[mou] Summer Tanager

After Richard Smaby saw Tanager, he believes it may be a young male and not a female. If anyone has any tips on sorting out female/1st spring males it would be helpful. Thanks Alex

[mou] Summer Tanager, Mower County

Female Summer Tanager in my backyard at 1009 7th Ave NW Austin Mn. Birders Welcome. Seen from 5:45 to 6:45. I am writing this at 7:00 and she may not show again. Bird comes to the suet on the top of my feeder.

[mou] Northern Mockingbird-Mower County

Northern Mockingbird was on CR-16, 1/4 mile east of CR-61 intersection near the in drive for the Akkermans (marked on mailbox) in their orchard. This area is roughly directly north by a couple miles of the J.C. Hormel Nature Center. Time was 8:10 am. It also flew north of the road in a oak grov

[mou] Western Grebe, Mapleton Sewage Pond

at least one around 11:30am today on the Mapleton sewage pond Also visible from the small viewable area between the pond's earthen berm: Shoverler Redhead Ringneck Scaup spp Canvasback Common Merganser Red breasted Merganser Bonaparte's gull most likely other birds too but the viewing was not

[mou] EC Dove Faribault County

Minnesota Lake in Faribault County today around noon. Dove was at the trailhead to the Old Mill Trail that runs around a portion of the NE side of lake. Had clear, close views of the dark undertail coverts in flight so as not to mistake it for an African Collared Dove. Also present, around 6

[mou] Update- Varied Thrush

Hello Thought that I should inform the whole list about this because I reported it to the whole list. Last summer around July 3rd I reported a female Varied Thrush at Carex WMA in freeborn county. My notes and documentation (which I made long after the fact) did not include any information ab

[mou] Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow

Both active on HWY 105 south of Austin this afternoon. Also, within view of the sparrows were a Bald Eagle, Common and Red-Breasted Mergs and several duck spp. Fox sparrow is late I see (March 13) Song sparrow as well (March 21) Alex Watson

[mou] Chipping Sparrow, Mower County

A flock of around 20 briefly feed on the ground under a large feeding station at the Hormel Nature center. One feed on a platform feeder. I have maintained those feeder all winter and this is the first chipping sparrow sighting this year, let alone around 20 of them. It was good to see them a

[mou] Median Arrival Dates?

Hello Where can one find a list of median arrival dates for all of Minnesota's migratory species? I see them listed frequently in Minnesota Birding on the calendar but would be curious to view a synthesis of all migratory species data. Alex Watson

[mou] EC Dove in Austin

At noon today I saw a Eurasian Collared Dove at 7th ave and 13th street NE in residential Austin, Mower County. It was roosting in a large spruce tree next to house number 709. Later, John Morrison re-found the bird, noting there were now two. I believe he took pictures.

[mou] Varied Thrush Freeborn County

Last night on the 3rd at 5:30 pm I observed an apparent female Varied thrush at Carex W.M.A. with many robins. Outstanding field marks included a large orange colored line through the eye and an orange "Fish Scale" pattern below the wing toward the rump in addition to the obvious thrush like c

[mou] Sandhill Cranes

--_2535628C-5874-4277-919C-A0F29881E411_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 5:15 I heard SANDHILL CRANES fly over my house in Austin, Mower County,= above the clouds. Makes a new yard bird. It sounded as if there could have been more th

[mou] Two Short Eared Owls- Freeborn County

I forgot to mention that yesterday there were two SEO. Normally, only = one has been seen. Alex Watson

[mou] Short Eared Owl- Freeborn County

A Short Eared Owl can be seen on Hwy 251 immieadiatly east of Maple = Island in freeborn county. The bird was first seen on the 4th and has = been seen for the last two nights. It is seen before sunset working the = area east of Maple Island to 860th St. A local says that he sees the = bird just

[mou] Please Help! Mountain Lake lost tripod!

Hello, =20 The Green-tailed Towhee was seen Sunday from 7:45-9:00, and a tripod was = accidentally left in the provided blind. =20 Dose anyone know the name or address of the Homeowner, or anyway to = contact them? =20 We discovered we left the tripod after we returned home to Austin, MN. =20 Thank

[mou] Yellow Breasted Chat

While turkey hunting I found a YELLOW BREASTED CHAT in the Carex WMA in = freeborn County. He was in south eastern boarder of the WMA in the tree = line on some shrubs. He gave me a 10 second look while standing 10 feet = away and then took off. I was unable to relocate him. No turkey needs = t

[mou] Posting Bird Sitings on a Google Map

Google has recently announced the release of their mapping technology to = the public. It would now be possible to post your sighting using a map = interface, like Google Maps. Think something like this, only birds: =20 http://www.mywikimap.com/?tag=3Dregular&zip=3D56001&radius=3D10 =