[mou-net] Unidentified gull at Canal Park (photos), plus scenic winter/bird photos

2011-02-01 Thread Erik Bruhnke
Yesterday afternoon I visited Canal Park, followed by about 2 miles of hiking through the beautiful Superior Hiking Trail, adjacent to Hartley Nature Center here in Duluth. Among the Herring Gulls at Canal Park was a unique gull... In the field, it looked Herring Gull-sized, however the overall age

[mou-net] Bald Eagles at Pond Dakota Mission Park

2011-02-01 Thread Amy Blake
Hi, I froze my hands off birding this afternoon at Pond Dakota Mission Park. There was a lot of woodpecker action and I had nice looks at a male Hairy and Yellow-shafted Flickers. But the highlight was two Bald Eagles doing a display. The eagles hooked talons and then spiraled downward nearly

[mou-net] Merlin in Minneapolis

2011-02-01 Thread Nicholas Tangen
Today at 2:30 pm there was a Merlin sitting in a tree at the corner of Broadway St NE and 3rd St NE. -- *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://lists.umn.edu/cgi-

[mou-net] Crow family together again?

2011-02-01 Thread Larry Sirvio
After feeding 2 crows all fall and winter (rarely, a third crow would show up too) there have been 4 at the feeding station for the last 3 days. It appears that the adults are with the youngsters again. Maybe finding food is more difficult for the adults with the deep snow. I'm pretty sure thes

Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Yard Observations

2011-02-01 Thread Larry Sirvio
An interesting observation about robins eating snow. The word from the experts is that robins don't eat snow and need open water to survive in colder areas. 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] E Screech Owl, not present, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co

2011-02-01 Thread George B Skinner
At 8:00 am I checked our video camera and the owl was not in the box. Yesterday, with the snow falling, the owl stayed in the box later than normal. It was still in the box at 6 P.M.. It was out when I checked again at 6:30 P.M.. I won't post again until I see the owl. George Skinner and Anne Ha