[mou-net] Four Great Greys and Two Snowys (Owls) in Aitkin County

2013-12-15 Thread hags...@aol.com
Saturday, December 14, we observed four Great Grey Owls along County 18, both East and West of Pietz's Road in Aitkin County. In the morning we saw two owls perched on telephone poles West of Pietz's and one just East of Hebron Cemetery. In the afternoon, from 1:00 to 2:00 we observed

[mou-net] 6 GGOW's in Aitkin County

2013-12-15 Thread Megan Cook
Yesterday (Saturday,14) we observed 6 great grey owls along county 18 from 3:00-4:00pm. Most perched in trees alongside the road. Megan Cook Pine County Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Eider

2013-12-15 Thread roy zimmerman
No luck finding the eider this morning 9 to 10am. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 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] Aitkin County Great Greys and Snowy Owls 12/14

2013-12-15 Thread hags...@aol.com
I sent this early this morning and it came through on my cell, but not my e-mail, so I'm resending. I added a 4th owl on Hwy 169 that I neglected to put in the original e-mail. Saturday, December 14, we observed three Great Grey Owls along County 18, both East and West of Pietz's Road in

[mou-net] Great Gray Owls

2013-12-15 Thread roy zimmerman
Two at 4pm today. One along Aitkin CR18 1 mile west of Hebron Cemetery.  The second along Hwy 169 1/2 mile south of CR18.  Good look at a ruffed grouse feeding along CR18 also.  Nice end of a frustrating day with no eider in Duluth and no winter finches and not much else either in Sax Zim Bog.

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

2013-12-15 Thread Stenseng, Rubin J.
I checked Deer Creek, in Wild River State Park, for Wilson's Snipes today and found 6 over-wintering birds. Deer Creek is larger, longer, wider, and more open habitat as compared to Spring Creek, which I reported on last Thursday. It is spring-fed, shallow, a muddy bottom, and stays ice-free

[mou-net] Birding Today - Sax-Zim Bog Birding Festival

2013-12-15 Thread Michael Hendrickson
Hello: I was out guiding day one of three days with a birder from West Virginia. A very cold day for birding with air temps at -24 not including wind chills! Highlights: - Great Gray Owl along the Admiral Rd in Sax-Zim Bog. .25 miles south of the Admiral Rd Feeders - 2 Northern Hawk Owls in

[mou-net] 2014 Sax-Zim Bog Festival

2013-12-15 Thread Michael Hendrickson
Hello The 2014 Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival is filling up fast. We are currently at 106 participants and that means we only have 44 open spots left. The birding festival dates are Feb 14-16, 2014 Speakers: Scott Mehus of the National Eagle Center Sandy Komito the current Big Year record

[mou-net] house cat and barn owl video

2013-12-15 Thread G Andersson
.includes play fighting, very close misses of cat vertical leaps for flying owl, and allo-preening. pretty crazy http://www.wimp.com/owlcat/ gordon andersson st paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] FW: Lebanon Hills park needs your help (Dakota Co.)

2013-12-15 Thread G Andersson
MOU e-mailers and readers: Some of you have seen this message already. It was sent to a MRVAC group. It was also sent to the Audubon MN Environmental Issues Committee. Yesterday I forwarded it to fellow members of the MOU Conservation Committee. This is urgent because the public meeting with