[mou] BALD EAGLE NEST
This goes under the heading of unusual... There is an active Bald Eagle's nest in Stillwater in a tree less than 10 yards off of highway 36. Hwy 36 gets hundreds if not thousands of vehicles a day in this area. There are houses within 150 yards of the nest. I first noticed the nest last Oct/Nov with the eagles in and around it. The pair of eagles appeared to stay in the area all winter. I saw the pair in January, February and March. They appear to be nesting now. I see one of them in the nest daily. Regards, Wayne
[mou] Osprey in Murray County
An osprey was seen hunting over Lake Wilson Sunday afternoon in the rain=2E= No sign of it Monday=2E Both Lake Wilson and Current Lakes had an eared gr= ebe present on Sunday as well=2E Sparrow count at my feeders in Lake Wilson up= to five, Chipping, Harris, White throated, Field, Song=2E Janet mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E
[mou] Dakota Cnty Swainson's Hawk is back.
This morning at 9AM, a beautiful, adult plumaged, light phase Swainson's Hawk was sitting in the short trees just to the west of Conley Ave., where it ends at 140th Street, west of the marsh[ie where 140th used to continue on to highway 52. Bill Stauffer
[mou] Twig Osprey
As of 7pm tonight the Osprey has returned to Twig. I spotted it on my drive home. It was inspecting the nest from last year that was moved to a pole just beside the powerline pole it has preferred for the last two seasons. Karen Sussman ksuss...@lcp2.net
[mou] Red-throated Loons - Benton County
This evening I found a pair of Red-throated Loons on Little Rock Lake in Benton County. With my scope I was initially a bit unsure of the identification, but I called Phil Chu and he was able to come out and confirm that they were indeed Red-throated Loons. When we left at dark, the birds were still there. The birds were seen from Benton Beach County Park on the north end of the lake. To get there, take Hwy 10 north from St. Cloud to the town of Rice (about 11 miles, I think). At the stop lights, take a right, and then immediately take another right onto Benton CR 2. Go about 2.5 miles and turn right into the park. Follow the road straight in to the point which has a boat access. The loons were seen associating with Common Loons (providing some nice comparisons) to the southwest of the point. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud
