[mou] Hennepin County - Theodore Wirth Park & Eloise Butler WFG

2006-05-09 Thread John Quinn
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0075_01C673BB.635018B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 35 Species in about an hour New today: (Across the road from Wirth Beach) Common Yellowthroat Northern Waterthrush H

[mou] Fw: Big Stone County Snowy & Cattle Egrets, Avocets

2006-05-09 Thread David A. Cahlander
From: "Doug Kieser" Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:49 PM Subject: Big Stone County Snowy & Cattle Egrets, Avocets > Jim Otto and I birded in Big Stone & Swift counties today, among the > highlights: > 4 Snowy Egrets and 1 Cattle Egret were at the Klages WMA, on Big Stone > county highway 64 1/2 mi

[mou] Redstart CYT

2006-05-09 Thread Thomas Maiello
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --020509040101030702010506 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spent practically the entire day birding! Can life get any grander? Strafed Wood Lake and just as I was getting a tad fru

[mou] Local Golden Valley (Hennepin Co.) Migrants

2006-05-09 Thread alyssa
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_000D_01C673A9.6475D930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry for the late post. I birded around a nature path near my house at = 4 pm today. A few migrants: Swainso

[mou] Bird question at Fort Snelling State Park ?

2006-05-09 Thread Terry99
I am new to birding and saw some very blueish little birds on type of the nesting boxs that are on poles in the marsh areas. At first I though they were bluebirds but when looking at the books it did not seem to fit. Then looking at several others sketches they did not seem to be exact matches ei

[mou] OtterTail Cty.

2006-05-09 Thread Jeff & Amy Drake
New migrants in my yard yesterday (5/8) included: Yellow warblers & Redstarts. Today (5/9), the Baltimore Oriole and Rose-breasted Grosbeak made their appearance. White-throated sparrows are still here. New today along Co. Hwy. 14 west of Richville, I saw a pair of Redhead ducks, Bobolinks, and

[mou] Clay County, Felton Area Mockingbird

2006-05-09 Thread Matt Mecklenburg
HI We were burning up there today. And when I was doing neighbor contacts there was a Mockingbird in one of the yards. I didn't get the house #, but directions are from Felton go east on Co. Rd. 34 to Co. Rd. 110. From the intersection of Co. Rd. 34 and 110 it is the first house heading west on

[mou] Wright County/Carver PR

2006-05-09 Thread steve pulles
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0021_01C6737C.9C1F1720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After my first final exam today I stopped at Carver PR to see what I c= ould find. New species for the year

[mou] Murphy Hanrehan

2006-05-09 Thread Leo
Hello all! We got to Murphy Hanrehan at around 8:30 this morning and drove to the entrance of the marked wood-trail with the gate at the entrance. Things were everywhere at the start of it. Kinglets and White-throated sparrows were all over, and in the bunch of them we spotted 1 Black-throated

[mou] 2 Willets and more at Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County

2006-05-09 Thread Williams, Bob
Had a great walk this morning at the Pet Trails in Murphy-Hanrehan with well over 80 species. Here are the highlights: 2 WILLETS - at west edge of water by #34. 1st time I've seen this species in the park NEW ARRIVALS - WOOD THRUSH(2), SCARLET TANAGER(at least 2), AMERICAN=20 REDS

[mou] Sucker Lake (Ramsey Co)

2006-05-09 Thread Larry Sirvio
Morning walk in Snail Lake Park (Ramsey Co 96 & Rice St) - I'm going to call this part Sucker Lake trails because I met a local who called it that. The Sucker Lake trail is actually in Snail Lake Park but there is another trail around the actual Snail Lake and he called that the Snail Lake trail. H

[mou] Warbler surprise; MOU trip reminder

2006-05-09 Thread Pastor Al Schirmacher
Strong migratory movement in Pioneer Park (Princeton/Mille Lacs County) this morning, including an early singing Connecticut Warbler. Personal new arrivals for year during the 40 minute walk this morning also included: Least Flycatcher - Great Crested Flycatcher - Blue-headed Vireo - Wood Thru

[mou] Tree species and migrants

2006-05-09 Thread Derric Pennington
Hello Fellow Birdheads- Its great to see migration finally blossoming (so to speak) in our area. I am a PhD candidate in the Conservation Biology Program at the University of Minnesota studying the stopover ecology of landbirds. I am very interested in hearing fellow birders' observation

[mou] Many migrants along Minnehaha

2006-05-09 Thread Derric Pennington
A nice fallout this morning along Minnehaha Creek from 35W to the confluence with the Miss R. Some notables: Tennessee Warbler (several, conspicuous and incessant singing males) Nashville Warbler (couple) Yellow Warbler (several) American Redstart (couple) Yellow-rumped Warbler (several) Black

[mou] Red-Headed Woodpecker - St. Paul, MN

2006-05-09 Thread Cathy Gagliardi
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C67348.ADB297C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Looked out at my feeders this morning and what a great surprise to see a = Red-HEADED Woodpecker. We've

[mou] S Morrison County/ Stearns=WaitePk-Rockville area

2006-05-09 Thread Milton Blomberg
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_00BB_01C67337.024C7B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Last Friday eve 4/5: Birded McDougall'sFarm NatureConservancy Plot (w = Royalton,MN)- out in the prairie (Wes

[mou] Stevens Co. Great Horned Owl Nest

2006-05-09 Thread FELKER
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_008B_01C6732E.F026C3C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday I stayed an extra day in Morris after attending the Friends of = the Wetlands birding trip. The Fr

[mou] Birding around the Metro

2006-05-09 Thread Steve Weston
Swainson's Thrush at Quiggley Lake Caspian Terns in Hennepin County: 116 @ Purgatory Creek / Flagship Marsh (Prairie Ctr Dr & Technology Dr. Eden Prairie) 45 @ Arbor Lakes (Hemlock Dr. Maple Grove) Brewers Blackbird Maple Grove Spotted Sandpipers: watched two courting. I've never seen this b

[mou] Directions to sites in Dakota Co.

2006-05-09 Thread Steve Weston
140th Street Marsh is about one mile east of Hwy 52. But 140th Street no longer connects to Hwy 52 on that side, so you have to continue south to CR42, turn east and then north on Conley to reach 140th Street. 180th Street Marsh is about three miles east of Hwy 52. West end of Lake Byllesby. T

[mou] 140th and 180th

2006-05-09 Thread Derek Bakken
140th street marsh South on highway 52 (from the cities) and exit east on county 42 (145th street). Take the first left and head north on Conley Avenue. You will wind between some trucking companies and the road will turn east and take you along the north edge of Rich Valley Golf Club. There