[mou-net] Aitkin County GG Owl and more

2010-06-01 Thread crisen
Guiding this weekend in Aitkin County we found: 2 - Great Gray Owls on CR 18, and Pietz' Rd 2 - Short-eared Owls - 18 5, and Pietz' Rd Yellow Rails - more than 22 in the McGregor Marsh, access easiest from the Soo Line Trail Sharp-tailed Sparrows singing along Hwy 65, LeCont's Sparrows, lots

[mou-net] Red Crossbills in Cass Co

2010-06-01 Thread Kim R Eckert
An apparent family group of 3 Red Crossbills, was found yesterday afternoon, May 31, in the extreme SE corner of Cass Co. To reach this location: turn S off Hwy 210 on CR 36, 1/2 mi W of the Crow Wing Co line; in 2 mi CR 36 curves W, at this corner turn left, and go 1/4 mi to the open pine

[mou-net] two nice st. louis county birds

2010-06-01 Thread Molly Thompson
This morning, I awoke to the song of a Kentucky warbler in my yard in Normanna Twp. I know this doesn't seem possible, but after searching on and off for about a half hour, getting only a fleeting glance because it was skulking in deep vegetation, I played a recorded call. It responded

[mou-net] night hawk behavior

2010-06-01 Thread Victor Lewis
hi birders, My resident night hawk is flying around during the midle of the day today! i see them flying durind the day in migration but never feeding on territory midday. is this common? thanks and good birding. VIC LEWIS MINNETONKA PS HAROLD THE YELLOW-CROWNED NITE-HERON IS A NO SHOW THIS

Re: [mou-net] night hawk behavior

2010-06-01 Thread Susan Tertell
I have seen that before - my guess is that it is not that uncommon but that since they are not calling they just aren't noticed as much. Susan Tertell On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Victor Lewis azvegas...@gmail.com wrote: hi birders, My resident night hawk is flying around during the midle

[mou-net] Fledged Wood Thrush in St. Louis County

2010-06-01 Thread Don Darnell
We met Florida friends in Duluth for some St. Louis and Lake County birding over Memorial Day weekend. Nothing extraordinary but yesterday morning (5/31) we came across a recently fledged WOOD THRUSH being fed by a parent along Grassy Point Trail (site #1 on the North Shore Birding Trail in south

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2010-06-01 Thread KCTEPO00
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[mou-net] Baby Pileated - sad news

2010-06-01 Thread jaxi
Well while walking the dogs in the Minnehaha Dog Park in the Metro area yesterday we were saddened to discover a dead baby/young pileated.  The good news is they are nesting there and obvously had a successful nest.  There were no clear signs as to why it had died.  We think we figured out which

[mou-net] Spring 2010 Season

2010-06-01 Thread Paul Budde
The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended.  If you will be submitting a seasonal report of bird observations for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now.  We encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look under Reporting Birds, then