[mou-net] Mystery bird, Bass Ponds

Yesterday at the Bass Ponds in Bloomington I had a large bird fly overhead. I watched it fly west over the entirety of the ponds toward the Cedar Avenue bridge and beyond, yet have no clue what I saw. From underneath it appeared light in color (white or perhaps a light grayish throughout)

[mou-net] Joy versus Science? Birding versus volunteering?

Would welcome discussion, particularly if others have experienced this tension. Have spent 16 years birding (and hiking), frankly, for the joy of the experience. Joy is meant to be shared, so I also became involved in leading field trips the last four years. I also enjoy writing about

[mou-net] Great MN River Birding Day

Hello Birders, The 10th Annual Great MN River Birding Day is scheduled for September 11th and 12th. This will likely be the last year for this event. It has been a lot of fun to do, but I believe that it has served its purpose. In the beginning, this event was used to raise money for the

[mou-net] Summer tanager at Falls Creek SNA

Paid one last visit (or so I thought) to Falls Creek SNA in northern Washington Co - with Bill Bronn. The bird singing activity was striking compared to Monday at Afton SP. I wonder if the yesterday's rain helped. We heard yellow throated vireos, Acadian flycatcher, possible scarlet tanager,

[mou-net] No Summer Tanager - Washington Co

Fortunately Bill Bronn had been with me at Afton SP when I recorded the summer tanager last Saturday. He suggested that I had been listening to that recording when I got home today from Falls Creek. When I checked the date stamp on my file - he was correct. Sorry - my bad :( He did ID

Re: [mou-net] Great MN River Birding Day

Frankly, I'm LOL--happily, with all the IBAs, BBAs, and species studies going on, the MN R. Valley is bound to be well-birded for quite awhile, on those dates and most others, for years to come:-). Thanks for your involvement and for recruiting us greenhorns into the fold when you did. Linda Whyte