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> There are 6 messages totaling 233 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. LE Owl - roadkill - Becker County, NW MN (3) > 2. Lake pepin eagles (2) > 3. waterfowl > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:02:14 -0600 > From: "Shawn C. Goodchild" <[email protected]> > Subject: LE Owl - roadkill - Becker County, NW MN > > Found a Long-eared owl dead on the side of a gravel road, near Bisson Lake > near Becker County CR 13 and CR14. Non-native prairie grass habitat, so > odd location. Looks like it has been dead for few weeks to a month, feet > missing or cut off. According to eBird it will be rare but eBird isn't set > up for documenting dead bird locations, so thought I'd post it here. (yes, > forwarding info to DNR) > > Some nice snowy owls hanging out in the area too, as reported by others. > Lots of early stuff in that area the past week, Turkey Vulture (!), > Harriers, huge flock of ~400 Horned larks, etc... > > Shawn Goodchild > Becker County, MN > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 16:21:02 +0000 > From: GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: LE Owl - roadkill - Becker County, NW MN > > There is a site to log in dead birds called dbird as I recall . Similar to > ebird > > > On Feb 26, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Shawn C. Goodchild <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Found a Long-eared owl dead on the side of a gravel road, near Bisson > Lake near Becker County CR 13 and CR14. Non-native prairie grass habitat, > so odd location. Looks like it has been dead for few weeks to a month, feet > missing or cut off. According to eBird it will be rare but eBird isn't set > up for documenting dead bird locations, so thought I'd post it here. (yes, > forwarding info to DNR) > > > > Some nice snowy owls hanging out in the area too, as reported by others. > Lots of early stuff in that area the past week, Turkey Vulture (!), > Harriers, huge flock of ~400 Horned larks, etc... > > > > Shawn Goodchild > > Becker County, MN > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:05:35 +0000 > From: Mark Alt <[email protected]> > Subject: Lake pepin eagles > > Any gatherings of eagles being seen? I am planning a trip... > > Mark Alt > Hennepin County > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 13:31:37 -0600 > From: "Shawn C. Goodchild" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: LE Owl - roadkill - Becker County, NW MN > > Thanks! D-Bird looks interesting. A good idea, especially with > documenting window kills you see in the city and stuff like that! > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE <[email protected]> > >Sent: Feb 26, 2017 10:21 AM > >To: "Shawn C. Goodchild" <[email protected]> > >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [mou-net] LE Owl - roadkill - Becker County, NW MN > > > >There is a site to log in dead birds called dbird as I recall . Similar > to ebird > > > >> On Feb 26, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Shawn C. Goodchild <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Found a Long-eared owl dead on the side of a gravel road, near Bisson > Lake near Becker County CR 13 and CR14. Non-native prairie grass habitat, > so odd location. Looks like it has been dead for few weeks to a month, feet > missing or cut off. According to eBird it will be rare but eBird isn't set > up for documenting dead bird locations, so thought I'd post it here. (yes, > forwarding info to DNR) > >> > >> Some nice snowy owls hanging out in the area too, as reported by > others. Lots of early stuff in that area the past week, Turkey Vulture (!), > Harriers, huge flock of ~400 Horned larks, etc... > >> > >> Shawn Goodchild > >> Becker County, MN > >> > >> ---- > >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 17:57:03 -0600 > From: Mickey <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Lake pepin eagles > > Thursday I saw about 30 eagles a large group of Mergansers and ring bills > near the lock and dam past Treasure Island Casino. > Mickey Kallas > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 26, 2017, at 12:05 PM, Mark Alt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Any gatherings of eagles being seen? I am planning a trip... > > > > Mark Alt > > Hennepin County > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:47:26 -0600 > From: "Heins, Chad" <[email protected]> > Subject: waterfowl > > Hey birders, > > > > Trent Robbins and I got out into the field (first time for me in 6 weeks) > and were able to get a taste of spring. The lakes around Lake Crystal are > largely open though it looks like some of them have been more open than > they are now. Lily and Crystal were the two best lakes. > > > Lily Lake had a large flock of Greater White-fronted Geese, Canada Geese, > and a single Snow Goose. There were also Ring-necked Ducks, Gadwall, and > Northern Pintail with a few scattered Common Goldeneyes, Hooded Mergansers, > and Common Mergansers. > > > Crystal Lake had a large flock of Canvasbacks, Redheads, Common Goldeneyes, > Bufflehead, Lesser Scaup, a couple of Greater Scaup, and both Mergansers as > well. We even found a small flock of Green-winged Teal on the eastern > end. A pair of Herring Gulls were wrestling over a morsel there as well. > > > Loon Lake had a few scattered goldeneye and mergansers but is largely open > and viewable from the boat launch on the south end. > > > Tim's Slough near O.A. Vee WMA also had Ring-necked Ducks, Gadwall, and > lots of Mallards and Canadas. > > > > Lincoln WPA had lots of waterfowl but much of it was hidden in the weeds. > Watonwan WPA had lots of Greater White-fronted Geese. > > > > CR13 which was flooded last fall is now passable though I will miss the > Black-necked Stilt on the road in September. We had a lot of Mallards in > that area and a small flock of Northern Shovelers. > > > > One of the best waterfowl concentrations was at the infamous Madelia Goose > Magnet which is located east of Hwy 60 between 320th and 330th Streets. > Large flocks of all three geese mentioned above plus many of the ducks and > gobs of Mallards. I normally get there by taking CR30 past the Watonwan > WPA and keep heading west. Lots of birds in the air and on the ground. > > > > Happy birding! > > > > Chad Heins > > Mankato > > > > > > *Chad Heins* > > Assistant Professor of Biology > > > > Bethany Lutheran College > > 700 Luther Drive > > Mankato, MN 56001 > > Office: 507.344.7327 | Toll Free: 800.944.3066 > > [email protected]| www.blc.edu > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 24 Feb 2017 to 26 Feb 2017 (#2017-44) > ************************************************************* > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
