[mou-net] Three Snowy Owls: Dodge Co.

2016-01-01 Thread Ken Vail 
I found three snowy owls in their western Dodge Co. wintering grounds around 
sunset yesterday. One east of 150th Ave.  north of 700th  St. The second south 
of 690th and east of 120th. The third on a utility pole on 685th St. 

All these owls were females. The two nearly pure white males seen in early 
December have not been seen recently. 

Ken Vail
Owatonna 

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[mou-net] Last duck as city lakes freeze

2016-01-01 Thread MOU admin 
(Posted by Chet A. Meyers  via moumn.org)

No really big news. There were only a couple of small leads in the
ice, and the few gulls present on Calhoun left about 4:10 p.m.
A few common mergansers remained on Calhoun and the last 
duck on Lake Harriet before it froze, was a lesser scaup female,
surrounded by a bunch of coots. Also one very patient, and lonely,
bald eagle.

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[mou-net] IVORY GULL PHOTOS DULUTH

2016-01-01 Thread sparky stensaas 
Hi all,
I really hope everyone gets to see this amazing visitor from the High Arctic... 
Gorgeous and tame little white gull. It was eating salmon filet (thanks Pedar!) 
only 12 feet from us (behind the green locked gate at the north pier in 
Duluth's Canal Park.
Located by Larry and Jan Kraemer
See photos here: 
http://thephotonaturalist.com/2016/01/01/visitor-from-the-high-arctic-duluth-ivory-gull/
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[mou-net] bird ID help

2016-01-01 Thread Law, Carolyn 
Anyone have any idea what this bird might be:

Today driving the back roads from Little Falls to Brainerd, central Minnesota, 
I saw a bird about the size of a crow but look a little more like a hawk. It 
was very dark, either black or very brown, when it flew there was a distinct 
band of white under the wings along the primaries, otherwise everything was 
dark.

Also at it flew it flew steady for awhile and then rocked a little like it 
wasn't quite sure of itself. It would perched in the top of the tree.

Don't know if this is enough info, but any suggestions would be appreciated.  
Perhaps it is a dark morph of something?

Carolyn Law
St. Cloud


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[mou-net] New Years MNRV National Wildlife Refuge

2016-01-01 Thread Keith Carlson 
Saw the following along Long Lake Trail below headquarters nature ctr. in
Bloomington, Hennepin Co.

Red bellied woodpecker
Juncos
White crowned sparrow
Chickadees
Northern Harrier, and
likely Tree sparrows


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[mou-net] Duluth Ivory Gull

2016-01-01 Thread Doug Kieser 
Found earlier by the Kraemers, currently present at Canal Park.

Doug Kieser
Minneapolis


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