[mou-net] Black-necked Stilt - Yellow Medicine Co

2014-05-15 Thread Andrew Nyhus
Dedrick Benz and I queried the sightings database at moumn.org last night and discovered that a Black-necked Stilt was found yesterday at Miller Lake 15 miles west of Clarkfield along Hwy 67. It was still present at 7 am this morning. Andy Nyhus Winona, MN Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Fwd: Yellow Medicine Black-necked Stilt, American Avocets...resend

2014-05-15 Thread melissa hein
-- Forwarded message -- From: melissa hein strixnebulosa2...@gmail.com Date: May 15, 2014 8:14 AM Subject: Fwd: Yellow Medicine Black-necked Stilt, American Avocets...resend To: mou-...@lists.umn.edu Cc: I thought I sent this out yesterday...apparently it didn't go through. Thanks

[mou-net] More About the Metro

2014-05-15 Thread Steve Weston
Wendsday New birds: E. Kingbird on the shore of Quigley Lake. Swainson's Thrush (FOY) Ham Lake, Anoka Co. They have been avoiding me. Cliff Swallows flock (100+) starting to build nests at Lifetouch corp headquarters on Viking Drive just east of Prairie Center Drive on the shore of Smetana

[mou-net] Black-Throated Green Warbler

2014-05-15 Thread Susan Gilmore
Oh this time of the year is incredible! We just watched a Black-Throated Green Warbler hop from pine tree to pine tree in our front yard! An Indigo Bunting is back along with the Great Crested Flycatcher. Life is good! Susan Golden Valley near General Mills Nature Area Join

[mou-net] Cape May's at feeders

2014-05-15 Thread Linda Schumann
We are still having good numbers of the Cape May warblers on our feeders today. They are coming to suet grape jelly feeders and are also loving the fresh oranges. As I mentioned in yesterdays posting this is a first for us over the years. Yesterday we also had the Pine warbler coming into the

[mou-net] cameras and binoculars

2014-05-15 Thread Jim
Many people responded to my questions about cameras and binoculars. My thanks to all. Some of you are quoted, as we discussed. Not all of that material made the cut. My apologies to those folks. The column will run in the Home and Garden section of the StarTribune on May 28 or the first

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, May 15, 2014

2014-05-15 Thread Jeanie Joppru
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *May 15, 2014 *MNDL1405.15 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan White-winged Scoter Pied-billed Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Osprey Osprey Great Horned Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike Common Raven Eastern Bluebird Veery Swainson's

Re: [mou-net] Cape May's at feeders

2014-05-15 Thread Pamela Freeman
We too have had cape mays at our feeders - mostly to the meal worms, but also the grape jelly. They are chasing off the other smaller birds such as chickadees and nuthatches and even sometimes the cat birds. This is the first time we have seen them, a lifer for me. We live in northern Anoka

[mou-net] Westwood Bird walk

2014-05-15 Thread Vic Lewis
We will have another Bird walk at Westwood Nature Center Tuesday May 15th at 8:00 am! Westwood is located in St Louis Park at Franklin and Texas ave ! If the weather is Bad we could do Wednesday instead! Hope for another good turnout! Good Birding to all ! Vic Lewis Westwood volunteer and

[mou-net] Black-Throated Blue Warbler - Dakota County

2014-05-15 Thread Pam Blixt
From intersection of Lone Oak Rd and Ames Crossing Rd, go about 0.3 miles North on Ames Crossing Rd to a small un-named lake on the East side of Ames Crossing Rd. (Ames Crossing Rd is posted no parking.) Male Black-Throated Blue Warbler was seen today (Thursday) at about 2:00 PM on the paved