[mou-net] Saw Whet Owl Photos

Hi everyone, Thanks to Paul for letting us photograph a beautiful owl last weekend. I felt bad as the poor little fellow was probably hurt due to his eye and looking for easy prey, hopefully he'll end up OK. I thought I'd share some of the pictures I shot; this is a link to my photo web site where

[mou-net] Saw-whet Photos

I finally posted a couple of the pics that I got of the Saw-whet owl last weekend. Thanks Paul for sharing this with the birding community. I am sure that all of us birders and photographers stressed both the owl and yourself but for many it was a life bird. This was the first time that I have

[mou-net] Bohemian Waxwings in Mahnomen County and both redpolls in Polk and Marshall Counties

This morning there was a flock of about 100 Bohemian Waxwings feeding behind a house at 315 W. Washington in the town of Mahnomen in Mahnomen County. In Polk County there was an active feeder at a farm south of Erskine on US 59 that had many Common Redpolls and at least one Hoary Redpoll. In Ma

[mou-net] Spring vs. Fall, some numbers

Ever since I began spending a significant amount of time birding about 5 years ago, I have been curious about the differences in spring and fall migration.Here are the percentage of warbler species I have seen from 2008-2010 during the spring and fall seasons excluding Yellow, Redstart, and

Re: [mou-net] Awesome Rio Grande response!

Thomas: The hearty response also indicates that there a good number of Texas birders who think that Minnesota's birding has a lot to offer, too. Later! Steve Stevan Hawkins San Antonio TX -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Ma

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 18 February 2011

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 18, 2011 *MNST1102.18 -Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Long-tailed Duck Spruce Grouse Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Thayer's Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Horned Lark Bohemian Waxwing Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird -Transc

[mou-net] Awesome Rio Grande response!

How I love our bird-loving community! I put out a request for info on Rio Grande birding and have receives a boat load of responses with delightful information. It will take time to process all of the info and research all of the links, books, offerings, written reports, suggestions and favored