[mou-net] Purple Martin Enthusiasts and Landlords

2014-01-09 Thread Perry D. Vogel
Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas has re-launched an enhanced online Registration page. Register your Purple Martin colony site whether active or inactive and we will include a pushpin on our Map page. The data collected will be used to enhance the Purple Martin Scout Reports and other map

[mou-net] Hawk Owl East of Meadowlands in St. Louis County

2014-01-09 Thread Tanya Beyer
Just sighted in passing from the car window this morning along Hwy. 133, about 4.5 miles in from Route 53. I was headed east, bound for Duluth and the owl was on the driver side quite close to the road, still a bit west of the bridge with the concrete abutments. Typical of roadside owls and hawks

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 9, 2014

2014-01-09 Thread Jeanie Joppru
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *January 9, 2014 *MNDL1401.09 -Birds mentioned Gray Partridge Ruffed Grouse Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Wild Turkey Cooper's Hawk Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Barred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Shrike Gray Jay Common Raven Snow Bunti

[mou-net] Snowy Owls on the move

2014-01-09 Thread SUBSCRIBE MOU-NET Jbaumann
It's been interesting to read all the "local" sightings of snowy owls these last weeks. Apparently this winter's influx of the visitors is not a regional phenomenon; this story aired on tonight's CBS news - lots of snowies visiting the east coast too. Enjoy: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-wh

Re: [mou-net] Snowy Owl

2014-01-09 Thread Holly Myhre-Anton
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attach pictures, but The morning was good to me! About 10am this morning I went to Ramsey, MN searching for the Snowy Owl for the second time and found it!! Another birder was already there searching, so I joined in the search. Between the two of us, we were abl

[mou-net] Snowy, Vermillion area, Dakota Cty today

2014-01-09 Thread Laura Coble
At around noon today, I made an unplanned trip without scope to the Vermillion area , and enjoyed seeing an almost pure white Snowy Owl, viewing it on the north side of 180th St. about 1/4 mi. west of Emery Ave. I viewed it with help of birder friends, who informed me of the location when I

[mou-net] Three Snowy Owls: Dodge Co.

2014-01-09 Thread Ken Vail
Three Snowy Owls were observed in SW Dodge Co. This is same locale that had multiple owls in previous years. All observations between 3:45 and 05:15 PM. Owl #1. A dark owl atop a utility pole at the abandoned migrant camp site north of 700th St. between 110th and 120th Ave. Snowy #2 also dark an

[mou-net] Brown County Snowy Owl

2014-01-09 Thread Alex Watson
Seen at 4:45pm on west side of county 13 0.5 miles north of intersection of county 22. Was perched on second telephone pole past the first house north of said intersection. Bird flew to the west. Seen by Bethany Watson and super birder 9 year old London Watson. Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] Notice on Duluth public hearing on sulfide mining

2014-01-09 Thread Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
Care about having drinkable water? How about our pristine Minnesota wilderness? Then please join us for… PolyMet Proposed Sulfide Mine Public Hearing Thursday, January 16th Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) 350 Harbor Dr, Duluth, MN 55802 5:00 pm – Open house 6:45 - 10:00 p.m. Formal

[mou-net] Snowy Owl

2014-01-09 Thread Steven & Cynthia Broste
Looking at the darker spotted snowy Owl, Maple Grove, Arbor Lake , the end of Jonquil Lane sitting at the edge of the pond , at end of the black dirt fence. Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-n

[mou-net] Singing Cardinal

2014-01-09 Thread Fr. Paul Kammen
Always an uplifting sound, a cardinal was singing away this morning for the first time this year in Delano, MN. Fortunate to get about 4 or 5 that frequent the feeder and birdbath, and this was the first time it wasn't the little "think think" chirps but the full song. I guess he was happy tha