[mou-net] Report from American Bird Conservancy -- Neonicotinoids Birds

2013-11-22 Thread Claudia Egelhoff
From a post by Shelley Hamel on Wisbirdn: This is a 'must read.' If you haven't waded through the March 2013, 100-page pdf report from ABC, now may be the time. Until recently, systemic neonics were mostly talked about among beekeepers as a possible cause of bee colony collapse disorder. But

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck, etc. (Hennepin Co.)

2013-11-22 Thread Alyssa DeRubeis
I found a female/juvenile Long-tailed Duck this afternoon on Medicine Lake in Plymouth. The bird was pretty far out from the swimming beach at French Park, but I was still able to see the stout body, rectangular head, thick bill, large white area around the eyes, and the sharp contrast between the

[mou-net] Wilson's Snipe - Chisago County

2013-11-22 Thread Stenseng, Rubin J.
Last year we had a number of Wilson's Snipes over-winter in spring feed streams in Wild River State Park. This morning on my way to volunteer in the Visitor Center I stopped to check on snipes and within 30 seconds spotted a snipe in the exact location along Spring Creek, in Wild River State

[mou-net] Birds Beers at Merlin's Rest, Dec 2nd at 6 pm.

2013-11-22 Thread Curt Rawn
Birds Beers will be back at Merlin's Rest on Dec. 2nd at 6 pm. It's been about 18 months since we were last at Merlin's rest and it will be fun to return! Find them at Merlin's Rest http://merlinsrest.com/ Find us on Facebook at Birds

[mou-net] Lewis's Woodpecker

2013-11-22 Thread Sandy Aubol
In case anyone is still interested, the Lewis's Woodpecker is still showing up at the feeder in Roosevelt as of today, 11/22. Sandy Aubol Polk 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