[mou] Lauderdale Woodcock

--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_8059_1174866197_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Early this afternoon, flushed a woodcock from beneath a tree on the other side of our alley. Didn't see it till it flushed! Clay Christensen Lauderdale Ramsey Co.

[mou] Elm creek

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C76FAC.28BF4170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sunday Marhc 25, 1st song sparrows and 1st eastern phoebe of the season. Tree sparrows still present. Also saw a

[mou] Spring, With A Twist

Saturday was to die for: * Surprise: 74 Greater White Fronted Geese in Mille Lacs County - glad that Bob Janssen, the Perrys (from Brainerd) and others could enjoy these and the abundance of waterfowl on this new (and probably short term) pond along 169, near CR 13 Long Siding. Bob let us

[mou] Black Vulture

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[mou] Eurasian Wigeon still there

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0210_01C76F92.29CDA5C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris Hockema called me to let me know his brother and others were looking at the bird this morning in the

[mou] Starling Mimicry

Have the windows to my office open this morning while studying for the Palm Sunday sermon. One of our resident Starlings is having a good time mimicing an Eastern Wood-Pewee off on - impressive, but I'm not buying - heard this story before. However, he or one of his friends just launched

[mou] NW MN Weekend Phenology

--Apple-Mail-1--943887498 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Since closing my store at the end of the year I've had the opportunity to do a lot of exploring. Many first-of-year birds including

[mou] Starling Mimicry

--Apple-Mail-2--943472428 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed They have drawn me out early for renditions of Killdeer, R-w Blackbird and Meadowlark. For all their perceived faults, I find their mimicry a

[mou] Vulture Vigil

This morning I returned to the Afton marina area to see if this is a regular roosting site for Turkey Vultures. It seems to be as there were about 30 that trickled out of the pine grove behind City Hall, which is a block north of 31st. St. S. The first ones departed around 8:00 and the last

[mou] wigeon

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C76FCF.4E85B19D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The wigeon was still at Hyland Lake at noon today, though overnight most pf the ice disappeared so there is much more water

[mou] FW: Dakota Snowy Egret sighted today

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000__01C76FB2.A2554EB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit _ From: Laura Coble [mailto:shearwate...@frontiernet.net] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 2:18 PM To:

[mou] Downtown Minneapolis - the first yellow-rump of the year

--0-379457352-1174940173=:79683 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The noon run from the Stone Arch bridge and back turned up four Eastern Phoebes, two of which may have been the ones reported Bassett's Creek; there were two more on Nicollet Island

[mou] Ospreys

--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12944_1174942527_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The Ospreys have begun returning to their nests these past few days. They are back at the freeway lights ( 169 / 62) already. Please report any new nests in the 8 county metro area to the

[mou] Eurasian Widgeon

Seen just a few minutes ago at 4:30pm in the center of the lake. Decent views were had by walking around the lake to the left of the boat launch to the beach area. Chris Fagyal Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[mou] Eurasian Wigeon is a hybrid

--Apple-Mail-3--926763572 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed In talking with Phil Chu -- who initially brought this to my attention -- and then looking at the posted image on the MOU web site, we felt it

[mou] Cass County Barrow's Goldeneye

--0-1067887610-1174952656=:80797 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit A Barrow's Goldeneye was found this afternoon (3/26) at Kabekona Narrows on Leech Lake. Go north from Walker on MN 371 for approx. 3 miles and turn right after bridge to access the boat

[mou] Otter Tail Co Birds

Some excellent waterfowl diversity is being seen at Horse Pasture Slough in Glendalough State Park (central Otter Tail County). Jeff Schultz, who tipped us off, saw the following yesterday: Common and Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Mallard, Wood Duck,

[mou] Eurasian Wigeon is a hybrid

All, Looking at Sibley, and various resources on the web and comparing to what I observed at Hyland Park, i've noticed the following things: 1) The proposed Eurasian Wigeon on Hyland Lake is paler than a typical adult male breeding plumaged Eurasian Wigeon depicted in the field guides (Sibley

[mou] Ducks in Winona

Today around 1pm I drove to Prairie Island and looked along the backwaters= there to see the following: Gadwall American Wigeon Blue-winged teal Shoveler Green-winged teal Canvasback Ring-necked duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Merganser and Double Crested

[mou] Eurasian Wigeon is a hybrid: details

As previously posted by Tony Hertzel, the Eurasian Wigeon at Hyland Lake = in Bloomington is not pure-blooded, but instead appears to have both = Eurasian Wigeon and American Wigeon genes. The above assertion is based primarily on three characteristics, which I = noted while I was Hyland Lake

[mou] Yard Birds

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_001D_01C76FDF.205CA0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The day started out damp/foggy and misty but warm! Around 1:00pm or so = the fog lifted and out came the sun!

[mou] Waterfowl Oak Glen Lake, Steele Co.

Fifteen species of waterfowl were seen on Oak Glen Lake (Hwy 218 N. of Blooming Prairie). Including Snow Goose (200), Greater White-fronted Goose (60), and Cackling Goose (10). Ken Vail Blooming Prairie, MN

[mou] Minnesota E-Bird questions

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C76FAE.AA171425 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, =20 Just a few questions I've been having. Texas has created its own E-bird and has several people who have

[mou] Dakota County

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0058_01C76FE5.0965D110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My Husband and I found two Horned Larks playing in the gravel road at the intersection of 180th Street and Hogan Avenue in

[mou] Two late reports

On Friday on my way home from work I saw a Ross's Goose off of Hwy 312 just west of Eden Prairie Drive. The bird was in a pond on the north side of Hwy 312 just west of Eden Prairie Road. On Saturday, while looking for the Black Vulture, Steve Roman, Warren Woessner, and I spotted a Great

[mou] Snowy Egret refound - Dakota County

Hello, I made a trip down to Lake Byllesby to look for waterfowl, geese, and the Snowy Egret. On the way there I stopped at both the 140th and 180th street marshes. 140th: Song Sparrows Green-winged Teal Killdeer Gadwall more 180th: Redhead American Wigeon - 4 Pintail - 1 male

[mou] Blue Heron

great Blue heron in Eagan today in pond, seems like an early sighting. woodcock in Afton tonight mou-net mailing list mou-...@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net

[mou] Green-tailed towhee still present

Chet Meyers writes: Sunday March 25 about 3:00 p.m. the green-tailed towhee was still present in the town of Mountain Lake. Three of us searched in vain for the 3rd Ave Exit. If you are coming from the Twin Cities you want to turn right on the last of the three exits to Mountain Lake as you head

[mou] upcoming MRVAC field trips and birding classes first half of April, Hennepin, Dakota, Anoka Co. + Crex Meadows

Minnesota River Valley (Bloomington) Audubon Chapter Field Trips All trips are free. Beginning birders and non-members welcome Field Ornithology, Visitor Center MN Valley NWR 3815 American Blvd E Bloomington Saturday, March 31, 2007 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm George Tkach - 952-975-2972

[mou] Fox Sparrows

--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_865_1174915626_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There were 6 Fox Sparrows scratching beneath my feeders this morning in New Hope. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_865_1174915626_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit