[mou-net] Cattle Egret Still Present - Bloomington (Hennepin)

2012-05-05 Thread Caleb Ashling
The Cattle Egret was still present at 8:00pm at the Bloomington Ice Gardens, in the same wetland previously mentioned by Ben. It was just about in the middle of the pond in a shallow spot with a few cattails. I also heard an American Bittern calling on nearby Marsh Lake. To get to the bitter

[mou-net] Scott Cty: Eurasian Collared-dove

2012-05-05 Thread Jim Ryan
Hello birders, Out before the raindrops today I was in Scott county - New Market/Elko about 12:15pm and saw a EUCD in the downtown area. I got a very good look at it flying and on the ground for a few moments before it took off to I don't know where. I didn't realize til now how good a bird that is

[mou-net] Cattle Egret - Bloomington (Hennepin County)

2012-05-05 Thread Ben Harste
At 1:15 my dad, Brook, spotted a Cattle Egret in the marsh at the Bloomington Ice Gardens. We watched it stay stationary for about 5 minutes before we left. The Bloomington Ice Gardens are located near across France from Normandale Community College at 98th and France Ave in Bloomington. It was

[mou-net] Carver County

2012-05-05 Thread John Cyrus
Select counts this morning from Carver County Carver Park Reserve Common Loon 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 Eastern Kingbird 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 5 Blue-headed Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 1 House Wren 6 Sedge Wren 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Gray Catbird 6 Oven

[mou-net] 16 warblers; Swainson's

2012-05-05 Thread Al Schirmacher
16 warblers including Bay-breasted, Swainson's Thrush on Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne Refuge. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN 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] FOY Whip-poor-will (Ramsey County)

2012-05-05 Thread Seth Hayden
Woke up a little before 4:00AM this morning to what I thought was a car alarm. Upon closer listening, I realized it was a bird. I sleepily recorded the call on my camera, and when I reviewed it this morning it was an Eastern Whip-poor-will. I live near University and Prior in St. Paul. LOTS of f