[mou-net] Brewer's Blackbird a mistake

2012-01-03 Thread john c. nelson
A pair of Rusty Blackbirds in bright sun under my feeders this morning lead me to believe I was mistaken in my idenification yesterday of a Brewer's Blackbird. It's ironic that while we require a photograph to confirm rare bird sightings, had I submitted the best of yesterday's photos a

[mou-net] Brewer's Blackbird

2012-01-02 Thread john c. nelson
This morning on the ground beneath our feeders among the HSP, Am Goldfinches, and Dark-eyed Juncos a female Brewer's Blackbird. First in January in Blue Earth County? John Nelson Good Thunder MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Brewer's Blackbird, Burnsville, Dakota County

2009-06-05 Thread Byron and Ginny Blood
This morning at approximately 9:30 - 9:45 am I found what I believe to be a female Brewer's Blackbird foraging in the short grass beside a trail at the Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve in northwest Burnsville. I found the bird on the south side of the pond that is south of the ball field at the Sue