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Bob Dunlap, MOU-net moderator On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 9:41 AM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > (Posted by <> via moumn.org) > > In having lived and birded in Cass County off-and-on for over 50 years, > the only black-billed > magpies I had seen until this year were in McKinley Twp where they are > known to breed. This > year I also found one in Sec. 20 of Ansel Twp on the Pine River Breeding > Bird Survey route in > June. > > But this fall I have seen them elsewhere in the County on 3 separate > occasions. First, in Sec. > 24 of Birch Lake Twp on 22 October, then in Sec. 29 of Leech Lake Twp on > 27 October, and > lastly in Sec. 18 of Wilson Twp on 13 November. Dale Yerger reports they > have been seen > occasionally around Deep Portage, and they have been seen on the Pillager > CBC twice, and my > wife has seen them at Cass Lake a couple of times recently. But overall, > I have the impression > that they are either moving south this year in greater numbers than usual, > or their local > population is expanding. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
