[mou-net] Carver County

There was a nice variety this morning at Rapids Lake MVNWR Select count Visitors center area Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Gray Catbird 4 Brown Thrasher 2 Nashville Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Lark Sparrow 3 Lincoln's Sparrow 1

[mou-net] Clark's Grebe, Nicollet County

Kim Eckert's MBW group is currently looking at a Clark's Grebe on Oak Leaf Lake just west of St. Peter on the south side of Hwy. 99. The bird is associating with a few Western Grebes. There is also a late Greater White-fronted Goose on the south end of the lake. Bob Dunlap Sent via DROID

[mou-net] Sherburne NWR Bird tour

Doug Stucki and Barb Kull  led 41 participants on our refuge Hi All, Doug Stucki and Barb Kull  led 41 participants on our refuge bird walk/tour this morning, and they found 54 species.  Yellow-rumps remain plentiful, but few other migrant warblers have arrived.  The common moorhens reported

[mou-net] LOST: Birding equipment at 180th St. marsh

This message is to the gentleman I ran into this afternoon at the 180th street marsh in Dakota County (around 3 PM) - you were trying to photograph the swimming Sora. I think you dropped a piece of birding equipment out of your car since I found it at the first intersection west of the marsh.

[mou-net] new arrivals

Nothing like spring migration for constant surprises. Upon arriving home from work FOY Indigo Bunting on a Nyjer sack. While getting a photo of the bunting the first Red-breasted Nuthatch in some time appeared on a suet log just outside the window. John Nelson Good Thunder MN Join or

[mou-net] BIRDS!

So today started out with a Spring Bird Count for the Landing Minnesota River Heritage Park (not just for history buffs anymore). It was their Civil War day as well so we were birding amongst Union soldiers. Let me tell you this park is a great spot. We ended the count around 1:30 with 54 species!

[mou-net] Migrants at Minnesota Valley NWR

Hi all, I spent a couple hours this morning at the Minnesota Valley NWR visitor's center area (off State Hwy 5 near the MSP airport). It was hopping with birds, and I found a really nice diversity of migrants, especially sparrows and warblers. This was all in the area around the parking

[mou-net] Sora,yes Virginia, no Falcon Heights

About 8:30 this morning I and another birder found 2 Soras by the pond in the SW corner of Community Park. He also saw one on the next pond to the North. About 8:15 this evening the two were still there. As far as I know the Virginia Rail has not been seen since Thursday evening. All the rails

[mou-net] Alexandra Area birds

While visiting our children in Alexandra they say FOY Baltimore Oriole male only and Yellow Warblers several. Good birding, -- Rick Holbrook Fargo, ND N 46°53'07 W 096°48'18 or 46.887527N -96.805079W Remember the USS Liberty http://www.ussliberty.org/ Reply to: fholbrook(at)cableone.net

[mou-net] Red-throated Loon - Isanti County

At about 7:15 this evening I found a winter-plumaged Red-throated Loon at the north end of South Stanchfield Lake. This lake is in northwestern Isanti County off of CR15. Initially the bird was swimming away from me along the left (east) side of the lake, so I tried to get a better look from