[mou-net] Sherburne birds classroom bldg.

2013-06-03 Thread Betsy Beneke
There was a nice collection of birds seen on Saturday by our bird tour group, and a few more on Sunday.  A common gallinule was seen and heard calling early on Sunday morning from the traditional spot on Big Bluestem Pool.  A Henslow's sparrow was near the beginning of the Prairie Trail on the

[mou-net] Live From Freeborn County

2013-06-03 Thread SnoEowl
Prothonotary Warblers near where the Brown Pelican had been seen at Myre-Big Island State Park. A Yellow-throated Warbler had been reported in the park as well, but I was unable to find it. I did see Black Terns and Franklin's Gulls. A pair of White-faced Ibises were about 1/4 mile east

[mou-net] MOU Field Trip: Arden Hills Armory - Ramsey County

2013-06-03 Thread Jim Ryan
Hello Birders! This is a Tuesday trip, June 11th. Your guide will be Bob Holtz The trip will begin at 8am and last until about 11am. Don't miss your opportunity to see inside AHATS (the old arsenal area). It is a great field trip site and is rarely open to the public. Its habitat includes open

[mou-net] Scandia, Marine, Stillwater birders

2013-06-03 Thread Linda Wadsworth
My 80 year old folks are moving to Marine and I'd like to connect them up with other birders in their age group. My dad is an active hiker as well. If anyone can help, please email me privately. Thanks! Linda Wadsworth Wadsworth Wind Works Repair and Studio www.lindawadsworth.com

[mou-net] bird tour leaders for Sherburne NWR

2013-06-03 Thread Betsy Beneke
Now that Pastor Al Schirmacher has moved to Kansas, the refuge Hi All, Now that Pastor Al Schirmacher has moved to Kansas, the refuge is short on bird field trip leaders.  Doug Stucki is great, but he's got an over-full schedule, with leading butterfly trips and helping us with our

[mou-net] Scott County - Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve - 6/3/13

2013-06-03 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
June 3, 2013 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Field Trip Report Our group enjoyed a nice walk at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve this morning. We hike some of the trails from the park entrance on Murphy Lake Road and from the parking lot on Sunset Lake Blvd.

[mou-net] No Brown Pelican - Big Island State Park, Freeborn County

2013-06-03 Thread George Lahr
Brad Abendroth, the original locator of the Brown Pelican on Saturday could not re-find the bird today (Monday). George Lahr geol...@aol.com 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] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 6/3/13

2013-06-03 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 3, 2013 *MNDU1306.03 -Birds mentioned Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Western Grebe Piping Plover Red Knot Little Gull Eurasian Collared-Dove Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Bohemian Waxwing Blue Grosbeak Yellow-headed Blackbird -Transcript

[mou-net] Birding Stuff

2013-06-03 Thread Steve Weston
I spent Saturday birding in Winona, Wabasha, and Dakota counties. The best birds of the day included a Black-billed Cuckoo (south of Lake City) and several calling Whip-poor-wills near Frontenac. I had a Whip-poor-will in a valley west of Lake City that I often find them during the summer. The