[mou-net] Swarovski Binoc rainguard found

A Swarovski Binocular Rainguard was found on 4/22 near Lake Byllesby in Dakota County. Contact me back channel if it is yours. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] New Checklist - Status Changes

I went through the new Minnesota checklist and for fun (sick fun), I went through and summarized the birds whose status has changed since the last checklist five years ago. ACCIDENTAL -- CASUAL Brant Neotropic Cormorant Black Vulture Swallow-tailed Kite Snowy Plover Black-necked Stilt

[mou-net] New to the Ramsey area

Hello All, My wife and I justed moved to Ramsey (Anoka county), and do not know the area well. Do any of you know Anoka county well and if there are any hot spots? Other notes; I took a hike last week at Westwood Hills Nature Center saw a lot of yellow rumps, some turkey and found a cooper

[mou-net] Nesting Underway

Made the rounds in the yard today. Nesting season is well underway. Eastern Bluebird: Day 1 of incubating 5 eggs. Blue Jay: Sitting on a nest that she/they started building on 4/12/09. Eastern Phoebe: After failing to complete a nest north of our property, she returned here and refurbished

[mou-net] Fw: failure notice

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[mou-net] Willets and Avocet present at 645PM Monday

at Bass Ponds. Avocet about straight out from the T in the main road down from the parking lot. Willets at Hogback Pond outflow and at old beaver lodge east of 77. Warren D. Woessner, Patent Attorney You can find my chem/biotech blog at www.patents4life.com http://www.patents4life.com/

[mou-net] Avocets and Willets NOT present Tues 7:30am

I checked Bass Ponds this morning and was not able to find the Avocets or Willets after a couple hours of searching. Overall, lots of birds but not much diversity. Lots of Yellow-rumps, White-throated Sparrows, and Tree Swallows. -- Derek Bakken spottedtow...@gmail.com

[mou-net] late Ross's Goose, Lake Byllesby

A late lone adult near middle of main lake visible from boat launch on Goodhue County side. Good views showing small two-toned triangular bill, straight vertical line where face meets bill, lack of grin patch, and very round head. A raft of 20 Horned Grebes was nearby (no Eareds). Also, 8

[mou-net] LA Waterthrush at Cannon River Wilderness Area

Hi All-- Thanks to Dave Bartkey for directions to the Rice Co. Louisiana Waterthrushes. Erika and I were able to photograph one this afternoon. http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika/RiceCoBirding#5329841397938987426 http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika/RiceCoBirding#5329841392678911682

[mou-net] South Dakota photos

I'm back in Ashland, WI teaching the field ornithology course at Northland College, and am having a superfantastic time! Just wanted to share some photos with all of you. This first link is of the recently taken bird photos in South Dakota. I'll be adding scenery photos eventually.

[mou-net] GHO in Lakeville

I was at the Great Horned Owls nest in Lakeville today and there were two young owls in the nest still, as well as one that was sitting on a branch in the next tree over from the nest. I was also able to locate both adults. Someone had posted previously that there were two young owls, but I

[mou-net] Firsts of year and question

After observing prairie-chickens on booming grounds for five years in Kansas, I have seen a 'first' at a prairie-chicken lek in Minnesota - a Peregrine Falcon attempting to catch a prairie-chicken!!! It chased it about a quarter mile when the chicken ducked into cover. The peregrine swooped,