersection, then turn right at the T and park at the dead end. I think there�s a way to access the trail from this dead-end, though I haven�t tried myself. The stand of white pines are, however, very near where this road dead-ends. The bird is either an adult female or a first-year male. It was associating fairly closely with a couple Black-throated Greens (both male and female), and a Blackburnian was also in the area. The Townsend�s Warbler is fairly easy to separate from these two species. There weren�t many birds in the area of the white pines, so the bird may not be hard to relocate if it sticks around. The stand of white pines runs close to a quarter of a mile north and south along the lake. It was last seen close to the trail about midway into the area with the white pines. A male Black-throated Blue warbler was also seen at the south end of the trail in the area with the white pines. Maybe something else to look and listen for. Cole Foster From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Fri Sep 10 02:40:44 2004 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 20:40:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] A-G Plover; C. Moorhen/Brown Co. Message-ID: <014601c496d7$3071dcc0$388b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0143_01C496AD.473C76B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I was curious if any of the Common Moorhens might still be found at the = previously reported location west of New Ulm and this afternoon I did = find one of the juvenile birds along the north edge of the marsh. This = evening I found three American-Golden Plovers at the Sleepy Eye sewage = ponds. They were molting between their breeding and nonbreeding = plumages. These are the first ones I've seen this fall.=20 I still haven't seen any Buff-breasted Sandpipers this year and I've = been looking regularly for them at the local airport. Last fall there = were good numbers of them around here. Funny how different migration = can change from one year to the next. I guess that's part of the = challenge that makes birding so interesting. =20 Brian Smith ------=_NextPart_000_0143_01C496AD.473C76B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

I was curious if any of the Common = Moorhens might=20 still be found at the previously reported location west of New Ulm and = this=20 afternoon I did find one of the juvenile birds along the north edge = of the=20 marsh. This evening I found three American-Golden Plovers at the = Sleepy=20 Eye sewage ponds. They were molting between their breeding and = nonbreeding=20 plumages. These are the first ones I've seen this fall.

I still haven't seen any Buff-breasted = Sandpipers=20 this year and I've been looking regularly for them at the local = airport. =20 Last fall there were good numbers of them around here. Funny=20 how different migration can change from one year to the = next. I=20 guess that's part of the challenge that makes birding = so interesting. =20

Brian Smith

------=_NextPart_000_0143_01C496AD.473C76B0-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Sep 10 03:08:28 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:08:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, September 10, 2004 Message-ID: <000401c496db$14880800$67b391ce@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 10, 2004 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. Fall in the northwest is , as always, unpredictable. The last weekend brought a significant rain event, followed by wind, so birding was difficult at best much of the time. Color is starting to appear in the trees, and the first frost appeared a couple of weeks ago. In spite of the inclement weather, many birders managed to find quite a few interesting birds winging their way south. In Wilkin County on September 6th, Ron Erpelding found a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER. Directions to the bird's location are as follows: From Breckenridge drive east on Highway 210 approximately 9 miles. Turn north/left onto 290th Avenue/Wilkin Co Rd 15 Drive north on 290th Avenue/Co Rd 15 for 10 miles (Note County Road 15 becomes County Road 169 after 7 miles - stay on 290th Avenue/now Co Rd 169.Turn east/right on 240th Street, a gravel road/minimum maintenance road to a farmstead. The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was on the lower power line on the north side of the gravel road between the 2nd and 3rd power pole. I have not heard if anyone has seen the bird since. Also in Wilkin County on the 6th, Benjamin Fritchman observed a flock of 13 CATTLE EGRETS along I94 at mile marker 32, just north of the Pelican Rapids exit. Benjamin was also in Clay County on September 4th where he found a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS south of Hitterdahl. On the 6th, Matt Mecklenburg saw many vireos, flycatchers, and ten species of warblers near Ulen. Donna and Leon Thoreson near Climax in Polk County reported a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, while Bruce Flaig commented on large numbers of RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS and BALTIMORE ORIOLES at the feeders now. On September 6th, Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekends group visited the Wetlands, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary in northwestern Polk County where they saw SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and 12 species of warblers among many other species. In Pennington County on the 4th, the Minnesota Birding Weekend group visited the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds where they found an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, and EARED GREBE among others. Some members of the group also found a GRAY PARTRIDGE in Pennington County. Marshall County species found by the Kim Eckert group included AMERICAN BITTERN, GREAT EGRET, TURKEY VULTURE, MERLIN, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, several species of warblers, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, and NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. These sparrows were seen at close range along Northgate Road at the north side of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge. A large flock of 110 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES were seen in the same general area, perhaps the highest count of this species ever seen together in Minnesota. In Roseau County, the group observed AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN HERON, a late UPLAND SANDPIPER, CASPIAN TERN, COMMON TERN, FORSTER'S TERN, BLACK TERN, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, 16 species of warbler, and all three of the sparrows mentioned in Marshall County among others. Two SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen 2 miles north and 1.5 miles east of the intersection of CR 10 and CR 7. Kittson County sightings by the group included BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and 15 species of warblers, the latter at Lake Bronson State Park. The sightings by Kim Eckert's group are only a fraction of the 149 species seen collectively by the group. Included in the total were also 14 species of shorebirds migrating through an area which this year is almost devoid of good shorebird habitat. Thanks to Ron Erpelding, Benjamin Fritchman, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Bruce Flaig, Matt Mecklenburg, and Kim Eckert for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.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. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, September 17, 2004. From dbmartin@skypoint.com Fri Sep 10 04:21:39 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:21:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Warbler - north metro References: Message-ID: <007701c496e5$4a0475e0$a42e56c7@oemcomputer> Refound this bird from 5:30 to about 6:00 this evening. Look in the tops of the white pines that are kind of out in the open, near the middle of the pine area.. This species tends to feed in the tops of trees in its normal habitat and the same is true of this bird. We watched it do some short flycatching and flying back and forth between several branchs on 3-4 different trees, jumping around the branchs for awhile and then moving to another branch, etc. Couldn't tell if it was being successful with the insects or not. Don't think we ever saw it go more than 15 feet down from the tops of the trees. We had a lot of other warblers in the area of the pines. At least 10 species in a very short period of time, with the majority being redstarts. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "COLE FOSTER" To: Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 3:59 PM Subject: [mou] Townsend's Warbler - north metro > Between 1:00 and 1:30 this afternoon I saw a Townsend�s Warbler in northern > Anoka County. The bird was seen at the southeast end of Linwood Lake in a > large stand of white pines. Linwood Lake is about 7 miles west of the town > of Wyoming. There�s a hiking trail that runs along the eastern shore of > Linwood Lake which can be accessed from the park entrance at the north end > of the lake from Co Rd 22 (a/k/a Viking Blvd). A dirt road leads to a paved > parking area and a boat ramp. The trail is easily seen from the parking > area, and it�s about a mile walk from this point to the stand of white pines > where the bird was seen. > > There may be a shorter way to get to the stand of white pines from the south > end of the lake. Take Jordell street north past Boot Lake SNA until you > come to a T-intersection, then turn right at the T and park at the dead end. > I think there�s a way to access the trail from this dead-end, though I > haven�t tried myself. The stand of white pines are, however, very near > where this road dead-ends. > > The bird is either an adult female or a first-year male. It was associating > fairly closely with a couple Black-throated Greens (both male and female), > and a Blackburnian was also in the area. The Townsend�s Warbler is fairly > easy to separate from these two species. There weren�t many birds in the > area of the white pines, so the bird may not be hard to relocate if it > sticks around. The stand of white pines runs close to a quarter of a mile > north and south along the lake. It was last seen close to the trail about > midway into the area with the white pines. > > A male Black-throated Blue warbler was also seen at the south end of the > trail in the area with the white pines. Maybe something else to look and > listen for. > > > Cole Foster > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Sep 10 14:21:49 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:21:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bonaparte's Gulls Message-ID: <000001c49739$257cea50$a0d5aec6@main> Gary Tischer from Agassiz NWR just called to report a large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls at the refuge yesterday- over 600 were seen flying over Mud River Pool in the interior of the refuge. So the gulls are on the move now. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County From ampbowman52@hotmail.com Fri Sep 10 20:14:27 2004 From: ampbowman52@hotmail.com (Aaron Bowman) Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:14:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Warbler refound Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C49740.7B0B3650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I refound the Townsend's at about 11:45 this morning. The bird was = along the trail near the south end of the white pine stand, some hundred = feet north of a caution sign (designating a sharp curve in the trail). = I watched the bird for about 45 min with Mark Palas and Bill Litkey. It = was very nice to have two good birders around to help confirm the = identification! There were also a number of Pine Warblers in the immediate area, which = were also being seen in the canopies of the white pines. The Townsend's occasionally came down into smaller white pines (always = staying close to the white pines), but as Dennis and Barbara Martin = previously reported, seemed to prefer the upper portions of the trees. = During the time I watched it the bird moved a few hundred feet north on = the trail, but typically stayed in small clusters of white pines for a = while at a time (also as Dennis and Barbara Martin reported). Good luck. Aaron Bowman Roseville =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C49740.7B0B3650 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I refound the Townsend's at about 11:45 = this=20 morning. The bird was along the trail near the south end of=20 the white pine stand, some hundred feet north of a caution = sign=20 (designating a sharp curve in the trail). I watched the bird = for=20 about 45 min with Mark Palas and Bill Litkey. It was very = nice to=20 have two good birders around to help confirm=20 the identification!

There were also a number of Pine=20 Warblers in the immediate area, which were also being seen in=20 the canopies of the white pines.

The Townsend's occasionally came down = into smaller=20 white pines (always staying close to the white pines), but = as Dennis and=20 Barbara Martin previously reported, seemed to prefer=20 the upper portions of the trees. During the time I = watched it=20 the bird moved a few hundred feet north on the trail, but = typically=20 stayed in small clusters of white pines for a while at a = time (also=20 as Dennis and Barbara Martin reported).

Good luck.

Aaron Bowman

Roseville

------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C49740.7B0B3650-- From t_auer@lycos.com Sat Sep 11 01:16:59 2004 From: t_auer@lycos.com (M. Thomas Auer) Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:16:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Parasitic Jaegers (2) - St. Louis Co. - Park Point, Duluth Message-ID: <20040911001659.5B942E5BC9@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> At 5:00 pm today, Chris Elmgren and I watched two Parasitic Jaegers sail in off of Lake Superior towards Park Point. I first noticed all the gulls in the lake get up and fly to the breakwater. About 30 seconds later, I spotted two Jaegers flying directly at me from the east. They were first separate, then flew in formation. The flew at me (directly for awhile) then banked away from the beach and paralled the beach North towards downtown Duluth, for about Two Minutes, I watched these birds leisurely fly north, about 100 - 150 yards off shore. The lead bird was a Light Adult Nonbreeding Parasitic, while the rear bird was a dark phase Juvenile Parasitic Jaeger (lacking extended tail feathers). I originally called the rear bird, unidentified, but I then recalled that when seeing them head on directly, that the size and wingspan of the two birds was identical (thus eliminating Pomarine), and having seen a strong white flash at the base of the primaries, Long-tailed was eliminated. The birds flew towards Canal Park, the Light Adult went over the bridge towards the bay and the dark Juvenile went north. It was at that point that I lost them. That's three different days (and three different birds) in 5 days. Not bad, and definately a lot better than last year. Tom Auer Duluth, MN -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat Sep 11 06:13:15 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:13:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Message-ID: <003601c497be$0b996840$672e56c7@oemcomputer> Sorry for the late post but just got home. Found a juvenile YCNH this afternoon in the pigs eye area of Ramsey County. From 494 exit on Maxwell and go north. The road comes to a T. Take a left and follow the curve to the right where you are now on Red Rock Road. The lake the bird was in is on your right. We saw the bird from the mowed area that is labeled as a city of St Paul lower Red Rock lift station. If I remember right this is right before the second set of concrete lane changers. Also note the large concrete blocks marking it. >From this spot it is easy to scan the middle portion of the lake. The bird was on a stump right next to the shoreline on the far bank. Note that this is quite a distance and a scope will be necessary to get a good look. Our first impression with binoculars was that this was a American Bittern, but the scope soon corrected that thought. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From ekblad@millcomm.com Sat Sep 11 12:04:39 2004 From: ekblad@millcomm.com (Bob Ekblad) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 06:04:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Warbler refound Friday evening Message-ID: <4142DBC7.4030408@millcomm.com> The Townsend's Warbler was still at the Linwood Lake location in Anoka County on Friday evening. Connie Brunell, Leslie Marcus, Diane Anderson and I were fortunate to find the bird at the south end of the pine area about 5:15pm. This is the same location as the noontime spotting. This is where the trail does a hairpin turn (note the sharp turn caution sign at the turn). The bird was seen quite high in the trees from the trail on both sides of the hairpin. -- -- Bob Ekblad - Byron, MN (Olmsted County) http://home.rconnect.com/~ekblad/ From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Sat Sep 11 12:47:20 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 06:47:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bonaparte's Gulls-not Message-ID: <000001c497f5$5533db20$a7d5aec6@main> It appears that my earlier report of Bonaparte's Gulls at Agassiz NWR was in error, and those gulls were in fact Franklin's Gulls. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County From Drewbec@aol.com Sat Sep 11 17:49:12 2004 From: Drewbec@aol.com (Drewbec@aol.com) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:49:12 EDT Subject: [mou] Townsend's Warbler Update Message-ID: This morning at approximately 8:30, John Ellis and I saw the Townsend's Warbler. It was keeping company with several Black-throated Greens, which made for a nice comparison. There were numerous warblers in the area, perhaps the most I've seen in a while, so looking for this bird could become challenging especially if you're alone. Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota County From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sat Sep 11 18:00:30 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:00:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne & Pioneer Message-ID: <001701c49820$d852ffb0$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C497F6.EEFC2EF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Birded Blue Hill Trail, Mahnomen Trail & Pioneer Park this morning; = latter two with Chris Fagyal. Decent movement of warblers (14-16 = species, early white/cloudy sky/rain made ID challenging): Blue-winged (second I've seen this fall, also had a few in the spring - = isn't this the "northern edge" for them?) Nashville Yellow Chestnut-sided Magnolia Bay-breasted=20 Black-and-white Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush (40 feet up in a tree, pumping tail - lost bird!) Mourning Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Canada Also had inconclusive looks at possible N. Parula & Tennessee. Good = birding with you, Chris! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C497F6.EEFC2EF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Birded Blue Hill Trail, Mahnomen Trail = &=20 Pioneer Park this morning; latter two with Chris Fagyal. Decent = movement=20 of warblers (14-16 species, early white/cloudy sky/rain made ID=20 challenging):

Blue-winged (second I've seen this = fall, also had a=20 few in the spring - isn't this the "northern edge" for = them?)

Nashville

Yellow

Chestnut-sided

Magnolia

Bay-breasted

Black-and-white

Redstart

Ovenbird

Northern Waterthrush (40 feet up in a = tree, pumping=20 tail - lost bird!)

Mourning

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson's

Canada

Also had inconclusive looks at possible = N. Parula=20 & Tennessee. Good birding with you, Chris!

Al Schirmacher

Princeton, MN

Mille Lacs & Sherburne = Counties

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C497F6.EEFC2EF0-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat Sep 11 19:46:43 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:46:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red Phalarope Message-ID: <000701c4982f$afbb7780$142e56c7@oemcomputer> Philip Chu just called to report a Red Phalarope at Salt Lake at 1:30 PM. The bird was generally in the north east portion of the lake and was best observed from where the road is closest to the lake on the north east side. The bird is a juvenile, substantially molting into winter plumage. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From cerulean1966@msn.com Sat Sep 11 22:45:36 2004 From: cerulean1966@msn.com (Dave Bartkey) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:45:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rice county field trip results Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4981E.C345F840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, The Birding Club of Rice County ended up with a very decent day of = birding. I'd go so far to say that it was the best fall warbler action = I've ever had personally. We had 65 total species, and we ended up with = 13 warbler species. Black & White Northern Parula Black-throated Green Wilson's Golden-winged Blackburnian Redstarts Common Yellowthroat Tennessee Canada Ovenbird Chestnut-sided and the warbler we saw in the biggest numbers?? Bay-breasted! They were everywhere! I have never seen anything like it. Other highlights were 2 Philadelphia Vireos and a Lincoln's Sparrow. = We also had an Osprey and a Barred Owl. Nothing for hawk migration yet. = That should get better in a week or so. We also saw several species of = frog, butterfly, and dragonfly, which Keith Pulles and his mom, Tana are = very good at identifying. All the participants had a great time and we had a lot of fun, even = though towards the end, we were all hot, tired, and thirsty. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN cerulean1966@msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4981E.C345F840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi everyone,

The Birding Club of Rice County ended up with a very = decent=20 day of birding. I'd go so far to say that it was the best fall warbler = action=20 I've ever had personally. We had 65 total species, and we ended up = with 13=20 warbler species.

Black & White

Northern Parula

Black-throated Green

Wilson's

Golden-winged

Blackburnian

Redstarts

Common Yellowthroat

Tennessee

Canada

Ovenbird

Chestnut-sided

and the warbler we saw in the biggest numbers??

Bay-breasted! They were everywhere! I have never seen anything like = it.

Other highlights were 2 Philadelphia Vireos and a Lincoln's = Sparrow.=20 We also had an Osprey and a Barred Owl. Nothing for hawk migration yet. = That=20 should get better in a week or so. We also saw several species of frog,=20 butterfly, and dragonfly, which Keith Pulles and his mom, Tana are very = good at=20 identifying.

All the participants had a great time and we had a lot of = fun, even=20 though towards the end, we were all hot, tired, and thirsty.

Good birding!

Dave Bartkey

Faribault, MN

cerulean1966@msn.com =

------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4981E.C345F840-- From blake@milkweed.org Sun Sep 12 01:48:47 2004 From: blake@milkweed.org (blake@milkweed.org) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:48:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Buff-breasted sandpipers, Dakota Co. Message-ID: <8153B272-0455-11D9-BE74-000A957C33CC@milkweed.org> Four buff-breasted sandpipers were found at Jirik's Sod Farm in Dakota County on Saturday afternoon. Jirik's Sod Farm is on Dakota Co. Rd 79 about half a mile south of the intersection of CR 79 and CR 66. Look for a mailbox that reads "Jirik's Sod Farm." The sandpipers were working a bare area that had recently been cleared of sod, just fifty feet or so from the road. Chip Blake ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ H. Emerson Blake Editor in Chief / Milkweed Editions 1011 Washington Ave. South, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Direct line: 612.215.2551 / Fax: 612.215.2550 Web: http://www.milkweed.org ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From Steve Weston" Went up to Linwood Lake on Saturday afternoon. Jeff Dane and I briefly saw the Townsends Warbler at about 3:30. John Hockima and one of his crew saw it about a half hour earlier. The Warbler was with a Pine Warbler. While there were other warblers not far away, it was not with a wave. She was very active and we lost it just seconds after we saw it. As reported, it was up high in the white pines. I did see nine other warbler species. At least two more were seen by others near by. On the way out, Bill Flowers showed me Pool #6, where we found seven species of shorebirds, of which only the Killdeer were out in the open. A distant White-rumped Sandpiper was only ID'd when it took off and flew. Two Buff-brested Sandpipers were feeding in the flowers and were never cooperative enough for anyone else to find. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Sun Sep 12 15:48:45 2004 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 09:48:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red Phalarope, EC Doves Message-ID: Sorry about not posting last night as I should have, but I refound the red Phalarope at about 6:30 last night in the NE corner of Salt Lake. It was pretty easy to pick out and it spent most of its time out in the water a few feet, I guess as most phalaropes do. The bird seemed pretty content feeding there, so it might stick around for awhile. Also of note, I found 2 Eurasian-collared Doves in Marietta, MN, the town 5 miles from Salt Lake. I was driving through when they flew up from the road, and one landed on the telephone pole. I got really good scope views of it and was able to eilminate Ringed-turtle Dove. They were seen at the intersection of 7 and 40 right in town. One flew into the trees in the SW corner of this intersection. Ben Fritchman _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Sun Sep 12 16:44:03 2004 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 15:44:03 +0000 Subject: [mou] More Townsend's Warbler stuff Message-ID: Here is some more info about the Linwood Lake Townsend's Warbler: 1) In 5 hours of searching, only a few of us got a few brief glimpses of the bird Saturday - it will take time to find. 2) Per Cole Foster's original post, yes, it is quicker to come in from the south. We came in from the north which was a nice hike, tho. 3) 17 species of warblers were seen, which is a great fall total! Jeff Stephenson found a female BT Blue and I've heard of a couple male sightings, too. I heard that this is the best location to find BT Blues in migration, which is nice to know for those years I can't get up to Tettegouche in the breeding season. Golden-winged Tennessee Nashville N Parula Chestnut-sided Magnolia BT Blue BT Green Blackburnian Pine Bay-breasted Black and White American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Canada Townsend's 4) Study BT Green and especially Blackburnian Warbler to feel good about the bird. If you've got a black 'necklace' and yellow below that, you probably have the bird. Dedrick Benz WinonaHere is some more info about the Linwood Lake Townsend's Warbler: 1) In 5 hours of searching, only a few of us got a few brief glimpses of the bird Saturday - it will take time to find. 2) Per Cole Foster's original post, yes, it is quicker to come in from the south. We came in from the north which was a nice hike, tho. 3) 17 species of warblers were seen, which is a great fall total! Jeff Stephenson found a female BT Blue and I've heard of a couple male sightings, too. I heard that this is the best location to find BT Blues in migration, which is nice to know for those years I can't get up to Tettegouche in the breeding season. Golden-winged Tennessee Nashville N Parula Chestnut-sided Magnolia BT Blue BT Green Blackburnian Pine Bay-breasted Black and White American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Canada Townsend's 4) Study BT Green and especially Blackburnian Warbler to feel good about the bird. If you've got a black 'necklace' and yellow below that, you probably have the bird. Dedrick Benz Winona From Steve Weston" Message-ID: <001301c498e4$3c121540$169a7618@spacestar.net> Hi Ben, Eliminating the Ringed-turtle Dove is very simple in Minnesota. While ferral populations will breed to darker plumage, any Ring-turtle Doves that you find in Minnesota should be escapees and not ferral, ie the off-spring of escapees. At least I have heard of no reports of any that have escaped are being seen for the years that it will take to replace any hardy escapees with ferral bred and reverted plumage. Ringed-turtle doves were a common domestically bred bird for the caged trade. I don't believe they are popular now. My bird sales contact does not and has not sold them. They are sold commercially as a pure white bird with a black ring on its neck. they will be much lighter than the birds in the field guides and would not be close to the plumage of the Eurasian Collard Dove. If you want to see what Turtle Doves look like, look at the closing scenes of the movie "Big Foot" where he is standing in a tree with doves perched on him. Chances are if you find one or two they will be in the large urban centers rather in the small towns that are for now hosting our Eurasian Collared Doves (ECD). Although I would expected the ECD's to start showing up in all kinds of locations and not just in the vicinity of grain sources. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Fritchman" To: Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 9:48 AM Subject: [mou] Red Phalarope, EC Doves > Sorry about not posting last night as I should have, but I refound the red > Phalarope at about 6:30 last night in the NE corner of Salt Lake. It was > pretty easy to pick out and it spent most of its time out in the water a few > feet, I guess as most phalaropes do. The bird seemed pretty content feeding > there, so it might stick around for awhile. > > Also of note, I found 2 Eurasian-collared Doves in Marietta, MN, the town 5 > miles from Salt Lake. I was driving through when they flew up from the road, > and one landed on the telephone pole. I got really good scope views of it > and was able to eilminate Ringed-turtle Dove. They were seen at the > intersection of 7 and 40 right in town. One flew into the trees in the SW > corner of this intersection. > > Ben Fritchman > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and > more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Sun Sep 12 18:37:03 2004 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:37:03 EDT Subject: [mou] Red Phalarope Message-ID: <75.339b59b7.2e75e33f@aol.com> The Red Phalarope is still at Salt Lake as of 7-9 a.m. this morning, 9-12-04. John Ellis, St. Paul. From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sun Sep 12 20:05:55 2004 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 14:05:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Peregrine & Merlin/Brown Co. Message-ID: <031a01c498fb$883f4e80$388b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0317_01C498D1.9F181940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: While looking at shorebirds this morning I got fantastic looks at a = juvenile Peregrine Falcon. I noticed it on a snag in a tree above my = head as I was getting out of my car. I was astonished as the falcon not = 30' away and didn't seem to be bothered by my presence at all. It = stayed put for over a minute and I could clearly see that this bird was = banded. It's left leg had a metallic green band and it's right leg had = a burgundy/red band. Any of you Peregrine/banding experts out there = have any idea what these bands mean -- might it give any indication = where it came from? =20 The Peregrine eventually flew off several hundred yards and landed on a = dirt berm. It stayed put the entire time that I was there, which was = over 45 minutes. I was able to study it extensively through the scope = and determined that it is a juvenile tundra. While I was watching the = Peregrine, a Merlin flew in and made several high speed passes over the = water chasing shorebirds. Not every day that you can see a Peregrine = and a Merlin at the same time! Also, the shorebird migration is pretty good right now. Over the past = two days I've found 14 species around Brown county. Good birding, Brian Smith ------=_NextPart_000_0317_01C498D1.9F181940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

While looking at shorebirds this morning I got = fantastic=20 looks at a juvenile Peregrine Falcon. I noticed it on a = snag in=20 a tree above my head as I was getting out of my car. I was = astonished=20 as the falcon not 30' away and didn't seem to be bothered by = my=20 presence at all. It stayed put for over a minute and I could = clearly see=20 that this bird was banded. It's left leg had a metallic green band = and=20 it's right leg had a burgundy/red band. Any of you = Peregrine/banding=20 experts out there have any idea what these bands mean -- might it = give any=20 indication where it came from?

The Peregrine eventually flew off several = hundred yards=20 and landed on a dirt berm. It stayed put the entire time that = I was=20 there, which was over 45 minutes. I was able to study it = extensively=20 through the scope and determined that it is a juvenile = tundra. =20 While I was watching the Peregrine, a Merlin flew in and made several = high speed=20 passes over the water chasing shorebirds. Not every day that you = can see a=20 Peregrine and a Merlin at the same time!

Also, the shorebird migration is pretty good = right=20 now. Over the past two days I've found 14 species around Brown=20 county.

Good birding,

Brian Smith

------=_NextPart_000_0317_01C498D1.9F181940-- From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Sun Sep 12 22:53:07 2004 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (Randy Frederickson) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:53:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red phalarope Message-ID: When I left Salt Lake at noon today 9/12, the phalarope was only about 50 yards from the road, in excellent light (same location as previously mentioned), and had only moved about 15 yards in the 2+ hours I was there. 15 species of shorebirds seen on the lake including the other 2 phalarope species. About 38 red necked phalaropes on the south and southwest side of the lake. After looking at them I returned to the red phalarope to compare notes. (No other phalaropes associating with the red while I was there). Great find Peder and Phil; thanks for posting so quickly! Randy Frederickson Willmar From thisisus@usfamily.net Mon Sep 13 12:31:31 2004 From: thisisus@usfamily.net (mike b) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:31:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] bird report Sunday 12th Message-ID: <000c01c49985$3c1c1530$53dc6843@hewlettz2wf5fi> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4995B.4E813220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable New Germany-CR30 Obs from the West side.-3;30pm on CR30 had a good 600+ birds on it Sat 12th 5 Wilsons Phalarope=20 Greater, Lesser Yellowlegs=20 7 Semi Palmated Plovers=20 Pectoral Sandpipers 76 Killdeers Least Sandpiper 2 Sharpies Tree, Barn swallows everywhere Common Yellowthroat 1 Robin surrounding area, spotted=20 WoodDuck Coot Pied Billed Grebe *********************=20 Sunday 3;30 nothin till after 4;15 till 6;30 Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Least 67 Killdeer 2 Sharpies Mike Butterfield Young America ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4995B.4E813220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

New Germany-CR30 Obs from the West = side.-3;30pm=20 on

CR30 had a good 600+ birds on it Sat=20 12th

5 Wilsons Phalarope

Greater, Lesser Yellowlegs =

7 Semi Palmated Plovers

Pectoral Sandpipers

76 Killdeers

Least Sandpiper

2 Sharpies

Tree, Barn swallows = everywhere

Common Yellowthroat

1 Robin

surrounding area, = spotted

WoodDuck

Coot

Pied Billed Grebe

*********************

Sunday 3;30 nothin till after 4;15 till = 6;30

Lesser Yellowlegs

Pectoral

Least

67 Killdeer

2 Sharpies

Mike Butterfield

Young = America

------ USFamily.Net - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------

------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4995B.4E813220-- From MMARTELL@audubon.org Mon Sep 13 16:03:45 2004 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:03:45 -0400 Subject: [mou] Peregrine & Merlin/Brown Co. Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C499A2.DDE77334 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Brian, =20 The bands you describe identify the bird as one likely banded in the = Midwest. We have our USFWS bands colored purple to ID them as Midwest = birds, the green sounds like the black/green alpha-numeric bands used in = the US on peregrines. =20 Since all of the Midwest peregrines are progeny of captive bred and = released birds of mixed origin (including tundrius) we do end up with = some very light colored birds. Mark Martell=20 Director of Bird Conservation=20 Audubon Minnesota=20 2357 Ventura Drive #106=20 St. Paul, MN 55125=20 651-739-9332=20 651-731-1330 (FAX)=20 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Smith [mailto:brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 2:06 PM To: mnbird; MOU Subject: [mou] Peregrine & Merlin/Brown Co. Hello: =20 While looking at shorebirds this morning I got fantastic looks at a = juvenile Peregrine Falcon. I noticed it on a snag in a tree above my = head as I was getting out of my car. I was astonished as the falcon not = 30' away and didn't seem to be bothered by my presence at all. It = stayed put for over a minute and I could clearly see that this bird was = banded. It's left leg had a metallic green band and it's right leg had = a burgundy/red band. Any of you Peregrine/banding experts out there = have any idea what these bands mean -- might it give any indication = where it came from? =20 =20 The Peregrine eventually flew off several hundred yards and landed on a = dirt berm. It stayed put the entire time that I was there, which was = over 45 minutes. I was able to study it extensively through the scope = and determined that it is a juvenile tundra. While I was watching the = Peregrine, a Merlin flew in and made several high speed passes over the = water chasing shorebirds. Not every day that you can see a Peregrine = and a Merlin at the same time! =20 Also, the shorebird migration is pretty good right now. Over the past = two days I've found 14 species around Brown county. =20 Good birding, =20 Brian Smith =20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C499A2.DDE77334 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Brian,

The=20 bands you describe identify the bird as one likely banded in the = Midwest. We=20 have our USFWS bands colored purple to ID them as Midwest birds, the = green=20 sounds like the black/green alpha-numeric bands used in the US on=20 peregrines.

Since=20 all of the Midwest peregrines are progeny of captive bred and released = birds of=20 mixed origin (including tundrius) we do end up with some very light = colored=20 birds.

Mark Martell
Director of Bird Conservation
Audubon=20 Minnesota
2357 Ventura Drive = #106=20
St. Paul, MN 55125
651-739-9332
651-731-1330 (FAX)=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Smith=20 [mailto:brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net]
Sent: Sunday, September = 12, 2004=20 2:06 PM
To: mnbird; MOU
Subject: [mou] Peregrine = &=20 Merlin/Brown Co.

Hello:

While looking at shorebirds this morning I got = fantastic=20 looks at a juvenile Peregrine Falcon. I noticed it on = a snag=20 in a tree above my head as I was getting out of my = car. I was=20 astonished as the falcon not 30' away and didn't seem to = be bothered=20 by my presence at all. It stayed put for over a minute and I = could=20 clearly see that this bird was banded. It's left leg had a = metallic=20 green band and it's right leg had a burgundy/red band. Any of = you=20 Peregrine/banding experts out there have any idea what these bands=20 mean -- might it give any indication where it came from? =20

The Peregrine eventually flew off several = hundred yards=20 and landed on a dirt berm. It stayed put the entire time = that I was=20 there, which was over 45 minutes. I was able to study it = extensively=20 through the scope and determined that it is a juvenile = tundra. =20 While I was watching the Peregrine, a Merlin flew in and made several = high=20 speed passes over the water chasing shorebirds. Not every day = that you=20 can see a Peregrine and a Merlin at the same time!

Also, the shorebird migration is pretty good = right=20 now. Over the past two days I've found 14 species around Brown=20 county.

Good birding,

Brian Smith

------_=_NextPart_001_01C499A2.DDE77334-- From cyndielias@juno.com Mon Sep 13 16:39:21 2004 From: cyndielias@juno.com (Cyndi Elias) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:39:21 GMT Subject: [mou] RFI: San Francisco in late October Message-ID: <20040913.083934.494.493822@webmail01.lax.untd.com> I'll be running my third marathon on October 24, this time in San Francisco, and plan to stay in San Francisco up to a week following the marathon. I've been to the area briefly a few times, but haven't really done much birding there, especially at that time of year. I haven't done a whole lot of research yet, but hope to be connected with a friend of a friend who works at SF Bay NWR. There are no Shearwater trips at that time. So if you have any suggestions or references for birding in the Bay Area, I'd love to hear them. Or if you have any other suggestions on hikes, scenic areas, or city stuff (restaurants, museums) I'd love to hear those as well. Thanks, Cyndi Elias cyndielias@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ Get your name as your email address. Includes spam protection, 1GB storage, no ads and more Only $1.99/ month - visit http://www.mysite.com/name today! From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Mon Sep 13 19:24:52 2004 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:24:52 -0600 Subject: [mou] conservation Message-ID: MOU Members- MOU is affiliated with an organization called "Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness." Friends of the Boudary Waters Wilderness is sponsoring speaker Rick Bass (author/environmentalist) at their annual lunch on Oct. 7th at noon. The cost is $25 per person and all MOU members are invited to attend. Location is "The Depot" at 225 3rd Ave. So. in Minneapolis. To learn more about the organization or to make reservations, you can visit them at their web site: www.friends-bwca.org or by calling 612 332-9630 Randy Frederickson MOU conservation committee From golfbird@comcast.net Mon Sep 13 22:10:53 2004 From: golfbird@comcast.net (Dave and Linda Felker) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:10:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Kingbird-Rice Co., Red-breasted Nuthatch-Olmstead Co. Message-ID: <000c01c499d6$2bd1b030$081df518@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C499AC.42FD2ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today in Rice Lake State Park I saw a Western Kingbird on the west side of the road going north from the main campground, just south of the group campground. Yesterday (9/12) at Oxbow County Park I saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the conifers by the third bridge parking lot. Oxbow county park is a great place with hiking trails and varied terrain. It is located on county road 105 just north of county road 4. There were twelve species of warblers there yesterday as well as a juvenile cuckoo that could have been either species. Linda Felker ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C499AC.42FD2ED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Today = in Rice Lake=20 State Park I saw a Western Kingbird on the west side of = the road going=20 north from the main campground, just south of the group=20 campground.

Yesterday (9/12) at=20 Oxbow County Park I saw a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the conifers by = the=20 third bridge parking lot. Oxbow county park is a great place with = hiking=20 trails and varied terrain. It is located on county road 105 just = north of=20 county road 4. There were twelve species of warblers there = yesterday as=20 well as a juvenile cuckoo that could have been either=20 species.

Linda=20 Felker

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C499AC.42FD2ED0-- From dandersn@prodigy.net Mon Sep 13 22:33:33 2004 From: dandersn@prodigy.net (Diane) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:33:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] (no subject) Message-ID: <6.1.1.1.0.20040913162948.01d656d0@pop.prodigy.net> I was asked to post that the Red Phalarope was seen again this morning (Monday, 9-13) at the previously stated location.

Diane Anderson11 AM
Byron, MN
Olmsted County
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun
From golfbird@comcast.net Mon Sep 13 22:46:19 2004 From: golfbird@comcast.net (Dave and Linda Felker) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:46:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Kingbird in Steele Co., not Rice Message-ID: <000201c499db$1f2e44b0$081df518@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C499B1.36583CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think too much hot wind blew through my head today. Rice Lake State Park is in Steele Co., not Rice Co. I apologize. Also let me offer more clarification on the cuckoo. It had a gray bill, but very cinnamon primaries, with a white throat and breast, not buffy. I could not see the underside of the tail. It could have been a juvenile Yellow-billed, but I just can't say that positively. The back was a very plain tannish brown color. It was found on the Sumac Trail in Oxbow County Park. I would appreciate hearing from any of you with your opinion on this. Linda Felker ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C499B1.36583CB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I = think too much hot=20 wind blew through my head today. Rice Lake State Park is in Steele = Co.,=20 not Rice Co. I apologize.

Also = let me=20 offer more clarification on the cuckoo. It had a gray bill, = but very=20 cinnamon primaries, with a white throat and breast, not buffy. I = could not=20 see the underside of the tail. It could have been a juvenile=20 Yellow-billed, but I just can't say that positively. The back = was a=20 very plain tannish brown color. It was found on the Sumac = Trail in=20 Oxbow County Park. I would appreciate hearing from any of you with = your=20 opinion on this.

Linda=20 Felker

------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C499B1.36583CB0-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Mon Sep 13 23:05:18 2004 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:05:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Houston Co.Birds Sept 13 Message-ID: <20040913220518.67482.qmail@web13422.mail.yahoo.com> Broad-winged Hawk-----2-----Reno, Hilltop microwave tower, Hillside Rd. Swainson's Thrush-----1-----Reno Quarry trail Golden-winged Warbler-1----- " Nashville,Blk-thrtd. Green, B&WW, Redstarts Sandhill Crane--------3-----Hwy.26 MM 18, south of entrance sign, Brookwood Hills. Fred Lesher, LaCrosse, WI __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From Wildchough@aol.com Tue Sep 14 03:41:26 2004 From: Wildchough@aol.com (Wildchough@aol.com) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:41:26 EDT Subject: [mou] cicumnavigation of Mille Lacs Message-ID: <1a8.2898aac2.2e77b456@aol.com> --part1_1a8.2898aac2.2e77b456_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Kim Eckert and I did a magellanic circle of Mille Lacs yesterday (80 miles) for the first time in our recent histories and would have been better off fishing for walleye. We found: 12 loons, 9 Sanderling on the north shore beach west of Malmo, 9 Caspian Terns, 12 Bonaparte's Gulls on a boat dock in the NW corner across from the Micky D's, a Merlin at the Isle sewage ponds, and a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers flycatching and feeding 1 or more fledged young at the Malmo city park. Warblers were almost nonexistant. Small numbers of Common Terns were mainly in the SW corner of the lake. Decent cafe in downtown Onamia and a better than average pizza place there too. Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_1a8.2898aac2.2e77b456_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kim Eckert and I did a magellanic c= ircle of Mille Lacs yesterday (80 miles) for the first time in our recent hi= stories and would have been better off fishing for walleye. We found:<= BR>
12 loons, 9 Sanderling on the north shore beach west of Malmo, 9 Caspian Ter= ns, 12 Bonaparte's Gulls on a boat dock in the NW corner across from the Mic= ky D's, a Merlin at the Isle sewage ponds, and a pair of Red-headed Woodpeck= ers flycatching and feeding 1 or more fledged young at the Malmo city park.&= nbsp; Warblers were almost nonexistant. Small numbers of Common Terns=20= were mainly in the SW corner of the lake. Decent cafe in downtown Onam= ia and a better than average pizza place there too. Bob Russell, Dakota Coun= ty --part1_1a8.2898aac2.2e77b456_boundary-- From david@cahlander.com Tue Sep 14 05:57:34 2004 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:57:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red Phalarope photo Message-ID: <000801c49a17$5cf5e280$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C499ED.709AAB60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A photo of the Red Phalarope has been added to "Recently Seen" on the = mou-net web site: http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/recent.html --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C499ED.709AAB60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A photo of the Red Phalarope = has been=20 added to "Recently Seen" on the mou-net web site:

= http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~= mou/recent.html

---
David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C499ED.709AAB60-- From Hagsela@aol.com Tue Sep 14 06:22:37 2004 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 01:22:37 EDT Subject: [mou] No Townsend's Warbler Message-ID: <1f1.2a969881.2e77da1d@aol.com> So the cards were stacked against me, but I tried for the TW in Anoka Cty the evening of September 13. I only had slightly over one hour to look, at dusk, with clouds coming in and lighting conditions bad. The winds were from the S/SW and my hope was that the TW would stay until the winds shifted. I was lucky to find one Bay-breasted Warbler. There was very little bird action in the trees. Linda Sparling Hennepin Cty. Working 7 days a week and moping about missing some good birds. Happy to have had good luck with the 3-toed WP. From mattjim@earthlink.net Tue Sep 14 23:22:40 2004 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:22:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Whitewater Warblers Message-ID: <410-220049214222240432@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 8:00am, Sept. 13.. Whitewater State Park in Winona County. Had 14 species of warblers in 10 minutes at one spot in the campground (Site 62) - where Coyote Tail crosses the River. Included were at least 3-4 different Golden-wingeds. This was the only area in which more than one species was seen. James Mattsson mattjim@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

8:00am, Sept. 13.. Whitewater State Park in Winona County. Had 14 species of warblers in 10 minutes at one spot in the campground (Site 62) - where Coyote Tail crosses the River. Included were at least 3-4 different Golden-wingeds. This was the only area in which more than one species was seen.

James Mattsson

mattjim@earthlink.net

Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Wed Sep 15 06:11:57 2004 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:11:57 +0000 Subject: [mou] RFI: Red Phalarope reports Message-ID: I'd appreciate any reports (positive or negative) on the Salt Lake Red Phalarope, as I'm considering a trip out there Thursday or Sunday. Thanks in advance, Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From mattjim@earthlink.net Wed Sep 15 13:55:18 2004 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:55:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red Phalarope status? Message-ID: <410-22004931512551825@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I'm heading to the Dakotas tomorrow (16th) and would appreciate hearing if anyone finds the Red Phalarope today (15th) at Salt Lake. Thanks James Mattsson mattjim@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

I'm heading to the Dakotas tomorrow (16th) and would appreciate hearing if anyone finds the Red Phalarope today (15th) at Salt Lake. Thanks

James Mattsson

mattjim@earthlink.net

Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From sharonks@mn.rr.com Wed Sep 15 15:05:07 2004 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:05:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birds on fm107 Message-ID: I will be guest hosting the Ian Punnet show Thursday morning between 7am - 9am on fm107. So if you're in the Twin Cities area tune in and talk about birds. I have interviews scheduled with Mark Martell from Minnesota Audubon and my favorite ornithologist Dr. Paul Johnsgard! If you think there's a bird-related topic I should bring up on air, please email me privately with your suggestions. Sharon Stiteler -- www.birdchick.com From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Wed Sep 15 15:45:46 2004 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:45:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] 5th Annual Great Minnesota River Birding Day this Saturday Message-ID: It is not too late to join us for the 5th Annual Great Minnesota River Birding Day. If you plan to go birding anywhere in the watershed that day please let me know so that we can include your sightings in the list of species identified that day. The watershed stretches from the Twin Cities to the Iowa border, to the South Dakota border and to Fergus Falls and includes approximately 15,000 square miles in the state. Salt Lake, where the Red Phalarope was located, is part of this vast region. The weather outlook is good so I encourage you to participate in this event. Please contact Bob Williams at bxwilliams@cbburnet.com or at 612-728-2232 for more information. Good Birding, Bob Williams Bloomington =20 From kreckert@cpinternet.com Wed Sep 15 17:38:58 2004 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:38:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sabine's Gull in Duluth Message-ID: Mike Hendrickson just called to report he saw a juv Sabine's Gull a few minutes ago flying by the bay side of the Park Point Recreation Area. There are currently strong NE winds blowing in off L Superior, so perhaps a jaeger or something else of note might also be seen today. - Kim Eckert From smithville4@charter.net Wed Sep 15 20:56:22 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:56:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sabine Gull update Message-ID: <002e01c49b5e$13564af0$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C49B34.2A1C29F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: As Kim Eckert has mentioned I found a juv. Sabine Gull on the bayside of = Lake Superior just west of the ball fields. The bird was found at = 11:20am and I left Park Point at 2:15pm. The gull has not been refund. = The weather is unbelievable! The winds are gusting between 35-40mph from = the NE. the waves are reaching the fence in areas of the beach, which is = about 50 feet further up the beach than normal. The Sanderlings are = feeding along side of the debris which is right at the foot of the = dunes!=20 Other birds seen today" Jaeger species at 12 street near 12pm by Peder Svingen 3 Jaeger species at the airport boardwalks looking out at Lake Superior = by Tom Auer and myself. Forsters Terns (1-5) Common Terns=20 Black Tern (1) Bonaparte Gull Sanderlings Bairds Sandpiper Black-bellied Plover Greater Scaup (one flock about 50 birds) There are going me more birders down there after 5pm and something else = could show up. The winds are shifting to the west and they will be gusty = from the west. Thursday morning should be good to find some stuff and = the raptor migration could be pretty decent since they might be bottle = necked up in the woods north of here for the past few days of rain and = east winds. Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C49B34.2A1C29F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

As Kim Eckert has mentioned I = found a=20 juv. Sabine Gull on the bayside of Lake Superior just west of the ball=20 fields. The bird was found at 11:20am and I left Park Point at = 2:15pm. The=20 gull has not been refund. The weather is unbelievable! The winds are = gusting=20 between 35-40mph from the NE. the waves are reaching the fence in areas = of the=20 beach, which is about 50 feet further up the beach than normal. The = Sanderlings=20 are feeding along side of the debris which is right at the foot of the = dunes!=20

Other birds seen = today"

Jaeger species at 12 street = near 12pm by=20 Peder Svingen

3 Jaeger species at the = airport=20 boardwalks looking out at Lake Superior by Tom Auer and = myself.

Forsters Terns = (1-5)

Common Terns

Black Tern (1)

Bonaparte Gull

Sanderlings

Bairds Sandpiper

Black-bellied = Plover

Greater Scaup (one flock = about 50=20 birds)

There are going me more = birders down=20 there after 5pm and something else could show up. The winds are shifting = to the=20 west and they will be gusty from the west. Thursday morning should be = good to=20 find some stuff and the raptor migration could be pretty decent since = they might=20 be bottle necked up in the woods north of here for the past few days of = rain and=20 east winds.

Mike=20 Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C49B34.2A1C29F0-- From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Wed Sep 15 20:36:24 2004 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:36:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] sandpiper photos and behavior question In-Reply-To: <002c01c49b53$98464770$9865fea9@laptop> Message-ID: <20040915193624.80241.qmail@web54105.mail.yahoo.com> September 12th Ben and I braved the winds and spatter on Park Point, and were rewarded with mixed flocks of Sanderlings and Buff-breasted Sandpipers. I counted 37 Sanderlings and four Buff-breasteds, but there were probably more of both species: birds were constantly coming and going between the dune grass/beach pea and the wrack line. Only a few birds remained long outside of cover. I couldn't blame them. Thousands of ladybugs were crawling in the wrack, too; little orange bodies dot all the images. http://198.174.119.50/tmp/20040912/index.html Top photo of the set is a Semipalmated Sandpiper (as far as I know) from August 14th on Park Point. That big bill caught my eye, as did the bird's fairly bright coloration, but what caught my attention even more than its looks was the fact that it defended its feeding territory against the other Semipalmated Sandpipers. It held a stretch of shoreline about 20 feet from end to end, and would call and fluff its feathers and then fly at any intruder (all of which were juv. Semipalmated Sandpipers). This was the only time I've seen a migrating juv. Semi chase its own kind off, as far as I can remember. But then I don't see many shorebirds any more. How common is this behavior among Semis? Chris ===== Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN bikebirder75@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From smithville4@charter.net Wed Sep 15 22:00:02 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:00:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] sandpiper photos and behavior question References: <20040915193624.80241.qmail@web54105.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <001001c49b66$f8649f90$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> The semi-palmated Sandpiper picture is actually a Bairds Sandpiper. Here is are ID features on this bird that point to Bairds Sandpiper. 1. The wing tips go beyond the tail and cross over each other like scissors. 2. The bird has long legs for a Semi-palmated Sandpiper and it also has a very horizontal look to it. 3. The bill is slightly curved downward towards the tip and a Semi-palmated Sandpiper has a shorter black bill and looks real stubby. Sort of like a pencil, 4. The buffy coloration which it gives it a bib look is what you'll see on a fall plumage Bairds Sandpiper. So the bird is a Bairds Sandpiper and when you see them on the beach or at mud flats the yhave this very uniform pattern on it mantle. I call it a dotted look but the size of the Bairds is smaller than a Sanderling but a Bairds is slightly larger vs Semi-palmated. I love you Buff-breasted Sandpiper pics. I wish I had your camera when the S. Gull flew by! Mike Hendrickson Duluth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Mansfield" To: ; Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: [mou] sandpiper photos and behavior question > September 12th Ben and I braved the winds and spatter on Park Point, > and were rewarded with mixed flocks of Sanderlings and Buff-breasted > Sandpipers. I counted 37 Sanderlings and four Buff-breasteds, but > there were probably more of both species: birds were constantly coming > and going between the dune grass/beach pea and the wrack line. Only a > few birds remained long outside of cover. I couldn't blame them. > Thousands of ladybugs were crawling in the wrack, too; little orange > bodies dot all the images. > > http://198.174.119.50/tmp/20040912/index.html > > Top photo of the set is a Semipalmated Sandpiper (as far as I know) > from August 14th on Park Point. That big bill caught my eye, as did > the bird's fairly bright coloration, but what caught my attention even > more than its looks was the fact that it defended its feeding territory > against the other Semipalmated Sandpipers. It held a stretch of > shoreline about 20 feet from end to end, and would call and fluff its > feathers and then fly at any intruder (all of which were juv. > Semipalmated Sandpipers). This was the only time I've seen a migrating > juv. Semi chase its own kind off, as far as I can remember. But then I > don't see many shorebirds any more. How common is this behavior among > Semis? > > Chris > > ===== > Chris Mansfield > Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN > bikebirder75@yahoo.com > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Thu Sep 16 00:09:14 2004 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:09:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Re: sandpiper photos and behavior question Message-ID: <20040915230914.58730.qmail@web54102.mail.yahoo.com> Oops, I should have mentioned that the bird I'm calling Semipalmated appeared the same size as the other Semis present (which were more worn, paler juveniles) and was indeed semipalmated in the literal way: it had on each foot a large web between the outer and middle toes, and a small web between the middle and inner toes! I'm not picking on you, Mike, but since it was brought up: I've found that juv. Semipalmateds often show at least some primary projection (past folded tertials) and wingtip projection (past tail tip), and that the crossed-wingtips effect can be seen on several species. The guides that make it seem like long wings or crossed tips are a good field mark for Baird's/White-rumped are misleading. Semipalmated Sandpipers looking long-winged: http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/SESAphoto.html http://www3.sympatico.ca/jeaniron/semipsandj.htm http://www.birdinghawaii.co.uk/XKiiPeep2.htm Chris __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From smithville4@charter.net Thu Sep 16 01:22:53 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:22:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] dragonflies Message-ID: <004101c49b83$4f359830$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C49B59.65FDE830 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This summer I began taking photos of dragonflies and learning the names = of them. I so far seen about 31 species for Minnesota. I wanted a place = to display the photos and get extra help in IDing the some dragonflies I = was stumped on. So I got a photo album at Webshots and created a site = for others to visit. I will soon create other albums on this page (kids, = my garden, animals and etc..) so my family can see what we been doing. = So far there is only one set of pics of dragonflies for you to view. = I'll lbe adding more as time goes and also putting names on them. I have = a lot more to add to this album. Yesterday I netted several Canada = Darners, Variable Darner and a Shadow Darner.=20 Here's the address: http://community.webshots.com/user/mhendr4 Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C49B59.65FDE830 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This summer I began taking = photos of=20 dragonflies and learning the names of them. I so far seen about 31 = species for=20 Minnesota. I wanted a place to display the photos and get extra help in = IDing=20 the some dragonflies I was stumped on. So I got a photo album at = Webshots and=20 created a site for others to visit. I will soon create other albums on = this page=20 (kids, my garden, animals and etc..) so my family can see what we been = doing. So=20 far there is only one set of pics of dragonflies for you to view. I'll = lbe=20 adding more as time goes and also putting names on them. I have a lot = more to=20 add to this album. Yesterday I netted several Canada Darners, Variable = Darner=20 and a Shadow Darner.

Here's the = address:

http://community.webshots.com/user/mhendr4

Mike Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C49B59.65FDE830-- From jpomplun@cpinternet.com Thu Sep 16 02:28:08 2004 From: jpomplun@cpinternet.com (James Pomplun) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:28:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Carolina Wren/Henn. Cty. Message-ID: <000d01c49b8c$6cd45d00$2ad43d40@mmm.com> This morning (Wed.--sorry about the late post) at 10:45 I heard a singing Carolina Wren near Old Cedar Bridge across the water from the first opening along Hog Back Ridge Trail just east of the parking lot--the opening just before the one with the bench. Later I was able to actually see the bird. Jim Pomplun From ignacio_magpie@rohair.com Thu Sep 16 05:08:26 2004 From: ignacio_magpie@rohair.com (Roger Schroeder) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:08:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hurrican Ivan possible effects Message-ID: While my prayers and concerns are with family in friends in Gulf States, I am nonetheless curious if Minnesota might receive some unexpected bird sightings as a result of Hurricane Ivan. If this is a possibility, what species (and their characteristics) might MN birders want to look for - and in what conditions? For example, should we keep our eyes peeled for a wayward Magnificent Frigeatebird in flight, or roosting? Northern Fulmar harassing gulls? Anyone care to offer some previous examples, or a more realistic impression of what could happen? Roger Schroeder Marshall From axhertzel@sihope.com Thu Sep 16 11:25:50 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 05:25:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 15 September 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1116792140==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Wednesday, September 15th. On the 15th, Mike Henderickson found a juvenile SABINE'S GULL in Duluth on the bayside of Lake Superior just west of the Park Point ball fields. It has not been reported since but may still be in the area. Also along Park Point the were four unidentified JAEGERS, one was over Lake Superior at 12th street and three were near the Sky Harbor airport. On the 15th, Jim Pomplun found a CAROLINA WREN at the Old Cedar Bridge in Hennepin County. It was across the water from the first opening along Hog Back Ridge Trail just east of the parking lot. Four BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found at Jirik's Sod Farm in Dakota County on the 11th. Jirik's Sod Farm is on Dakota County Road 79 about half a mile south of its intersection with Dakota County Road 66. A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the 11th at the Pigs Eye area of the Mississippi River in southern Ramsey County. From Interstate 494, exit on Maxwell Street and go north. When the road comes to a T, turn left and follow the curve to the right where the street becomes Red Rock Road. The bird was in a pond here on the right. Interesting was the juvenile ROSS'S GOOSE found September 9th in a farm field about a quarter of a mile west of the junction of state highway 1 and Koochiching County Road 14. I have no recent reports of the TOWNSEND'S WARBLER seen last weekend at Linwood Lake in Anoka County, nor of the RED PHALAROPE found on the 11th at the north end of Salt Lake in Lac Qui Parle County. The warbler was last reported on the 11th, and the phalarope on the 12th. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, September 23rd. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1116792140==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 15 September 2004

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Wednesday, September 15th.

On the 15th, Mike Henderickson found a juvenile SABINE'S GULL in Duluth on the bayside of Lake Superior just west of the Park Point ball fields. It has not been reported since but may still be in the area.

Also along Park Point the were four unidentified JAEGERS, one was over Lake Superior at 12th street and three were near the Sky Harbor airport.

On the 15th, Jim Pomplun found a CAROLINA WREN at the Old Cedar Bridge in Hennepin County. It was across the water from the first opening along Hog Back Ridge Trail just east of the parking lot.

Four BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found at Jirik's Sod Farm in Dakota County on the 11th. Jirik's Sod Farm is on Dakota County Road 79 about half a mile south of its intersection with Dakota County Road 66.

A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the 11th at the Pigs Eye area of the Mississippi River in southern Ramsey County. >From Interstate 494, exit on Maxwell Street and go north. When the road comes to a T, turn left and follow the curve to the right where the street becomes Red Rock Road. The bird was in a pond here on the right.

Interesting was the juvenile ROSS'S GOOSE found September 9th in a farm field about a quarter of a mile west of the junction of state highway 1 and Koochiching County Road 14.

I have no recent reports of the TOWNSEND'S WARBLER seen last weekend at Linwood Lake in Anoka County, nor of the RED PHALAROPE found on the 11th at the north end of Salt Lake in Lac Qui Parle County. The warbler was last reported on the 11th, and the phalarope on the 12th.

This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club.

The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message.

MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at <david@cahlander.com>.

MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com.

In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700.

The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, September 23rd.

--

Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

--============_-1116792140==_ma============-- From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Thu Sep 16 14:39:03 2004 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:39:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hurrican Ivan possible effects Message-ID: The only ocean evidence of hurricane-assisted birds in Minnesota of which I'm aware are two sightings of Magnificent Frigatebird (9/22/88 & 10/1/88 - same bird?). The proximal cause of their arrival was probably Hurricane Gilbert, which made landfall in Mexico 9/16/88, moved up through Big Bend (9/18), and reached Missouri as a Tropical Depression 9/19. The best chances for a pelagic would probably come from a strong storm heading due north near the TX/LA border. The eastern Great Lakes get shearwaters, storm-petrels, etc. from storms that hit the Carolinas and continue NNE. Paul From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Sep 16 15:23:01 2004 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:23:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Why crows hate Red-tails - the rest of the story Message-ID: <4F3C90DD5ABC32408C70AC50F47942BD6E8E65@ds69mail.na.bestbuy.com> So here I am sitting at my desk in Richfield, working away - peripheral vision picks up a figure moving quickly by the window I face. I grab my binos and am immediately watching a Red-tail in a half closed wing stoop of about a 30 degree angle. The bird closed its wings more (3/4?), picked up speed, dropped more steeply, and I saw the target of the stoop come into view - a group of 4 crows on the ground in an apartment parking lot. I estimate the Hawk was going about 40 mph, about 8 seconds had gone by.. The crows leapt straight up when the Hawk was about 30 feet away, scattering in flight, and the Hawk missed its pass. The crows climbed frantically and when 30 feet high went into counterattack. The Hawk wheeled and fled at low altitude, at half the speed of its approach, making a direct line for the top of a Best Buy tower. The crows pursued but never made any passes at the Hawk. This is the first time I had seen a Red-tail go for Crow for a meal. I had assumed Crow attacks were territorial to protect nesting and young birds, but now I suddenly realize the Crow's position in the food chain. I guess Hawks are lucky rabbits don't fly, at least outside of Monty Python movies. Good Birding. Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Thu Sep 16 15:23:10 2004 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:23:10 +0000 Subject: [mou] No Red Phalarope Message-ID: Jim Mattson just called me to tell me that on Thurs. AM there were no phalaropes of any kind on a smooth-as-glass Salt Lake. I know that Tennessee had a Sooty Tern - I don't know of other 'pelagics' blown in this year, but it certainly is worth keeping an eye out. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From Jbaines317@aol.com Thu Sep 16 20:23:15 2004 From: Jbaines317@aol.com (Jbaines317@aol.com) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:23:15 EDT Subject: [mou] Raptors Message-ID: <87.162fe7f7.2e7b4223@aol.com> -------------------------------1095362594 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There were a pair of Swainson's Hawks soaring over the Hwy 52 & Hwy 42 intersection in Dakota County at 1pm today. Jen Vieth -------------------------------1095362594 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There were a pair of Swainson's Hawks soaring over the Hwy 52 & Hwy= 42 intersection in Dakota County at 1pm today.

Jen Vieth

-------------------------------1095362594-- From birdnird@yahoo.com Thu Sep 16 21:49:30 2004 From: birdnird@yahoo.com (Terence Brashear) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:49:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Blackpoll Warbler Image In-Reply-To: <87.162fe7f7.2e7b4223@aol.com> Message-ID: <20040916204930.61833.qmail@web50302.mail.yahoo.com> I was digging around through some old files and found this Blackpoll Warbler image from this past spring. It seemed to me that this species was much more conspicuous this year than it had been in the past. http://www.naturepixels.com/images/blackpollwar.jpg Regards, Terry _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com From JEBonkoski@aol.com Fri Sep 17 01:16:44 2004 From: JEBonkoski@aol.com (JEBonkoski@aol.com) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:16:44 EDT Subject: [mou] Sabine's Gull - Crow Wing Co. Message-ID: <9a.14d62b22.2e7b86ec@aol.com> -------------------------------1095380204 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 12:30 this afternoon, I found a Sabine's Gull at the Serpent Lake sewage ponds, with permission from the Operator, to bird inside the fences. The sewage ponds are located approx. 4 miles No. of Ironton on Crow Wing Co 30. The bird was associating with some Bonaparte's Gulls, and I was able to observe the bird for about 20 minutes. Since I had permission to be in the ponds, I observed the birds from the middle berm as the bird flew back and forth. I saw the Sabine's Gull in the two south ponds, where it was sitting on the water, and flying between the two ponds and also landed on the berm. The bird appears to be a juvenile, as the back was a mottled brown, very similar to Sibley's illustration on Page 228 of his "Guide to Birds" -------------------------------1095380204 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

At 12:30 this afternoon, I found a Sabine's Gull at the Serpent Lake se= wage ponds, with permission from the Operator, to bird inside the fences.&nb= sp; The sewage ponds are located approx. 4 miles No. of Ironton on Crow= Wing Co 30.

The bird was associating with some Bonaparte's Gulls, and I was able to= observe the bird for about 20 minutes. Since I had permission to be in= the ponds, I observed the birds from the middle berm as the bird flew back=20= and forth. I saw the Sabine's Gull in the two south ponds, where= it was sitting on the water, and flying between the two ponds and also land= ed on the berm. The bird appears to be a juvenile, as the back was a mottled= brown, very similar to Sibley's illustration on Page 228 of his "Guide to B= irds"

-------------------------------1095380204-- From connyb@mycidco.com Thu Sep 16 20:55:16 2004 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:55:16 Subject: [mou] Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: This evening on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis I enjoyed watching an Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull. I watched the Lesser Black-backed Gull from 6:25-6:55 in the middle of the lake from the West side of the lake. There were also hundreds of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls, on a very calm lake this evening. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From chetmeyers@visi.com Fri Sep 17 02:27:52 2004 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (Chet Meyers) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:27:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Jirik Sod farms Message-ID: <20040917012752.8324A7A926@taranis.mc.mpls.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: Drove down to the Jirik Sod farms in Dakota County (didn't have time to do Castle Rock) to see what the recent deluge had to offer...not much at all. Saw a grand total of 2 killdeer and 6 American golden plovers (one close to breeding plumage). I found no buff-breasted sandpipers which I had hoped to photograph. There is minimal standing water and a good portion of the sod has been stripped from one of the main fields. Chet Meyers Hennepin County From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Sep 17 02:27:49 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:27:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, September 17, 2004 Message-ID: <000001c49c55$8ef09060$48d5aec6@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 17, 2004 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. There is no doubt that fall is here now- the colors are appearing in the leaves, cold rains are alternating with warm sunny days. Every day the bird mix changes. We are seeing the last of the bug eaters which are being slowly replaced by the seed eaters. Migration is in full swing, and one never knows what one will see on a given day. In Pennington County, Pat Rice reported a large flock of FRANKLIN'S GULLS along US highway 59 on September 11th. At her feeder in Beltrami County , Pat had BROWN CREEPER, PINE SISKIN, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH on September 10th. Keith Corliss observed a CONNECTICUT WARBLER in Moorhead's M. B. Johnson Park in Clay County on September 11th. Some of Matt Mecklenburg's sightings during a big day conducted on September 11th in Clay County were COMMON LOON, HORNED GREBES at the Barnesville wastewater treatment ponds, RED-NECKED GREBE at Hitterdahl, GREAT EGRET, TURKEY VULTURE, BROAD-WINGED HAWK at the MSUM Science Center, SWAINSON'S HAWK along CR 7 south of Ulen, GRAY PARTRIDGE west of Barnesville, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, COMMON RAVEN, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR.=20 Mary Wyatt in Becker County reported that there are over 1000 ducks at Hamden Slough NWR now, and many mixed flocks of blackbirds are passing through. She still has two SCARLET TANAGERS coming to the feeders. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.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. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, September 24, 2004. From decke003@maroon.tc.umn.edu Fri Sep 17 03:06:20 2004 From: decke003@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Stephen Roman) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:06:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] No Red Phalarope Message-ID: <001c01c49c5a$ed49c140$6af96580@asus1> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C49C31.03B9B810 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A check of Salt Lake this afternoon failed to produce any Red Phalaropes = or Red-necked Phalaropes. One Wilson's Phalarope was seen along with = Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, = Semipalmated Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Stilt = Sandpiper. Lessor Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, = Short-billed Dowitcher. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C49C31.03B9B810 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A check of Salt Lake this afternoon failed to = produce any Red=20 Phalaropes or Red-necked Phalaropes. One Wilson's = Phalarope was=20 seen along with Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, = Least=20 Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Pectoral = Sandpiper, Stilt=20 Sandpiper. Lessor Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper,=20 Short-billed Dowitcher.

------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C49C31.03B9B810-- From decke003@umn.edu Fri Sep 17 02:50:14 2004 From: decke003@umn.edu (Stephen Roman) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:50:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] No Red Phalarope Message-ID: <003801c49c58$adeaae30$6af96580@asus1> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C49C2E.C3C6F080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A check of Salt Lake this afternoon failed to produce any Red Phalaropes = or Red-necked Phalaropes. One Wilson's Phalarope was seen along with = Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, = Semipalmated Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Stilt = Sandpiper. Lessor Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, = Short-billed Dowitcher. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C49C2E.C3C6F080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C49C2E.C3C6F080-- From smithville4@charter.net Fri Sep 17 03:36:02 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:36:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hurricane Ivan Message-ID: <00e001c49c5f$1374bba0$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C49C35.2A48F280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was interested if birders in the SE part of the US were turning up = inland records of oceanic type gulls or terns and so far none. I did = read about a guy who counted 1,400 Frigate birds flying down the coast = in Louisiana. So maybe things need a little more time before some birds = show up in unexpected places. What I thought was interesting is that there are more sightings of = Sabine Gulls in the Midwest as of yesterday and today. The states I read = that had some Sabine Gulls sightings were Missouri and Michigan. This is = the time of the year to find them. I wouldn't be surprise if more Sabine = Gulls show up at these sewage ponds in central and western part of = Minnesota. Nothing today at Park Pt. except some terns flying over the lake and = that's it. The lake and bay was very calm. We had westerly winds today. = There was a good flight for Cherry-face Meadowhawks and White-face = Meadowhawks. I netted several Canada Darners zipping by the beach. All I = did was wait for them to come me. The numbers were impressive. OH I = forgot I am talking about dragonflies. It was a good day overall. Mike Hendrickson Duluth ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C49C35.2A48F280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was interested if birders = in the SE=20 part of the US were turning up inland records of oceanic type gulls or = terns and=20 so far none. I did read about a guy who counted 1,400 Frigate birds = flying down=20 the coast in Louisiana. So maybe things need a little more time before = some=20 birds show up in unexpected places.

What I thought was = interesting is that=20 there are more sightings of Sabine Gulls in the Midwest as of yesterday = and=20 today. The states I read that had some Sabine Gulls sightings were = Missouri and=20 Michigan. This is the time of the year to find them. I wouldn't be = surprise if=20 more Sabine Gulls show up at these sewage ponds in central and western = part of=20 Minnesota.

Nothing today at Park Pt. = except some=20 terns flying over the lake and that's it. The lake and bay was very = calm. We had=20 westerly winds today. There was a good flight for Cherry-face = Meadowhawks and=20 White-face Meadowhawks. I netted several Canada Darners zipping by the = beach.=20 All I did was wait for them to come me. The numbers were impressive. OH = I forgot=20 I am talking about dragonflies. It was a good day overall.

Mike Hendrickson

Duluth

------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C49C35.2A48F280-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Sep 17 03:58:43 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:58:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 9/16/04 Message-ID: <7C33EE22-0855-11D9-A414-000A95AC3AF2@cpinternet.com> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 16th, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mike Hendrickson found a SABINE'S GULL flying down the beach at Minnesota Point during yesterday's gale conditions . The bird was not refound later. Also seen were four JAEGERS, at least four FORSTER'S TERNS, COMMON TERNS, and a BLACK TERN. Today, Kim Eckert reported five SNOW GEESE, a BOBOLINK, and seven species of shorebirds at Minnesota Point. Today was a big flight day at Hawk Ridge. At 1:00 pm, over 11,000 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS had been counted, along with several other species including one SWAINSON'S HAWK. Several birders reported four BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS from Minnesota Point on the 12th, along with a large group of SANDERLINGS and several other species of shorebirds. Suzanne Gucciardo reported a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER from Grand Marais that was present for the past three days. On the 14th, Jim Lind encountered a nice wave of warblers at the Lakewood Pumping Station east of Duluth, including at least 15 CAPE MAY WARBLERS and eight other species. Jim also reported 21 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS at Flood Bay, plus 3 RED-NECKED GREBES and a HORNED GREBE on Lake Superior between Stoney Point and Brighton Beach. Sue McDonnell reported a WHIP-POOR-WILL still calling near Grand Marais on the 13th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 23rd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. 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 of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or send an e-mail to to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From blanich@emily.net Fri Sep 17 14:54:39 2004 From: blanich@emily.net (Steve & Jo Blanich) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:54:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sabine's Gu;; Message-ID: <002c01c49cbd$e072fa00$f54d5a40@hppav> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C49C93.F7522D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Sabine's Gull was seen this A.M. at the sewage ponds north of = Ironton, Crow Wing Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C49C93.F7522D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Sabine's Gull was seen this A.M. at = the sewage=20 ponds north of Ironton, Crow Wing Co.

------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C49C93.F7522D60-- From herbdingmann@astound.net Sat Sep 18 01:08:12 2004 From: herbdingmann@astound.net (Herb Dingmann) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:08:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Chisago County Message-ID: <000701c49d13$99abf760$6401a8c0@D452T311> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C49CE9.B0D5EF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I found 6 Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Chisago County today. Along with them were 10 American Golden-Plovers, and 6 Baird's Sandpipers. From Hwy 95 in North Branch, go north on CR30 about 1 mile, then turn east on 400th St. and go 3.2 miles. Note that there are a lot of sod farms in the area, so the birds may move around. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C49CE9.B0D5EF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I found 6 Buff-breasted Sandpipers in = Chisago = County today. Along with them were 10 American Golden-Plovers, and 6 Baird’s Sandpipers. From Hwy 95 in North Branch, go = north on CR30 about 1 mile, then turn east on 400^th = St. and go 3.2 miles. Note that there are = a lot of sod farms in the area, so the birds may move = around.

Herb = Dingmann

St. = Cloud

------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C49CE9.B0D5EF60-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Sat Sep 18 01:29:23 2004 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:29:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Houston Co. Hawks; etc birds Message-ID: <20040918002923.46737.qmail@web13426.mail.yahoo.com> Seven raptor species totalling 188 ind. birds from near the microwave tower at the hairpin curve top of Hillside Rd. north of Reno. 8:30AM-12N Fri. Sept 17: Turkey V.-------36 Bald E.----------3 N. Harrier-------1 Cooper's H.------1 Broad-w. Hawk--188 Red-t H.---------1 Am. Kestrel------1 etc. birds: Tree & Barn Swallows Tufted T. Red-brstd. Nuthatch--numbers high, --4+ Gray Catbird Blackpoll W. Ovenbird E. Towhee Savannah Sp. Rose brstd. Grosbeak >From Hwy 26 1/4 mile south of junction with Hwy 16 south of LaCrescent, west of hwy in Root R. floodplain pasture: Sandhill Crane-----3 Fred Lesher, with Art & Nancy Overcott P.S. SE Minn. birders may be interested in checking out the US BANK building at 2nd. & State in downtown LaCrosse where an apparent pair of Pergrines have been perched frequently for the last two weeks on the "USBANK" sign on the NW side of the building. In downtown __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Sat Sep 18 01:45:23 2004 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:45:23 EDT Subject: [mou] Serpent Lake Sabine/others Message-ID: <59.16625fdc.2e7cdf23@aol.com> The Sabine Gull was missing at Serpent Lake sewage ponds this afternoon, as were all of the Bonapartes Gulls. Nothing there but about 15 Ring-billed Gulls (Probably because I couldn't find the operator...Oh well.) Osakis sewage ponds still had the single Blue Phase Snow Goose my sons and I saw in early August as well as three Wilson's Phalaropes and about 300+ Franklins Gulls. Albany sewage ponds had thousands of swallows...swarming everywhere. Not many ducks on either ponds. Saw eight C.Loons off the wayside at Garrison and 35 C. Mergansers. A slow day all in all. John Ellis, St. Paul From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat Sep 18 05:31:39 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:31:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Collared Dove-Marietta Message-ID: <005901c49d38$64bdb460$382e56c7@oemcomputer> Found a single Eurasian Collared-dove in Marietta today. Bird was on a wire one half block south of the American Legion. This was a typical bird. Larger than Mourning Dove, medium gray all over, with a white bottom to the square tail and black outer tail feathers on the bottom side of the tail. When identifying these birds you need to see all of these features and others shown in the field guides to avoid confusion with Ringed Turtle Doves. Someone said the other day that RTDs are always white. That is not true. We have seen an RTD that was not the bright white bird that we have observed in captivity. While this bird was definately lighter that the typical ECD it was not white at all. Also it does not make sense to us to differentiate between birds likely to be seen in the larger metro areas and the birds that are starting to slowly populate all the counties in western Minnesota. Birds fly. That is the part that makes this so interesting. You never know where a species will show up next. A larger concern will be hybrids. The latest issue of North American Birds has a photograph of a hybrid Mourning/Eurasian Collared-dove from Memphis,Tennessee. While this particular photograph is hard to get a great idea of all the id marks it is important to remember that hybrids can draw just about any of their traits from either parent. Anyone know if hunters can shoot ECDs also? And also if there is not a season on ECDs can we charge a hunter who shoots a hybrid or a ECD with breaking the law? You know the DNR enforcement officers won't do anything about this as they won't know the ID marks. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From Steve Weston" Message-ID: <006201c49d42$dd680280$169a7618@spacestar.net> Eurasian Collard Doves are not native birds, and thus are not protected. They would fall in the same category as Starlings and House Sparrows and Mute Swans. Interesting about the coloration of the Ringed Turtle Doves. All the ones that I have seen have been almost pure white. I assumed that the only non-white RTD's would be ferral populations from breeding escapees. I did not say that Ringed Turtle Doves are always white. I did imply that you are not likely to see anything but white Ringed Turtle Doves in Minnesota. >From what I have heard and seen, the RTD's tend to stay in the neighborhood where they have escaped. While they have bred in some of the southern cities, the pair I observed in Minnesota did not fledge young and may not have nested. by the way, where did you see the darker RTD's? Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis/Barbara Martin" To: "mou-net" Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:31 PM Subject: [mou] Collared Dove-Marietta > Found a single Eurasian Collared-dove in Marietta today. Bird was on a wire > one half block south of the American Legion. > > This was a typical bird. Larger than Mourning Dove, medium gray all over, > with a white bottom to the square tail and black outer tail feathers on the > bottom side of the tail. When identifying these birds you need to see all > of these features and others shown in the field guides to avoid confusion > with Ringed Turtle Doves. Someone said the other day that RTDs are always > white. That is not true. We have seen an RTD that was not the bright white > bird that we have observed in captivity. While this bird was definately > lighter that the typical ECD it was not white at all. > > Also it does not make sense to us to differentiate between birds likely to > be seen in the larger metro areas and the birds that are starting to slowly > populate all the counties in western Minnesota. Birds fly. That is the > part that makes this so interesting. You never know where a species will > show up next. > > A larger concern will be hybrids. The latest issue of North American Birds > has a photograph of a hybrid Mourning/Eurasian Collared-dove from > Memphis,Tennessee. While this particular photograph is hard to get a great > idea of all the id marks it is important to remember that hybrids can draw > just about any of their traits from either parent. > > Anyone know if hunters can shoot ECDs also? And also if there is not a > season on ECDs can we charge a hunter who shoots a hybrid or a ECD with > breaking the law? You know the DNR enforcement officers won't do anything > about this as they won't know the ID marks. > > Dennis and Barbara Martin > dbmartin@skypoint.com > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From Lanl1965@aol.com Sat Sep 18 06:54:28 2004 From: Lanl1965@aol.com (Lanl1965@aol.com) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 01:54:28 -0400 Subject: [mou] remove from list Message-ID: <78127170.52CC569A.00781EF8@aol.com> lanl1965@aol.com From leslie marcus" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C49CF0.57A790E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Lesser Black-backed gull previously reported by Conny Brunell was = present this evening at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis at approximately the = same location from 6pm to 6:50pm. Leslie Marcus St. Louis Park Hennepin County ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C49CF0.57A790E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Lesser Black-backed gull previously = reported by=20 Conny Brunell was present this evening at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis at = approximately the same location from 6pm to 6:50pm.

Leslie Marcus

St. Louis Park

Hennepin = County

------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C49CF0.57A790E0-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Sat Sep 18 13:45:21 2004 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 05:45:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Hillside Rd. , Houston Co.: Birds,Ethics,Aesthetics Message-ID: <20040918124521.54364.qmail@web13426.mail.yahoo.com> Hillside Rd. runs about 6 miles between the tiny community of Reno at the west end of Dike 8 of the Miss. R. and Co. Rd. 3, just west of Brownsville. Birding includes access to Dorer Hardwood Forest and snowmobile/horse trails into habitat still attractive to nesting Cerulean Warblers, Veerys, & Wood Thrush, not to mention Wild Turkeys & Ruffed Grouse. Countable numbers of raptors pass over this route near the River in the fall. Countless numbers of waterfowl are visible passing overhead spring & fall. Ethics includes how property along this road is cared for by private owners and how the forest is managed by the state. Over the years, I have become acquainted with some owners and foresters. Squirrel, deer, & turkey hunters access this area heavily. How are birders represented in maintaining their interests in Houston Co. and its non-game birds? Aesthetics includes the fact that the rural aspect and agricultural use of the lands along Hillside Rd. combine with elevated views of the Mississipi River to the east and the wooded hills to the west to create scenery that is still essentially 19th century. Is it possible to retain some of that scenery? Does anyone want to? Is "scenery" part of birding? Are birders/birdwatchers and MOU interested in participating in creating a "big picture" of Houston Co.? Presuming so, how is that picture presented within & without the birding "community" and MOU? If not, why not? When do birders define what they do and what they value? Fred Lesher, LaCrosse, Wisconsin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From dougjohn@lsnmlaw.org Sat Sep 18 15:34:01 2004 From: dougjohn@lsnmlaw.org (Doug Johnson) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:34:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sabine's Gull Message-ID: <001301c49d8c$8dbad330$1783a8c0@lsnmlawbemidji.local> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C49D62.A4E4CB30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Sabine's Gull was still present on Friday afternoon as I saw it on the back (farthest southeast pond away from the road) pond flying over the pond and perched on the water. This was at about 3:30 p.m. at the Serpent Lake/Ironton sewage ponds in Crow Wing County. There were no Bonaparte's Gulls and only 8 to 10 Ring-billed Gulls present. The Sabine's Gull did not perch on the berm while I was there but was insect catching over the bubbling mechanism in the far pond and picked insects off the water. Douglas Johnson 7300 Vireo Ct. NE Bemidji ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C49D62.A4E4CB30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Sabine’s Gull = was still present on Friday afternoon as I saw it on the back (farthest southeast = pond away from the road) pond flying over the pond and perched on the = water. This was at about = 3:30 p.m. at the Serpent = Lake/Ironton sewage ponds in Crow = Wing = County. There were no Bonaparte’s = Gulls and only 8 to 10 Ring-billed Gulls present. The Sabine’s Gull did not perch = on the berm while I was there but was insect catching = over the bubbling mechanism in the far pond and picked insects off the = water.

Douglas Johnson

7300 Vireo Ct. = NE

Bemidji

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C49D62.A4E4CB30-- From psvingen@d.umn.edu Sat Sep 18 17:31:52 2004 From: psvingen@d.umn.edu (Peder Svingen) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:31:52 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Pomarine Jaeger at Wisconsin Point Message-ID: Mike Hendrickson just called to report that at 11:00 AM today (Saturday) he, Tom Auer, and Robbye Johnson watched a juvenile Pomarine Jaeger fly directly overhead them at Wisconsin Point. The bird flew in along the beach on the Wisconsin side of the Superior Entry, flew through the entry, and was last seen heading towards Duluth on the bay side of Minnesota Point. Mike stated that it looked like a large gull as it flew towards them, but they soon realized its true identity when it came closer. The bird looked very large and "barrel-chested" with heavily barred flanks and a paler belly. The central pair of rectrices apparently did not project beyond the tip of the tail. All three observers noted a "double underwing flash" and a tawny nape. Tom Auer reported a juvenile Pomarine Jaeger at Park Point on 6 September and thinks today's bird is the same individual. Robbye Johnson added that several observers at Wisconsin Point observed a possible Arctic Tern this morning. There are 30 to 40 Sterna in the area; the possible Arctic Tern has not been refound or confirmed as of 11:00 AM. Yesterday (17 September) Robbye received a second hand report of a large dark-mantled gull, presumably a Great Black-backed. Since Wednesday (15 September) when as many as four jaegers were seen at Park Point, there have been daily sightings of one to two jaegers either at Park Point or Wisconsin Point. Until today's sighting a juvenile Pom, none of these were seen well enough or close enough for identification. The juvenile Sabine's Gull found by Mike Hendrickson during Wednesday's gale has not been refound since its intial discovery. -- Peder H. Svingen - psvingen@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN From ampbowman52@hotmail.com Sat Sep 18 21:09:40 2004 From: ampbowman52@hotmail.com (Aaron Bowman) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:09:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chisago Co Buff-breasted Sandpiper Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C49D91.85486730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today I saw one Buff-breasted Sandpiper (at about 1:30pm) where Herb = Dingmann reported them on Friday. =20 It was at the same location, about 3.2 miles down 400th street on the = left side of the road a ways behind a wet area near the road. There were also a number of Baird's Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers and = an American Golden Plover farther down 400th street on the left (in a = plowed field). Aaron Bowman Roseville ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C49D91.85486730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Today I saw one Buff-breasted = Sandpiper (at=20 about 1:30pm) where Herb Dingmann reported them on Friday. =20

It was at the same location, about 3.2 = miles down=20 400th street on the left side of the road a ways behind a wet area = near the=20 road.

There were also a number of Baird's=20 Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers and an American Golden Plover = farther=20 down 400th street on the left (in a plowed field).

Aaron Bowman

Roseville

------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C49D91.85486730-- From birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com Sat Sep 18 22:21:47 2004 From: birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com (birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:21:47 -0700 Subject: [mou] Hummingbird ID Help Message-ID: <20040918212146.F1A3535A58@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> I saw a tiny hummingbird this morning, a lot smaller than the RTH. It had a green back and tail, sides were either just turning red or orange,white throat, and its wings reached the tip of the tail when it rested. The only hummingbird I could find that it could be is a Calliope Hummingbird. Nathan Wersal Springfield Brown County ---------------------------------------------- Mailblocks - A Better Way to Do Email http://about.mailblocks.com/info From smithville4@charter.net Sat Sep 18 23:00:51 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:00:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red Knot Message-ID: <004701c49dca$f6f34830$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C49DA1.0DC75800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This afternoon at the south side of the bath house on Lake Superior was = a winter plumage Red Knot. The Red Knot was associated with some = Sanderlings and a Semi-palmated Sandpipers (2). There were also = Black-bellied and Golden Plovers on the beach. The bird was found by = myself, Jim Lind and Don Kienholtz. The light morph juvenile Pomarine Jaeger has not been refound on the = Minnesota side nor have I heard of any reports of any jaegers, Artic = Tern or Sabine's Gull. The weather is shifting fro ma cool east windy = day to a south warm or hot day tomorrow with temps near 90. I'll be out dragonflying with some friends and birding at 40th ave West. Mike H. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C49DA1.0DC75800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This afternoon at the south = side of the=20 bath house on Lake Superior was a winter plumage Red Knot. The Red = Knot=20 was associated with some Sanderlings and a Semi-palmated Sandpipers (2). = There=20 were also Black-bellied and Golden Plovers on the beach. The bird was = found by=20 myself, Jim Lind and Don Kienholtz.

The light morph juvenile = Pomarine Jaeger=20 has not been refound on the Minnesota side nor have I heard of any = reports of=20 any jaegers, Artic Tern or Sabine's Gull. The weather is shifting fro ma = cool=20 east windy day to a south warm or hot day tomorrow with temps near=20 90.

I'll be out dragonflying with = some=20 friends and birding at 40th ave West.

Mike = H.

------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C49DA1.0DC75800-- From smithville4@charter.net Sat Sep 18 23:53:54 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:53:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Need phone number Message-ID: <005f01c49dd2$5fd4a180$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C49DA8.76A8D860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I need to get hold of Tony Mahan who puts together the MOU newsletter. I = was wondering if anyone on this listserve could give me a number to = call. Mike Hendrickson Duluth, MN ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C49DA8.76A8D860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I need to get hold of Tony = Mahan who puts=20 together the MOU newsletter. I was wondering if anyone on this listserve = could=20 give me a number to call.

Mike Hendrickson

Duluth, MN

------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C49DA8.76A8D860-- From renohawk@hbci.com Sun Sep 19 05:06:59 2004 From: renohawk@hbci.com (Jeff Dankert) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:06:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Free birding magazines In-Reply-To: <20040918124521.54364.qmail@web13426.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <001301c49dfe$1c229920$bd77f3cd@S0025943521> I have some old birding magazines I want to give away free to whoever will take them (Living Bird, Birding, Birdwatcher's Digest). There must be 200-300. "Living Bird" is the magazine of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "Birding" is the magazine of the American Birding Association. "Birdwatchers Digest" contains more popular and less scientific content than the periodicals above. The years are varied and in some cases, continuous through a period. Some date back to the late 1970s. Regards, Jeff Dankert 908 Parks Ave Apt 158 Winona MN 55987-5330 (507) 454-0033 renohawk@hbci.com From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Sun Sep 19 18:28:56 2004 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:28:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] 5 sps gulls at L Calhoun in Mpls Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49E6E.24283C45 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sat evening (9/18, 6PM - 7PM) Lesser Black-backed Thayer's (an early, well marked adult) Franklin's=20 Herring Ring-billed Paul Minneapolis ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49E6E.24283C45 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 5 sps gulls at L Calhoun in Mpls

Sat = evening (9/18, 6PM – 7PM)

Lesser Black-backed

Thayer’s (an early, well marked adult)

Franklin’s

Herring

Ring-billed

Paul

Minneapolis

------_=_NextPart_001_01C49E6E.24283C45-- From Steve Weston" The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) will hold its September meeting on this Thursday the 23th. Speaker: Tom Meersman The Program: "Exotic Invaders in Minnesota's Waters" Tom Meersman, the acclaimed, award winning environmental reporter with the Minneapolis Star and Tribune will present a program on the story behind the story. You hopefully read his series in the Strib this summer on the exotic invaders. Now you will get a chance to hear from one of America's foremost environmental journalists. Perhaps, we will hear the first stirrings of the next series. Perhaps, you might even have the suggestion. Please, join us at 7:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor�s Center in Bloomington. You are invited to come early (7pm) for the social period with coffee, cookies and committee exhibits. There is no admission. All are welcome. For directions call me (612-978-3993), e-mail me or see our newsletter at: http://home.comcast.net/~mrvac/Sept2004.doc (click on the blank box for directions) or you can visit our website: www.mrvac.org . Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From robert.oconnor@ndsu.nodak.edu Sun Sep 19 19:02:54 2004 From: robert.oconnor@ndsu.nodak.edu (robert.oconnor@ndsu.nodak.edu) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:02:54 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] plegadis ibis Message-ID: <49562.24.117.133.44.1095616974.squirrel@24.117.133.44> Hi, I found two plegadis ibis at West Toqua Lake near Graceville in Big Stone County on Saturday afternoon, the 18th. They were a few hundred yards north of the south end of the lake. I had them in the scope for about five seconds at two hundred yards, but then they flew, and I was unable to relocate them. When they took off, they came straight at me, then veered over the cemetery marked on p. 92 of Kim Eckert�s guide. It seems extremely unlikely that they were anything but White-faced, especially given the comparative proximity of this site to Sand Lake, South Dakota, but I was unable to examine the birds closely. Bob O'Connor From david@cahlander.com Sun Sep 19 20:02:54 2004 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 14:02:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen - Buff-breasted Sandpiper in St. Louis County Message-ID: <000e01c49e7b$4872ddf0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C49E51.5BECC640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Recently Seen page of mou-net has been updated to show the = Buff-breasted Sandpiper in St. Louis County. http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/recent.html --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C49E51.5BECC640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Recently Seen page of = mou-net has=20 been updated to show the Buff-breasted Sandpiper in St. Louis=20 County.

http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~= mou/recent.html

---
David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C49E51.5BECC640-- From BillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu Sun Sep 19 22:57:22 2004 From: BillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu (BillyJoe Unzen) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:57:22 +0000 Subject: [mou] Sabine's and Little Gull at Lake Winnibigoshish Message-ID: <1095631042.95abb0dcBillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu> Today Sept. 19 at 2pm I found a juvenile Sabine's Gull at Lake Winnibigoshi= sh in Cass county. It was seen from a boat landing along the eastern edge= of the lake below Tamarack point. It flew towards the northeast farther= up tamarack point until out of my view. About 20 minutes after the Sabine's left I spotted a single adult Little Gu= ll in basic plumage from the same location. It was flying the entire tim= e and did the same as the Sabine's Gull, heading northeast farther up the= point. Shortly after I went farther up to Tamarack Point to another boat landing t= o try to refind the gulls. There were better numbers of Bonaparte's Gull= s there but niether of the rarer gulls could be refound. Bill Unzen Bemidji State University From blanich@emily.net Mon Sep 20 00:53:56 2004 From: blanich@emily.net (Steve & Jo Blanich) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:53:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sabine's Gull in Crow Wing County Message-ID: <00ba01c49ea4$0a817d20$e84d5a40@hppav> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B5_01C49E7A.03F98760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Sabine's Gull was seen today, Sunday, at 4:30 p.m. in the sewage = ponds north of Ironton, 1.45 mi. north of the intersection of Hwy. 210 & = C.R.30 ------=_NextPart_000_00B5_01C49E7A.03F98760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Sabine's Gull was seen today, = Sunday, at 4:30=20 p.m. in the sewage ponds north of Ironton, 1.45 mi. north of the = intersection of=20 Hwy. 210 & C.R.30

------=_NextPart_000_00B5_01C49E7A.03F98760-- From psvingen@d.umn.edu Mon Sep 20 04:47:26 2004 From: psvingen@d.umn.edu (Peder Svingen) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:47:26 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] shorebirds Message-ID: Good numbers of shorebirds can still be found in western Minnesota. Surveys this past weekend found 20 species, including a White-rumped Sandpiper in Toqua Township, Big Stone County. The first juvenile Long-billed Dowitchers of the year showed up, and a few juvenile Short-billeds are still lingering, providing some interesting comparisons. So far this year, more than 35,000 peeps have been scrutinized during systematic shorebird surveys in western Minnesota, but not a single Western Sandpiper has been found. Recent rains have raised water levels at several formerly good sites in Big Stone County and at Mud Lake, Traverse County. However, Salt Lake in Lac Qui Parle County still has hundreds of shorebirds and no fewer than 1215 shorebirds were counted at the Yellow Medicine County site located 2 miles north and 2 miles east of St. Leo. At the St. Leo site on the 18th: Killdeer 9 Greater Yellowlegs 9 Lesser Yellowlegs 238 Sanderling 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 154 Least Sandpiper 291 Bairds Sandpiper 9 Pectoral Sandpiper 279 Stilt Sandpiper 202 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher 19 (mostly adults) Wilsons Phalarope 2 Red-necked Phalarope 1 -- Peder H. Svingen - psvingen@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN From watsup@boreal.org Mon Sep 20 16:47:29 2004 From: watsup@boreal.org (Steve and Sherry Watson) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:47:29 -0700 Subject: [mou] Grand Portage sewage ponds Message-ID: <000701c49f29$237a2720$150f46d8@m7z0w8> Hello all, Yesterday I did a bit of birding at the Grand Portage sewage ponds. Not a whole lot going on but did see tons of American pipits, a couple horned larks, a few Lapland longspurs that surprisingly allowed me to walk past them at about three or four feet, it was pretty cool to have a bird trust you like that and not fly. I also saw a pair of greater scaups on the water with many goldeneyes, black ducks, ring-necks, blue-winged & green-winged teal, mallards, and a few Canada geese. Heard some chickadees and both kinglets in some spruce trees nearby. Good Birding to all, Josh Watson Grand Marais --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 9/3/04 From birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com Mon Sep 20 17:05:02 2004 From: birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com (birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:05:02 -0700 Subject: [mou] Hummingbird ID In-Reply-To: <42.58b0ae87.2e7f0db5@aol.com> References: <42.58b0ae87.2e7f0db5@aol.com> Message-ID: <20040920160504.CC78435BBA@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> Chris At first I thought it was either a Rufous or Allen's Hummingbird, but their sides and under the tail are to brightly colored. The one I seen was lightly colored and under the tail was white. The Rufous and Allen's Hummingbird are the same size as the Ruby-throated Hummingbird according to my field guide. I seen two other Ruby-throated Hummingbirds there. The one I seen was smaller than the others. I seen it sit near the feeder its wings reached to the end of of its tail, also. The Rufous and Allen's Hummingbirds wings come short of the tail. Nathan Wersal Springfield Brown County -----Original Message----- From: CKEOWN4853@aol.com To: birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com Sent: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:28:37 EDT Subject: Re: [mou] Hummingbird ID Help Check your guide book for a look at Rufous and Allen's hummingbird. While they are west coast birds they have been sighted in the east. Both have reddish/rust colors on the sides and immature and females fit your description. Be aware it would be a very unusual sighting for Minnesota. Hope you got photos! Chris Keown ---------------------------------------------- Mailblocks - A Better Way to Do Email http://about.mailblocks.com/info From bill lane Mon Sep 20 19:57:42 2004 From: bill lane (bill lane) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:57:42 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [mou] saw-whet migration Message-ID: <7286113.1095706663270.JavaMail.root@wamui08.slb.atl.earthlink.net> for those of you interested, i have started trapping saw-whets again along the north shore of lake superior, at the very center of god's country. i will be updating info on a daily basis and of course, continuing with my shameless self-promotion. after all, owls are what i do. for those of you not interested, i apologize...delete is just a key stroke away. sincerely, bill lane www.mindspring.com/~owlman From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Sep 20 20:18:27 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:18:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR & Pioneer Park, Princeton Message-ID: <00a901c49f46$9b6f5b70$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C49F1C.B239F560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Birded portions of Sherburne & Pioneer Park this weekend - eleven = warblers - one wave on Blue Hill Trail, primarily Nashvilles - smaller = mixed flock at Pioneer - interesting to see Golden-winged and Palms = within the same 24 hours - flock of White-throats - noted that many more = birds were calling than in previous six weeks (particularly towhees and = meadowlarks). Good birding to all. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C49F1C.B239F560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Birded portions of Sherburne & = Pioneer Park=20 this weekend - eleven warblers - one wave on Blue Hill Trail, primarily=20 Nashvilles - smaller mixed flock at Pioneer - interesting to see = Golden-winged=20 and Palms within the same 24 hours - flock of White-throats - noted that = many=20 more birds were calling than in previous six weeks (particularly towhees = and=20 meadowlarks).

Good birding to all.

Al Schirmacher

Princeton, MN

Mille Lacs & Sherburne=20 Counties

------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C49F1C.B239F560-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Tue Sep 21 02:42:39 2004 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (Chet Meyers) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 20:42:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Twin Cities Gull Watchers - L. Harriet Message-ID: <20040921014240.29A807A926@taranis.mc.mpls.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: Tonight (9-20) after failing to see the lesser black-backed gull on Lake Calhoun, I drove over to Lake Harriet in VERY dim light. Still I could see there were about four times as many gulls there as on Lake Calhoun. I suppose this was due to the strong south wind the last two days. Anyhow, this fall, don't forget to check Lake Harriet. Tundra swans always seem to show up there, and last year the lesser black-backed spent some time on Harriet (thought primarily on Calhoun). Chet Meyers, Hennepin County From AJMORALES@rocketmail.com Tue Sep 21 03:18:24 2004 From: AJMORALES@rocketmail.com (A.J. Morales) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:18:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] RB Nuthatch in Shakopee Message-ID: <20040921021824.51556.qmail@web12506.mail.yahoo.com> The past 2 evenings I had a RB nuthatch at my backyard feeder. Today I was fortunate to capture the little guy on film (digital). He's been coming around every 15-20 minutes starting at 6:30PM (at least that's when I am aware of his presence!). AJ Morales ===== Sony DSCS70+Celestron750mm+HomeBrewEyePiece! Shakopee MN USA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From EgretCMan@aol.com Tue Sep 21 14:48:08 2004 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:48:08 EDT Subject: [mou] MRVAC - Nicollet County birding day - field trip report - 9/20/04 Message-ID: <1cd.2ba47151.2e818b18@aol.com> -------------------------------1095774488 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Nicollet County Birding Day Field trip report September 20, 2004 8 - participants 75 - species Enjoyed leading a trip in Nicollet County. Had a great group and especially enjoyed all the insight on the area that Karen and Merrill Frydendall gave to the group. Will help make my next trip down this way even better. Despite being a warm and very windy day. Our group was able to tally 75 species of birds. Many of those where observed however were only one or two participants. I myself only recorded 69 species, but did see the most unusual species of the day. A male Hooded Warbler. This bird was seen well by me only for about 30 seconds on trail number 1, about 100 yards West of the West end parking lot. The bird was observed feeding on insects in some very low vegetation and while I believe several participants had glimpses of the bird, no one else had a look that allowed them to identify the bird. With the high winds today, that was the case with many of the birds we encountered. Many of the Warblers that we encountered, which were almost entirely at Seven Mile Creek County park. Where moving very fast and very high in the trees. Here were some of the birds that our group enjoyed: Virginia Rail - Heard on South side of Middle Lake Chimney Swift Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Fort Ridgely State park Pileated Woodpecker - Fort Ridgely State Park Blue-headed Vireo - Seven Mile Creek County Park - trail across from West end parking lot Rudy-crowned Kinglet - Fort Ridgely State Park Tennessee, Nashville, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, Mourning Warbler and American Redstart - All these birds were observed at Seven Mile Creek County Park along the trails that lead from the far west end of the park. @ Hooded Warbler - Male Hooded Warbler observed along trail one about 100 yards West of the West end parking area. As noted above only briefly observed and could not relocate the bird. Scarlet Tanager White-throated Sparrow - One bird observed at Seven Mile Creek County Park Yellow-headed Blackbird - We were starting to see some nice sized flocks of Blackbirds congregating in several areas of the county. Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN -------------------------------1095774488 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter

Nicollet County Birding Day

Field trip report

September 20, 2004

8 - participants

75 - species

Enjoyed leading a trip in Nicollet County. Had a great group and=20= especially enjoyed all the insight on the area that Karen and Merrill Fryden= dall gave to the group. Will help make my next trip down this way even= better.

Despite being a warm and very windy day. Our group = ;was able to tally 75 species of birds. Many of those where obser= ved however were only one or two participants. I myself only= recorded 69 species, but did see the most unusual species of the day. = A male Hooded Warbler. This bird was seen well by me only for&nb= sp;about 30 seconds on trail number 1, about 100 yards West of the West end=20= parking lot. The bird was observed feeding on insects in some very low= vegetation and while I believe several participants had glimpses of the bir= d, no one else had a look that allowed them to identify the bird. = With the high winds today, that was the case with many of the bir= ds we encountered. Many of the Warblers that we encountered, which wer= e almost entirely at Seven Mile Creek County park. Where moving very f= ast and very high in the trees. Here were some of the birds that our g= roup enjoyed:

Virginia Rail - Heard on South side of Middle Lake

Chimney Swift

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Fort Ridgely State park

Pileated Woodpecker - Fort Ridgely State Park

Blue-headed Vireo - Seven Mile Creek County Park - trail across fr= om West end parking lot

Rudy-crowned Kinglet - Fort Ridgely State Park

Tennessee, Nashville, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white,=20= Mourning Warbler and American Redstart - All these birds were observed at Se= ven Mile Creek County Park along the trails that lead from the far west end=20= of the park.

@ Hooded Warbler - Male Hooded Warbler observed along=20= trail one about 100 yards West of the West end parking area. As noted=20= above only briefly observed and could not relocate the bird.

Scarlet Tanager

White-throated Sparrow - One bird observed at Seven Mile Creek County P= ark

Yellow-headed Blackbird - We were starting to see some nice sized flock= s of Blackbirds congregating in several areas of the county.

Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN

-------------------------------1095774488-- From EgretCMan@aol.com Tue Sep 21 14:48:08 2004 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:48:08 EDT Subject: [mou] 9/20/2004 - Nicollet County - Hooded Warbler Message-ID: <155.3faeab1f.2e818b18@aol.com> -------------------------------1095774488 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 9/20/2004 Nicollet County - Seven Mile Creek County Park Approx. 10:15am @ Hooded Warbler - Male Hooded Warbler observed along trail one about 100 yards West of the West end parking area. The bird was only briefly observed and could not be relocated after the initial sighting. The bird was observed feeding in low vegetation about 50 feet from the trail. Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN -------------------------------1095774488 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

9/20/2004

Nicollet County - Seven Mile Creek County Park

Approx. 10:15am

@ Hooded Warbler - Male Hooded Warbler observed along=20= trail one about 100 yards West of the West end parking area. The bird&= nbsp;was only briefly observed and could not be relocated after the initial=20= sighting. The bird was observed feeding in low vegetation about 50 fee= t from the trail.

Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN

-------------------------------1095774488-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Tue Sep 21 15:17:43 2004 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:17:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Houston Co. Hawks, Hillside Rd. Microwave Tower Message-ID: <20040921141743.66359.qmail@web13422.mail.yahoo.com> 12 N. to 1PM only: Turkey Vulture-----13 Osprey--------------1 Bald Eagle----------7 Cooper's Hawk-------2 Broad-winged Hawk--37 Red-tailed Hawk-----4 etc birds: Red-brstd. Nuthatch Nashville W. C. Yellowthroat E. Towhee Chipping Sp. Fred Lesher, LaCrosse __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com From corax6330@yahoo.com Tue Sep 21 15:27:35 2004 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:27:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Houston Co. Hillside Rd. Microwave Tower Date Message-ID: <20040921142735.64642.qmail@web13421.mail.yahoo.com> Whoops! Date for sightings posted minutes ago here was yesterday, Sept. 20. Fred Lesher, LaCrosse __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From Steve Weston" Sunday (sorry for the posting delay) Empire Sod Farms (Jirik) Killdeer -40 Horned Larks ~80 Tree Swallows -1 (usually there are many) Habitat looks goods, but no shore birds 180th St. Least Sandpiper -12 Habitat looks good, but couldn't find anything 130th St. plenty of exposed shoreline, but nothing interesting Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From ignacio_magpie@rohair.com Tue Sep 21 17:05:49 2004 From: ignacio_magpie@rohair.com (ignacio_magpie@rohair.com) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:05:49 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Snowy Egret, large pale gull - Lyon County Message-ID: <47345.156.99.142.99.1095782749.squirrel@156.99.142.99> Snowy Egret was seen again today (9/21) at Island Lake in Lyon county along the shore by the public access. In the Black Rush Lake area there was one gull (out of several hundred) that caught my attention. I do not know what species it is, but offer the following description for those of you who may interested. Roger Schroeder Marshall, MN Gull sp. 18-Sep-04 [transcribed text from field notes as written] ---------------------------- First seen from a distance of 75-100 meters before taking off. Observed circling lazily with group 2-3 minutes before losing contact. First attention to the lack of darker coloring at wing tips, and to slightly larger size relative to Ring-billed Gull. With exception of the thin, white border running the length along the following edge of the wing, the entire wing/mantle appeared uniformly light gray - about same shade as adult Ring-billed; perhaps slightly lighter. Light-gray was uniform through the wing tips - slightly lighter [even white] at tips of primaries. Tail was white; very clean without any blemish. Bill had dark on it toard the tip - seemed to cover whole tip. Bird was larger that the accompanying Ring-bills - standing and in flight - but did not have overbearing presence as does Herring Gull next to Ring-billed. Too far away to see leg or eye color. ------------------------------- From birdnird@yahoo.com Tue Sep 21 20:30:57 2004 From: birdnird@yahoo.com (Terence Brashear) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:30:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Breeding plumage Chestnut-collared Longspur image In-Reply-To: <47345.156.99.142.99.1095782749.squirrel@156.99.142.99> Message-ID: <20040921193057.65478.qmail@web50302.mail.yahoo.com> I've been going through my images and trying to find ones that I have not shared. Here is an image from Felton Prairie taken last year in spring. http://www.naturepixels.com/images/ccls2.jpg Enjoy. Regards, Terry __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Tue Sep 21 23:31:44 2004 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:31:44 +0000 Subject: [mou] Spirit Lake Report Message-ID: I thought Minnesota birders might find this Spirit Lake, IA report interesting: Hello, Last night while checking out the gulls at the north end of Big Spirit Lake I saw a first year sabine's gull. It was out off Crandall's swimming beach in the NW corner of the lake. The strong South winds had many gulls working the surf, mostly ring-bills with an occasional herring. I've been checking almost daily for the Black-headed gull with no luck yet. Good Birdin' Ed Thelen Spirit Lake, Iowa ethelen AT iowaone.net Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From watsup@boreal.org Wed Sep 22 16:56:35 2004 From: watsup@boreal.org (Steve and Sherry Watson) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:56:35 -0700 Subject: [mou] cackling goose Message-ID: <000501c4a0bc$be034e40$640f46d8@m7z0w8> Hello All, Yesterday I was in town and decided for a quick stop in the municipal camp ground. Not much going on but I did see a little cackling goose hanging out with a couple Canada's. Saw one blackburnian warbler flitting in the trees and that=92s about all. Good birding to all, Josh Watson Grand Marais --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.752 / Virus Database: 503 - Release Date: 9/3/04 =20 From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Wed Sep 22 15:25:38 2004 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:25:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Jirik Sod Farm, Dakota County Message-ID: Took an impromptu trip to the Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County during a light rain Tuesday afternoon and saw at least a dozen American Golden-Plovers and at least 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers. Without my scope I could not be more accurate than that. All birds were in the most southerly section of the farm on the west side of Blaine Ave. south of Co. Rd. 66 in Dakota County where the sod has been removed. Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Sep 22 16:48:56 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:48:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Warbler wave Message-ID: <001401c4a0bb$abc7c0e0$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C4A091.C2629840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Walked Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne NWR this morning - 12-13 species of = warblers, estimate 400-500 warblers total along the 1.5 mile section of = trail. Ovenbirds (40-50) & Tennessees were most common - surprised by = dearth of "late" warblers (single Orange-crowned & Palm, no = Yellow-rumped). Single Blue-winged & three N. Waterthrushes were also = of note. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sherburne & Mille Lacs Counties ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C4A091.C2629840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Walked Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne NWR = this morning -=20 12-13 species of warblers, estimate 400-500 warblers total along the 1.5 = mile=20 section of trail. Ovenbirds (40-50) & Tennessees were = most common=20 - surprised by dearth of "late" warblers (single Orange-crowned & = Palm, no=20 Yellow-rumped). Single Blue-winged & three N. Waterthrushes = were also=20 of note.

Good birding to all!

Al Schirmacher

Princeton, MN

Sherburne & Mille Lacs=20 Counties

------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C4A091.C2629840-- From rdunlap@gac.edu Wed Sep 22 16:58:50 2004 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:58:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pine Siskins, Nicolett County Message-ID: <20040922105850.wa0rwogg8wwwc08o@webmail.gac.edu> This morning I observed a small flock of Pine Siskins flying around campus at Gustavus Adolphus College (GAC) in St. Peter. Other migrants I've seen in the last few days include Red-breasted Nuthatches and White-throated Sparrows. Good birding! -Bob Dunlap, Nicolett County From psvingen@d.umn.edu Wed Sep 22 19:46:34 2004 From: psvingen@d.umn.edu (psvingen@d.umn.edu) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:46:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] another Sabine's Gull in Duluth Message-ID: <1095878794.36743f69f2a24@wm3.d.umn.edu> Mike Hendrickson called to report another juvenile Sabine's Gull in Duluth today. It was on the lake side of Park Point and was observed from the wooden platform between the Recreation Area and the airport buildings at Park Point at about 10:00 A.M. The winds are currently from the east at 12 mph. In addition to the Sabine's Gull, Mike reported a total of 200+ Common Terns and several small flocks of Bonaparte's Gulls. A small unidentified loon (Pacific or Red- throated) also flew by ane headed towards Wisconsin Point. Conditions are predicted to remain similar for the rest of today, and the chance for another rare species of gull, Arctic Tern, or jaegers appear to be better than average. --- Peder H. Svingen - psvingen@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN From connyb@mycidco.com Wed Sep 22 19:44:04 2004 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:44:04 Subject: [mou] Lesser Black-backed Gull still on Lake Calhoun... Message-ID: An Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was still on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Hennepin County both Tuesday and Wednesday night at 6:15 pm. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From smithville4@charter.net Thu Sep 23 02:07:28 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:07:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Park Pt Birding Message-ID: <004e01c4a109$b27a8cd0$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C4A0DF.C94EC3B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today was another good day to stand in the east winds and watch the = movement of terns and gulls ride the waves. This morning the east winds were not very gusty but it was a constant = breeze around 10-15mph.=20 Juvenile Sabine's Gull spotted as 10:00am as it was flying towards = Duluth. I counted around 250 Common Terns moving around the lake in large and = small flocks.=20 Bonaparte's Gulls were moving this morning and saw a few groups of 20-30 = birds in each group. They were all adult winter birds. This afternoon I was out again with Tom Auer, Jim Lind, Karen ??? and = Peder Svingen. The winds were much stronger and temps much cooler. No Sabine's Gulls were seen or refound. The Common Terns were in much = greater numbers and I would guess the total could be more closer to = 300-500. The terns were so far out and moving in both directions it was = really hard to count them all. The entrance to the Superior Entry was = loaded with terns and the breakwalls were covered with gulls. When a = adult Bald Eagle flew near the entry the gulls erupted and I heard the = numbers were close to near 5000 birds! WI Pt. sky was filled with gulls = and Gull Bluff area had large number of gulls as well. Tomorrow I & Tom Auer will be out at WI Pt. fairly early till mid = morning. The winds are suppose to be southeast. Can you say Ross's Gull? = Mike Hendrickson Duluth ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C4A0DF.C94EC3B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Today was another good day to = stand in=20 the east winds and watch the movement of terns and gulls ride the=20 waves.

This morning the east winds = were not very=20 gusty but it was a constant breeze around 10-15mph.

Juvenile Sabine's Gull = spotted as 10:00am=20 as it was flying towards Duluth.

I counted around 250 Common = Terns moving=20 around the lake in large and small flocks.

Bonaparte's Gulls were moving = this=20 morning and saw a few groups of 20-30 birds in each group. They were all = adult=20 winter birds.

This afternoon I was out = again with Tom=20 Auer, Jim Lind, Karen ??? and Peder Svingen. The winds were much = stronger=20 and temps much cooler.

No Sabine's Gulls were seen = or refound.=20 The Common Terns were in much greater numbers and I would guess the = total could=20 be more closer to 300-500. The terns were so far out and moving in both=20 directions it was really hard to count them all. The entrance to the = Superior=20 Entry was loaded with terns and the breakwalls were covered with = gulls. =20 When a adult Bald Eagle flew near the entry the gulls erupted and I = heard the=20 numbers were close to near 5000 birds! WI Pt. sky was filled with = gulls=20 and Gull Bluff area had large number of gulls as well.

Tomorrow I & Tom Auer = will be=20 out at WI Pt. fairly early till mid morning. The winds are suppose to be = southeast. Can you say Ross's Gull?

Mike Hendrickson

Duluth

------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C4A0DF.C94EC3B0-- From silse@smm.org Thu Sep 23 18:30:10 2004 From: silse@smm.org (Sara Ilse) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:30:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Galapagos finch photos for museum exhibit Message-ID: Hello, I'm looking for a couple of photographs of finches from the Galapagos Islands to use in a new museum exhibit being developed at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The photos I'm looking for a quite specific: a Galapagos finch feeding its young and a researcher taking a blood sample from a Galapagos finch (in both photographs the species of finch isn't important). Have you taken a birding vacation to the Galapagos Islands and do you have photographs we might be able to use for the exhibit? I apologize for being a bit off the topic of bird sightings in Minnesota. I'm running out of places to look for these photographs. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer! Sara -- Sara Ilse Exhibit Development Science Museum of Minnesota 120 W. Kellogg Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55102 USA phone: 651-221-9442 fax: 651-221-4514 From acruzie@hotmail.com Thu Sep 23 19:28:39 2004 From: acruzie@hotmail.com (Alex Cruz, Jr.) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:28:39 -0700 Subject: [mou] Caspian Tern at Basset Creek Park, Crystal Message-ID: Howdy Birders, A Caspain Tern was seen this morning at Basset Creek Park, in Crystal (northwest of Minneapolis). It was circling over the main lake. It headed south at 1140, out of the park. Other birds of interest were: American White Pelican---flock of about 75 circling high over hill at NW end of park, headed to the SW Osprey Small flocks of Broad-wings circling over headed south 4 vireo sp--Philadelphia, Warbling, Red-eyed, and Blue-headed 14 species of warblers seen this week large flock of Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Buntings at S base of hill Looking up, Alex Cruz Crystal, MN _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement From smithville4@charter.net Thu Sep 23 21:22:21 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:22:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] WI PT & Park Pt. Message-ID: <001d01c4a1ab$080e2200$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4A181.1ED64AF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning at WI Pt. was fogged in completely with SE winds. While = driving dow nthe road to the end of WI Pt. I ran into several birders. = There were a lot of grounded warblers and other migrants al lover along = the road. I talked to a few of the birders and some saw a male = Black-throated Blue Warbler and some other birders found a Saw Whet Owl = in the pines. Overall there were a ton of migrants all over the place. Some birders from GreenBay told me that on Tuesday at the Superior Entry = they saw two Sabine Gulls (Adult and Juvenile). Yesterday they had a = adult Sabine Gull and a Artic Tern. I was at Park Pt. this afternoon and scanned the lake for over an hour = and saw a few terns and Bonaparte's Gulls but not as many as yesterday. = The winds are from the SE and will be switching to the W to the NW thru = this weekend. I saw a lto of migrants along the road inside Park Pt. but = I heard from toher birders that this morning there were a lot of = warblers down there.=20 Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4A181.1ED64AF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This morning at WI Pt. was = fogged in=20 completely with SE winds. While driving dow nthe road to the end of WI = Pt. I ran=20 into several birders. There were a lot of grounded warblers and = other=20 migrants al lover along the road. I talked to a few of the birders and = some saw=20 a male Black-throated Blue Warbler and some other birders found a Saw = Whet Owl=20 in the pines. Overall there were a ton of migrants all over the=20 place.

Some birders from GreenBay = told me that=20 on Tuesday at the Superior Entry they saw two Sabine Gulls (Adult and = Juvenile).=20 Yesterday they had a adult Sabine Gull and a Artic Tern.

I was at Park Pt. this = afternoon and=20 scanned the lake for over an hour and saw a few terns and Bonaparte's = Gulls but=20 not as many as yesterday. The winds are from the SE and will be = switching to the=20 W to the NW thru this weekend. I saw a lto of migrants along the road = inside=20 Park Pt. but I heard from toher birders that this morning there were a = lot of=20 warblers down there.

Mike=20 Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4A181.1ED64AF0-- From two-jays@att.net Thu Sep 23 23:40:50 2004 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:40:50 -0700 Subject: [mou] Crex Meadows event Oct. 10 Message-ID: CREX MEADOWS WILDLIFE FESTIVAL FEATURES GUIDED BUS TOURS AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS =20 Wildlife viewing tours and programs on Wisconsin wildlife highlight the 22t= h annual Wildlife Festival (formerly called the Open House) at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area on Sunday, October 10, starting at 10 am. Hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Friends of Crex, the event is designed to better acquaint the public with wildlife and wildlife management activities in the area. The event is free and open to the public. "The open house is an opportunity to learn about this unique prairie-wetlan= d environment," says Jim Hoefler, the area=B9s interpretive wildlife biologist, "and the vistas afforded by the vast wetlands and prairies, provide excellent wildlife viewing." He encourages outdoor enthusiasts to grab family and friends, cameras and binoculars, to join in on the event. Crex Meadows, a 30,000 acre wildlife area located just north of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, is managed for prairie and wetland wildlife. The open house coincides with the peak of fall migration when thousands of sandhill cranes= , ducks, and geese are in the area. Eagles, hawks, deer, and many other kind= s of wildlife will also be seen. The activities take place at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education and Visito= r Center located on the north side of Grantsburg, just east of the intersection of County Roads "D" and "F". From the stoplights on Highway 70 in Grantsburg, just follow the geese (painted on the road) to the entrance of the Education and Visitor Center. A variety of wildlife programs and demonstrations will be held from 10 am to 5 pm. This year=B9s programs include; retriever dogs, bird/bat house building, trumpeter swans, logging, tomahawk throwing, pond "mucking", furbearers, wildlife photography, raptors (with live birds), wildlife management equipment display/demonstration, and archery. Make sure to take a guided bus tour of Crex Meadows. Tour buses leave the Education Center parking lot at 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, and 5pm for a ninety-minute tour. While viewing the birds and mammals from the tour bus, Crex staff will explain the history and management of the wildlife area. Tour participants can expect to see many kinds of birds and other wildlife. Take time to visit the food stand where the The Friends of Crex offer brats= , burgers, and a variety of snacks. Also, check out The Bog Shoe store for a wide assortment of wildlife related books, gifts, and souvenirs. For more information, contact: Jim Hoefler Jim Bishop Crex Meadows Wildlife Area Public Information Officer Grantsburg, WI 54840 Northern Region Headquaters (715) 463-CREX (2739) (715) 635-4242 website: crexmeadows.org Posted for Jim Hoefler by Jim Williams, Wayzata From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Sep 24 01:13:19 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:13:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 23 September 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1116137691==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, September 23rd. On the 22nd, Mike Henderickson found a juvenile SABINE'S GULL on Lake Superior in Duluth. It was seen on the lake side of Park Point and was observed from the wooden platform between the Recreation Area and the airport. I have no recent reports of the juvenile Sabine's Gull found last Saturday at the Serpent Lake sewage ponds in Crow Wing County. But I do have a secondhand report from the 20th of a Sabine's Gull at Spirit Lake on the Minnesota - Iowa line in Jackson County, and an unconfirmed report of another Sabine's Gull from Tamarack Point at Lake Winnibogoshish in Cass County on the 19th. An adult LITTLE GULL was also reported from here on the same day. On the 18th, a RED KNOT was at the south side of the bath house of the Recreation Area of Park Point in Duluth. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was still on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, on the 22nd. A somewhat late HOODED WARBLER was seen by Craig Mandel at Seven Mile Creek Park in Nicollet County on the 20th. It was found along the trail about 100 yards west of last parking area. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, September 30th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1116137691==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 23 September 2004

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, September 23rd.

On the 22nd, Mike Henderickson found a juvenile SABINE'S GULL on Lake Superior in Duluth. It was seen on the lake side of Park Point and was observed from the wooden platform between the Recreation Area and the airport. I have no recent reports of the juvenile Sabine's Gull found last Saturday at the Serpent Lake sewage ponds in Crow Wing County. But I do have a secondhand report from the 20th of a Sabine's Gull at Spirit Lake on the Minnesota - Iowa line in Jackson County, and an unconfirmed report of another Sabine's Gull from Tamarack Point at Lake Winnibogoshish in Cass County on the 19th. An adult LITTLE GULL was also reported from here on the same day.

On the 18th, a RED KNOT was at the south side of the bath house of the Recreation Area of Park Point in Duluth.

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was still on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, on the 22nd.

A somewhat late HOODED WARBLER was seen by Craig Mandel at Seven Mile Creek Park in Nicollet County on the 20th. It was found along the trail about 100 yards west of last parking area.

This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club.

The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message.

MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at <david@cahlander.com>.

MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com.

In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700.

The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, September 30th.

--

Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

--============_-1116137691==_ma============-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Sep 24 01:36:44 2004 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:36:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Two Harbors, Lake Co. Message-ID: <415325CC.26556.CC7779B@localhost> This afternoon there was a Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the lawn at the back of the Two Harbors cemetary. This is the first one I've seen in Lake County since late July. The city created a new pond behind the cemetary this year, which I have yet to see anything interesting at, but might be worth checking. Although the winds were strong off the lake, I found 11 warbler species in the woods behind Lighthouse Point at Agate Bay, including at least 13 Cape May Warblers. I also saw my first Dark-eyed Junco and White-crowned Sparrows of the fall. Jim Lind Two Harbors From t_auer@lycos.com Fri Sep 24 01:58:02 2004 From: t_auer@lycos.com (M. Thomas Auer) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 18:58:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] 21 Species of Warbler - Park Point, Duluth Message-ID: <20040924005802.AA49FE5BC9@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> This morning at Park Point was quite a fallout, but surprisingly composed mostly of only Warblers and very few other Passerines. Personally, I tallied 21 species of Warbler, but I think between Kim Eckert and I we had 22 or 23 species. We both commented on how most of the birds were warblers and very few other passerines, but they did include Gray-cheeked Thrush, Blue-headed and Red-eyed Vireos, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, both Kinglets, and White-crowned Sparrows, etc. Tom Auer Duluth, MN -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Sep 24 02:46:43 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:46:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, September 24, 2004 Message-ID: <000101c4a1d8$5b9b9fb0$91d5aec6@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 24, 2004 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.=20 The weather seems to have kept folks inside this week, but the birds must have been on the move, and when the skies clear, I expect we will see a change in the cast of characters. Leaves are starting to fall, more tree species are getting color, and soon we will be at the peak of fall beauty. Cliff Steinhauer observed a pair of OSPREY feeding in a flooded gravel pit near Fourtown in Beltrami County on September 19th. The pit had been stocked with fish and the avian fishermen were catching more than the human ones. Also in Beltrami County, Pat Rice had a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at her feeder on September 12th, a PINE SISKIN on the 14th, and a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on the 17th. Mary Broten reported a GREAT GRAY OWL seen one mile north of mile marker 102 along Highway 89.=20 In Pennington County, Shelley Steva observed a possible MERLIN fly out of an evergreen tree near the police station in downtown Thief River Falls during a period of noisy activity that included police cars with sirens blaring. It all happened so fast that she was unable to see the bird for more than a second or two. Thanks to Cliff Steinhauer, Mary Broten, Pat Rice, and Shelley Steva for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.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. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, October 1, 2004. From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Sep 24 03:01:03 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:01:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 9/23/04 Message-ID: <96B7187A-0DCD-11D9-929F-000A95AC3AF2@cpinternet.com> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 23rd, 2004 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. From the 15th through the 22nd, there were daily reports of one or two jaegers, and on the 18th, Tom Auer, Robbye Johnson, and Mike Hendrickson saw a juvenile POMARINE JAEGER at Wisconsin Point. On the 18th and the 23rd, there were sightings at Wisconsin Point of a possible ARCTIC TERN. Also on the 18th, there was a possible GREAT BLACK-BACKED BULL, also at Wisconsin Point. Bill Unzen reported an adult LITTLE GULL from Lake Winnibigoshish in Cass Cty on the 19th. There were several reports of SABINE'S GULLS this week in northern Minnesota, including a bird at the Ironton Sewage ponds through the 21st, a juvenile bird seen at Lake Winnibigoshish by Bill Unzen on the 19th, a second-hand report of two birds (one adult and one juvenile) at Wisconsin Point in Superior on the 21st, and Mike Hendrickson's report of a juvenile in Duluth off Minnesota Point on the 22nd. Concurrent with all these rare gulls, 300 to 500 COMMON TERNS were on Lake Superior at Duluth, along with small flocks of BONAPARTE'S GULLS. A RED KNOT was seen on the 18th and 19th by many observers at Minnesota Point. Jim Lind found a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at the Two Harbors cemetery today. In the heavy fog today several observers found at least 19 species of warblers at Park Point, and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL in the pines. In addition to all the warblers, Tom Auer reported BLUE-HEADED VIREO and RED-EYED VIREO, and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Wednesday, September 29th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. 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 of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or send an e-mail to to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From thisisus@usfamily.net Fri Sep 24 11:27:13 2004 From: thisisus@usfamily.net (mike b) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 05:27:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] bird report Message-ID: <003801c4a221$1359a8c0$04dc6843@hewlettz2wf5fi> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C4A1F7.258DCAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Had 4 Tundra Swans on the ground with many Canada Geese in Carver County = - off cty rd 50 on a farm where the geese are grouping in large numbers. = East of Assumption Cemetary a few miles. Saw 2 Caspian Terns fly right overhead in Mankato - where the new Gander = Mt is opening up. Very noisy=20 Lone Turkey Vulture off of Cty Rd 22 outside St Peter 9/23/04 =20 Mike Butterfield ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C4A1F7.258DCAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Had 4 Tundra Swans on the ground with = many Canada=20 Geese in Carver County - off cty rd 50 on a farm where the geese are = grouping in=20 large numbers. East of Assumption Cemetary a few miles.

Saw 2 Caspian Terns fly right overhead = in Mankato -=20 where the new Gander Mt is opening up. Very noisy

Lone Turkey Vulture off of Cty Rd 22 = outside St=20 Peter

9/23/04

Mike = Butterfield

------ USFamily.Net - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------

------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C4A1F7.258DCAA0-- From smithville4@charter.net Fri Sep 24 21:35:13 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 15:35:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] WI. PT. & Park Pt. & stuff. Message-ID: <001f01c4a275$fea9a2e0$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A24C.157DD9C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I called a friend from Wisconsin who has been birding WI Pt. since = Thursday and here are what they saw today by 10:00am Friday. Friday: Sabine's Gulls (2) Juveniles Black-legged Kittiwake imm. Pacific Loon Western Grebe. Thursday: Light Morph. Parasitic Jaeger I was told one of the Sabine's Gull flew into Minnesota as well as the = Kittiwake. The Jaeger on Thursday also was seen flying into Minnesota. I = was at Park Pt. from 10:30am till 11:30am and saw nothing unusual. The = gulls and terns were way down from the past few days. Later on I went = over to WI Pt. and birded at the end with Chuck Krulas and Jeff = Stephenson and we found the Pacific Loon ( I feel from what I saw = because how dark it was it looked to be a adult winter plumage bird). = The loon never swam into Minnesota waters and mainly stayed on the right = side of the light house at the tip of the breakwater. It was only 100 = yards away from Minnesota! Other birds seen today: Sanderlings on the beaches (WI & Mn) Golden Plovers flew into Minnesota (3) Lapland Longspurs (4) in WI only Merlin at Park Point Gr. Scaup off Park Point Horned Grebes Stuff: There are going to be a ton of birders around thru out the weekend. The = WSO (WI group) will around 30-40 birders at WI on Saturday and Sunday. = The MOU group that I am leading will have 25 birders at Park Point and a = few other spots all day Saturday and Kim Eckert will have a group of 10 = birders birding various spots. I know some out of town birders are = coming up to bird with me and by themselves. Of course Hawk Ridge will = have there crowds as well. So with all these people and eyes I hope = something outstanding will be found or a lot of casual strays.=20 Mike Hendrickson Duluth ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A24C.157DD9C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I called a friend from = Wisconsin who has=20 been birding WI Pt. since Thursday and here are what they saw today by = 10:00am=20 Friday.

Friday:

Sabine's Gulls (2) = Juveniles

Black-legged Kittiwake = imm.

Pacific Loon

Western Grebe.

Thursday:

Light Morph. Parasitic=20 Jaeger

I was told one of the = Sabine's Gull flew=20 into Minnesota as well as the Kittiwake. The Jaeger on Thursday also was = seen=20 flying into Minnesota. I was at Park Pt. from 10:30am till 11:30am and = saw=20 nothing unusual. The gulls and terns were way down from the past few = days. Later=20 on I went over to WI Pt. and birded at the end with Chuck Krulas and = Jeff=20 Stephenson and we found the Pacific Loon ( I feel from what I saw = because how=20 dark it was it looked to be a adult winter plumage bird). The loon never = swam=20 into Minnesota waters and mainly stayed on the right side of the light = house at=20 the tip of the breakwater. It was only 100 yards away from=20 Minnesota!

Other birds seen = today:

Sanderlings on the beaches = (WI &=20 Mn)

Golden Plovers flew into = Minnesota=20 (3)

Lapland Longspurs (4) in WI=20 only

Merlin at Park = Point

Gr. Scaup off Park = Point

Horned Grebes

Stuff:

There are going to be a ton = of birders=20 around thru out the weekend. The WSO (WI group) will around 30-40 = birders at WI=20 on Saturday and Sunday. The MOU group that I am leading will have 25 = birders at=20 Park Point and a few other spots all day Saturday and Kim Eckert will = have a=20 group of 10 birders birding various spots. I know some out of town = birders are=20 coming up to bird with me and by themselves. Of course Hawk Ridge will = have=20 there crowds as well. So with all these people and eyes I hope something = outstanding will be found or a lot of casual strays.

Mike Hendrickson

Duluth

------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A24C.157DD9C0-- From smithville4@charter.net Sun Sep 26 00:50:19 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 18:50:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] WI. Pt. & MOU Trip Message-ID: <001001c4a35a$6a3ca540$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4A330.810E6B20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Everything mentioned on MnBird about Sooty Terns is false. A tern was spotted way out by a WI birder that had a dark back (brown = mantle) and dirty white wash underneath. The birder made a side comment = about "could this be a sooty tern" this comment was made as a joke and = some birder overheard this and took it serious and word came out there = was a probable sooty tern being seen at WI. Pt. Also it wasn't 3 terns = as reported on MnBird but only one tern that looked weird from a = distance. =20 MNBird also reported a Black-legged Kittiwake was proven to be a = immature Little Gull. What has been seen today at WI Pt. and these birds were seen in = Minnesota as well were a Parasitic Jaeger and a Artic Tern. These were = seen by very good birders with experience. The MOU trip was a hit with the 23 birders that came along. We sat and = watched birds migrate by at Park Pt, sat on lawn chairs at the Lakewood = pumping station and watched raptors and other migrants fly by, took a = nice walk around Knife River Marina, stood on the beach at WI Pt. and = ended the day at 40th Ave. West. Some highlights were: Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plovers Sanderlings Northern Parula Warbler Tennessee Warbler Magnolia Warbler Northern Waterthrush The lake was pretty quiet and calm in the west winds and there wasn't a = lot of gull or tern action on either side. The raptors were moving and = we witnessed as small kettle of Broad-winged Hawks over the Superior = Entry. I got a few dragonflies for some. (Canada Darner, Green Darner and a banded-winged Meadowhawk) Over all the bird was slow and the only thing I noticed was there were = more white-throated Sparrows, Harris Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow and Juncos = around than previous days. Mike Hendrickson=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4A330.810E6B20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Everything mentioned on = MnBird about=20 Sooty Terns is false.

A tern was spotted way out by = a WI birder=20 that had a dark back (brown mantle) and dirty white wash underneath. The = birder=20 made a side comment about "could this be a sooty tern" this comment was = made as=20 a joke and some birder overheard this and took it serious and word came = out=20 there was a probable sooty tern being seen at WI. Pt. Also it = wasn't 3=20 terns as reported on MnBird but only one tern that looked weird from a=20 distance.

MNBird also reported a = Black-legged=20 Kittiwake was proven to be a immature Little Gull.

What has been seen today at = WI Pt. and=20 these birds were seen in Minnesota as well were a Parasitic Jaeger and a = Artic=20 Tern. These were seen by very good birders with experience.

The MOU trip was a hit with = the 23=20 birders that came along. We sat and watched birds migrate by at Park Pt, = sat on=20 lawn chairs at the Lakewood pumping station and watched raptors and = other=20 migrants fly by, took a nice walk around Knife River Marina, stood on = the beach=20 at WI Pt. and ended the day at 40th Ave. West.

Some highlights = were:

Black-bellied = Plover

American Golden = Plovers

Sanderlings

Northern Parula = Warbler

Tennessee = Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Northern = Waterthrush

The lake was pretty quiet and = calm in the=20 west winds and there wasn't a lot of gull or tern action on either side. = The=20 raptors were moving and we witnessed as small kettle of Broad-winged = Hawks over=20 the Superior Entry. I got a few dragonflies for some.

(Canada Darner, Green Darner = and a=20 banded-winged Meadowhawk)

Over all the bird was slow = and the only=20 thing I noticed was there were more white-throated Sparrows, Harris = Sparrow,=20 Swamp Sparrow and Juncos around than previous days.

Mike = Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4A330.810E6B20-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Sun Sep 26 01:48:18 2004 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:48:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] North Shore birds Message-ID: <4155CB82.11732.171EC7E2@localhost> Sharon and I birded along the North Shore today from Stoney Point up to Silver Bay and found a few interesting things: Cackling Goose - 1 at mouth of Knife River Bonaparte's Gull - 2 at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 28 counted throughout the day Boreal Chickadee - 1 near mouth of Knife River Marsh Wren along American Dock Road in Knife River Our first Horned Larks and American Pipits of the fall 14 sparrow species, including: 2 Vesper Sparrows in field at west end of 2nd Ave. in Two Harbors 3 LeConte's Sparrows - 1 east of Emily's in Knife River and 2 on the east side of Silver Bay, south of the AmericInn Our first Harris's and Fox sparrows of the fall 2 Bobolinks in field across road from Burlington Bay in Two Harbors Jim Lind Two Harbors From earlorf@uslink.net Sun Sep 26 05:31:22 2004 From: earlorf@uslink.net (Earl Orf) Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 23:31:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-backed Woodpeckers on North Shore trip Message-ID: <000001c4a381$af3f0cb0$4002fea9@TOSHIBAEARL> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4A357.C66904B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My wife and I just returned from a week on the North Shore. Sorry for the late posting but I had no internet access during the time we were there. On Monday 9/20 I found a pair (male and female) of Black-backed Woodpeckers where the South Brule River crosses the Gunflint Trail. This is about 15 miles north of Grand Marais. I was in the parking lot at that spot and played a CD and they came right to the area. I also saw Cackling Geese at three locations. The first was a single goose at Tofte Park on Tues 9/21. Then I saw one with two Canada Geese at Fenstad's Resort where we were staying. It was there both 9/21 and 9/22. This gave me a great ID comparison as the 3 geese were together most of the time. The Cackling Goose was also swimming with some mallards and it was very interesting to see that it was just slightly bigger than the mallards. The last one was seen in the bay at Sugarloaf SNA. This is a very nice birding area, by the way. At the Department of Transportation ponds in Illgen City I saw an American Pipit and an Am Golden Plover on 9/19 and a Semipalmated Sandpiper today (9/25). I also saw one American Pipit at the Beaver Bay Sewage Ponds on 9/19 and 6 Pipits at the Silver Bay Airport on 9/19. Earl Orf ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4A357.C66904B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My wife and I just returned from a week on the = North Shore. Sorry for the late posting but I had no internet access during the time we = were there.

On Monday 9/20 I found a pair (male and female) of Black-backed Woodpeckers where the South = Brule River crosses the Gunflint Trail. This is about 15 miles north of Grand = Marais. I was in the parking lot at that spot and played a CD and they came right to = the area.

I also saw Cackling Geese at three locations. = The first was a single goose at Tofte = Park on Tues 9/21. Then I saw one with two Canada Geese at Fenstad’s = Resort where we were staying. It was there both 9/21 and 9/22. This = gave me a great ID comparison as the 3 geese were together most of the = time. The Cackling Goose was also swimming with some mallards and it was very interesting to see that it was just slightly bigger than the mallards. = The last one was seen in the bay at Sugarloaf SNA. This is a very nice = birding area, by the way.

At the Department of Transportation ponds in = Illgen City I saw an American Pipit and an Am Golden Plover on 9/19 and a Semipalmated = Sandpiper today (9/25).

I also saw one American Pipit at the Beaver Bay = Sewage Ponds on 9/19 and 6 Pipits at the Silver = Bay Airport on 9/19.

Earl Orf

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4A357.C66904B0-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sun Sep 26 13:42:19 2004 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 07:42:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper/Brown Co. Message-ID: <004001c4a3c6$43931020$388b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C4A39C.5A540D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spent quite a bit of time out birding around the area yesterday. Some = of the highlights were a Buff-breasted Sandpiper feasting on insects on = the grass berm at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds (this is the first one = I've found this season). Also at this location was one juvenile = Red-necked Phalarope. It's strange, I've only found a total of 6 = Red-necked Phalaropes at the sewage ponds all season, and zero Wilson's. = This is the first time since I've been birding there that I haven't = seen any Wilson's Phalaropes during migration. =20 Also seen yesterday was one Merlin at Red Rock Prairie (otherwise, = little activity here as the soybean crop still hasn't been harvested). = Near Mound Creek Co. Park there was a LeConte's Sparrow and a Harris's = Sparrow. There was also a fly-over of a flock of what I think were 8 = Cackling Geese. Originally I thought they were Richardson's, but Sibley = writes that the Richardson's sounds similar to the Common and these = birds gave a different, high-pitched call.=20 On Friday I found a resting Caspian Tern and one juvenile Black-bellied = Plover. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C4A39C.5A540D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I spent quite a bit of time out birding = around the=20 area yesterday. Some of the highlights were a = Buff-breasted=20 Sandpiper feasting on insects on the grass berm at the Sleepy = Eye=20 sewage ponds (this is the first one I've found this season). Also = at this=20 location was one juvenile Red-necked Phalarope. = It's=20 strange, I've only found a total of 6 Red-necked Phalaropes at the = sewage ponds=20 all season, and zero Wilson's. This is the first time since I've = been=20 birding there that I haven't seen any Wilson's Phalaropes during=20 migration.

Also seen yesterday was one = Merlin=20 at Red Rock Prairie (otherwise, little activity here as the soybean = crop=20 still hasn't been harvested). Near Mound Creek Co. Park there = was a=20 LeConte's Sparrow and a Harris's=20 Sparrow. There was also a fly-over of a flock of what I = think=20 were 8 Cackling Geese. = Originally I=20 thought they were Richardson's, but Sibley writes that the Richardson's=20 sounds similar to the Common and these birds gave a different, = high-pitched=20 call.

On Friday I found a resting = Caspian Tern=20 and one juvenile Black-bellied=20 Plover.

Good birding,

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C4A39C.5A540D20-- From becky_hylton@hotmail.com Sun Sep 26 15:32:31 2004 From: becky_hylton@hotmail.com (Becky Hylton) Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:32:31 -0400 Subject: [mou] Yellow Rail at Four Brooks Management Area Message-ID: I practically stumbled over a Yellow Rail on Friday night. We had just gotten skunked trying to catch Woodcocks at Four Brooks Management Area, and I had just closed my last mist net. I took a wrong turn heading back to the road, heading out on one of the narrow trails that's immersed from all the recent rains. Just as I was checking out the too-deep trail with my flashlight, I spotted a squat little bird just 2 meters in front of me that seemed to be sitting in a few inches of water. It took me a few seconds to realize exactly what I was looking at, and then I couldn't believe my luck. With the light played directly on it, the bird stood still for almost a minute and a half, moving slowly every time my feet rustled in the sedge as I tried to creep closer. I got amazing looks at all sides of it as it slowly shifted around trying to figure out how to respond to the bright light in its eyes and light rustling it heard. Finally it made a run for it and moved back away from me and flushed into the denser sedge by the trail. I got great looks at its stubby yellow bill, buffy chest and facial markings, dark barring on the flanks, and buffy streaked back. I didn't get to see the white wing patches very well as it was turned towards me when it flushed , but I was extremely pleased. I was also happy my coworkers didn't get to see the Yellow Rail dance I did immediately after. I looked for it again last night, but no luck. We've been catching some Sora in the nets around there as well (accidental bycatch), so I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for rails in general. Four Brooks is a fairly new Wildlife Management Area just south of Onamia in Mille Lacs County along the west side of Route 169. The bird was located along the south side of the main road into the WMA in one of the denser patches of sedge. If you check out this area, watch out for all the dopey chukars the dog-trialers release in the area for training their dogs. You can often get within a couple feet of them before they amble on their way. There are lots of sedge wrens in the area as well. Cheers, Becky Hylton PS. I've also been impressed with the diversity of passerines I've seen in the nearby Mille Lacs WMA, where we also work. Over the past 6 weeks that I've been here, I've seen 4 species of vireos and 17 species of warblers. The golden-winged and chestnut sided warblers still seem to be around in large numbers. I'm not familiar enough with this area to know when individual species start migrating, so haven't posted before now. I usually come across large foraging flocks every day as I'm out tracking Woodcocks. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ From t_auer@lycos.com Sun Sep 26 19:43:08 2004 From: t_auer@lycos.com (M. Thomas Auer) Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 12:43:08 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sabine's Gull, Little Gull, Parasitic Jaeger and Arctic Tern - Wisconsin Point (MN Waters) Message-ID: <20040926184308.966FF86AE9@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Today was quite a day at Wisconsin point. I was out there early, all the way out on the Lighthouse at Wisconsin Point. Started off the day by picking up a juvenile Sabine's Gull over Minnesota waters. It was later seen by many with a 1st Winter Little Gull! The two birds moved together for a good while, rising high in the air and then being spotted again, close to the Minnesota breakwater. The Sabine's Gull was then seen moving into Wisconsin waters and wasn't seen again, nor was the Little Gull. A jaeger sp. that was seen far off in Minnesota waters came by the lighthouse to give us great views and reveal its identity as a Light Adult Parasitic Jaeger. Finally, towards noon we got on an adult tern that was sitting on and off in the water with a group of Common Terns that had a very uniformly light gray upperwing, and when seen sitting, had a solid orange red bill, with no black tip, and a cap that extended fully from the nape to the base of the bill. After we followed the bi rd for a good while and got great looks as it flew close by the Lighthouse into Wisconsin waters, we were confidant that it was an Adult Breeding Arctic Tern. What an amazing day! And even without NE winds! Tom Auer Duluth, MN -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From watsup@boreal.org Mon Sep 27 05:39:36 2004 From: watsup@boreal.org (Steve and Sherry Watson) Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:39:36 -0700 Subject: [mou] a great birding weekend Message-ID: <000001c4a44b$ff4dae80$1e0f46d8@m7z0w8> Hello All, I was down in Duluth this last weekend in hopes I'd pay off with some great birds which it did so. I was down the 23rd but not for birding. I birded with just my dad on the 24th along Park Point and Morgan Park. I found a couple swainson's thrush's and one grey-cheeked at Morgan Park along with a couple warblers including; ovenbird, pine, Tennessee, redstart, magnolia, palm, yellow-rumped, black & white, and Nashville. We also had great views at a blue-headed vireo. Park Point didn't reveal much but two fly over black-bellied plovers and one golden. The 25th I birded on Kim Eckert's free MBW. We found a cackling goose at the mouth of the Knife River which we saw and heard very well. We also saw and heard a boreal chickadee their very well and Jim Lind and I saw a beautiful Le Conte's sparrow which was fun. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers were really impressive and seemed to be on the move, I saw about two or three dozen the whole day and several others saw many as well. Sharp-shinned hawks and kestrels were also on the move. A couple Harris's sparrows at Stony Point was about the only other really fun bird for the day other wise it was pretty quiet. The day ended looking for false kittiwakes and sooty terns at Wisconsin point with John Hockema, Brother Chris {Hockema} uncle Bob {Dunlap}, Carol Schumacher, and Ben Fritchmen. We didn't see anything but a couple Bonaparte's gulls and that was about it. Today the 26th I took up birding with John, Chris, Carol, Bob, Tom Auer, Mike Hendrickson, Jeff Stephenson, Chuck Krules, Dave Bartkey, and my dad. We started early and spent the whole day at Wisconsin point arriving at 8:00 A.M. Most of us walked out to the light house for better viewing in hopes of a few things to make up for a pretty disappointing day yesterday. Kim's trip I had abandon to hang out with John a bit and I sure would have regretted it if I would have stayed with Kim. Not long after we arrived Uncle Bob spied a juvenile Sabine's gull just beyond the Minnesota break wall. I put my Swarovski scope up and got on a small gull which I thought to be the Sabine's but when it banked I saw a very patterned dark M on the back and instantly knew it was a juvenile little gull. I soon got both gulls in my field of view at the same time and watched them slowly fade off in the distance. Not long after that showed up again in the same area not very far off. I got spectacular views of both birds where I could see both gulls field marks perfect in the scope at the same time. It was amazing. We watched them for a good long time at a pretty close range as they swooped and glided banking back and forth over the Minnesota break wall and eventually vanishing in Wisconsin. Kim's group who was hiking Minnesota point didn't see either of the beautiful gulls and I felt bad. Right after they disappeared a short-eared owl shows up flying from out in the middle of Lake Superior right at Park Point allowing for my best ever view of one of the birds. It was spectacular and now I really felt bad as Kim and his group missed out on that as well. Less than twenty minutes apart I added two life birds and three total year birds but that didn't last when I and some of the others saw a nice look at a light adult Parasitic Jaeger adding a third life bird and fourth year bird for the day. I was so exhilarated at this point I don't know how I contained my excitement but I was about boiling over. It was around 10:30 A.M. by this time and we were running out of new things to see. But still the day had one more and awesome surprise. While scanning tons of C. terns our group spied and had great looks at an artic tern which ranged from a half mile out to less then one hundred yards. We probably watched it for about half an hour or so and were able to see all of the major field marks. It was a great way to end the day and the weekend. I added four lifers and five year birds which was pretty spectacular and made up for the loss yesterday. I was still happy I had switched from Kim's group though as I would have missed out on all that good stuff. Kim's trip was great though but hanging with my best birding buddy John seeing all these great birds, and actually all I saw very WELL. It was a great weekend. Good birding to all, Josh Watson Grand Marais --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.768 / Virus Database: 515 - Release Date: 9/22/04 From smithville4@charter.net Mon Sep 27 04:20:53 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:20:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] 9/26 Birds & add ons Message-ID: <001e01c4a440$ff0caee0$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C4A417.15D992C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello:=20 As you can tell by Josh's post it was very fun today at Wi Pt. I thought = I elaborate a little more on giving some credit to some birders and = birds they found during the weekend. Shawn Putz & Tom Schultz (spelling) originally found the Artic Tern in = the Superior Entry on Saturday 9/25 at 12:30pm Shawn Putz & Robbeye Johnson originally found the immature Little Gull ( = I believe on Friday 9/24) These birders also originally found Paraitic = Jaeger along with Tom Schultz as well. Tom Auer originally found found the Sabine's Gull on 9/26 on the = Minnesota side at 8:00am.=20 Today these birds were refound on the Minnesota side by the following = birders: *Artic Tern was refound on 9/26 by Mike Hendrickson *Parasitic Jaeger was refound by a unknown birder (Shawn Putz) and Tom = Auer got all of us on to it. *Short-eared Owl was found by Bob Dunlop. The following birds were all seen on the Minnesota side on 9/26: * Artic Tern *Sabine's Gull (juv) *Little Gull * Parasitic Jaeger (adult light Phase) *Short-eared Owl It was a fun day and it was also one them days you'll always remember. = I am sure up and coming birders like Josh Watson and the rest of the = young guys will remember this day for some time. From 7:30am till 8:45am = Tom and I had the whole light house for ourselves and it was nice to = have extra eyes as well. If you decide to walk the rocky boulders to get = to the light house be careful and wear good shoes with good rubber grips = on them. My Nike sandals was not a good idea. I also apologize for reporting the Black-legged Kittiwake to MOU-Net. = My WI friend was just relaying information to me. From what I gathered = there were a few birders that mistaken the immature Little Gull as a = Kittiwake last Friday but so did some of the people I birded today with. = This is a honest mistake because both gulls have a "M" pattern on the = mantle. Besides getting lifers these birders also learned some gull id. A fun memorable day. Mike Hendrickson Duluth ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C4A417.15D992C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

As you can tell by Josh's = post it was=20 very fun today at Wi Pt. I thought I elaborate a little more on giving = some=20 credit to some birders and birds they found during the = weekend.

Shawn Putz & Tom Schultz = (spelling)=20 originally found the Artic Tern in the Superior Entry on Saturday 9/25 = at=20 12:30pm

Shawn Putz & Robbeye = Johnson=20 originally found the immature Little Gull ( I believe on Friday 9/24) = These=20 birders also originally found Paraitic Jaeger along with Tom Schultz as=20 well.

Tom Auer originally found = found the=20 Sabine's Gull on 9/26 on the Minnesota side at 8:00am.

Today these birds were = refound on the=20 Minnesota side by the following birders:

*Artic Tern was refound on = 9/26 by Mike=20 Hendrickson

*Parasitic Jaeger was refound = by a=20 unknown birder (Shawn Putz) and Tom Auer got all of us on to = it.

*Short-eared Owl was found by = Bob=20 Dunlop.

The following birds were all = seen on the=20 Minnesota side on 9/26:

* Artic Tern

*Sabine's Gull = (juv)

*Little Gull

* Parasitic Jaeger (adult = light=20 Phase)

*Short-eared Owl

It was a fun day and it was = also one them=20 days you'll always remember. I am sure up and coming birders like = Josh=20 Watson and the rest of the young guys will remember this day for some = time. From=20 7:30am till 8:45am Tom and I had the whole light house for ourselves and = it was=20 nice to have extra eyes as well. If you decide to walk the rocky = boulders to get=20 to the light house be careful and wear good shoes with good rubber grips = on=20 them. My Nike sandals was not a good idea.

I also apologize for = reporting the=20 Black-legged Kittiwake to MOU-Net. My WI friend was just relaying=20 information to me. From what I gathered there were a few birders that = mistaken=20 the immature Little Gull as a Kittiwake last Friday but so=20 did some of the people I birded today with. This is a honest = mistake=20 because both gulls have a "M" pattern on the mantle. Besides = getting=20 lifers these birders also learned some gull id.

A fun memorable = day.

Mike Hendrickson

Duluth

------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C4A417.15D992C0-- From thisisus@usfamily.net Mon Sep 27 04:43:07 2004 From: thisisus@usfamily.net (mike b) Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:43:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] bird report Sunday 26th Message-ID: <002101c4a444$292b2000$53df6843@hewlettz2wf5fi> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A41A.30FF7710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, Birding on Tiger Lake - next to Young America-W of TC's 2 Tundra Swans=20 1 Red Necked Grebe 37 Pied Billed Grebes 1000's of Coots - No Moorhens 2 Red Head Ducks 1 Am Widgeon Lots of Imm Bonapart Gulls flying all around Ruddy Ducks Red Wing Blackbirds Good Birdin' Mike Butterfield YA ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A41A.30FF7710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi all,

Birding on Tiger Lake - next to Young = America-W of=20 TC's

2 Tundra Swans

1 Red Necked Grebe

37 Pied Billed Grebes

1000's of Coots - No = Moorhens

2 Red Head Ducks

1 Am Widgeon

Lots of Imm Bonapart Gulls flying all=20 around

Ruddy Ducks

Red Wing Blackbirds

Good Birdin'

Mike Butterfield = YA

------ USFamily.Net - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------

------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A41A.30FF7710-- From SFbirdclub@aol.com Mon Sep 27 20:19:29 2004 From: SFbirdclub@aol.com (SFbirdclub@aol.com) Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:19:29 EDT Subject: [mou] Black-headed Gull Message-ID: <1c5.1e82f9f6.2e89c1c1@aol.com> -------------------------------1096312769 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those interested in the Black-headed Gull which appears in the fall at Crandall Bay, on the NW side of Spirit Lake, IA, I saw it today for about 1/2 an hour. It was about--oh, 300 ft. from Minnesota. For directions, e-mail me or check the Iowa postings on <>. The bird posed nicely on the high end rock on the right side of tghe inlet to the bay from Spirit Lake. It did a good imitation of a flycatcher- it would return to the same perch after skimming something off the surface of the area where the lake spills into the bay--I watched for 15 minutes and got incredible looks. It did fly away after the 3rd fishing boat came in and crowded it. It then flew (w/a few Bonaparte and Franklin and Ring-billed) N for a bit. It crossed the road to the part of the bay into Minnesota before circling and returning to the water this time--harder to see. Not long--but I can count this life bird in 2 states now! What a great morning. Other things, too. The best was a small group of Common Tern. Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD -------------------------------1096312769 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For those interested in the Black-headed Gull which appears i= n the fall at Crandall Bay, on the NW side of Spirit Lake, IA, I saw it toda= y for about 1/2 an hour. It was about--oh, 300 ft. from Minnesota. For direc= tions, e-mail me or check the Iowa postings on <<www.birdingonthe.net&= gt;>.

The bird posed nicely on the high end rock on the right side=20= of tghe inlet to the bay from Spirit Lake. It did a good imitation of a flyc= atcher- it would return to the same perch after skimming something off the s= urface of the area where the lake spills into the bay--I watched for 15 minu= tes and got incredible looks.

It did fly away after the 3rd fishing boat came in and crowded it. It t= hen flew (w/a few Bonaparte and Franklin and Ring-billed) N for a bit. It cr= ossed the road to the part of the bay into Minnesota before circling and ret= urning to the water this time--harder to see. Not long--but I can count this= life bird in 2 states now! What a great morning. Other things, too. The bes= t was a small group of Common Tern.

Doug Chapman

Sioux Falls, SD

-------------------------------1096312769-- From Jbaines317@aol.com Tue Sep 28 00:19:21 2004 From: Jbaines317@aol.com (Jbaines317@aol.com) Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:19:21 EDT Subject: [mou] Merlin in Dakota County Message-ID: <99.4d88d87b.2e89f9f9@aol.com> -------------------------------1096327161 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There was a dark (taiga) merlin in Dakota County on Emery north of 160th St. at 5:45 pm tonight finishing a meal on a telephone pole. Jen Vieth -------------------------------1096327161 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There was a dark (taiga) merlin in Dakota County on Emery north of= 160th St. at 5:45 pm tonight finishing a meal on a telephone pole.

Jen Vieth

-------------------------------1096327161-- From Drewbec@aol.com Tue Sep 28 03:38:52 2004 From: Drewbec@aol.com (Drewbec@aol.com) Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:38:52 EDT Subject: [mou] Lesser Black-backed Gull at Black Dog Message-ID: <1ee.2c010a82.2e8a28bc@aol.com> Late this afternoon (approx. 5:45-5:55) I saw an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull on the west end of Black Dog Lake. This is almost certainly the same bird recently seen at Lakes Calhoun and Harriet. Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota County From mahan-mail@att.net Wed Sep 29 03:43:51 2004 From: mahan-mail@att.net (Tom & Phyllis Mahan) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:43:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] MN Birding Newsletter assembling Message-ID: <000401c4a5ce$2e2e78a0$b083490c@MAHAN> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4A5A4.455870A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Volunteers are needed to help assemble the next issue of MN Birding on: Wednesday October 20, 2004 6:30 p.m. Shady Oak Room, second floor Minnetonka Community Center 14600 Minnetonka Blvd (1 mile west of Minnetonka Blvd/I-494 intersection) Any help is greatly appreciated by all members of MOU! If you can help out please respond directly to my email or call me. Please provide a daytime phone number in case I have to contact you at the last minute. Thanks! Tom Mahan 763-588-5440 Mahan-mail@ATT.NET ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4A5A4.455870A0 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef; name="winmail.dat" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="winmail.dat" eJ8+IgICAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAEIgAcAGAAAAElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQ2ABAACAAAAAgACAAEGgAMADgAAANQHCQAcABUAKwAAAAIAQgEB A5AGAFQNAAAnAAAACwACAAEAAAALACMAAAAAAAMAJgAAAAAACwApAAAAAAADADYAAAAAAB4AcAAB AAAAIQAAAE1OIEJpcmRpbmcgTmV3c2xldHRlciBhc3NlbWJsaW5nAAAAAAIBcQABAAAAFgAAAAHE pc4nEx7dKavslUI8vQuPv68SklYAAAIBHQwBAAAAGAAAAFNNVFA6TUFIQU4tTUFJTEBBVFQuTkVU AAsAAQ4AAAAAQAAGDgCSowjOpcQBAgEKDgEAAAAYAAAAAAAAABabmVRXzzFKtE5dDYMoCyvCgAAA AwAUDgAAAAALAB8OAQAAAAIBCRABAAAAGAkAABQJAAC9EwAATFpGdX0z/EQDAAoAcmNwZzEyNRoy DGBjAFABBHN0c+JoBXBiY2gO9QkAD4dmaA3gD5ZiaQFDC2BukQ4QMDMzEaZmZRIiPwH3AqQDYwIA D4AKwHNlQnQC0XBycTIAACrJCqFubxTgIDAB0AHQwjYSMDA1MDQWsQHQmRagNH0HbQKDMzYDxfsU jxWbYhZxFuAWpBbgAdBVF2BWBJBkAHBhGHQ3vxQfGfMB4RWoH18fgH0F65ECgzE2OB0+MjMh4UUa EiAHbSBDRSF1OU8h/xbQIy8kNXlyIXQ3vwBQHU0hwChxJo8DgkcJ0X5rKAUOUCifK+Ep3wOCVO8I cCgFElAsDjcdIS1PA4KQKEhlYglwdykoBf8mUS9uIx8xdgcQAaAN4DJWujUy7zgY0TQ/A4JCB0D+ dA3gKAUY0SiuLzE33zGj2lYIkHQcoAeBZTJUDkD/IeEZDCL4HFUkhg5AJSE+DecmRz+HJ+U1Myhx GQwpiP8/hisoQ0Ar4UOeLRY/hi6W/0NANnFDnTeXP4Y5KUNAGN9fOwg/hjysApEI5jsJbzD1T+9l DjA1URpSMVHvUvn/UQRTIlGPVV9VHVSfUs9RH/8S8D3AWupcAVu/XMlRBFzyv1tfXy9e7V5vXJ9g ZDkOUD9jtGURXTNlEAKCDxB5bFUHkGgJ4HQAAHEDIWwPEYEFEAFAA/BkY3RsewqxAGBzCrBoUBmA aJJuBHVtAgBhYXV0bzEAYGRqdQ8QBRBnaF50Z7EKAWeACgFpAZBw+jADsjImUBHnEqgI0AnAc2gQ bCNucGx5bhQDMHP4bmV4GdAHsAWwAMACc7kVoGNzEiADMGoQZGtwnGl2FhAPABmwbWkQwHNxAAnw IEQBEGnAOUAgGlAKwGEJwGuQaCBGdwIhcDQPIDEAUA8gA2B3JwswamABgHNXaBB0aN5CElBqYAqw cQBsEiAh4H11pHJ2GBAAdYYBgHeHYuV3h3J1gmNiCrApcHlyxxoAedME8GVsbGgBdVD/dPEBQA8g cVAAIDkxdAEyEP92oHwmCVB8RAyxfFNogHxEXGRnfSZ+oH4maHw1dv8DMGdPaF9pb2p/a4eEURHz /2wFEuJsAW18heeHZG9FdDC/cXxv1DuQAaBmsHA3NXDa23KQCNBmO4APAGKB8AmA3wIgcLJmgRmg gWAxG3Eh0OFMECBIeXAEkGshK2P/cHOOQIt+DiCMj42bc3B64P90kAmAjm8oUHDaGzAMQA7y/QUQ awpgGKUMAXKQFeBvcL+MQZFykPpxqQ8AjoFzAiBnikEPAAWgbXAV8pGfRfsAwAMQU2aSKFBPExWg UABidgJRIHtVjtAV4He/GGGcBI2hnIKdo43WfYFCj3SQgYB9EQGAbmJqAGDXCfBxABAgXBXgeAtg AkDUb3kJ8FxvgHAPMAAg/wuQFeBykX0QggAA4QIwAmB9AIBiD2CgkYIBesACEHK7jCGjwW0PMINg ltBoBbDOeqBifqAAwHJnC4F+oM5oo3M3gAFBZ3amCaTBd4PQC4AoUDAOkaagp4U5bjgmUKXSpMB3 qBOpRGp/oWEAcAswoGFmkI6ADlB26QiQd2sLgGQ2cKtCBPDfB0AS8QFADgB/o2WDYKyljQIQb4QA ggBseXSdIP8LgJbQn8GuN4PwAMCDIIIA/6CRlpCD8INhCTKDkHrQAlD/B0ALkLFBAlGrkYDArkCs Mf+BgAJgdKGuMQJRACB/UZaQvTIQa6PhltAV4LPBd3Ww/wkyb2BrkIMwbYILgHrCsXHVktFmCJBs chFksPGBQPl1sHB1tbCEAIHwBzCzt/+NkgNgreCN1wIAGcIZsIGA3mSAsm9xudVyZGO04boB742S IvB2ESHRc5/DnLAVkvMAgAWQbHZ2AL1RDnBv8L+9UgGQACC94quRCfB0AcF/vVEZgBIAvRGCoAzQ AZAg/i6b9L1mDlC+AqIhvm+/f//Aj73AElCCoAWBwk/DX8Rvf73AJlCCoLJwwh/G78f1Kd/A3DZw xb/Kr8fVYjHQApH/y9+9k0wgyX/OT89f0G+9sf8dINHCvk/TL9Q/zE0h4NHP/9df2G/Zf72xJSDW X9v/3Q//3hUK+YB/gYWC9YQtCqIZkf+NuWvfbO9t/28DHOUL8A5Qb5bxDEAAgI2bVgbwt2B0+wng GaAgCsAWEG9wCYAJgPoggzAgZuCBoO3AcZKKkW/ucGbg7gFvkCAEAQpQINRvZgXQTjkQaQsgC4Dr x7ACIDoKhn4KhRzW668tjfVXCYBvcHMcgHkgWk+BgG/yn+w9YgSQIHwgMvV/7D0ggPfv7EwsN/ew H4AmUH78T/1fIDaCOhagIHAubS7xn5v5/+xMU6Rx9RFhawAv/+w9B/EYMPvgAr/sPbnxE3C+ZAUv A84QAaeA/yVN45Dfb3CDMI7QP+EYMG23YGtw/fUQQ+Cx7ZD/JY3QFoBvsO0KWUK9sLowKIkQccDv YQ+S8BBw8HMM7C9JLTT8OTT/J/3p/5DjkAvRufLKaRNwKf8uQW4LgO6z/RkgIGDxedCuMO3At0BQ AO5jt9DtcLowYhRxeuAN8EfvMe2S8IJPVSH/Lkn18JB5ogAgrDDjoO6zogB/8ACuIK0gGtFQAIIA B1Eg73EQFMEUUu6BbQuAcbCbQb/wcP9wrDEVov8W/yVQGQT9HmBvq0ByEO3AGdD1ADlQ/zSg/tCk wG9w7gCCwPdy45HrrDCZ4UnuoGFxUe6BB0H/sGCBgBfTedDvg4WADnFxwJeCsO1wG91Ux4Frcxav dlQosPCgYceB/yU54DPQLTU4OCWwNAQw/7n/tnK9IgmQtZEOcQeSlhUITwGOMllQRVJMSU5YSyAi mzKDMDokwy0BmzJAQVRULk5F/FQiBRQoP43HcIBEEbv5v70T9PCwYLZjlPHjkDmUQAAA0Mnqefm6 zgARjIIAqgBLqagLAgAxsAMxseAwvQI0MbFtAGEAaQAAbAB0AG8AOgCKTTNxaDNxbgAtM1cgQABB AFQ1sS4A+E4ARTWxMbBPIDmStpC/RDByoSxZjCQo3ysPVDak/yyPBAkb7D1P/+PjA+O/gY//gp+D r+Y/BEU67y1vLnM8TgVPIABIwAMA3j+fTgAAAwAJWQMAAAADAEBlAAAAAAsAE4AIIAYAAAAAAMAA AAAAAABGAAAAAAOFAAAAAAAAAwAVgAggBgAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAEYAAAAAEIUAAAAAAAADABuACCAG AAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAABShQAA45ABAAMAIoAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAAAGFAAAAAAAA QAAjgAggBgAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAEYAAAAAYIUAAABwmkoyAAAAHgBAgAggBgAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAEYA AAAAVIUAAAEAAAAFAAAAMTAuMAAAAAALAEGACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAAAGhQAAAAAAAAsA RYAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAAA6FAAAAAAAAAwBIgAggBgAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAEYAAAAAGIUA AAAAAAALAF2ACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAACChQAAAAAAAAIB+A8BAAAAEAAAABabmVRXzzFK tE5dDYMoCysCAfoPAQAAABAAAAAWm5lUV88xSrROXQ2DKAsrAgH7DwEAAACVAAAAAAAAADihuxAF 5RAaobsIACsqVsIAAG1zcHN0LmRsbAAAAAAATklUQfm/uAEAqgA32W4AAABDOlxEb2N1bWVudHMg YW5kIFNldHRpbmdzXFBoeWxsaXNcTG9jYWwgU2V0dGluZ3NcQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRGF0YVxNaWNy b3NvZnRcT3V0bG9va1xPdXRsb29rLnBzdAAAAAADAP4PBQAAAAMADTT9NwIAAgEUNAEAAAAQAAAA TklUQfm/uAEAqgA32W4AAAIBfwABAAAAMQAAADAwMDAwMDAwMTY5Qjk5NTQ1N0NGMzE0QUI0NEU1 RDBEODMyODBCMkIyNEU0MjgwMAAAAAADAAYQ6xNDdQMABxCbAQAAAwAQEAAAAAADABEQAAAAAB4A CBABAAAAZQAAAFZPTFVOVEVFUlNBUkVORUVERURUT0hFTFBBU1NFTUJMRVRIRU5FWFRJU1NVRU9G TU5CSVJESU5HT046V0VETkVTREFZT0NUT0JFUjIwLDIwMDQ2OjMwUE1TSEFEWU9BS1JPT00AAAAA 730= ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4A5A4.455870A0-- From Hagsela@aol.com Wed Sep 29 07:36:07 2004 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 02:36:07 EDT Subject: [mou] Dark-eyed Juncos in Metro Message-ID: <143.345ef5f7.2e8bb1d7@aol.com> At Lake Elmo Park this afternoon I saw my 1st Dark-eyed Juncos for the area this fall. And now they're posting frost alerts. I also had great looks at a WINTER WREN as it moved about a downed conifer branch. Sparrows included many White-throated, a Lincoln's and Song Sparrows. Lake Elmo Park is in Washington Cty, just north of Hwy 94 at the Cty 19 exit east of Saint Paul. I have had nice warbler waves this fall. Linda Sparling Hennepin Cty From Steve Weston" The report from the Corpus Christi (Texas) hawk watch today (9/28) was 520,200+ hawks counted, including about 519,948 Broad-winged Hawks. They weren't sure of the exact numbers until they recount the tally sheets. In one hour they counted 273,436 hawks. Just thought you'd be interested. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From drbenson@cpinternet.com Wed Sep 29 14:20:42 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:20:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 9/29/04 Message-ID: <5D315302-121A-11D9-929F-000A95AC3AF2@cpinternet.com> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Wednesday, September 29th, 2004,=20= sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists=92 Union. An ARCTIC TERN was seen on Lake Superior on the 26th and 27th off=20 Minnesota and Wisconsin Points. A SABINE=92S GULL and a LITTLE GULL were seen by a number of observers=20= over Lake Superior on the 26th. On the 24th observers at Wisconsin=20 Point in Superior reported a PACIFIC LOON, a WESTERN GREBE, a FORSTER=92S=20= TERN, and 2 juvenile SABINE=92S GULLS. On the 23rd, another PARASITIC=20 JAEGER was seen there. The loon was still present on the 27th, along=20 with two more jaegers. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Minnesota Point over the weekend, and=20 yesterday Peder Svingen saw two Short-eared Owls over Lake Superior,=20 again from Minnesota Point. Deb Buria-Falkowski reported a juvenile RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the=20 north (back) pool at the Biwabik Sewage pond on the 27th. Suzanne=20 Gucciardo found a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the East Bay in Grand=20 Marais on the 25th. On the 25th, Jim and Sharon Lind found a CACKLING GOOSE at the mouth of=20= the Knife River, 2 BONAPARTE=92S GULLS at Burlington Bay, a BOREAL=20 CHICKADEE near the mouth of the Knife, and 14 sparrow species,=20 including 2 VESPER SPARROWS at the west end of 2nd Ave in Two Harbors,=20= 1 LE CONTE=92S SPARROW east of Emily=92s in Knife River and 2 more south = of=20 the Americinn east of Silver Bay. Several observers reported small flocks of HARRIS=92 SPARROWS in Duluth=20= and along the North Shore this week. At Stoney Point, Jan Green found a=20= BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 25th and a BOREAL CHICKADEE on the 26th. And finally, to correct last week=92s report, there was no Great=20 Black-backed BULL seen, although it is not the first time bull has=20 appeared in this report. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October=20 7th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030.=20 Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded=20 message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota=20 Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more=20 information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to=20 mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.= From kirkjeffrey@yahoo.com Wed Sep 29 14:21:23 2004 From: kirkjeffrey@yahoo.com (Kirk Jeffrey) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 06:21:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Cackling Goose at Grand Marais Message-ID: <20040929132123.9804.qmail@web41311.mail.yahoo.com> On Sunday, September 26, a Cackling Goose was observed in the parking lot at the Grand Marais municipal campground. Kirk Jeffrey St. Paul From tvalega@hirschwest.com Wed Sep 29 15:14:53 2004 From: tvalega@hirschwest.com (Thomas M. Valega, Jr.) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:14:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Hawks over Corpus Christi Message-ID: <8BC4CAEE19182F4A9F9832D924062045DAC721@hw_exfx.hirschwest.com> Dove hunting near the T.C. Jester prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas (just outside Houston) last Friday a.m. also revealed wood storks, roseate spoonbills, black bellied whistling tree ducks, scissortails, killdeer of course, and a vermillion flycatcher. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Weston [mailto:sweston2@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 2:01 AM To: mnbird; Mou-net Subject: [mnbird] Hawks over Corpus Christi The report from the Corpus Christi (Texas) hawk watch today (9/28) was 520,200+ hawks counted, including about 519,948 Broad-winged Hawks. They weren't sure of the exact numbers until they recount the tally sheets. In one hour they counted 273,436 hawks. Just thought you'd be interested. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing list mnbird@lists.mnbird.net http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird From connyb@mycidco.com Wed Sep 29 19:57:33 2004 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:57:33 Subject: [mou] Black-headed Gull, Jackson Co. Message-ID: This morning Leslie Marcus and I enjoyed watching the Adult non-breeding Black-headed Gull at Spirit Lake, in Jackson Co. We watched it flying over the jetty, at rest in the bay, and preen on the fishing pier next to the road on the Iowa side for a long time before it flew over the road into Minnesota. This gave us a great opportunity to see the Black-headed Gull's red bill, legs, and feet while standing between two Ring-billed Gulls on the railing of the fishing pier close by, so the time went by fast. Then they would all get up and fly over the road into MN circle around and come back. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Co. connyb@mycidco.com From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Thu Sep 30 02:10:34 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:10:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Blue Hill Trail (Sherburne NWR), Mille Lacs Question Message-ID: <001f01c4a68a$4a21c000$0c01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A660.60DBB820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dusk walk on Blue Hill (Sherburne) trail -=20 First Fox Sparrow of fall mixed in with 100's of WC Sparrows (literally = - most chipping brightly - some peabody-ing). Juncos providing = counterpoint. Great Horned Owl hooting mournfully (lost love?). = Multiple Ruffed Grouse drumming. Virginia Rail kiddicking quietly. = Woodcock nearly introduced a new hair part. Alas, no warblers = (Ichabod!). Fall has (fallen, that is). 100 species over last week - including Duluth/MOU/Hendrickson/WI Point = trip - won't see those numbers again 'til May. Question for those who know Mille Lacs Lake. What spots would you = recommend checking for unique species (gulls, loons et al) over the next = couple of weeks? (Directions from 169 always helpful - I do have Eckert = - an earlier edition) Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A660.60DBB820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dusk walk on Blue Hill (Sherburne) = trail -=20

First Fox Sparrow of fall mixed in with = 100's of WC=20 Sparrows (literally - most chipping brightly - some=20 peabody-ing). Juncos providing counterpoint. Great Horned = Owl=20 hooting mournfully (lost love?). Multiple Ruffed Grouse = drumming. =20 Virginia Rail kiddicking quietly. Woodcock nearly introduced a new = hair=20 part. Alas, no warblers (Ichabod!).

Fall has (fallen, that = is).

100 species over last week - including=20 Duluth/MOU/Hendrickson/WI Point trip - won't see those numbers = again 'til=20 May.

Question for those who know Mille Lacs = Lake. =20 What spots would you recommend checking for unique species (gulls, loons = et al)=20 over the next couple of weeks? (Directions from 169 always helpful = - I do=20 have Eckert - an earlier edition)

Good birding to all!

Al Schirmacher

Princeton, MN

Mille Lacs & Sherburne = Counties

------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4A660.60DBB820-- From smithville4@charter.net Thu Sep 30 04:27:14 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:27:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] looking for Alex C. Message-ID: <00e801c4a69d$61bb5600$46a47044@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C4A673.78AC1590 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I am looking for Alex Cruz. I misplaced your email address. If anyone = knows him or his email address could you reply to me with it. Alex and = his friend are going along the MOU Oct 16-17 field trip and tonight I = just sent out information about the trip. Thanks Mike H. ------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C4A673.78AC1590 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

I am looking for Alex Cruz. I = misplaced=20 your email address. If anyone knows him or his email address could you = reply to=20 me with it. Alex and his friend are going along the MOU Oct 16-17 = field=20 trip and tonight I just sent out information about the = trip.

Thanks

Mike = H.

------=_NextPart_000_00E5_01C4A673.78AC1590-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Thu Sep 30 13:58:07 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:58:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Blue Hill correctioni Message-ID: <000e01c4a6ed$24409a10$0c01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C4A6C3.39010C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My apologies. Last night's post should have read "WT (White-throated) = Sparrows" rather than "WC" (White-crowned). Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C4A6C3.39010C20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My apologies. Last night's post = should have=20 read "WT (White-throated) Sparrows" rather than "WC"=20 (White-crowned).

Thanks!

Al Schirmacher

Princeton, = MN

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C4A6C3.39010C20-- From ssstnnph@mvtvwireless.com Wed Sep 29 22:57:05 2004 From: ssstnnph@mvtvwireless.com (SSMORTON) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:57:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lyon County Message-ID: <000a01c4a66f$42519500$d4c41cd0@SteveMorton> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4A645.59556760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The young common loon is still on Cottonwood Lake. It is easily viewed = most days from the south side of the lake. Sue Morton, Cottonwood ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4A645.59556760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The young common loon is still on = Cottonwood=20 Lake. It is easily viewed most days from the south side of the=20 lake.

Sue Morton, = Cottonwood

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4A645.59556760-- From Chris.Fagyal@udlp.com Thu Sep 30 15:54:07 2004 From: Chris.Fagyal@udlp.com (Chris Fagyal) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:54:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Binoculars and pictures from afar... Message-ID: All, My beloved Bausch&Lomb Elite 10x42's are gone forever. I accidentally left them in the rent-a-car I had when I was in Minneapolis on the 11th and 12th of Sept and they were never turned in to the lost&found at Avis. Whomever cleaned the car or rented it after me apparently decided 900$ Binoculars would be a nice addition to their belongings. Since I have just spent 1500$ on a trip to Ecuador and another 1500$ on a new Camera (Canon EOS 20D), I really don't want to drop 900$ to replace the binocs. My question is this. Has anyone ever used Eagle Eye Optics Platinum Class Ranger 10x42 binocs? What are your thoughts? I'm not looking for suggestions on other binoculars. I have looked through plenty of different brands, and have done plenty of research in the past, so I don't really need advice on what to buy. I'm solely looking for personal experience on this brand, as its roughly 400$ and is something I can more easily justify. By the way, 50 pictures from Ecuador are on my website now at www.avianphotos.org if anyone is interested. Didn't reach my ultimate goal while I was there, but I did see some 50ish new birds (Not bad considering I only really went birding full days twice, and only was in a new area for two days, and only had a guide for 2 of the 9 days as well. Mostly a photography trip). I think overall for the trip I ended up with 220ish birds, 50ish life birds, putting me at 1374 for my life list now. Missed Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe at Papallacta, but got Ocellated Tapaculo at Bellavista. Chris Fagyal Senior Software Engineer United Defense, L.P. ASD (UDLP-GSD 'til Nov 1) Fridley, MN (San Jose, CA 'til Nov 1) (763) 572-5320 (408) 289-3840 ('til Nov 1) chris.fagyal@udlp.com From falcon@taloncom.net Thu Sep 30 16:18:51 2004 From: falcon@taloncom.net (falcon@taloncom.net) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:18:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Buying Binocs Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20040930101442.00c568d8@pop3.scc.net> Re binoculars .. You might want to look at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/publications/livingbird/spring99/binos.html . That report is a bit dated now, but it might give you an idea or three for buying either new or used. - Edward From corax6330@yahoo.com Thu Sep 30 22:15:28 2004 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:15:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Houston Co.,Hillside Rd. Birds Message-ID: <20040930211528.629.qmail@web13422.mail.yahoo.com> Few raptors in 1.5 hours under clear skies and little wind near the microwave tower Sept. 30: TUVU---3 BAEA---1(I) NOHA---1 SSHA---3 COHA---4 RTHA---1 etc & passerines downhill south of Tower: E. Bluebird Tree & Barn Swallows Hermit Thrush---3 E. Towhee---3 Yellow-thtrd. Vireo---1 Tufted T.---3 Red-brstd. Nuthatch---4, at least, matching WBNU #s Yellow-r. Wa. Palm Warbler---1 E. Meadowlark---1 Horned Lark Fred Lesher, LaCrosse _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com