[mou-net] Sherburne Birds

A quick loop around the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive this morning showed a lot of bird activity.  Young birds begging and flying around, or sitting on the road, gathering swallows and blackbirds in small flocks.  Quite a few birds were still singing, including orioles, grosbeak, towhee,

[mou-net] Sherburne wildlife drive closed Thursday

Fire guys just told me they're planning a 200 acre burn on the Hi All, Fire guys just told me they're planning a 200 acre burn on the wildlife drive tomorrow, Thursday, August 1, so the drive will be closed all day.  If all goes well, it should be open again on Friday. Betsy Beneke Sherburne,

[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Dakota County 7/31/2013

There were 4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the Jirik Sod Farms at 7:00 this evening. All were on the west side of County 79 (Blaine Ave); two were in some shaggy sod just north of the plowed area, the two others were a bit south of these and much farther from the road, beyond the plowed area.

[mou-net] Duluth migration 31 July

Literally hundreds of migrants were moving down the North Shore of Lake Superior in Duluth near the Lester River this morning. Thinking I would make just a quick check of migration this morning, and expecting perhaps a couple Tennessee or Nashville Warblers, I was rather shocked to see large

[mou-net] Birds and Brunch, Twin Cities

Please join us for Birds and Brunch on Saturday, August 3rd from 9-11am at the Crystal Cafe and Grill in Crystal. Have a bite to eat and meet other Twin Cities birders. All are welcome! Crystal Cafe is at 2732 Douglas Dr N, Minneapolis, MN Please find us on Facebook,