[mou-net] Steve Weston program at MRVAC this Thur sday

*Special Presentation This Thursday, May 21* Birds in Love by Steve Weston, Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter I will be talking about Bird Behavior drawn from my years of observing birds and trying to figure out what is going on. I will be talking about courting, mating, nesting, and raising

[mou-net] Recent arrivals to Cloverdale, Pine County

Recent arrivals include m/f indigo buntings, rose breasted grosbeaks (7 males on the feeder at one time), at least three ruby throated hummingbirds, 3 mourning doves, and yesterday a male red headed woodpecker was checking out my feeders. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa

[mou-net] Duluth Warblers update needed.

I would appreciate any updates on the Duluth Warbler fallout this morning (Tuesday). I am considering driving up to Duluth this morning. Thank you, Mory Jahangir La Crosse, Wisconsin. -- Mory Jahangir mory.jahan...@gmail.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=m

Re: [mou-net] [mou-rba] [mou-net] Painted Bunting, Eveleth

Update from the Sabetti birdfeeders. Painted Bunting appeared at feeder about 8:00 this morning. It comes and goes depending on disturbance from other birds or chipmunks. On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Connie Sabetti wrote: > Since about 4:00 this afternoon a male painted bunting has been fe

[mou-net] Red Knot ~ Hennepin County

I observed a breeding adult Red Knot early this morning out from the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge observation platform. It was in with a large mixed flock of shorebirds predominantly Dunlins on the southern most fludflats. When I came out the parking lot was filled with major construction equipmen

[mou-net] FOY Indigo Bunting/Orchard Oriole F/Grant County

at feeders on farm Charlene Nelson 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] Cloquet Forestry Center Red Crossbills

I'm at the Cloquet Forestry Center in Carlton County today and I'm hearing numerous Red Crossbills around the main office. Red Crossbills are frequently present here. Shawn Conrad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mo

[mou-net] Long-tailed Ducks in Two Harbors

There is currently a pair of Long-tailed Ducks in Agate Bay near the Edna G. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Painted Bunting, Eveleth

5 of us saw the Painted Bunting this afternoon at Connie Sabetti’s house just south of Eveleth. Beautiful bird. Lifer. It showed up at 4:50, we watched it for about 15 minutes. On the ground and low in the trees, very easy to watch. We were Bruce Munson from Duluth, 3 people from Cook, and I am

[mou-net] Piping plover on park point Duluth today

Hi In addition to several species of warblers seen on the point today ,including at least half a dozen blackburnians,many chestnut sided ,mourning, Canada and palm warblers we saw a piping plover on the beach thanks to some kind birders who pointed it out to us. I was told that it was a female

[mou-net] Afton State Park

For those that always post sightings, thank you. I'll try and do it a little more often. Today at Minnehaha Falls there was a scarlet tanager. Later this afternoon Afton was busy. The highlight was watching an indigo bunting chasing two scarlet tanagers. Also seen: blue-grey gnatcatcher hooded wa

[mou-net] Black Billed Cuckoo Hennepin Co

I stopped for a brief time this evening (715-745pm) at Westwood Nature Center in St. Louis Park.  I was able to get several good looks at a Black Billed Cuckoo!  It was in the area of the turtle pond not far from the main parking lot.  It then flew off towards the lake.  I have birded Westwood f

[mou-net] Whimbrel - Park Point

Around 4:30 this afternoon, Larry and Jan Kramer and I observed a Whimbrel accompanied by a Marbled Godwit at the airport at the end of Park Point. The birds were first seen flying but settled onto the airport area behind the rocky point that is to the right of the airport buildings. The birds

[mou-net] Neotropical Cormorant refound!

(Posted by Garrett Wee via moumn.org) This evening I re-found the Neo corm that was observed on Sham Lake near Cottonwood last evening! Was near the same area except much farther out in the lake. Far eastern side of the lake. The cormorants like to roost in the trees found around the lake. J

[mou-net] 180th St. Marsh and Whitetail Dakota County

180th St. Marsh: About 8 lovely black terns hawking insects in air and water's surface on Sunday May 17 afternoon. Today May 19 in the evening, a beautiful short-billed dowitcher alternately feeding and sleeping in the evening sunshine. Saturday May 16, a little swarm of Wilson's Warblers at W

[mou-net] Western Kingbird, etc - Yellow Med

This afternoon there was a bit of a western feel to Swede Forest SNA in eastern Yellow Medicine County. There was a western kingbird hunting along the fence across the road. Two lark sparrows flushed out of the parking area. Lastly, there was a bird I will leave unidentified in the interior of t

[mou-net] Photos needed

Hi, I am doing a program on bird behavior on Thursday and am need of several photos and do not have time to track them down. Any contributions will be appreciated and acknowledged in the program if used. House Wren with female fluttering wing Song Sparrow (any, but female displaying preferred, t