[mou-net] About the Metro

Already on nests: Canada Geese and Red-tailed Hawks. Two nests with birds (probably Red-tails) are located at: 1) at Hwy 7 just south of the exit from south bound Hwy 100 in St. Louis Park. 2) at the northbound entrance from Hwy 5 onto Hwy 694 in Oakdale. I would appreciate confirmation from

[mou-net] Hand held puppets

Do you know where I might purchase hand-held puppets of birds.  I have one puppet of a Puffin. I use my puffin puppet when I greet members and friends who have come to worship God on Sunday morning. Many of those so greeted respond cheerfully. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Farfibault, Mn.. Join

[mou-net] California and Glaucous Gulls in Stevens, White-winged Scoters in Chippewa.

At 6PM Wednesday there was an adult California Gull at Clear Lake SW of the town of Alberta in Stevens County. Also at Clear Lake was a 1st-cycle Glaucous Gull standing on the ice. Also of note were 2 White-winged Scoters on Shakopee lake in north-central Chippewa County earlier in the day. --

[mou-net] Cool YB Sapsucker photos, raptor migration, and more!

Yesterday's hawk count was slightly slower, with a flight of raptors that ended relatively early in the day (around 3pm). A noteworthy Dark-eyed Junco movement was observed, as these cute little guys were hanging out throughout much of the day, in addition to the new-to-the-season Yellow-bellied

[mou-net] Horned Grebe explosion in Minneapolis ~ Hennepin Co.

This morning I scoped out the same 3 Lakes Harriet, Calhoun, Nokomis as yesterday counting Horned Grebes. To my surprise there had been an explosion of Horned Grebes and the numbers had tripled overnight and the total was now 576 on the lakes. I had to remind myself that it was spring

[mou-net] Osprey at the intersection of HWY 212 and 169

On my drive home last night, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, I saw a lone Osprey circling the area where the light pole with the nest used to be.  I drive this route everyday and this is the first time I have seen an Osprey this year in that area. Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN

[mou-net] R-n Grege H Grebe

At 10:00 about 50 Horned Grebes and one Red-necked Grebe can be seen at the Old Cedar Ave Bridge by looking out from the parking lot. Bruce Baer Bloomington, MN 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] Osprey at the intersection of HWY 212 and 169

We live on Glen Lake (just northwest of the intersection of Hwy 62 and 494). We see osprey over the lake off and on during most breeding seasons, and I have often wondered if they are the ones from that nest. This year, I marked my calendar when I saw a pair riding thermals over this

[mou-net] About hand held puppets

Thanks to the many birder's responses  to my question  about where to purchase hand held puppets. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Faribault, Mn.  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] Carver County

Select birds this morning Carver Park Blue-winged Teal 7 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 3 Osprey 3 Bald Eagle 1 Barred Owl 1 Northern Flicker 6 Eastern Phoebe 1 Brown Creeper 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 25 Chipping Sparrow 1

Re: [mou-net] R-n Grege H Grebe

At 1:00 PM the Grebes were still visible from the Old Cedar Ave Bridge parking lot. I counted around 100 Horned Grebes, the lone Red-necked Grebe and 4 or so Ruddy Ducks swimming on the fringes of the group. They are not too far out, but bringing a scope is a good idea because they are a little

[mou-net] dunton locks county park

Nice mix of waterfowl today including all three mergansers in one field of view in my binoculars. That's the first time I can recall ever seeing all three in one location, let alone associating that closely with one another. There were also 8 c. loons and one red-necked grebe.

[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 14 April 2011

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *April 14, 2011 *MNST1104.14 -Birds mentioned Brant Cinnamon Teal Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter Barrow's Goldeneye American Bittern Cattle Egret Green Heron Swainson's Hawk American Golden-Plover American Avocet Marbled Godwit Pectoral Sandpiper

[mou-net] Updated MOU Field Trip Information

* Salt Lake Weekend, Saturday April 30th. Volunteers will lead tours at Salt Lake, Big Stone Refuge and throughout the lakes, wetlands and native prairies of Lac Qui Parle and southern Big Stone counties. Last year 141 species were recorded. Meet at 7 AM at the Marietta American Legion,

[mou-net] Friendly reminder from a Dakota County hermit (not a thrush)

I've noticed a flurry of reports recently wherein the poster mentions a locality such as a local or county park but fails to say in which county the site is located. Few, if any of us, know where all of these sites are located throughout the state. Remembering to include the county name in the

[mou-net] Horned and Eared Grebes, Orchard Lake, Dakota County 4/14/2011

This evening there were 195 Horned, and 1 Eared Grebe on Orchard Lake, Lakeville. Thankfully the Eared Grebe was considerably closer than the majority of the Horned Grebes. Also present were 2 Ruddy Ducks and a few Lesser Scaup. Doug Kieser Minneapolis This

[mou-net] Chippewa Co MN WW Scoter Refound

This evening the first winter male White-winged Scoter was refound on Shakopee Lake in north central Chippewa County, MN. The bird was initially found on Tuesday, April 12 by Dan Pam Guynn and included in their seasonally report for the day. Bill J. Unzen reported two White-winged Scoters on

[mou-net] Swainson's Hawks, Goodhue Cty, Sunset Trail Wild Turkey Rd.

After spending a part of this cold, windy day birding with Craig Mandel's group on a very enjoyable Goodhue Cty field trip, I stopped to check for Red -headed Woodpeckers on Wild Turkey Road at about 5:30 pm. I didn't find any RHWO's, but I immediately saw, perched in a tree along Sunset

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, April 14, 2011

-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *April 14, 2011 *MNDL1104.14 -Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Wood Duck American Black Duck Greater Scaup Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant American

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 4/14/11

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 14, 2011 *MNDU1104.14 -Birds mentioned Snow Goose Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Ruddy Duck Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Double-crested

[mou-net] Windy day of hawkwatching in Duluth

Today was a very blustery day of counting raptors, with the wind gusting up to 39mph, and temperatures (at Thompson Hill) just maxing out at the freezing point. Despite the harsh conditions, some raptors did move through the area. I counted 72 raptors today, which raised our season's total to just