[mou] Caspian Terns/Grant Co.

Late this morning (Saturday, 9/16), we saw 11 Caspian Terns (including at least two in juvenile plumage with lighter colored bills begging food from adults) at the Ashby treatment ponds in northeast Grant County. The adults seemed to still be in mostly full breeding plumage. They were in the

[mou] Rifle scope for birding?

Has anyone tried just using a rifle scope for birding. I was just thinking they may be cheaper and certainly more mobile and lighter. Realizing they would not have the stability of a tripod mounted scope. Yet is may be a good way to pick up some of those birds further out that binoculars are not

[mou] Saw-whet owls

Hi all, It has become abundantly clear that I won't be able to rid myself of my owl habits any time soon. That said, the saw-whet migration is on, with banding again underway from the quaint 'burb of tofte. You can follow the progress of the migration at: www.mindspring.com/~owlman

[mou] Clark's Grebes - Gorder Lake, Stevens County

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0009_01C6D9CF.A8DB4D80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I birded portions of Stevens County today as part of the Great Minnesota River Birding Day. The highlight of the day was

[mou] Hawk Weekend 2006--speakers dinner

It's not too late to register for Hawk Weekend 2006! We've got a great lineup of speakers, including renowned researcher Dr. John Pastor, speaking on Climate Change and the Boreal Forest, Dr. Gerald Niemi speaking on the Ecology of the Canada Lynx, and our keynote speaker from Colorado, Northern