Today at 12:15 Mark Junghans and I saw a Townsend's Solitaire at the Castle
Rock Cementry in Dakota County.This is located on Dakota County 53N (Alverno
ave) north of Dakota County 80S about quarter of a mile. This is between Mn
State 3 and County 79.
Jim Otto
I appreciate all of the feedback on this post. My intention in posting was
not to attack the committee or anyone on it, but was due to genuine
curiosity on why one member thought that the bird should not be accepted. A
contrarian view sometimes becomes the dominant view and I just wanted to
know
The reason to vote against the Ferruginous Hawk is a matter of likelihood.
A picture is fine and good. It is especially good if you have pictures of lots
of things-
Purple Gallinule
Clark's Nutcracker
Taiga Bean Goose
Sprague's Pipit
Clark's Nutcracker
Barn Owl
etc
It would help if someone
I had posted earlier this spring about an apparent lack in Kestrel numbers
around Stearns County, and in talking the other day with some co-workers we
still couldn't put together a handful of sightings this entire summer and fall.
Just curious if anybody else is having the same issue, or
Yesterday I guided a birder around Sax-Zim Bog. The morning mid-day snow
made for an incredibly beautiful time. Our day started out with the
raspy-yet-beautiful call of Evening Grosbeaks, flocks bouncy Black-capped
Chickadees and a few Red-breasted Nuthatches. As the day progressed, we
had a
I spotted a male Northern Harrier feeding on a rodent late this afternoon
on the berm of the Agassiz Valley flood control impoundment on 190th St. at
270th Ave NW in Warren. We've had a Brown Creeper on the black willows
near feeders at the Audubon Center all week and we are still seeing lots of
St. Louis County, Canal Park, Duluth. The following birds were seen today:
Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-Winged Gull, Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Ring-billed
Gull, Mallard, Bufflehead. I cannot thank Peder Svingen enough for pointing
out the difference between a Glaucous-Winged Gull and an Iceland Gull.
While visiting my in-laws this week my wife and I have taken the
opportunity to get out and explore with kids enjoying their time with
grandparents. Our winter highlights include the following along with
expected birds.
6 Rough-legged Hawks 3 Male Northern Harriers (along HWY 71 and County 66
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