[mou-net] Lac qui Parle County

2015-04-11 Thread Ken Larson Mary Lou Frank
Very windy today, typical for for this area. 1,000's of ducks and geese still in the area particularly at Salt Lake, the south section of Sweetwater WMA and at Hadenville WMA. Shorebird activity is increasing! One American Avocet at south unit of Sweetwater, you need to walk in for views. At

[mou-net] Aitkin County Waterfowl

2015-04-11 Thread Butch Ukura
Waterfowl seen yesterday: Tundra Swans, Canada Geese, Am Wigeons, Gadwalls, Wood Ducks, Pintails. Ring Necked Ducks, Green Winged Teal and Mallards. Also, Sandhill Cranes, Kestrels, Northern Shrikes, Rough Legged Hawks, Tree Sparrows, and the usual. 1.) From the stop sign in Aitkin go approx

[mou-net] Mountain Bluebird--correction

2015-04-11 Thread Peter Nichols
The location of the previously reported Crow Wing County Mountain Bluebird has been corrected. It was on Sleepy Hollow Rd. 1 mile west of County Rd 21, not 45. There have been no other updates on this bird. Peter Nichols Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] MVNWR - Rapids Lake Unit - Carver county - 4/11/2015

2015-04-11 Thread CRAIG MANDEL
April 11, 2015 While leading a walk this morning at the Rapids Lake Unit our group encountered lots of Spring migrants. We hiked the loop trail South of the visitor center and a short distance on the main trail North from the visitor center. Here are some of the species we observed: Bald

[mou-net] General Mills Nature Area

2015-04-11 Thread Susan Gilmore
Good morning! On my walk yesterday afternoon I spotted a Bluebird in the General Mills Nature Area this morning saw a Northern Flicker. Great fun! Susan Golden Valley Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Rusty Blackbird survey ends Wednesday

2015-04-11 Thread Alyssa DeRubeis
This is a reminder that the Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz ends on Wednesday, April 15. I've already had several people e-mail me their Rusty Blackbird sightings, which are great to hear! We encourage birders to visit Areas of Interest, as identified in the 2014 blitz. Check out the sites

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Loggerhead Shrike in Ramsey at Itasca Lake Confirmed

2015-04-11 Thread Ron Taube
Hi I am happy to confirm the earlier spotting of the Loggerhead Shrike in Ramsey at Lake Itasca . My wife and I went down there this morning and ran into another couple of birders and we saw what I think are two Loggerhead shrikes on several occasions in about a one and half hour period. We

Re: [mou-net] PBS Nature: Nests repeated this Sunday

2015-04-11 Thread Liz Stanley
If you have a Roku box, you can stream it there too. Just add the PBS channel from the Roku channel store. Not sure how long episodes of various shows remain available, but I watched this one last night. On April 10, 2015 11:55:56 PM CDT, Gordon Andersson gpanders...@msn.com wrote: If you

[mou-net] Ross's Goose - Nicollet county - Oak Leaf Lake

2015-04-11 Thread Bill
A single Ross's Goose is on the east end of Oak Leaf Lake in Nicollet county. It is in the company of two Canada Geese. Oak Leaf Lake is about two miles west of St. Peter on the south side of state highway 99. Regards... Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Mountain Bluebird, Crow Wing Co.

2015-04-11 Thread Peter Nichols
I'm passing along a report from the MN Birding Facebook group of a probable female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD in Crow Wing Co. John Richardson writes that the bird is 1 mile west of co rd 45 on Sleepy Hollow Rd. Crow Wing Co. Peter Nichols Cottage Grove Washington County Join or Leave mou-net:

Re: [mou-net] PBS Nature: Nests repeated this Sunday

2015-04-11 Thread Gail Wieberdink
You can also see the entire Nature series on line: http://video.pbs.org/program/nature/ Gail -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Liz Stanley Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 7:57 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] PBS