[mou-net] Spring arrivals

Saw my 1st Bluebirds of the year on the eastern end of northern bike trail loop in Elm Creek Park in Champlin. Saw the first Great Blue Heron of the year on the drainage pond on the north side of North Hennepin Corridor trail between Douglas and Noble Ave on the border between Brooklyn P

[mou-net] Bylesby No respassingSign - and birding opportunities, WaterFowl Identification

To answer a question from the list; about No Trespassing sgns at Lake Byllesby. I suspect someone got tired of all the people on private property, sespecially if someomne left any trash behind (one of my pet peeves - if you can pack it in, yu can pack it back out. If you don't, you may ruin it f

[mou-net] Douglas County weekend

Had a good mix of winter migrants and spring migrants, including Pine Siskin, Purple Finch and a flock of about 2837 Lapland Longspurs (kidding but seriously a HUGE flock swirling around.) More interesting were waterfowl. Lake Jennie opened up on the south end and today had 345 Tundra Swans, 55 or

[mou-net] 18 march - hermit thrush - MN Valley NWR

18 March - Hermit thrush on the northwest side of Long Meadow Lake, Minnesota Valley NWR, about a mile southwest of the Old Cedar Ave Bridge (seemed a little early) highlight among the waterfowl was 50-60 Common Goldeneye... best, rich Care2 makes it easy for everyone to live a healthy, gre

[mou-net] Birding Recommendations

I have a family member who is coming into the area this week. She is an avid birder from California and I'd like to showcase some of the offerings of the Twin Cities area. Sadly I'm not sure where to take her. I'm new to the area (few months) and was hopeful the snow and ice would still be around s

[mou-net] Hawkwatching today in Duluth (with pictures)

Today I joined up with Frank Nicoletti at Thompson Hill on the west side of Duluth, and had a great time counting migrating raptors. Bald Eagles made up a good portion of the day's raptors observed, with a Golden Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Sharp-shinned Hawks moving through too. A

[mou-net] E. Phoebe, Lilydale Regional Park, St. Paul

On the bluffs below hwy 13, west of the Lilydale brickyards, a Barred Owl flushed from its perch and flew down toward the railroad tracks at the base of the bluff. In the process of searching for it, we came across a displaying tom turkey with 8 hens. We did not re-locate the owl, but we did find a

[mou-net] Ramsey County Snipe and Woodcocks

I went to Tamarack Nature Center tonight in search of woodcocks.  I got there at 6pm and watched a couple of tom turkeys sparing for a while.  I walked over to the wetland between the woods west of the visitor center and I35E and spotted a great horned owl in an evergreen.  I walked around to ge

[mou-net] No trespassing-Lake Byllesby

Hi everyone, I stopped at Lake Byllesby mid-afternoon today. As you turn off of CR 88 to the cemetery, you used to be able to turn left at the cemetery and park at the top of hill overlooking the lake. Today, I see there are two fresh signs posted for no trespassing. I was here a little over a

[mou-net] Carver County Swallow(2 species)

What a difference a year makes. Deep snow and thick ice cover at this time last year to the arrival of swallows to the area about 20-30 days early this year. 2 swallow species arrived today along the west bank of the Minnesota River at Rapids Lake MVNWR. 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow and 1

[mou-net] Agassiz NWR

FYI The bridge at the west entrance to Agassiz NWR is going to be replaced. Detour signs on CR 7 are already up, closure signs , equipment, and materials are already at the site. For anyone who plans a trip soon to Agassiz and is not familiar with the area, here is the best way to get into Agassiz