[mou-net] Murphy Hanrehan. Henslow's Yes, Cerulean No!

2013-06-02 Thread Opororniswarbler
Dear MN birders, I spent an hour this morning discovering how frustrating Henslow's Sparrows are! There were at least 5 singing south of 30-31. I finally got a look at one bird, otherwise they were very good at skulking! I walked the forest trails yesterday (bad weather) and this morning and

[mou-net] MVNWR - Black Dog Lake Unit - Cliff Fen Trailhead - 6/2/2013

2013-06-02 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
6/2/2013 Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Black Dog Lake Unit Cliff Fen Park Trailhead 7:00 - 9:15 am While leading a group on the main trail, from the Cliff Fen Park Trailhead. We were able to observe the following species. Wild Turkey Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Peregrine

[mou-net] Bell's Vireo, Chisago Cty Refund

2013-06-02 Thread hags...@aol.com
Saturday, June 1, I refound the Bell's Vireo 1st post on this list serve. It was singing constantly from a group of shrubs right next to the hiking/biking trail in Shafer. To reach the trail, go to Shafer on Hwy 8 and turn north on County 21. Stay on that street until you find the Trail

[mou-net] Scissor-tailed Flyc, Cook Co

2013-06-02 Thread K R E
Jim Lind (who is not near a computer) just asked me to post that a birder friend of his saw the flycatcher this morning at Naniboujou Lodge, 15 mi E of Grand Marais. Kim Eckert Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Lark Sparrow Goodhue Co.

2013-06-02 Thread danerika
Today I saw a singing Lark Sparrow presumably on territory. I marked the exact spot with a yellow “thumbtack” on my eBird list: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14315767 The location is on the Cannon River Bike Trail near Cannon Falls in Goodhue Co. You may have to enlarge the map

[mou-net] Spring Seasonal Reports

2013-06-02 Thread Paul Budde
The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended. If you will be submitting a seasonal report of bird observations for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/ ). Look under Seasonal Report at the top

[mou-net] Birds and Beers at Black Forest Inn, June 18 6pm. Hennepin County

2013-06-02 Thread Curt Rawn
Birds and Beers will be meeting at the Black Forest Inn on Tuesday, June 18th at 6pm. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities-if you're interested in birds, you're invited. You can meet other birders-maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds,

[mou-net] Freeborn County, No Brown Pelican, Yes Franklin's Gulls

2013-06-02 Thread Carl Greiner
I unsuccessfully looked for the Brown Pelican at Myre Big Island State Park in Freeborn County this afternoon but did find several Franklin's Gulls on the south side of the lake along lake shore drive near the public boat access. Carl Greiner Chatfield, MN 55923 Join or Leave mou-net: