[mou-net] Sora Rail DL Festival of Birds

2014-05-17 Thread Cleone Stewart
Friday's fieldtrip to Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge during the Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds delighted the entire tour busload of birders with close up looks at a Sora Rail. The bird walked the entire length of the bus along marsh grass in water by the ditch for all to see! The first

[mou-net] Wilson's Phalarape, Cottage Grove

2014-05-17 Thread Pete Nichols
There is a WILSON'S PHALAROPE in the flooded field just east of Jamaica Avenue, between 70th St. and Military Rd (Cottage Grove, Washington County). Thanks to Larry Sirvio for finding the bird. Peter Nichols Cottage Grove Washington County Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Yard birds St. Cloud

2014-05-17 Thread Betsy Beneke
I'm amazed at the variety of non-traditional feeder birds I have this spring. A variety of warblers eating suet and grape jelly, and even a pair of clay-colored sparrows are eating suet - something I've never seen before. Let's hope this warmer weather will create a nice hatch of bugs, and more

[mou-net] Warblers eating in the street in front of my house!

2014-05-17 Thread Alison Rotel
Yesterday afternoon and this morning we've had 20-30 birds feeding in the street in front of our house in SW Minneapolis. They are mostly Yellow- rumped Warblers, but there are quite a few Yellow Warblers, with one or two Magnolia warblers, Palm Warblers, Bay-breasted Warblers, and thrushes

[mou-net] Common Gallinule, Fillmore County

2014-05-17 Thread Bob Dunlap
John Hockema just spotted a Common Gallinule at the west end of the northwestern pond at Kappers' Ponds south of Cherry Grove. This is the first pond on your right as you enter the complex. Bob Dunlap Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Washington Co - Wilson's phalarope

2014-05-17 Thread Larry Sirvio
Wilson’s phalarope still present on Jamaica Ave pond north of 70th St (Cottage Grove) at 6:30 PM Larry S 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] 20 Species of warblers at Wood Lake this am

2014-05-17 Thread Warren Woessner
Found with the assistance of able father-son team whose name I didn't quite get, but thanks. Blackburnian, Golden winged, Cape May et al plus VA Rail Warren Woessner Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] About the Metro

2014-05-17 Thread manley olson
Saw 2 broods today in Loring Park in Minneapolis. Few migrants, a single White-throat and a small flock of Yellow-rumps Manley Olson Downtown Minneapolis On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Steve Weston swest...@comcast.net wrote: Yesterday (Friday) I saw my first two Canada Goose broods of the

[mou-net] Yard birds - St. Paul

2014-05-17 Thread SUBSCRIBE MOU-NET Jbaumann
I've had catbirds slurping up grape jelly for days. This afternoon - first time ever, I enticed an Oriole to stop on the jelly dish and peer in. He just didn't stay long. Maybe he'll be back tomorrow! Over at Como Park this noon, in the woods off the northeast edge of the lake, there were

Re: [mou-net] About the Metro

2014-05-17 Thread Bryand, Monica
At Loring on Thursday I saw a sora in the main lake, common yellow-throat and yellow along with your finds. On May 17, 2014, at 7:20 PM, manley olson manleyol...@gmail.com wrote: Saw 2 broods today in Loring Park in Minneapolis. Few migrants, a single White-throat and a small flock of

[mou-net] Mystery Gull today - Cottonwood County (Long Lake)

2014-05-17 Thread Brad Bolduan
I saw a very worn gull today and I still have not reached a definite conclusion as to its ID. It is an adult or near-adult white headed gull with a dark eye, red orbital ring, greenish legs and a bi-colored bill. If not for the bill, the photos of the perched bird would resemble a California