[mou-net] Lyon County - Marshall unusual obs.

2010-11-21 Thread Roger Schroeder
Crazy bird day at home today. Red-shafted Flicker flew in for a few moments. It flew, and when I went to look for it I observed a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Down Woodpecker in another tree. A while later, Eurasian Collared-Dove, and Mourning Dove were both seen. Not long after, a lone Chipping S

[mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire Vadnais Lake not found

2010-11-21 Thread Jason Caddy
I looked for the Townsend's Solitaire today around 10:00am-12:15pm with no luck. It was by no means a waste of time because there was a lot of other birds on the lakes. The cedars did have groups of Cedar Waxwings eating berries but I could not pick out the solitaire. All of the other birds in t

[mou-net] Black-legged Kittiwake and White-eyed Vireo in Lac qui Parle County.

2010-11-21 Thread Bill Unzen
The White-eyed Vireo found yesterday by Herb Dingmann was still present in the cedars at the same location at 1:15 this afternoon. I found an immature Black-legged Kittiwake at the Big Stone NWR at 3:15PM today. The bird was on the east reservoir among the tree stumps near the Hwy75 dam. It was st

[mou-net] Minn Birding Weekends update

2010-11-21 Thread Kim Richard Eckert
The Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends (MBW) schedule for the 2011-12 season has been posted on the MBWbirds.com website as of this morning, Nov 21, with the opening of registrations tomorrow, Nov 22. (Some registrations have already been received since Nov 15, the previously announced date

[mou-net] Four Days Left To Pre-Register For The MOU Paper Session

2010-11-21 Thread Carl Greiner
There are only 4 days left to pre-register for the MOU Paper Session! By pre-registering you can get 20% off the cost of registering at the door and you can also order a box lunch! The Annual MOU Paper Session will be held Saturday, December 4, 2010 at the Bell Museum of Natural History, Un

Re: [mou-net] Chipping Sparrow still in backyard (Hennepin County)

2010-11-21 Thread Paul Budde
" Does anybody know what the latest a Chipping Sparrow has ever been seen in the metro area or MN in general?" The median south departure date for Chipping Sparrow is November 10th - meaning that in half the years none are reported after this date and in half the years one or more are reported. W