[mou-net] Nov 5-6-7 North Shore update

2010-11-08 Thread Kim R Eckert
Besides the Summer Tanager and Townsend's Solitaire in Two Harbors being relocated by the Minn Birding Weekends group (as posted on mou- net on Nov 6; credit to Jeff Stephenson for relocating the tanager on Saturday), there were a few birds of note seen (and not seen!) this past weekend on t

Re: [mou-net] Ramsey County - Long-tailed Duck

2010-11-08 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
November 8, 2010 The Long-tailed Duck was still present at the SE corner of Vadnais Lake, in Ramsey county today at 11:00 - 11:30 am. Thanks for all the previous updates on this bird. Craig Mandel egretc...@msn.com Minnetonka, Hennepin County Join or Leave mou-ne

[mou-net] Sax-Zim today

2010-11-08 Thread sparky stensaas
Sax-Zim BogMonday, Nov 8th WARNING: It's deer season! Don't forget your blaze orange like I did! McDavitt Road Tamarack bog 2-3 mi N of Sax Rd.Common RedpollsWW Crossbills1 Pine Grosbeak2 Boreal Chickadees Nichols Lk Rd1 Bohemian Waxwing2 Pine Grosbeaks Stone Lake2 Trumpeter Swans CR7 N of CR52Sno

Re: [mou-net] Nov 5-6-7 North Shore update

2010-11-08 Thread Doug Kieser
We observed the Summer Tanager from 12:30-1:00 today (8 Nov) in the backyard of 219 4th Ave., Two Harbors, and the nearby alley. It seemed to be catching flying insects, and vocalized quite a bit. We also found a female Black-backed Woodpecker near the lighthouse. Overall, today's bird numbers s

[mou-net] Rough-legged hawks at Crex

2010-11-08 Thread jeff fischer
I was up at Crex Meadows yesterday and spotted at least 10 different rough-legs. Both color variations were hovering in view of the road through out most of the day. I did post some pictures on the blog if you are interested. Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com Join or Leave mou

[mou-net] North Shore addition

2010-11-08 Thread james otto
While we didn 't see any Spruce Grouse today on Lima Road, we did have 3 Boreal Chickadees. Jim Otto Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.ht

[mou-net] FW: Gray jay images

2010-11-08 Thread Debbie Waters
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks, See the request for Gray Jay images below from Lynn Phelps, the art director for the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine. I'm hoping one of you can help him out! Please email him directly. Than

[mou-net] McLeod Mockingbird still present

2010-11-08 Thread Hoeger/Lerdal
The N. Mockingbird previously reported a month ago in Hutchinson (McLeod Cty) is still visiting the same backyard of Bernice and Earl Hall @ 665 Hillcrest Rd. NE. Bernice reports that observers need to be patient, as it appears for only a few minutes periodically throughout the day. She spent

[mou-net] Chain of Lakes

2010-11-08 Thread Nicholas Tangen
I trooped around the Chain of Lakes this afternoon after work. Beautiful day out. Not much out of the ordinary. Common Loon- one on Lake Calhoun Surf Scoter- Seen on lake of the Isles near Lake of the Isles Pkwy and James Roberts Sanctuary had a small flock of Cedar Waxwings and a few Brown Creeper