[mou-net] Jim Williams article

2016-12-19 Thread lmsirvio
Jim Williams wants to write an article about the Black Swan(s) If you think this is a bad idea - let him know. Larry S -Original Message- From: James Williams Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 2:16 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] swan photo? I am looking for a good photo

[mou-net] Tufted Titmice - St. Paul Park (Washington Co)

2016-04-12 Thread lmsirvio
At Riverside Park in St. Paul Park (Washington Co) this morning I went looking for some Golden-crowned Kinglet photo-ops. I didn’t find a single GCKI but I saw lots of Brown Creepers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a few Hermit Thrushes and a surprise pair of Tufted Titmice. The park is a small one

Re: [mou-net] Inquiry: Eagles in red wing and reeds landing

2016-03-29 Thread lmsirvio
I saw 8 at Colville Park on 3/28 (Monday). -Original Message- From: Scott Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 1:31 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Inquiry: Eagles in red wing and reeds landing Anyone have some recent info on how many eagles are still along the

[mou-net] Red Phalarope at Wells WTP

2015-11-28 Thread lmsirvio
Kim Eckert expressed interest on info regarding the Red Phalarope at Wells WTP first found by Wayne Feder several days ago. Kevin Smith and I went to Wells on Friday. After a long cold search the bird was finally found south of County 109 and just west of 560th Ave. There are two ponds south of

[mou-net] Red Phalarope at Wells WTP - clarification

2015-11-28 Thread lmsirvio
I noticed that when I looked at ebird for the location of the Red Phalarope (reported by Clinton Neienhous) the map show 2 ponds north of Highway 109 (Waseca Co). NOTE – there are 2 more ponds south of Highway 209 that do not show up on the map – unless you go to satellite view. On Friday the

[mou-net] Fw: [BIRDWG01] Minnesota Tropical Kingbird

2015-07-03 Thread lmsirvio
Peter Pyle's observations. Interesting. -Original Message- From: Peter Pyle Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 2:57 PM To: birdw...@listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: [BIRDWG01] Minnesota Tropical Kingbird I'm not certain of this, but it seems both the Minnesota and the Ontario kingbirds

Re: [mou-net] Minnesota Tropical Kingbird

2015-07-02 Thread lmsirvio
Internet Bird Collection has videos; http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/tropical-kingbird-tyrannus-melancholicus -Original Message- From: Jonathon Jongsma Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 1:33 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Minnesota Tropical Kingbird I'm quite sure that

[mou-net] Bird News

2015-01-09 Thread lmsirvio
From Nature Magazine http://www.nature.com/news/flock-of-geneticists-redraws-bird-family-tree-1.16536 Larry Sirvio Cottage Grove 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] Common Eider

2014-12-22 Thread lmsirvio
The Common Eider was seen today (Dec 22) on the harbor side of Canal Park in Duluth in the vicinity of 8th St and Minnesota Ave. A link to a photo on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lsirvio/15465227313/ Larry Sirvio Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] horebird passage at Iquitos, Peru

2014-09-11 Thread lmsirvio
For all of those who might be interested in where some of “our” shorebirds go. Iquitos is on the Amazon River in the middle of the Amazon Basin. Amazing that they already have lots of shorebirds that far south. Larry S From: mailto:birdingp...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 11,

[mou-net] Faribault Co - shorebirds but no whimbrel

2014-07-28 Thread lmsirvio
Yoli and I went to Faribault Co near South Walnut Lake to find the whimbrel reported yesterday. The flooded field close to 530th Ave (exit 134 on Highway 90 – go north 1/2 mile) was almost dry but did have a few shorebirds. We had better views by going north to 125th Ave. Along that road you