[mou-net] Warblers (Scott Co.), Hennepin Co. birds

My boyfriend and I did some birding over the past two days. Here are some things of interest: The Cerulean Warbler was still singing at the previously described location (southeast of trail marker 18) in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (south of Burnsville) as of today. We were unable to locate the n

[mou-net] Birding in Savage - Hooded Warblers and Tufted Titmouse

Like Alyssa DeRubeis, I also birded Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve this morning. I was able to find and see all three Hooded Warblers that have been previously posted by others. All were found by sound and were seen mid-canopy (15-20 feet up). Here are the locations: 1) Heard midway between tr

[mou-net] Very late Cackling Goose - Maplewood, Ramsey County

This evening while working in the yard I observed a lone Cackling goose flying over the house with a flock of Canada geese. The goose was nearly half the size of the Canada geese it was flying with and had a noticeably shorter wingspan, but the best clue was the call note. The high pitch call of th

[mou-net] Afton and Frontenac State Parks

Yesterday afternoon I birded the Afton State Park river bottoms area (Washington County) with David Adair, Tony Lau, and Curt Rawn. This morning, David Adair and I birded Frontenac State Park (Goodhue County), and this evening I checked out the Trout Brook Loop at Afton State Park. Highlights: 6/9

[mou-net] Late Migrants - Hennepin and Dakota Counties

During June 8 - 10, saw 3 species that seem to be outside of their range for this time of year: American White Pelican - 1 - Hennepin County, Lake Minnetonka (North Arm) Bufflehead - 1 male - Dakota County, small un-named lake in Eagan Ruddyduck - 2 males - Dakota County, small un-named lake in Eag