[mou-net] Chimney Swifts

sumably collectively judge weather fronts and then repeat their high flying reconnaissance at dawn. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/magazine/vesper-flights.html Val Landwehr Minneapolis Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/a

[mou-net] Chimney Swifts

Chimney Swift fans might be interested in reading the article in yesterday's New York Times magazine.It's about the swift's European cousin, the Common Swift, and what's called its Vesper flight. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/magazine/vesper-flights.html Val LandwehrMinneapolis, MN Jo

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck - Lake Harriet, Mpls

Carol and William Beste found a male Long-tailed Duck among the Common Goldeneyes on theeast side of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis this morning. At noon it was in the southwest corner of thelake with Goldeneyes but it took some patience to see as it seem to spend more time under waterthan above. V

Re: [mou-net] Northern Raven/Number Winter Robins

ruary as they were back in the 1950s through 1980s. Val Landwehr Minneapolis 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 Crossbills Pine County

State Trail along the north side of the equestrian area. The other birds were seen further north east along the Matthew Lourey trail. Val Landwehr Minneapolis 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] Hooded Mergansers Minneapolis

There were more than 30 Hooded Mergansers in the pond at Lakewood Cemetery at 2:30PM today, Saturday. Even though it's a common species, I thought it might be an interesting opportunity for a nature photographer. I've never seen so many males so close with their crests fully exte

[mou-net] Red-necked Grebe Sherburne Refuge

Bruce Seiber and I saw a red-necked grebe and two Bonaparte's gulls at the northeast corner of Nelson Pool from the Wildlife Drive in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday. There were numerous Franklin's gulls at the Rogers sewage treatment pond on South Diamond Lake Road. Va

[mou-net] Merlins, Minneapolis

er if there could be more than just the pair. While the female was feeding I believe I saw another merlin call and fly by her going in the SE direction. It could have been a third bird or it could have been the male I saw a minute later in the alley. Val Landwehr Minneapolis Join or Leav