[mou] Ruddy Turnstone, Lake Byllesby, Dakota County

A Ruddy Turnstone was present on the mudflats at the west end of Lake Byllesby, Dakota County at 6:30 this evening. This appears to be a very early date for this species, "Birds in Minnesota" lists a state early arrival date of May 3, early south date of May 4. =20 Other Shorebirds present this ev

[mou] Henn. Cty. migrants

This morning at Bass Ponds I saw five new (for the year, for me, in the county) migrants: Northern Waterthrush Yellow Warbler Swainson's Thrush American Bittern Marsh Wren While watching the bittern I heard a Sora and Virginia Rail, but have yet to see one. I've also heard Marsh Wrens and the Sora

[mou] Clay Co S-T Flycatcher

Hello all, No success locating the scissor-tailed flycatcher. It was pouring rain for about 1/2 an hour and then cool and breezy with rapidly failing light after that. I suspect it flew into the trees during the rain and had the good sense to stay put. I'm heading back to Downer over the noon h

[mou] 140th and 180th Street Marshes

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0018_01C66D58.A3414070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I birded in the rain today! There were Double Crested Cormorants (male and female), Tree Swallows, Blue-Winged Teal, Kilde

[mou] Willets/Brown County

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_00A2_01C66D52.87385680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, There were six Willets on the berms at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds late = this afternoon. Fortunately,

[mou] Clay Co. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Hello all, Just got a phone call from Matt Mecklenburg from the local Minnesota chapter of The Nature Conservancy. He found a scissor-tailed flycatcher on MN highway 9 just north of Downer on the east side of the road. I'm heading out the door as I write this. Pat Patrick Beauzay Department o

[mou] Clay Co California Gull

Hello all, I relocated one of the 1st winter (not 1st summer, sorry about that) California Gulls today at the Clay County landfill today and got a fairly decent photograph. I also was able to see the bird in flight. There was no indication of "windows" on the inner primaries, and the top of the

[mou] Pied-billed Grebes (Hennepin Co.)

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0038_01C66D40.2265A8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saw three Pied-billed Grebes at my local pond today. A few = White-throated Sparrows. Saw sevral Chimney Swif

[mou] Bird feeder recommendations~

I just had to throw away two bird feeders that were pretty old and falling apart. Several of the members here reference the various different birds visiting their feeders. Well, I too would like some variety in my backyard so I pose these 2 questions: 1) What type of feeders is best - hanging st

[mou] Snowy Owl-Crow Wing County

--part1_3e6.12ec018.3187b540_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At noon today, Monday, May 1.2006, there was a snowy owl in Garrison sitting on the rock wall by Mille Lacs Lake being mobbed by crows. It had a green tag on it's right wing with th

[mou] Northern Mockingbird, Rice Lake NWR, Aitkin Co.

This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 007131F886257161_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" On 4/30/05, I observed a Northern Mockingbird near the maintenace area of Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Rice Lake NWR is 5 miles south of McGregor on State Hwy 65.

[mou] White-faced Ibis/Otter Tail Co.

A White-faced Ibis is being seen in the extreme south-west corner of Otter Tail County (Western Township). Directions to the spot: Travel south out of the city of Fergus Falls on CoHwy 15 for approximately 16 miles until the highway intersects with 110th St. (There is a prominent sign reading Ra

[mou] Minnesota River Valley Birding trip Report - April 28 - 30, 2006

April 28 - 30, 2006 Led a group, birdwatching along the Minnesota river over the weekend. The highlight for the weekend was the Western Tanager, first observed by Ron Erpelding at the Williams Nature Center. Not to be out done, Brooke Harlow managed to first, find a Northern Waterthrush for o

[mou] birdhouse gourds

My fianc=E9e grew several =93birdhouse gourds=94 last year. They are now = dry and ready to be cut into birdhouses. Does anyone have any = recommendations on what size holes to boar for different kinds of birds? = Any other recommendations? We found a few resources regarding this, but = nothing def

[mou] Backyard thrills

Just had to share the thrill I am having watching two nesting Brown Thrashers, numerous Robins, a Hermit Thrush, White-Throated Sparrows, Chickadees, Ruby-Crowned Kinglets, nesting Blue Jays, Grackles, House Finches, nesting Mourning Doves, Cardinals, Chipping Sparrows eat, bathe, drink, intera

[mou] Grosbeak

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_001F_01C66CFC.4D4A9650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We had a male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak at our feeders this AM. We have = also had numerous White-Throated Spar

[mou] No Avocets, but Warblers in Steele Cty

--part1_406.89ea38.31870edf_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Warbler waves in Rice Lake State Park, Steele County. Mostly Yellow-rumped and Palm, but a few Orange-crowned, and one Yellow Warbler; plus one Ovenbird. I also heard an Eastern

[mou] Dakota Co. Shorebirds report and more

Checked a few Dakota Co. shorebird sites late Sunday afternoon. Lake Byllesby: No shorebirds. While the water has rissen, there is still plenty of exposed mud and sand that should attract shorebirds. 140th St: No shorebirds seen. Water levels are dropping, Habitat is good. 180th St. 2 Dow