[mou-net] Loon monitoring volunteers needed

(Posted by Christine Herwig via moumn.org) Love loons? Minnesota loon monitoring program is a great way to get involved with wildlife, particularly loons. Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers, we have over 20 years of data on more than 600 lakes

[mou-net] Loon

I spotted a Common Loon on Gervais Lake in Ramsey County this morning. Bob Holtz 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] Loon in trouble?

There is a loon on Lake Calhoun 36th and Lake Calhoun Blvd. that I think is in trouble. I first noticed it yesterday at 9 am at the shore in very shallow water--inches from the shore. It appeared to be eating small fish. It wouldn't see to me that this would be enough food for a big bird, but at

[mou-net] Loon on Lake Superior

I saw my first Common Loon of the year on Lake Superior this morning at the mouth of the Lester River in Duluth.Molly Thompson Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:11:00 + From: clay.christen...@comcast.net Subject: [mou-net] Eastern Towhee Ramsey County To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU We had an

Re: [mou-net] Loon rowing activity, Osprey pair, Cedar Waxwings bonding, Grass L., Ramsey County

are only a couple of miles apart, as the Loon flies. Judd Zandstra Shoreview, Ramsey Co. -Original Message- From: linda whyte Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:28 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Loon rowing activity, Osprey pair, Cedar Waxwings bonding, Grass L., Ramsey

Re: [mou-net] Loon rowing activity

Sounds and looks like fun to me! Could also be preening or mating behavior. Or it could be -- getting all the salt from winter's oceans off their plumage! Loons' physiology changes so they can winter on oceans. It's an interesting thought that they might just be happy to be back in fresh

[mou-net] Loon rowing activity, Osprey pair, Cedar Waxwings bonding, Grass L., Ramsey County

Exercise/Birding at Grass L. Nature Reserve, Snail L. Park, Ramsey County today: While there were no species seen that haven't already been reported, some bird behavior drew interest. The Osprey pair seem to have staked claim on the platform nest, making forays elsewhere, and then returning to a

[mou-net] Loon, warbler

Common Loon last night, Zimmerman ponds along 169. YR Warbler, Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne NWR. Rusty Blackbird flyover, think third of season for this diminishing species. Turkeys, grouse, trumpeters providing background music. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sent from my iPhone Join or

[mou-net] Loon thoughts

While I was not confident to report 3 Pacific Loons, I am fairly sure there were 2-3 on Lake Waconia. Although I saw the 2 from a distance, they seemed too small to be Common Loons. Even from the distance the bills seemed a bit too thin At one point they also both stood up in the water

[mou-net] Loon

This morning at 5:45am I was sitting on my front steps reading the paper. Suddenly I heard a Loon calling from the west. I looked up and saw it flying towards the sunrise while doing the loon's tremolo call. There is no mistaking that call. I have never seen a loon in flight nor in this area

[mou-net] Loon nest

If anyone needs/wants pictures of a nesting Loon, there is an apparent Loon nest in central Cass County. The location is Cass County road 42 (or 28th Avenue NW) where it skirts a small lake called Brockway Lake. This is about 3.5 to 4 miles east of Backus and a mile or so north of 4th St SW.

[mou-net] Loon, Red-breasted Mergansers on Como

Saturday 3/27, 11am, I found 1 Loon, 3 male Red-breasted Mergansers on Como Lake, which is almost ice-free. Mallards, Canadas, Red-wing blackbirds abundant. Came home ( 2 blocks from lake) to find a tom turkey at my feeder. Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Loon count

All, I am curious about the Minnesota Common Loon population? Are they increasing in number or decreasing? I visited Hyland Lake in Bloomington last spring, and the lake was filled with migrating loons, but I realize, of course, such a sight is certainly not an indicator of their population