After a dismal spring migration so far, today was a significant change, with a
good movement of geese. In the two hours I was counting, I averaged 24 flocks
per hour, with an average of 130 birds/flock, I saw about 6200 geesenot
epic, but respectable. About 80% of these were white fronted,
Junco flocks are surging and Song Sparrows are mixed in.
Hey birders,
Junco flocks are surging and Song Sparrows are mixed in. I had a single flock
of Greater White-fronted Geese flying over Eagle Lake around noon and then
hundreds of Snow Geese flying over Land of Memories City Park in the
m
Lots of birds moving around Benton, Mille Lacs and Sherburne Counties today,
mostly waterfowl, hawks and blackbirds. Canada geese and trumpeter swans
flying every which way. One group of 4 Canada geese had a snow goose with them
- that was at the refuge this morning.
Red-tails, a couple of ro
The south winds yesterday and today seemed to blow in many migrants which
changed birding from Saturday to today. Had 8 or so Rough legs on Friday,
a N Shrike today and a handful of Am. Tree Sparrows and Juncos. Canada
Geese were in small to medium flocks everywhere today. New birds today
included
Around 6 pm I was amazed to see 20 Turkey Vultures flying over the wetlands
in my Plymouth neighborhood.
A very nice FOY!
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This afternoon north of Tamarack in eastern Aitkin County there was a Northern
Hawk Owl on CR 6. There also had been one in the same spot on the 18th and 19th
but had not been seen since. A few poles over there was an American Kestrel,
also seen today were Northern Harrier, Canada Goose and Dar
Dozens of meadowlarks arrived at the Agassiz Valley Impoundment today along
with at least 200 or more Canada Geese. We spotted a total of 5 Snowy Owls
and a Great Horned Owl along 190th Street this morning. 4 Northern
Harriers. 5 American Kestrels on Polk Co 67. The first of a dozen
Sandhill Cr
This is a video piece with David Attenborough in Australia from the PBS
series on Birds that he hosted ~10 years ago. It is amazing to see again.
This bird must have been photographed in the past with both single frame and
motor drive cameras. He mimics camera shutters and 19 other sounds in o
Lots of species flying along the Mississippi near Hastings.
100 or more common Mergansers in the river.
50
White pelicans flew overhead
Many ring-billed gulls
A few Hooded Metgansers on Lake Rebecca
Many eagles along the river
Mourning doves arrived at my feeders today - grackles and many black b
NOVA "Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius"--- the science of animal cognition.
in MSP metro:
Weds 04/09 @ 8:00 pm chan. 2-1
Sunday 04/13 @ 8:00 pm chan 2-2 (Life)
I don't know if this is a new program, and no specific info available (no
dates are given of PBS productions in the TPT Magazin
At Bass Ponds on this warm morning 30+ species were present with highlights
including:
Rusty Blackbirds (a group of about 5 in a wooded area)
Rough-Legged Hawks (A light and a dark morph together)
Turkey Vultures (3)
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
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Justin Watts,
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Still pretty frozen up here but some moving water is open. Canada Geese and
Trumpeter Swan numbers are increasing and Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawks and
Northern Harriers showed up last week. This morning I saw my first
Red-winged Blackbird. The number of Rough-legged Hawks has decreased but
there are
For the last four days our suet has been visited by a Flicker. This
morning we had a Fox Sparrow and Juncos under the feeders.
Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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Stopped by the causeway yesterday afternoon and saw pretty much the same birds
except there was a red-breasted merganser as well as 2 greater white-fronted
geese mixed in
Mike Henry
Rochester
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> On Mar 28, 2014, at 6:33 PM, "Gerald Hoekstra" wrote:
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> Wells Lake (Rice Co.)
Try again
I spotted a Snowy Owl on the Steele/Dodge county line along a fence line to the
south of 685th St. It is quite a ways out from the road out near three dark
posts that are close together.
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I spotted a Snowy Owl on
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Yesterday afternoon there was a merlin in the same area as last year. Last
year I saw one in the same 4 square block area for several weeks. I never saw
two at a time or anything that suggested a nest site. I find it interesting
that the one yesterday was in the same block.
Hi All--
Yesterday, 29 March, Erika and I photographed a few Greater Scaup at Black
Dog Lake and I have posted hints on how to identify the species on my blog:
http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com
By the way, Erika and I were standing in Dakota Co. when we took the
photos, though I suspect th
Spotted 2 Snowy Owls at the Agassiz Audubon Center on 190th Street in
Warren yesterday. Sharp-tailed Grouse on the beach ridge, Northern
Harriers, Rough-legged Hawks, Bald Eagles, Swans in the air, a few Snow
Buntings on the roadsides, but mostly Horned Larks. Blizzard Watch tonight.
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Heidi H
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