[mou-net] Carver County - Rapids Lake Unit - MVNWR - 6/2//11

June 2, 2011 Birded the Rapids Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge this morning, with a small group of friends. The loop trail to the South of the Headquarters building was open and dry, but the trail to the North of the Headquarters building is flooded. Making it hard

[mou-net] Bird Tour at Sherburne NWR tomorrow

This is an invitation to join Doug Stucki for Sherburne's Summ Hi All, This is an invitation to join Doug Stucki for Sherburne's Summer Bird Tour tomorrow, June 4, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Particpants can leave the tour at any time - and often Doug will stay longer if the group wishes!

[mou-net] MRVAC field trip Sunday: Dakota Co. Prairie birds

I will be leading a MRVAC field trip concentrating on the grassland birds of Dakota County. We will meet at Schaar's Bluff unit of Spring Lake Park west of Hastings at 7am. We will bird at the park for about an hour and then jump into the cars and drive out looking for birds. This is a easy

[mou-net] Lawrence's, Brewster's, Kunkel WMA

This morning at Kunkel WMA in southern Mille Lacs County: * Lawrence's Warbler (Golden-winged/Blue-winged backcross) * Possible Brewster's (GW/BW hybrid) The Lawrence's was present at the end of the first woods, about 15 minutes walk in. It was singing a slightly off Golden-winged song.

[mou-net] Year Bird Request

Want to knock down some year birds in June July that nest in south central or southern Minnesota. Leads on any of the following would be great: * Prothonotary Warbler (still at Snelling? Other consistent locations?) * Hooded Cerulean Warbler (since neither have come this year to Sherburne

[mou-net] Nighthawk Study

Hello Minnesota Birders, I'm a graduate student at UMN in the Conservation Biology Program. As part of my thesis research, I will spend the next couple of summers studying the breeding population of Nighthawks in the Twin Cities. Hopefully this research can inform conservation efforts to maintain

[mou-net] correction, Lousiville Swamp outing, SUNDAY, June 5

The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) Trumpeter and the Star-Tribune incorrectly listed the Louisville Swamp outing as occurring on Saturday morning. The MRVAC field trip list information is correct. The correct information is: Louisville Swamp MN Valley NWR, Jordan SUNDAY, June 5,

[mou-net] Getting to Carlos Avery

Hi everyone, I'm planning a few hours of birding tomorrow and am debating whether to go to Sherburne National or Carlos Avery. I've never been to the latter, so am wondering the best way to get there. I posted on this a couple of months ago and got good feedback as to where to go once I get

[mou-net] Interesting Owl Behavior

Tonight at 10:15pm while standing outside my workplace in Pequot Lakes a large owl caught my eye as it hurled it self off of the cell phone tower in our parking lot, caught a prey item , and then returned to perch again on the cross bars of the cell tower. I was able to watch the owl hawking prey