[mou-net] Fw: Hermit Thrush, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, etc, Anoka County

2014-04-11 Thread Barb McGregor_Sue Bergman
Tonight at the Coon Rapids Regional Park we observed our FOY  > > > >Hermit Thrush >Horned Grebes >Common Loons (pair) >Yellow Rumped Warbler >Kinglets (both types) >Brown Creeper >Osprey >Eastern Phoebe >plus 20 other species.  A perfect evening for a birding walk. > > >Sue Bergman >Barbara McGreg

[mou-net] Fw: Hermit Thrush, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, etc, Anoka County

2014-04-11 Thread Barb McGregor_Sue Bergman
- Forwarded Message - >From: Barb McGregor_Sue Bergman >To: MOU >Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:53 PM >Subject: Hermit Thrush, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, etc, Anoka County > > > >Tonight at the Coon Rapids Regional Park we observed our FOY  > > >Hermit Thrush >Horned Grebes >Common Loons (p

Re: [mou-net] Remember the Kasota Prairie?

2014-04-11 Thread Jim & Charlene Nelson
has anyone contacted Soil and Water Conservation Services or Natural Resources Conservation District within the county? Try going thru USDA and Farm Services Administration. If you find the right person within one of these offices you may find a resource. Charlene Nelson, retired farmer from Gra

[mou-net] Hermit Thrush, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, etc, Anoka County

2014-04-11 Thread Barb McGregor_Sue Bergman
Hermit Tonight at the Coon Rapids Regional Park we observed our FOY  Hermit Thrush Horned Grebes Common Loons (pair) Yellow Rumped Warbler Kinglets (both types) Brown Creeper Osprey Eastern Phoebe plus 20 other species.  A perfect evening for a birding walk. Sue Bergman Barbara McGregor New Hope,

[mou-net] Benton County waterfowl hotspot

2014-04-11 Thread Betsy Beneke
Following Jill Beim's recommendation, I drove up to a flooded area on Benton CR 4, just 1/4 mile east of it's junction with Benton CR 1, northeast of Sauk Rapids, to check on the waterfowl action. The area was just loaded with birds early this morning! Both trumpeter and tundra swans were there,

[mou-net] Yahoo messages trashed

2014-04-11 Thread
By the way, all mou-net messages originating from Yahoo.com are being treated as spam by my gmail account. Moving them from the spam folder to the inbox does not seem to remedy the situation. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota daner...@gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/tallm

[mou-net] Long-eared Owl - Anoka County

2014-04-11 Thread Pete Makousky
Hey All - I found a Long-eared Owl at Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley. Behind the visitor's center. There is a shed with an overhang and go under the overhang and past the big trees with the bird house (on one of them). Veer a bit left. I stuck a pencil in the ground and that is where I

Re: [mou-net] Remember the Kasota Prairie?

2014-04-11 Thread Stefanie or Kurt
Very sorry to hear that. I can identify with your frustration as I have have been slamming my head against a wall with regards to Randolph Industrial Park. All my e-mails to the DNR go unanswered. I finally learned via Tom Klein that an environmental study had been done about a decade ago tha

[mou-net] Benton County Waterfowl Hotspot

2014-04-11 Thread Betsy Beneke
Following Jill Beim's recommendation, I drove up to a flooded area on Benton CR 4, just 1/4 mile east of it's junction with Benton CR 1, northeast of Sauk Rapids, to check on the waterfowl action.  The area was just loaded with birds early this morning! Both trumpeter and tundra swans were ther

[mou-net] Desired Counties for Sandhill Crane Observations

2014-04-11 Thread David Wolfson
Sorry folks, I was unable to post the attached map showing the counties in our study area. Here is a list: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin Thanks for your help! Jo

[mou-net] Sandhill Crane Observations Needed

2014-04-11 Thread David Wolfson
Sandhill Crane Observations Needed! *Background: *Two separate management populations of Sandhill Cranes (*Grus canadensis*) breed in Minnesota, the Mid-Continent Population (MCP) and the Eastern Population (EP). Historically, the breeding range for the MCP was in northwestern Minnesota, while th

[mou-net] Oddly plumaged junco/Rice Co.

2014-04-11 Thread
On Monday I banded an oddly plumaged Slate-colored Junco. A photo is on my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota daner...@gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.