[mou] FW: Re: [mnbird] Late Hummer

2006-11-02 Thread Dedrick Benz
Stephen Yahn gave me permission to forward this to MOU-net. I am curious what opinions there may be regarding this bird's identification. Stephen also told me he will bring the specimen to the Bell Museum. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From: Stephen Yahn stevey...@comcast.net Reply-To:

[mou] Richardson Nature Center Red-tailed hawk

2006-11-02 Thread Tom Moffatt
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C6FE86.35009F06 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Richardson Nature Center is still searching for it's lost Red-tailed Hawk. This bird broke it's tether and escaped

[mou] Lesser Black-backed Gull ~ Hennepin County

2006-11-02 Thread Conny Brunell
--=_NextPart_2826111276222071840 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning from 11:45 am - 12:30pm I enjoyed nice close looks at the Lesser Black-backed Gull at the Purgatory Creek Wetlands off of PrairieCenter Drive in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County. The wetlands to the east

[mou] 8000+/- Tundra Swans, 117 Bald Eagles,Pool 8, Miss. R.,Houston Co.

2006-11-02 Thread fred lesher
Subject birds viewed from the new viewing deck/pull-off area at Mile Marker 11, Hwy 26 south of Brownsville. This facility is under construction. The plastic orange fence means DO NOT DRIVE ON THE AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOU WILL GET STUCK! There is room to get off the pavement onto the

[mou] Carolina Wren

2006-11-02 Thread Bill Bruins
We had another visit by a Carolina Wren today. During lunch my wife spotted it first, she has a good view of an old branch we have fastened to the deck that once housed Downy Woodpecker nests. The wren was exploring the various cavities. It also visited our feeders, worm dishes, and water

[mou] Scoter Ruminating, Question

2006-11-02 Thread Pastor Al Schirmacher
Thinking about scoters this afternoon. Personal experience of traveling to lakefronts (Superior Michigan) in the fall winter has yielded one of two experiences (generally): nail all three in good to excellent numbers, or miss entirely. Wonder about others' experience - similiar or

[mou] MOU RBA 2 November 2006

2006-11-02 Thread Anthony Hertzel
--1162517516 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 2, 2006 *MNST0611.02 -Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Little Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Gray Jay Townsend's Solitaire Pine

[mou] border fence in rio grande valley

2006-11-02 Thread Jim Williams
Perhaps of interest to those of you who have enjoyed birding in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. I do not consider this a political issue, but an environmental issue, should posting of political issues cause problems. Jim Williams, Wayzata, Minnesota I received the following piece on

[mou] Duluth RBA 11/2/06

2006-11-02 Thread Jim Lind
--1162531804 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 2, 2006 *MNDU0611.02 -Birds mentioned Ross's Goose White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-eared Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker American Three-toed