[mou-net] Eastern Bluebird 3rd hatch

2011-08-07 Thread john c. nelson
Our Eastern Bluebird successfully hatched her 3rd set of eggs this morning. The four nestlings appear to be doing well. Through daily observation at the mealworm feeders and direct observation via the nest cam there is no doubt all three hatches were by the same pair. We know the first four

[mou-net] Best Bird While Not Birding?

2011-08-07 Thread Al Schirmacher
Sometimes the best birds show up while doing something else. Golden Eagle at a business convention dinner - Violet-green Swallow during a meeting break (both pointed out by non-birders) - Prairie Falcon while reading in my chair - Tri-colored Heron while visiting relatives - sure there have bee

Re: [mou-net] Best Bird While Not Birding?

2011-08-07 Thread linda whyte
Many, over the years, though no species as exceptional as those. Most recently, yesterday: arriving at my pet-care gig at a friend's house 2 blocks from home, a pair of Merlins in the conifer in her yard. Linda Whyte On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Al Schirmacher wrote: > Sometimes the best birds

[mou-net] Blue Earth Co Buff-breasted Sandpipers

2011-08-07 Thread Ron Erpelding
Found 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the large Blue Valley Sod Farm located east of Mapleton, MN on the north side of Co Rd 21/132th St, just west of Co Rd 14/615 Avenue at 5:40 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Ron Erpelding Willmar, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=

[mou-net] early migrant or?

2011-08-07 Thread Tom Bell
Last Friday (Aug. 5) we banded a hatching year Palm Warbler at Carpenter Nature Center. It is either an early migrant or from parents that nested below their known breeding area. We have no records of observing Palm Warblers at the Nature Center this summer. Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 P

[mou-net] palm warbler at Carpenter Nature Center

2011-08-07 Thread Larry Sirvio
On Friday a very young palm warbler was banded. I don't remember seeing palm warblers in August before and this one didn't even have all his wing feathers in yet. Pic at: http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=showcase Larry S Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?

[mou-net] Shorebird workshop results

2011-08-07 Thread Doug Buri
Bob Janssen and I just finished our three day shorebird workshop. We had a list of 16 shorebird species: Killdeer American Avocet (41 in one location) Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpi