[mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Pipestone Co.

2012-07-27 Thread ekb...@frontiernet.net
I was able to find at least 10 of the Buff-breasted Sandpipers around 6pm tonight along with several other species of shorebirds.  A very strong northwest wind made the viewing quite difficult.  The Buff-breasted Sandpipers were on the northern end of the berm between the two ponds.  There was

[mou-net] Prairie Falcon, Hubbard County

2012-07-27 Thread Bob Dunlap
Bob Williams and I had a brief but definitive look at an apparent adult Prairie Falcon in Todd Twp. west of Park Rapids around 9:20 this morning. The bird was flying low over a pasture on the east side of 109th. Ave. about a quarter mile north of 190th St. We lost the bird as it flew over the tree

Re: [mou-net] Hennepin Cty: Great Horned Owl question

2012-07-27 Thread Holly Peirson
Calling back and forth to their young? Holly Peirson Columbus, Anoka Co. Sent from my Samsung smartphone on ATT Judy Chucker jchuck...@comcast.net wrote: This evening starting at around 8:15, I heard the resident pair of Great Horned Owls hooting back and forth. I thought they did most of

[mou-net] Birds and Beers, Aug 1, Groveland Tap, St. Paul

2012-07-27 Thread Curt Rawn
Birds and Beers will be meeting at the Groveland Tap in St Paul, on Aug 1st at 6 pm. This is our first meeting in St. Paul so we hope to see a few new faces. Come to BB and meet other birders. You don't need to arrive at 6 or stay til the end, just show up.

Re: [mou-net] Birds and Beers, Aug 1, Groveland Tap, St. Paul-- Happy Hours

2012-07-27 Thread G Andersson
B B The Groveland website does not have Happy Hour info, so I just called them. Happy Hour ends at 5:30 pm every day and starts again at 10:00pm. He mentioned $3-4.00 pints and 1/2 appetizers. For those who want to save some money and talk birds also, you could get there before 5:30 if you