[mou-net] Scott Loss

2013-06-16 Thread Scott Loss
wer http://www.laspiruletas.es/fkin/skl/jpymhsfjhhv/gfiubaajk.phpScott Loss 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] Disregard Previous Message

2013-06-16 Thread Scott Loss
Please ignore and DO NOT click on the link in the previous message from my email address. My account was hacked and it is a spam message. My apologies for filling all your inboxes. Scott Loss Washington DC Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives

[mou-net] Swainson's Hawk - Cottage Grove (Washington Co.)

2011-07-17 Thread Scott Loss
not sure if this species has been seen in that area, but I couldn't find any mention in the MOU-net archives or on the MOU sightings database. Scott Loss St. Paul 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] McGregor Marsh - Yellow Rail, Nelson's Sparrows

2011-05-23 Thread Scott Loss
(they drowned the quieter species out!). On a side note, Sunday night seems to be an ideal time to stop and listen for birds along Hwy 65, since the traffic was extremely light (only 3 cars in one hour). Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Dakota-Goodhue County Big Day - Henslow's Sparrow, Cerulean Warbler, Loggerhead Shrike

2011-05-15 Thread Scott Loss
, and White-throated Sparrow. Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

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

2011-05-13 Thread Scott Loss
on the ground (which would suggest increased ease of detectability over previous years), but also feeding in tree canopies. Was there a spruce budworm outbreak in the boreal forest last year? Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Crosby Farm - 21 Warblers, 5 Vireos, plus other migrants

2011-05-10 Thread Scott Loss
Indigo Bunting Gray Catbirds Swainson's Thrushes Marsh Wrens Soras Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Scott Loss St. Paul 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] Crosby Farm St. Paul - 17 Warblers Plus Other Migrants

2011-05-09 Thread Scott Loss
In what was supposed to be a quick scouting trip to check the flooding status at Crosby Farm (in advance of a birding class I'm leading on Tuesday), I ended up spending an action packed hour watching new migrants. I arrived just after this morning's thunderstorms ended and was quickly treated

[mou-net] Gray Cloud State Natural Area

2011-05-08 Thread Scott Loss
Oriole Rose-breasted Grosbeak Only 4 warblers (Yellow-rumped, Palm, Nashville, Blue-winged) Marsh Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Many Brown Thrashers   Towhees Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] LOST: Birding equipment at 180th St. marsh

2011-05-07 Thread Scott Loss
shorebirds, but there were still plenty of Soras and Marsh Wrens. Scott Loss St. Paul 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] American Pipit - Lake Como

2011-05-04 Thread Scott Loss
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[mou-net] Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun

2011-05-01 Thread Scott Loss
Gopi Sundar, Swatti Kittur, and I braved the cold, wind, and snow flurries to search for migrants today. Bird activity was way better than the weather would indicate, including 9 warbler species. Highlights below: Old Cedar Ave. Bridge - Bloomington: marsh is still mostly underwater, but

[mou-net] Birding Guides Urgently Needed For Saturday Trip to Tiffany Bottoms (WI)

2011-04-27 Thread Scott Loss
://www.wingsoveralma.org/natureeventsresources/minitrainbirding.html Scott Loss St Paul 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] Eared Grebes - Sherburne County

2011-04-23 Thread Scott Loss
Lake (along Hwy 5). Did find several sparrows and Eastern Meadowlark, but it was getting a little breezy by mid-afternoon. Scott Loss St. Paul 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] Lake Como - St. Paul

2011-04-10 Thread Scott Loss
of ruddies, scaup, ring-necks and buffleheads. Interesting non-water birds included my first-of-year Tree Swallows, Rough-winged Swallows, and Swamp Sparrows. Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives

[mou-net] Springbrook Nature Center

2011-04-05 Thread Scott Loss
(flyover) Belted Kingfisher Killdeer (flyover) Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpeckers at nest hole Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (3) Eastern Phoebe Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow (2) Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives

[mou-net] Dakota County - Lake Byllesby and Hastings Great Egret

2011-03-18 Thread Scott Loss
water. Lake Rebecca park in Hastings was very productive (mostly at the aerated pond) where we saw a Great Egret (a bit early?), Great Blue Heron, Pied-billed Grebe, Scaup, Ring-necks, and a flock of Ring-billed Gulls. Scott Loss St Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin

[mou-net] Sax-Zim Duluth

2011-02-13 Thread Scott Loss
Grosbeaks showed up at the Blue Spruce Rd. feeders Saturday morning right after we left that area. Duluth (Sunday morning) Snowy Owl - Harbor area Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou

Re: [mou-net] NYTimes story on birds birding in India

2011-01-21 Thread Scott Loss
and you may have seen him birding with me and others around the metro area and northern MN over the last several months. Article link: http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/travel/16India.html?scp=1sq=birding%20Indiast=cse Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Sax-Zim Hibbing (Jan 12-14)

2011-01-14 Thread Scott Loss
Pine Grosbeaks near the intersection of E 25th St. and 10th Ave E. Northern Goshawk (3) - all immature plumaged in the bog Pine Grosbeaks - dozens in numerous locations in the bog and in Hibbing area Gray Jays - several in numerous locations in the bog Scott Loss St. Paul Join

[mou-net] Duluth Snowy Owls?

2011-01-10 Thread Scott Loss
. Please back-channel me with any details, and thank you in advance!  And thanks to all the birders who have been posting their Sax-Zim sightings in the last couple of weeks! Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

[mou-net] Iceland Thayer's Gulls - Mississippi River - Prescott, WI

2011-01-07 Thread Scott Loss
if they're not at the marina. Scott Loss St. Paul 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] St. Paul, Prescott, Hastings (Thayer's Iceland Gull)

2010-12-20 Thread Scott Loss
. Kaposia landing, South St. Paul - mostly the same waterfowl as before, plus several Hooded Mergansers, 3 Great Blue Herons, and a semi-aquatic turkey walking on the ice near the water's edge. We ended up with 29 species for 6+ hours of searching...  It was a beautiful day to be out! Scott Loss St

[mou-net] Iceland Gull - South St. Paul

2010-12-15 Thread Scott Loss
(but not identifiable) farther to the south of this location, so it should be a good spot to keep watching for other winter gulls.  If you go, please be careful of the construction truck traffic and railroad crossing both directly underneath the 494 bridge. Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net

[mou-net] Chukar in St. Paul

2010-12-11 Thread Scott Loss
to keep any comments on topic, as I don't intend for this post to generate a lengthy discussion about what makes something native/non-native or invasive/not invasive.  Scott Loss St Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Lake Vadnais Long-tailed Duck and other waterfowl around the metro

2010-11-12 Thread Scott Loss
Rusty Blackbird, a late Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a fly-over group of ~80 Snow Buntings. It was a good day for waterfowl in the area as a total of 22 species of ducks/geese/swans were found.  The only common ducks not seen were Blue-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, and Common Merganser. Scott Loss

[mou-net] Duluth to Two Harbors

2010-10-30 Thread Scott Loss
for putting us on this bird! Bohemian Waxwing (6) - feeding on Mountain Ash berries along the lakeshore trail northeast of the light house. Scott Loss St Paul 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] Cackling Geese and others - Lake Como

2010-10-27 Thread Scott Loss
this bird was blown in from the west coast?  Or has anyone else had experience seeing minima cacklers in Minnesota? Other waterfowl on the lake included Gadwall, Shoveler and Ruddy Duck.  I also flushed a Woodcock out of a brushy area along the lakeshore while I was scanning the goose flock. Scott

[mou-net] Harris's Sparrow and others - St Paul

2010-09-30 Thread Scott Loss
-crowned Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Juncos Yellow-rumped Warblers Nashville Warbler Hermit Thrush Scott Loss St. Paul 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] Tundra Swans - Dakota County

2010-03-16 Thread Scott Loss
included 3 Great Blue Herons at Rebecca Lake Park in Hastings, and  Grackles and Killdeer in the fields around Hastings.  Horned Larks were singing as well.  A reminder that we are still in winter was a Northern Shrike seen at the intersection of 220th street and Orlando Ave. Scott Loss St. Paul

[mou-net] Weekend Birding - Aitkin St. Louis Counties

2010-01-18 Thread Scott Loss
time! Scott Loss St. Paul 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] RFI - Sax-Zim Pietz's Great Grays?

2010-01-12 Thread Scott Loss
(Pietz's).  I'm hoping to make time to stop by one or both of these spots on the way north and any recent info (positive or negative) would be much appreciated.  Thanks in advance! Scott Loss St Paul Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http

[mou-net] Harris's Sparrow - U of M - St. Paul campus

2009-05-05 Thread Scott Loss
with a group of White-throated, White-crowned, and Chipping Sparrows.   Scott Loss St. Paul 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] Gray Partridges - Dakota County

2009-02-21 Thread Scott Loss
and stayed there until I left a half hour later.  This is the same location where Partridges were sighted several times back in January.   Scott Loss St. Paul 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] Roseville Varied Thrush still present Friday afternoon

2009-02-06 Thread Scott Loss
before flying back to the northeast (but not far).  There were several robins feeding in the tree at one point, but the Varied Thrush was by itself when it was feeding.   Thanks to Liz for sharing this great find!   Scott Loss St. Paul - St. Anthony Park             Original Post:   My husband and I

[mou-net] Sax-Zim Sunday - Three-toed Woodpecker, N. Hawk Owl

2009-02-01 Thread Scott Loss
.   NO Great Gray Owls - After checking McDavitt Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Sunday evening, none seen.   Scott Loss 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

Re: [mou-net] WW Crossbills Falcon Heights UMN Campus Ramsey County

2009-01-30 Thread Scott Loss
the general direction of Derek's sighting from yesterday (Knapp and Fifield in the student housing complex, a couple blocks away). Scott Loss St. Paul - St. Anthony Park Subject: WW Crossbills Falcon Heights UMN Campus Ramsey County From: Derek Bakken spottedtowhee AT GMAIL.COM Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009

[mou-net] Point Douglas area Monday - Harlequin Duck and gulls

2008-12-23 Thread Scott Loss
Thayer's Gull (at least 2) - Adult Herring - several   Not found by me, an Iceland Gull was also seen in this area by other birders.   Scott Loss St. Paul   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] Black-backed Woodpeckers - Sherburne NWR

2008-10-18 Thread Scott Loss
Lapland Longspur ? Scott Loss St. Paul __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou

[mou] Prothonotary Warbler and other migrants

2008-05-02 Thread Scott Loss
, in an attempt to pluck them out of the water. Scott Loss St. Paul Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

[mou] Lake Como Red-necked Grebe and other waterfowl

2008-04-16 Thread Scott Loss
on the small ponds in the golf course, just across Lexington Ave. Scott Loss St. Paul - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http

[mou] Sax-Zim Bog Birds

2008-01-14 Thread Scott Loss
/2 mile north of the Blue Spruce Rd feeding station. We also saw a Black-backed Woodpecker NE of the intersection of Cranberry Road and Sax Rd (Cty Hwy 28). Overall, raptors of any sort (except Bald Eagles) were noticeably absent from the bog during our visits. Scott Loss St. Paul

[mou] Harlequin Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye still at Prescott, WI

2007-12-21 Thread Scott Loss
x Hooded Merganser hybrid was in this area, as well. Scott Loss St. Paul - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org

[mou] Sherburne Birds

2007-10-27 Thread Scott Loss
Goldeneye, as well as many more common duck species. I also saw several Greater Yellowlegs at one of the big pools west of the auto loop. Scott Loss St. Paul __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

[mou] Duluth Weekend Report

2007-10-23 Thread Scott Loss
at Hawk Ridge without succes on the 20th; however, during a 15-minute visit on the 21st, I observed one of each species from the north overlook (along the ridge (yellow) loop).Scott Loss St. Paul __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo