[mou-net] More Grove City Snowies - delayed report

2014-01-08 Thread Josh Wallestad
I faithfully checked my work email over the extended weekend, but one fellow teacher didn't think to call or email me until this morning. Here are his words: Josh, The boys and I were driving to Grove City on Sunday morning and we spotted two different Snowy Owls. One was three miles North

[mou-net] Sherburne NWR CBC

2014-01-08 Thread Betsy Beneke
We had 42 species for our Sherburne NWR Christmas Bird Count this year, coordinated by the Friends of Sherburne.  A big thank you to everyone who helped us out, including our compiler, Dean Kleinhans!  To see the list, here's a link to the page on the Friends of Sherburne website:

[mou-net] FW: summer internships available

2014-01-08 Thread Paul Budde
From: Jan Voit [mailto:jan.v...@mysmbs.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 8:18 AM To: mou-net-requ...@lists.umn.edu Subject: summer internships available The Heron Lake Watershed District is accepting application forms, letters of interest and resumes for two summer intern

[mou-net] Duluth public hearing on sulfide mining coming up!

2014-01-08 Thread Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
Hi MOU, My name is Ben Cushing and I’m a field organizer with Audubon Minnesota working in Duluth to protect our clean water from destructive sulfide mining. My job is to protect our clean water and natural heritage in northern Minnesota by activating Audubon members and engaging community

[mou-net] Update on Snowy in Ramsey

2014-01-08 Thread Ron Taube
I got this update just minutes ago and was asked to pass it on on that snowy in Ramsey off of Armstrong ave and 147th that I reported on yesterday. Here is the email Ron Taube Coon Rapids Ron, My father, Ken Oulman, sent me your message this morning. I am a Naturalist at Eastman Nature Center.

[mou-net] Snowy Owl--Ramsey, Anoka Cty

2014-01-08 Thread Paul and JoAnn Gunderson
Hi Birders, My wife and I spotted what is probably the same owl seen by Ron Taube and Vicky Wachtier this morning. I saw the bird from eastbound Hwy 10 at 2:15 this afternoon. We turned around to get in the westbound lane, turned north on Armstrong Blvd, east on Sunwood Dr and took a right at

[mou-net] Polk and Pennington County Snowy Owls

2014-01-08 Thread Agassiz Audubon
I spotted a Snowy Owl on US 75 - 1/2 mile south of Polk Co 17 (between Euclid and Crookston). It flew right over my car. Robert Olson left me a phone message that he saw one in the same neighborhood this morning - likely the same bird. Dorothy Nelson of Thief River Falls reported a Snowy Owl

[mou-net] Snowy Owl/Redwood County

2014-01-08 Thread Brian Risa Smith
I was out and about for work this afternoon and found a Snowy Owl in eastern Redwood County. It wasn't heavily barred so I'm thinking its an adult female or a 1st year male. It was found standing in a stubble field about a 100 yards on the east side of Redwood County 13 and just south about

[mou-net] Ramsey Snowy Owl

2014-01-08 Thread Pete Makousky
Spent a few quick minutes looking for the Snowy Owl in Ramsey today around 4pm. It didn't take more than 5 minutes and I was on it as there were 2 vehicles with the drivers enjoying and taking photos. I just had my binoculars but got great views. Then I noticed that the forehead on this Snowy

[mou-net] Another Snowy Owl, Polk County

2014-01-08 Thread Sandy Aubol
I found another Snowy Owl in Polk County this afternoon on Polk County 20, one mile south of Polk 19. On January 1, I had reported 3 that were within a few miles north and west of this. Comparing photos of this owl to my photos of the previously reported owls, this appears to be a different

[mou-net] Dakota C. Snowy Owls, 1/8

2014-01-08 Thread linda whyte
Between 3:30 and 4:15 this afternoon. there were at least two, probably 3 and possibly 4, Snowy Owls visible from farm roads in the Hastings/Vermilion area. For three of the 4 sightings, the birds were perched on irrigation equipment. On the 4th sighting, the bird was perched on a roadside utility

[mou-net] Birding Tuesday Wednesday

2014-01-08 Thread Michael Hendrickson
Hello, Guided a birder from the state of Virginia on Tuesday. Highlights: Northern Hawk Owl in Sax Zim Bog along CR 7 at the Byrnes Greenhouse. Great Gray Owl in Sax Zim Bog at the Admiral feeders. Perched right above feeders preying on voles. Boreal Chickadees (2) at the Admiral Rd with Gray

[mou-net] Sax-Zim Bog sightings today (goshawk, owls n' more)

2014-01-08 Thread Erik Bruhnke
Today I led a trip to Sax-Zim Bog, and had some very fun finds while visiting much of the northern half of the bog, as well as the awesome Friends of Sax-Zim Bog bird feeders. Our day started out with two Boreal Chickadees at sunrise, followed by stellar looks at a juvenile Northern Goshawk when