[mou-net] Crossbills in Cass County

(Posted by Dale A. Yerger port...@uslink.net via moumn.org) Birding with Ben Jacques today we found 3 red crossbills at Cut Lake- west of Pine River and 7 white winged crossbills just south of the pine river crossing at Brockway lake. Also 5 flocks of hundreds of redpoles each that contained 3

[mou-net] airport owls follow-up

This is an addendum to Brian Barklind's post of a Snowy Owl at the airport. There are in fact at least 3 Snowies, and perhaps his sighting is even a fourth. Three were seen at 3:15 today. One, presumably male judging by the very white plumage, was atop a lampost. The other two, one also seemingly

[mou-net] Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Dakota County

The Eurasian Tree Sparrow continues to be seen near the intersection of Orr Ave and 197th street (15620 197th Street East, Hastings). Viewed from the street this morning with 2 other birders. Strongly favored the blue feeder as reported previously. - Justin Watts, Hennepin County Join or

[mou-net] Amur Falcon migration and new protection by villages in India (w/ photos)--- NY Times

The Amur Falcon moves from E China to S Africa each year and flies non-stop across the Arabian Sea. Residents in NE India used to shoot and net 10,000's to sell for food and now wait for birders to offset loss of income. Interesting to click link satellite tracking for more info on falcon on

[mou-net] Snowy Owl MSP Airport

Snowy owl is sitting atop one of the light poles that is in the parking lot across from the FedEx building on Cargo Rd. 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] [mou-rba] Rare thrushes in Blue Earth County

Hey birders, A male Varied Thrush has come to my attention in Blue Earth County. The bird is being seen at a feeding station at 152 Sunset Village north of Good Thunder. Visitors are welcome. The feeding station is visible from the road, but you could probably talk to the homeowners and get a