[mou-net] Wood Stork

2014-06-22 Thread Frank Gosiak
I am planning on going to see the Wood Stork today. Does anyone know if it is still on location? I will be leaving Morrison County at noon. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Cattle Egret - Wright Co

2014-06-22 Thread Doug Kieser
Cattle Egret with cattle on east side of Wright Co 7, 1/2 mile north of 5th St NW. Wall cloud moving in at the moment, however. Doug Kieser Hennepin County Sent from my Sprint phone.

Re: [mou-net] Wood Stork

2014-06-22 Thread Tony Lau
We just got to the farm and saw the Wood Stork flying away and went behind the trees at the farm to the NW of original reports. On Jun 22, 2014 8:18 AM, Frank Gosiak fgos...@gmail.com wrote: I am planning on going to see the Wood Stork today. Does anyone know if it is still on location? I will

Re: [mou-net] Wood Stork

2014-06-22 Thread Tony Lau
Refound the Wood Stork just north of county rd 8 on 345th. The bird is by the tree line on the west side of 345th. On Jun 22, 2014 8:18 AM, Frank Gosiak fgos...@gmail.com wrote: I am planning on going to see the Wood Stork today. Does anyone know if it is still on location? I will be leaving

[mou-net] Additional Wood Stork Notes

2014-06-22 Thread MOU admin
(Posted by Andrew D. Smith drew...@aol.com via moumn.org) The Wood Stork in Faribault County can be more specifically aged. According to COMPLETE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA by Jonathan Alderfer et al., ...adult plumage attained in fourth year. The neck and most of the head are covered with

Re: [mou-net] [mou-rba] [mou-net] Additional WOST Notes

2014-06-22 Thread Derek Bakken
To add a bit more about the Wood Stork seen in Nebraska. It was a third party report of a sighting by a relatively new birder in the Boyer-Chute NWR on June 4th, but photos were taken and the birder apparently compared it to field guides while looking at the bird. I saw no other sightings

[mou-net] Henslows Sparrows - Hyland Park, Hennepin

2014-06-22 Thread Justin Watts
This morning around 8am, 2 Henslow's Sparrows were easily located as they sang together along the prairie trail near Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington. Annabelle Lee managed a couple photos - https://flic.kr/p/o4GFiY . Plenty of other nesting/fledgling birds, and a calling Virginia Rail

[mou-net] Wood stork, 10:30 am June 22

2014-06-22 Thread Bernice H
We found the wood stork north of cty 8, watched the wood stork for a few minutes and than a small white dog came out of the woods and tried to attack the bird. The wood stork was able to defend itself from the dog with it's wings and beak. The dog than went back into the woods but the stork

[mou-net] Cattle Egret in McLeod County

2014-06-22 Thread Williams, Bob
I found a Cattle Egret in a wetland with cows at farm #12174 on the east side of CR89(Yacht Ave) between 140th and 115th. Just north of there also on the east side was a calling Henslow's Sparrow. Bob Williams, Bloomington Sent from my iPhone

[mou-net] Wood Stork: apology and thanks

2014-06-22 Thread linda whyte
apologies: It seems I tapped an invalid address when trying to send a timely update from my cell-phone around the noon hour. Thanks: to Tony Lau for HIS timely update this morning. The bird was at precisely the new location he mentioned, the farm on the NW corner of CR 8 and 345th St. When we

[mou-net] Woodstork update.

2014-06-22 Thread Frank Gosiak
I did make it to the Blue Earth area and found the Woodstork. It was eating near the old white roped horse fence under the trees. It didn't seem to mind me being there and just went about business. This was at 3:30 today. Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] better instructions

2014-06-22 Thread Frank Gosiak
The Stork was at its original location at the farm just North of I-90 and West of 345th. Ave. (County road 5). Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Red Crossbill in Lac Qui Parle county

2014-06-22 Thread Sid Stivland
A friend of ours photographed a Red Crossbill at their feeders and bird bath. They forwarded to me a photograph that I have posted on Recently Seen. The location is a farm west of Dawson, MN. The bird is still there as of this evening. This is on private property and I would have to obtain

Re: [mou-net] Woodstork update.

2014-06-22 Thread Gerald Hoekstra
Brad Abendroth and I headed down to Blue Earth after returning from the MBW in Aitkin County this afternoon, and after a little searching and a fortunate encounter with Wayne Feder, we were able to observe the bird around 7:30 in its original location. The bird appeared bedraggled and seemed to