[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Duluth

To go along with yesterday's report at Walker in Cass Co, there was a lone Buff-breasted Sandpiper this morning on the ballfield at the Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth. Kim R Eckert ecker...@gmail.com http://www.mbwbirds.com Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Shorebirds this week

A decent number of shorebirds departed the area the 24 hours between the mornings of July 23 and 24 likely before the overnight storms hit, as I checked areas as the heavy rain was just coming to an end. Since the storm shorebird numbers have been less. July 23 Carver County Spotted

[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Pipestone Co.

John Hockema and I found 15 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the sewage ponds in Edgerton this morning. For those of you interested in making a Muffin Run there is a good bakery in town as well. Andrew Nyhus Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Blue Grosbeak- Pipestone/Murray Co.

John Hockema and I found Blue Grosbeaks in Pipestone at the intersection of county road 18 and county road 2. And in Murray Co at the abandoned rock quarry along county road 4 a few miles east of the county line. Andrew Nyhus Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Sherburne Wildlife Drive - 2 pairs of gallinules?

I made a loop around the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive at Sherburne Refuge this morning, from approximately 6 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.  I recorded 59 species - both seen and heard.  I was surprised by the amount of bird song - were the birds celebrating the cooler, dryer air too?  What an absolutely

[mou-net] Re purple martin

Thank you all for the Martin advice.  The overwhelming suggestion was French park in Plymouth.  I will try it in the morning. Looking forward to getting back to 100% and birding more soon! B Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Blue Grosbeak, Renville co

While birding with Joel Schmidt this morning in northern Renville county, we observed an apparent family group of blue grosbeaks. Three different birds were observed: an adult male, a subadult male, and a female. Birds were observed approximately 2 miles west of Olivia, at the intersection of

[mou-net] Hennepin Cty: Great Horned Owl question

This evening starting at around 8:15, I heard the resident pair of Great Horned Owls hooting back and forth. I thought they did most of their hooting during their nesting season. What am I missing here? Thanks. Judy Chucker Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 7/26/12

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *July 26, 2012 *MNDU1207.26 -Birds mentioned Buff-breasted Sandpiper Lark Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Dickcissel Red Crossbill -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: July 26, 2012 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218)

[mou-net] Blue Grosbeaks, Renville County

While birding with Joel Schmidt earlier today (7/26), we located an apparent family group of 3 blue grosbeaks: an adult male, a subadult male, and a female. The birds were located at the intersection of 310th St. and 830th Ave, about 2 miles west of Olivia and 1/4 mi N of Hwy 212. The birds