[Mnbird] Migration

[linda whyte]

Yes, it's on! At Carpenter Nature Center Friday, we spotted a couple of
Olive-sided Flycatchers and a couple of Pine Warblers. We banded warblers,
too, among them Cape May, Canada, Chestnut-sided, Nashville, Tennessee,
Nashville, Ovenbird, and Swainson's Thrush.
Linda Whyte

On Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 2:54 AM Tami Vogel via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
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> Been meaning to email…
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> Sunday afternoon I spotted a 70-ish pelicans soaring and kettling along
> 694 and Hwy 36. Their flight is just mesmerizing, so gorgeous.
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> On Aug. 10th we (WRC) admitted our first migrating warbler, a Northern
> Waterthrush, which was found near Reservoir Woods. The ever-helpful Tony
> Hertzel noted it’s only the 3rd record for Ramsey County.
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> -          Tami in Afton/WRC in Roseville
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> *From:* Mnbird <mnbird-bounces at lists.mnbird.net> *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Worwa via Mnbird
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2022 2:21 PM
> *To:* Paul Lender <lender at umn.edu>; Betsy Kerr <bjkerr at umn.edu>
> *Cc:* mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Mnbird] Pewees everywhere!
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> I agree, the migration is on. I observed an Olive-sided FC in the nature
> area behind my home on Sunday as well.
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> Paul Worwa
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> Chanhassen
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> *From:* Mnbird <mnbird-bounces at lists.mnbird.net> *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Lender via Mnbird
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2022 1:12 PM
> *To:* Betsy Kerr <bjkerr at umn.edu>
> *Cc:* mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Mnbird] Pewees everywhere!
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> I suspect both.  I was at Sherburne NWR Wildlife Drive yesterday (8/15)
> and there were tons of Pewees also.  I reported 8 but there were a lot more.
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> What made this interesting is that there were also a couple of Olive-sided
> Flycatchers in the mix.  I'm sure of two, but I suspect 5.  Some "extreme"
> juvenile Pewees look  "vested" but when you see the two species within a
> few feet of each other you can see the size and shape differences easily.
> The OSFLs suggest a migration pulse.
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> -- Paul Lender
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> Paul Lender
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> On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 10:22 PM Betsy Kerr via Mnbird <
> mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
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> We drove through Carlos Avery WMA late Sunday afternoon, and we were
> amazed at the abundance of E. Wood Pewees and the relative lack of
> sightings of any other species.  Aside from a handful of Cedar Waxwings and
> a couple of Robins, it was all Pewees!  I'm sorry we didn't count them, but
> you could hear their song everywhere in the wooded areas, and every time we
> saw a bird on a perch or flying across the road, it turned out to be a
> Pewee, which became quite humorous.  I'd say we had at least 15 sightings.
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> Can anyone suggest an explanation for the prevalence of Pewees at this
> time and location?  Could it have been lots of Immatures?  Are they
> starting to migrate? ???
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Betsy Kerr
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> Golden Valley, MN
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> Betsy
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