[mou-net] Douglas co/Common Nighthawk

2015-08-15 Thread Charlene Nelson
Alexandria over Country Inn n Stes parking lot Charlene Nelson 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

[mou-net] Red-necked Phalaropes Kandiyohi County

2015-08-15 Thread Josh Wallestad
There are 3 Red-necked Phalaropes in the NW corner of the north Blomkest sewage pond. These sewage ponds are on 150th Ave which is north of Blomkest two miles and about a half mile west of CR 11. No other shorebirds were present. The only shorebirds I found at the Lake Lillian sewage ponds were a

[mou-net] [mou-rba] shorebird locations in Nicollet County

2015-08-15 Thread Heins, Chad
Hey birders, I led a local shorebird fieldtrip this morning. We ended up with 60 species total for the trip highlighted by the following shorebirds: Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandp

Re: [mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron reports?

2015-08-15 Thread Peter Nichols
Laura did not see it at all yesterday, but another birder eBirded it at 10:54 AM yesterday: "Observed perched on log near pond edge moving into the shade of surrounding willows." I don't know of any sightings yet today. Peter Nichols Cottage Grove Washington County On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 9:50 A

Re: [mou-net] Old Cedar Bridge closed -- metro Hennepin Co

2015-08-15 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
8/15/2015 Here is some more information about the closing of the Long Meadow Lake Units, Old Cedar Avenue Trailhead. Current plans call for a reopening of the Old Cedar Avenue trailhead on October 16, but please check the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuges web site for updates on t

[mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron reports?

2015-08-15 Thread Brian Smith
Hi,  I'm planning on trying for the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron this evening. I was wondering if there are any sightings from the past few days and, of course, from anytime today. Any information would be appreciated.  Brian Smith  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

[mou-net] Waxwings and Bobolinks/Rice Co.

2015-08-15 Thread
I don’t see waxwings and Bobolinks in the same flocks very often and certainly never thought they looked similar. But on Wednesday John Holden and I found just that sort of flock feeding off the perimeter fence of the Dennison sewage ponds—about a dozen waxwings and at least three Bobolinks. The bi

[mou-net] Westwood Nature center Bird and Nature walk

2015-08-15 Thread Vic Lewis
Join me and naturalist Greg Feinberg as we look for Fall Migrants, dragonflies, Butterflies, and meet our captive Barred Owl and Redtail Hawk with handler Debbie Friday August 21st at 8:00am. Meet in parking lot and bring insect repellent water and comfortable walking shoes. Walk is open to all!

Re: [mou-net] [Mnbird] Canon River Bottoms Field Trip

2015-08-15 Thread Richard Carlson
I'm sure you mean August 23, not May Richard Carlson Full time birder,biker, Rotarian Part-time Economist Tucson, AZ Lake Tahoe, CA Kirkland, WA Sent from my iPad On Aug 15, 2015, at 2:15 AM, Steve Weston via Mnbird wrote: > I will be leading a MRVAC field trip to the Canon River Bottoms on Su

[mou-net] Canon River Bottoms Field Trip 2

2015-08-15 Thread Steve Weston
I am not sure that I would pass the simple tests that the medical triage people would ask: What year is it? What month is it? The Canon River Bottom Field Trip will be a week from Sunday - August 23rd, not May 23rd. I am glad no one is asking me who the President is. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake

[mou-net] Canon River Bottoms Field Trip

2015-08-15 Thread Steve Weston
I will be leading a MRVAC field trip to the Canon River Bottoms on Sunday, May 23rd at 8am. This is a leisurely hike on a little known state forest trail on an old railroad bed through river bottom forest near where the Canon River meets the Mississippi River near Redwing. We will be looking for e