[mou-net] Recent bird sightings/photos from up north- Harlan's partial albino RT Hawk, and much more!

Over this past week, there has been a great assortment of fun bird happenings occurring here in Duluth; starting off with some of the hawkwatching sightings from this past week. I think that tomorrow could be a very interesting (in a good way) type of day, with songbirds and raptors alike moving

[mou-net] new arrival SNWR

Fox sparrow made a Brown-headed Cowbird at Sherburne NWR - woo hoo!!! Fox sparrow made a brief appearance under the feeder early this morning.  Pastor Al and others have seen them on Mahnomen Trail. Blue Hill Trail is still a bit snowy, and icy, in spots - a little treacherous. We HOPE to be

[mou-net] Live from Freeborn County

Purple martin here on April 3. It was welcomed with open eyes. Vesper sparrow songs this morning. Here, here, there, there, everybody down the hill. Pleasant birding. Al Batt Hartland Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Barred Owl pair, visible, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co

At 7:50 am one owl sitting in the Norway Spruce north of our deck. I think you can only see it from inside our house. You can call me if you want to see it (if it stays put). The other is in a tall thin pine 30 ft. north of the pole mounted wood duck boxes at the northwest corner of our house.

[mou-net] Carver County

New migrants this morning included Blue-winged Teal, Common Loon, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Peculiar Waterfowl Observations

Stop regularly at a temporary ag pond this time of year, since interesting waterfowl have been known to show up. However, the last few days, I've begun to wonder what is in the water. 1) While scoping through geese, hoping for something beyond the omnipresent Canadas, one Canada did a

[mou-net] Hyland Lake, Bloomington - New Arrivals

At Hyland yesterday many of the same birds were present that were also present on Sunday April 3. The main differences were that the Shovelers and Blue-winged Teals were gone. The new arrivals though were 2 American Wigeons and I believe 1 female Pintail. I believe it was a pintail at least,

[mou-net] Springbrook Nature Center

For the second spring in a row I am leading a birding course through the U of M's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Our first outing was this morning to Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley. I was surprised by the diversity of early migrants present, and there seemed to be a notable movement

[mou-net] Phoebes at Sherburne

There are 3 eastern phoebes right outside the front door of our headquarters/office right now! Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html