[mou-net] Winter Wren

We had a Winter Wren on our upper deck yesterday afternoon/early evening hiding in the corner near a cement block. At one point, he made a run toward the house and then scooted back in the corner. Richard Hastings Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archi

[mou-net] thrushes/warblers--Rice Co.

Hi All-- On Monday I banded a relatively early Hermit Thrush and I have banded several Swainson's Thrushes. The resulting portraits of these two common species are posted on my blog on Monday and today ( http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com). Yesterday I encountered a small warbler flock with

[mou-net] Wisconsin Point, Tues morning- PACIFIC LOON

Hey everyone, My good friend Erik Bruhnke (of Naturally Avian) and I spent the morning birding Wisconsin Point (Superior, WI) yesterday morning. Had a pretty decent haul despite the relative lack of birds. The morning started gray and dismal with drifting fog out over the lake that made visibili

[mou-net] Wisconsin Point addendum/warning

Hey everyone, Let the following narrative serve as a warning and reminder to everyone who visits Wisconsin Point: After a quick lunch, I drove down to the end of the point to look for Harris' Sparrow. There was a couple parked down on the bay side looking out at the bay. Otherwise, there was no

[mou-net] Grand Marais Area info

Good afternoon!! We are going to be staying in Grand Marais for a long weekend starting on the 7th. We come up every fall and winter and have been pretty successful finding all of our target bird species thanks in part to you wonderful residents who have so graciously replied to my email request

[mou-net] Cook County Warblers

The last few days, at my house near Grand Marais, there have been many, many dozens of warblers (almost entirely Yellow-rumped) hawking the numerous insects that have appeared due to the warm weather. The Yellow-rumpeds also seem to enjoy the seed heads on the golden rod. Join or Leave mo

[mou-net] Juncos - Franklin's gulls

Stearns County Three juncos were at the house at Avon, Stearns County on 09-27, along with a bunch of yellow-rumped warblers (15-18).     Stearns, Wright & Meeker Counties Flocks of Franklin's gulls were hawking insects over lakes and large wetlands.  I'm sure in all I saw over 1000 birds.  There