[mou-net] Chipping Sparrow

I saw a Chipping Sparrow today gleaning what it could find alongside of Contract Interiors (120 W Plato Blvd) in St. Paul. There are some ornamental conifers that line the building so perhaps the bird has some fidelity to that location as a roosting site. There are several businesses that

[mou-net] Sharp-shinned Hawk, Crosby Park, St. Paul

Early this afternoon, on the bluff side of the big lake, a Pileated Woodpecker was giving persistent alarm calls. At first I thought my presence was disturbing it, but its continued distress after I proceeded down the trail suggested otherwise. Before long, I found myself almost face-to-face with

[mou-net] Snowy Owl west of Warren MN

One of our rural letter carriers called to report a Snowy Owl in rural Warren on Tuesday morning. I went out looking for it, but didn't find it. I did however, spot a Cooper's Hawk near a farm house on 380th Ave, just north of 170th Street. I went out again late this afternoon and found the

[mou-net] Winona County

I spent most of today birding in Winona County with Lorraine Kilmartin completing a CBC route. We found a lingering song sparrow and handful of eastern bluebirds. A flock of common redpolls was exciting for us, as they were Lorraine's first. Within the flock a single pale male caught my eye