[mou-net] Sherburne Refuge

2011-04-25 Thread Pastor Al Schirmacher
Two American Bitterns, single Lark Sparrow on Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne Refuge this morning. Lark Sparrow at Kunkel WMA, southern Mille Lacs County (just off 95) on Saturday - only my second in Mille Lacs County in 7.5 years (although they do nest just a few miles south of this WMA). Good

[mou-net] Breeding Bird Atlas

2011-04-25 Thread Steve Weston
Hi guys, We are looking for surveyors for the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas. With all the birders concentrated in the Metro Area, we need eyes and ears out state primerily. But, even in the Metro, we have areas that are bypassed. In my area (Dakota, Scott, and Carver counties) I need

[mou-net] Snow Bunting - MVNWR

2011-04-25 Thread Bruce Baer
A snow bunting in alternate plumage was at Pond C this morning. Other birds were: W-t Sparrow Forester’s Tern Brown Thrasher Merlin R-w Swallow House Wren Sunday, April 17th, a House Wren was at Louisville Swamp. Bruce Baer Bloomington, MN Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Eared Grebe ~ Dakota Co.

2011-04-25 Thread connybrun...@earthlink.net
This morning at the 180th St. Marsh in Vermillion, Dakota Co., Susan Schumacher and I found an alternate plumaged Eared Grebe. The EAGR was in the most eastern section of the marsh on the north side of 180th St., out in the middle between the road and the far shore. It was preening the 20

[mou-net] Avocets - Goodhue Co.

2011-04-25 Thread Bill Litkey
At about 2:00 today 18 Avocets were observed in a field flooded by the Vermillion River at the north end of Prairie Island. This is about ¼ mile east of the bridge (Dakota C.R. 68) along Goodhue C.R. 18. Bill Litkey (Oakdale) Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one

[mou-net] Pileated Woodpecker

2011-04-25 Thread Terry Houle
Saw a pair of Pileated Woodpecker's at the Russell A. Sorenson Landing on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, MN. About 15:30. -- Hennepin County Terry Houle (terr...@gmail.com) Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] G Yellowlegs

2011-04-25 Thread Nicholas Tangen
Four G. Yellowlegs in the flooded field behind Mama G's in Corcoran. Intersection of 30 and 116. Nick Tangen Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Avocets - Goodhue Co.

2011-04-25 Thread Williams, Bob
The Avocets were chased off by an eagle at 6:40PM. Bob Williams Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Bill Litkey blit...@usfamily.net Sender: Minnesota Birds MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:25:53 To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Reply-To: Bill Litkey

[mou-net] Stearns County wanderings

2011-04-25 Thread Betsy Beneke
Spent today wandering around, and trying to get acqua I'm on VACATION! Spent today wandering around, and trying to get acquainted with LARGE Stearns County.  At the Albany treatment ponds: My FOY: Semipalmated sandpiper Caspian Tern Eared Grebe Also, grasshopper sparrow, across the road. Will

[mou-net] Eared Grebe - NO, LeConte's Sparrow - YES, Dakota

2011-04-25 Thread James P. Mattsson
7:00pm 4/26 180th St marsh Did not find previously reported Eared Grebe (it could easily still be there), but had a 5 min. view of LeConte's Sp. on the south side of the road adjacent to the SW wetland. It was within a few feet of the road and perched fully in the open. It behaved like a