[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 4/13/13

2013-04-13 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 13, 2013 *MNDU1304.13 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Eared Grebe Osprey Osprey Northern Harrier American Coot Sandhill Crane Killdeer Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Kestrel Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-winge

[mou-net] "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler in Two Harbors, Lake Co.

2013-04-13 Thread Jim Lind
Today I found an "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler at 4th Avenue and 2nd Street in Two Harbors. This is only the second time I've seen one in Lake County. The first was on March 27, 2011 at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. I posted a fuzzy photo on the MOU Recently Seen page. This was one

[mou-net] MOU Miesville Ravine Field Trip Report

2013-04-13 Thread Kevin Smith
4 participants started the MOU field trip today at Miesville Ravine. Our tracks were the first made in the snow as we walked the trails along the Cannon River, an upland prairie which overlooks the river and the trail going up on Trout Brook. Highlight birds included 2 American Woodcock, several Y

[mou-net] Short-eared Owl in Randolph refound today

2013-04-13 Thread Gerald Hoekstra
The Short-eared Owl reported by Julian Sellers yesterday was seen again early this afternoon by the MOU group led by Kevin Smith. We were a small group of four hardy birders who had started out at Miesville Ravine at 8:00 and then birded Lake Byllesby before heading to the Great Western Industrial

[mou-net] Carver County Lapland Longspur and Snow Bunting(plus some spring birds)

2013-04-13 Thread John Cyrus
There was great early March birding out there today..correctionThere was so-so mid April birding today. Across just a small part of rural Carver County I estimated 190 Horned Lark, 102 Lapland Longspur(4 locations), and 32 Snow Bunting. I also estimated 860 Dark-eyed Junco this mornin

[mou-net] Hartley Nature Center this morning

2013-04-13 Thread Erik Bruhnke
This morning was a rather quiet one, following the recent snowstorm. While skiing through Hartley Nature Area this morning, Black-capped Chickadees and American Robins were caroling. eBird list below: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13727339 Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN --

[mou-net] Koochiching sightings this morning

2013-04-13 Thread Tom Crumpton
50-60 evening grosbeaks at feeder (normal) 1 northern shrike at rib cage feeder 1 gray jay at seed feeder lots of goldeneyes, some nest box use for the last week+. common mergansers and hooded mergansers Canadian geese back for the last 2+ weeks Lots of eagles Mink tracks on shoreline R and w nutha

[mou-net] golden crowned kinglet

2013-04-13 Thread Linda Wadsworth
Saw a FOY golden crowned kinglet in the northeast section of Carlos Avery this morning (during the Chisago County crane count). Linda Wadsworth Wadsworth Wind Works Repair and Studio www.lindawadsworth.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.ed