[mou-net] Fwd: yellow bellied sapsucker

Begin forwarded message: From: Jim and Charlene Nelson jnel...@runestone.net Date: May 30, 2009 9:16:41 AM CDT To: mou-...@moumn.org Subject: yellow bellied sapsucker sighted at our cabin on Eagle Lake, Otter Tail County yesterday about noon. Charlene Nelson Join or Leave

[mou-net] Carver County-Western Grebe

A single Western Grebe was on the northwestern end of Rapids Lake of the MVNWR early this morning.It was fairly close to the shore but could only be seen from a hunting trail on the west side of the lake. 1 very difficult to see Prothonotary Warbler was at the 2nd outflow channel on the far

[mou-net] Prothonotary Warbler(s) in Chisago County relocated

Today my wife and I relocated the Prothonotary Warbler(s) previously reported by Milton Blomberg on May 23 at the Osceola Bottoms in SE Chisago County. We followed his directions and had little trouble finding the bird(s). Like him we could not determine if there was more than one bird or

[mou-net] Yellow-headed blackbirds

Two recently made images of yellow-headed blackbirds were just uploaded to the MOU galleries section, taken with a Zeiss fieldscope and Nikon D300 digital camera. Gerald Brimacombe Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Lebanon-Hills Saturday

Thanks to Sally Heuer and Paul Spritzer for leading the Lebanon Hills Park tour on Saturday (5/30). The highlight was the blue-winged warbler. After the tour on the Holland Lake side I went to the Schulze Lake side (main visitor center area). There is a trial on the west side of Schulze Lake.

[mou-net] Prothonotary Warbler- Ft. Snelling S.P., Hennepin

During a birding-by-bike MRVAC field trip late this afternoon, we were fortunate to have great views of a male prothonotary warbler in Ft. Snelling State Park. We didn't find it in its usual location from previous years, namely the swampy wooded area between the visitor center parking lot

[mou-net] Brown Pelican

I have an incomplete report of a Brown Pelican at Lake Lahomme Dieu in Douglas County, but nothing specific. I am trying to get additional information. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhert...@sihope.com Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Snowy Plover - Marshall County

Tonight about 5:30 pm, Dan and Barbara Williams and I found a Snowy Plover on the west side of Parker Pool at Agassiz NWR. Note that this is inside the locked gates, and would require a walk of about a mile if the bird is still there, unless you come during business hours on a weekday. Jeanie

[mou-net] Least Bittern (Hennepin Co.)

Craig Mandel and I were conducting a Marsh Bird Survey along the MRV-owned areas in Bloomington (Visitor's center, Bass Ponds, Old Cedar Ave.) The highlight was a Least Bittern who responded to our tape by, at least twice, circling as close as 50 feet above the boom box! This was at the Hogback