Re: [mou-net] Owl locations

2013-03-04 Thread Terence Brashear
Time to put this discussion to rest.  If you want to discuss owl locations further please do so back channel. Thank you. Terry MOU-moderator.   Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Rough-legged Hawk, Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co

2013-03-04 Thread Alex Cruz Jr
Just a few moments ago, I was looking out my work window at the busy bird feeder when a Buteo caught my eye teetering overhead. It was a beautiful Rough-legged Hawk. This was a first for me for Hennepin County and the farthest south I've seen in Mn so it was an exciting yard bird--but I

[mou-net] Correction: Rough-legged Hawk, Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co

2013-03-04 Thread Alex Cruz Jr
Correction: RlHa was headed EAST towards Edina from where I work in Eden Prairie (near 169 and I494). Still looking up, Alex Cruz (directionally challenged) Begin forwarded message: From: Alex Cruz Jr alexcru...@gmail.com Date: March 4, 2013 10:32:35 AM CST To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU,

[mou-net] Varied Thrush in Austin

2013-03-04 Thread Richard Smaby
There is a Varied Thrush being seen just west of the intersection of 12th Ave 20th St NE in Austin. The backyard contains feeders which can be seen from 12th Ave. Richard Smaby rnsm...@charter.net 507-433-1925 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

Re: [mou-net] Killer cardinals?

2013-03-04 Thread Stevan Hawkins
Randy: Omnivore birds such as Great-tailed Grackles, American Crows, etc. can leave puncture wounds. A year or so ago I watched a Great-tailed Grackle grabbing a very young House Sparrow or Purple Martin by the wing and then slamming it onto the street. It is reasonable that an American Crow or

Re: [mou-net] Owl locations

2013-03-04 Thread Stevan Hawkins
MOUers: This discussion can be applied to unusual, out-of-range, etc. birds in general. Even though I was lucky enough to see the birds, I remember that overeager birders ran off the Ruddy Quail-Dove that was at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in the 1990s and that other overeager birders

Re: [mou-net] Correction: Rough-legged Hawk, Eden Prairie, Hennepin Co

2013-03-04 Thread B.heineke
I saw one in Scott Cnty at the Lawrence WMA 3 or 4 weeks ago... So I'm guessing it's not abnormal to see them this far south. Sent from my iPad On Mar 4, 2013, at 10:38 AM, Alex Cruz Jr alexcru...@gmail.com wrote: Correction: RlHa was headed EAST towards Edina from where I work in Eden