[mou-net] Birds Beers Aug 26th, 6:00~9:30 Black Forest Inn, Mpls

2013-08-13 Thread Curt Rawn
There will be a meeting of Birds Beers at the Black Forest Innhttp://www.blackforestinnmpls.com/ on Monday Aug 26th at 6 to 9:30pm or so. The Black Forest Inn is at 26th and Nicollet and has a free parking lot. Birds Beers is an informal gathering of birders. We usually meet once a month and

[mou-net] blue-gray gnatcatcher, hennepin co

2013-08-13 Thread Ronald Cordes
I have seen a pair of blue-gray gnatcatcher in the Old Cedar Bridge area twice in the last week. They were in the trees to the left of the boardwalk to the observation deck. I am somewhat new to birding so I have a question about this bird brought about because I have rarely seen this bird

[mou-net] Parasitic Jaegers, Duluth/Superior

2013-08-13 Thread Karl Bardon
While birding at Wisconsin Point today I observed five different Parasitic Jaegers (1 light juvenile, 3 light adults, and 1 dark adult). I initially saw a light morph juvenile from the Superior Entry in the late morning, which briefly crossed into Minnesota waters, but was otherwise seen in

Re: [mou-net] blue-gray gnatcatcher, hennepin co

2013-08-13 Thread peter schmidt
I see them regularly in a restored oak savannah in Mpls, 36TH street and West River Parkway.  This is not a common bird to me but they nest in this area,  I was told they like the natural brambles there and so nest in this area. I have seen them there regularly for 10+ years. Incidentally, also