[mou-net] St. Paul White-winged crossbills

2009-01-25 Thread Tom Klein
Yesterday morning around 11:00am (January 24) I saw flock of white-winged crossbills noisily feeding in the neighbor's spruce trees. These are the first I have seen in my area (West Side-just across from downtown). Tom Klein West Side of St. Paul, MN MOU-NET automatic digest system

[mou-net] Golden Eagle, Scott and Le Sueur counties

2009-01-25 Thread Bob Dunlap
Around noon today I observed a 1st year Golden Eagle flying along the MN River bluffs near Ney Nature Center in the northwest tip of Le Sueur County. As the bird headed north it crossed Hwy. 19 into Scott County, then interacted with an approaching Bald Eagle. I have posted a couple photos

[mou-net] White-winged crossbills in Roseville

2009-01-25 Thread Liz Harper
I saw several white-winged crossbills this afternoon in Roseville - there was a large group that was scattered in the spruces along County Road B2 between Dale and Western Ave., a small group near Central Park, and 2 small groups in spruces along Merrill Street between Howard Johnson Park and

[mou-net] Dodge and Mower County Snowy Owls; Dodge county WW Crossbills

2009-01-25 Thread Doug Kieser
Jim Otto and I travelled to Dodge and Mower counties today in search of the recently reported Snowy Owls. The Dodge county Snowy Owl was found in the field to the west of 150 Ave., about halfway between 690 St. and 700 St. At first it was on the ground next to one of the large white posts,

[mou-net] Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival

2009-01-25 Thread Michael Hendrickson
The Sax Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival is February 13-15th 2009 in Meadowlands, Minnesota. Meadowlands Minnesota is only 40-45 minutes northwest of Duluth. This area so far is producingGreat Gray Owls, Northern Hawk Owls and in Duluth Boreal Owls are beginning to show up in several areas along

[mou-net] Dodge County - Snowy Owl - WW Crossbills

2009-01-25 Thread John Morrison
While looking and finding the Snowy Owl in Dodge County this morning I found White-winged Crossbills roughly a third of a mile north from the intersection of 150th Avenue and 690th Street.While travelling to the site, look for a small wind turbine which is located on the east side of 150th.

[mou-net] Owls in Melrude (St Louis)

2009-01-25 Thread byokel
David Alexander and Joshua and Peter Yokel found the followinf owls in Melrude today Northern Hawk Owl: west melrude rd (59), three miles east of Hwy 53 Great Gray Owl: Stone Road, one mile east of Lee Rd (which in turn is located just south of the melrude town hall and pub) Ilana Yokel found

[mou-net] RFI: Birding Panama

2009-01-25 Thread Christine Olson
Jerry Wozniak is considering a solo birding trip to Panama this year for spring break (06march - 14march).  Can anyone recommend for him the name of a good local birding guide, or a reputable local birding outfitter?    Also, is anyone else interested in going?    Please respond to Jerry using 

[mou-net] panama bird guide

2009-01-25 Thread Richard Carlson
Guido berguido Advantagepanama.com Fabulous birding, better than Costa Rica, great guide 400 species in 12 days Richard Carlson Full-time Birder, Biker and Rotarian Part-time Economist Tucson, AZ, Lake Tahoe, CA, Kirkland, WA rcc...@pacbell.net Tucson 520-760-4935 Tahoe 530-581-0624 Kirkland