[mou-net] Lac Qui Parle and Yellow Medicine Counties weekend birding

Friday afternoon we arrived at Prairie Marsh Farm to open up the farm house for the spring and fill the bird feeders that had been empty for five months. After 2 inches of snow overnight numerous birds soon found the feeders or were seeking shelter in the grove. 6 Tree Sparrow 1 Fox Sparrow 1 So

Re: [mou-net] Whooping cranes, Stearns Co.

Very good point. It took me only a few seconds to find this information https://www.bringbackthecranes.org/what2do.html Joel Schmidt On Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 3:49 PM Sue Keator wrote: > I believe that exact locations are frowned upon for Whooping Cranes. You > may want to check with the Crane Fo

[mou-net] Whooping cranes, Stearns Co.

A friend in Stearns Co texted me saying that she saw two whooping cranes this morning for about 30 minutes, starting around 8:40 am. She said they were all white with black and red on their heads, and they were definitely larger than sandhill cranes. She saw them just north of the Kandiyohi Co l

[mou-net] Lac Qui Parle open water??

Hello - Any recent reports on open water and ducks/geese at Lac Qui Parle (or any other western lakes) would be greatly appreciated. Open water in the metro area is still pretty limited and I am getting antsy for spring. Thanks for any updates you can provide. --rick Join or Leave mou-net