Re: [mou-net] Birds & Beers, January 20th at 6 pm at Merlin's Rest, Mpls

2014-01-19 Thread Curt Rawn
This is a reminder of Monday's Birds & Beers. On Jan 13, 2014 3:49 PM, "Curt Rawn" wrote: > Birds and Beers will be held at 6 pm on January 20th at Merlin's > Rest in > Mpls. > > Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if > you’re interested

[mou-net] Dakota County - Point Douglas Greater Scaup and ducks

2014-01-19 Thread Justin Watts
Visted Point Douglas and Mercord Mill Park (WI) this morning to see if the Long-Tailed duck was still around. No sign of it, last report I believe is around the 12th. Birds present however were: 3 Greater Scaup (Photo - http://flic.kr/p/jkHQJ7 ) 1 Bufflehead, male 1 Redhead, male 1 American Blac

[mou-net] New Goodhue County location for Eurasian Collared Dove

2014-01-19 Thread Dave Bartkey
Hi everyone! I spent the day birding Rice and Goodhue Counties today with Kathy Thom. We found 14 Eurasian Collared Doves in the town of Dennison, right on the Goodhue/Rice County line. They were on the Goodhue side. I believe this may be a new location. Other highlights were Eastern Blueb

Re: [mou-net] Other metro Snowy Owls?

2014-01-19 Thread Sandy Swanson
There are Snowy Owls in Dakota County. I located one today, west of Northfield Blvd on 180th St. E.More have been spotted off 170th and 200th in the space east if a Highway 52. This is not far from Hastings and Vermillion. Sandy Sent from my iPad > On Jan 19, 2014, at 5:27 PM, jm...@c

[mou-net] Guiding—Ai tkin Count y & Sax-Zi m Bog

2014-01-19 Thread sparky stensaas
Hi all, Guided a great couple from New Jersey yesterday (Saturday). Gorgeous weatherSunny, calm, cold Highlights: Aitkin County N Hawk Owl—On CR18 about 1.3 miles east of Hwy 169 Northern Shrike eating cached vole—twice we stopped to look at this same N. Shrike on a wire...and both times

[mou-net] Other metro Snowy Owls?

2014-01-19 Thread jmmet
I just noted Allison's post and I too am interested in snowy owls in the metro area. Allison requested responses direct to her email but I'd think this request would be of broad enough interest that response to the group would make sense but I'll let the responder decide; if you prefer the perso

[mou-net] Anoka County - Ramsey Snowy Owls

2014-01-19 Thread Pete Makousky
Today I was able to see both the Snowy Owls in Ramsey, MN (Anoka County). Took a couple of friends from church to show them. The first one we saw was again up on the high tower west of Armstrong Blvd. Then as we were leaving we saw a huge crowd outside their parked cars just north of Coburn's.

[mou-net] Other metro Snowy Owls? Respond directly

2014-01-19 Thread Allison Jensen
Hello, Saw the report of two Snowy Owls in Maple Grove. Have people spotted other Snowy Owls in the Metro area recently? I'd like to go out tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 20. Please respond directly to me at aajens...@hotmail.com Thanks! Allison Join or L

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northern Hawk-owl - Polk County

2014-01-19 Thread Agassiz Audubon
I photographed a Northern Hawk-owl this morning in western Polk County near the Agassiz Valley Project. -- Heidi Hughes Agassiz Audubon Society 120 East Bridge Ave Warren MN 56762 218.745.5663 http://www.facebook.com/AgassizAudubon http://www.facebook.com/AgassizValleyProject

[mou-net] Aitkin County update

2014-01-19 Thread Warren
Butch Ukura and I birded around Aitkin County this morning and found several interesting birds: 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS, 3 SNOWY OWLS, 2 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES, 1 BOREAL CHICKADEE, 4 GRAY JAYS, 3 RUFFED GROUSE, 40 SNOW BUNTINGS, RAVENS, ETC. The first Great Gray wa

[mou-net] Houston County Snowy Owl

2014-01-19 Thread Dedrick Benz
At about 9:30 AM Sunday I found a Snowy Owl just WNW of the town of Spring Grove. The bird was on the north side of County Road 33, about 200 yds east of its intersection with County Road 8. It was on the ground about 150 yards out. I then spent several hours in Fillmore County, and drove past

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Snowy Owls (4) Dodge County

2014-01-19 Thread Keith Anderson
This morning at 10:30 southwest of Dodge Center, a friend of mine and I were able to see 4 Snowy Owls from the same parked location.  This is the same are as described by Ken Vail and with location on the Snowy Owl Google-Map Mike is compiling. The was west of MN-56 on 120th between 690th and 70