[mou-net] Birding about the Metro

Saturday: After a short vacation in Arizona, I returned to hear a Phoebe and Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the yard. Sunday: Checked out some flooded areas near Red-wing and Lake Bylessby. Most notably FOY: TICK! But, only one. I found fourteen species of waterfowl. The diving ducks at Lake

[mou-net] nesting bluebirds

Our Eastern Bluebird showed signs of nesting April 8. We installed our nest cam and this morning she is putting the finishing touches on her nest. This is the earliest we have them nest here, last year it was on or around April 28. We had our first Tree Swallows yesterday and hope they

Re: [mou-net] Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

In my 30 minute visit there this morning before work the big news was a FOY MOSQUITO. Oh no, Lord help us if they are this early. Some yr warblers, a few yb sapsuckers and the usual suspects. No kinglets or phoebes or sparrows noted. -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds

[mou-net] Carver County

Select count this morning at Carver Park Brown Creeper 3 Winter Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 26 Hermit Thrush 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 The only new bird for the spring this morning were a couple of Vesper Sparrow along 150th St.There were still some Rusty Blackbird

[mou-net] MVNWR - Rapid's Lake Unit - April 12, 1011

April 12, 2011 While leading a walk at the Rapid's Lake unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge this morning. We encountered a nice mix of migrant song birds along the loop trail to the South of the Visitor Center. Here are a few of the species we heard or saw. Red-bellied

[mou-net] Fridley's Mississippi Regional Riverfront Park

Did a walk through Fridley's Mississippi Regional Riverfront Park and saw many interesting species: Brown Creeper Ruby-crowned Kinglet (showing off its red cap) Eastern Bluebird Tree Swallow Northern Flicker Wood Duck Yellow-rumped Warbler (both kinds) Eastern Phoebe American Robin

[mou-net] Smith's Longspur in St. Peter, Nicollet County

This afternoon I went to walk through Gustavus Adolphus College's Coneflower Prairie, a 70-acre grassland making up the western side of the college's Linnaeus Arboretum. Around 2:45 I flushed a bird at very close range from the southern side of the hill in the center of the prairie. The

Re: [mou-net] Pig's Eye Lake, Ramsey County

It looks like most of the pelicans that had stopped on Pig's Eye have moved on. Only about 10 left today. On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:09:40 -0500, John Zakelj jzak...@yahoo.com wrote: Two days ago, on April 9, about 20 white pelicans showed up on Pig’s Eye Lake. Yesterday, the number grew to

[mou-net] Carlos Avery

Greetings everyone, After being home with a sick child on this glorious day, I decided to brave the dirt road of Carlos Avery this evening in my Minivan. I made it. The trip was great and I got some great photographs! Here is a list of what I saw today. Canadian Geese - many Sandhill Cranes

[mou-net] Duluth Broad-winged Hawks and today's raptor numbers!

Here is a link to today's raptor count atop Duluth. It was a gorgeous day, many wonderful friends came to hang out and help count throughout the afternoon hours, and diversity was spectacular! One of the biggest highlights for me, from today, was seeing BROAD-WINGED HAWKS :) They are so beautiful,

[mou-net] Short-eared Owl - Hennepin Co

While walking this evening at Crow-Hassan Park in northwestern Hennepin Co, I observed a Short-eared Owl near dusk coursing over the fields southeast of Prairie Lake. I watched the bird for 3-4 mins as it slowly moved north towards the barn area at the north end of park. I'm not sure if it will