[mou-net] Ventriloquist birds

From a study at UC-Davis: Birds call to warn friends and enemies Birds' alarm calls serve both to alert other birds to danger and to warn off predators. And some birds can pull a ventriloquist's trick, singing from the side of their mouths, according to a UC Davis studyThey might be warning

[mou-net] Cedar Waxwings-Robin

The Varied Thrush has not reappeared.However, we were greeted this morning by 6 Cedar Waxwings in the same viburnum favored by the thrush and in the same bush a young Robin. While winter Robin sightings have become fairly common around the state, it is very unusual here. I wish I had a lot

[mou-net] White-winged Scoter at Hardman

I spotted a White-winged Scoter at the Hardman viewing area this morning around 9 am. I found it east of the ped bridge - down by the building where the river bends further south. It flew west past the first building where the walkway comes down when flushed by a plane but it soon came

[mou-net] a bat, not Al Batt

I thought I could see a knob on a limb or a lone leaf on th Greetings: I thought I could see a knob on a limb or a lone leaf on the appe tree in front of our kithchen window this, Saturday,  afterrnoon. It moved, but not like the wind blowing it. It was a pulsating, rhythmic movement. It

[mou-net] Owl White-Throated Sparrow (St. Paul)

I've had a White-Throated Sparrow hanging around the brushy woodlot next to my apartment ever since the snow storm. I am fairly certain that I've ever seen one this late. Also, twice this week I located a Great Horned Owl in almost the exact same spot within Crosby Regional Park along the

[mou-net] LtDu HaDu - yes, scoter no

The Long-tailed duck was near the pump house at Hardman and Grand but I didn't see the scoter. I spoke to several other birders who couldn't fine it either. This was about 11:00. The Harlequin Duck was present on the Washington County side near the pier for the RR bridge but could only be

[mou-net] Bohemian Waxwings-Carlton County

On our way back to the Twin Cities today I saw about 50 Bohemian Waxwings in a tree in Cromwell (Carlton County). This was at the intersection of MN 73 and MN 210. Earl Orf www.earlorfphotos.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck present this afternoon

I ventured down to South Saint Paul at the Grand Hardman Ave. walkway about 3:30pm. The Long-tailed Duck was still present and feeding heavily with the Goldeneyes and Mergansers. Further North at Kaposia Landing (enter off of Bryant), lots of ducks and geese were present, mostly Mallards and