[mou-net] Raptor Species?

2010-04-23 Thread James Griffin
Hi All, Yesterday at about 2 pm I heard a very vocal group of crows from my home office. I went outside thinking they were mobbing a red tail or owl in the spruces in the side yard. As I left the house I saw the group of 6-8 crows harassing a large raptor. I only got the briefest of looks but

[mou-net] Carver County

2010-04-23 Thread John Cyrus
Usually I have pretty good luck.Today, not so much. Or we are far enough along into spring that my birding standards have changed, and what I considered to be a great day 3 weeks ago is now just kinda lackluster. The Cinnamon Teal and Blue-winged Teal were nowhere to be seen along Salem

[mou-net] New MOU Field Trip

2010-04-23 Thread Pastor Al Schirmacher
New MOU field trip: South Metro Beyond We'll start out in the Minnesota River Valley, then move to Murphy-Hanrehan, prairie areas in rural Dakota County, and more. Possible species include Bell's Vireo, Acadian Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrike, Prothonotary/Hooded/Cerulean Warblers, and

[mou-net] Bald Eagle in St. Paul.

2010-04-23 Thread Lee Pratsch
Good afternoon, A bald eagle was at about 100' above Shepard Road at about 10a. Flying ESE between Alton and Homer s/he was joined by another bird over the bluffs above Crosby Park. I'm not sure of the other bird, but it had a similar size and shape. I'm not an expert in

[mou-net] Cinnamon Teal present as posted

2010-04-23 Thread jbaines317
Linda Whyte just texted : Cinnamon Teal Present as Posted 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] Prairie Chicken Festival in central Wisconsin

2010-04-23 Thread Rosie Bunge
Two of us attended the Prairie Chicken Festival in central Wisconsin, near Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids, on  April 17-18.  From a blind, we were able to see prairie chickens displaying on the booming ground.  What a thrill!   As I understand it, the season for displaying is nearing the

[mou-net] Cinnamon Teal and shorebirds, Carver Co.

2010-04-23 Thread Matt Dufort
Hi all, The Cinnamon Teal was still in the drainage ditch along Salem Ave this afternoon at 5:00. There are quite a few flooded fields in the area, with a few ducks and a lot of shorebirds. Solitary Sandpiper and Snipe were in the flooded corn field near where the teal was hanging out.