[mou-net] Minnesota Lake shorebirds, Faribault County

2012-07-24 Thread Bob Dunlap
John Hockema just called to report that he and Andy Nyhus are looking at about 2,000 shorebirds on the mudflats of Minnesota Lake in northern Faribault County. He mentioned at least nine species present (but probably more) highlighted by four American Avocets. They were viewing the lake from the pa

[mou-net] MRVAC - Whitewater State Park - Field Trip Report - July 18 - 21, 2012

2012-07-24 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
July 18 - 21, 2012 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Whitewater State Park Field Trip Report Enjoyed a nice trip to Whitewater state park and the surrounding counties. We observed a little over 90 species of birds for the trip. We observed close to 50 of those species in Whitewater st

[mou-net] Cardinals - St. Louis County

2012-07-24 Thread Tanya Beyer
Again with this qualifier that it may be old news to the locals, but these were my first cardinals, singing or not, in Duluth since 2010. The song attracted me over to the thicket, behind the row of crab apple trees, as I was jogging along Park Point between the playground and the last few houses.

[mou-net] Please Vote!

2012-07-24 Thread Linda Krueger
Hi Everyone! First of all, thank you so much to those of you who previously voted for our photos in the National Wildlife Photo contest. Because of your votes, one of our photos made it into the People's Choice Award Final Round Thank YOU! Starting today, July 24th thru August 6th, the votin