[mou-net] Sherburne Bird Tour Sept 3

Hi Everyone,   Just a quick reminder of Sherburne NWR's Bird Tour on Saturday, September 3.  It's FREE and open to everyone.  Probably a lot quieter than the State Fair...poster with details can be found on our refuge website at:   http://www.fws.gov/midwest/sherburne   Betsy Beneke Sherburne

[mou-net] Death of Arden Aanestad

The August 30 Star Tribune had an obit for Arden Aanestad of Edina. A long time MOU member, he was the 2007 winner of the T.S. Roberts award of the MOU, one of many awards he received for his lifetime of work in birding and conservation. Personally, I have fond memories of sitting with him at

[mou-net] Grant Cty Ottawa Impoundment - Prairie Falcon

I spotted a Prairie Falcon Sent from Bob Ekblad's iPhone Byron, MN - Olmsted County http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Grant Cty Ottawa impoundment - Prairie Falcon

Try again. I spotted a Prairie Falcon at the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant Cty along the border with Traverse Cty. I was on the dead end road that enters the middle of the area from the west side. I first saw the bird flying and easily identified it as a falcon but the bird flew over by me

[mou-net] Collared Dove

In Mapleton: The Eurasian Collared Dove's regular perch on St. John's Lutheran steeple was usurped by a Sharp-shinned Hawk this morning. The dove took up residence on St. Theresa's Catholic next door. Conversion possible? John Nelson Good Thunder MN Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Nights Hawks

Yesterday, 8/29, in SE Saint Louis Park I observed 4 - 6 common nighthawks foraging and kettling, possibly in migration, from my back deck. They finally disappeared into the cirrus clouds. Chimney swifts were also foraging at what appeared to be a fairly high altitude. I have also