[mou-net] Ramsey County (Arden Hills) Western Tanager

I had the good fortune of seeing an adult male Western Tanager in breeding plumage in my yard yesterday afternoon. He was mostly foraging on the ground and flying to low branches in our two hemlock trees. Stayed around for about 5-7 minutes. The shocker for me was to actually see him in the yard

[mou-net] EDIT: Eurasian Wigeon HYBRID in Clearwater County

(Posted by Becca Engdahl via moumn.org) EDIT: My apologies for getting excited and jumping to conclusions, but... After better looks at photos and opinions from others, it looks like the wigeon we found today in Clearwater county is a HYBRID American Wigeon x Eurasian Wigeon. Still a first

[mou-net] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report - Thursday, May 2, 2019

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 2, 2019 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also see this report on the Chamber of Commerce website:

[mou-net] Eurasian Wigeon in Clearwater County

(Posted by Becca Engdahl via moumn.org) We just found a drake Eurasian Wigeon taking a nap in the rice paddies at the end of Grw Township Road 6 in Clearwater county! The bird was originally sleeping, but eventually woke up and cooperated long enough for us to snap a few digiscoped photos and