[mou] Ducks on Black Dog Lake

Monday 3/12 Late on Monday I stopped to look at the ducks on the eastern Black Dog Lake and on the river in burnsville. I found twelve species. Canada Geese Mallard Gadwell (east of Cedar Ave) C. Goldeneye Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Ring-neck Duck Canvassback Red-headed Duck (many) Bufflehead

[mou] EC-Dove/new location/Otter Tail Co.

A (probable) Eurasian Collared-Dove is being seen near the town of Battle Lake in central Otter Tail County. Note: this is a different location from where this species has been previously reported in the county (to wit, the town of Ottertail). The spot: on Oak Leaf Lane, which runs along the

[mou] Yellow-rumped Warbler - overwintered

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_002F_01C7655D.CB982C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have posted a new video on youtube.com of the Yellow-rumped Warbler that has been at my feeders since Nov. 29th. I've also

[mou] Bluebirds, Meadowlark

Had a small flock of Eastern Bluebirds yesterday in Mille Lacs County (CR 18, about 1/2 mile north of CR 8 intersection) - first of year. Nathan also had a probable Eastern Meadowlark singing along Mille Lacs CR 12 yesterday, although we are being cautious due to Starling mimicry. No

[mou] Greater White-fronted Geese ~ Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_23224111325328201229984 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Early this afternoon in Dakota County in the Randolph area I enjoyed a dozen Greater White-fronted Geese out in a corn field. This was along 292nd St. E (also Dakota CR 88) further east than Lake Byllesby about

[mou] Blackbird

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C765B5.1BE06FEC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First blackbirds seen on Sunday(5) the 11th at Elm Creek Nature Center. --_=_NextPart_001_01C765B5.1BE06FEC

[mou] Eastern Phoebe, Long-tailed Duck

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_002E_01C7658F.98972740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris Hockema and I birded Whitewater SP and Winona/Prairie Island today = and found a few new season birds

[mou] Robins - downtown St. Paul

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_000B_01C76592.B1E9D230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Three weeks ago before the two snowstorms, there were robins flitting = around Elm and Exchange, across the

[mou] Carlos Avery/Boot Lake SNA

(along a snowmobile trail accessed by taking Lexington Ave. to Jordell Drive/St. NE, which becomes Saturn Ave.; the trail entrance is by Saturn's intersection with 205th St.--this trail runs into Carlos Avery, BUT BE WARNED THAT CARLOS AVERY'S USUAL ENTRY ROADS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED,

[mou] Snow Geese

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0022_01C765B3.61EAD600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 7:10 pm tonight, Vern and I counted eleven Snow Geese in a flooded = stubble corn field along Highway 14

[mou] Waseca Co Bald Eagle nest

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0003_01C765B2.C0E90830 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is an active Bald Eagle nest on the eastern shore of Lake Elysian. = I have observed the female setting

[mou] Commuting Cranes

At 7:54 this morning I looked up from the brake lights along to I-94 eastbound to see 3 sandhills flying north on Dale St. in St. Paul. Could not tell if they were late for work like I usually am. Dave Tanner