[mou-net] Coon rapids dam

(Posted by Chet A. Meyers via moumn.org) After viewing the potential mottled duck at the Rum River Dam I drove to the Coon Rapids Dam, seeking, in vain, the long-tailed duck. But did have a fly-over of the brightest, and whitest, Krider's hawk I have ever seen. No belly

[mou-net] [mou-rba] White Winged Crossbills at Sherburne

Hi First of all I want to thank all those that have posted information on the crossbills on various sites. I hadn’t seen a WW Crossbill in years. Gary Swanson formerly of the C.R. Dam has now started a weekly birding hike and this is where he took us today to the Blue hill trail at Sherburne

Re: [mou-net] Possible Mottled Duck (Anoka), other interesting waterfowl today

Drew Smith, Tony Hertzel, and I have been studying this bird for the past hour and we are convinced it is a Mottled Duck. We have had excellent looks at all the field marks and have seen no signs of hybridization with Mallard. The bird is currently sitting on the ice on the south side of the