[mou-net] Rusty Blackbirds, Cannon River Wilderness, West, Rice C.

A flock of a few dozen or more Rusty Black birds was frequenting the banks of the Cannon River in the West Wilderness late this afternoon. They were foraging and bathing at water's edge, with periodic song-fests in the trees over the river, just around the bend downstream from the big footbridge. B

[mou-net] Lake Phalen Horned Grebes

Horned grebes in full breeding plumage have made their brief seasonal return to the northwest side of Lake Phalen on the border of St. Paul and Maplewood in Ramsey County. Red breasted mergansers have been on the lake as well for a week or two. Keith Carlson keithec...@usfamily.net Joi

[mou-net] Bobwhites---

I recognize that these must be escaped birds but as a note  my wife and I saw two female bob whites at the General Mills trails ( southeast corner of 55 and 169) in Hennepin County. The bobwhites were on the far east side of the trails that abut an apartment complex. They were not calling but mo

[mou-net] Myre/Big Island State Park

On Albert Lea lake. 42 White Pelicans & 23 Double Crested Cormorants Ray Potthoff Spring Valley 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] Sherburne Refuge - burning Thursday

Hi All,   We're planning a prescribed burn for tomorrow late morning and through the afternoon on the SE side of the refuge, west side of Little Elk Lake.  Smoke will travel to the NW, so the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive will be right in the line of this, with the leading edge of the fire less

[mou-net] Sherburne Wildlife Drive - 54 species

I made a loop around the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive this morning and found 54 species.  I was surprised to hear as many birds singing as there were, at 23 degrees!  Nice collection of waterfowl and my FOY brown thrasher serenade was appreciated.  No gallinules...yet!  Here's my complete list: