[mou-net] ornithology course blog

Hi All-- I have begun moving my Ornithology course lectures to a blog: http://ornithologycourse.blogspot.com (I have retired from teaching and see little reason to have this resouce, such as it is, gather dust in some drawer.) You all are welcome to visit if you are interested. When

[mou-net] Jean Kelley

If there is a Jean Kelley who lives in Coon Rapids, Minnesota please respond to this email as your registration form for the Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival was not filled out correctly. Thanks Mike Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/

[mou-net] Varied Thrush

A male Varied Thrush is presently feeding on Wentworth Viburnum berries, a first here. John Nelson Good Thunder, Blue Earth Cty. 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] Harlequin Duck, Washington Co.

Dec. 10, 2009 2:00pm Dressed to kill, a male HADU was present at Pt. Douglas Park near Prescott. This is the 3rd consecutive year that this species, presumably the same male, has been found at this location. Also, 12 Trumpeter Swans Jim Mattsson Eagan Join or Leave

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 10, 2009

-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 10, 2009 *MNDL0912.10 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Gray Partridge Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike Black-billed

[mou-net] Northern Hawk Owl in Crow Wing County

A Northern Hawk Owl was seen this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. east of Deerwood, Mn. on Hwy. 210 approximately 300 ft. east of Hwy. 210 Co. Rd. 32 intersection. It was not seen when we returned this route at 3:30 p.m. Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 12/10/09

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 10, 2009 *MNDU0912.10 -Birds mentioned White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Pied-billed Grebe Thayer's Gull Slaty-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Rusty Blackbird -Transcript Hotline:

[mou-net] Northern Hawk Owl map update

As of today there has been 35 reported Northern Hawk Owls in northern Minnesota. Here is the link to view the map: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/ Good birding Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ Blog:

[mou-net] two more bird research reports from Science News

replacement veterinary drug also kills vultures in S Asia: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/50556/title/Another_livestock_dru g_endangers_vultures African superb starlings: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/50626/title/When_feminine_beauty_ thrives_on_competition