[mou-rba] [mou-net] Great Gray Owl along the North Shore

While driving back to Duluth from Sugarloaf Cove this evening, I found a Great Gray Owl hunting alongside the road. The roads were an absolute mess this evening, with the currently-falling snow taking place. I headed towards Sugarloaf Cove early this morning, to give presentations on Raptor ID as w

[mou-rba] Barrow's Goldeneyes - Coon Rapids Dam

I saw a pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes today (Saturday) on the Mississippi River at the Coon Rapids Dam. They were on the east side of the river, south of the main entrance to the park. They were near the bend in the river close to the north end of Cenaiko Lake. There are two parking lots near t

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Saga of P38 ...early bird Trumpeter Swan Duluth

Monday, March 4th A pair of Trumpeter Swans at the Fond du Lac Bridge Duluth. (The second spring migrant I've seen in the Duluth area ...First was several Horned Larks on Feb 23rd Carlton Co) BUT the interesting thing was that one of the Trumpeters was P38 (yellow neck band)... a bird that

[mou-rba] [mou-net] Aitkin County Boreal Owl

Sorry, but I wasn’t near a computer yesterday. I found a Boreal Owl on the intersection of Hwy 210 and 240th Place about 2 miles west of McGregor yesterday morning. First seen about 10 am it was still there at noon, but was gone when I got off work at 5 pm. There is lots of bog and jackpine, s