[mou-net] Fw: [mou-net] Winter Robins

I have seen many references to the idea that buckthorn causes diarrhea in birds. Not this note but other articles. So here is a link to an article that refutes that belief. I also have copied a relevant passage from the article.

[mou-net] no cranes

Went to look for the Cranes in Carver County and missed out. Saw several people and no one had seen them today. Jeff Stephenson 1323 28th ST SW Rochester, MN 55902 Cell: 507 254 8194 Home: 507 289 7635 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] An Identification challenge..fall warblers

I have 5 photos of birds that came to my water feature (peeing boy) last week (Olmsted County). Two of them took some time for me to identify. See if you find any of them to be difficult. Flickr is free and you can download the pictures if you want them. I get lots of birds at my water

[mou-net] Thayer's Gull

Since Thayer’s Gull has been deemed a non species when MOU changes its status will all our listing totals be adjusted automatically ? Jeff Stephenson 1323 28th ST SW Rochester, MN 55902 Cell: 507 254 8194 Home: 507 289 7635 Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou] House Wren, Sedge Wren, Green Heron, and Sora

Chuck Krulas, John Hockema, Bob Ekblad, and I did our morning Rochester route and found the subject line FOY birds. Bob also told us he saw Spotted Sandpiper and Orange-crowned Warbler yesterday around town. Jeff Stephenson Rochester, Mn, Olmsted County Phone: 507 289 7635 Cell: 507 254 8194

[mou] Palm Warbler and Solitary Sandpiper

Chuck Krulas and I saw these FOY birds for us this morning around Rochester. Jeff Stephenson Rochester, Mn, Olmsted County Phone: 507 289 7635 Cell: 507 254 8194 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[mou] American Avocet Olmsted County

This morning Chuck Krulas and I observed 3 American Avocets at Willow Creek Reservoir. We also heard Field Sparrow, Greater Yellowlegs, many Wilson's Snipe and saw a Swainson's Hawk at a previous year's nest. John Hockema reported he heard a Brown Thrasher while viewing the Avocets. Jeff

[mou] Cattle Egret this morning

Chuck Krulas, John Hockema, Bob Ekblad, and I found a Cattle Egret at the south landfill reservoir in Rochester this morning. Other first of the year birds for me were Barn Swallow and Savannah Sparrow. We also saw a big group of Bonaparte's Gulls fly over, about 10 Horned Grebe's on the

[mou] Black-bellied Whistling Duck

If anyone sees the Whistling Duck today (Thursday) please post it. I am hoping to try for it tomorrow. Thanks. Jeff Stephenson Rochester, Mn, Olmsted County Phone: 507 289 7635 Cell: 507 254 8194 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[mou] Burrowing Owls in Pipestone County

Dave Cahlander called to have me report that he and his wife Marj along with Bob Jansen just saw a family of 4 Burrowing Owls in Pipestone County. Nelvina Dekam had notified Bob of their presence. The birds are located north of Edgerton 1.8 miles on County road 17. Look 100 yards east of the

[mou] Eastern Phoebe, Long-tailed Duck

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_002E_01C7658F.98972740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris Hockema and I birded Whitewater SP and Winona/Prairie Island today = and found a few new season birds

[mou] Anyone see the GYR since the snow?

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_001B_01C75B18.244EDF80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Has anyone has been to see the Dakota county GYR since the big snow = fell? I was wondering if the geese and

[mou] Fw: Falconer at 180th Street today

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C74164.4FDF7C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jerry Pruett, Chuck Krulas, John Hockema, and I went looking for the = good birds that have been appearing