[mou-net] Great Black-backed, Long-tailed Ducks, Duluth north

2009-03-08 Thread Pastor Al Schirmacher
Inquired - came - saw - conquered (with great MOU help): * Canal Park, Saturday 8:00-8:50 AM - Great Black-backed, Iceland, Glaucous, Herring single Ring-billed Gulls * North Shore, Saturday ~ 9:30 AM - Long-tailed Ducks (90). Thank you, Peder Eric for your posts recommendations. Two

[mou-net] Koochiching saturday

2009-03-08 Thread Milton Blomberg
Via Hwy 71 out of Northome: 8 magpies in the Gemmel area, 7 Snow Bunting Along the Toumey-Williams Forest Rd west of Big Falls via CR30(plowed about 6-7 miles back): 2-American Three-toed Woodpeckers (~1mi N right side stripping area) 1-Northern Hawk Owl (~2mi N in White Birch snag L

Re: [mou-net] courting eagles

2009-03-08 Thread Jim Ryan
Saturday afternoon, I saw a mature Bald Eagle carrying nesting material (a sizable stick) towards the area where the nest near the 58 club is/was located. I was traveling eastbound on crosstown just east of Cedar Ave and the eagle was east of my position flying WNW so I am assuming that is where

[mou-net] We think an unusual bird!

2009-03-08 Thread Forest Kirsten Strnad
Greetings:     We just got home from churdch and looked out our kitchen window,. I wa surprised to see many species of birds.  BUT, one looked like a COMMON REDPOLL,  with a piece of bread in its mouth. I called to Kirsten and she got the bird in her inoculrs and said, It is not a piece of

Re: [mou-net] We think an unusual bird!

2009-03-08 Thread Steve Roman
Forest, you've just seen the elusive and rare Arctic Whitepoll. Steve Roman Champlin, MN cicind...@gmail.com http://steveroman.naturescapes.net/ http://www.tc.umn.edu/~decke003//CicindelaTropicale/Home.htm 612-508-1528 - Original Message - From: Forest Kirsten Strnad

[mou-net] Shrike at Des Moines River Prairie SNA

2009-03-08 Thread Eric Harrold
I am assuming that it was a Northern Shrike, as I didn't get a detailed look. Also had some Purple Finches at the office in Lakefield today.   Eric Harrold Lakefield, MN Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Some interesting responses from our E-Mail

2009-03-08 Thread Forest Kirsten Strnad
Greetings:    So far we have had three responses by E-mail and one by phone. Thanks for the replies of those who responded.    Another birder thought that person was joking and that an Arctic Repoll is unlikely.  He said it sounds like a partial Albino Redpoll. We looked up the Artic Redpoll

[mou-net] Koochiching County

2009-03-08 Thread Frank Gosiak
Milt Blomberg forgot to mention that the information we got for birding most of Koochiching and Itasca Counties came from Shawn Conrad. If you need a good guide or info for this great birding country contact him in the Grand Rapids area. He has a web page for his guiding so type in Koochiching

[mou-net] FW: L. Byllesby, Dakota Cty, Wells Lake, Rice Cty

2009-03-08 Thread Laura Coble
_ From: Laura Coble [mailto:shearwate...@frontiernet.net] Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:37 PM To: 'mnb...@lists.mnbird.net' Subject: L. Byllesby, Dakota Cty, Wells Lake, Rice Cty Lake Byllesby, southeast of Randolph, MN, has just started to very slowly open up near the shore at the

[mou-net] Dakota County Longspurs incl. Smiths

2009-03-08 Thread Diana Doyle
This afternoon at ~12:35, on my way to the Carpenter Nature Center's Owl Program, I passed a field with scores of snow buntings and longspurs. I watched them briefly and then had to leave. I returned at 4:00 and spent about a half-hour watching. There were literally hundreds of birds

Re: [mou-net] Dakota County Longspurs incl. Smiths

2009-03-08 Thread linda whyte
I was about 1/2 hour behind Diana, and never saw any flocks---perhaps they were still spooked...or my car windows are too dirty! Linda Whyte On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Diana Doyle di...@semi-local.com wrote: This afternoon at ~12:35, on my way to the Carpenter Nature Center's Owl Program,

[mou-net] Correction: *Washington* County Longspurs incl. Smiths

2009-03-08 Thread Diana Doyle
Larry Sirvio reminded me that that area is Washington, not Dakota, County. Thanks! snip The area is along 110th St. S, just east of 95 in Hastings. Just east of 95/110 St S junction, there is a section with no houses and fields on both sides of the road. The north side is

[mou-net] EUrasian Collared-Doves in Washington County, plus Harlequin Duck

2009-03-08 Thread Linda Sparling
I found three Eurasian Collared-Doves in the southern part of Washington County this afternoon 3/8/09.  They were located on Neal, just north of 100th St., at the 1st farm east of Neal, north of 100th.  Two were sitting on a wire and one was on the ground feeding.  They were south of the gray

[mou-net] roadkilled N. Hawk Owl at Knife River

2009-03-08 Thread Jim Lind
The Northern Hawk Owl at Knife River was found this morning dead on the north side of the MN Highway 61 expressway. It looked like it was hit by a vehicle. Jim Lind Two Harbors Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net