[mou-net] 180th Street marsh, Dakota County

This is a little late but last Sunday (3/27) I headed out to the marsh to check on water levels. Last summer it was so low that it was quite dry. The good news is that there is plenty of water and, in fact, there is even water in the roadside ditches east of the marsh heading toward the farmstead.

[mou-net] Becker Co.

Harris sparrow ½ mile north of Lake Park on Co. Road 9, hooded merganser at Hamden Slough Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Wash Cty

In Washington County, MN, this morning, saw 100+ sandhill cranes flying in three flocks in SW direction, and saw 2 great blue herons flying northward. A question: my daughter living in Capitol Hill, DC, wants to attract birds. Someone dissuaded her from hanging a feeder because "it'll attract ra

[mou-net] Gulls at Canal Park? (no sightings)

I am just wondering if anyone knows whether the previously-reported gulls (Lesser and Great Black-backed, etc) are still present at Canal Park or if they have moved on. Thanks! -- Shawn Conrad www.itascacnfbirding.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Ar

[mou-net] Talcot wma

I am planning to drive out there tomorrow morning from Minnetonka. Two questions: 1) does anybody know the conditions as of now? ( I saw Brad Bolduan's March 27 posting-any updates? 2). Does anybody want to go? If so, call me at 612 670 8510 to let me know. No charge for gas-just meet me at

[mou-net] Carver County

New birds for the spring this morning included American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, American Woodcock, Great Egret, and Herring Gull. There was also an Eastern Meadowlark back singing at Chevalle wetlands in Chaska. Tundra Swan numbers were down again this morning with 369,

[mou-net] birding about the Metro

This morning my wife dragged me still dripping to the window to look at a second or third year Bald Eagle worrying the remains of a rabbit or raccoon left on the ice by last night's preditor. In the puddle on the edge of the ice a Hooded Merganser in full display swam circles muttering like an

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A few Ramsey County birds on this rainy morning. Wild turkeys displaying. Open water on Gem Lake with mallards, wood ducks, shovelers, and wigeons. Some open water on Goose Lake with mallards, t. Swans, common mergansers, ring-necked ducks. Tree sparrows and song sparrows in the same bush at