[mou-net] Eskimo Curlew Program Jan 8 2009

The Search for the Eskimo Curlew: From New Brunswick Bogs to Argentine Pampas Bob Russell, Wetland Bird Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service January 8, 2009 One of the great mysteries in the world of birds is the lack of attention paid to a dwindling species, the Eskimo Curlew.

[mou-net] American Robins

From the FOREST along the Straight River in Faribault:   I have seen an an occasional American Robin the past 10 days.  On Saturday, December 21, 2008, for our Faribault CBC, I saw 20 American Robins fly over.  Today about 1:00 p.m. I counted 43 Americans Robins fly over our bird feeder area. 

[mou-net] Sax Zim Bog Today/Birds 12/21

I was helping out with the Sax-Zim Bog Christmas Bird Count from 7:30am-12:30pm Highlights: - Great Gray Owl: 2.5 miles east of Co. Rd 7 on Nichols Lake Rd (CR 232) - 2 Hawk Owls (Fide Tony Hertzel) both on CR 28 (Zim Rd). 1. On the corner of CR 28 CR 7 2. .25 miles west of CR 7 on CR 28 - 2

Re: [mou-net] Eskimo Curlew Program Jan 8 2009

I am currently near one of the sites he will probably mention. I am on Martha's Vineyard, and I recall possible sightings from the Easternmost (Atlantic Ocean side) beach (which is long and deserted except for oversand vehicles - mostly birders and surf fishers). However I also have all the

[mou-net] Updates on Owl Maps

I updated the Great Gray Owl map and the Snowy Owl / Northern Hawk Owl map. If you click on the blue text view larger map on the lower left hand corner on either map you get a larger view of the map. On the left hand side bar you'll see all the listed sightings. The top sightings are the

[mou-net] Itasca St. Park CBC results

We had a cold and gusty count for the Itasca St. Park count on Sunday December 21, 2008. Both Red and White-winged Crossbills were seen in good numbers with several flocks of White-winged Crossbills in widely separated sectors of the count, especially near Bert's Cabins on the plowed section of

[mou-net] no Golden-crowned Sparrow

As Dave Benson posted yesterday, the Golden-crowned Sparrow at Brad Snelling's feeder in Duluth has not been reported since early Sunday morning. I just heard from Brad who said he had been watching for it again today with no luck. Unfortunately, then, it has to be assumed for now that the

[mou-net] Snow Bunting ID

Since things have been a bit slow lately, I thought some might enjoy honing their aging and sexing ID skills a bit. I posted a photo I took today (12/22/08) on Showcase of a flock of Snow Buntings near Hastings. http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=showcase Jim Mattsson Eagan Join or

[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dakota Co. around the metro

Jill Wood reported a Snowy Owl on 12/11 along the Hwy 55 near the golf course (CR-85). I do not know of anyone refinding it. On Saturday we did a snowy Bloomington CBC. Best birds included: Black Duck with about 300 Mallards in a very small pond at Coldwater Spring (Ft. Snelling), 2