[mou] Metro Birding & Hawks

2008-05-13 Thread Steve Weston
Active hawk nests, probably Red-tails, that I have noticed in my wanderings: Coon Rapids: US 10 west of Hanson Blvd on north side. Definitely occupied by hawk. Brooklyn Park: Hwy 610 heading west just past Hwy 252 interchange on northside. this nest is probably not visible except from highw

[mou] Metro birding today

2007-01-25 Thread Dedrick Benz
Chris O'Byrne and I were able to relocate the following goodies on Thursday: MTN. BLUEBIRD - as reported previously along the N. side of 175th St., but unaccompanied by waxwings. GYRFALCON - Along Dakota Cty Rd. 42, 3 telephone poles east of Jacob Ave. We did not see any gulls at Prescott, nor

[mou] Metro birding today

2007-01-25 Thread
. Chris Benson Rochester, MN - Original Message - From: "Dedrick Benz" To: ; Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 5:03 PM Subject: [mou] Metro birding today > Chris O'Byrne and I were able to relocate the following goodies on Thursday: > > MTN. BLUEBIRD - as repor

[mou] metro birding

2006-09-23 Thread Steve Weston
I had hoped to get to Duluth today, but... didn't even get out birding. found a Red-tailed Hawk at the top of one of the elevators along Hiawatha in Minneapolis. It was quite actively looking around. I had stopped hoping it might be a falcon. Today I observed the annual "Lillypad Dance of t

[mou] Metro Birding

2006-07-11 Thread Julian Sellers
the migration had started early. But they were Black Terns catching insects (near a lake). Julian - Original Message - From: "Steve Weston" To: "mnbird" ; "Mou-net" Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 1:18 AM Subject: [mou] Metro Birding > Found an interest

[mnbird] Re: [mou] Metro Birding

2006-07-11 Thread jbaines...@aol.com
---1152620679 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Nighthawks were present over our house in Hastings for much of June. I don't think that I noticed a decrease in numbers. They are one of my favorite migrants as well. As for

[mou] Metro Birding

2006-07-11 Thread Jim Ryan
--=_Part_37353_14819312.1152616645420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Re: Nighthawks, I have only heard them twice and seen one this summer. This worries me as they are one of my favorite summer birds to ha

[mou] Metro Birding

2006-07-11 Thread Steve Weston
Found an interesting hawk this evening in Eagan in Lebanon Hills, visible in one of the small swamps on the south side of Cliff Road between the Holland Lake and the entrance to Shultz Lake. I believe it was the swamp by the old entrance. This beauty was clean white below with only faint banding

[mou] Metro Birding

2006-06-28 Thread Steve Weston
I am definitely seeing Dickcissels in larger numbers than I have ever seen them before and in locations that I know that they have not been in the last five or six years. I believe the abundance of Dickcissels is evidence that they are no longer being persecuted in southern South America where

[mou] Metro birding

2006-03-25 Thread Steve Weston
On Thursday I decided to keep track of the raptors that I saw as I drove through the Metro area. I counted 22 Red-tailed Hawks in 15 different cities in the Metro area. All but two were along the highway. Almost every major intersection had a pair. I missed several pairs that I have been se