[mou-net] Nelson's Sparrows, Ramsey County

There are at least two and probably a couple more Nelson's Sparrows foraging in the reeds at the public beach on the northwest side of White Bear Lake. The birds are staying pretty well concealed in the vegetation close to the water but occasionally pop out on the shoreline for brief views. From

[mou-net] MBW update

Just a brief note that the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been updated today, September 13, and includes the current registration status of the MBWeekends and MBWeeks remaining in the 2012-13 season. While the last two MBWeekends of the season are already filled, you'll see that

[mou-net] Lake Vadnais

The road through Lake Vadnais is closed today. I assume the road construction and re-making of the area has begun since there has been some big equipment parked there. Ironically, yesterday was the first day in quite a while that we actually saw a few small groups of warblers there. We will

[mou-net] Carver County

Birding this morning was quite productive at Rapids Lake MVNWR. I covered the 1/2 mile loop trail south of the visitor's center, the Rapids Lake trail from the visitor's center to just north of the 3rd outlet channel, and a portion of the Carver Loop trail at the north end of the unit from the

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 9/13/12

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 13, 2012 *MNDU1209.13 -Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Mississippi Kite Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Sandhill Crane Buff-breasted Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Eurasian Collared-Dove Red-headed Woodpecker Marsh Wren Blue-gray