[mou-net] Long-tailed duck near Point Douglas, Washington County
Birds seen on 12/19 from 1:30-3 in Point Douglas area, Washington county, MN -Long tailed duck: Grayish diving duck, smaller than surrounding goldeneyes, dark face patch, either female or juvenile, on Dakota county side of river seen in flock of ~50 goldeneyes from freedom park in Prescott, also viewable from parking lot near eagles point apartments -redhead: 4 seen near train bridge -common goldeneye: ~75 -common merganser:~150 -trumpeter swan: 7, flying and around bridge -mallard: 10 -bald eagle: ~10 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] Whitewater State Park 7/25
The following are highlights of my trip down to Whitewater State Park on July 25th -Yellow-Throated Warbler: refound the previously reported warbler near the nature store and adjacent picnic area, actively foraging and singing -Louisiana Waterthrush: 2 found in vicinity of the Chimney Rock Trail trailhead 1 adult feeding a juvenile other birds that were seen/heard: -red eyed vireo -canada goose -eastern bluebird -turkey vulture -chipping sparrow -rose breasted grosbeak -northern cardinal -american redstart 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] American Bittern: 180th Street Marsh- April 25th
At 7:15 p.m. on 4/25/13, I birded 180th Street marsh for about 45 minutes. the following were seen: -American Bittern: seen in the southwestern pond about 50 feet from road. It was actively feeding. After about 30 minutes it flew farther back and out of sight into the taller cattails Other birds that were seen: Virginia rail: 2 seen in vicinity of bittern Wilson's phalarope: 4 seen in southeastern pool hundreds of coots canada goose: 4 Northern Pintail- 1 Mallard Gadwall lesser scaup bufflehead- around 15 ring necked duck wood duck blue winged teal northern shoveler brewers blackbird: about 15 sitting on power lines with red winged blackbirds pied billed grebe: 2 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
