[mou-net] Sherburne Wildlife Drive 08-13-12

Hi All,   Following the hotline report about the yellow-breasted chat , I decided I'd better make a loop around the wildlife drive early this morning.  I saw or heard 58 species.   Here are some highlights: Orchard oriole pair at mile 2.2.  Also several cedar waxwings.   Two broods of common

[mou-net] Red Crossbills, Cottonwood County

Around 11:30 this morning I was quite surprised to observe a small flock of Red Crossbills at the Talcot WMA headquarters in extreme southwest Cottonwood County. The birds were flying low and calling overhead and consisted of several adult birds, but I was unable to determine if any juveniles were

[mou-net] pileated woodpeckers Hennepin County(Wayzata)

We have several feeders with sunflower chips and a suet feeder in our yard. For the past couple of weeks we have been watching as adult pileated woodpeckers have been feeding a young one that has a short, fuzzy red topknot. Much to our surprise, suddenly there were 4 at the feeders at once!

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Purgatory Creek (Hennepin Co.)

There is a lot of good shorebird habitat at Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie with the low water and lots of exposed mud. I went this morning and was able to identify 7 shorebird species: Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Greater