[mou-net] Sharp tailed grouse

While driving north on I-35 this morning I had a flock of about 15 sharp tailed grouse fly over the highway in Pine County. I've been driving around and through Pine County for many years and have never seen these birds. I know they have been here for a while though but not in great numbers. L

[mou-net] Sax-Zim today (photos too!)

I had a fantastic time during my 4 hours at Sax-Zim Bog today! One of the biggest highlights was seeing 10 Rough-legged Hawks throughout the morning/afternoon. Of the 10, 9 were light morphs and 1 was a dark morph. There was one instance when I observed 5 Rough-legged Hawks in the air at one time (

[mou-net] Long Tailed Duck at Sucker Lake in Vadnais Heights

Judith Sparrow and I saw a Long Tailed Duck diving with a small flock of Common Goldeneyes on the east side of Sucker Lake this afternoon. I assume it is the same duck that has been seen for several days on Vadnais Lake immediately to the south. We watched the duck from 3:20 PM until we left at 3

[mou-net] Cattle Egret update

The CATTLE EGRET is still being seen at the Matt Hurd residence - 43176 Osprey Avenue (CR 1 ). It is often behind the culvert in with the horses. There is also a second CATTLE EGRET just to the south of the junction of CR 1 and CR 22 north of town. The bird walked out of the ditch and right up

[mou-net] Surf Scoter Lake of the Isles

Today at 3:30 Sarah Joppe and I found a Surf Scoter on Lake of the Isles near Lake of the Isles Pkwy E and James Ave S. -- *Thanks, Nicholas R Tangen (651) 808-7067 nicholastan...@gmail.com "In wildness is the preservation of the world." - Henry David Thoreau* Join or Leave mou-net: http:/

[mou-net] Lake Waconia

Vic Lewis and I this pm. Pacific with several common loons. 2 ww scoters. 4 common mergansers. Bald eagle harassing coots. Kingfisher. Hooded mergansers. Common goldeneyes. Etc.

[mou-net] Hawk Ridge - October update

October concluded on a high note at Hawk Ridge, with nearly 3000 raptors passing in the final four days. The passage even included a very late Osprey and Turkey Vulture to spice things up on Halloween. After an otherwise slow month of Bald Eagle migration, they busted out of their slump in the for

[mou-net] Oklahoma inquiry

Heading to Ft. Still, Oklahoma for daughter's Basic Training graduation later this week. My participation in the trip was unexpected (but welcome), so I've had little opportunity to research the area from a birding perspective - and I couldn't find an Oklahoma listserv on birdingonthe.net duri

[mou-net] 3-toed Woodpecker, northern St Louis County

On Monday, after the Snow Goose, blue morph, that spent some time in my yard at Crane Lake flew away, I went for a hike on the Herriman Lake Trail. I found a male 3-toed Woodpecker. I was back by Knute Lake about 1 mile from the trailhead. The light was perfect for a photo, but I didn't have a came