[mou-net] International Festival of Owls - Houston, MN [No Sightings]

Denver Holt, founder of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, Montana, has been studying Snowy Owls on their breeding grounds in Alaska for 20 years, so it's highly fitting that he will be the keynote speaker at the International Festival of Owls March 2-4, 2012 in Houston, MN during this

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl still present 2/4

The 700th St. Snowy Owl was observed this morning between 7:40 and 8:10 on 700th St. west of CR 3 between 120th Ave. and 110th Ave. It flew north from a utility pole and landed out about 1/4 mile in a soybean stubble field near a grouping of 3 white field marker posts. It stayed there until I

[mou-net] Dakota County Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl was still present on Dakota County 42, just south of Idell ave. at 10:30 AM. Jim Otto 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] Aitkin Snowy

Currently searching for Aitkin Snowy along 1 22 without success. Any favorite perches or areas? My thanks. Al Schirmacher Sent from my iPhone 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] Varied Thrush, Hastings - YES

Saw the Varied Thrush today @1100-1130. It was mostly hanging around by itself in usual spot, but was also hanging around with an American Robin, moving around the general area. Andy Forbes, Dakota Cty. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] dakota county snowy owl

Mark Junghans refound the Snowy Owl at 5:30 PM on County Road 42 , just south of Idell avenue. Jim Otto 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] Hermit thrush, Townsends Solitaire western Henn Co

Hi, Out walking today at Lake Rebecca PR, I found a Hermit thrush (late? early? over-wintering?). It was observed just off the trail that runs along Rattail Lake, that starts off of Co Rd 92. A photo was summitted to Recently Seen on the MOU website. Later I refound the Townsend's Solitaire

[mou-net] Morrison, Crow Wing, Aitkin

I just got back from a bird trip through Morrison, Crow Wing, and Aitkin Counties. Got a Varied Thrush in N.E. Morrison. Found 4 Magpies in Crow Wing, along with an American Three Toed Woodpecker, Pine Grossbeaks, White Winged Crossbills, and Trumpeters. In Aitkin we got a Snowy Owl at the

[mou-net] Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers - Crow Wing

This afternoon the sound of tapping led me to a male Three-toed Woodpecker in northeastern Crow Wing County. The bird was initially in the southeast corner of the intersection of CR1 and Low's Lake Rd (about 2.3 miles from the Aitkin County line). It later flew across CR1 to the north side

[mou-net] Sax-Zim highlights; Duluth pintail and WW scoters

We had a very enjoyable day at Sax-Zim today with lots of birds and a beautiful day. The biggest highlight was walking in on the northern logging road/trail that heads west into the bog from McDavitt (same area Sparky described last Monday -- there is some orange flagging by the road). At the back