[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy owls -11

Ten owls in the first 10 minutes 7:20 to 7:40 this AM. 700th St./110 Ave to 120th north to 690th. One owl spotted on 150th. I believe they're following to thousands of waterfowl, longspurs, snow buntings. The fields are flooded with melted snow. Ken Vail Sent from my iPhone Join or

[mou-net] Roseau, Lake of the Woods and Marshall Counties

Hello, Had a fun day birding yesterday in NW Minnesota; some species of note include: I finally made the trek to see the Lewis’ Woodpecker and was rewarded at about 11:00 am. Immediately after that there was a Great Gray Owl sitting on the north shoulder of HWY 11 just west of Roosevelt about

[mou-net] Eagle Migration in Duluth, St. Louis Co.

Yesterday (March 30) there was a modest movement of raptors along the skyline ridge system of western Duluth... 39 Bald Eagles 1 Northern Harrier 1 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Merlin Terry Wiens Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Woodcock in Mpls.

A first for me, a wookcock was rustling in the leaves in my yard which is along the river gorge in Mpls., my last woodcock sightings were north of Grand Marais.   Peter Schmidt 612-501-7458 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Dakota County Geese

Early this morning while overcast and rainy there were many Greater White-fronted and Snow Geese in the fields of Dakota County. The heaviest concentration in one spot were in the flooded fields east of Randolph Boulevard across from the Great Western Industrial Park in Randolph. There were

[mou-net] CORRECTION: June Birding festival - all-inclusive; Early Bird deadline ends May 2!

/Audubon Center of the North Woods and Audubon Minnesota present/ *Birding Bonanza Weekend http://audubon-center.org/event/birding-weekend/* * June 6-8, 2014 * /All-inclusive and commuter rates available/*- Early Bird discount ends May 2nd! *** Keynote speakers: Sharon Stiteler (aka

[mou-net] South Washington County Sightings

Yesterday I birded Carpenter Nature Center with Abrahm Simons from about 10 am-12:30 pm. Raptors included 33 BALD EAGLES, 36 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 1 COOPER'S HAWK, and 1 PEREGRINE FALCON. There were thousands of waterfowl flyovers, most of which were either too high up or too far out to ID.

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Update

An extraordinary day. I recounted the area three times and tallied 15 Snowy Owls. Working together with some friends in another car who independently saw 14. Their total included birds not on my list; i had birds not counted by them. The total number of owls in area the could be over 20. Other

[mou-net] FOY Ring-billed Gull Dassel Meeker Cty

Seen our first of year Ring-billed Gull by our place, south of Pigeon Lake today on 708th Ave. Migrants are on the way. Paul Koni Fank Dassel, Meeker cty Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

[mou-net] Wirth Park, Minneapolis - RWBB

About a half dozen RWBB calling from the small wetlands east of Theo Wirth Park. Also, Common Mergs, Hooded Mergs, Ring-necked Ducks and Wood Ducks in the long pond alongside Wirth golf course. -- Claudia Egelhoff Minneapolis, MN Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Juncos

Juncos arrived today. 3/31 SE Carlton County 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] migrants working the farm fields

Conny Brunell's post inspired a return trip to Randolph Industrial Park where we enjoyed close looks at the many Greater White-Fronted Geese on the north pond. Numerous others passed overhead going to and from L. Byllesby. Also productive were the farm fields with low-lying wet area,s where