[mou-net] White-faced Ibis - Houston Co

This morning at 6:30 I found four white-faced ibises in the southwest corner of the intersection of Highway 16 and highway 26. They were very close to the road feeding in the grass Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Looking for Birding Information Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Hi I'm trying to find a good guide or recommendations for areas to bird on an upcoming vacation to Puerto Vallarta the second week in May. If anyone has good information about this could you please send me a direct response and not the listserve. Thanks, Scott B. Meyer Hennepin County. Join

[mou-net] Houston County Ibises, Snowy Egrets, and more

This morning I had 7 WHITE-FACED IBIS, four of them were in the flooded grassy area just south of the intersection of 16 and 26, the other three were in the original location viewed from the canoe launch. One of them at the canoe launch has very little white around the face and the facial skin

[mou-net] Sherburne Wildlife Drive opening tonight

The Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive at Sherburne National Wildli Hi All, The Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge will be open tonight at 5:00 p.m.  They guys are filling potholes today, and we had to push some snow in the woodland section of the north loop, but it

[mou-net] Wirth Park Shorebirds

I scouted out the mudflats at Wirth Park again today, and shorebirds have begun to arrive. Yellowlegs and White-rumped Sandpipers were present, but I didn't stick around long enough to count/positively ID all birds. Last year we saw a few birds trickle in at first and then a peak with great

[mou-net] Marbled Godwit - Houston Co.

As of 3:15 today the Ibis' are still present (a total of nine of them) as well as one Marbled Godwit, two Willits and two Snowy Egrets. All birds are visible from County Road 7. Just south of where the Root River crosses under highway 26 take county road 7 West approximately one mile. Also seen

[mou-net] Lake Waconia and Wahibo Marsh

Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Osprey American Coot Ring-billed Gull At Wahibo Marsh: White-faced Ibis Join or Leave mou-net:

Re: [mou-net] Wirth Park Shorebirds

I've gotten a couple of inquiries about my sightings at Wirth Park and want to clarify two things: 1.) I stopped by only to see if there were shorebirds on-site today, which there were. I did not stick around to positively ID any of the birds (but they're not all Killdeer!). 2.) If you're

[mou-net] Airport/494 birding thanks

My thanks for all 17 responses, many with multiple suggestions. Now if I was just staying down there the whole weekend Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Red-necked Grebes galore at Stony Point, plus new arrivals

This morning I counted EIGHTY-THREE Red-necked Grebes from Stoney Point. While out there, I also had my first-of-the-year Song Sparrow, Northern Flicker and Belted Kingfisher. Here is a photo of just some of the Red-necked Grebes http://www.pbase.com/image/149876662 And one of the hardy Fox

[mou-net] 180th Marsh - Please stay on the road

This afternoon when the bittern came out in the SW marsh some folks in their exuberance to get good photos, wandered way off the road. As a photographer I can understand the strong desire to get good photos. However, I would like to remind folks that the land encompassing and surrounding all four

[mou-net] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, April 25, 2013

Having trouble getting this out, so I am sending it directly to this listserve. Jeanie Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN _ This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 25, 2013 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also

[mou-net] Poof and they were gone

Yesterday, I counted 8 fox sparrows and 30-40 juncos feeding actively under and on the sunflower and thistle feeders. Today I was only able to see 3 juncos at most and most times I looked out, it was totally empty under the feeders. Amazing what a sunny 70 degree day will do. -- John