[mou-net] MRVAC Meeting Cancelled (3/26/20)
The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) meeting scheduled for a week from Thursday (3/26/2020) has been cancelled. The speaker (Rob Schultz of Audubon Minnesota) has been rescheduled for the June 25 picnic meeting. Hopefully, we all will be gathering in good health at that time. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Northern Flicker
Very cool, eh?! We have had a flicker over-winter for several years. Holly Peirson SE Anoka Co. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Northern Flicker
I had a Northern Flicker at my suet feeder on Saturday. In the 25 years I have been doing the Cornell Birdfeeder Counts in 5 different residences this is the first time I have had one at my feeder. Steve Kirkhorn Hennepin County Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Coon Rapids Dam this Morning
Still not much moving through. We walked on the east side upstream of the dam for a short distance, then downstream to Coon Creek. Red-headed Duck - 4 males, 1 female; upstream from dam Bufflehead - 2; upstream Common Goldeneye - a dozen or so; mostly upstream Scaup - a few mixed in with the goldeneyes upstream Common Merganser - 2 males, 1 female; downstream Mallard - scattered pairs Bald Eagle - 1 immature perched near still-frozen Cenaiko Lake; also saw probable movement in the nest across from mouth of Coon Creek Red-winged Blackbird - heard a single song by the lake American Robin - scattered individuals Dark-eyed Junco - a single flock of 4-5 Sandhill Crane - a flock of 5 flew over northbound as we were getting into our vehicle to leave. Silent Stay healthy, Ron Refsnider Coon Rapids, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Two more signs of spring.
Heard then saw a flock of tundra swans flying low under the overcast and to the north (duh!) immediately to the east of the Hyland Three Rivers Park recreation bldg. Monday morning. On Sunday afternoon heard red wing black birds immediately south of downtown White Bear on Hwy. 61 and then saw one in Roseville at the marsh north of South Owasso Blvd. Keith Carlson Roseville, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
