Re: [mou-net] Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne NWR - Update

Steve, Yes thanks for info! I had this week off so zipped up there this afternoon, did the Wildlife Drive. Lots of Harriers, Rough-legged Hawks and Eagles active in the brisk wind. Here’s a Rough-legged shot I got, I’ll post some Crane pics as time allows.. https://flic.kr/p/2mGNY17 Lots of

Re: [mou-net] Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne NWR - Update

Thanks for the info. On Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 10:31 AM Steven Chesney wrote: > The wildlife drive closes Saturday November 6 and may or may not re-open > on the 15th (depends on weather and road conditions.) > > > > One other bit of (I think) good news. The refuge plans to move the gate > now at

[mou-net] MOU Paper Session pre-registration and program now available

Hello MOU members and MOU-net subscribers, Pre-registration for the 2021 MOU Paper Session is now available! The event is being held in-person on Saturday, December 4, at the North Star Ballroom of the St. Paul Student Center on the University of Minnesota campus (2017 Buford Avenue, St. Paul).

[mou-net] North Shore Fruit Report

As a fyi, I live in Duluth and bird the North Shore constantly. The pygmy crab apple crop in the Duluth area is poor. This fruit will not be attracting birds late this fall or winter. The Mountain Ash trees are okay, but the yield is not super (assume for both the apples and mountain ash this

Re: [mou-net] Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne NWR - Update

The wildlife drive closes Saturday November 6 and may or may not re-open on the 15th (depends on weather and road conditions.) One other bit of (I think) good news. The refuge plans to move the gate now at the Hwy 5 entrance to a point just past the Welcome Station (the first stop with the

Re: [mou-net] MOU-NET Digest - 3 Nov 2021 to 4 Nov 2021 (#2021-198)

Blue jays do, indeed, cache food. I've watched as a single jay crammed up to 80 sunflower seeds into its bulging, expandable throat and esophagus before flying off to cache them in the ground, and repeat this many times/day. Our gray jays do the same with peanuts, mealworms, suet and a number

[mou-net] Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne NWR - Update

This week's update shows 10, 241 Sandhill Cranes staging at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge this week. Staff expect them to remain and perhaps more will join them with mild weather this weekend. The weather forecast for mid-week may bring in the cold that forces them to fly further