[mou] Mute Swans again

?xml version=1.0 ?html head title/title /head body div align=leftfont face=Verdanaspan style=font-size:10ptI sighted a pair on Big Carnelian Lake today. One was bnot/b mute but swam around issuing coarse croaks, while the other went to a small island and appeared to be preparing or improving a

[mou] Cottonwood Lake St Croix River

Pretty close to my list from the St Croix this morning Sue! Ring-necked Ducks Buffleheads Common Goldeneyes Hooded Mergansers Wood Ducks Canvas Backs Lesser Scaups Common Mergansers Great Blue Herons - around 50 Bald Eagles - 7 Killdears Ring-billed Gulls Canada Geese Mallards Red-winged

[mou] Brant

Sorry Josh, I've been to the landing on the St Croix every day - haven't seen the Mutes for about two weeks. Steve Hello, I was wondering if I could get some precise directions for the brant being seen in Stearns County.=A0 I was also wondering if the mute swans were still being seen on

[mou] Along the St. Croix

Still ~30 Trumpeters in Hudson along with at least 9 Bald Eagles (only two adults) bickering on the ice, none landed on the huge nest nearby. A few Ring-billed Gulls were sailing around. A pair of Osprey were flirting north of Stillwater above the Heron rookery which was empty yesterday, but

[mou] Wigeons

I saw a pair of Wigeon today, but the male did not seem typical. I had the sun at my right shoulder and could see the almost white bill and forehead very well through my scope, but the head seemed to be all of one color. I did note a slight iridescence, but not a two toned head, no definate

[mou] OT: Hawks

Hi Shari, i hope iam not too off topic.. I am new to this list but, I don't think your post is off topic at all. It's spring migration and being close to the Minnesota River means you are in a good position to see just about any bird of prey that comes through Minnesota, as well as most