[mou-net] Live from Freeborn County

Snowy Owl near Love's truck stop off I-35 outside Albert Lea. A Northern Shrike hovering at the intersection of 255 St. And 810 Ave. near a mini-flock of Red-winged Blackbirds. Flock of Snow Buntings near that same site yesterday, always nice to see on such a lovely day. Al Batt Your Hartland

[mou-net] Glaucous-winged Gull, Duluth

Beginning at 9:43 this morning, I have been studying an apparent adult Glaucous-winged Gull at Canal Park, Duluth, St. Louis County. I say apparent because of the many complications inherent in identifying large gulls, especially this species. Since Glaucous-winged Gull forms hybrid swarms with

[mou-net] 9 Golden Eagles seen in Winona and Houston counties

Yesterday I met with Scott Leddy of Meadowlark Restorations who is actively and passionately involved in restoring bluff prairie habitat. He wanted to show me some of the work that they have done as he knows how I talk about how golden eagles utilize this type of habitat. We concentrated our

[mou-net] Aitkin Co Great Grey Owl

I saw a Great Grey Owl on my way to work this morning, along Kestrel Ave north of Tamarack. Cindy Risen 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] Bemidji CBC -Varied Thrush!

The Bemidji CBC was held last Saturday, Dec 17th. Weather conditions were favorable for the 12 participants and we tallied 34 species with three additional species for count week. Judging from the numbers it would appear that the mild temperatures and lack of snow cover is having an impact

[mou-net] Northern CBC's

For those with a sense of adventure the following CBC's will be held after Christmas: Baudette- December 29-email Martin Kehoe for details (mvke...@aol.com) Beltrami Island - December 30- email Martin Kehoe for details ( mvke...@aol.com) Roseau - December 31-participants meet at 7am the the

[mou-net] Duluth gulls

The unseasonably warm weather in Duluth has certainly been to a seagull's liking- besides the adult Glaucous-winged Gull, there are currently many gulls in the Duluth harbor. Last Saturday on the Duluth CBC we conservatively counted 1750 Herring Gulls (twice the previous record), and on Sunday

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 22, 2011

-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 22, 2011 *MNDL1112.22 -Birds mentioned Canada Goose Ruffed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl Northern Shrike Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Brown Creeper Varied Thrush Eastern Towhee

Re: [mou-net] Cedar Creek Bog CBC

more on the Red-headed Woodpeckers from the people from Cedar Creek Bog Ecosystem Science Reserve: An addendum to Steve's RWHO observation directions - the public trails he refers to are the Fish Lake Nature Trails. These are accessed via the parking lot at the very northern end of Durant - the