[mou-net] RFI: Purgatory Creek Snowy Egret location

Hey birders, I would like to get up and see the Snowy Egrets at the Purgatory Creek wetlands but I have yet to see a post in which directions are given to the specific location where these egrets are being seen. Can someone please give me directions to the Purgatory Creek wetlands from Hwy 169

[mou-net] Thanks for direcitions

Thank you to all of you who sent me directions to Purgatory Creek. Now my only dilemma is choosing which of the directions to use! Chad Heins Mankato, 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

[mou-net] Summer Observations

I am intrigued when birds nest, or at least "summer", outside of their normal territories. Have had two Nashville Warblers (including a probable juvy) and two Olive-sided Flycatchers, as well as a White-throated Sparrow, in Sherburne and southern Mille Lacs Counties here in central Minnesota (

[mou-net] Upcoming bird program post-not a sighting

I thought some of you might be interested in this upcoming bird-related class at Carpenter Nature Center- Birding & Digiscoping with Sharon 'the bird chick' Stiteler Saturday July 25th from 9am-11am Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center 12805 St. Croix Trail Hastings, MN 55033 Cost is $7 p

[mou-net] Juvenile Red-headed WP

My wife and I birded Sherburne NWR today. The Red-headed Woodpecker pair appear to have succcessfully nested as they were feeding a juvenile bird. As far as we could see there was one offspring. Missed the Cerulean but saw lots of others. Lark Sparrow is still there, with young. Black Terns

[mou-net] A Probable St. Louis Co. First Record

Hello: Last Sunday while birding along the railroad tracks in the Morgan Park neighborhood I heard 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers constantly calling to each other, so I decided to investigate and possibly take some photos of them. When I located the adults I notice a immature bird that looked like