[mou-net] Bemidji Birds

2013-12-07 Thread Skyler Vold
There are currently some nice birds in the Bemidji area. A Snowy Owl has been seen in the alfalfa fields near Horace May School on U.S. Highway 71 about two miles of south of Bemidji and U.S. Hi. #2. There is a Great Gray Owl at Itasca State Park near the U of M Biological Station (Clearwater

[mou-net] Pt. Douglas Black Scoter Got Eaten

2013-12-07 Thread Pete Nichols
Shortly after 10 AM this morning, I was with Abrahm Simons and two other birders when we saw a Bald Eagle swoop down and fly off with the Black Scoter. Other birds were a flock of 25 Trumpeter Swans, a couple hundred Common Mergansers, a few hundred Canada Geese, and 4 Bald Eagles total. There

[mou-net] Pine Siskin and woodpeckers in Chaska

2013-12-07 Thread Janice Dunlap
We've got our first Pine Siskin of the season at our feeders on our porch here in Chaska. Yesterday, we had a woodpecker party - Pileated, Hairy, Downy, Red-bellied. And if you want to see the penguins on our doorstep, go to Birder Murder Mama on facebook or visit my website! Happy winter!

[mou-net] Little Falls CBC

2013-12-07 Thread Frank Gosiak
Next Saturday we will be having the CBC for Little Falls and we could use some help. If you are looking for a good way to spend the day we would appreciate you coming. contact:fgos...@gmail.com or 320-616-7001. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Cedar Waxwings-Inver Grove Hgts

2013-12-07 Thread Birdingnut
Late this afternoon, we had a flock of about 30 Cedar Waxwings (plus 2 robins) eating berries off our cedar trees. Melanie Dalbec Inver Grove Hgts 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] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 12/7/13

2013-12-07 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 7, 2013 *MNDU1312.07 -Birds mentioned Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Varied Thrush -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 7, 2013 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind