Yesterday (Monday), I learned of a Long-eared Owl in Lauderdale. It was on
private property with no public access. Marcie O'Connor got a couple of good
photos, and posted them on her blog at
http://aprairiehaven.com/uploads/img494ff14ea6335.jpg and
http://aprairiehaven.com/uploads/img494ff139
For many of us, including both field parties, the Fairmont count ended when
the wind came up at noon. Birds and white cars full of birders suddenly
became much more difficult to see though the blowing snow as secondary roads
began to accumulate snow drifts. Despite this, eight observers counting o
Spotted the Snowy Owl at 3:40 today. On top of the first light post on the
right, after the first tunnel. Picture available on request.
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Today 2:30 to 3:00 pm.
1 Rough Legged Hawk
1 American Tree Sparrow
1 Common Golden Eye (First Winter)
3 Hooded Mergansers (2 Female-1 Male)
1 Common Merganser (Male)
1 American White Pelican (Bad Shape)
Buzz and Mary Graves
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East bridge at Black Dog Lake. I don't know if it's possible to do a rescue,
but I Mary took a picture to show the sad shape this American White Pelican is
in. It can't live long like this. Picture upon request...
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Late this afternoon as I came back to my St. Peter apartment from
running a few errands I heard a harsh, raspy call that sounded like a
sapsucker coming from one of the adjacent yards. My suspicion was
confirmed as a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker flew up to a nearby
apple tree and began
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 23, 2008
*MNDU0812.23
-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Red-necked Grebe
Cooper's Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backe
The St. Croix River at Point Douglas Park (MN, along US Hwy 10) was almost
completely frozen when I visited early Monday afternoon. Likewise, there were
only a few small areas of open water underneath the railroad bridge. However,
all the birds previously reported from this area were still pre
Monday, December 22, 2008Sax-Zim CBC (center at intersection of CR 7 and CR52)
The thermometer bottomed out at minus-24 degrees at sunrise...And rose to
minus-1 degree!18 to 22 inches of snow on the ground.Thirteen hardy souls
braved the cold to scour the bog and turn up a record 35 species (Spa
Hello,
I would like to provide some more detail on the golden-crowned sparrow which
came to my backyard this past week in Duluth.
I first saw a sparrow (probably THE sparrow, but I am not certain) in a
snowstorm on Sunday, December 14. I only had a brief and obstructed view of the
bird at
There is a Lincoln's Sparrow that appears to be overwintering in my New Hope
yard.
Photos can be seen here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lynne11899/LincolnSSparrow
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