[mou-net] North Shore migrations

Hi all- Just north of Tofte in Cook co tonight estimated ~ 3700 Common Nighthawks between 7:25 and 8:15, probably more given that we were not in an ideal vantage and rate was probably higher than sampled average of about 75 nighthawks/minute. And they were going north... Fantastic sight. Later,

[mou-net] Lowry sewage ponds

As I expected earlier this summer, the “old” Lowry sewage ponds are now history. Sid Stivland, Plymouth, MN (and Pope County) Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Traverse / Grant Co Shorebirds

As a follow up to Kim Eckert's MBW weekend, Doug Kieser and I spent another day in western Minnesota. We had a total of 16 shorebird species. Highlights included: Buff-breasted Sandpipers (4): No Ottawa Impoundment (nw corner) - Grant Co Am Golden-Plover (5): mown hayfield in Traverse Co just we

[mou-net] Four species of shorebird at the mall in Duluth

Birds never stop surprising me. I was leaving Miller Hill Mall Sunday evening (Aug. 18) and noticed not "just" the more expected Canada Geese and Killdeer at the little catch pond that drains the JC Penney parking lot , but also a Lesser Yellowlegs, a Semipalmated Sandpiper, and three Baird's Sand

[mou-net] Prothonotary Warblers - Chisago County

This morning, two Prothonotary Warbles made a welcomed visit to our yard here along the St. Croix River just south of Taylors Falls, MN. They spent some time foraging in multiple trees. They gave us some good looks and brightened up an otherwise overcast morning. Today's photos at: http://web

[mou-net] Jaeger this evening at Park Point

This evening I spent several hours (until sun-down) along the lake side of Park Point. One of the big highlights included a brief fly-by jaeger! I am unclear about the ID of this bird, leaning towards Parasitic. Will post more about this bird if I happen to hear feedback from friends that live thr