[mou-net] FW: Dakota Cty birding, 3/17 & 18

_ From: Laura Coble [mailto:shearwate...@frontiernet.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:21 PM To: 'mnb...@lists.mnbird.net' Subject: Dakota Cty birding, 3/17 & 18 Yesterday in the mid to late morning, the northwest end of Lake Byllesby was filled with many duck species Hundreds

[mou-net] Ring-necked Pheasant in MG

Ran into a Ring-necked Pheasant today on my walk along the east side of Eagle Lake in Maple Grove. Red Polls still plentiful though highly reduced numbers. Nothing out of the ordinary save the first of the year pheasant. No owls spotted yet either. Willows just starting to tint a bit o'

[mou-net] Saw-whet Owl, Meeker

Heard only, Tuesday, March 17th 6:45-7 pm, calling from a small woodlot adjacent to a wetland near the trail head of the Meeker County park on State Hwy 15, between Dassel and Kingston. Kelly Larson The Bagley Farm -Clearwater The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami Minnesota Eschew Obfuscation! The mi

[mou-net] E. Wood Pewee Steele Cty

Heard only, calling from a small creek (Crane Creek tributary?) on private property at the end of 47th Ave. Aprx. 2.5 miles west of the Cty 14/Hwy 35 interchange in Owatonna. Kelly Larson The Bagley Farm -Clearwater The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami Minnesota Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowh

[mou-net] Spring flight

Well since I now have no job to go to, I spent a few hours in my driveway in the sun watching the sky for migration.. >From 12:30 to 16:00 I spotted: 4 Adult Bald Eagles 6 Immature Bald Eagles 1 Ghost (Adult Male Northern Harrier) 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Adult Red-tailed Hawk 2 Killd

Re: [mou-net] Dakota County Ross's Geese

Hello, The Ross's geese were not present this morning at 10am However, there is a decent mix of ducks there and at the marsh just east of the intersection of Goodwin and Northfield Blvd (hwy 47) Also, nice mix of waterfowl at Wells Lake in Rice Co: Canvasback, Redhead, Scaup, RN Duck, Bufflehea

[mou-net] Warbler ID clinic (posted for Bell Museum of Natural History)

Brush Up On Your Warblers Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7 to 9 p.m. University of Minnesota Ecology Building $12/$8 museum members; registration is required Ornithologist Alexis Powell will take you through the Bell Museum's bird collection to remind you of the flood of beautiful spring warblers Mi

[mou-net] eagle spectatular

Today there were over 100 eagles in the trees on the ice etc. in a very concentrated area. This would be a great opportunity for photographers. Folks say they have been there most of the week. So no guarantees but if you want to try to find it, take WI Hwy 35 to 88. Turn on to 88 aw

[mou-net] Golden Eagle - Fillmore County

A Golden Eagle has been sighted along the Root River at Eagle Bluff ELC in Lanesboro, MN. Valerie Slocum Raptor Program Coordinator/Wildlife Coordinator Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center 28097 Goodview Drive Lanesboro, MN 55949 507-467-2437 phone 507-467-3583 fax rapt...@eagle-bl

[mou-net] Dakota County Ross's Geese

Jim Otto just called to report that he is currently viewing 10 Ross's Geese at the 145th Street location reported yesterday by Jim Mattson. Directions - exit US Hwy 52 at the County 42 exit - this is 145th Street. Turn east and go past the golf course, the flooded fields will be obvious on the

[mou-net] Sand Hill Cranes: Anoka

Erika Sitz reports that she has had a report from a home owner that Sand Hill Cranes arrived on Monday night to a marsh in Ramsay (Anoka County) near Ramsay Blvd and Alpine, where they have been residents in previously. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join o

[mou-net] Melanistic Red-tailed Hawk - Edina

I observed on tuesday a rare adult Red-tailed Hawk perched on a light poll at the 77th Street exit of Hwy 100 in Edina. The bird was completely brown/black. When it flew it revealed a dark red tail. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join or Leave mou-net:htt