[mou-net] Northern Mockingbirrd, Olmsted County

A Northern Mockingbird just flew out of the grapes in my backyard. It went across the street and I could hear it call briefly before I went back inside. My address is 1495 Sunset Avenue SE, Rochester. 507-289-2246 home/507-269-1282 cell. Directions: US 14 East to Marion Rd SE (County Rd 36), go

[mou-net] Ruddy duck, sparrows, bald eagle at powderhorn, Minneapolis

Walking around powderhorn lake in south Minneapolis this morning, I saw a lone female ruddy duck hanging out with the regular mallards, wood ducks and canada geese. In the reeds I spotted several palm warblers, a nashville, and several white-throated sparrows. Yesterday I also saw a young

[mou-net] chimney swifts

just saw 6 or 7 chimney swifts over hwy 169 and cedar lake rd. is that late for them to still be around?? VIC LEWIS 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] BIRD WALK

NO bird walk this week due to rain and cold weather thursday and friday. good birding to all VIC LEWIS 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] First juncos

First juncos of the season for me, a half dozen or so, in my backyard. Karen Kraco NE Minneapolis 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] migration S. American bird book question

We've had several waves of birds move through the Ottertail, MN area in the last week. I've had YR warblers visiting today yesterday, I have a pine siskin mixed in with my goldfinches. Last week my daughter I counted 15 nighthawks one evening I saw 2 large flocks of Franklins gulls passing

[mou-net] Now especially is time to watch out for bird window collisions

Now that the sparrows are beginning to come down from the north, it is time to think about ways to reduce collisions with windows at our homes or where we might work. To me, it appears that several species of sparrows are the most apt to fly into perceived bushes and trees when alarmed -- they

[mou-net] gulls, Lake Byllesby, Dakota

9/30/09 4:30pm Lake Byllesby, east end This is my first visit in weeks to the lake. The lake level is very high at present and I saw no ducks and only a few geese. The only waterbirds present on the main lake were: Franklin's Gulls - Raft of 500, almost all AHY (after hatching year) birds,

[mou-net] White-throated and Clay-Colored Sparrows

Have returned to the area from their breeding grounds. Saw them in Kilen Woods SP today. Seems a bit early, but I guess that cold front over the weekend pushed them down.   Eric Harrold Jackson Co. Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net