[mou-net] Sherburne - drive OPEN today - Blue Hill Trial closed

2012-04-17 Thread Betsy Beneke
Hi Everyone,   Plans have changed for Sherburne's prescribed fire today - the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive will be open, but the Blue Hill Hiking Trail will be closed all day.  It will be open tomorrow.   Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Henslow's Sparrow Chisago County

2012-04-17 Thread Stenseng, Rubin J.
During a morning owl survey in Wild River State Park today, I heard a first-of-year Henslow’s Sparrow calling in the Park. The bird was singing at 6:00 a.m. in the very frosty prairie (28 degrees). This is only 1 day early from the earliest arrival over the previous 5 years that I have

[mou-net] American Avocets--Blue Earth County

2012-04-17 Thread Chad Heins
I received a call from Tom Dahlen last night at 7:45pm th Hey birders, I received a call from Tom Dahlen last night at 7:45pm that there were 4 American Avocets at  Perch Lake northeast of Mapleton in Blue Earth County.  I met Andrew Krenz there after sunset and was able to view them around

[mou-net] Birding magazines

2012-04-17 Thread donstark
I have many like-new magazines, Bird Watcher's Digest Birder's World Wildbird some American Birds and probably some Texas Parks and Wildlife Most of the magazines are from the late 80's into early 2000s. I hate to throw them away and hope someone in the birding community could make use of

[mou-net] Lake Byllesby

2012-04-17 Thread Roy Zimmerman
Both yellowlegs, a little guy which I believe is a Baird's, a beautiful Hudsonian godwit, pelicans (no brown ones), dancing sandhill cranes, and a singing catbird. 5:30 Tuesday.

[mou-net] Cattle Egrets/Loggerhead Shrike

2012-04-17 Thread Dave Bartkey
Hi everyone, When I arrived home from work this afternoon, the phone was ringing and it was my friend Kathy Thom calling to tell me that she found three Cattle Egrets this morning. She swung by and picked me up to re-check the area late this afternoon and the birds were still present. They

[mou-net] 13+ Swainson's Hawks Murray County

2012-04-17 Thread Brad Bolduan
During a small prescribed burn in Murray County today we had 1, then 3, the 6, then 9, then 12, then 15 hawks soaring over the burn. At least 13 of the hawks were Swainson's. One was a redtail, one was too distant given the conditions. In my experience; Swainson's Hawks do like fire, but I do