[mou-net] Shrike at Kilen Woods SP entrance

My question is which is it likely to be, a Loggerhead or Northern, given the time of year.   Eric Harrold Windom, 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] boreal chickadees, gunflint trail, cook co.

yesterday afternoon I found a pair of boreal chickadees just off the Lima Grade on a trail by a gravel pit. The gravel pit is restricted but we walked in and found the trail. There is a bog nearby and a mix of jack pine, spruce, and other pines. -- Boreal Access Web Mailer Join or

[mou-net] Lake Byllesby Today

This morning things were pretty quiet at Lake Byllesby. There were 2 Common Loons and a few distant waterfowl. Manuevering around the lake to various viewing locales, I was finally able to ID the birds. Interesting to me (among a few Mallards) were a Ring-necked Duck, a Red-breasted Merganser

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 19 November 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 19, 2009 *MNST0911.19 -Birds mentioned Mute Swan Tundra Swan Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Barrow's Goldeneye Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Northern Hawk Owl Townsend's Solitaire -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: November

[mou-net] Bohemian Waxwings and pine grosbeaks

Last night I heard reports of Bohemian Waxwings and this morning I saw my first flock in November - about 60 birds. Pine grosbeaks have also arrived in the area in small numbers. Bill Tefft Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] mallard?

Saw a duck on Lake Vadnais this morning that doesn't quite look right for a female mallard. It was swimming in the vicinity of some mallards but off by itself. It appeared slightly smaller to me. It had an all black bill and the markings looked slightly different as well. Could this be a hybrid

Re: [mou-net] Bohemian Waxwings and pine grosbeaks

Sorry for the report from the anonymous location. The Bohemian waxwings are in Ely, MN. We have a lot of mountain ash and crab apple fruit in town that may hold them here this winter. Bill Tefft On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:23 PM, josep...@umn.edu wrote: Where are you??? On Nov 19 2009, Bill

Re: [mou-net] mallard?

Gail, It's an adult female Northern Pintail.. Andrew I'm currently looking for my next career.. Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin I welcome advice, suggestions, and an opportunity to network.. Thanks.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at:

Re: [mou-net] mallard?

It is almost unanimous that this is a female Northern Pintail. Thank you to everyone who took the time to look and send a suggestion. In the number of years that we have been monitoring Lake Vadnais, we have only seen a Northern Pintail (male) on one other occasion so pintail did not occur to

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, November 19, 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *November 19, 2009 *MNDL0911.19 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Merlin Northern Shrike Gray Jay Brown Creeper American Tree Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: November 19, 2009

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 11/19/09

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 19, 2009 *MNDU0911.19 -Birds mentioned Barrow's Goldeneye Red-throated Loon Broad-winged Hawk Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Slaty-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Northern Hawk Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Northern