[mou-net] Carlos Avery Monday Morning 4/9

2012-04-10 Thread Michelle Hed
Hi everyone, I drove through Carlos Avery on Monday morning and was surprise by the diversity on a windy day. The jackpot location was pool 9. Turkey Northern Flickers Mallards Immature Bald Eagle with exciting hunting display Mature Bald Eagles Canadian Geese Yellowlegs American

Re: [mou-net] Birding Apps

2012-04-10 Thread Gail Wieberdink
I like iBird Pro for my iTouch (Android platform). I also have the Audubon Birds program on my Nook Tablet and while that one has beautiful photos, it is much harder and slower to navigate. It is my hope that before too long, iBird Pro will be available for the Nook, it currently is not. Gail

Re: [mou-net] Birding Apps

2012-04-10 Thread Valerie Slocum
I have the iBird Explorer Pro for my iPhone as well, and I love it! You can search by name, family, range, color, shape, etc. Great illustrations as well as photos. Valerie Valerie Slocum Raptor Program Coordinator/Wildlife Program Coordinator Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center 28097

Re: [mou-net] Birding Apps

2012-04-10 Thread HawkWelter
iBird Explorer Pro is the best - bar none!! -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Valerie Slocum Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:10 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Birding Apps I have the iBird Explorer Pro for my iPhone

[mou-net] Sherburne County

2012-04-10 Thread Betsy Beneke
I think there must have been a little influx of birds again overnight.  At Sherburne HQ feeders this morning, there were 3 white-throated sparrows - my FOY (first of the year), a nice-sized flock of yellow-rumped warblers, up to six mourning doves and a small flock of 8-10 robins, along with

Re: [mou-net] Birding Apps

2012-04-10 Thread Holly Peirson
Are you saying this app can be used on Android phones? If that is so, I will be downloading it to my Samsung Infuse phone - yet this evening... I can't tell by looking at the website... But the images and the write-up about it sure sound good. Holly Peirson Columbus, SE Anoka Co. -Original

Re: [mou-net] Possible Brown Pelican Flyover

2012-04-10 Thread Williams, Bob
Just in case anyone didn't notice this posting last Tuesday, I thought I would repost it. Perhaps this was the first glimpse of the now infamous itinerant Brown Pelican. -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Ben Harste Sent: Tuesday, April

Re: [mou-net] Birding Apps

2012-04-10 Thread Bill Bruins
I want to thank every one for the quick response. I'll pass along your tips. Bill On 4/10/2012 6:28 PM, Holly Peirson wrote: Are you saying this app can be used on Android phones? If that is so, I will be downloading it to my Samsung Infuse phone - yet this evening... I can't tell by looking at

[mou-net] Junco notes

2012-04-10 Thread Tom Bell
Last Friday (4/6/12) we banded 83 Dark-eyed Juncos at Carpenter Nature Center, (CNC) which is in Washington County along the St. Croix River. We caught only one Junco that was banded, which means that all the Juncos were not previously banded at CNC so were new arrivals. Birds are banded each

Re: [mou-net] Common Loons - Silver Lake

2012-04-10 Thread Anna Newton
Yes- heard and then saw one fly over our house in North Oaks (Ramsey County) on Saturday 4/7. BTW- I heard a thrasher singing outside the building at Tamarack Nature Center (White Bear Township) today 4/10! Anna Newton On 4/10/12 1:51 PM, Ron Plinske bvpbi...@yahoo.com wrote: Sorry for the