[mou-net] Sax-Zim Bog yesterday

While out leading a birding trip to Sax-Zim Bog yesterday, we had some really fun sightings including two Northern Hawk-Owls, two Boreal Chickadees and several Black-billed Magpies. Northern Shrike and Rough-legged Hawks continue to be seen in the bog. Special thanks to Frank Nicoletti for helping

Re: [mou-net] woodcock?

St. Paul Audubon's annual woodcock evening at the Arden Hills Army Training Site will happen on Tuesday, April 23, at 8 pm. See http://www.saintpaulaudubon.org/events/2013/04/woodcock-courtship-flights, but be aware that the meeting location might change, so check again later. We usually hea

[mou-net] Owls and Last Few Days

I been guiding the last few days with a few groups of birders.  Hi: I been guiding the last few days with a few groups of birders.  My best day was spending the day with a mother and her two young daughters (5th and 7th graders) who wanted to see a variety of birds.  We spent the day in Sax-Zim

[mou-net] woodcock?

Once the snow cover melts, where would be a good place to observe/hear woodcock nuptial flights near St. Paul? Thanks. 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] 5 species of geese - Worthington, Nobles County.

Hi everyone, I spent the day birding Martin, Jackson, Nobles and Rock Counties. I arrived at the Rock County gravel pit ponds north of Luverne too late to get much for waterfowl, and the only open water viewed in Martin was in Fairmont at Sisseton Lake (thanks Dedrick Benz for that tip!), but t

[mou-net] Golden Eagle in Warren Minnesota

Our neighbor to the north stopped by to tell me about a Golden Eagle he saw less than a mile from the Audubon Center. I spotted a the bird around 5pm south of 190th Street on 280th Ave. Further south I flushed 7 Gray Partridge. The township roads are full of Horned Larks - and drifting snow.

[mou-net] The Great Silence

Last night I surpased 200 miles of owl road surveys for this month, all in northern St. Louis County and central/northern Lake County. This translates to ~270 3-minute listening stops. Results: 4 barred owls and a pair of great horned owls. Good thing I'm not being paid by the owl. Oh wait, I'm

[mou-net] Carver County

Highlights from Rapids Lake MVNWR included Canada Geese, Wood Duck, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, 2 occupied Bald Eagle nests, Northern Harrier, Rough-legged Hawk, and Belted Kingfisher. Not much to be found in rural areas besides Kestrel, Hor

[mou-net] Hyland Lake

On Hyland Lake in Bloomington this morning there were four trumpeter swans, a pair of common goldeneye, fourteen redhead, twenty canada geese and many mallards. There are aerators working and the area of open water is expanding. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=m

[mou-net] Hoary Redpoll and waterfowl in Nobles Co

Yesterday's MBW group found a Hoary Redpoll (possibly 2) among a flock of about 50 Com Redpolls along the entrance road to Hawkeye Co Park at Indian Lake. This apparently represents a first Nobles Co record, and this was only 0.4 mile from the Iowa state line, where this species is considered Ac