[mou-net] dakota county townsend's solitaire

2011-12-30 Thread Paul Budde
Jim and Mark's solitaire was still present this morning, calling and feeding up the hill in the southwest corner of the cemetery. Also present was a Purple Finch. Paul Paul Budde | Aon Benfield Aon Benfield Analytics t: +1 952.886.8119 m: +1 612.810.3172 e: paul.bu...@aonbenfield.com (Sent

[mou-net] Any N. Saw-whets?

2011-12-30 Thread Peter J. Makousky
Hello all - I am headed to the Duluth area later this afternoon. I was just wondering if there have been any N. Saw-whet sightings from the Twin Cities to Duluth. If so you can email me direct. Thanks. Pete Makousky Anoka, MN Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Last chance for BRRRRDathon/Photothon

2011-12-30 Thread sparky stensaas
Deadline looms for participating in the World's Coldest BDathon January 6-7th. Everyone that enters will get a I survived the World's Coldest Birdathon Mug with our cool BDathon logo Remember, you can participate ANYWHERE in NE MN or/and NW WI (see map on website) Photothon begins

[mou-net] Today's lunch hour observations

2011-12-30 Thread Bill Bruins
My wife and I enjoyed an avalanche of American Robins in the yard today. They were flipping leaves right and left and doing some bathing. I'm estimating at least 2 dozen passed through. Mixed in with the AMROs was a lone Brewer's Blackbird which gives us our 103 backyard bird. Two American

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 12/30/11

2011-12-30 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 30, 2011 *MNDU1112.30 -Birds mentioned Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Varied Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 30, 2011 Sponsor:

[mou-net] Hennepin County - MSP Airport - Cargo Road - Snowy Owl - 12/30/2011 - with Photos

2011-12-30 Thread Robert Burmaster
Hi - I live 5 minutes from MSP and have regularly been touring Cargo Road in hopes of spotting a Snowy Owl. My persistence (obsession) finally paid off today. Snowy Owl spotted just south of the second tunnel entrance and just west of Cargo Road. First sitting on the taxiway adjacent to the

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

2011-12-30 Thread Howard Towle
I found a single Townsend's Solitaire this afternoon at the Ann Lake location in Sherburne Co described by Pastor Al in an earlier post (11/29). The bird was approximately 1/4 mile south of the parking lot, alternating between feeding in the cedars and perching atop the deciduous trees. Howard

[mou-net] Hawk on I-94 and Dupont 12/30 3:30 PM

2011-12-30 Thread Brian Wisconsin
On my way home today stopped to look at a hawk perched on a street light at I-94 East and Dupont Ave N. It was either a juvenile Broad-Winged Hawk or a Ferruginous Hawk. And unless it somehow learns English and screams I'm a Ferruginous Hawk!, while wearing a placard indicating so, there is

Re: [mou-net] Hawk on I-94 and Dupont 12/30 3:30 PM

2011-12-30 Thread Weather
Thanks all. Didn't stop to think about the time of year. Going to go with red tailed hawk. Was thrown off by the totally white chest. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Brian Wisconsin birddud...@hotmail.com wrote: On my way home today stopped to look at a

Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Hawk on I-94 and Dupont 12/30 3:30 PM

2011-12-30 Thread Brian Wisconsin
Thanks all. Am rather embarrassed that I didn't stop to consider the time of year. That and I could not find a single image of totally white breasted red tail. Ill think harder next time. Brian From: birddud...@hotmail.com To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net; mou-net@lists.umn.edu Date: Fri, 30 Dec

[mou-net] Wabasha Co. Snowy Owl

2011-12-30 Thread Dave Bartkey
Hi everyone, After participating in the Red Wing CBC today, we left Lake City and decided to head west through our section on a road we weren't able to cover earlier and we were rewarded with what is probably a juvenile male Snowy Owl. It was located along the south side of Wabasha CR 15

[mou-net] Northern Shrike, Harriet Alexander Nature Center, Ramsey County

2011-12-30 Thread Karen Kraco
Several great views of a northern shrike this afternoon at several different locations on the boardwalk at Harriet Alexander Nature Center in Roseville. It also has been frequenting the feeder at the nature center there, the volunteer there mentioned. Karen Kraco Minneapolis Join or

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Glaucous-winged Gull images and videos from Duluth

2011-12-30 Thread Peder Svingen
The adult Glaucous-winged Gull was seen at Canal Park, Duluth, in the late afternoon yesterday (12/29) between 2:40 and 2:57 PM and all afternoon today (12/30) until 3:00 PM when all of the gulls departed Canal Park. Other observers have reported finding the gull on ice floes in the Duluth harbor