[mou-net] Indigo Bunting

We've got a gorgeous Indigo Bunting at our back yard feeders today. He's joined the pair of Red-breasted Grosbeaks, Baltimore Orioles and plenty of American Goldfinches. It's a rainbow in my yard!   Jan Dunlap Chaska Saved by Gracie "will win your heart and sympathy for every dog waiting to be

[mou-net] yard birds

In the yard right now: Harris Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, White-throat In the yard right now: Harris Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated sparrows, Black and White Warbler, male and female Yellow-rumped Warblers, 2 male Rosebreasted Grosbeaks. Yes!   Jan Dunlap Chaska Saved by Gracie "wil

[mou-net] FOY Rose-breasted grosbeaks

We have a pair in the yard this morning. NOW I believe it is spring!   Jan Dunlap Chaska Join me at Excelsior Bay Books on Saturday, May 10 for a Saved by Gracie booksigning! Saved by Gracie "will win your heart and sympathy for every dog waiting to be adopted and for every person who needs a

[mou-net] ducks

A walk around the Chaska Town Course yielded Hooded Mergansers, Ring-necked Duck, Wood Duck, Mallards, Canada Geese, mobs of Red-winged Blackbirds.   Jan Dunlap Saved by Gracie "will win your heart and sympathy for every dog waiting to be adopted and for every person who needs a dog in his or

[mou-net] Pine Siskin and woodpeckers in Chaska

We've got our first Pine Siskin of the season at our feeders on our porch here in Chaska. Yesterday, we had a woodpecker party - Pileated, Hairy, Downy, Red-bellied. And if you want to see the penguins on our doorstep, go to Birder Murder Mama on facebook or visit my website! Happy winter!

[mou-net] Hummingbird

FOY Hummingbird - in my garage! I left the garage door open for a few hours by mistake, and I guess my red car looked like a huge bloom? It's been an amazing week for birds at our place - something new every day! We even had the Red-headed Woodpecker at the feeder at the same time as a Red-belli

[mou-net] FOY Baltimore Oriole

Here at the porch feeder right now. Beautiful male in Chaska. He joins the two pair of Red-breasted Grosbeaks we've had all week. Jan Dunlap Author of the Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries Find me on LinkedIn, Facebook and Pinterest http://www.jandunlap.com "Everything a cozy mystery should be

[mou-net] Red-headed woodpecker

I am so excited!! We have a red-headed woodpecker at our feeder! It was here on and off for the last hour. It's the first one we've seen here in our Chaska townhome in the 8 years we've lived here. We back up to a ravine and preserve area filled with streams and trees, off Bavaria Road and Bavar

[mou-net] redpolls

We've still got Redpolls at our feeders in Chaska this morning, with about 50 Juncos scouring the ground.   Jan Dunlap Author of the Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries Find me on LinkedIn, Facebook and Pinterest http://www.jandunlap.com "Everything a cozy mystery should be! A wonderful new series

[mou-net] good day for migrating

At 8:45 this morning, I watched a flock of 8 snow geese flying due north along Bavaria Road on the edge of Chaska and Victoria. Also saw cormorants and Canada geese coming through the area. Happy spring (at last)!   Jan Dunlap Author of the Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries Find me on LinkedI

[mou-net] Free Kindle

The link didn't come out in the last message. It's here: http://www.amazon.com/Boreal-Murder-Birder-Murders-ebook/dp/B002V1I440/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363874519&sr=8-1&keywords=boreal+Owl+Murder+kindle   Jan Dunlap Author of the Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries Find me on LinkedIn, Facebook and

[mou-net] another Boreal Owl

Yup, Boreal Owls are flying through the web this week - download a FREE Kindle of my first Birder Murder mystery, The Boreal Owl Murder, courtesy of my publisher in honor of our blizzard of Boreal Owl sightings this winter. The Kindle even has links to online resources about the owl, birding, an

[mou-net] Cedar waxwings and this morning, an Osprey

Just walked the dog along Bavaria Hills Trail in Chaska and passed a tree filled with 20+ Cedar Waxwings filling up on berries. This morning about 10 am, at the dog park in Victoria, an Osprey landed in the top of a tree before sailing off to check out the nearby lake. Lovely birding weather!  

[mou-net] Common Flicker

I am sitting fifteen feet from the peanut feeder swinging on my back porch, which is currently hosting an enormous male Common Flicker. Twenty minutes ago, it was the male Pileated Woodpecker taking his turn at lunch. What a gorgeous day to enjoy the birds!   Jan Dunlap Author of the Bob White

[mou-net] Minnesota River Valley

Driving up Flying Cloud Drive (old 212) between Hwy 101 in Chanhassen and Pioneer Trail (Eden Prairie), we noticed today that the Minnesota River is incredibly low, revealing spacious mudflats filled with shorebirds. I couldn't take the time to stop and look, but it's unusual to see so much mud

[mou-net] mourning doves

No turtle doves in sight yet, but we do have a small flock of 6 Mourning Doves feeding in our backyard at the moment. No surprise, I suppose, when it's a balmy 45 degrees out!   Jan Dunlap in Chaska Find me on my Facebook Author Page http://www.jandunlap.com "Everything a cozy mystery should be

Re: [mou-net] costa rica

Jan Dunlap That was our choice, too - handy size and easy to use. Jan Dunlap Chaska http://www.jandunlap.com Birding just got wilder with the Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries! Falcon Finale now available at Amazon.com or a book/bird store near you From: Chris

[mou-net] signal of spring

I've got a clearly yellow goldfinch at my feeder this morning, despite the snowflakes fluttering by. Jan Dunlap Chaska http://www.jandunlap.com "A great new series here!"...Amazon.com review of the Bob White Birder Murder Mystery series. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/

[mou-net] Sandhill cranes in Carver Cty

My husband, Tom, and I took a walk about 5 pm and saw three Sandhill Cranes flying overhead near 41 and Pioneer Trail. Around 2 pm in the same area, I watched two immature eagles engaging each other in the sky, locking talons and tumbling down. Very cool acrobatics. Oh, and my husband reporte

[mou-net] Does Weight Watchers sell a diet plan for goldfinches?

We still have a small flock of goldfinches that are cleaning out our thistle feeder daily. They're also hogging the safflower feeder. I don't know that we've ever seen them this fat. They remind us of a favorite children's book, "Round Robin" by Jack Kent. These goldfinches will have to be walki

[mou-net] Indigo bunting

We have a gorgeous Indigo Bunting about 10 feet away from our back porch here in Chaska this morning. It's been perching in the trees and foraging on the ground. It joins the Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Hummingbird that arrived on Monday. Jan Dunlap Chaska, MN http://www.jandunlap.com Bob White

[mou-net] Field guide recommendation?

I am in need of a good field guide to Costa Rica birds as we are heading there next month for a brief visit. Does anyone have a particular book to recommend? Please respond to jrdwrit...@yahoo.com. Thanks so much! Jan Dunlap Chaska http://www.jandunlap.com "The Boreal Owl Murder" has been nominat

[mou] Osprey flyover in Victoria

This morning at 9 my husband and I were treated to a spectacular view of an osprey. We were standing in the parking lot at St. Victoria in Victoria and an osprey swept by not more than 40 feet over our heads, giving us a perfect view of the underside markings of its wings and body. It headed off