[mou-net] Merlin, West Side St. Paul

A dusk last night there was a merlin hanging out in the same large black locust tree where a pair of the birds were viewed repeatedly earlier in the spring near Cherokee Park). I have been playing cat and mouse with a merlin(s) for months now: I saw one (again at dusk) a three weeks ago in the

[mou-net] Carver County

With the 5-7 inches of rain all of Carver County has seen over the past week many farm fields are flooded, and it looks more like it did just after the snowmelt during the spring of 2011. There are ample places for shorebirds to stop(probably too many with several too far from any roads to

[mou-net] Sherburne's Nesters Tour

Just a reminder that Sherburne Refuge's Nesters Tour is Saturday, June 2nd, 8:00 AM, beginning at Mahnomen Trail. The refuge would appreciate a call, letting them know you can come; but come, even at the last minute. Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave

[mou-net] Cerulean

There is variety in warbler song, then there is Sherburne's Cerulean. Not sure who he learned to sing from, but it was not a close relative. Some days I'm certain that it is the Cerulean singing, other days I scratch my head as he throws in portions of other warblers. Today is the latter. And

Re: [mou-net] Cerulean

Al: The one I had here last week was not singing its normal song that is on the tapes, CD's, and apps. But it was so close as to not be anything else. Seeing it just closed the deal. Maybe 'my' bird ended up at Sherburne. He was only here for one a.m. so I'm very glad I happened to be outside,

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler, Lebanon Hills update

I met up with Curt Rawn this morning by chance and with my daughter we set out to find the Hooded Warbler in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. I had tried yesterday on the trail that leads to Portage Lake from Shulze Lake without success and we did not find it there again today but then we heard an

[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Henslow's Sparrows in Rock-Pipestone Co's

During this past weekend, May 26-27-28, my Minn Birding Weekends group (MBW) turned up several birds of note in southwestern Minn, especially a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 3 Henslow's Sparrows. The quite unexpected Buff-breasted was found in a flooded field in Pipestone Co along 110th Ave

[mou-net] Tufted Titmouse - Lake of the Woods Co.

Hi All -- On Thursday (May 24th) I was doing some birding up north. I was driving along CR 8 northwest of Baudette. I stopped to check out some ducks in an inlet along the road and clearly heard the Peter Peter Peter call of a Tufted Titmouse. I am very familiar with this bird in Winona county

[mou-net] Tufted Titmouse - Lake of the Woods

Hi All I've gotten some great responses from a few people so far. Carolina Wren and Baltimore Oriole have been added to the list of possible culprits. For the record I have not added Titmouse to my Lake of the Woods list. I wrote it off as undecided. As frustrating as it can be I still love the

[mou-net] Cedar Waxwings Grant County

Had up to 50 at my bird baths today. They hung out at the top of a dead tree on my front lawn (used for staging for feeders and water) all day. Unusual behavior, they usually just fly over on their way to the grove to the west where the food is. Charlene Nelson Elbow Lake Join or Leave