[mou-net] Austin Pine Siskins

Good Morning:  We have been observing large groups of Pine Siskins off and on in our backyard around our bird feeder and our several clump white birch trees the past few weeks.  Today they were dripping  from the trees and feeders. We estimated a minimum of 100 Pine Siskins, probably more.  

[mou-net] Fwd: Austin Pine Siskins

-Original Message- From: rvje...@aol.com To: mou-...@biosci.cbs.umn.edu; mnb...@lists.mnbird.net Sent: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:28 am Subject: Austin Pine Siskins Good Morning:  We have been observing large groups of Pine Siskins off and on in our backyard around our bird feeder and our

[mou-net] Fw: Web site to MPR with a TRC story

I volunteer at the Raptor Center and thought this might interest members of this list serv. Bob - Original Message - From: Vivian Neiger neige...@umn.edu To: neige...@umn.edu Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:07 PM Subject: Web site to MPR with a TRC story -Original

[mou-net] Sax Zim Bog 1/1

Out today with Mohith Munuswamy of Iowa. Sax Zim Bog Highlights: - Great Gray Owl 1.9 miles east of CR 7 on CR 232 (Nichols Lake Rd) * This was my first bird I saw for 2009. - Northern Hawk Owl Intersection of CR 28 (Sax Rd) and CR 7 - Black-backed Woodpecker (female) North end of the bog

[mou-net] Rice County New Year

Hi everyone, Gene Bauer, Kathy Thom and I birded about the county today to start our annual lists all over again. We ended up with 36 species, some of them pretty interesting! Highlights: Tufted Titmouse Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - both reported during our CBC at a feeder between Cannon

[mou-net] WW Crossbills, C Redpolls, Afton SP

Afton CBC, Afton SP, Jan 1: Five of us hiked the trails, and found 21 species. Among them was a flock of 30+ Common Redpolls, feeding on birches in a ravine south of the ski area, and 60+ white-winged crossbills feeding in a band of spruce and red pine on the far north side of the park. (For

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 1 January 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *January 1, 2009 *MNST0901.01 -Birds mentioned Barrow's Goldeneye Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush White-throated Sparrow Snow Bunting Common Redpoll -Transcript

[mou-net] Black Dog New Year's Day - I'm not making this up

At 10:30am today, from I-494, Laura and I witnessed something one doesn't normally see on January 1st in the Twin Cities - a WATER SKIER being towed in circles at the small opening in the main river channel at the east outlet of Black Dog Lake. No, this was not an alcohol/hangover-induced

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 1/1/09

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *January 1, 2009 *MNDU0901.01 -Birds mentioned Barrow's Goldeneye Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Boreal Chickadee

Re: [mou-net] Black Dog New Year's Day - I'm not making this up

Is it possible he was attempting to rescue the failing pelican reported there twice by Diane Gulbrandsen (sp?)? I notice Roger Everhart saw a pelican still there today. A friend and fellow volunteer at The Raptor Center has done pelican rescue, and said she'd be willing to try, if the bird is