[mou-net] Merlin pair, Cherokee Park neighborhood, St. Paul

First noticed last Friday. Over the weekend this male and female pair (noticeably dimorphic) spent a good deal of time perched at the top of a tall black locust in my neighbor's yard and generally (noisily) flying through the area. Very vocal birds! Tom Klein St. Paul 's West Side Join or

[mou-net] pine grosbeak - northern St Louis County

I have a male Pine Grosbeak visiting the feeders in my backyard this morning. The bird appears to have something wrong with one of his legs/feet, but otherwise looks healthy. It's been 2 weeks since I've seen a Pine Grosbeak, that was back on March 12th. -- Dee Kuder Crane Lake Join or Leav

[mou-net] Sherburne Purple finches

There are two pairs of purple finches visiting the feeder at HQ this afternoon.  Haven't seen this species since much earlier in the winter.   There was an eastern towhee calling from across the St. Francis River at the HQ this morning.  Same spot I heard one calling from last spring.   Betsy Ben

[mou-net] Bird bands

Can someone send me a link or email address for reporting a bird I saw with a neck band. Please reply directly to me. 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] Digital Photo series at Lowry Nature Center

This may be of interest for the wildlife photographers out there: Lowry Nature Center is embarking on a 4-part nature photography series. On April 21, Dr. David Reed will be giving a slideshow of images he has taken with his macro lenses. He will share techniques, equipment, and then spend t

[mou-net] Osprey nests in Ramsey and Dakota

On Sunday I saw an osprey on the pole nest on Randolph which is off Shepard Road. It wasn't the resident male from last year. Also, the osprey nest on the tower in Black Dog Lake at the Black Dog power plant is hosting a pair of nesting Bald Eagles. They've been incubating for quite a few w