[mou-net] Rice County Osprey

Hi everyone, Kathy Thom and I birded for a bit tonight and saw some interesting things: American Black Duck, Trumpeter Swans, Northern Shrike, Rough-legged Hawk. But the highlight was a flyover Osprey just North of Faribault. This was by far my earliest date for this species! Nothing much

[mou-net] Freeborn and Waseca County Snowy Owls relocated

a Snowy previously found by Herb Dingmann in Waseca County at the intersection of Highway 30 and 80th Street. This is all the information I have. Regards, Dave Bartkey Faribault Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Waseca correction

Sorry! The Waseca County owl was found SOUTH of Highway 30 along 80th St. Dave Bartkey 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] New Goodhue County location for Eurasian Collared Dove

Bluebirds in both counties and a Red-shouldered Hawk near the entrance to Nerstrand Big Woods State Park. We found one here last weekend as well. Probably the same bird? Goos birding!! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN Join or Leave mou-net: http

Re: [mou-net] Steele County shorebirds

. And of course, Killdeer. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 09:35:57 -0500 From: hoeks...@stolaf.edu Subject: Re: [mou-net] Steele County shorebirds To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Golden Plovers, Buff-breasted SPs, and other birds still here this morning. Gerry

[mou-net] Bell's Vireo, Rice County

of the intersection of Hall Ave. and CR 29, west of the state park. Bell's Vireo has been reported in this county the last three years in a row at least, by someone who refuses to share their sightings. So I'm very happy to be able to share this with all of you! Enjoy! Good birding! Dave Bartkey

[mou-net] Rice County arrivals

Hi everyone, I took a stroll at River Bend Nature Center today, then took a short run out to Wells Lake.I had a nice time seeing all of the different new arrivals at River Bend. The woods were sure different than a week ago! For new migrants, I had:8 Hermit Thrushes3 Yellow-bellied

[mou-net] Rice Co. arrivals today

department but Canadas, but in the typical duck department, our only misses were Ruddy Duck, American Wigeon, Greater Scaup and Redhead. Other birds of note were Sanhill Cranes, 5 Northern Harriers and a lone Gray Partridge. What a wonderfully long overdue day! Good birding! Dave Bartkey

[mou-net] Rice County field trip - cancelled

Hi everyone, I was intending on leading an MOU field trip around Rice County for waterfowl this Saturday but I am choosing to cancel the trip due to Wells Lake still not opening up whatsoever (or anywhere else). I have been checking the location but have seen nothing there all winter. I cannot

[mou-net] Wells Lake Update (no birds yet)

folks know what's happening! I'll keep checking and start reporting when things start to change! Hard to believe this is the month where we can expect phoebes, bluebirds and woodcocks to arrive back! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN Join

[mou-net] Thank you Duluth guides!

Hi everyone! I'm sure I speak for many Minnesota birders when I say THANK YOU, Mike Hendrickson and Sparky Stensaas, for all of your frequent postings of northern specialty species, and by stating exact locations where to find them! Personally, they are extremely helpful to a birder like me

[mou-net] Hoary Redpoll ~ Rice Co.

Hi everyone, Gene Bauer and I birded around Rice County for a couple of hours this afternoon and our first stop was Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault. The first bird I spotted was perched about 30 feet above our heads and I wondered what it could be as it was so white. Getting on it, I saw it

[mou-net] RFI: Carolina Wren - Dakota Cty.

Hi everyone, If anyone relocates the Hastings Carolina Wren reported on this listserve yesterday, could you please post or contact me privately? I'm hoping to try for it this coming weekend. Thanks much! Dave BartkeyFaribault,mngreathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Greater White-fronted Geese - Rice County

Hi everyone, Andy Nyhus and I were heading south from Northfield after dropping off Gene Bauer at home, when we stopped at a pond along the west side of Hwy. 3 in an area known as Comus, to look through the geese. Here, we located 7 Greater White-fronted Geese mixed in with all of the Canadas

[mou-net] Grand Marais in October

Waxwing, Townsend's Solitaire and most of the winter finches and northern specialties. For more details please visit this link: http://www.northhouse.org/courses/courses/course.cfm/cid/222 Hope to see some of you there! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN

[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper- Steele County

Hi everyone, I birded today with Gerry Hoekstra, John Hockema and Andy Nyhus. It was a great day filled with a variety of birds! We had Buff-breasted Sandpipers in three locations: One each at the Dexter Sewage Ponds and the Grand Meadow Sewage Ponds (both in Mower County; the latter bird

[mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

not relocate the avocets. As in Bob's post, there were shorebirds all over the place. This spit should be incredibly productive over the next few weeks barring some heavy rain. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] Rev. Forest Strnad

will have. Together, we saw a lot of great things. He was my mentor. Birding won't be the same without him! Regards, Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou

[mou-net] FW: [mnbird] an obit

HI, I realize that not everyone may have seen this initial posting, which came thru only on mnbird, and may be confused by my posting regarding Forest Strnad. I am forwarding that posting now. Thanks, Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN From: revde...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 11:21:09

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mnbird] an obit

bird. Pretty cool stuff! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 18:31:51 -0500 From: dbmar...@skypoint.com Subject: Re: [mou-net] FW: [mnbird] an obit To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Forest was the 20th President of the MOU in 1961 and 1962. He was one of the first to serve 2 years

[mou-net] Beware! Cannon River Wilderness Park-west unit

to some folks who had camped there and they were just sick that something like this could happen. I just wanted to alert folks to this as the parking lot in this area is pretty isolated. I'm not sure if this is a one time incident or not. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN

[mou-net] Cattle Egrets/Loggerhead Shrike

of the farm. Also of note was a Loggerhead Shrike SW of Morristown along 255th St W and a Yellow-headed Blackbird in the marsh at the intersection of 255th Jackson Ave. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Louisiana Waterthrush

of species this spring, this is my earliest date. Other birds of note were a couple of Purple Martins on the north side of Wells Lake and 27 Greater White-fronted Geese still hanging around at Sprague Lake, located in the SW part of Rice County. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN

[mou-net] No trespassing-Lake Byllesby

a week ago and there was nothing. Anyone know the story here? There were several people on the shoreline below the hill fishing. According to the signs, they were trespassing as well. Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] Final Wells Lake update

sincere pleasure to be able to share these sightings with everyone every spring! I very much appreciate all of the kind words! So, barring a rarity, this will be my final report for this season regarding migrating waterfowl at Wells Lake. See you next spring! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN P.S

[mou-net] Golden Eagle

blue phase) and 1 Double-crested Cormorant. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN 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] New arrivals

. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN 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] Wells Lake

a couple of Ring-billed Gulls flying around. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN 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] GWFG~Rice County

, not to mentions group of coots. I plan on re-checking there later this afternoon. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN 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] New Wells Lake birds

Hi everyone, New arrivals this morning to Wells Lake consisted of a few Wood Ducks, a few Gadwalls and a single Cackling Goose. There are still several species of duck present that have already been reported including the pair of Ruddy Ducks. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN

[mou-net] Ruddy Ducks

Hi everyone, Just a quick update. I did not re-find the pintail or the Hooded Mergansers at Wells Lake tonight but there were two Ruddy Ducks present. Conditions were terrible with heavy rain and some wind so I may have just overlooked them. Overall numbers are growing! Good birding! Dave

[mou-net] Wells Lake waterfowl update

get a pretty diverse mixture during March and into April. Please note, there is no parking on the Wells Lake side but the other side is fine and has a nice wide shoulder. I will continue to monitor and report through early March. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN

[mou-net] Wells Lake migrants

Hi everyone! I found a few migrants at Wells Lake this morning. There were 9 Greater White-fronted Geese, about 5-6 Redheads; male female, and a pair of Lesser Scaup. Pretty nice seeing a few new things! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN Rice County

[mou-net] Harrier-LeSueur County

in the short time I had but came up empty. Maybe this weekend Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN 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] Towhee/Snowy Owl

. It was on a power pole on the east side of the road. This was around 1pm. Also of note, there were 6 Eurasian Collared Doves at the elevators in Claremont. Good birding, Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Spotted Towhee??

Does anyone know if the Spotted Towhee is still being seen in Austin? According to the MOU database, no one has submitted data for it since the 16th. Would appreciate any info! Thanks, Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Wabasha Co. Snowy Owl

about a quarter mile east of where it intersects with CR 82. The bird was perched atop a telephone pole and seemed to be in good health. Interesting too was the Great-horned Owl atop another pole about 5-7 miles west of here in Goodhue County. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN

[mou-net] Bonaparte's Gull

and mostly unidentifiable. I was able to pick out a single Common Loon and two Ruddy Ducks. There were many goldeneyes and Common Mergansers around and some close Ring-necked Ducks. Hopefully the water will stay open for a few more days of observing! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN

[mou-net] Lingering waterfowl

Loons still hanging around. Sure hope we continue to have open water for awhile yet! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN 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] Faribault/Northfield CBC

and letting folks know that we can always use birders in the field as well as (and especially) FEEDER WATCHERS!! If anyone is interested, please contact Jake (j...@aquaeden.com) or I (greathornedd...@hotmail.com). Thanks good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN

[mou-net] Snowy Owl correction

Hi everyone, In my posting yesterday, I made an error which needs clarifying: the Steele County Snowy Owl was seen 2.5 miles east where Steele County CR 23 intersects with WASECA CR 4. There is a two steeples church at this junction as well. So sorry for the error! Good birding! Dave Bartkey

[mou-net] No Snowy Owl

, Cackling Geese, Canvasbacks and Horned Grebes. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN 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] Snowy Owl - Houston Co.

there when we hung up. John stated the owl appeared to either a female or juvenile bird. Dave Bartkey Faribault,MM 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] Snowy Owl - Steele Co.

the bird was seen, but it looks like I received her e-mail around noon. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to read it until now. I plan on going for the bird tomorrow morning. Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa

[mou-net] Summer Tanager at Carpenter

two Cackling Geese at Point Douglas. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MM 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] ID answer?

. Here is the link:http://www.bootstrap-analysis.com/2006/10/hermit_thrush_a.html Check it out! Very fascinating stuff! Thanks to Paul, Mike, Seth and John for your suggestions, and to Bruce for the great link! And also to Bob for the humor. :) Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN http

[mou-net] Purple Sandpiper and Snowy Egret

of the road right at mile marker 62. It was in the company of a Great Egret. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives

[mou-net] New Rice Co. EC Dove spot + waterfowl

. A pretty fine much needed day! Good birding! Dave Bartkey greathornedd...@hotmail.com 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] Dove?

some encouraging news... Thanks, Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com 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] Good hawk migration today

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[mou-net] Shorebirds, light warblers - Waseca Co.

shorebirds, I found a single Wilson's Snipe in a flooded field just north of the town of Waseca. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou

[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers ~ Rice. Co.

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[mou-net] Kentucky Warbler - Rice Co.

and pulled up Kentucky Warbler audio on the internet. Bingo! It was exactly what I was hearing! Good luck to all who try for this bird! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Kentucky Warbler not refound

share that the bird hasn't been refound (yet), and if anyone is planning on traveling here tomorrow, you may want to try plan B for now... Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Better migrants today

of a fly-over American Bittern. A county bird for Troy and only my second-ever Rice County record. One other highlight was being fortunate enough to watch a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird do some construction on a nest! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Is migration over?

-crowned and Palm Warblers. Today, the only migrant warblers I had were - 1 Yellow-rumped, several Tennessee and 1 Black White. I also had 1 Swainson's Thrush. Where the heck is everything??? Good (?) birding, Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler ~ Rice Co.

Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove 2 Western Grebes 2 Red-necked Grebes Scarlet Tanagers (many) Oh, and one bird that started off my day in a nice way was a calling Common Nighthawk above my apt. building at 4:45 am. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Cattle Egrets still present @ 1pm

Hi everyone, The 5 Cattle Egrets were still present this afternoon at 1 pm. Thanks so much to Cindy Vern Krienke for finding and posting these! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Rice County shorebirds

don't know if the shorebirds returned elsewhere on the lake or what, but the wind was so strong that we just left. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] warblers +

-crowned Sparrow and a Lincoln's Sparrow. Nice to see the increase in numbers of bird species as well from this fantastic southern wind! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Cinnamon Teal still present!

to and fro, one could make out the details in the sunshine. Thanks to Hap Huber, John Cyrus Fr. Tom! You guys were of huge help! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Recent Cinn. Teal sightings?

Hi everyone, I'd like to take another run at the Cinnamon Teal in Carver County. Has anyone seen it since Monday? I checked the MOU database and the most recent date was 4/19. Pretty long drive if it has moved on... Thanks in advance for any help on this! Good birding! Dave

[mou-net] Chimney Swift

birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign

[mou-net] Cinnamon Teal not present

! Thanks and good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com

[mou-net] Louisiana Waterthrushes

Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Brown Thrasher Bank Swallow Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more

[mou-net] Wells Lake update

Merganser. Singles or small numbers of all. There were also many Common Mergansers with a few Common Goldeneye mixed in too. Also present was a single Great Blue Heron and a few Double-crested Cormorants. The next few weeks should be pretty exciting! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN

[mou-net] Mute Swans

was encouraged today by more open water and many geese on the ice edge, which usually immediately precedes other geese arriving, like white-fronted and snows. I'll keep my eyes open! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Turkey Vulture

After my post from today, as I was leaving to take my daughter to work (about 4:45 pm), saw my FOY Turkey Vulture flying overhead. Later after arriving home, Common Grackle doing the same. Fun day! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] owl question

owls? Thanks in advance for anyone knowledgeable and willing to share! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http

[mou-net] Looking for info on Carolina Wren

Hi everyone, Does anyone have or know of any Carolina Wrens that are visiting a feeder anywhere? I'm trying to help a friend see one. Thanks good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Eurasian Collared Doves-Rice Co.

, she had stated that she hadn't seen them for a couple of days at that time. Just trying to prepare folks... Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ Hotmail

Re: [mou-net] About bats, And who is batty?

first invented and used the term, but it is part of my birding lingo. But like Forest says, we learn by our mistakes and it makes us better birders. We keep looking until we get it right! Good birding! ( Happy CBC-ing!) Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 18 Dec

[mou-net] Waseca Faribault Co. sightings

with the late migrants and all! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows

[mou-net] Black Scoters still present + late migrant

), and there were still some Bonaparte's Gulls hanging around Lake Geneva. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com _ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn

[mou-net] Ross' Geese-Waseca County

@ Janesville Sewage Ponds A conservative guess of 400+ Brewer's Blackbirds littering the fields on both sides of the road leading to the south public access of Lake Elysian. On the way home, we scanned Cannon Lake in Rice County and were surprised to find 6 Horned Grebes. Good birding! Dave Bartkey

[mou-net] Guillemot correction

Hendrickson for all the updates and great information on the guillemot, and especially for relocating it on Sunday morning! You rule Mike! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Waseca/Blue Earth Counties

unusual-Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumps, plus both kinglets. The wind made things pretty tough. With the warmth of the day, I can't imagine how could it may have been if it were calm! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd...@hotmail.com

[mou-net] Rice County

Hi everyone, Forest Strnad and I birded around the lakes of Rice County today. The highlights were a late Palm Warbler at Circle Lake. Other than that, we had 9 duck species; nothing unusual. We did find a Common Loon on Cannon Lake. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN greathornedd

[mou-net] Broad-wings moving

at one time and were impossible to get an accurate count. Trying to estimate, counting them in groups of 5, I figured there to be 65 or more. Very fun! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalaropes - Rice County

Pectoral or what. Any ideas? Good birding, Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com 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] LeSueur/Rice Counties

S.P.) 10 species of warbler; nothing surprising. Rice - Caspian Tern (5 @ Cody Lake) Forsters Tern (1 @ Cody Lake) Short-billed Dowitcher (1 @ Cody Lake) American Golden Plover (38 @ Wagner Sod Farm along Hwy. 60, east of Faribault.) Very fun day! Good birding! Dave Bartkey

[mou-net] Painted Bunting??

Does anyone know if the Painted Bunting was seen today? I'd like to try for it tomrrow if it has been. Thanks for any info on the bird! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler still present - Rice Co.

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[mou-net] Cannon River Wilderness Park - warblers

Sparrow We missed on Golden-winged, Blackpoll, Cerulean, Cape May and Mourning. Sounds like a couple of these were at the Arb instead! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Cerulean Warbler, Swainson's Hawk, etc. - LeSueur Co.

, Indigo Bunting, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Chestnut-sided Warbler, American Redstart, Baltimore Oriole, Virginia Rail and Green Heron. All together between the two counties we tallied 116 species. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave

[mou-net] Marbled Godwit - Rice Co.

shorebirds including lots of Wilson's Phalaropes. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, Mn screech...@q.com 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] Hudsonian Godwit, Willets - Steele Co.

at the state park. There were also a few Forster's Terns about and several Marsh Wrens calling in the cattails. There were also a few American Pipits at the Claremont Sewage Ponds in Dodge County, but unfortunately, no shorebirds. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech

[mou-net] Rice Co. Hooded Warbler re-found

by the parking lot this afternoon at around 3:30 pm. Other birds of interest in Rice Co. this morning included 2 Ovenbirds and one, maybe more, Eastern Towhees on the east side of CRWP. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net:http

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler - Rice Co.

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[mou-net] Waseca/Rice egret not present

Hi everyone, I checked for the Cattle Egret reported by Cindy Krienke this morning and couldn't locate the bird. This was around 11:45 am. Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Louisiana Waterthrushes, Lark Sparrow + snake question

today as well. Good birding ( reptiling!) Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com 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] Answer to snake question

. And I received one photo of a Red-bellied Snake, and that is definitely what I saw. Great stuff! Thanks again to all of you!!! Best, Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http

[mou-net] Field Sparrows

Hi everyone, Two of them present this evening at River Bend Nature Center. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com 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] Brown Co. 4/10

as Sellner's Slough 6 Bonaparte's Gulls at Sleepy Eye Sewage Ponds. A very fine day to be out! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com 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] Waseca Purple Martins

Linda Born e-mailed me today asking me to post that Purple Martins showed up this morning at her houses. Linda lives on Clear Lake in Waseca. Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] LeSueur Co. Golden Eagle

Geese in both LeSueur and Rice. Also of note today were FOY Great Egrets (2), Common Loon (1), Fox Sparrows (many), Pelicans (29), and Brown-headed Cowbirds (several). We spotted a single Northern Shrike as well! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screech...@q.com

[mou-net] Wells Lake this evening

because I had her keys (and it's SOO difficult going indoors on a day like this!), and a Turkey Vulture flew over! BONUS! My youngest daughter has decided to start keeping a life list, and it's been very fun helping her with that. I think she went over 50 tonight! Good birding! Dave

[mou-net] Mute Swan ~ Rice Co.

Great Blue Heron on the colony island at Wells Lake. Today there were probably well over 40. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screech...@q.com 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] Cranes, Swans Herons - Rice Co.

Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Raptors seen at RBNC- Bald Eagle (several) Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk (harassing a red-tail) Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN

[mou-net] MOU website question

bad. If not, what gives? Thanks, Dave Bartkey Faribault Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

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