[mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 1 January 2010

-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *January 1, 2010 *MNST1001.01 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck Common Loon Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Northern Flicker Spotted Towhee Black-headed Grosbeak Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Hoary Redpoll

[mou-net] E Screech Owl, present, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co., MN

Today, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, 10:15 a.m. a screech owl is in the box. It appears on the video camera to be sleeping. If the owl is not sitting at the entry hole, knock on our front door and I will let you come in and watch it on TV. Just know that I will be in and out today. We have not had

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 1/1/10

-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *January 1, 2010 *MNDU1001.01 -Birds mentioned Green-winged Teal Long-tailed Duck Sharp-tailed Grouse Common Loon Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Black-backed Woodpecker American Tree

[mou-net] Black-headed Grosbeak Update

Greetings - Connie Osbeck and I observed the bird at 12:45pm today at the previously posted location. Thank you for the past updates. Mark S Citsay Washington County Lake Elmo, MN Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Seeking participants - No. Wright County CBC, Jan 3

We could use a few team members for this Sunday's CBC in No Wright county. Send me an email or call if you are interested. Our general procedure is to have pre-assigned areas and meet at 4 pm at Lake Maria State Park for the countdown (cookies and hot drinks as well). Owls often heard in this

[mou-net] high counts of Glaucous Gull and Great Black-backed Gull

Mike Hendrickson and I surveyed gulls in the Twin Ports today (1 January 2010). I was at the Superior Entry at the tip of Wisconsin Point at the same time that Mike was at Canal Park, so there was no overlap between our counts. We subsequently met at Fitger's parking ramp in Duluth and

[mou-net] WW Crossbills in Staples (Todd County)

During the Philbrook CBC today, a flock of White-winged Crossbills was found in Staples. The birds were seen at the corner of Dakota Ave SE and 7th St SE (a few blocks south of Hwy 10 and east of Hwy 210), but I noticed spruce cones on the ground in a few other places in town, so they've

[mou-net] White wingerd crossbills - Duluth

Hello,There were flocks of White winged crossbills eating sand from North Tischer road, north of Duluth. Unfortunately, when I drove the road later in the day, I found many had been hit by cars. Please remember to slow down on snowy roads that have been sanded. Those lumps in the road may be

[mou-net] Hermit Thrush, Afton State Park

A Hermit Thrush was found this afternoon by 6 participants of the Afton CBC. It was foraging with American Robins in the vicinity of a small open-flowing stream at the base of a steep southward facing slope. Its location is generally described as at the most north-east corner of the Afton Alps Ski

[mou-net] Harlequin, Long-tailed Ducks, Point Douglas Park

Hello Birders, Venturing out for a little New Year's birding was well worth it today. Point Douglas Park in MN Prescott, Wisconsin yielded: *Harlequin Duck* -1 male -just stunning. Moved over to Point Douglas about 4pm. *Long-tailed* *Duck*-2 female/juveniles. Possible 3rd bird. Tough to sort

[mou-net] Duluth and Sax-Zim birding

Black-headed Grosbeak - waited from 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM when it finally showed up. Then it stuck around for 10 minutes and I got about a half a roll of film on it in the cedar trees and in the bird bath drinking. Boreal Chickadee - in the area of the feeders on Owl Avenue at the bend of the