[mou-net] Raptor Center's annual Duke Lecture

Mark your calendars for the Raptor Center's annual Duke Lecture *Friday, October 12* *4:00pm 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center St Paul campus, University of Minnesot**a* We are very excited that *Dr. Scott Lanyon, *Head of the University of Minnesota’s Department of Ecology, Evolution

[mou-net] Mille Lacs Warblers

16 warblers present at Father Hennepin Kathio State Parks this morning, as well as a Philadelphia Vireo. Except for C. Yellowthroats, no more than 4-5 present of any one species, no waves. Ovenbird Golden-winged Black-and-White Tennessee Nashville Mourning Common Yellowthroat American

[mou-net] Purgatory Creek (Hennepin County)

Hoping someone has been here the last couples days and can briefly tell me what the shorebird action is like right now. Thanks!!! Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Mississippi Kite

Just saw a adult Mississippi Kite fly over my house.  The kite was first noticed to the east of my house circling over head possibly hunting dragonflies and then it flew directly over our house and then circled again and then headed towards Morgan Park or to the neighborhood west of our house. 

Re: [mou-net] Mississippi Kite

Cool! Is there any speculation where these annual Duluth kites come from? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2012, at 4:33 PM, Michael Hendrickson mlhendrick...@yahoo.com wrote: Just saw a adult Mississippi Kite fly over my house. The kite was first noticed to the

[mou-net] Orioles and Hummingbirds

While 8-10 Baltimore Oriole, including two adult males, continue to go through 2+ pounds of grape jelly daily at my feeders I was particularly pleased to see a 1st year female Orchard Oriole with them this afternoon. Also hosting an unusually large number of Ruby- throated Hummngbirds. I

[mou-net] Golden-winged Warbler, Goodhue Cty; C. Nighthawk flock, Dakota Cty

Today, in late afternoon, I found a Golden-winged Warbler on the Goodhue side of Miesville Ravine, along the trail parallel to the Cannon River trail. The weather was very hot and muggy, with fierce mosquitoes in spite of spray; plus, the birding was slow, so this warbler was a very pleasant

[mou-net] Common Gallinules Dakota County 180th Marsh, September 3rd, 2012

This morning shortly before noon we observed 3 immature Common Gallinules at 180th St. Marsh in Dakota County. One bird was very difficult to see in the most western pond on the North side of the road as it fed in and out of the Cattails (thanks to some friends for pointing this bird out). The

[mou-net] Westwood Hills Birdwalk

I will be leading a Birdwalk at Westwood hills nature center this Thursday. Come join Roy Zimmerman Bill Brown and me as we look for fall migrants! Also Barred and great Horned owls have been spotted with the usual suspects! Bring binoculars Scopes and other birding items! Hope to see lots of

[mou-net] Swift County - Common Gallinule

I found a winter plumaged Common Gallinule and two young this afternoon at the Lubenow WPA in NW Swift County. This is the same location where the Purple Sandpiper was found last November. The adult and one of the young were hanging out near or in the reeds at the north end of the pond on the

[mou-net] Shorebirds activity this afternoon @ Park Point

This afternoon my visiting brother and I walked a portion of the end of Park Point. After a little swimming in Lake Superior, we walked back to the parking-lot, and had a small group of shorebirds (1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 2 Baird's Sandpipers and 1 Ruddy Turnstone). A little closer to the