[mou-net] Gray catbird, Kandiyohi county

2013-01-06 Thread Frederickson Randy
The gray catbird found by Jeff Weitzel on the Willmar CBC was alive and looking healthy when I saw it on Jan. 3rd. The homeowner said it is eating lots of sunflower. I left him a large piece of suet to cut up. He has not given permission to post the location, but anyone wanting to see the

[mou-net] Boreal Owl, Cook County

2013-01-06 Thread Bruce W. Stahly
This morning while walking the dogs around our property, I heard a Chickadee commotion, and found that they were harassing a Boreal Owl, perched nearby in a Balsam Fir tree. Photo here: http://www.boreal.org/~bstahly/BorealOwl1.html Bruce Stahly Grand Marais Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Harlequin Duck - Wabasha Co.

2013-01-06 Thread Steve Weston
Today while participating in the Wabasha Christmas Bird Count, we found an adult male Harlequin Duck below the dam at Alma, Wisconsin. The bird was clearly visible below the Minnesota side of the dam, which is approached by walking a mile across the dike from the parking area on the shore south

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2013-01-06 Thread Rosie Bunge
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[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge Co.

2013-01-06 Thread Ken or Rebecca Vail
One Snowy Owl was present this morning (Jan 5) between 8:00 and 8:30 in the neighborhood of 700th St. and 110th Ave. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217526816684272944468.0004d2576751133bec717msa=0ll=43.936627,-93.024287spn=0.017306,0.031371 Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave

[mou-net] American White Pelicans- Kaposia Landing - South St. Paul - Dakota Co.

2013-01-06 Thread Kirk Mona
I haven't seen anyone else post about Kaposia Landing recently. I headed out there this morning and the biggest treats were three American White Pelicans on the point where the warm wastewater flow comes into the river. I expected the other species but not those. It is a good distance across the

[mou-net] Gull Work Shop Results

2013-01-06 Thread Michael Hendrickson
 We started out the day heading to Wisconsin Point to the Superior  We started out the day heading to Wisconsin Point to the Superior Entry Way to look for gulls that might be loafing on the break walls and also look for the reported Barrow's Goldeneye that Karl Bardon found a few weeks ago. 

[mou-net] Cedar and Bohemian Wawings, Benton Co - Sauk Rapids

2013-01-06 Thread Betsy Beneke
I found three small flocks of cedar waxwings this morning in Sauk Rapids, with several Bohemian waxwings mixed into one of the flocks.  They were in the neighborhoods along Summit Ave N.  From the intersection of 2nd St and Summit Ave N, follow Summit north and northwest for several blocks.

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2013-01-06 Thread Michael Hendrickson
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2013-01-06 Thread Bill Kahn
Folks, There seems to be a different species of bird, I don't know if it is a Minnesota bird, specializing in hacking yahoo.com accounts; don't use this link as it will probably expose your computer to malware and if you have a yahoo.com account, change your password to something more secure,

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2013-01-06 Thread Thomas P. Malone
I opened it. Its apparently some kind of virus or something. I highly advise NOT opening it. Tom - Original Message - From: Minnesota Birds MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Sun Jan 06 14:36:00 2013 Subject: [mou-net] Folks, There seems to

[mou-net] email messages sent out with no subject

2013-01-06 Thread Terence Brashear
Please use caution when clicking a link sent to you.  If you receive a message that has no subject line, no message and only a link, or a message that is not bird related and a link, assume something is amiss.  I will disable posting rights temporarily on anyone who appears to have a

[mou-net] Killdeer, Elk River, Sherburne Co.

2013-01-06 Thread Tony Lau
I birded the river starting at downtown Elk River and was surprised to hear then see flying off a Killdeer. There was also a robin behind the empty bank building. Other birds seen in the river were Trumpeter Swans, 50+, Common Mergansers 6, Common Goldeneyes 50+, and mallards. I moved to Otsego

[mou-net] Lock and Dam No 4 - MN/WI Mississippi River

2013-01-06 Thread Malcolm Gold
After reading about the Harlequin Duck on Wisbirdnhttp://www.portalscards.com/wisbirdn/ (Rory Cameron) and on MouNet http://moumn.org/listservice.html (Steve Weston) the past two days I walked the Mississippi River No 4 Lock and Dam dike today outside of Kellogg MN toward Alma WI. Unfortunately I

[mou-net] Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas - Registration Form Announcement

2013-01-06 Thread Perry D. Vogel
Dear Birders, Friends, Partners, and Prospects Purple Martins have started migrating to North America for the 2013 breeding season. There are at least 80-85 days to get your Purple Martin housing ready for the arrival in the Dakotas. Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas has launched

[mou-net] Carolina wren and varied thrush

2013-01-06 Thread Allen Batt
Carolina wren in Albert Lea, varied thrush in St. James, and varied thrush in Madelia. If anyone would like more information as to locations, please let me know. Al Batt Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

2013-01-06 Thread STEVE
Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker seen early this morning along Sunset Bay Road, Olmsted County between hardwood forest and tree farm plantation. Steven Houdek Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html