[mou-net] Eagle Viewing from Lake City to Wabasha: Better as Ice retreats?

I'm hoping to go down to Wabasha again next week, and have had two experiences there this winter with different results. I went in late December and had over 100 eagles, and got some nice pictures of them in-flight and in the trees near Lake City. However, a month later when I went in late Jan

Re: [mou-net] Behavior around roosting owls

Someone told me just recently of a concept developed elsewhere into a system that would aid birders but might also protect vulnerable birds. It's called "Keeper of the Bird". When a special bird is found, the finder or another trusted volunteer becomes the formal "Keeper" of that bird and its sit

Re: [mou-net] Behavior around roosting owls

I'm so tired of this. It happens again and again and every time we're told it's just a rogue individual and we should all keep posting all our sightings. Obviously its a really big problem. Birders say they love birds but really they just love seeing them. They love them like a philanderer love

[mou-net] Behavior around roosting owls

Today I was fortunate to get to see the roosting N. Saw-whet Owl at the Dodge Nature Center. What is unfortunate is that I could tell where it was long before I could even see the trees that it was in. There was a large group of people talking loudly, less than 10ft. from the owl. What is worse is

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl: Not present

One final post on the Dodge County Snowy Owls in case there are some birders wishing to travel here to view the owl(s). I saw one Snowy Owl last Thursday (2/23). There were a few birders out last weekend looking and to my knowledge they did not find an owl. I did one final check this evening.

[mou-net] Wells Lake waterfowl update

Hi everyone, Well, it looks like the small group of Greater White-fronted Geese only stayed here for Saturday as no one has relocated any since then. But a smattering of new migrants have moved in. Today the following was present: Hooded Mergansers-3 males and 2 females. 1 male Ring-necked Duck

[mou-net] 2012 Photothon winning photos & Friends of Sax-Zim Bog "Bog Blog"

Hi all, We have posted the top 5 winning images from the 2012 Photothon & BDathon winners on the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog website: Congrats to Shawn Zierman of Duluth and Erik Bruhnke of Duluth on their 1-2 finish! http://www.saxzim.org/bdathon/ We also have started a new "Bog Blog"