[mou-net] Red-headed woodpecker, Nicollet Island, Mpls

Astonished to see a rh woodpecker near E.Island and Maple, on E. river side, at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis. At 8:45, watched it for about 5 minutes until it disappeared toward other side (west side) of the Island. Very active day today - long list to follow. Karen Kraco Minneapolis, MN

[mou-net] Indigo bunting

We have a gorgeous Indigo Bunting about 10 feet away from our back porch here in Chaska this morning. It's been perching in the trees and foraging on the ground. It joins the Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Hummingbird that arrived on Monday. Jan Dunlap Chaska, MN http://www.jandunlap.com Bob White

[mou-net] Detroit Lakes birds

Just in time for the Festival of Birds. The strong southerly winds last night produced a nice influx of passerines. I saw 5 FOYs out the window during breakfast this morning. Also many yellowish warblers fluttering about while driving through town (unknown species). Saw six sanderlings on th

[mou-net] Wood Lake-Richfield

During a quick 40 min. pre-work walk at Wood Lake at 7:30am today, several migrants were present: including ovenbird, Swainson thrushes, some warblers (b/w, yellow, redstarts, nashvilles), rose-breasted grosebeaks, emp-flycatcher. More time would probably yield more migrants than I was able to lo

[mou-net] Nicollet Island, Mpls

Fantastic day at Nicollet Island and Boom Island Park near downtown Minneapolis. I only had about a half-hour, didn't know where to look/listen next! A noisy, lively bunch. As per my other post, the highlight was the redheaded woodpecker - what an unexpected treat. Here were some of the highlig

[mou-net] Tennessee Wabbler

Hi all, I was looking out our screen door onto our deck this morning, and what did I see in the tree that my wife wants removed? Why, a male Tennesee Warbler! That's a first for our yard. Each year it seems that we've gotten something good in our yard - Swainson's Thrush two years ago, a No

[mou-net] Murphy-Hanrehan Today or: Oh My Aching Neck

Hello, There were birds everywhere at Murphy-Hanrehan (Savage, MN - Scott County) today but you will need good ears and eyes and a neck of steel to see most of them. I had at least 100 warblers - maybe close to 150 - with only 1 single Yellow-rumper Warbler and 1 Palm warbler seen all day. Total

[mou-net] prairie warbler and cooper's hawk/Rice Co.

Hi All-- Two new birds for the Dundas Banding Station this morning. A male Prairie Warbler: http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/warblers/prwa5b.jpg A male Cooper's Hawk: http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika/CannonFenBanding#5335364978903003186 Banding has been going VERY slowly compared with l

[mou-net] Byllesby Bingo

May13 7:15 - 11:30am Lake Byllesby To say that birding at Byllesby lately has been slow is an understatement. Thus, I arrived early knowing that last night's big blow from the south would deliver shorebirds to Byllesby. I wasn't disappointed. The winds were very strong for the first hour and it

[mou-net] Pope County Summer Tanager

On three return trips to the WPA south of Starbuck, I was unable to relocate the Summer Tanager. This does not mean it has left the area, the wind is howling like crazy out here. One "consolation prize", however. On Tuesday evening's attempt to locate the tanager, there must have been 500 or

[mou-net] First female Ruby-throated today - Corcoran

While out in the garage taking pictures of my female Tree Swallow picking up nesting material off my driveway (dried grass clippings) my first female hummingbird did a fly by, when I got in the house she was at my hanging Fuchsia basket. By the way my Tree Swallows are nesting in one of my hanging

[mou-net] Carleton College Arboretum - 18 Warbler Species

I was so close to 20 today and had a couple easy misses. Still, I was very happy to see so many birds back in good numbers. All of the birds listed are from the Upper Arb in Rice County. Today's Warblers (some numbers given; *=FOS): Nashville Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Ovenbird

[mou-net] Aitkin County semipalmated plover & bobolinks

Had great looks today at a semipalmated plover foraging along a logging road that runs north from Aitkin County Road 18 through Willowsippi WMA. I had bobolinks at several locations along County Road 18. Other notable birds: blue-headed vireo, golden-winged warbler, LeConte's sparrow Wes Bailey G

[mou-net] Purg. Creek & misc. birds

While my shorebird list is not comparable to Jim Mattsson's for Lake Byllesby today, I had only about five minutes to look at Purgatory Creek (Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co.) and this is what I found: -Caspian Tern--many (wish I could have counted them) -Forster's Tern--1 -Stilt Sandpiper--15 -L. Ye

[mou-net] Babies are here!!

Today I shot a few pictures of my first baby House Finch taking a bath in the bird bath dish under my front window.. I'm in need of a job!! Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin Thank you.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.bir

[mou-net] Cannon River Wilderness Park - warblers

Hi everyone, An evening walk with Troy Flicek this late afternoon and evening at the west side of Cannon River Wilderness Park yielded 19 species of warblers. The list: Blue-winged Tennessee Orange-crowned Nashville Northern Parula Yellow Chestnut-sided Magnolia Yellow-rumped Blac

[mou-net] The Bagley Farm Report (long)

FOY Birds Clearwater County Sora Rail American Bittern Eastern Kingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Harris's Sparrow Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole This past week has brought an exhilarating array of color and sound to our rural Bagley property

[mou-net] Summer Tanager

While eating supper this evening an immature male Summer Tanager appeared at the grape jelly feeders. A little more advanced in color transition to adult, than the one seen here at the end of April. John Nelson Good Thunder MN Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1

Re: [mou-net] MOU Board Meeting June 13th

To MOU members: Your Board is meeting Saturday (June 13th) at 1:00 p.m. in Duluth, Minnesota. The address and directions will be posted shortly. All meetings are open and you are invited. Do you have a topic or concern you would like the Board to discuss and possibly act on? If yes! Do yo

[mou-net] Swainson's thrush

Heard a Swainson's thrush singing from the big elm overlooking my yard in Bloomington today. What a treat! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

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testing outgoing... ** NOTE: EMAIL CHANGE ** NEW ADDRESS AS OF APRIL 1ST northernflightsf...@gmail.com Kelly Larson The Bagley Farm -Clearwater The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami Minnesota Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin

[mou-net] Lac Qui Parle County/Spotted Towhee and Weird Oriole

Today Bill Unzen my Dad and I went birding in the above county. It was a great trip and only made possible by Bill Unzen who knows that area so well. Highlights included: 1. Female Spotted Towhee. This bird was seen in the southern part of the refuge (main bridge/rest stop a mile or so fro

[mou-net] Bagley Farm Report (long)

FOY Birds Clearwater County Sora Rail American Bittern Eastern Kingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Harris's Sparrow Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole This past week has brought an exhilarating array of color and sound to our rural Bagley property