[mou-net] Least Bittern - Wright Cty

2012-06-09 Thread Paul Budde
One was calling regularly on Smith Lake this morning. Distant, but audible from the boat launch on the east side of the lake. Paul Paul Budde | Aon Benfield Aon Benfield Analytics t: +1 952.886.8119 m: +1 612.810.3172 e: paul.bu...@aonbenfield.com (Sent from BlackBerry) Join or Leave

[mou-net] Birds of the Summer Fields - Dakota County

2012-06-09 Thread Warren Woessner
Mostly around mid-day, found lots of summer sparrows on territory - Grasshopper, Savannah and Song at Randolph Ind. Park. Vesper just west of 180th St Marsh. Clay colored and Field along 160th east of what was a marsh on the n. side of the road. Also Loggerhead Shrikes on Fisher north of rd.

[mou-net] Sprague's Pipit Not Refound

2012-06-09 Thread Dedrick Benz
I spent from about 4:30AM until 7:30AM Saturday Morning at Felton Prairie. Directions were a little vague but I did my best. I spent most of my time along the Longspur Road south of the large pond south of CR108 and north of the windmills. This is kind of a large area to cover so it is

Re: [mou-net] Sprague's Pipit Refound @ 8:15 a.m. today

2012-06-09 Thread Ron Erpelding
Just got back from the Felton Prairie @ 3:30 p.m. and am pleased to report that Randy Fredrickson, Joel Schmidt and I first heard and then saw the Sprague's Pipit from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. this morning! Unlike Dedrick Benz (see email below) we parked next to the road near the south pasture fence

Re: [mou-net] Sprague's Pipit Refound @ 8:15 a.m. today

2012-06-09 Thread J. Schmidt
Just an added note that Ron, Randy and I also found a male Chestnut-collared Longspur about 1/2 mile north of the location of the Sprague's Pipit.  It was foraging on the ground about 40-50 feet on the east side of the gravel road that runs through the prairie. Joel Schmidt

[mou-net] Boreal birds galore in Sax-Zim Bog today

2012-06-09 Thread Erik Bruhnke
I arrived home late tonight from a full day of guiding birders around Sax-Zim Bog. We arrived at the bog early this morning, and had a fantastic day! We stood in the presence of singing Connecticut Warblers for over 20 minutes today, saw a Great Gray Owl, various ages of Broad-winged Hawks,