[mou-net] present, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.

2009-03-01 Thread George B Skinner
Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009 at 10 am, I noted the owl is sleeping in the wood duck box visible from the street. Look through the pines at the southwest corner of the house to see the larger pole mounted box at the northwest corner of the house. Saturday it was sitting in the hole from noon until dark.

[mou-net] Great Horned Owl hoot fest, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.

2009-03-01 Thread George B Skinner
Last night at 7 PM at least 4 and possibly more Great Horned Owls were hooting and flying from tree to tree near the intersection of Highland Rd. and Lynn Terrace in Minnetonka. This was just down the hill from the intersection, towards Wing Lake. They were in the trees by the road and to the

[mou-net] visible now, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.

2009-03-01 Thread George B Skinner
Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009 at 11 am, the owl is at the hole in the wood duck box visible from the street. Look through the pines at the southwest corner of the house to see the larger pole mounted box at the northwest corner of the house. Saturday it was sitting in the hole from noon until dark. At

[mou-net] Photo Website Update

2009-03-01 Thread Linda Krueger
February 1st Kevin and I headed to Monticello to photograph Trumpeter Swans. The weekend of February 6th we headed to Lock and Dam 18 in Burlington, Iowa to photograph Bald Eagles and American White Pelicans. Some of the photos we took from these two areas are now on our website along with photos

[mou-net] Winter 2008-2009 Season

2009-03-01 Thread Paul Budde
The winter season (12/1 - 2/28) has ended.  If you will be submitting a seasonal report for inclusion in the winter summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now.  We strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look under Reporting Birds, then On-line Seasonal

[mou-net] is the net down?

2009-03-01 Thread Curt Rawn
Only two people saw a bird today? Curt Rawn 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] Gray Partridges, Dakota Co

2009-03-01 Thread Stan Molly Jo Miller-Johnson
There were 8 Gray Partridges digging in the snow on the NW corner of Joan Ave and 180th St in Dakota Co. this evening. I saw them at about 5:50 and they were still there when I left at about 6:10. They were about 10 feet or so south of the deciduous, brushy windrow that runs at an angle sw to

Re: [mou-net] is the net down?

2009-03-01 Thread Larson Kelly
There's a peacock roosting on the back of a chair in my loft bedroom, does that count? I have photo documentation for anyone who might be interested in following up on this sighting. Kelly Larson The Bagley Farm -Clearwater The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami Minnesota Eschew Obfuscation! The middle