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List of birds of Minnesota - Wikipedia
Bird Calls - in 2019 we try to learn bird
calls.
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Nature Notes from Craig’s Walk @ Bass Ponds,
one of the
MVNWR units,
Dec. 7, 2019, 8 am
Mallards (200+), Hooded Mergansers (2 – no adult males), Trumpeter Swans sitting
on ice, Crows, a Cardinal, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Nuthatch (calls), Brown Creepers, a Winter Wren*, Red-tailed Hawk,
Chickadees, Bald Eagle nest
*
Winter Wren Portrait - YouTube
Winter Wren Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
Winter Wren Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab
of Ornithology
*****************
Hwys Red-tailed Hawks (6), Rock Pigeons
Nature Notes
2019
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Nature Notes from Craig’s Walk @ Bass Ponds,
one of the
MVNWR units,
Dec. 1, 2019, 8 am
Golden-crowned Kinglets (2; one was female),
Bald Eagles (3, at least two were young; a young one eating a fish? on a tree
branch, around 30 feet above us), Hooded Mergansers (a group of over 100, many
young), a Common Merganser, Canada Geese, Mallards, Goldeneyes, Ring-billed
Gulls, Herring Gulls, Lesser Scaups, a Bafflehead, Trumpeter Swans, Brown
Creepers, Cardinals, Craig heard Kingfisher calls, Rock Pigeons, House Finches,
Chickadees (calls)
a muskrat
deer tracks, some beaver activities,
****************************************************************
Our
short Walk @ 10 am, Old Cedar Ave.,
one of the
MVNWR units
Swans: most of them were Trumpeter Swans, a Mute
Swan*, and two Tundra Swans*
Canada Geese, Mallards,
Beaver lodges
* Mathew with a spotting scope kindly helped us
spot the Mute Swan and Tundra Swans.
Nature Notes
2019
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Nature Notes
Nov. 23, 2019 Craig’s Walk at Bass Ponds, one of the
MVNWR units
around 30 F, sunny
Chickadees (calls), a Blue Jay, Brown Creepers, Mallards, Canada Geese, t Swans
, Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls, young Gulls, Hooded Mergansers, Common
Mergansers, a Belted Kingfisher, a Downy Woodpecker, Scaups, Buffleheads,
Goldeneyes, a Bald Eagle, a Goldfinch, Nuthatch calls,
a Gray Squirrel getting into a tree hole,
Bittersweet fruits, Duckweed (green)
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Nature Notes
Nov. 23, 2019
Our Walk @ Old Cedar Ave,
one of
the
MVNWR units
Trumpeter
Swans,
young Swans, Crows, Canada Geese, Goldeneyes, young Bald Eagles on ice, a young
Bald Eagle flying in circles, Mallards, a Red-winged Blackbird (most likely
female?), a Downy Woodpecker,
a Beaver Lodge,
an old Hornet nest
Methane bubbles under ice
Nature Notes
2019
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190928 Nature Notes from Tammy's Walk at the
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden & Bird Sanctuary,
Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 28, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. -
Bald Eagles (young, adult), Broad-winged Hawk, two flocks of
Pelicans; about 20 each, a flock of about 10
Canada Geese flying in a V-formation, Nashville Warbler, Orange-crowned
Warblers, Chickadees, Blue Jays, Robins, Hairy Woodpecker female, Downy
Woodpecker male, Goldfinches, Catbird calls, Flicker, White-throated Sparrows,
Gray Squirrel, Chipmunk calls,
Monarch,
Asparagus fruits (red),
Fall colors beginning
Mushrooms
Nature Notes
2019
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190819
Como Park Zoo welcomes first-ever baby puffin - kare11.com
Aug. 16, 2019, Tufted Puffin baby
"Thank you for info, Julie, a naturalist."
Tufted Puffin Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
*******************************************
Atlantic Puffin Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
First Time Cute Baby Puffin Sees World | World Beneath Your Feet | BBC - YouTube
Farne Islands - Wikipedia
Nature Notes
2019 |
Birds
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190819
Nature Notes
Aug. 17, 2019 @ 7:30 a.m. - , Tammy’s Walk at the
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary,
Minneapolis, MN
Nighthawk* flying by low, Red-eyed Vireo calls, Pewee calls, Cardinals (calls),
Blue Jay calls?, Magnolia Warbler, Hummingbirds, Indigo Bunting, Robins
including Juveniles, Barn Swallow, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, Mourning
Dove, Rose-breasted Grosbeak female, Goldfinches, Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Catbirds (calls), Cowbird, Cedar Waxwing, Nuthatch calls, Chickadees (calls),
Turkeys (3), Song Sparrow calls,
Butterflies: Black Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtails, Monarchs, Red Admiral,
Dragonflies, Bumblebees, a black color - bee,
in bloom: Canada Goldenrod, American Tall Bellflower, Culver’s Root, Prairie
Dock, Big Bluestem, Partridge Pee, Ragweed, Indian Grass, Woodland Sunflower,
Purple Coneflower, Prairie Onion, Jewelweed, Black-eyed Susan,
fruits/seeds: Mountain Ash, Bladdernut, Asparagus, Basswood, Eastern Cedar,
Curly Dock, False Indigo, Acorns, Canada Rye, Cherry, Black Raspberry,
Bottlebrush Grass, Sumac, Thistle,
Hwy: Red-tailed Hawks (2), Rock Pigeons,
*
Common Nighthawk Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
Common Nighthawk in flight - YouTube
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor - NatureWorks
- "The common nighthawk is not really
a hawk. It is actually a member of the nightjar family.
... It
is a jay-sized bird about 10 inches in
length.
..."
Nature Notes
2019
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190816
C9
fledges, 8-15-19 - Charlo osprey nest - YouTube Charlo,
Montana, Aug. 15, 2019
Osprey Nest Camera - live from Charlo Montana |
Explore.org
Osprey
"In the Twin Cities metro area, there are
many osprey nests. We've seen two nests; one has two babies while the other has
three; the two may have fledged."
Nature Notes
2019
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Aug. 11, 2019 Craig’s Walk, Bass Ponds,
MV National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, MN, 8
a.m. -, Cloudy
Indigo Bunting, Cardinal, Chimney Swifts, Hummingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Robin,
Redstart, Blue Jay, Yellow Warbler, House Wren, Blue Herons, Egrets (at least
10), Wood Duck family, Mallard family, Canada Geese, a flock of about 100
Grackles flying together, Song Sparrow (songs), Common Yellowthroat, Red-eyed
Vireo calls, Pewee calls, Hawk (most likely Cooper’s Hawk), Kingfisher,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Toads (2),
Bumblebees,
in bloom: Wild cucumber, Jewelweed, Wild Bergamot (almost done), Buffalo Grass,
Stinging Nettle, Arrowhead, Snakeroot, White Campion, Bindweed, Black-eyed
Susan, Purple Loosestrife, Evening Primrose,
Fruits/seeds: Cherry, Plum, Milkweed, Curly Dock, Thistle, Cattail, Oak corn,
Ash
Hwy: Red-tailed Hawks (2),
5 p.m. Maplewood, MN: Goldfinch (songs), Gulls, young Rabbit
Monarch, Bumblebees,
in bloom: Purple Coneflower, Prairie Blazing Star, Cardinal Flower, Yarrow, Cup
plant, Virginia Waterleaf
Fruits/seeds: False Indigo, Basswood, Blue Beech
Birds |
Nature
Nature Notes
2019
15708 190729 Nature Notes July 29, 2019, 12:30
p.m. Richfield, MN, Sunny
Neotropic Cormorant* (lifer), Double-crested Cormorants; some spread their wings
to dry them, Egrets, Mallard families, Cardinals, Canada Geese, Red-winged
Blackbirds,
Hwy: Red-tailed Hawk,
St. Paul, MN
Great-crested Flycatcher songs, House
Sparrows,
Cottontail rabbit (young),
in bloom: Pineapple weed, Yarrow, Wild Bergamot, Sumac, Water lily,
*
Neotropic Cormorant Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab
of Ornithology
"Thank you so much for info on the Neotropic Cormorant, Richfield, MN, Julie."
It looks like a storm brought the Neotropic Cormorant here. Hope the
Neotropic Cormorant
will be able to find its way back home.
The Secret Relationship Between Birds and Hurricanes | NPR
July 28, 2019, Maplewood, MN, Rain
Cardinal family, Gray Squirrel, Starlings, Mourning Dove, Barn Swallows,
lots of pesky mosquitoes, Monarch
in bloom: Joe-pye weed, Cup plant,
Oakdale, MN
Red-tailed Hawk, Egret,
Nature Notes
2019
15702 190727 Nature Notes
from Craig's Walk
July 27, 2019, 8 a.m. @ Bass Ponds, around 15 attendees,
Sunny
Robins and a Red-bellied Woodpecker feeding on chock cherries, Grackle, Indigo
Bunting songs, Red-eyed Vireos (songs), Nuthatch, Cardinal, Mallard, Red-winged
Blackbirds, Wood Duck family, Yellow Warbler, Goldfinches, Marsh Wrens, Swamp
Sparrows (calls), Song Sparrow songs, Common Yellowthroats, Redstart songs,
Catbirds songs & calls, Great Blue Heron, Egrets, Barn Swallows, Kestrel,
Ospreys flying low in circles (2), Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher* songs,
Gray Squirrel, Chipmunk
Monarch, Green Darner, Damselfly, Bees, Japanese beetles,
In bloom: Wild Bergamot, Blue Vervain, Swamp Milkweed, White Campion,
Seeds/Fruits: Thistle, Chock cherry, Mulberry
*
Willow Flycatcher – Fitz-bew! - YouTube
Willow Flycatcher Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell
Lab of Ornithology
**********************************
Hwy: Egret, Red-tailed Hawk, Raccoon roadkill (2)
Curly Dock seeds
Nature Notes
2019
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
<
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/minnesota_valley/ >, Bloomington, MN
our
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
page
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June 8,
2019 Tammy’s Walk - Kyla (sp ?) led the walk - , 7:30 a.m. - @
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Minneapolis,
MN Temp: 70 – 80 degrees F, Sunny
Hummingbird, Tom Turkey, Red-bellied Woodpecker (calls), Song Sparrow, Cardinal,
Blue Jay calls, Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak* (songs), Common Yellowthroat
calls, Chickadee (Spring calls), Cowbird, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Great
Horned owl, Red-winged Blackbird, Great-crested Flycatcher (collecting nesting
materials) at close range, Pileated Woodpecker male,
Two dead nestlings on the trail; it looks like they dropped from the nest, but
we can’t find the nest in trees
Snapping Turtle laying eggs,
Mosquitoes, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Bees, a Monarch butterfly,
In bloom: False Indigo, False Solomon’s Seal, Blackberry, Highbush Cranberry,
Golden Alexander, Dandelion, Forget-me-not, Wild Geranium, Wild Rose, Virginia
Waterleaf, Showy Lady’s Slipper (almost),
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Tamarack’s cones, Horsetail,
Poison Ivy,
*
Rose-breasted
Grosbeak - YouTube
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell
Lab of Ornithology
Birds
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Bird Calls
Nature Notes
2019
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Gray-Grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) calling Video - YouTube
Tree Frog calls (FOY)
Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood, MN, May 26,
2019;
Battle Creek Regional Park, St. Paul, MN, May
30, 2019
Toad calls (FOY)
Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, MN, May
25, 2019
Frog & Toad
Nature Notes
2019
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May 25, 2019 @ 8 am - , Sat. Morning Walk by Steve @
Roberts Bird Sanctuary,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Warblers: Redstart, Black-and-White, Canada, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Mourning,
Nashville*, Tennessee**, Chestnut-sided, Common Yellowthroat, Blackpoll,
Blackburnian, Northern Waterthrush, Wilson's
Oriole, Swainson's Thrush, Robin,
Scarlet Tanager pair, Barn Swallow, Great Blue
Heron, Chimney Swift?, Mallard, Wood Duck, Chickadee, Nuthatch, Downy
Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker (I missed), Grackle family: Parent and its two
kids, Crow mobbing, Red-eyed Vireo, Song Sparrow, RW Blackbird, Olive-sided
Flycatcher, Flycatcher (Alder - according to Gary), Pewee (FOY), Great Crested
Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo?, Blue-winged Teal, Hummingbird,
Chipmunk, Gray Squirrel, Rabbit, some people saw a Muskrat, Deer (3); antlers
covered with velvet
begin
to re-grow.
Winter coats are being replaced by summer coats+.
Toad calls (FOY)
Monarch
butterfly (FOY),
*
Nashville Warbler - YouTube
Nashville Warbler Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell
Lab of Ornithology
**
Tennessee Warbler - YouTube
Tennessee Warbler Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
+
White-tailed Deer | Outdoor Alabama
Bird Calls
Nature Notes
2019
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May 21, 2019 Cloudy, Kris' Walk @ 9 am,
Temp: around 45 degrees F,
Roberts Bird Sanctuary,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Robins, Grackles, Blue Jays, Great Horned Owl (FOY), a male
Cardinal, a Chickadee, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a Downy Woodpecker, a Great Crested
Flycatcher, an Olive-sided Flycatcher, Red-bellied Woodpecker calls, a
Philadelphia Vireo? (lifer), a Swainson’s Thrush (FOY), a Forster’s Tern (FOY),
Baltimore Orioles, Hummingbirds, Wood Ducks, Red-winged Blackbirds, a Red-tailed
Hawk,
Warblers: Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Mourning* (FOY), Common Yellowthroat,
Blackburnian, Blackpoll, Black-and-White, Bay-breasted, American Redstart**,
Connecticut (Gary saw), Wilson’s, Northern Parula, Palm, Magnolia,
Chestnut-sided, Canada?, Golden-winged (Gary saw)
Deer (3), a Chipmunk, a Gray Squirrel,
in bloom: Buttercup?, Baneberry, Violet, Dandelion, Pin Cherry, Crabapple, and
many more, which we aren't able to identify,
*
Mourning Warbler - YouTube
Mourning Warbler Overview, All About Birds, Cornell
Lab of Ornithology
**
American Redstart in Maine - YouTube
American Redstart Overview, All About Birds,
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Bird Calls
Nature Notes
2019
15520 190524
May 18, 2019 Sat. Morning Walk led by Kris, 8 am - ,
Roberts Bird Sanctuary,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota quite chilly, but no rain
Quite a few warblers in trees, especially oak
Warblers: Blackburnian*, Redstart, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Magnolia,
Chestnut-sided**, Northern Parula, Yellow, Nashville, Common Yellowthroat,
Northern Waterthrush, Canada, Ovenbird,
Veery, Thrushes (species?), Olive-sided Flycatcher, Least (?) Flycatcher, Crow,
Oriole, Robin, Chickadee, Barn Swallow, Tern, Red-tailed Hawk, Mallard family,
Cardinal, Turkey, Hummingbird, Gull?, Grackle, Red-winged blackbird, Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal, Starling,
young Deer, Gray Squirrel, Chipmunk
in bloom: Violet, Canada Violet, Crabapple, Juneberry, Lilac, mysterious small
white flowers, …
*********
House Finch, Mourning Dove, Pine Siskin, Mallard family,
Robin parent covers its nestlings using its body on the nest probably due to the
cold temp.
*
Blackburnian Warbler - YouTube
Blackburnian Warbler Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab
of Ornithology
**
Chestnut-sided Warbler Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell
Lab of Ornithology
Chestnut-sided Warbler - YouTube
Bird Calls
Nature Notes
2019
15483 190507
Four
newly hatched goslings with their Mom on the
nest, May 5, 2019
Canada Goose Life History, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
Hatchlings
leave the nest when 1-2 days old, depending on weather ...
Goose Family
Nature Notes
2019
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Photo 5 Mom Mallard duck and
her 12 ducklings crossing the trail. May 4, 2019; our first ducklings of
the season
Mallard duck family
Nature Notes
2019
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May 5, 2019 Gorgeous Spring Day, Craig’s Walk @ 8 am,
Bass Ponds
White-throated Sparrows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Yellow Warblers, Mourning
Doves, Blue Herons, Marsh Wrens*, House Wren** calls, Swamp Sparrows, Song
Sparrows, a Sora, Red-winged Blackbirds, a Merlin (FOY), a Sharp-shinned Hawk
(FOY), a Broad-winged Hawk, Sandhill Cranes flying low overhead (FOY), Caspian
Terns (FOY), a Common Yellowthroat (FOY), Swallows: Cliff (FOY), Barn, Tree,
Rough-winged, Bank (Lifer), Ruddy Ducks, Northern Shovelers, Lesser Scaups, Wood
Ducks, Canada Geese, Mallards, Goldfinches, a House Sparrow (FOY),
a Northern Waterthrush, Robins,
a Barred Owl, Cormorants flying overhead,
an unhatched Goose egg on the
nest
a Deer in the winter coat,
a Toad (about 2 inches long, FOY), Chorus Frog calls,
a Red Admiral (FOY), a mysterious Butterfly (dark color) fluttering, Green
Darners,
Two victims: likely a Red-winged Blackbird and Duck
In Bloom: Blood Root
*
Marsh Wren - YouTube
**
House Wren Song - YouTube
Bird Calls
Nature Notes
2019
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Nature Notes
May 4, 2019 7:30 a.m. - Tammy’s Walk @
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary
&Theodore Wirth Park
a Gorgeous Spring Day
Baltimore Orioles* (FOY), Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Bald
Eagle, Red-bellied Woodpecker calls, American Robins**, Song Sparrows, Yellow-rumped
Warblers, a Pleated Woodpecker, Barn Swallows, Tree Swallows, Red-winged
Blackbirds (calls), Goldfinches, Turkeys, a female Cardinal, Blue Jay calls,
Nuthatch calls,
Chipmunks,
*
Baltimore Oriole singing in a tree - YouTube
**
American Robin Song - YouTube
Bird Calls
Nature Notes
2019
15454 190428
April 28, 2019
Red-bellied Woodpecker calls, a male Cardinal, Ruby-crowned Kinglets*, Yellow-rumped
Warblers**, Chickadees, Red-winged Blackbirds (calls), A Blackbird in the
distance (unidentified), Mallards, Canada Geese: two nests, Wood Ducks, Palm
Warblers (FOY), Blue-winged Teals, Tree Swallows (about 20), a Blue Heron flying
overhead, Crows,
Trees begin to leaf out: for example, Ironwood, Dogwood,
and many more.
Nature Notes
2019
Identify Your Common Backyard Birds - YouTube
*
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - YouTube
**
Yellow rumped warbler song - YouTube
Spring Warbler Warm-up Quiz - YouTube
Bird Calls - in 2019 we try to learn bird calls
15452 190427
Nature Notes:
April 27, 2019 Sat. Morning, Cloudy, Temp: around 40
Degrees F, a little bit windy, Tammy’s Walk @
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary,
and Theodore Wirth Park
Red-bellied Woodpecker calls, White-throated Sparrow calls*, Blue Jays: one
carrying nesting materials in its beak, Cardinals, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Pine
Siskins (FOY), a Cowbird, Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Hermit Thrush, a lone Coot,
Sora calls (FOY), a Lark Sparrow (Lifer), a Gull, Turkeys, Chickadees (spring
calls), Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Woodpecker drumming, Mallards,
Robins,
*
White-throated Sparrow Whistler of the North -
YouTube
In Bloom: Hepatica, Bloodroot, White Trout Lily, Yellow Trout Lily, Snow
Trillium, Purple Trillium (almost), False Rue Anemone, Skunk Cabbage, Marsh
Marigold, Red Maple, Maple (unidentified species), Leatherwood, Dutchman’s
Breeches,
Fiddlehead, fallen Catkins (unidentified) on the trail, Tamarack’s new tiny
leaves coming out, Weeping Willow’s yellow twigs, Dogwood’s red stems,
Notes: Woodland flowers may not open fully on a rainy day and even on cloudy
days.
spring wildflowers | Roads End Naturalist
Chorus Frog calls,
“The new boardwalk is very nice.”
Minnesota Wildflowers in Bloom
Nature Notes
2019
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Nature Notes from Kris’ Walk @
Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, MN, April
23, 2019
Ruby-crowned Kinglets*, a female Golden-crowned Kinglet**
(FOY), Goldfinches, Robins, Wood Ducks, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Downy
Woodpeckers, Woodpecker drumming, a Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrows (FOY),
Swamp Sparrows (FOY), Yellow-rumped Warblers, Cardinals (calls), a Brown Thrush
(FOY), Northern Sovelers, Blue-winged Teals, Mallards, a Ring-billed Gull,
Red-winged Blackbirds (calls), Chickadees,
Lake Harriet: Horned Grebes, Pied-billed Grebes (FOY), Red-breasted Mergansers,
a Bonaparte’s Gull (FOY), Scaups (FOY),
White-tailed Deer (2), a Gray Squirrel
Wood Frog calls, Chorus Frog calls,
a small mysterious Butterfly
In Bloom: Crocus (FOY), Snowdrop (FOY)
Trees begin to leaf out
*
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Identification, All About Birds,
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The “ruby crown” of the male is
only occasionally visible.
** We haven't seen a male Golden-crowned Kinglet. Here are the two males.
Pair
of Golden Crowned Kinglets - YouTube
Nature Notes
2019
15428 190420 It's a gorgeous
spring day.
Nature Notes from Tammy's Bird Walk @
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary,
Minneapolis, MN, April 20, 2019
a Song Sparrow (calls), a male Cardinal (calls), Goldfinches, a Cowbird?,
Sharp-shinned Hawk?, Turkey Vultures, a flock of about 10 Cormorants flying by,
a flock of about 100 White Pelicans (So Cool, FOY) flying in circles, a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Red-winged Blackbirds (calls), a Hermit Thrush,
Sapsucker's holes in a horizontal row on a pine tree,
Canada Geese, Blue
Jay calls, Turkeys (calls),
a Chipmunk (FOY)
Chorus Frog calls
In bloom:
Snow Trillium (FOY),
Skunk Cabbage
(FOY)?,
Hepatica (FOY)?
Trout Lily leaves appearing in the woodland area
15427 190420
Nature Notes from Kris’ Walk @
Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, MN, April
16, 2019
Blue Jays, a Cardinal, a Downy Woodpecker pair making a nest hole, a Hermit
Thrush, Blue-winged Teals (FOY), a male Northern Shoveler (FOY), Mallards, a
flock of about 10 Cormorants (FOY) flying overhead in a V formation, a Blue
Heron?, Turkeys, Robins, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Grackles (FOY), an Osprey (FOY) flying by, a Fox Sparrow, a Flicker?,
Lake Harriet: Loons, Buffleheads, a raft of about 100 Coots (FOY), Horned
Grebes (FOY), Red-breasted Mergansers, Ring-billed Gulls,
Nature Notes
2019
15416 190416 Ice-out:
April 9, 2019 Lake Harriet*, Minneapolis, MN
*
Minnesota Lake Ice Out Dates - Minnesota DNR
As long as we observed, Lake Harriet was about 50% ice-covered as of April 9, 2019,
around noon.
Ice-outs
Nature Notes
2019
April 13, 2019 Maplewood Nature Center: Fox Sparrows, a Red-tailed
Hawk flying in circles, Juncos, a Nuthatch, a Wren?, Trumpeter Swans, a Cardinal
pair (calls), Blue Jay calls, a Killdeer (calls), Woodpecker drumming, Downy
Woodpeckers, Canada Geese, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Red-winged Blackbirds (calls),
Robins,
a Gray Squirrel, a Red Squirrel, Tracks in snow: Coyote, Mallard Duck, Canada
Goose, and Turkey
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St. Paul, MN: Fox Sparrows, Loons (calls), Ring-billed Gulls, Red-breasted
Mergansers, Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Mallards, Canada Geese, a flock of
about 100 red-breasted mergansers (?), another flock of about 10 red-breasted
mergansers,
The 2019 Lake Phalen ice-out occurred on April 10th.
*
Minnesota Lake Ice Out Dates - Minnesota DNR
15398 190411
UPDATE: 150 Delta Connection flights cancel as
winter storm bears down on Minneapolis-St. Paul, surrounding region - Delta News
Hub April 11, 2019
The snow is bad enough, but officials say wind is worse -
kare11.com
LIVE: Powerhouse blizzard wreaks havoc on travel as
intense storm brings wide range of wild weather to central US
AccuWeather
Noon Weather Report - WCCO CBS Minnesota
Update: High winds cause damage in the Northland Duluth
| News Tribune
Nature Notes: April 11, 2019, Maplewood Nature Center,
Cloudy: a flock of several Ring-necked Ducks* (FOY), Ring-billed Gulls flying
overhead, Mallards, Canada Geese; two males fighting and their partners making
calls, a Blue Jay, Wood Ducks,
a Gray Squirrel
No flowers
* We seemed to scare them so that they flew away.
"The blizzard dumped about 10
inches of snow in Maplewood, MN. Yikes."
Nature Notes
2019
15413 190415 Photos from
Kris' Walk @
Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, MN,
April 9, 2019
Photo
1
Red-breasted Merganser courtship
display |
2a /
2b
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers |
3a
Two Rusty Blackbirds |
3b
Rusty Blackbird (Front View) |
3c
Rusty Blackbird (Side View) | 4a/4b
Loon's Green Neck Collar
Nature Notes
2019
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Nature Notes April
9,
2019,
Kris' Walk @
Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, MN
Photo
2a /
2b
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
(FOY),
4a/4b
Loon's Green Neck Collar; Loons (FOY), Red-breasted Mergansers*,
Ring-billed Gulls on ice, a Robin (calls), Blue Jays (calls), Cardinal calls,
Crows, a Turkey flying, Rusty Blackbirds**, a Downy Woodpecker pair, a Turkey
Vulture flying in circles, a Goldeneye?, a Yellow-rumped Warbler?, a Fox
Sparrow?, Red-winged Blackbirds (calls), Mallards, Canada Geese,
a Gray Squirrel
a Mourning Cloak butterfly (FOY)
* Photo
1
Red-breasted Merganser courtship
display
We think we saw
Red-breasted Mergansers Displaying - YouTube
Red-breasted Merganser courtship display - YouTube
**
3a
Two Rusty Blackbirds |
3b
Rusty Blackbird (Front View) |
3c
Rusty Blackbird (Side View)
Ice-out occurred*; As long as we observed, Lake Harriet was about 50% ice-covered as of April 9, 2019,
around noon.
*
Minnesota Lake Ice Out Dates - Minnesota DNR
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St. Paul, MN: a Loon, an Egret (FOY) fishing, a Blue Heron flying by, a
Bald Eagle nest; a parent incubating on the nest,
Red-winged Blackbirds (calls), a Cormorant flying overhead, Chickadees (spring
and alert calls),
Western Chorus Frog calls (FOY)
April 7, 2019 St. Paul, MN: a Junco, a Fox Sparrow, a Song Sparrow
calls, Turkeys (5; 2 males, One Tom Turkey in display), Wood Ducks, Mallards,
Canada Geese; one pair nesting, a Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-winged Blackbirds
(calls), Chickadee calls
a Red Squirrel, a Gray (whitish) Squirrel
Birds
Nature Notes
2019
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Minnesota Weather: April Storm Could Bring A Foot
Of Snow And ‘Thundersnow’ – WCCO CBS Minnesota
Nature Notes
2019
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190406 Nature Notes, St. Paul, MN, April 6, 2019, Cloudy
Canada Geese – one pair nesting , Mallards, Hermit Thrushes, Wood Ducks, a Bald
Eagle, Ring-billed Gull, a Blue Jay, Crows, House Sparrows, a Robin, Blue Herons
flying overhead,
White-tailed Deer (3 or 4, winter coats), Red Squirrels, Muskrats, Gray
Squirrels,
Coyote (?) poop,
Tanners Lake: We think Ice-out for the lake will occur soon.
Birds
Nature Notes
2019
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2019
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Nature Notes April 2,
2019,
Kris' Walk @
Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, MN
Flickers,
Goldfinches, Juncos, Downy Woodpeckers, Ring-billed Gulls, Red-breasted
Mergansers*, a Bald Eagle**, Fox Sparrows, Cardinals (calls), Crows, a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Canada Geese, Mallards, Wood Ducks,
a Mink (or Groundhog)
*
Photo:
3 Red-breasted Mergansers swimming in
front of the Bald Eagle
Red-breasted Merganser Overview, All About Birds, Cornell
Lab of Ornithology |
Red-breasted
Merganser (English/Japanese)
** Bald Eagle Photos:
1:
A Bald Eagle standing on ice near open water
2:
A Bald Eagle checking out its reflection in the water surface.
April 2, 2019
Eagle Diet & Feeding
National Eagle Center - Wabasha, Minnesota,
Wabasha, MN
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a Canada Goose roadkill
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2019
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Nature Notes April 1, 2019,
St. Paul, Cloudy, around 30 degrees F
Canada Geese, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins,
Red-tailed Hawks
Rock Pigeons, American Crows, Red-winged Blackbirds, a Bald Eagle nest; parents
incubating, Red-winged Blackbirds trying to chase the Bald Eagles away in
mid-air, Blue Herons,
a Muskrat (first one of the season) swimming in open water, a Cottontail Rabbit
roadkill
March 31, 2019, St. Paul, Cloudy
Red-winged Blackbirds (calls, feeding on something on the ground), American Crows,
a Mallard pair, Chickadees, A Bald Eagle flying in circles,
Gray Squirrels
March 30, 2019, St. Paul, MN
a Ring-billed Gull
"Phew! It's time to do your taxes. Very Busy!"
April 15, 2019
Tax Day
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2019
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Nature Notes March
28, 2019
Canada Geese, Chickadees, a Cardinal, Crows, House Sparrows, a Red-tailed Hawk
pair flying together: We've never seen a courtship flight of a the Red-tailed
Hawk pair like the following "Very Cool" video posted by Ferris Akel.
Red-tailed Hawk Courtship Flight, 3-4-2016 (HD) -
YouTube: with the two
coming together, locking talons, and spinning each other in midair.
@ 4:15
Nature Notes March
27, 2019, Some parts of the trail are flooded*. The rest of the trail is slippery
due to snow and ice. Mallards, Crow mobbing, Chickadees, Red-winged
Blackbirds (calls), Cardinal?,
a White-tailed Deer
*
Melting record snowpack, rain expected to cause
flooding - MPR News March 13, 2019
March 26, 2019, some parts of the trail are still covered
with snow.
Canada Geese (honking), a pair of
Hooded Mergansers, Mallards (calls), Crows, Red-winged Blackbirds
(calls, not on cattails, but in trees), a Blue Heron, a female Cardinal,
Chickadees (calls)
a Gray Squirrel,
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Nature Notes The Twin Cities metro
area, Minnesota
March 25, 2019 a gorgeous spring day,
Canada Geese, Mallards, a Ring-billed Gull, Chickadees (calls), House Sparrows
(returning to old nests), a pair of Bald Eagles (adults) flying together,
Info from our birder friends: A week ago, a beaver was sighted in Bloomington,
MN; About a week ago, a muskrat was seen in St. Paul, MN.
March 24, 2019
A pair of House Finches, Crows, Chickadees, Red-winged Blackbirds (calls) near
feeding stations, Canada Geese (honking), a Bald Eagle flying in circles
Finally, temperatures are often above the freezing-point.
Past Weather in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Yesterday or
Further Back
Minnesota Birding by Season Spring » Bird Watcher's Digest
Birds
Nature Notes
2019
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Nature Notes from Craig's
Walk, Bass Ponds,
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Sunny
Canada Goose, Brown Creeper, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,
Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Heron, Swan, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Merganser,
Blue Jay, Cardinal (calls), Robin, Black-capped Chickadee (alert and spring
calls), Ring-billed Gull, Bald Eagle, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye,
Mallard Duck, Song Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird,
Vole*, Muskrat Lodge
*
How To Identify If You Have Gophers, Moles, Or Voles
Digging Up Your Yard. - YouTube
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Turkey, Red-winged Blackbird @ MVNWR HQ
Nature Notes
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Nature Notes, St. Paul, MN
March 19, 2019 a flock of about 30 Canada Geese - looks like a big family
has returned to the same nesting site - on the frozen pond
March 18, 2019 Red-tailed Hawks (3)
March 17, 2019 a flock of about 50 European Starlings, a male Cardinal, Chickadees
(calls), Crows, a Downy Woodpecker, Rock Pigeons
March 13, 2019 a Bald Eagle incubating on the nest
March 10, 2019 a Blue Jay, Chickadees, Crows
March 6, 2019 a flock of about 50 Mallard ducks
Feb. 24, 2019 a male Cardinal, Chickadees (spring calls), Crows (2), Gray
Squirrels (2)
Feb. 17, 2019 a Gray Squirrel, two dead Gray Squirrels, which were most
likely attacked by predators, on the snow-covered trail, a male Cardinal
Feb. 10, 2019 Woodpecker drumming, a female Cardinal, Chickadees (3), Gray
Squirrels (2)
Feb. 3, 2019 Chickadees (5), Pileated Woodpecker calls, Crow mobbing (a
Great Horned Owl?), Gray Squirrels (2)
Nature Notes
2019
List of birds of Minnesota - Wikipedia
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Minnesota DNR Eagle Cam ~ Squirrel Brought To Nest As Breakfast ESCAPES! ~
Morning Mating 1.12.19 - YouTube
Nature Notes
2019 |
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Decorah North Nest | Eagles in the snow ~ 02-17-2019 - YouTube
Decorah, Iowa
Decorah Eagles Cam - watch live footage of Bald Eagles |
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2019 |
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Saw a Bald Eagle flying very low in front of our car while driving.
Feb. 10, 2019 It's
been snowing all day!
Chickadees (3, calls), a female Northern Cardinal, Woodpecker drumming
Gray Squirrels (2)
Moss is green and Lichens are colorful.
Walked on the ice-covered pond.
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Feb. 8, 2019 Lake Phalen, Sunny
A flock of several Robins, Ice fishing (3+), an Ice fish house
Nature Notes
2019
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Feb. 1, 2019, St. Paul, MN
Nature Notes
2019
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They don't all fly south 8 birds to look for this winter
in Minnesota - StarTribune.com
Jan. 28, 2019 4 degrees F ( -15.5 degrees C) a Blue Jay, Chickadees,
a sparrow (House Sparrow?) at feeders, a small snowman
Jan. 27, 2019 3 degrees F
( -16 degrees C)
a Bald Eagle flying over the Mississippi, a Red-tailed Hawk flying in circles,
Rock Pigeons,
Jan. 23, 2019 A Red-tailed Hawk flying overhead
Jan. 22, 2019 Two Red-tailed Hawks perching on the top of a street
lighting pole - around 5 m high.
Jan. 20, 2019
3 degrees F
( -16 degrees C)
Window Frost, a Crow, at feeders: Chickadees (calls), Blue Jays, a small hawk
(most likely, Cooper's Hawk), Gray Squirrels
Nature Notes
2019
Birds
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Nature Notes
Window Frost forms.
Window Frost photos
Minneapolis, MN, Jan.
19, 2019, 11 a.m. Temp: 5 degrees F ( -15 degrees C)
Minneapolis, MN, Jan.
20, 2019, 11 a.m. Temp: 3 degrees F ( -16 degrees C)
Past
Weather Information for the Twin Cities
Jan. 20, 2019 a Crow, Chickadees (calls), a Hawk (small?), Blue Jays,
Gray Squirrels,
Nature Notes
2019
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Hiking on icy trails: The best crampons and traction
devices Midwest Weekends
Crampons - Wikipedia
15088 190114
Nature Notes: Cloudy. Almost no snow on the
ground, but some parts of the park trail were icy and slippery. We heard Barred
Owl calls* on our walk. St. Paul, MN, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
* "Who cooks for you?"
calls
BARRED OWL AMAZING VOCALS! - YouTube
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