[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge Co. refound

2009-02-04 Thread Ken or Rebecca Vail
The previously reported Snowy Owl in SW Dodge Co. has been refound (refound us). Perhaps our best yard bird ever! My wife, Rebecca, saw the owl behind our house on top of a grain bin about 5 PM Tuesday. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED

[mou-net] not present, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.

2009-02-04 Thread George B Skinner
Wednesday, Feb 4, the owl was not in the box at 8:00 am. George Skinner Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Sax-Zim photos

2009-02-04 Thread
I've posted a few photos from last weekend's trip to Sax-Zim. http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika/TempPhotos# Included are several of a Hoary Redpoll at the Admiral bird feeder. First, however, is a photo of two Common Redpolls for comparison. The Common Redpolls have proportionally longer bil

[mou-net] White-winged Crossbills/Brown County

2009-02-04 Thread Brian & Risa Smith
After a number of unsuccessful searches of the New Ulm City Cemetery over this winter, I finally found White-winged Crossbills there this morning. I first found a flock of 4 (one male and three females or immatures) and then about a half hour later a flock of 15 arrived and foraged for several

[mou-net] Pine Siskins, Common Redpolls, Brownsville, Houston Co., feeder

2009-02-04 Thread fred lesher
5 Pine Siskins, 12+/- Common Redpolls at a feeder on the only N/S street in Brownsville. (1:30 PM Feb. 4.) Pool 8 of the Miss. R. is entirely ice & snow-covered, as well as the main (shipping) channel, and the tiny patch of open & very turbulent water below the rollers at L&D 7 just north of I90

[mou-net] International Festival of Owls

2009-02-04 Thread Alan Stankevitz
Coming up on March 6 - 8 is the International Festival of Owls in Houston, MN. The original intent of the festival was to celebrate Alice the Great Horned Owl's "hatchday" but over the years this festival has grown to become the only full-weekend, all-owl event in the world, including many acti

[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Eagan

2009-02-04 Thread Steve Weston
Jim Howitz reported a Snowy Owl hanging around the Eagan Community Center, which is west of Pilot Knob between Lone Oak and Yankee Doodle. He also reported that the owl was also seen along I-35e south of Yankee Doodle. I looked for the owl today (tuesday) unsuccessfully. I did find a Northern