Re: [mou-net] sparrow identification help, Hennepin cty Bloomington bass ponds

Hi all, Thanks for the responses all, most are saying female red-winged blackbird and this clicks for me as the correct identification. I have now posted an alternative shot of this bird and it better shows the longer tail, plus shows better the body length / blackbirdy shape more clearly. This

[mou-net] sparrow identification help, Hennepin cty Bloomington bass ponds

(Posted by Brian Tennessen via moumn.org) Hi, I am wondering if someone could help me with the identification of this sparrow. I am thinking it's a sparrow of some type, but the combination of features does not quite fit anything i see in my bird app. This bird has dark streaked breast and bel

[mou-net] May 11th Field Trip: Shorebirds with Garrett Wee

Hey Birders, Garrett Wee is once again leading a shorebird outing this spring in the Cottonwood area (Lyon and Yellow Medicine Counties). It will be on Saturday, May 11th. Participants should plan to meet Garrett at the Cottonwood Co-op at 8 a.m. Garrett is planning to run the same itinerary as l

[mou-net] Loggerhead shrike, Hubbard County

A loggerhead shrike was foraging from wires about 6 miles NE of Park Rapids this afternoon. This is the first I've seen in the county over the past 9 years. Marshall Howe Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.ht

[mou-net] Northern Mockingbirds in Jackson County

(Posted by Kimberly A. Emerson via moumn.org) John Hockema, Steve Houdek, and myself found two Northern Mockingbirds in Jackson County today. The first was at Anderson County Park in the southern part of the county. The second was approximately 1/4 mile northeast of the town of Heron Lake on