[mou-net] Possible Whooping Cranes, Otter Tail Co.

2016-09-13 Thread Brian Smith
to east. He said there's often Sandhill Cranes in the area so he knows the difference between a Crane and say a Trumpeter Swan.  When he got to work he looked at pictures of Whooping Cranes and he's convinced that's what he saw. Just thought I'd share this with the list serve. Brian Smith

[mou-net] Black-bellied Whistling Ducks?

2016-05-20 Thread Brian Smith
Any updates this evening would be appreciated.  Would possibly try for them in the morning if it seems they're still around.  Brian Smith Sleepy Eye  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

[mou-net] American Avocets, Brown Co.

2015-09-20 Thread Brian Smith
There are 4 American Avocets on the NW cell at the Sleepy Eye WTP's at 5:50 p.m.  I  was surprised to see them, they are beautiful in their basic plumage. Brian Smith  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

[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] Willets, St. Louis Co.

2015-08-07 Thread Brian Smith
There are 7 Willets and 1 American Golden Plover on the ball field at Park Point at 10:00 a.m., along with hundreds of gulls. Brian Smith  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

Re: [mou-net] White-eyed Vireo and Sleepy Eye sewage ponds

2015-05-30 Thread Brian Smith
I  was at the Sleepy Eye WTP's earlier today and there were still 2 American Avocets (there have been Avocets for an entire week - I can't recall that ever happening before) along with 5 Red-necked Phalarope, Stilt Sandpiper and other peeps.  Brian Smith  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G

[mou-net] Red-necked Phalarope, Brown County

2015-05-15 Thread Brian Smith
Earlier I found one adult female Red - necked Phalarope in a flock of about 150 Wilson's Phalarope's at the Sleepy Eye WTP's. I'm pretty sure that I heard a Blue Grosbeak singing in the distance toward the municipal airport but I wasn't able to locate it later. Brian Smith Sent from my

[mou-net] Geese Migration

2015-03-10 Thread Brian Smith
As I drove to work from Sleepy Eye to New Ulm today I saw three flocks of Canada Geese  (20 - 30 birds) making their way north. Brian Smith  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

[mou] Willets/Brown County

2008-07-25 Thread Brian Smith
There was a flock of 17 Willets resting on the grass berm at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds earlier this morning. This is the largest number of Willets that I've ever seen. Otherwise, not much else out there to report. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye -- next part

[mou] Cattle Egrets/Brown Co.

2008-06-07 Thread Brian Smith
of Sleepy Eye. Interestingly, Ron Erpelding found a Cattle Egret in this same pasture back in September, 2006. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye, Brown County -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080607

[mou] Piping Plover/Brown County

2008-04-28 Thread Brian Smith
Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080428/42281a78/attachment.html

[mou] Hooded Warbler/Nicollet County

2008-04-22 Thread Brian Smith
. According to Birds in Minnesota, April 19th would be a very early spring migration date. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080422/d1ffd246/attachment.html

[mou] Brown County Today

2008-04-05 Thread Brian Smith
location we enjoyed watching several Common Loons diving in Lake Hanska. One of the loons caught a bullhead and we were amused as it took awhile for it to get it turned around in its bill so it could swallow it. For the day we had a total of 66 species. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye

[mou] Western Sandpiper, Brown County

2007-09-30 Thread Brian Smith
spit on the NW pond on your left near the entrance. Good birding, Brian Smith -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070930/7844724c/attachment.html

[mou] Probable Western Sandpiper, Brown County

2007-09-29 Thread Brian Smith
until tomorrow. I've sent a picture of the bird to Dave Cahlander and hopefully he'll be able to post it to Recently Seen for others to see. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou

[mou] Piping Plover Update, Brown Co.

2007-06-13 Thread Brian Smith
south of that on your left. It's okay to step over the chain at the gate, the city manager has given birders permission to go in. Brian Smith -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070613/34e85e10

[mou] Piping Plover Refound, Brown County

2007-06-11 Thread Brian Smith
exposed gravel for the shorebirds to forage on. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070611/bbe4f604/attachment.html

[mou] Nobles Big Day; Jackson Co.GTGR

2007-05-18 Thread Brian Smith
. One male was heard making it's various clucks and whistles and we also saw it briefly chasing the female. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070518/62ca32b3

[mou] American Avocets/Brown County

2007-05-09 Thread Brian Smith
County, the other record was back in May, 2003. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070509/e6b601d6/attachment.html

[mou] Baird's Sandpiper/Brown County

2007-03-22 Thread Brian Smith
mudflats as well as on the ice. The ones that I = could see well were all Baird's Sandpipers, but the more distant ones = I'm not so sure of. It sure is nice to have spring migration gearing = up! Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_01A5_01C76CB0.D6D25160 Content-Type: text/html

[mou] Snow Geese/Blue Earth Co.

2007-03-08 Thread Brian Smith
. This was near the intersection of Hwy. 60 = and 14 east of the town of Eagle Lake. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_000B_01C761B3.C2C59F40 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional

[mou] Rusty Blackbirds/Brown Co.

2007-02-22 Thread Brian Smith
miles south of town on Hwy. 4. Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_01F8_01C756B4.6A4690E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html

[mou] Green-tailed Towhee Today

2007-01-28 Thread Brian Smith
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_002D_01C74301.AB8029C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saw the GT Towhee today in Mountain Lake from 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye

[mou] Short-eared Owl, Brown Co.

2006-12-27 Thread Brian Smith
minutes. Pretty cool bird, a new one = for my Brown county list. Good Birding, Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_01A1_01C729E2.8426EE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD

[mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Brown Co.

2006-10-19 Thread Brian Smith
in the same area. It's = getting late in the season for this species, too. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00BB_01C6F3B7.FE481760 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN

[mou] Sabine's Gull Not Refound, Brown Co.

2006-09-10 Thread Brian Smith
. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_0044_01C6D4AF.B7538FF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html; = charset

[mou] Sabine's Gull, Brown Co.

2006-09-09 Thread Brian Smith
and try to get some shots of it. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00B5_01C6D41F.0CC5C480 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type

[mou] Plegadis Ibises Still Present, Brown Co.

2006-09-06 Thread Brian Smith
. The marsh is about 1/2 mile east of = the town of Godahl on the north side of Brown County Rd.6. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_016D_01C6D1F9.856553B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD

[mou] Plegadis Ibis, Brown County

2006-09-04 Thread Brian Smith
-necked Phalaropes. Happy Labor Day, everyone! Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_0145_01C6D025.5C987320 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv

[mou] Eurasian Collared- Dove, Redwood County

2006-08-28 Thread Brian Smith
county record. Good birding! Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00EC_01C6CADB.066838E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type

[mou] Red-necked Phalarope Migration

2006-08-24 Thread Brian Smith
. In comparison, I went back and looked = at my fall reports for the past two years at the Sleepy Eye sewage = ponds. In 2004 I had a total of 9 birds and in 2005 a total of 12. =20 Good birding! Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_004E_01C6C749.5F74FBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859

[mou] Brown County Today

2006-06-25 Thread Brian Smith
of = birding great, though?) and great company. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_0078_01C698A0.124BBAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv

[mou] Cerulean Warbler, Brown Co.

2006-06-18 Thread Brian Smith
? = Are people allowed to raise Sandhill Cranes in captivity? It just didn't = seem to be that wary of humans. Anyone have any thoughts? Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C692E0.63818500 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

[mou] Least Tern, Nobles County

2006-06-04 Thread Brian Smith
and then it flew over = the bridge on Cty. 5 and when last spotted was headed to the east (this = is still Lake Ocheda). Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_016A_01C687BF.7A62B3B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C

[mou] Prairie Warbler, Nobles Cty. (Dedrick and Chris Part 2)

2006-06-04 Thread Brian Smith
for Blue Grosbeaks when they = heard the PRWA singing. They did some pishing and it came in nearby and = gave them great looks. Way to go, guys! Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_0188_01C687C9.9B110D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

[mou] Nesting! Great-tailed Grackles, Brown Co.

2006-05-06 Thread Brian Smith
was there. = It's pretty close to where the female is making the nest. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_0092_01C6710D.525B5A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN

[mou] Great-tailed Grackle, Brown County

2006-05-03 Thread Brian Smith
= but I suspect that it's moved on. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_012F_01C66EF6.1B74AFC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http

[mou] Willets/Brown County

2006-05-01 Thread Brian Smith
, they weren't skittish and gave me close = looks. When they did fly, those wing patterns are really stunning. I = hope the Willets are a sign of new birds yet to come! Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00A2_01C66D52.87385680 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content

[mou] Ross's Goose/Brown County

2006-03-03 Thread Brian Smith
on the spillway below the dam on the south end = of Lake Hanska. Good Birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00D0_01C63EEE.E067DEC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN

[mou] E. Collared-Dove/Brown County

2006-01-28 Thread Brian Smith
grain (there's a big = grain elevator on the south side of E. Brown St.). I believe that this = is the second record for Brown county and they're the first E. = Collared-Doves that I've found in the county. It will be interesting to = see if the doves will stay in Comfrey or move on. =20 Brian

[mou] Snowy Owl Refound

2005-11-20 Thread Brian Smith
as reported earlier). Nice find, = Bob! Also, when I got home to Sleepy Eye, I had the first Pine Siskins of the = fall at my thistle feeders. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye, Brown Co. --=_NextPart_000_004B_01C5EDCE.07A92A60 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding

[mou] Dunlin, Brown Co.

2005-11-05 Thread Brian Smith
. Otherwise, birding was pretty quiet = today. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye, MN --=_NextPart_000_0399_01C5E21F.0AF04830 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv

[mou] Sleepy Eye Sewage Ponds

2005-09-11 Thread Brian Smith
and then foraged to within twenty feet of where I was and which gave = great looks in the scope. =20 Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye, Brown County --=_NextPart_000_0724_01C5B6E9.D4938500 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML

[mou] Henslow's Sparrow/L. Yellowlegs, Brown Co.

2005-06-25 Thread Brian Smith
suppose they're late spring or early fall = migrants? =20 Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C5797A.351B9BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN

[mou] Bell's Vireo/Brown County

2005-06-02 Thread Brian Smith
side of the road, about 200 = feet from the highway. I believe that this may be a new county record. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00AA_01C5673F.2276F8B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML

[mou] Brown County Update

2005-05-16 Thread Brian Smith
13 species in all. The recent rains have flooded a lot of the = fields so the shorebirds seem to be more dispersed than usual. Good Birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_0135_01C559F2.79208820 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted

[mou] Northern Mockingbird/Brown County

2005-04-18 Thread Brian Smith
, Brian Smith=20

[mou] Ross's Goose/Brown County

2005-03-17 Thread Brian Smith
Goose - 90-100 Cackling Goose - at least 15 Mallard - many Lesser Scaup - 1 Wood Duck - several pairs Common Merganser - 1 Common Grackle - 1 in Sleepy Eye and 3 in New Ulm. First I've seen this = spring. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_040E_01C52B1C.B8333710 Content-Type: text/html

[mou] New Seasonal Report Form

2005-03-02 Thread Brian Smith
that shows all of = the submitted observations by county is another great feature. Well = done!=20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_0187_01C51EF1.BB32FE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD

[mou] New Ulm CBC

2004-12-27 Thread Brian Smith
count circle is mostly in Brown = county but also includes parts of Nicollet and Blue Earth counties. If = anyone is interested in participating, you can contact me online or by = telephone at 507-794-3875. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_022E_01C4EC36.BFF4B110 Content-Type: text/html

[mou] Trumpeter Swans/Nicollet Cty.

2004-12-17 Thread Brian Smith
(the field is located along the = Minnesota river and near the intersection of Hwy. 14 and Nicollet Cty. = 37). As far as I could tell neither of the birds were banded. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_04F1_01C4E46A.8F614780 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content

[mou] Ross's Goose/Brown County

2004-12-05 Thread Brian Smith
on Sleepy Eye lake. I was able to get = excellent looks at it as it rested on the ice only 100 feet from the = road. ID made on small size, round head and stubby bill with no = grinning patch. Also seen were Mallard, Lesser Scaup and Common = Merganser. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye

[mou] Ross's Goose/Brown Co.

2004-10-14 Thread Brian Smith
Slough WMA, two miles west of New = Ulm on Hwy. 14. I was able to get very good looks at it through the = scope from maybe 150 yards and the sun was to my back. My ID was made = based on its relatively small size, noticeably round head and stubby = bill. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye

[mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper/Brown Co.

2004-09-26 Thread Brian Smith
, high-pitched call.=20 On Friday I found a resting Caspian Tern and one juvenile Black-bellied = Plover. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_003D_01C4A39C.5A540D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML

[mou] Peregrine Merlin/Brown Co.

2004-09-12 Thread Brian Smith
day that you can see a Peregrine = and a Merlin at the same time! Also, the shorebird migration is pretty good right now. Over the past = two days I've found 14 species around Brown county. Good birding, Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_0317_01C498D1.9F181940 Content-Type: text/html

[mou] Blue Grosbeaks/Brown County

2004-07-18 Thread Brian Smith
for that matter.) = However, anyone who decides to go in there needs to be aware of this. =20 Brian Smith P.S. If anyone else finds these birds, I'd appreciate it if you'd let me = know. =20 --=_NextPart_000_0145_01C46D11.E1BF51A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer

[mou] Brown Cty. 4th of July (long)

2004-07-04 Thread Brian Smith
Yellowlegs. Also seen were two Eared Grebes = and 1 Ring-billed Gull. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00DE_01C46205.A0BDAC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN

[mou] Lark Bunting Not Refound

2004-06-30 Thread Brian Smith
ASAP. I did see a = Brewer's Blackbird on a fencepost along Hwy. 14 on the ride home. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C45EC9.54F9C8F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0

[mou] Nobles Cty. Brown Pelican - Not Found

2004-04-17 Thread Brian Smith
around Lake Ocheda. Unfortunately, = I could find no sign of the Brown Pelican. =20 Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_0040_01C4248E.C163B6B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN

[mou] A. Golden-Plover/Brown Co.

2004-04-10 Thread Brian Smith
close to the Watonwan co. border). = Both birds were still in their nonbreeding plumage. Otherwise, didn't = find anything else that would be considered unusual. Brian Smith --=_NextPart_000_00FC_01C41EEA.3673B630 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding

[mou] Snowy Owl/Renville Co.

2004-03-28 Thread Brian Smith
was an adult as it was almost pure white. The approximate = location where it was seen was between Renville Co. Rd 77 and 39 (I = think it was 39 - whatever the next co. road is north of 77, they = weren't far apart), just a mile or so north of Fort Ridgely State Park. Brian Smith

[mou] Sleepy Eye lake

2004-03-13 Thread Brian Smith
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[mou] Common Redpolls/Brown County

2004-02-04 Thread Brian Smith
this afternoon. These were the first that I've = ever found in Brown county. There have been so many other reports from = around the state that I was beginning to wonder if they were ever going = to make their way here. Now if I could just find some Crossbills.=20 Brian Smith

[mou] Tufted Titmouse/Brown County

2003-12-10 Thread Brian Smith
ravine with = multiple feeders and there are numerous birds to watch. If interested, = please contact Ron or Faith to arrange a time to stop by. Best Wishes, Brian Smith P.S. I'm also pleased that we should be able to include the Titmouse on = the New Ulm Christmas bird count this weekend. =20

[mou] No. Shrike Others - Brown County

2003-11-29 Thread Brian Smith
hope this is an indication of = things to come for the rest of the fall winter seasons. Best Wishes, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye =20 --=_NextPart_000_0020_01C3B67F.5A58B290 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C

[mou] Peregrine Falcon/Brown County

2003-09-03 Thread Brian Smith
and the dark colored helmet and mustache = on the head as well as the white on its supercilium really stood out. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_008C_01C37252.2E3F4910 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC

[mou] Shorebirds - Brown County

2003-08-29 Thread Brian Smith
. There are still both species of = Yellowlegs, Least and Pectoral Sandpipers, but there seem to be less = numbers of these than there had recently been. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye =20 --=_NextPart_000_00BB_01C36E5C.3BD7C970 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer

[mou] Blue Grosbeaks in Murray County

2003-06-11 Thread Brian Smith
hearing from you. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye=20 --=_NextPart_000_00F2_01C33061.81E7D100 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content

[mou] Sleepy Eye Sewage Ponds

2003-06-01 Thread Brian Smith
, Ruddy Duck, Redhead, Blue-winged Teal, Wood = Duck (with young), Black Tern, many Canada Geese. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_022E_01C3286E.FB018400 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0

[mou] Peregrine Falcon/Cottonwood County

2003-05-11 Thread Brian Smith
along Hwy. 60 in Windom. There were 3 = Semipalmated Plovers feeding on the mudflats and a flock of Least = Sandpipers. I got excellent looks at a Peregrine Falcon that made = several passes flying low over the marsh. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye --=_NextPart_000_0042_01C317E8.AAF4B040 Content-Type

[mou] Great-tailed Grackle Update/Brown County

2003-04-20 Thread Brian Smith
compost site road. The compost site borders the = sewage lagoons on the north. They were found together perching in some = cattails in the marsh. Occasionally one would drop down to the water to = forage. I'm very curious about how long they'll stick around. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye

[mou] Great-tailed Grackle in Brown County

2003-04-18 Thread Brian Smith
to the lagoons is about a half mile = south of this and will be on your left. The entrance isn't marked. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye =20 --=_NextPart_000_0035_01C305AB.63DFE570 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C