[mou-net] Townsends Solitaire Sherburne Co

Kudos To Al Schirmacher for his heads up on the Townsends Solitaire last week.  I checked it out 11/1 in the afternoon and was able to find 2 Townsends Solitaires at the area indicated.   I even heard them singing.  Thanks Al for a lifer! Also I went thru the wildlife drive at the refuge

[mou-net] Bird Yesterday and New Yard Bird

Peder Svingen, Eric Bruhnke and I were at WI Pt. trying to relocate the Slaty-backed Gull on Sunday. When I left at 2:45pm there were no sightings of Slaty-backed Gull. Since Saturday I spent at least 17 hours looking for this gull. Sightings at WI Pt. ( looking towards MN ) - Golden Plover

[mou-net] Common Redpolls

I had 2 common redpolls in the yard today, extreme western Polk County (East Grand Forks). Is this fairly early for redpolls? I think my first last year were about Nov 20. Sandy Aubol East Grand Forks, MN Polk County Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Photos of 1st cycle Iceland Gull Thayer's Gulls

For those birders that are new to gulls or just plain confused with immature gulls, I posted photos of immature Thayer's Gulls and a immature Iceland Gull to show the differences. Its not going to be long when many of these northern species of gulls will hit the Mpls. areas like Black Dog Lake,

[mou-net] Crosby Park, St. Paul, today

This afternoon's exercise walk put me in the expected avian company, with a few specials added in: a brown creeper, working its industrious way up a tree on the riverside path; 5 shovelers feeding at the shoreline on the north side of the big lake, giving nice looks at their plumage in the waning

[mou-net] Tufted Titmouse seen at a residence in Minnetonka

The Tufted Titmouse seen at a residence in Minnetonka in the late afternoon on Friday, October 30th and in the morning on Saturday, October 31st has not been seen since. If it shows again I will post it again. If you are interested in looking for it e-mail me for location. Renner Anderson

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Going north out of Currie, in southwestern Minnesota, I spotted a Great Horned Owl sitting on the shoulder of the road. Also spotted pairs of downy, hairy, and redbellied woodpeckers at our cabin feeders. Su Hafner Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] N Shore weekend sightings

Several birders were along the N Shore of L Superior during this past weekend, from Duluth to Grand Portage Oct 31-Nov 1, with a few of us also there today, Nov 2. Except for a strong movement of migrants on the 31st, the birding was relatively quiet, just as it has generally been

[mou-net] Northern Hawk Owl, Melrude, Central St. Louis County

This morning at 8:25 CST, I observed a Northern Hawk Owl (NHOW) at the top of a lone, tall deciduous tree on the west side (e.g., next to the southbound lanes) of Hwy. 53 in Melrude, MN between mile marker 44 and 45 or ~half mile south of West Melrude Road. Dave Carman Esko, Minnesota

[mou-net] A welcomed predator

Was standing outside my front door yesterday, talking to a friend on the phone, when a Sharp-shinned Hawk zipped around the corner of the house and snagged one of a dozen or so European House Sparrows that hog the tube feeder. Good riddance!   This is at least my fourth such observation of an