Re: [mou-net] Common Redpoll

Golden eagle, 3 turkey vultures and a bluebird on a nest box at Carpenter Nature Center around 3-4pm today. Came home to our place outside of Hugo and saw our first bluebird on our new property--nestbox advice would be appreciated as we are new to this part of NA. Other new arrivals this week were

[mou-net] Wright County (3/11)

Perhaps of interest, a nice locale (Deer Creek outflow of Deer Lake), south of Buffalo, CR12, Right on Rd108. Water is in the main channel, but the floodplain is muddy. Not the hundreds reported from S-MN, but an excellent species number: Not reported much in Wright, here a lone Greater White-

[mou-net] Canada Geese

The first Canada Geese arrived on territory on Quiggley Lake in Eagan on Saturday. -- Steve Weston swest...@comcast.net 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] Canada Geese

Heard Canada Geese flying over my place in Carlton County at 7am today. First for 2012. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Books on Birds, Birding

Last summer I read "The Reluctant Twitcher: a (Quite) Truthful Account of My Big Birding Year" by Canadian birder Richard Pope. It is hilarious! -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Holly Peirson Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 1:48 PM To: MOU-

[mou-net] Singing song sparrow - Burnsville

I woke up to a singing song sparrow in my yard this morning. Deanne Endrizzi Burnsville, Dakota Cty 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4f

[mou-net] Lake Byllesby - Randolph Industrial Park - Black Dog Lake

At Randolph Industrial Park at about 3PM onm Sunday, we saw 3 apir of Redhead and 1 drake Canvasback, plus a Loggerhead Shrike and an American Kestrel. At Lake Byllesby we saw in excess of 1500 Lesser Snow geese, including several hundred blue phase. Ther wee over 1000 Canada geese, and several

[mou-net] Common Redpoll

Had two C ommon R edpolls at the Mn. Landscape  Arboretum (Carver County).  I also heard a flyover, single Sandhill Crane, although being in a tree area I could not see it. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net

[mou-net] Winona Waterfowl

I took a quick spin around Winona's Prairie Island today looking for waterfowl. The numbers were nothing like the reports coming in from Byllesby and other areas, but there was a nice variety of species, highlighted by a good number of Northern Pintails and American Wigeon. Hooded Mergansers wer

[mou-net] Northern Harrier

Yesterday, Mar 10, I saw a male Northern Harrier hunting in the grasslands near the Rapids Lake Nature preserve entrance. 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] Geese and others in the Twin Cities

Shooting off a quick email, as I want to be out in my backyard watching for migrants. I spent the morning at Old Cedar Ave. Thousands of geese flying over, with a large portion of them being Greater White-fronted. Haven't added up my numbers, but somewhere between 1500-2000 white-fronts over

[mou-net] Books on Birds, Birding

With Spring on the way, excitement about migration is here, so I'm going to do the "Question" thing, and ask, what is your favorite book about birds? Here are my top few... Of course I have not read all the bird books... My all time favorite, "Last of the Curlews," by Fred Bodsworth. The writi

[mou-net] Swans in Columbus, SE Anoka Co

On an early a.m. excursion, I saw 2 adult swans flying, and landing in a spring ephemeral pond approx. 1.5 miles north of the intersection of Lake Drive and Main Street/Hwy 14, west side of road, in SE Anoka Co. Also present, numerous Canada Geese and other waterfowl. No binoculars... They were sti

[mou-net] Red-shouldered Hawk & Northern Harrier - Benton County

There's a red-shouldered hawk soaring over Donovan Lake about 4 miles east of St. Cloud.  First I've seen since December.  A northern harrier was in this same general area earlier this morning.   A pair of red-tailed hawks may be setting up house-keeping, along with the pair of bald eagles I'm t

[mou-net] Carver County geese galore, Canada's outnumbered

I'm sure there have been as many Greater White-fronted and Snow Geese moving through Carver County in past years(at least the occasional year), but this is the first day that Canada Geese have been outnumbered by other goose species for me. I counted a total of 771 Greater White-fronted Geese a

[mou-net] Geese and Golden Eagle in Washington County

Yesterday I checked Greater White-fronted off my Washington nemesis list. They were in 2 locations - a flooded field on 50th S (Dale) just west of Manning, and east of Woodbury Dr. The farm house and paddock are right by the road, so I've always hesitated posting this site, which floods every