[mou] mealworms...yum

2008-04-13 Thread premierp...@aol.com
Hello everone, For everone looking for mealworms I think I can get them for around $10.00 per 1000.? I might be able to break it into smaller amounts (like 500=$5 or 100=$1) if you provide your own container. Just let me know if anyone is interested. Thanks, Chris Brown Elk River -

[mou] western kingbirds w/ babies Anoka County

2008-07-23 Thread premierp...@aol.com
? I sat in Burger King's / Pet hospital's parking lot for about an hour a couple days ago and watched (with scope)?7 western kingbirds across Hwy 10 and Ramsey Blvd (town of Ramsey, Anoka County).? From what I could see there are at least 4 babies and at least 2 parents but I did notice a couple

[mou] Great Grey Owl (Aitkin County)

2008-08-13 Thread premierp...@aol.com
Heading back from some work in Hibbing I had a nice surprise. About a mile north of CR 36 on Hwy 65 in Aitkin County there was a very large Great Gray Owl just sitting on the road.? It was about 9:00pm so there was a little light but I did slow down to admire it. It appeared to have a rabbit or

[mou] short-eared owl (Anoka County)

2008-08-25 Thread premierp...@aol.com
I walked out into my front yard last night around 9:00 pm to see if the 2 barred owls were still around ( I have been in Florida for the last week battling Tropical Storm Fay I have never seen so much rain fall.) and to my surprise I heard a short-eared owl just to the north of my yard.? I check

[mou] windmill killing bird!

2008-08-27 Thread premierp...@aol.com
?? I was in Maple Grove today and was watching the windmill in the mall thinking to myself do I really want one in my yard?? All of a sudden a bird got to close and all I could see was a bird falling to its death.? I was far enough away where I could not tell what kind of?bird it was may

[mou] Trick or Treat? Black-Backed Woodpecker (Sherburn County)

2008-11-01 Thread premierp...@aol.com
Happy Halloween,? Well Friday around 2:30pm I went over to the Sherburn National Wildlife Refuge.? Trick or Treat was I going to find the reported Black-Backed Woodpeckers or come away with the usual birds.?I started at the entrance to the Conifer trail and headed south going around the perimete

[mou] Common Raven (Anoka County)

2008-11-02 Thread premierp...@aol.com
Beautiful day isn't it!Around 1:00pm today (Sunday) I was walking along my pond in my front yard when I heard a raven.? I was a little shocked as it flew over my and into an oak tree east of my property.? I have alot of blue jays that hang around because of all the peanuts I offer and this raven

[mou] White-Crowed Sparrow (Anoka County)

2008-11-12 Thread premierp...@aol.com
?? As I was counting the 12 American Tree Sparrows at my feeding station I noticed an Immature white-crowned sparrow in the mix.? I have alot of white millet out so I'll see how long it sticks around.? I know this is one of the latest dates for Anoka County.? ? Also have about a dozen p

[mou] Killdeer- Anoka County

2008-03-13 Thread premierp...@aol.com
Spring has sprung?today, I?seen my first Killdeer of the year In a?field to the?west of Zeolite Ave. and just north of Norris lake Rd.?in Burns Township (Anoka County) just east of Elk River, It was with about 30 starlings and 5 horned larks. Good Birding, Chris Brown -- next part

[mou] Junco ID?

2008-04-02 Thread premierp...@aol.com
View full size View full size here are a couple pictures I took of some juncos.? One has one white wing stripe and I think White wing juncos have two. But let me know what everyone thinks the other one looks to me like?the Oregon race of junco but I could be wrong, again le

[mou] (no subject)

2008-04-02 Thread premierp...@aol.com
View full size On March 31 I took a pic of my feeding station and that day I seen house sparrows, song sparrows, American Goldfinch, Common Redpolls, Bluejays, Red-brested Nuthatch, White-brested Nuthatch, Black-Capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecke

[mou] coon rapids dam birding

2008-04-05 Thread premierp...@aol.com
Hi all, I was birding at the Coon Rapids Dam Friday afternoon and was able to find a common Loon, Great Egret(F.O.Y), Herring Gull, and 3 male Purple Martins(F.O.Y.) mixed in with a very large group of tree swallows all birds seen above were between the dam and the rookery. Good Birding to all