[mou-net] Loon

This morning at 5:45am I was sitting on my front steps reading the paper. Suddenly I heard a Loon calling from the west. I looked up and saw it flying towards the sunrise while doing the loon's tremolo call. There is no mistaking that call. I have never seen a loon in flight nor in this area at

[mou-net] Bobolink!

This AM on a quick trip to Forest Lake, I spotted a male Bobolink on a wire!! This was over the same field that holds an active Osprey nest, along Lake Drive just to the east of I-35, near Mud Lake. This is probably about 1/2 to 3/4 mile west of the Zodiac St. entrance to the Racino, and abou

[mou-net] Cook co, Gunfling trail birds

This AM I found a yellow bellied flycatcher in a boggy area ajacent to a ski trail near the Clearwater road (old co. 66, new co.22) and the flintlock gravel pit. I checked out the Caribou overlook ( Hungry Jack road, co.21) and refound the black throated blue, black throated green and the solit

[mou-net] My birding was a "fling" on the GunFLINT Trail.

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Re: [mou-net] Cattle Egret, shorebirds, Dakota Co.

I went out that way just a while ago and braved the rain. I saw everything Jim listed below, except for the Cattle Egret, despite the bad light. Two species were smaller than the Killdeer that I saw (Lesser (several) and Spotted), one about the same size as the Killdeer (Solitary, there were a

[mou-net] Cascade Mtns & Oregon desert photos/sightings

Here is a directly-copied email I sent out to the Oregon listserve a minute ago. It contains the fun sightings I had this past weekend as I explored the Cascade Mountains for the first time, as well as the desert in eastern Oregon (camped out 3 nights straight). I had many lifers, and really just