[mou-net] Shrike

2013-01-12 Thread Peter Neubeck
Shrike at wetland in Golden Valley. Laurel and Xenia. 3:30pm today. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Mourning Doves

2013-01-12 Thread Thomas P. Malone
I posted the sighting today as its the first I've had at my home (I'm kind of house-bound) this winter. I get lots of them in other seasons (they come to my niger feeders) but not much in the winter. - Original Message - From: Minnesota Birds To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sat Jan 12

Re: [mou-net] Mourning Doves

2013-01-12 Thread Susan Gilmore
We have had many Mourning Doves all winter with sometimes as many as 15 to 20 at a time. It seems every winter we get quite a few that literally hang out in the trees and eat at our feeders. I feel lucky! Susan Golden Valley MN On Jan 12, 2013, at 3:14 PM, Gerald Hoekstra wrote: I've noti

[mou-net] Mourning Doves

2013-01-12 Thread Gerald Hoekstra
I've noticed several posts recently about Mourning Doves. Are they rare this time of year? I have found them on several outings recently and had a dozen on my roof in Northfield just a few days ago. Gerry Hoekstra -- Gerald R. Hoekstra Music Department St Olaf College Northfield, MN 55057 Offi

[mou-net] Mourning dove in MINNETONKA

2013-01-12 Thread Thomas P. Malone
A single Mourning Dove was seen at 1245 at my home in Minnetonka, Hennepin Co. The bird was on the ground under some trees.

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Varied Thrush

2013-01-12 Thread Kathy Bresee
A male Varied Thrush has appeared today 1/12/13 in my backyard in Moorhead, MN first seen this morning at 10:45 – I have observed it 3 times now (as of 12:30 p.m.) – it feeds on the ground around our feeders and crab apple tree and flies to our neighbors spruce trees for protection from the cold