[mou-net] Minneapolis gull update

2012-12-18 Thread Stephen Greenfield
Water had opened up in the center of Lake Calhoun, and there were a couple of hundred gulls on the SE edge of that on Monday evening. Guess they're just looking for any open water. A Lesser BB Gull was there, but apparently not a Greater or Glaucous. Too far for me to pick out Thayer's... Stev

Re: [mou-net] redpolls

2012-12-18 Thread Liz Stanley
I had redpolls at my feeders yesterday in Bloomington. > I have been seeing redpolls at my feeder here in Anoka county > - Pamela > Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take > to > accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. > > > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:34 PM, jam

Re: [mou-net] redpolls

2012-12-18 Thread Jim Ryan
Large numbers are in the metro area this season. On Sunday, our group doing the Cedar Creek CBC found a single flock of about 300 birds off Highway 65 in East Bethel and 72 additional birds at various feeders, etc. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside One of the first conditions o

Re: [mou-net] redpolls

2012-12-18 Thread Sandy Aubol
Good numbers of Common Redpolls at my feeders in Polk County too, anywhere from 30-50+ at times, including 1 or 2 Hoary Redpolls. Sandy Aubol East Grand Forks, MN Polk County From: Jim Ryan To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:57 AM Su

[mou-net] Morning surprise

2012-12-18 Thread john c nelson
After filling all the feeders for my second count day for PFW I was surprised to see 3 male Brewer's Blackbirds in one of the ground feeding areas. Also 18 House Finches and 33 American Goldfinch all on the same feeding areas, making counts difficult. I'll probably have to use the camera an

[mou-net] Ramsey County Harris's Sparrow

2012-12-18 Thread Jason Bolish
Late Harris's Sparrow at my feeder in Shoreview tonight. Jason Bolish Shoreview - Ramsey County Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html