[mou-net] dakota county townsend's solitaire

Today at 12:15 Mark Junghans and I saw a Townsend's Solitaire at the Castle Rock Cementry in Dakota County.This is located on Dakota County 53N (Alverno ave) north of Dakota County 80S about quarter of a mile. This is between Mn State 3 and County 79. Jim Otto

Re: [mou-net] MOU Records Committee - Ferruginous Hawk Accepted 6-1

I appreciate all of the feedback on this post. My intention in posting was not to attack the committee or anyone on it, but was due to genuine curiosity on why one member thought that the bird should not be accepted. A contrarian view sometimes becomes the dominant view and I just wanted to know

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The reason to vote against the Ferruginous Hawk is a matter of likelihood. A picture is fine and good. It is especially good if you have pictures of lots of things- Purple Gallinule Clark's Nutcracker Taiga Bean Goose Sprague's Pipit Clark's Nutcracker Barn Owl etc It would help if someone

[mou-net] Kestrel Numbers

I had posted earlier this spring about an apparent lack in Kestrel numbers around Stearns County, and in talking the other day with some co-workers we still couldn't put together a handful of sightings this entire summer and fall. Just curious if anybody else is having the same issue, or

[mou-net] Photos/sightings of Sax-Zim Bog yesterday, and photos from Two Harbors CBC

Yesterday I guided a birder around Sax-Zim Bog. The morning mid-day snow made for an incredibly beautiful time. Our day started out with the raspy-yet-beautiful call of Evening Grosbeaks, flocks bouncy Black-capped Chickadees and a few Red-breasted Nuthatches. As the day progressed, we had a

[mou-net] A Harrier, Snowy Owl and Brown Creeper

I spotted a male Northern Harrier feeding on a rodent late this afternoon on the berm of the Agassiz Valley flood control impoundment on 190th St. at 270th Ave NW in Warren. We've had a Brown Creeper on the black willows near feeders at the Audubon Center all week and we are still seeing lots of

[mou-net] Gulls

St. Louis County, Canal Park, Duluth. The following birds were seen today: Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-Winged Gull, Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Mallard, Bufflehead. I cannot thank Peder Svingen enough for pointing out the difference between a Glaucous-Winged Gull and an Iceland Gull.

[mou-net] Wadena Golden Eagle

While visiting my in-laws this week my wife and I have taken the opportunity to get out and explore with kids enjoying their time with grandparents. Our winter highlights include the following along with expected birds. 6 Rough-legged Hawks 3 Male Northern Harriers (along HWY 71 and County 66