[mou-net] 106 species today

While birding today with Lee Pfannmuller and Gary Seim, we observed 106 species, including 9 kinds of ducks and 10 species of shorebirds. We started by leading a bird walk in Mississippi Gorge Regional Park in South Minneapolis (Eastern Wood-Pewee, Least Flycatcher, 2 Golden-winged Warbler, 1 Ba

[mou-net] The Ruff - Good Viewing Near Sunset

Thanks to directions from Linda Whyte & Laura Coble, not to leave out three ladies with one excellent sharp scope among them, I was able to take in the ruff this evening at the previously reported vicinity but a little short of the Eagan water tower--not so far down the eastward trail, where a cree

[mou-net] Correction

The previous post should have said BLUE-HEADED VIREO--not Blue-eyed Vireo! Also, the Summer Tanager was actually in the NE portion of the Trout Brook Loop, about 100 yards SE of the point where the loop joins the rest of the trail network (this would be on your left as you start the loop from the o

[mou-net] SUMMER TANAGER and CERULEAN WARBLER, Afton State Park (Washington County)

Yesterday, Brian Byrne and I found a singing CERULEAN WARBLER at Afton State Park (Washington County). The bird was along the first ravine loop trail, just north of the first bridge on the North River Trail (along the river bottomlands). Ben Douglas and I tried to relocate the bird today without

[mou-net] Ruff still present

The previously reported Ruff was seen at 4:30 pm today (5-9-15) on the far east end of Long Meadow Lake. This spot can be scoped by walking east on the trail at Bass Ponds as far as it goes before beginning to circle back. At this point a faint path takes you past a culvert and toward the cattails.

[mou-net] Yellow Medicine County Ibises present today

Garrett Wee texted me saying that two White-faced Ibises are present today as of 3:00 on Miedd Lake on the far east side of the lake. Josh Wallestad 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] Grey Cloud Dunes - 74 Species Today

I birded the Grey Cloud Dunes for 6 hours this morning and turned up 74 species, including 12 Warbler and 13 Sparrow species. The majority of the Warblers were along the river, the Sparrows however, were spread all over today as apposed to larger concentrations found in the burned area last weeken

[mou-net] MRVAC - Winona/Houston Counties - Field Trip Report - 5/7,8/15

May 9, 2015 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Southeastern Minnesota May 7, 8, 2015 Field Trip Report I enjoyed a couple days of birding, in Winona and Houston counties. Our group hit some good waves of Warblers and found a few Shorebirds and some other birds of interest on the trip.

[mou-net] White-eyed Vireo at Hok Si La

(Posted by Matt Stratmoen via moumn.org) Down on the beach behind the cabins. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html