[mou] Osprey in Murray County

2003-04-22 Thread blues...@dtgnet.com
An osprey was seen hunting over Lake Wilson Sunday afternoon in the rain=2E= No sign of it Monday=2E Both Lake Wilson and Current Lakes had an eared gr= ebe present on Sunday as well=2E Sparrow count at my feeders in Lake Wilson up= to five, Chipping, Harris, White throated, Field, Song=2E Janet

[mou] Dakota Cnty Swainson's Hawk is back.

2003-04-22 Thread William and Ruth Stauffer
This morning at 9AM, a beautiful, adult plumaged, light phase Swainson's Hawk was sitting in the short trees just to the west of Conley Ave., where it ends at 140th Street, west of the marsh[ie where 140th used to continue on to highway 52. Bill Stauffer

[mou] Twig Osprey

2003-04-22 Thread Karen Sussman
As of 7pm tonight the Osprey has returned to Twig. I spotted it on my drive home. It was inspecting the nest from last year that was moved to a pole just beside the powerline pole it has preferred for the last two seasons. Karen Sussman ksuss...@lcp2.net

[mou] Red-throated Loons - Benton County

2003-04-22 Thread Herb Dingmann
This evening I found a pair of Red-throated Loons on Little Rock Lake in Benton County. With my scope I was initially a bit unsure of the identification, but I called Phil Chu and he was able to come out and confirm that they were indeed Red-throated Loons. When we left at dark, the birds were