[mou-net] Connecticut Warbler, Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

On the southern end of the restored oak savanna to the east of the East 36th Street parking lot along West River Road in Mississippi Gorge Regional Park, I both heard and saw a Connecticut Warbler at 10 AM this morning (Monday, May 20). The bird sang only one complete song while hidden in dense

[mou-net] Carolina Wren in Town of Afton

Last Thursday, May 13, up the hill from the western terminus of 33rd Street in the Town of Afton, I heard the distinctive "Teakettle, Teakettle, Teakettle" song of a Carolina Wren. I was unable to see the bird. On Monday morning, May 17, at 11:30 AM, Leslie McInenly, Paul Smithson, and I

[mou-net] Male Summer Tanager in Anoka County

>From 9:45- 10:00 AM today (Monday, May 10), I saw a male Summer Tanager from a >distance of 20 to 50 feet in the extreme southwest section of the Locke Park >picnic area in Anoka County, about 150 feet east of a nearby dog park. The >picnic area, which can be accessed via 171st Street NE, is

[mou-net] Northern Shrike at Les Bolstad golf course, Ramsey County

At about 3:00 PM today, several other observers and I saw a Northern Shrike just north of the pond in the northeastern section of the University of MN's Les Bolstad golf course. This is the same pond by which a Mountain Bluebird had been seen in late morning today. The shrike sang repeatedly.

[mou-net] Yellow-billed Cuckoo

A Yellow-billed Cuckoo has been calling for 3 of the last 4 days in the northwestern section of Seven Oaks Park (the oval), just south of the intersection of East 34th Street and 47th Avenue South in South Minneapolis. I had a definitive look at its large white tail spots this morning, and saw

[mou-net] Warblers and other migrants in Minneapolis

Following a guided bird walk this morning in the Mississippi River Gorge in South Minneapolis, saw and heard a Merlin flying southwest over 36th Street and Edmund Boulevard just west of the Mississippi River @ 11 a.m. A few minutes later saw and heard a Golden-winged Warbler and a Northern

[mou-net] Hermit Thrush at Afton State Park

formation high over the park, 1 Pine Siskin, and 1 Song Sparrow along the northern and eastern sections of the Trout Brook Loop in the west-central section of the park. Dave Zumeta, Minneapolis Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

[mou-net] Correction on Snow Goose location

The Ford Dam Scenic Overlook from which I last saw the 2 Snow Geese at 2:55 p.m. today is located 1/4 mile south (not north) of the Ford bridge and Ford Parkway on Mississippi River Boulevard in St. Paul, Ramsey County. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Snow Geese at Lock 1, ducks at Coon Rapids Dam

Earlier this afternoon Lee Pfannmuller and I observed 2 Snow Geese on both the Hennepin County and Ramsey County sides of the Mississippi River below the Ford bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul. I first saw the birds at 2:10 p.m. swimming right below the bridge near the western river bank.

[mou-net] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Roberts Sanctuary

At T.S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, at 4:35 p.m. today, about 20 minutes before sunset, I saw a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher with 2 Black-capped Chickadees about 40 feet above the forest floor in a tall cottonwood. I observed these birds from a distance of 80-90 feet with

[mou-net] White-eyed Vireo at Wood Lake NC

Based on reports of others who relocated the White-eyed Vireo at Wood Lake Nature Center about 8:00 this morning, I was able to relocate an adult White-eyed Vireo about 10:00 a.m. Tom Tustison, Ron Taube (who took definitive photos), and many other observers subsequently saw the vireo

[mou-net] Great shorebirds Saturday p.m. at Lake Byllesby

Thanks to Alex Lewanski for his 10/22 posting and to Bruce Fall for his on-site directions. From 2:30-5:00 p.m. on 10/24, on the north side of Lake Byllesby, Dakota County, I saw the following species, most of them with James Buckingham and some of them with John Hockema and Ben Determan: 55

[mou-net] Sparrows and more

to locate the bird. Dave Zumeta 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] No Carolina Wren today

), number 172. Dave Zumeta 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] Carolina Wren

At 8:30 a.m. today (Saturday, July 18), I briefly observed a Carolina Wren in South Minneapolis, after first hearing the bird singing and calling. The initial sighting was made across Park Terrace from the southeast edge of Seven Ovals Park. The wren was perched briefly on top of a chain link

[mou-net] Correction to previous post

subsequently e-mailed me about my mistake, the proper name of the Scientific and Natural Area [SNA] where I made some of the observations was the Falls Creek SNA , not the Pine Bend Bluffs SNA. Sorry for the mistake. Dave Zumeta Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1

[mou-net] Washington and Anoka County sightings

On Wednesday, July 15, I observed 70 species in Washington County (Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area [SNA]: east side of Highway 95 1 mile south of the Chisago County line, and Wm. O'Brien State Park) and Anoka County (Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area and nearby sections of

[mou-net] St. Johns University campus and Albany Sewage Ponds

Observed 116 species today, mostly in Stearns County while leading walks on the St. Johns University campus in the morning and while participating on an MOU trip to the Albany Sewage Ponds in the afternoon. The group as a whole observed 110+ species on the St. Johns campus alone. Interesting

[mou-net] 106 species today

While birding today with Lee Pfannmuller and Gary Seim, we observed 106 species, including 9 kinds of ducks and 10 species of shorebirds. We started by leading a bird walk in Mississippi Gorge Regional Park in South Minneapolis (Eastern Wood-Pewee, Least Flycatcher, 2 Golden-winged Warbler, 1

[mou-net] Spring migrants at Forestville-Mystery Cave State Park

Saw 64 species this weekend, most of them at Forestville-Mystery Cave State Park, Fillmore County. New or recently arrived migrants included the following: 5/2 - Broad-winged Hawk, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Winter Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Brown Thrasher,

[mou-net] Good birding at Bass Ponds and Old Cedar Avenue Bridge

Saw 56 species today, mostly at Bass Ponds and Old Cedar Avenue Bridge from 1:30-6:30 p.m., including 5 species of shorebirds and 12 species of ducks. At Bass Ponds, saw 2 Avocets, 120 Pectoral Sandpipers, 25+ Greater Yellowlegs, 5+ Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Killdeer, 100+ Shoveler, 53+ Green-winged

[mou-net] Spring migrants at Carlos Avery WMA

On April 4, had 40 species and 18 new species for the year, including 3+ singing Eastern Bluebird, several Red-breasted Nuthatch, plus calling Sandhill Crane at Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Anoka County. Since the entrance roads to Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area were blocked

[mou-net] Displaying woodcock and spring migrants

On March 30, 10+ peenting Am. Woodcock doing aerial flight displays at Black Dog Fen, MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge, accessed from NE corner of parking lot on north side of Cliff Road 1/2 mile east of intersection with I-35W. Two Great Blue Herons flying overhead, Song Sparrows singing.

[mou-net] Yellow-throated Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Tufted Titmouse, Whitewater State Park area

Finch was singing in a hedgerow about 0.5 miles up Calico Hill Road. Observed 102 species, including 19 species of warblers, in and around Whitewater State Park and Whitewater WMA on 5/22-23.     -- Dave Zumeta Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives

[mou] Northern Hawk Owl

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