[mou-net] Mille Lacs Lake

Circumnavigated Mille Lacs Lake, hoping for scoters or winter gulls. Nope. Did leave with Pine Grosbeaks & White-winged Crossbills, certainly worthwhile. Bays have begun to freeze, don't imagine lake will make it to December. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave

[mou-net] Guiding Yesterday / Park Pt. Birds Today

Yesterday was the last day of three days guiding a client from Maryland.  The weather yesterday was gusty with winds from the west.  There was a lot of intermediate snow showers through the day and in a nut shell it was a tough day to find birds.  We started out in Sax-Zim Bog and tried in vain

[mou-net] Mountain Bluebird clarification

I apologize if you were confused by my earlier mou-net posting with an "update" on the Mountain Bluebird at Park Point in Duluth. The bird was found yesterday afternoon by Joe Hudick of Osceola WI, and he e-mailed me about his sighting. Since I don't know Joe and didn't look closely enough at hi

[mou-net] Mountain Bluebird in Duluth update

Still present this morning at Park Point along road just north of Sky Harbor Airport. An apparent first-fall female with wash of buff on breast. Need to check references on this. Also late Swainson's Thrush near main parking lot. Kim Eckert Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-b

[mou-net] siskins and goldfinch banding returns

Hi all— Erika and I were greeted upon our return from an epic road trip through the recent hurricane to see the Met Opera in New York. Back in Rice Co., we were greeted by huge flocks of siskins and goldfinches. We banded 48 individuals and recaptured 4 goldfinches from the last three winters. D

[mou-net] Bohemian Waxwings, Ramsey County

I just found a small group of Bohemian Waxwings in a crabapple tree at the intersection of Sherwood Rd. and Oakwood Dr. in Shoreview. Bob Dunlap Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html