From snoeowl at aol.com  Wed Aug  2 11:33:50 2023
From: snoeowl at aol.com (Allen Batt)
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 11:33:50 -0500
Subject: [Mnbird] An owl in the birdbath
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  I use a heated dog dish as a birdbath. It thinks it?s a birdbath and I don?t have the heart to tell it otherwise. It works great and I haven?t needed the heated part recently. That tiny body of water has brought me much pleasure. On July 31, an Orchard Oriole spent time in the dish, splashing with a gusto nearly matching that of the Baltimore Orioles. Then at dusk, an Eastern Screech-Owl visited the pool. The tiny owls regularly use birdbaths for drinking and bathing. So many things patronize that birdbath, I wouldn?t have been surprised if one of those ancient U.S. Navy Frogmen that were available as toys in boxes of Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes showed up. Little me put high-pressure propellant (baking powder) in a frogman?s foot and he went diving. A miniature frogman might be too much to hope for, but you never know what you?ll see when you watch birds.

Al Batt
Your Freeborn County Correspondent




From cdrussin at centurylink.net  Wed Aug  2 15:45:19 2023
From: cdrussin at centurylink.net (DONALD GRUSSING Owner)
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:45:19 -0700
Subject: [Mnbird] An owl in the birdbath
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When I was young I caught a screech owl in a steel trap purposely set under a coupe of inches of water  in a lake shore to try to catch a mink.  (I know everybody hates trapping, but as a poor kid in a small town it was a way to try to make some money selling furs.). I was a bad trapper and had too many leaves hiding the trap.  As a result, the owl was not hurt, but was cold and wet.  After riding around for 45 minutes next to the heater in my 1950 Oldsmobile, it was fine, but not feisty.


I brought it to the mom of my best friend (she loved birds) and after examination and a couple of pictures we released it.  It flew very well.  I wondered why the owl was wading around in the water and only later in life learned that they sometimes prey on minnows and amphibians.


Wasps and honey bees also come to my bird bath to drink. How does your dog feel about sharing its water with so many visitors?


Don Grussing
Minnetonka


On Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 at 11:34 AM, Allen Batt via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
 

To: mnbird

 I use a heated dog dish as a birdbath. It thinks it?s a birdbath and I don?t have the heart to tell it otherwise. It works great and I haven?t needed the heated part recently. That tiny body of water has brought me much pleasure. On July 31, an Orchard Oriole spent time in the dish, splashing with a gusto nearly matching that of the Baltimore Orioles. Then at dusk, an Eastern Screech-Owl visited the pool. The tiny owls regularly use birdbaths for drinking and bathing. So many things patronize that birdbath, I wouldn?t have been surprised if one of those ancient U.S. Navy Frogmen that were available as toys in boxes of Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes showed up. Little me put high-pressure propellant (baking powder) in a frogman?s foot and he went diving. A miniature frogman might be too much to hope for, but you never know what you?ll see when you watch birds.

Al Batt
Your Freeborn County Correspondent



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From sweston2g at gmail.com  Fri Aug 18 01:39:02 2023
From: sweston2g at gmail.com (Steve Weston)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 01:39:02 -0500
Subject: [Mnbird] Miesville Ravine Field Trip this Sunday
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I will be leading a field trip to Miesville Ravine (Dakota Co. Park) this
Sunday (Aug 20). Meet at 7:30am in the north parking lot at 27970 Orlando
Trail. We?ll start out on the upper trail looking for early fall warbler
migrants and cuckoos. Bring lunch if you want to stay for the afternoon.
This trip will be moderate effort. No reservations are needed.  The trip is
free and open to the public.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2g at gmail.com
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From rbrasket at comcast.net  Mon Aug 21 20:32:19 2023
From: rbrasket at comcast.net (Richard Brasket)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:32:19 -0500
Subject: [Mnbird] nighthawk hennepin county
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One nighthawk, Glen Lake area, Minnetonka 8/21  8:30pm

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From birdnird57 at gmail.com  Tue Aug 22 11:35:25 2023
From: birdnird57 at gmail.com (Charlene Nelson)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:35:25 -0500
Subject: [Mnbird] ***SPAM*** Re:  nighthawk hennepin county
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I?ve had three pass over near sunset the last two evenings - silent.

Charlene Nelson
Grant County farm, MN

> On Aug 21, 2023, at 8:32 PM, Richard Brasket via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
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> One nighthawk, Glen Lake area, Minnetonka 8/21  8:30pm
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From artstraub at gmail.com  Tue Aug 22 13:20:46 2023
From: artstraub at gmail.com (Art Straub)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:20:46 -0500
Subject: [Mnbird] Night Hawks
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We?ve been counting chimney swifts dropping into a local school chimney every evening since 1 August, through heat and storm.
Night hawks every evening calling and swirling.  Number of swifts seems to correspond with number of night hawks.  
Sunset of August 21st yielded 8 night hawks, 717 swifts, plus mosquitoes and smaller insects.  Night hawks do not 
appear to be in a migratory mood as yet.  Artstraub at gmail.com.   LeSueur



From sweston2g at gmail.com  Mon Aug 28 11:02:11 2023
From: sweston2g at gmail.com (Steve Weston)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:02:11 -0500
Subject: [Mnbird] Black-chinned Hummingbird
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Almost exactly twenty-four years ago I was bird watching in Miesville
Ravine County Park, in the southeast corner of Dakota county. In a
beautiful little wet meadow up trout brook I found a hummingbird feeding on
the jewelweed that did not look like the expected Ruby-throated
Hummingbird. After a couple of days of checking the internet, I identified
it as a female Black-chinned Hummingbird. The females of these closely
related species are difficult to separate. And, it had never been reported
in Minnesota. I didn't have a camera and without a photo, it would never be
accepted as a new species. Although the hummer was around for the next five
days, I could not get anyone down there with a camera until after the bird
had flown off. One dean of the state birding community even stated that it
was impossible to separate the females of the two species.
Every year at this time, I lead a bird hike to Miesville Ravine. This year
on August 20th, there was more spotted jewelweed flowering than I have seen
in years and the flowers were attracting a swarm of hummingbirds. As we
approached that meadow, I was talking about finding the hummingbird that
has never had an accepted sighting in Minnesota. As I explained what to
look for to find a Black-chinned: a hummer with a light crown that makes it
appear as if it has a black mask, Richard Gotz was clicking away on his
camera at a nearby hummer. He said, "Like this?"
I have attached a couple of his photos of a first year male Black-chinned
Hummingbird to my Facebook page and am hoping to be able to post one to
MOU's Recently Seen page, although I have to get it added to the list
before I can. Now I have to fill out the paperwork to submit the sighting
for MOURC review for a first Minnesota record.
Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2g at gmail.com
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From seidelkevin25 at gmail.com  Mon Aug 28 11:33:19 2023
From: seidelkevin25 at gmail.com (kevin seidel)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:33:19 -0500
Subject: [Mnbird] Black-chinned Hummingbird
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