Re: [mou-net] Common Nighthawk in Benton County

2011-05-12 Thread Dawn Bradshaw
Looked up to see 5 or 6 circling/flying overhead last night around 7:45 pm when leaving a friend's house in Shoreview. Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN On May 11, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Bly, Bart (DNR) wrote: > Last night while watching the hailstorm from my garage in Foley (Benton >

[mou-net] Snow bunting?

2010-10-11 Thread Dawn Bradshaw
Had an all white bird with dark wings flit through my yard in Bloomington. Hope it's not a sign of a harsh winter! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, 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] Red-headed woodpecker

2010-05-03 Thread Dawn Bradshaw
Spotted the redhead again, this time from the comfort of my recliner through the patio door. It was hopping up the trunk of the big elm tree next door at about 12:30 pm. Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

Re: [mou-net] Red-headed woodpecker in Bloomington

2010-05-02 Thread Dawn Bradshaw
ot it again! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington On May 2, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Diana Doyle wrote: > Hi Dawn, > > That is very exciting! I didn't make it down to Nerstrand S.P. yet this > year, where there are nesting red-head woodpeckers. > > I bike around S. Mpls, Richfield and Blo

[mou-net] Red-headed woodpecker in Bloomington

2010-05-01 Thread Dawn Bradshaw
Heading out to work on Friday, I screeched to a halt and backed up in the street when I saw a red-headed woodpecker in the neighbor's yard 3 doors down. Flew down to the ground, then back up into a tree. Haven't seen a redhead in 15 or 20 years! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN --

[mou-net] Swainson's thrush

2009-05-13 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
Heard a Swainson's thrush singing from the big elm overlooking my yard in Bloomington today. What a treat! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, 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] And a huge hawk!

2008-11-10 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
ng the sparrows in my grape vine. Probably a red-tailed hawk? It had a reddish tail with fine barring, white "V" on the scapulars, dark belly band, but the head was so light. I have pictures . . . Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN

[mou] And now a shrike!

2008-11-08 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
ew in. It landed in the bush by the feeders, but didn't stay long enough for me to tell if it was a loggerhead or a northern. Any tips telling them apart if it comes back? It was a little smaller than the jays, but I couldn't really say whether 1 or 2". Dawn Brad

[mou] Sparrow ID help needed

2008-11-07 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
d. I snapped some pictures through the patio door which I can e-mail, if anyone would like to take a crack at an ID. Thanks for any help you can give me. Dawn Bradshaw, Bloomington, MN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermai

[mou] GBH eating gold fish

2008-06-28 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
fall. 66 survived and went outside this spring, and we didn't know what we were going to do this fall. So maybe we'll feed the local herons! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN - Original Message - From: marshall howe To: mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:5

[mou] BALD CARDINAL

2008-06-08 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
We have a bald cardinal hanging out in our neighborhood. I've seen him with a female, they might be nesting in the neighbor's evergreen tree. I thought maybe he just got picked on by some of the other "boys" in the neighborhood. Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN --

[mou] FOY Great Egret

2008-03-29 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
Flying over Black Dog Road. Great Egrets are my "Now it's really spring!" birds! Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080329/d5c53bc7/attachment.html

[mou] hawk ID help

2008-03-02 Thread Dawn Bradshaw, DVM
This hawk showed up one day at the feeders. Not sure if it's after the many house sparrows or the family of mice that have taken up. Any ideas what it is? Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington