[mou-net] Dunlin at Lake Byllesby ~ Dakota County

This morning at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County I counted 206 shorebirds. They were skittish and were constantly moving around and Susan Schumacher and I wished we had a couple of bricks in our pockets it was windy. The lions share definitely went to the Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs,

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 16 April 2010

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *April 16, 2010 *MNST1004.16 -Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Long-tailed Duck Franklin's Gull White-winged Dove Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Mockingbird Field Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Smith's Longspur Brown-headed Cowbird

[mou-net] O'Brien SP Last Sunday

Sorry about the late post...Last Sunday I hiked a number of the inland trails at William O'Brien State Park just north of Marine-on-St. Croix. Saw a Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Bluebirds in/near many of the nest boxes, a Northern Harrier hunting low, and heard then saw a lively flock of about 8

[mou-net] common spring birds in Maple Grove

Numbers are increasing here. Gobs (yes gobs) of Ruby-crowned Kinglets Flickers Brown Creepers A few Yellow-rumped Warblers Turkey Vultures Wood Ducks outside my window in the trees (first for this) Fox Sparrow (1) White-throated Sparrows Common Loon (1) ( I think they nested on the lake last

[mou-net] Woodcock show at Black Dog Preserve

Hello all, My wife and I went down to Black Dog Preserve, in Dakota County, this evening to look for woodcocks. We were not disappointed, with birds calling and displaying all around us. We heard some 10-15 woodcocks and saw a similar number. One called 20 feet from us and displayed