[mou] Snowy Egret -better directions

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[mou] Yet ANOTHER Dakota Co. Snowy Egret

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII If you still need this bird and have had lousy luck with the first two in Dakota County this, here is yet another chance for Snowy Egret. Go 0.3 miles west of the the new Lebanon Hills visitor center entrance ro

[mou] Lake Byllesby

Hello all! We went to Byllesby this freezing, windy morning on the hunt for shorebirds. Tons of swallows flew over the lake. Cliff swallows were everywhere. We didn't see much, but then Jim Mattsson showed up and helped us out. We spotted a Sanderling at the other side of the lake from the regu

[mou] YCNH

I was asked to give better directions to the Yellow Crowned Night Heron I observed near the intersection of University and 85th Avenue NE. This is in Fridley. The pond is immediately east of the northeast corner of the Springbrook Nature Center. Approach the intersection of University Avenue

[mou] White-faced Ibis

Adult White-faced Ibis (90% sure) at Danvers WMA 3 miles west of Benson on = CR 20. South side of road right were 20 curves north. Sharing wetland in = the middle of burned grassland with several ducks (green wings, blue = wings, pintail, mallard... and misc shorebirds). With the black from the

[mou] Sandpipers at Wirth

At the new settlement ponds on the west side of Wirth Lake this afternoon, I watched a solitary and two spotted sandpipers merrily probing away while 2 Canada geese strenuously objected to my presence. The birds were seen on the mud flats in the lake at the outflow, as well as in the pond on the f

[mou] correct white robin url

Anyone who was interested in the photo of the unusual robin we found and was unable to find the photo, the correct URL is: http://naturescapenews.com/readershowcase.htm or from our website, www.naturescapenews.com click on reader's showcase. Kim had a few questions about the correct url, so I h

[mou] CW Co Willets and Aitkin Co birds

Hi Not having much time for birding, but Kim saw a nice assortment of warblers this week, but couldn't refind the Mockingbird at Rice Lake NWR. There were 2 Willets and a Semi-Palmated Sandpiper at Garrison in Crow Wing County on Wed.afternoon. The Ovenbird is back in my woods and the Broad-wing

[mou] FW: [PABIRDS] Tree Swallow nest box kill question

--Apple-Mail-2-1036028035 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I give the man credit for thinking about recycling. But... I was under the impression that Cedar does not rot. A wood nest box that is molding mu

[mou] Sherburne & southern Mille Lacs

Sherburne (primarily refuge) & southern Mille Lacs new arrivals/week summary: * 5/5, Sherburne Refuge (Mahnomen & Blue Hill Trail with Mark Junghans): Golden-winged Warbler, Lincoln Sparrows, Sora (late) * 5/4, Sherburne Refuge (Blue Hill Trail): Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler (aw

[mou] Nesting Ospreys at Black Dog Lake

Last evening I saw an Osprey on the west lake near the power plant, and pulled my vehicle over to observe the bird. It flew back towards the lake and I saw that it had a bright orange fish in its talons, then suddenly I noticed a second Osprey in the air approaching the first bird. Together the

[mou] FW: [PABIRDS] Tree Swallow nest box kill question

An article I found interesting and topical for MN as well. -Original Message- From: Bird discussion list for Pennsylvania [mailto:pabi...@list.audubon.org] On Behalf Of Herbert Flavell Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:15 AM To: pabi...@list.audubon.org Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Tree Swallow nest

[mou] Swifts at the "U"

Yesterday , 5/4 I observed at least a dozen Chimney Swifts coursing very high above the East Bank of the U of MN. Good to hear their twittering and to see their cigar bodies and scimitar wings slicing up the late afternoon air.

[mou] Swift-Big Stone Sitings since 5/03

Big Stone County: 5/04 - Willet in drainage along heavily grazed pasture in SE quad of Hwy 7 = and CR 51/1 interstection 3 miles east of Appleton. Upland sandpipers and = Marbled Godwits also seen in vacinity. 5/03 - Black-billed Magpie flying over intersection of Township Road 77 = and CR 14 (~

[mou] Oriole Sping Lake Park

This just in! A beautiful Baltimore Oriole just flew into my arbor and appears to be gathering nesting material! Yiipeee. Plus my first house wren is back checking out the bird houses. Thomas Maiello Spring Lake Park

[mou] Harris Sparrow SLP

Harris Sparrows arrived yesterday at Spring Lake Park. Also, late yesterday afternoon, in the center island of the pond at the southwest corner of 85th and the frontage road just west of University Avenue is a Yellow Crowned Night Heron perching on a limb overhanging the water. Plus a pair of

[mou] Harris Sparrow: Shakopee MN

--0-1588399573-1146832272=:12981 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cool sighting this morning @06:15AM. Saw a lone Harris Sparrow at my platform feeder. Looks like he nibbled a bit for about 6 minutes then departed. Could not relocate him after gettin