Re: [mou-net] Gulls at Black Dog today (5 sps, incl. Iceland)

Interesting, I had wondered about Iceland's but ruled it out based on eye color (which I see now Sibley does say is variable) and because the upper side of the wing tips seemed a little too dark compared to the dark iceland in Sibley but I'm sure that's variable too. The bird did seem small

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl update, 2 owls

The western portion of 700th St. (Dodge Co.) was the locus of the Snowy irruption last winter when at least 5 individuals were seen over the course of 3 months. Below is pasted an email I received regarding the 700th St. Snowy I reported yesterday. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Thanks for the

[mou-net] Still time to enter/sponsor BRRRRDathon/Photothon...World's Coldest Birdathon

STILL TIME TO ENTER THE BRRRDathon/Photothon!  FREE I Survived the World's Coldest Birdathon to each new participant. January 11-12 http://www.saxzim.org/bdathon/ FREE entry! Just get online pledges. OR SPONSOR/PLEDGE one of the existing participants. Help Friends of Sax-Zim

[mou-net] white-winged crossbills, St. Anthony Park

This afternoon there was a flock of approximately 20 white-winged crossbills in spruces by an alley running between Doswell Avenue and Carter Avenue in the St. Anthony Park section of St. Paul. The alley runs behind the businesses that front on Como Avenue. Phil Shively Join or Leave

[mou-net] Duluth, Sax-Zim

Nate I made the northern swing today; as Mike H said yesterday, spectacular: * Slaty-backed Gull, seven gull species total (Canal Park) * Hybrid Common/Barrow's Goldeneye (same, missed pure Barrow's) * Northern Hawk Owl on Kolu (sp.?) Road * Great Gray Owls on McDavitt Road and, surprisingly,

[mou-net] Two Snowy Owls-Dodge Co.

Snowy Owl déjà vu of last winter along 700th St. (west of CR 3). Two owls were seen today around 4:15 PM. The first, a rather dark owl with a dark skull cap, was seen on a utility pole along 700th between 110th and 120th St. #2 owl was on a utility pole about a mile east between 120th and