[mou-net] Carolina Parakeets

Anthony Hertzel: There is a small flock of Parakeets in Dallas at the old city power station. I was told they were Carolina Parakeets. They are a small green parakeet. When I recently reread the article you wrote about the Carolina Parakeets in Minnesota in the 2004 issue of The Loon I wonder

[mou-net] Winona County Shorebirds

Nothing terribly exciting, but there is some shorebird habitat at Prairie Island in Winona, especially at the Verchota boat landing on Prairie Island Rd. Friday afternoon found the following: Greater yellowlegs Lesser yellowlegs Pectoral sandpiper Killdeer Eight American white pelicans were fee

[mou-net] Answer to snake question

Hi everyone, When I usually post a question on the listserve, I like to reply personally to every response. However, due to the overwhelming responses I had today, I would like to re-post thanking all of you at once who replied. I apologize for the laziness of it, but there were so MANY wonde

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Smith's longspur- Kandiyohi co.

This was meant primarily for those going to and from Salt lake this weekend, so I apologize for it being tardy. Two locations starting to produce birds in the county. The drawdown of Olson Lake WPA in the SW part of the county. The birds of note there today were not shorebirds, but 7 Smith's lon

[mou-net] Photos of the Lincoln's Sparrow

As promised I have added a few shots of the Lincoln's Sparrow and a pair of the Purple Finch on my bird photos web pages for you all, they are towards the bottom of this index page.. Enjoy http://www.birderguy.com/AndrewsBirdPhotosGroup02.htm I see I have a Black-capped Chickadee that has

[mou-net] Dickcissel and more shorebirds, Nicollet County

This afternoon I found an exceptionally early Dickcissel at the conservation club access on the southeast side of Swan Lake. The bird was foraging with some sparrows when I pulled into the parking lot and noticed it. I usually don't see Dickcissels in Minnesota until the last week of May, s

Re: [mou-net] [ricebird] Louisiana Waterthrushes, Lark Sparrow + snake question

Erika and I saw a Lark Sparrow in Rice Co. today also--about 3 miles south of the eastern unit of the Canon river Wilderness Area. it flew up from the gravel roadside. dan tallman On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Dave Bartkey wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > As I was asking my boss this morning

[mou-net] Purg. Creek (Hennepin Co.)

Not surprisingly, I could not relocate the two American Avocets reported yesterday evening (Eden Prairie). I did, however, enjoy my time while I was there. To add on a bit to William Marengo's shorebird species list, about ~50 shorebirds were present: -mostly Lesser Yellowlegs (constantly fight

Re: [mou-net] recent Duluth area sightings

Thanks for your report of Duluth sightings, Joshua. I heard my FOY Hermit Thrush on the grounds of the College of St. Scholastica a couple of days ago. Haven't seen one yet, but I'm always completely satisfied to hear that song! Also at CSS this week: golden-crowned and ruby-crowned kinglet

[mou-net] Louisiana Waterthrushes, Lark Sparrow + snake question

Hi everyone, As I was asking my boss this morning if he'd mind if I played hookey from work, I observed many birds foraging in a dirt patch within a grass island outside of his window. My boss told me to have fun and when I went out to my car, I grabbed my binos and scanned through the flock.

[mou-net] Red-throated Loon - Benton Cty

There is a non-breeding plumaged Red-throated Loon at Little Rock Lake in Benton County. I viewed it from the park at the north end of the lake. It was mostly just resting so it was easy to view - classic upturned bill. Sent from Bob Ekblad's iPhone Byron, MN - Olmsted County http://www.B

[mou-net] Wabasha County shorebird spot (incl. Phalarope)

I have been been periodically visiting the Dorer pools at the Whitewater WMA this Spring, and always finding a handful of shorebirds, but today there were well over 100 of them at one of the drawn-down pools. A Peregrine Falcon made a pass through the flock, and a River Otter was hanging out ne

[mou-net] Indigo bunting Cook Co.

I was lucky enough to be looking out a window when a bright male Indigo Bunting landed on the ground near the veggie garden. Several juncos and blue jays were the only other birds nearby. It didn't stay long, darn it. Bird appeared to be an adult, no brown in wings or elsewhere. We usually

[mou-net] Purple Martins Hennepin County

Three Rivers Park District currently has 3 active Purple Martin Colonies and adult martins have now returned to all three sites with much vocalization going on: Eagle Lake Golf Course, Maple Grove Baker National Golf Course, Medina Medicine Lake, French Regional Park, Plymouth (at the Distric

[mou-net] Female Purple Finch / Lincoln's Sparrow (Corcoran)

While working on finding a job I got distracted a few times by a Lincoln's Sparrow (FOY -for me) that was snooping through my shrubs and a female Purple Finch that landed on the tree by me sunflower and safflower feeders.. I got shots of both, I think the Lincoln's turned out good, if so I'll put t

[mou-net] Cattle Egrets, Brown County

Hi, There were two adult Cattle Egrets at the Sleepy Eye compost site earlier this morning. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye 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] appreciation

One thing I love about this server and network is that when I get stuck figuring out a bird, all I have to do is put my best observations out there (and they improve each time), add a pinch of occurrence research (readily provided on-line), surf for images of my best guesses, pour over the

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 24 April 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *April 24, 2009 *MNST0904.24 -Birds mentioned Cinnamon Teal Red-throated Loon American Bittern Broad-winged Hawk Yellow Rail American Avocet Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Least Flycatcher Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Gray-cheeked

[mou-net] recent Duluth area sightings

Yellow-rumped warbler Eastern Phoebe Least Flycatcher in two different locations Yellow bellied sapsucker numerous Great Blue Herons in the St. Louis River estuary Right now you can't go outside without seeing or hearing Northern Flickers I'm still on the hunt to find my FOY Hermit Thrush. Joshu

[mou-net] Morrison County and Albany.

This Week. Many Yellow Rumped Warblers and Hermit Thrush. Wilson Snipe flying in the lowlands (saw 9) in many places. Have come across 2 Great Horned Owls and 2 Coopers Hawks. The Mississippi just north of Little Falls has Greater (a fair number) and Lesser Scaup along with a large number of Red

[mou-net] Northern Hawk Owls

There were still at least two Northern Hawk Owls near Baudette this week. 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] American Avocets, Lake Byllesby

Thursday evening, April 23, there were 7 American Avocets near the west end of Lake Byllesby.  Thanks to Jim for getting out the report of their presence so quickly.  While there, most of the shorebirds got up into the winds and off the points unknown. (The Avocets stayed.) Also seen: 1 Long-bi