[mou-net] cbc

CBC in Little Falls tomorrow the 18th. Meet at the Perkins Restaurant (off 371) at 7:00. Could still use some help. Also, a Snowy Owl reported just South of the intersection of Stearns 17 and County Rd 3 near Opole Minnesota. Sitting in a drive way yesterday on West side of road about 1/2

[mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire, Carpenter Nature Area, Dakota Co

Matthew Bribitzer-Stull and I found the Townsend's Solitaire at Carpenter Nature Area just north of the bench on Savannnah Trail at 9 am this morning. Also saw Pileated Woodpecker, Bald Eagles and American Tree Sparrows. Looking up, Alex Cruz, Jr St Paul, Mn Sent from Alex's iPhone. Join

[mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire - Sherburne Co

CBC participants Dick and Gloria Wachtler found a Townsend's Solitaire at about 9:30 a.m. this morning along the west Edge of Eagle Lake.  It was along Sherburne CR 5, approximately 4.5 miles south of the entrance road to Sherburne NWR's Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive.  It was sitting atop a

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck, Point Douglas Park, north oh Hastings, Mn

Matthew Bribitzer-Stull and I found a beautiful male Long-tailed Duck at Point Douglas Park at 11 am today. It was loosely associating with a flock of Common Mergansers about 200 m north of park in open water. Scope definitely helps. Looking up, Alex Cruz St Paul, Mn Sent from Alex's iPhone.

[mou-net] Magpie at Sherburne NWR - Saturday morning

Tony Hertzel saw a black-billed magpie outside our refuge office/HQ about 11:15 or so - it flew up river from the office.   Our office/HQ is on Sherburne CR 9, five miles west of Hwy. 169.   Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Brown-headed Cowbird, near Hampton, Dakota Co, Mn

Matthew Bribitzer-Stull and I found 5 Brown-headed Cowbirds (2 ad males and 3 ad females) at the cattle feed lot on the southwestern corner of where 240th St SE intersects with Emery Ave (MN 56). This area is southeast of Hampton and north of Randolph. The birds were seen on lines above the cattle

[mou-net] Sherburne prelim count

With a few counters still out, we have a prelim count of 42 species today, which I think is excellent.  A few comments:   Townsend's solitaire reported earlier at Eagle Lake, south of Orrock. Black-billed magpie at refuge headquarters (hasn't been seen this afternoon, as far as I know) Hertzels

[mou-net] red-shouldered hawk in Sherburne CO

Jay Hamernick and Jim Pasch found a red-shouldered hawk just south of Orrock along CR 5 this afternoon.  Sherburne CBC is up to 42 species!   Betsy 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] Gulls at Lake Calhoun ~ Hennepin Co.

This afternoon under a blue sunny sky from 3:15 - 3:45 I observed both the adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Franklin's Gull out on the ice of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Co. Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] some info from ABC Bird Calls and website

1500 RNGR crash into parking lot at night in Utah http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/111215.html BirdNote is a two-minute radio story about birds broadcast on NPR every day. (don't know about MPR) The website allows you to listen to past stories. http://www.birdnote.org/