[mou-net] Olive-sided Flycatcher still present; Common Moorhens missed

Olive-sided Flycatcher still present at Kunkel WMA this morning (west of Princeton on 95), we are on the southern edge of their breeding range...? Black-billed Cuckoo feeding along the trail as well. Common Moorhens were not seen on Sherburne Refuge's Auto Tour on Saturday. Orchard Orioles

Re: [mou-net] Douglas Cnty Birds-- VARIED Bunting???

Is this merely a hurried typo, or was a Varied Bunting seen somewhere??? Thanks for any clarification. Drew Smith -Original Message- From: John P. Ellis jellisb...@gmail.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sun, 31 May 2009 9:31 pm Subject: [mou-net] Douglas Cnty Birds

[mou-net] Cliff Swallow Site close Minneapolis

Doe anyone know of a good Cliff Swallow site close to Minneapolis? I am working on getting flight shots of swallow species in MN and would appreciate hearing about any close to town. Thanks in advance. Terry Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler - Carver County

This morning there was a singing Hooded Warbler on the Rapids Lake/Carver Trail at the Rapids Lake unit of the MVNWR. It's about half way along Rapids Lake where I put a three inch limb across the trail as a marker. It is a long walk if you are interested. Also in the are were Yellow-billed

[mou-net] Aitkin

Nate I will be leading the MOU Aitkin trip on Saturday 6/13, running from 7:30 to about 5:00 (optional afternoon portion). Certainly there are areas that must be covered - Rice Lake Refuge, CR 18 5 at the very least. CR 1 also makes some sense. But then there are multitudinous options.

[mou-net] Blue Earth, Brown, Nicollet MOU trip report

Participants on the Blue Earth, Brown, and Nicollet MOU trip this past weekend found a composite total of 151 species. Here are the highlights: Saturday in Nicollet County -Western Grebes on Swan Lake -Black-crowned Night-Heron at Nicollet WMA -Dunlins and White-rumped Sandpipers at Nicollet

[mou-net] Park Point Pluvialis plovers photo gallery

Duluth, MNPark PointLake Superior side of the Bath houseSat. May 30I, like Shawn Zierman, had the pleasure of spending a couple hours with a nearly adult plumaged American Golden Plover and two Black-bellied Plovers on the beach at Duluth's Park Point this weekend. But unlike Shawn, I had the

[mou-net] corrected Park Point plover/spring birds gallery

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Re: [mou-net] Mocker in Stilwater

?Greetings - The N. Mockingbird was on location at 7pm tonight. Thanks Barb Denny! That was my second try, the first being the other morning. With regards, Mark S Citsay, Washington Cty, Lake Elmo -Original Message- From: Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmar...@skypoint.com To:

[mou-net] Park Point update

This evening, June 1, there were 3 Red Knots at the Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth. One of these was still on the ballfield (as Shawn Zierman had seen this morning), along with 1 Am Golden-Plover and 2 Black-bellieds, and 2 more Red Knots were on the beach just N of the bath house.

Re: [mou-net] Birder vs golfer, park point saga.....

Nice story. I was at the beach in CA last year and there were some kids throwing rocks at the local Willets. I informed them that San Clemente was a designated bird refuge (not a lie). I also told them that the bird was rare (a little white lie). They stopped throwing the rocks and