[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 10/8/09

2009-10-08 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *October 8, 2009 *MNDU0910.08 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Parasitic Jaeger White-winged Dove Short-eared Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Vesper Sparrow Smith's Longspur Purple Finch White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, October 8, 2009

2009-10-08 Thread Jeanie Joppru
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *October 8, 2009 *MNDL0910.08 -Birds mentioned Cackling Goose Ring-necked Duck Northern Harrier Franklin's Gull Eurasian Collared-Dove Long-eared Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Pipit Orange-crowned Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln

[mou-net] White-winged Dove, Short-eared Owl, Nelson's Sparrow at 40th Ave West / Erie Pier, Duluth, 10/8/09

2009-10-08 Thread Peder Svingen
Extensive searching throughout the day by multiple parties failed to refind the White-winged Dove at the 40th Ave West/Erie Pier area in Duluth, including an unsuccessful search by yours truly between 8:30 and 9:30 AM, but at 5:35 PM this afternoon (Thursday, 8 October) the dove was seen in

[mou-net] Jackson Co. birds of late

2009-10-08 Thread Eric Harrold
Folks,   This morning as I headed to work, at roughly 7:10 AM I saw an owl fly up off the road in front of me about 100 yards ahead. It lifted up off the road and then almost immediately went down and landed in a soybean field. It looked a little smallish for a GHOW and I suspect it was a Short-

[mou-net] Grand Marais Horned Lark

2009-10-08 Thread Sue Weber
Horned Lark have descended upon the Grand Marais Recreation Park (city campground). ~ Sue Weber Grand Marais and Seagull Lake Cook County 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] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 8 October 2009

2009-10-08 Thread Anthony Hertzel
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *October 8, 2009 *MNST0910.08 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Golden Eagle Hudsonian Godwit Parasitic Jaeger White-winged Dove Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: October 8, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' U

[mou-net] Oops re dove

2009-10-08 Thread Jim Mattsson
When Drew Smith and I returned from seeing the W-w Dove yesterday, I wrote an email and thought I posted it to MOU-net. Seeing Drew's post today alerted me that I, in fact, had not sent it. My apologies. Anyway, Drew's post was no doubt better than mine. Jim (Hey, I just got my Medicare card y

[mou-net] Update: White-winged Dove-- Duluth

2009-10-08 Thread drewbec
Yesterday (Wednesday) at approximately 9:50 AM, Jim Mattsson and I saw the White-winged Dove in Duluth at the 40th Ave W/ Erie Pier area, where it has been seen since Sunday. The bird flushed and flew across the open area there with low weeds, and landed in the willows bordering the harbor water

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Grant County - Plegadis Ibis - 10/7/2009

2009-10-08 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
10/7/2009 3:00 pm While birding in Grant county today, with Rick Specht we observed two immature White-faced/Glossy Ibis at the Spink WPA. The birds were observed only in flight, then landed out of sight in the Marsh on the North side of CR 34/170th St. We observed the birds in flight in on