Re: [mou-net] Cardinal in Hennepin Cty

2012-01-31 Thread Kirk Mona
I heard my first back on January 5th in St. Paul. Great Sound! ~Kirk -- www.TwinCitiesNaturalist.com On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Judy Chucker wrote: > What's so special about a cardinal in Hennepin County? It was singing. > > > Is this a season first, or have others heard this delightful

[mou-net] Misidentification

2012-01-31 Thread Al Schirmacher
Wonder what the field misidentification rate might be for the average birder? And where might the highest rates be? Gulls? Empids? Hybrids? Heard warblers? Certain humility needed in this area:) Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn

Re: [mou-net] Misidentification

2012-01-31 Thread linda whyte
Maybe all birds serve to teach us the humility needed in all of life ;-) Linda On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Al Schirmacher wrote: > Wonder what the field misidentification rate might be for the average > birder? > > And where might the highest rates be? Gulls? Empids? Hybrids? Heard > wa

[mou-net] goldfinch recoveries

2012-01-31 Thread
Hi All-- Are the goldfinches that winter in Minnesota the same individuals that breed here? Today in my blog I report on a few goldfinch banding recoveries. http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http:

[mou-net] Tuesday, Feb. 7th, program meeting for Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis

2012-01-31 Thread Susan Tertell
*Children and Birding, A Natural Fit, presentation by Adele Porter* * * The meeting is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue, 5224 W. 26th St., St. Louis Park. For directions, go to the Beth El website, http://www.bethelsynagogue.org/about/directions/. * * Adele Porter is a science educat

[mou-net] Snowy Owl - MVNWR

2012-01-31 Thread Bruce Baer
At 8:15 this morning I observed a Snowy Owl flying out on the lake from the observation deck at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge. It went though the woods and might possibly be at Black Dog. Bruce Baer Bloomington, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archiv

[mou-net] Carver County Yellow-rumped Warbler

2012-01-31 Thread John Cyrus
As I was walking along the western shore of Rapids Lake, I heard the familiar chip of a Yellow-rumped Warbler coming from a Cedar. I spished once, and 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler appeared from several neighboring Cedar. They flew around me, chipping ocassionally, and then moved in and out of Ced

[mou-net] new email address john and donna

2012-01-31 Thread john c. nelson
This is our new email addressdsgaba...@gmail.com John and Donna 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] In search of owls

2012-01-31 Thread Fr. Paul Kammen
As a newer birder, I'm very happy about the snowy owl outbreak and plan on trying to find one next Monday in Aitkin again, but I've unfortunately never gotten a good photo of more common owls such as a great horned owl. I haven't seen too much on this list as I imagine they are widespread, but

[mou-net] Am Three-toed Boh Wax Lake Cook

2012-01-31 Thread sparky stensaas
Tuesday 1 Am Three-toed Woodpecker Originally discovered by Erik Bruhnke Go east from Isabella on FR172/Wanless Rd to Sawbill Landing Rd, then go 0.8 mi N to open rolling area of large pines that was recently burned. We walked in several hundred yards through knee-deep snow before hearing woodp

Re: [mou-net] In search of owls

2012-01-31 Thread Fr. Paul Kammen
Many thanks to the kind e-mails in response to this post. As you can tell I'm a new birder, and I think in my original I meant barred owls, not the less common long-eared, though those would be great to find as well to photograph. Barred owls are more common but I imagine not posted on as often,