[mou-net] Red Crossbills Sherburne NWR

Birding yesterday at Sherburne NWR, I heard and saw 2 Red Crossbills. It sounded like there were more but it was hard to see through the spruces. Observed in the evergreen section of the Blue Hill Trail. Before I got to the evergreen area, I found a pair of Scarlet Tanagers- the male was an o

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 16, 2012

-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 16, 2012 *MNDL1208.16 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Red-necked Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Red-tailed Hawk Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-throated Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Brown Creeper Black-

[mou-net] Shorebirds (and others) Dakota and Goodhue Co. this morning

Two good shorebird spots near Northfield. Shorebird counts are not to be taken too literally, since birds were flying in and out and moving around while I was at both places. Alta Ave / 302nd St. (Dakota Co.) flooded field early this morning: Wood Duck 62 Mallard 12 Killdeer 55 Greater Yellowlegs

[mou-net] Carver County

It appears that the majority of the shorebirds that had been near New Germany left the area over the past day or two with yesterday's frontal passage. Today I counted 6 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Spotted, 2 Semipalmated, 15 Least, and 2 Pectoral Sandpiper. I did notice a few unidentified shorebirds

[mou-net] L. Bittern, S. Thrushes (Hennepin Co.)--8/13

Sorry for the late report: This past Monday, Craig Mandel's MRVAC birding group briefly observed a LEAST BITTERN off of the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge observation dock. It flew out of the reeds for a few seconds before ducking back into the cattails, never to be seen again. A probable WILLOW FLYCATCHE