[mou] MRVAC meeting Thursday 4/24

My appologies for the untimely notice: The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) will hold its April meeting today Thursday the 24th. The program Arachnophillia, Love of Spiders will be presented by Larry Weber. Larry Weber, teacher, author, and familiar guide on the trails behind Hawk

[mou] Duluth RBA 4/24/03

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 24, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A GREEN HERON was seen at 12th and Superior in Duluth on the 18th. A VESPER SPARROW was at the Rowing Club at Park Point on the 21st. LONG-TAILED DUCKS were still present in Grand

[mou] Cinnamon Teal/No Red-throated Loon - Benton County

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0003_01C309EC.DF6C62A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tonight I went back to Little Rock Lake to see if the Red-throated Loons were still around. I did not find any Loon species

[mou] Towhee, gnatcatcher Hennepin Co.

This morning at the Bass Ponds in Bloomington there was a male Eastern Towhee with a flock of White-throated Sparrows. It was at the west side near Hwy. 77 in the oak litter. There were also a couple of Savannah sparrows mixed in with the Field and Song flocks in the trails here, and a Winter

[mou] Cinnamon Teal in Benton Co still present

Thank You Herb Dingmann for finding that Cinnamon Teal at the Gilman Sewage Ponds in Benton Co, and reporting it so promptly. This morning when I read your post I never gave it a second thought, I just hopped in the car and headed there. At 8:45 am I was enjoying fabulous looks at that

[mou] MOU RBA 24 April 2003

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 24th. A pair of RED-THROATED LOONS was on Little Rock Lake in Benton County on the 22nd. The birds were seen from Benton Beach County Park on the north end of the lake but were gone by the afternoon of the 23rd. To get there, take U.S.

[mou] Duck people

Given the challenge to record a Bufflehead Duck by Stan of this group I targeted them this week. My fieldguides only say mostly silent and female grunts and male squeeks. But nothing that resembles an actual call I was recording about 12-15 Bufflehead with other usual suspects in the

[mou] Unusual nuthatch behavior

Has anyone ever heard of nuthatches eating meat, or taking insects from carcasses? This evening I noticed a white-breasted nuthatch on the ground at the base of our big boxelder tree, pecking vigorously at something. At first I assumed he was working on a fallen piece of bark, but he was so

[mou] Bell Museum birding trip schedule

Birds at the Bridge Saturday, April 19, 8-11 a.m. Members $9.50, nonmembers $13 Paid registration deadline April 8 Join Bell ornithologists Muir Eaton, Ann Kessen, and Andy Jones at one of the Twin Cities=B9 popular birding spots. A great chance for beginners to learn and for experienced birders

[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 25, 2003

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 25, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Trees are starting to bud, grass is starting to grow, and tonight I saw bugs on the

[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report-Friday, April 25, 2003

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 25, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Trees are starting to bud, grass is starting to grow, and tonight I saw bugs on the

[mou] Woman Lake area birds (Cass county)

There are a lot of migrants here in centeral MN right now. Here are a some of the birds I've been seeing in the last couple days, all the waterfoul having been seen on Woman Lake: Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Tundra Swan Redhead Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded