Re: [mou-net] Grey Cloud Dunes SNA and Afton State Park

That's a good guess, but it was actually in a sumac/honeysuckle thicket at approximately the location of the green arrow marker here: http://goo.gl/maps/evFK (assuming I read the satellite view correctly). There's a easy-to-overlook side path that goes down a little gully and then up to the top of

[mou-net] Horned grebe

Found a horned grebe on Rush Lake ( a very small lake that is part of the Briggs Chain of Lakes) in northern Sherburne County. 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] Western Kingbird, Ramsey, Anoka County

Early afternoon today we saw a Western Kingbird in the location Joe Conley posted earlier, on US10 between Ramsey Blvd and Armstrong Blvd across from the site of the new NorthStar station. We saw it on the wire on the south side of the hwy, then watched it fly across and sit on a yellow post in th

[mou-net] Western Kingbirds location

And on way to Sherburne, checked for Western Kingbirds in Ramsey, Mn. Found a pair where they were last year, Between Ramsey Blvd.-CR 56 and Armstong Blvd.-CR 83 on US Hwy 10, southside of highway. 5-26-12 Heading North on US Hwy 10 go past Ramsey Blvd -CR 56. Just past "Cor" sign is a blue sign

[mou-net] great gray, etc.

Thursday evening there was a Great Gray prrched on a powerpole next to MN 72 7 miles north of Kelliher. I believe there were reports of this species posted in that area earlier, this maybe the same bird. A couple hours before I encountered a Spruce Grouse on the Rapid River Road not far from Oaks

[mou-net] Afton State Park Today

I led a St. Paul Audubon Birding By Ear field trip to Afton State Park this morning, having scouted it yesterday morning. I think THE Hooded Warbler has moved. Yesterday, at 9:00 and again at 11:30, it was singing constantly (the primary song) at the first main overlook north of the big termin

[mou-net] Tomorrow - Dakota Co. Prairie Birds Field Trip

Dakota County Prairie Birds, Hastings MN Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 7:00 am. Meet at: Schaar's Bluff Trailhead 8395 127th St E Hastings Tomorrow I will be leading the annual MRVAC Dakota County Prairie Birds field trip. We’ll travel by car to various prairie and grassland sites in Dakota County w

[mou-net] Sherburne Nesters Tour

29 people covered portions of Mahnomen & Blue Hill Trails, as well as the Prairie Wildlife Auto Tour on this Sherburne Refuge field trip. Highlights among 83 species: * Least Bitterns * LeConte's Sparrow * Dickcissel * Black-billed Cuckoos * Orchard Oriole * Eight warblers, seven woodpecke

Re: [mou-net] Grey Cloud Dunes SNA and Afton State Park

At grey cloud dunes this morning, most of those species and also a singing Bell's Vireo and Orchard Orioles. On 6/2/12 10:25 AM Pete Nichols wrote: Here is a belated report of my outings to Grey Cloud Dunes SNA (5/31) and Afton State Park (6/1), both in Washington County.  Highlights from Grey

[mou-net] Grey Cloud Dunes SNA and Afton State Park

Here is a belated report of my outings to Grey Cloud Dunes SNA (5/31) and Afton State Park (6/1), both in Washington County.  Highlights from Grey Cloud Dunes included BOBOLINK, DICKCISSEL, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LARK SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW

[mou-net] Carver County

The daily turnover of good numbers(for this area) of shorebirds continues in Carver County. I have never birded so consistently for shorebirds during the spring season, so this may not be that abnormal.Though the amount of suitable shorebird habitat(still quite a few flooded fields though s

[mou-net] Western Kingbirds location

Recently Joe Conley (I think) posted a note concerning the locale of Western Kingbirds at Armstrong in the City of Ramsey. I seem to have somehow lost the note. Can anybody send it (or the directions) to me? Thank you in advance. Regards, Tom Thomas P. Malone Attorney at Law Barna Guzy &