Re: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul

Thanks to the postings by Julian Sellers and Doug Kieser, I was able to get a recognizable photo of the Kentucky Warbler. I posted it on MOU's recently seen gallery: http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=rare As stated by Doug, this bird was singing persistently and loudly, but was

Re: [mou-net] Lake Byllesby - Dakota Goodhue counties

I got pictures of an American Pipit in the Randolph industrial park. It was foraging along the edge of the pond next to the church. My friend and I stopped there in the morning and again in the afternoon, and noticed significant changes within those few hours. The birds are on the move!

[mou-net] Virginia rail at Beaver Lake, Ramsey County

This morning, I was determined to get a better green heron picture for Capture MN. As I left the house, lighting conditions appeared perfect. However, when I arrived at Beaver Lake County Park, rain clouds moved in. As it began to drizzle, I spent 30 minutes looking for a green heron

[mou-net] tundra swans migrating over Lake Pepin, Goodhue Co

hour, got nice views of another 10 groups of 30 - 50 swans each. Most of them were heading in a north or northwesterly direction. John Zakelj St. Paul, 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] Thousands of migrating geese over Grey Cloud Island, Washington Co

Around 12:30 – 1:30 pm today, I watched in amazement as wave after wave of geese flew high overhead in huge lines and V-formations, generally heading in a northwest direction. I started in Hastings and then stopped at Grey Cloud Island, while the geese just kept on coming. Most groups were

[mou-net] longspurs and buntings on Neal Ave - Washington Co

This afternoon, I saw a flock of about 30 mixed lapland longspurs and snow buntings along Neal Ave between 90th and 100th, and a larger mixed flock between 90th and 80th. Also, all along that stretch of Neal Ave were numerous horned larks. Many of the longspurs and larks were singing and all

[mou-net] Kingfisher and Great Blue Herons at Kaposia Landing, Dakota Co

Today was a fantastically beautiful day for a walk along the river. The sky was so blue that even the normally dull Mississippi reflected an azure color (really!). Previous posts by Brian Wisconsin and Jim Ryan inspired me to visit Kaposia Landing, located along Concord St in South St. Paul.

[mou-net] Shrike in Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co

Around 10 am this morning, I was fascinated by a shrike in Battle Creek Park. It appeared to be hunting, flying from treetop to treetop along the edge of the woods, next to a prairie restoration area. This is the same location where I saw a shrike pulling a vole (?) out of a squirrel’s nest

[mou-net] Townsend’s Solitaire at Carpenter Nature Center, Washington Co

flights ahead of us, usually landing in the low branches next to or over the trail and sometimes dropping down to the trail. It let us have some nice clear looks and reminded us of the Solitaires we saw in the California mountains. John Zakelj Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu

Re: [mou-net] Common Goldeneye in Bloomington - and Hastings

I saw a common goldeneye yesterday, next to the levee trail that goes west from Lock and Dam #2 at Hastings (across the levee from the north end of Lake Rebecca). This one had normal male plumage and looked cleaner than the pictures posted from Bloomington. It was preening, diving, swimming

[mou-net] Warblers and thrushes feeding on the streets in Ramsey Co

I’ve been noticing unusual groups of birds feeding on our neighborhood streets in the southeast part of St Paul. They congregate under overhanging elm trees. The trees are dropping seeds, but I don’t think the birds are eating the seeds. A group on Totem Road this morning included 5

[mou-net] Two ospreys at Beaver Lake, Ramsey County

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of watching two very active ospreys at Beaver Lake County Park in St. Paul. They were hovering over the lake, catching fish (sunfish?), carrying the fish back and forth, and perching in the trees along the public trail on the north end of the lake. They

Re: [mou-net] Pig's Eye Lake, Ramsey County

It looks like most of the pelicans that had stopped on Pig's Eye have moved on. Only about 10 left today. On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:09:40 -0500, John Zakelj jzak...@yahoo.com wrote: Two days ago, on April 9, about 20 white pelicans showed up on Pig’s Eye Lake. Yesterday, the number grew

[mou-net] Pig’s Eye Lake, Ramsey Co

, or north from I-494, turn at Lower Afton, then right on Point Douglas. You can see some of the action from Hwy 61, but I don’t recommend stopping there. John Zakelj 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] Kinglets and warblers at Carpenter - Washington Co

Thank you to the friendly birders at Carpenter Nature Center who alerted me to two golden-crowned kinglets around noon today. I found them right where they had been seen earlier - on the Savannah Trail near the River Overlook. At first, I only saw one, but it was a great view, since it was

[mou-net] thousands of sandhill cranes in Pine County, MN

Around 8:30 this morning, my friend and I were driving on State Hwy 70 about 5 mi west of I-35 when we noticed numerous flocks of sandhills flying from the southeast to the northwest. We stopped on a side road and watched as flocks of 10 - 50 continued passing overhead for about the next 20

[mou-net] Report from South St Paul

It was a glorious late afternoon along the Mississippi River in South St Paul today. The water was calm, the temperature was comfortable and the low clear sunlight made even the mallards look exotic. I looked for the long-tailed duck that was here 3 weeks ago, but did not find it. I saw and

[mou-net] Hermit Thrush in St Paul, Ramsey Co

This afternoon, I was surprised to see a hermit thrush not far from my home on the Mississippi bluff overlooking Pig's Eye Lake. It was in a bush between a neighbor's yard and the woods. I got a good look at the characteristic features, including eye ring, reddish tail (which it raised and

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck in So St Paul

The female long-tailed duck is still in the Mississippi River, So St Paul (Dakota Co) about 1/4 mile north of the pedestrian bridge over the RR tracks at Grand and Hardman. At 3:30 today, it was diving close to the western shore, just below the footpath, allowing for nice views, with the sun

Re: [mou-net] Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co.

the longspurs, but the other larks were still there. John Zakelj Subject: Chestnut-collared Longspur in Dakota Co. From: Matt Dufort zeledo...@gmail.com Reply-To: Matt Dufort zeledo...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:32:48 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain I spent the day birding from the twin

Re: [mou-net] Winter wren

I'm glad to see that someone else saw a winter wren. I was out in my yard yesterday (southeast part of St. Paul, overlooking Pig's Eye Lake) and I heard the distinctive, beautiful, tinkling song of a winter wren. I don't think there's any other song like it around here. I looked and

Re: [mou-net] eagles and hooded mergansers at Red Rock, Ramsey Co

Most of the Red Rock eagles were gone this morning. I counted about 15 - almost all immatures in groups of 3 - 4. It's interesting that the last of the ice also disappeared last night. Meanwhile, new birds have arrived. Yesterday evening, I saw two egrets, a pelican and a nice variety of

[mou-net] eagles and hooded mergansers at Red Rock, Ramsey Co

This morning, between 8 - 9 at Red Rock Lake (SE corner, Ramsey Co), I saw fewer eagles than last week, but still well over 50. I was particularly impressed by a single tree which held 23 bald eagles, most of them mature. I wonder why so many mature eagles are still roosting together instead

[mou] Phalen loons

Lake Phalen this evening was completely ice-free, quite a contrast to this morning, when ice still covered about a third of the lake. There are still many loons and red-breasted mergansers, but I couldn't find any grebes. The loons were in 3 rafts of 8 - 12 each plus many singles.