[mou-net] vocal Hooded Warbler, Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

2017-07-16 Thread linda whyte
It was a surprise to find a Hooded Warbler persisting in singing today; I had not expected so much vocalizing late into the morning, this far into nesting season. Having checked unsuccessfully the original preferred location for the species, a triangular wooded area between trail markers 13, 14,

[mou-net] Western Wood Pewee, Blue Grosbeak- Big Stone NWR

2017-07-16 Thread mou
(Posted by Jason Frank via moumn.org) After reading Josh Wallestad's post about the Blue Grosbeak range expansion, I decided to check out some of the northernmost potentialities in western Minnesota, namely Big Stone NWR. Departing my home in Gary, SD, I drove north

[mou-net] SAX-ZIM BOG —Recent Birds, BOG BIOBLITZ V, Workshops FERNS, LICHENS, DRAGONFLIES

2017-07-16 Thread sparky stensaas
Hi All, RECENT BIRD SIGHTINGS SAX-ZIM BOG... Great Gray Owls continue to be seen sporadically at dawn and dusk. Check all the usual roads. Dickcissel (only appears in the Bog during major irruption years) possible along CR29/229, Watsula, Racek, and Dart Roads. Watch for Bobolinks and

[mou-net] Jo Blanich

2017-07-16 Thread KIm Eckert
Sorry, forgot to mention that you can contact Jo with your condolences at Heartwood Senior Living, Room 304, 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby MN 56441. 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] Steve Blanich

2017-07-16 Thread KIm Eckert
Adding to what Pam Perry just posted, Steve was in his 90s and had been dealing with health issues for several months. The Blaniches been an institution in Minnesota birding since the early 1970s, with their many observations in Crow Wing and Aitkin counties, and as mentors to Terry Savaloja

[mou-net] Steve Blanich

2017-07-16 Thread Ken & Pam Perry
I want to let the birding community know that Steve Blanich passed away this morning. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html