[mou-net] present, E Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co., MN

Today, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, 7:30 a.m. a screech owl is in the box. It appears on the video camera to be sleeping. If the owl is not sitting at the entry hole, knock on our front door and I will let you come in and watch it on tv. I will be in most of today. Yesterday was a very good day to

[mou-net] MRVAC Trumpeter Newsletter

The January/February issue of the MRVAC Trumpeter Newsletter is now available at: http://home.comcast.net/~mrvac/Jan2010.pdf I hope you are going to join us at the Christmas Bird Counts. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join or Leave

[mou-net] Harlequin Duck-Point Douglas

The male harlequin duck was still present off Point Douglas as of 10:45 a.m. this morning. It was diving near the west railroad bridge support along the edge of the ice among Canada geese, American coots, and common golden-eyes. Mike Majeski Hastings Join or Leave

[mou-net] Prescott area this morning, (Dec 17)

11:00am Just downstream of the RR bridge on MN side. Viewed from marina Dakota County - Harlequin Duck - adult male - Trumpeter Swan - 10 Washington County - Long-tailed Duck -adult female,(note: this is a different bird than the one I photographed at Hardman Ave. last Sunday) - Greater Scaup

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 17 December 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 17, 2009 *MNST0912.17 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter Long-tailed Duck Great Gray Owl Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Savannah Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: December 17, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 12/17/09

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 17, 2009 *MNDU0912.17 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck Sharp-tailed Grouse Horned Grebe Ring-billed Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Slaty-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl

[mou-net] AZ to Aitkin

We find ourselves on a sudden trip to Aitkin, MN.  (We're attending the funeral my wife's 97 year old Aunt.)  We hope to bird in the area Sunday am.  We've been there many times, but not birding in the Winter.  I've seen recent reports, but any tips would be appreciated.  Will trade for

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 17, 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 17, 2009 *MNDL0912.17 -Birds mentioned Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper American Robin Bohemian Waxwing Dark-eyed Junco Common Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes

[mou-net] Christmas Bird Counts

In response to my comment ( hope you are going to join us at the Christmas Bird Counts.) in my recent post, I received a couple of inquiries about where to find more info on the Christmas Bird Counts. A listing of all Minnesota CBC's with a calandar with dates, a map with locations, count

[mou-net] Fw: Non-countable exotics on Christmas Bird Counts

the following was posted to the national birdchat listserv by the venerable editor of Birding Magazine: Hello, BirdChatters. We all know the rule. You can't put a non-countable exotic on your life list. A Ringed Teal in Reno, a Chukar in Scranton, a Sacred Ibis in Miami--those birds aren't