[mou-net] Tower Day in Dassel, Meeker Cty

We were out in the Tower yesterday, 3/1/2011, and ended up with 23 species. The Harris's Sparrow is still hanging around. Norther Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, Black-capped Chickadee,American Crow, White-breasted Nuthatch,Wild Turkey, Ring-necked Pheasant, American Goldfinch, Pileated

[mou-net] Lake Co. and North Shore birds

On Sunday I checked into the Inn at Gitche Gumee and went for a short run along the North Shore scenic drive, where I spotted 3 Red-breasted Mergansers and 7 Common Goldeneyes. Monday I drove up Lake Co. Rd 2 at dawn, where I ran into Mike Hendrickson and a visiting birder, along with the 11

[mou-net] Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye was not refound early this morning in Monticello; however, cold time constraints limited viewing to 25 minutes. Plenty of active goldeneyes in the area, wish I'd had more time and 40 more degrees! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties For those

[mou-net] Help to identify non-USFWS leg band found

Our office had a call this morning from a Minneapolis resident who found a bird leg with a few feathers attached and a band that is not a standard USFWS tarsus band. Perhaps it belonged to a racing pigeon or otherwise domestic bird. If anyone out there has a suggestion of a website where one

[mou-net] International Festival of Owls -- SE MN [No Sitings]

Let me first apologize if this post is against protocol (please delete if so), but since this is an opportunity to meet some internationally renowned owlgists and this is for a not-for-profit cause, please see the message below... -- Alan Stankevitz

[mou-net] Blue Jay behavior question

Betsy and the group... I don't have an answer for you, but I do have another observation. I also study the 8-10 blue jays that visit my feeders every morning. I also have a routine...every morning I put a cornucopia of peanuts (shelled and in-the-shell), seeds, etc. on a feeding tray. Almost