[mou-net] Year of the dickcissel

I counted 5 different singing dickcissels near Sartell, Stearns County over the weekend.  They were all along Pinecone Road between County Roads 133 and 134.  In addition, I heard several birds along county roads in western Stearns County.  I had 3 singing dickcissels along my Sherburne NWR

[mou-net] Merlin nest site location map

Click on link below for a Google Map of Acacia Cemetery showing pin markers for the 2010 and 2011 nest sites. The pins are placed in top of each nest tree. There is also a balloon marker showing the best vantage point to view the 2011 nest. Please be aware that the adults exchange food and

Re: [mou-net] Merlin nest, Dakota Co.

I was able to photograph one of the chicks in the nest this afternoon as well as the female who was busy driving off a red-tailed hawk and bald eagle. I also posted a close up pic of the female that I took in April on my blog. You can find it here. Thanks, Jeff Fischer

[mou-net] Boreal chickadee photo on Recently Seen

Before it is removed from Recently Seen, the photo of an aberrant Black-capped Chickadee is worthy of study. It is quite easy to see how a brief view of such an individual could result in it being incorrectly identified as a Boreal Chickadee. It's really a cool photo.