[mou-net] Fwd: Logan Airport shows the way as snowy owls alight - The Boston Globe

2013-12-12 Thread Madeleine Linck
This article is from the Boston Globe where Logan airport deals with Snowy Owls every winter, apparently more this year than usual. Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin Co. -- Forwarded message -- From: madeleine.li...@gmail.com

[mou-net] Becker Co. Snowy

2013-12-12 Thread Steve Midthune
There was an immature snowy owl sitting on a power pole along co. road 13 in Hamden Slough NWR. The bird was on the second power pole north of the intersection of Co. Rd 13 and 280th St. Steve Midthune Lake Park, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Balding Birds

2013-12-12 Thread Clay Christensen
This is an entry from my blog, www.BirdmanofLauderdale.com . I'm posting it here because I'd really like to know if anyone else has an idea of what's happening to these birds, whether my theory of shrike strikes is bogus! I think it was in October that I first noticed a black-capped chickadee

[mou-net] Snowy Owl Morrison County

2013-12-12 Thread Frank Gosiak
The Snowy Owl found by Betsy Beneke near the intersection of Morrison County Road 27 (Nature Road) and 160th Ave near Royalton, was there late yesterday afternoon. I went back this morning and it was not at that location. After going West 1/4 mile my son saw a fly over of a large white bird. I

Re: [mou-net] Balding Birds

2013-12-12 Thread Gail Wieberdink
Might this be the same thing as the baldness in cardinals? I didn't notice any bald cardinals this year but saw several last summer. I can't imagine it would be caused by a shrike but stranger things have happened! Gail -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds

[mou-net] King Eider

2013-12-12 Thread Michael Hendrickson
Just receive word that a female King Eider was found dy Greg Gamer of Just receive word that a female King Eider was found dy Greg Gamer of Duluth, MN. Location: On Lake Superior behind Beacon Point Hotel.  Go to 21st Ave East off I-35 and turn right at the stop sign and follow the curve road

[mou-net] King Eider - Duluth map

2013-12-12 Thread Michael Hendrickson
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z9B6DXyo7PeM.kImMsT4hfEmk   Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota MikeHendricksonGuiding.com Sax-ZimBog.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] Update on King Eider - Barrow's Goldeneye

2013-12-12 Thread Michael Hendrickson
 Kim Eckert just text several birders that the female King Eider is  Kim Eckert just text several birders that the female King Eider is now located on 23rd Avenue East off Water Street near Beacon Point Hotel and Kim just reported a female Barrow's Goldeneye in the same area just now. Mike

[mou-net] another eider update

2013-12-12 Thread Kim R Eckert
The female King Eider in Duluth was first found by Greg Garmer around 2:00 pm on L Superior out from his residence at Beacon Pointe on Water St near the 21st Ave East access. He contacted Karl Bardon who then saw the bird and notified other Duluth birders. When I arrived around 2:45 the eider

[mou-net] Wilson's Snipes - Chisago County

2013-12-12 Thread Stenseng, Rubin J.
With a break in the cold weather, Jenni Webster, Interpretive Naturalist, Minnesota Interstate State Park, and I were able to conduct a methodical survey of Spring Creek in Wild River State Park today. To our delight, we found 3 over-wintering Wilson's Snipes. Spring Creek is a short,

[mou-net] Snowy Owl - Wadena County

2013-12-12 Thread Andrew Birch
There was a Snowy Owl flying west at tree top height at the intersection of Wadena County HWY 18 and 19 just east of Huntersville - I watched it fly off into the distance but wasn't able to relocate the bird. Best, Andrew Birch Pequot Lakes, MN Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Aitkin County update

2013-12-12 Thread Warren
The three GREAT GRAY OWLS that I reported yesterday along C.R.18 were still present this evening just after sunset (4:15 to 4:45 p.m.) between Pietz's Road and the Hebron Cemetery. Warren Nelson Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] King Eider and Barrow's Goldeneye photos (Duluth)

2013-12-12 Thread Erik Bruhnke
This afternoon my roommate, Ted Keyel, and I made a visit to the lakefront of Beacon Pointe Resort (23rd Avenue East) in Duluth, to see the reported female King Eider. We got nice long looks at her, in addition to seeing not one, but two White-winged Scoters. Kim Eckert picked out the second one

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Jackson County - Northern Goshawk Townsend Solitaire - 12/12/13

2013-12-12 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
12/12/13 While birding in Jackson, Martin and Watonwan counties today, with Herb Dingmann, Ron Erpelding and Mark Junghans. We enjoyed some interesting birds, including two potential first county records for Jackson County. Here are a few of the species we encountered today. Martin County

[mou-net] Probable Snowy Owl - Meeker County

2013-12-12 Thread Josh Wallestad
Today a fellow teacher of mine at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City High School told me that on Wednesday around 12:30 he was looking out the south windows of our school in Grove City when he noticed a very large, white bird flying until it perched on the roof of a shed by our softball field. The

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 12, 2013

2013-12-12 Thread Jeanie Joppru
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 12, 2013 *MNDL1312.12 -Birds mentioned Canada Goose Sharp-tailed Grouse Bald Eagle Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Mourning Dove Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Shrike Black-billed Magpie Common Raven

[mou-net] Morrison County Snowy Owl

2013-12-12 Thread Frank Gosiak
The Snowy Owl is still present this evening near Royalton. The bird moves around a lot near the Royal Farms complex. Sometimes it moves South to the irrigation pipes. The road is very busy so be careful. Also, the bird is flighty and when one car approached to closely, it almost ended up in

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 12/12/13

2013-12-12 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 12, 2013 *MNDU1312.12 -Birds mentioned King Eider White-winged Scoter Barrow's Goldeneye Herring Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: