[mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire Duluth

Hi all, Tim Bates found a Townsend's Solitaire during the Duluth CBC yesterday (Tim is a Townsend's Solitaire/Varied Thrush magnet!) It was between 4059 and 4066 Nelson Rd on the south side feeding on sparse crabapples in front of a blue trailer home. The bird would also disappear for stretches

Re: [mou-net] Snowy Owl - Chippewa County

Thrilled that you got him on your count! Lac qui Parle count is tomorrow. Sue Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2014, at 10:32 PM, Josh Wallestad wrote: > > This morning as we gathered for the Willmar CBC, we learned that Andrew > Halbritter had > seen three Snowy Owls on his drive from Madi

[mou-net] CBCers Surprised

After many years of fairly uneventful Christmas Bird Counts, Donn and I were surprised to come across a bedraggled but resplendent peacock as he stalked across several yards in a quiet residential area of Eden Prairie. No bands. New state record??? (Just kidding) Kathy Mattsson Join or

[mou-net] Evening Grosbeaks - St. Louis County

They were heading north, a group of maybe 20, over Meadowlands Twp. yesterday morning, identifiable by call. A hard-to-forget voice if you remember the numerous evening grosbeaks of the mid and late 1970s, probably in Minnesota and certainly to the northeast in Ontario, where flocks would occupy th

[mou-net] California Gull in Duluth

A first-cycle California Gull appeared at Canal Park in Duluth today while I was counting gulls. Although missed for the Duluth CBC yesterday, this is the latest date for this species in Minnesota, with the previous latest date an adult bird in Duluth on 15 December 1984. Interestingly, today’s Cal

[mou-net] Common Eider in Canal Park, Duluth

A female Common Eider was at Canal Park in Duluth on Sunday afternoon, with Mallards near and on the shore between the south parking lot and the "channel". I apologize for not posting earlier, but I was told it was on the area Saturday and presume it is the same bird that was in the area (but