[mou-net] Eastern Bluebirds Fledged

All five of our eastern bluebird youngsters successfully fledged earlier today. This would not be particularly noteworthy save for the fact the male has fed and cared for them all by himself the past 10 days. The female disappeared seven days after hatching five eggs. We have continued to pro

[mou-net] Sax-Zim Bog today - Connecticut, Mourning, Blackburnian and much more (with photos)

I arrived at Sax-Zim Bog around 5am this morning to show a visiting birdwatcher around the area. The birding trip was so much fun! Our day started off by walking through the peat trails which meander through the tamarack & black spruce bog areas. Upon setting foot in the peat trails around civil t

[mou-net] Monday birding

50 species at TCCAP today including 3 solitary sandpipers and a Wilson's Warbler.We walked the 2 mile loop between Cty Rd H and I just east of 35W. --- Ben Wilson (651) 332-1362 mobile http://bnwilson.com b...@bnwilson.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.u

[mou-net] Eurasion Collared-Dove in Lake County

Sharon Lind found a Eurasian Collared-Dove this evening in our yard at 320 2nd Avenue in Two Harbors. If accepted, this would be the first record for Lake County. The only other records I know of for northeast MN are a bird in Kim Eckert's yard in Duluth May 9, 2008, and a small number of bi

[mou-net] Wright - tricolored heron - no

I spent a couple of hours this morning searching areas near where Milt Blomberg found the tri-colored heron - without success.  There's a lot of possible habitat there - some not easily accessed - so I hope others will search too.   Thanks, Milt, for your post.  Wish I could have found the bird.

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Morrison/Benton County - 5/21/12

May 21, 2012 Spent the afternoon birding in Morrison and Benton counties. With some nice results. Here are a few of the species I observed today. Snow Goose - Benton County - Observed on the North side of the small pond, in the SE corner of the intersection of CR 13 and CR 1. Note this is

Re: [mou-net] Detroit Lakes/ NW MN Birds?

Never fear Betsy the 15th Festival of birds in Detroit Lakes was as good as ever. There were over 200 birders, workshops on golden-winged warblers and American woodcock, great talks by Carrol Henderson and John Marzluff, and lots of birds including: redheaded woodpeckers at Balmoral Golf Course, re

[mou-net] Stearns Co. shorebirds

I thought my shorebird search was going to be a bust today - only one at Albany sewage ponds was a spotted sandpiper.  That was it!  Found one excellent spot, on Stearns CR 4, 1.2 miles south of I-94 at the Meire Grove exit.  Floodplain of the Sauk River was bustling with birds - waterfowl, hero

Re: [mou-net] Long-tailed ducks in Cook Co.

We have a cabin on the shore of Lake Superior near Cascade River. Between May 13-16, we also saw a large group of long-tailed ducks, perhaps the same one seen by the Greens. In looking back at records I keep when I'm there, we have seen large concentrations of long- tails most years at this time

[mou-net] Vet's Park Richfield--Connecticut Warbler still there; Brown Pelicans flyover

My wife and I visited Veteran's Memorial Park in Richfield, and found the singing Connecticut Warbler first reported (I believe) by Scott Meyer. This bird was singing quite loudly near the SE corner of the park. We heard and located the bird shortly before noon, and it took us about 15 minutes t

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler, Lebanon Hills regional Park

I had my Field Ornithology class out this morning (Monday) at the Lebanon Hills Regional Park Visitors Center in Eagan (off of Cliff Road) where we came upon a very loud male Hooded Warbler sitting over the hiking trail. The spot we found him at is along the trail on the south side of Schultz Lake.

[mou-net] Springbrook Nature Center (Fridley/Anoka Co) 5/20 Birdbanding Session

The misty rain and cool temps on Sunday morning at Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley (Anoka Co) kept the overall numbers low-at 47 birds-but we did get 22 species in the 4 hours of banding. As was the case two weeks ago, the largest number of birds trapped was rose-breasted grosbeaks, this time

[mou-net] Polk County recent arrivals

A few recent arrivals in western Polk County (East Grand Forks) include Common Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Red-headed Woodpecker, and Indigo Bunting. First RT Hummingbird finally showed at my feeders last Friday.   Sandy Aubol Polk County East Grand Forks, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lis

[mou-net] Virginia Rail

Was heard, then seen at the 180th st marsh at 1015. Thomas P. Malone Attorney at Law Barna Guzy & Steffen Minneapolis Minnesota tmal...@bgs.com (Via BlackBerry)

[mou-net] Long-tailed ducks in Cook Co.

This weekend John and I took a trip up the North Shore to scout a BBA atlas block and do some geology field work - in the rain. Most noteworthy observation was a pair Long-tailed Ducks in breeding plumage at Taconite Harbor on Saturday the 19th and a flock of Long-tailed Ducks - about 30 also

[mou-net] Blue Earth County BIG 5/19/2012

Andrew Krenz, Benji Inniger, and I attempted to break the Hey Birders, Andrew Krenz, Benji Inniger, and I attempted to break the record Benji and I set in 2008 for Blue Earth County (157).  While coming up short by 12 species, it was definitely one of the best big days I've ever attempted consid

[mou-net] Connecticut Warbler: Veteran's Park, Richfield, Hennepin Co

Thanks to Scott Meyer's direction, I am listening and seeing a male Connecticut Warbler now at 830-845. Bird actively singing but tends to be eye-level and above. On east side of lake. On middle trail that is south of where biking trail intersects foot path. Landmark on this trail: Seen near la

[mou-net] Kunkel WMA & birding vacation obversations

Yellow-billed Cuckoo & Brewster's Warbler, Kunkel WMA, Mille Lacs County. Among 166 species last week in Aitkin, Mille Lacs, Sherburne & bit of Crow Wing: * 24 warblers, only missing Blackpoll & Canada, no waves, however * 13 shorebirds, only 22 on spring, quiet but much better last few days *

[mou-net] Benton, Morrison, Stearns, Crow Wing Counties - MBW - 5/18 - 20/2012 - Trip Report

May 18 - 20 2012 While leading a Minnesota Birding Weekend trip, with the help of Herb Dingmann to Benton County and one along the Mississippi River between Brainerd and St. Cloud, our group observed 133 species over the three days. Here are some of the species observed during the weekend: Snow