[mou] STKI update

and another to MN Gallery on the MOU site http://moumn.org/ James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080828/41027000

[mou] Kite searching

. Search all dead snags/tree tops on either side of Hi 60 between Hi 15 and the river to the south. Good luck and watch out for traffic. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http

[mou] Jirik sod farms, Dakota

8/27 Drew Smith and I found the following Buff-breasted Sp...5 Am Golden-plover...3 W. Snipe...2 L. Yellowlegs...2 Pectoral Sp...8 Baird's S...1 Killdeer...~50 James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment

[mou] Sat. at Purgatory Ck

County is almost devoid of shorebird habitat, the best habitat probably being at the Vermilion River backwater area on Ravenna Trail in Hastings, locally called Frog Pond. But few birds. Jim James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part

[mou] White-eyed VIreo, Scott Cty., present 7/28

THIS IS A RARE BIRD THAT IS ON TERRITORY WHERE MANY BIRDERS HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR AND SEE IT TAPES SHOULD NOT BE USED SPARINGLY OR ANY OTHER WAY !! TAPES CAN ONLY BE HARMFUL TO THE BIRD WHICH MIGHT BE MATED (PREDATION, ENERGY USED TO DEFEND AGAINST NON-EXISTENT NEIGHBORS, ETC), AND MAY

[mou] WEVI and tape playing

; And it probably wouldn't hurt all of us to re-read the entire Code regarding other briding behaviors as well. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http

[mou] Mute Swan, Dakota Co.

present. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080715/1a69ed7e/attachment.html

[mou] July Common Merganser, Dakota Co.

when habitat is available. DNR, are you listening? James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080714/971b2e63/attachment.html

[mou] Orange variant Scarlet Tanager, Dakota

like Baltimore Oriole. Probably an alternate I (second year) male based on worn primaries. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments

[mou] Ross's Goose X Snow Goose probable hybrid, Dakota Co.

short but occasionally the bird extended it more than expected for pure Ross's. The bird was about 125 m away and could easily have been ID'd as a Ross's without scoped views. Traffic made it difficult to attempt digiscoping, thus no photos. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink

[mou] Leucistic Yellow-rump, Dakota Co.

consecutive days. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080517/047d4c72/attachment.html

[mou] Shorebirds, Lake Byllesby-Dakota

Tern ~20 Forster's Tern The lake level is typically raised starting May 15 to accomodate crop planting. So shorebird conditions may not last long. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL

[mou] warblers plus - Dakota

there were 15 or more Chestnut-sides in view at once. Empids everywhere plus FOY Olive-sided. Many vireos including Philadelphia. Six woodpeckers including Red-headed. Tanagers, Indigo Buntings, grosbeaks One of the best local single site fallouts I've witnessed in years. James Mattsson mattjim

[mou] Abundant Yellow-rumps

were several Orange-crowneds, perhaps 30 Palms, and numerous White-crowned Sparrows. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments

[mou] Lots-O-ducks, Dakota Co.

(e.g. Fox, which I also saw today, but later). James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080404/d07879ee/attachment.html

[mou] Whimbrel report, Washington Co., etc.

Duck today. Jim James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080327/9b23f4e9/attachment.html

[mou] eagles on the move

in about one week, weather depending. Robins and Horned Larks have pulsed like yo-yos all winter. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org

[mou] Dakota Snowy Owl today

know I haven't. I also found and photographed a very dark imm. Rough-legged Hawk at 210th and Goodwin. Jim James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou

[mou] MOU Gallery photos added

of you might be interested. Thanks, Dave. http://moumn.org/ Click on GALLERIES...Photo Gallery-MN...and scroll for each species. Jim James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http

[mou] Found field guide, Dakota Co.

Today at about 11:15am, a Golden Guide Birds of North Ameria was found on the ground near a mailbox along Emery Ave. between 160th and 170th in Dakota Co. If you are lost this book contact me a 651-452-8597. Jim Eagan James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You

[mou] SNOW update, Dakota Co.

+ Snow Buntings. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080123/c613c979/attachment.html

[mou] Snowy Owl, Dakota Co.

further into the field. Jim James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080122/cd72ce76/attachment.html

[mou] Red-tailed Hawk site tenacity

. A large flock of Rock Pigeons resides here and is no doubt an important lure that keeps bring this bird back. Hopefully, the Gyrfalcon will follow suit... Jim Eagan James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML

[mou] Harlequin, Barrow's - Dakota Co 1/1/08

-like on a couple of occasions (peak forward of eye with elongated slope to the rear). A first cycle-type Glaucous Gull was below the dam at Hastings. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed

[mou] Long-tailed Duck, Dakota

Lock and Dam 2, Hastings 1:30pm Dec. 3 One winter female-type 1/4 mi. below the dam. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments

[mou] Interesting gulls at Black Dog

more details. Also, present was an adult Glaucous Gull and at least one adult Thayer's. I spent very little time looking over the other gulls, so I suspect other interesting birds were present. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part

[mou] California Gull, Dakota Co.

of the upper wing - dark extending from the primaries all the way to the bend of the wing. It was last seen fly downriver. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou

[mou] 140th marsh blues- Dakota Co.

. To make things worse the very birdy brushy hillside just to the east of the wetland has been totally denuded - all the vegetation has been removed right up to the fence. Nothing but dirt now. This is a pattern becoming all too familiar throughout the county. James Mattsson mattjim

[mou] Black-bellied Whistling Duck on Recently Seen

http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071029/4594f067/attachment.html

[mou] Warblers, odd Myiarchus, and shorebirds today, Dakota Co.

a juvenile Wilson's Phalarope and the same Black-bellied Plover that's been there for about a week. Braun held 2 American Golden-plovers plus both yellowlegs and 4 species of peeps. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part

[mou] Injured BTBW - Hennepin Co.

in that image. One possible explanation for the bird remaining for so long is that the wing has been slightly injured all along, having now gotten worse. Pure speculation, however. Jim James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part

[mou] Byllesby today - Dakota

? Franklin's Gull - 6 Caspian Terns - several American Pipit - 100 + Many shorebirds were visible on the Goodhue side but too far to call. Windy as all . Let the games begin... Jim James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part

[mou] Neotropic Cormorant on Recently Seen

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[mou] Summer Tanager - Dakota Co.

I spotted it. I soon lost sight of it and searched unsuccessfully for about 20 mins. The all red head, laarge bone-colored tanager-shaped bill and dusky red wing was seen clearly. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part

[mou] Upland Sandpiper - Dakota Co.

4/26 8:00am In feedlot located at SW intersection of Hiways 52, 50, and 56 in Hampton. Check also in adjacent pasture to the south of the creek. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed

[mou] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Piping Plover update

for contacting me with details on this bird, and to Lance Vrieze for first reporting it. 10:00am - The male Piping Plover was present at the west end of Lake Byllesby for the 3rd consecutive day. This is an unbanded individual. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You

[mou] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on Recently Seen

http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070424/2b1124ba/attachment.html

[mou] Ross's geese at Lake Byllesby, Dakota

of ducks 4 species of geese 20 + Killdeer 1 Wilson's Snipe (seen yesterday, the 19th) 1 Merlin (taiga) Also, a large white domestic-type goose has been present for several days and some have been tempted to call it a Snow Goose. It tends to stay close to the cattails. James Mattsson matt

[mou] Eagle migration, etc - Dakota Co.

Sharpshinned Hawk - 6 White-fronted Goose - 15 Gulls - many 100's (90% Ring-billeds) Also, at 9:00 A.M. the Gyrfalcon was perched on a pole on the east side of Goodwin Ave between 150th and 160th. James Mattsson matt...@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. --=_NextPart_56901918985420921984

[mou] Gulls, Gyr - Dakota

perch: Adult gray morph Gyrfalcon James Mattsson matt...@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. --=_NextPart_2736014173010921237968 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII HTML style=FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans SerifHEAD META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html

[mou] Dakota Co. Gyrfalcon

, it soon flew off towards the river. James Mattsson matt...@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. --=_NextPart_365215513462221237312 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII HTML style=FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans SerifHEAD META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html

[mou] Gyrfalcon scores, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From 3:00-4:00 P.M. today I watched the gyrfalcon make two runs at field feeding ducks from its perch on the irrigation system that runs north-south SE of 180th and Donnelly. The second attempt was a charm as

[mou] Gyrfalcon update-Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Seeing no reports of the gyr for a couple of days I stopped by between 4:30-5:10 P.M. today. Ken Flicek pointed out the bird perched on a power pole on 180th, only 500 ft. away! The bird eventually made a

[mou] Dakota Co. today, Jan. 19

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII SLATY-BACKED GULL - still present at marina in Prescott as well as adult Glaucous Gull and adult Thayer's (with dark head). MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD - Blaine Seeliger Conny Brunell, Donn Mattsson and I had this

[mou] MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, etc., Dakota County

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Jan. 18, 2007 2:00 P.M. Dakota County Ravenna Twp Female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD perched on a wire. Location is 175th St E. and Presley Circle. This is a few miles SE of Hastings. From Ravenna Trail (Hi 54) go west

[mou] Slaty-backed Gull images, Pt. Douglas

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Greetings Doug Kieser was kind enough to post some of the images I took of the Pt. Douglas Slaty-backed Gull on Jan. 15. The bird was present on the Wisconsin side of the channel when these images were taken.

[mou] Como tropical aviary

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Cabin fever? The new tropical aviary exhibit at Como Zoo is really pretty cool. Well, hot and humid, actually. They don't have the names of the birds posted anywhere, but I did manage to identify the

[mou] towhee, Friday the 5th

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Jan. 5, 2006 Mt. Lake, MN Cottonwood Co. I arrived at 8:20 A.M. No birds used the feeder until 8:45. At that time, the sheriff pulled up and talked to one couple in their car (there were 3 vehicles total). He

[mou] Slaty-backed Gull tonight

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Rich Specht and I watched the adult Slaty-backed Gull tonight from the RR tracks next to the power plant. It was among about 300 gulls. Hopefully, it will be found during the Bloomington CBC tomorrow - a first

[mou] Slaty-backed Gull tonight, 12/12/06

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The adult SBGU was first seen tonight at about 3:40pm at the east end of the east lake at Black Dog. It joined several hundred other gulls that were standing/roosting on the ice on the south side of the lake,

[mou] Gulls, Black Dog

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Dec. 2, 2006 Black Dog Lake (east lake) 3:45-5:00pm The ice-man cometh and I saw my first white-winged gulls for the season. From the power plant I estimated a maximum of 2500 gulls. Mostly Herring and

[mou] Duluth/Two Harbors

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Friday, Nov. 24 (1-4pm) American Three-toed WP - Two Harbors. Female in first dead spruce you come to about 175 m after walking thru archway entrance to hiking trail that goes around lighthouse. This is just

[mou] WW Scoters, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Nov. 17, 2006 2:00pm Spring Lake Regional Park, near Hastings, Dakota County An imm. male and female White-winged Scoter present on Spring Lake...visible from walking north from the Fahey Ave. parking lot. Jim

[mou] shorebirds, Byllesby

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Nov. 14, 2006 - Lake Byllesby, Dakota Co. Black Scoter not seen today, only 2 Common Loons on big water...but found these at west end mudflats: Black-bellied Plover - 1 American Golden-Plover - 1 Dunlin - 5

[mou] Shorebirds, etc. Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII It ain't over 'til it's over. I think Yogi Berra said that, but it also might have been dubbyuh. Anyway, today I decided to test the spector of Friday the 13th as it might apply to Lake Byllesby. I was not

[mou] Surf Scoter, Goodhue Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Oct. 9, 2006 10:00am A juvenile/female Surf Scoter was present at Lake Byllesby near the sandstone cliff along the south shore, Goodhue Co. I first spotted the bird from the boat launch located at the east

[mou] Jaeger Central

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hope this is not overkill, but while Doug Kieser and I overlapped with several other birders previously mentioned by others today, Doug and I tallied no fewer than 20 sightings of jaegers between 1:30-6:30pm.

[mou] Shorebirds, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The best spot I am aware of in Dakota Co. is the lake I previously posted just northeast of Pilot Knob and 170th. There have been 10 species present the past few days including Sb Dowitcher (1) and Semipalmated

[mou] Shorebird spot, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 7/9/06 Location: 0.25 mi. east of Pilot Knob on 170th St., Rosemount. Small lake on north side of 170th. This lake is in drawdown and has some nice mudflats developing, particularly on the west side. Numbers

[mou] question

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII W.P.A = Waterfowl Production Area. These are federally owned and managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Soberg WPA is one of several WPAs in central and south centeral Minnesota managed

[mou] HESPs, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 1 July 2006 Early this morning I visited the Henslow's Sparrow site reported by Bob Dunlap 6/31. I spent about 1 hour in the area and found 4 HESPs. Three birds were on the hayfield located at the SE quadrant

[mou] Upland Sandpiper still present, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 6/16/06 Between 4:30 and 5:00pm anUpland Sandpiper was in the exact spot as report on 5/31 in Dakota Co. Location is 0.25 miles south of 190th on Biscayne Ave. The bird perched on a power pole on the east side

[mou] WEKI, BOGY, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Ok, I know everyone hates alpha codes...but I couldn't resist. While golfing with Laura tonight at Southern Hills Golf Course (one mile north of Farmington on Hi 3), I hit a stellar 7 iron to the green on hole

[mou] Upland Sandpiper, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 5/31/06 2:00pm Dakota Co. On power pole along Biscayne Ave., 1/4 mi. south of 190th. Jim Eagan --=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII HTML style=FONT-SIZE: small;

[mou] SWHA - Washington Co

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 5/23/06 FYI - Washington Co. listers. This morning while checking the now-retracted Lark Bunting location, an adult Swainson's Hawk flew low over the Cottage Grove Drive-In Theatre entrance road and settled

[mou] Curlew Sandpiper

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I arrived around 2:20pm to find Tom Will and Skip Mott still there. But the sandpiper had not been seen for a couple of hours. We looked for an hour or so. Impossible to know if is still around, but certainly

[mou] Yet ANOTHER Dakota Co. Snowy Egret

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII If you still need this bird and have had lousy luck with the first two in Dakota County this, here is yet another chance for Snowy Egret. Go 0.3 miles west of the the new Lebanon Hills visitor center entrance

[mou] Snowy Egret -better directions

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sorry, but the Dakota Co. Snowy Egret directions should have been: Go 0.3 miles west of the the new Lebanon Hills visitor center entrance road on Cliff Road. Jim --=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8

[mou] Snowy Egret- Lake Byllesby, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In case you missed it at 180th (it was not present this a.m. to my knowledge) a Snowy Egret was loafing among the nearly 40 Caspian Terns and 20 or so Forster's Terns at the west end of Lake Byllesby late

[mou] Red-throated Loon - Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4/30/06 Lake Byllesby 1:45pm A basic adult Red-throated Loon was in the bay just east of the cemetery. It took off and headed soutwest over the mudflats and did not return during the next 45 minutes or so

[mou] Marbled Godwits - Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4/26/06 Two Marbled Godwits were present this morning at far west end of Lake Byllesby. Based on obvious differences in bill lengths, a male and female. Also present was a prealternate Black-bellied Plover, 6

[mou] Little Blue Heron - Dakota

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4/11/06 11:00 am Lake Byllesby An adult Little Blue Heron was present in the small pond along Gerlach Way at Lake Byllesby. From CR 88 go 0.6 miles south along Gerlach Way. The wetland is on the left (east)

[mou] Lake Byllesby - Dakota

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 3/9/06 Lake Byllesby Dakota Co. 12 Noon Franklin's Gull - 4 Red-necked Grebe - 5 Horned Grebe - 10 Shorebirds - zippo Divers building to about 250. Water still high with very little mudflat at west end. Jim

[mou] leucistic white-front again

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4/3/06 10:00 a.m. Dakota County CR 47 and Goodwin Ave. wetland The leucistic White-fronted Goose was present again with about 100 others. Parking is risky along CR 47 - be careful. Jim Eagan

[mou] Albinistic Greater White-fronted Goose - Dakota

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 3/30/06 -P.M. Dakota Co. Wetland at CR 47 and Goodwin: At least 60 white-fronts including a striking dilute-plumaged individual. This is the first partial albino of this species I have seen. It is the color of

[mou] 21 waterfowl species at L. Byllesby, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning (Mar. 12) from 8-9 am. I found 21 species of waterfowl at the west end of the lake including a flock of 700 Greater White-fronted Geese that were departing as I arrived. I saw no Snow or Ross's

[mou] Gyrfalcon, Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Mar. 5, 2006 4:45pm - 5:10 Hi 55 and CR 42 Dakota Co. Adult gray morph Gyrfalcon perched on power pole near mile marker 216. It flew north to Inga Ave. and 132nd St (CR 42) where I watched it perch and hunt for

[mou] gyr 1/9/06 - Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4:35pm 1/9/06 Jacob Rd and CR 42 Perched on power pole at intersection. It flew due north toward river at 4:45pm. Jim --=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII HTML

[mou] Horned Grebe at Black Dog

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Yesterday, 12/27/05, I photographed a basic Horned Grebe at the far east end of the west lake at Black Dog. This is the general location where an Eared Grebe has been reported sporadically since Dec. 7th. My

[mou] Xmas Gyr - Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 12/25/05 Dakota Co. St. Nick dropped off a surprise gift today. Laura and I took our annual Christmas eagle viewing drive over to Hastings/Prescott area and at 2:00pm spotted an adult gray phase Gyrfalcon

[mou] Iceland Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake (Dakota County)

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII As a point of clarification to Dave's post, I would say that it is premature to call this bird an Iceland Gull. I found this bird last night with Dave and I was able to get some photos of low quality. This is

[mou] Possible Iceland Gull, kittiwake -Black Dog

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 12/20/05 4:45pm Black Dog, west lake on ice A sleeping immature white-winged gull caught my eye among resting large gulls viewed from the observation platform along Black Dog Rd. It was partially obscurred by

[mou] Kittiwake today

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The kittiwake was again present all day today near the outlet of the west lake at Black Dog and seen and photographed by several observers. It alternately feeds for a few minutes at the outlet and then roosts

[mou] Kittiwake update

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Larophiles, The imm. Black-legged Kittiwake I found at 1:00pm today was still present at days end. It alternated between feeding for a few minutes at the outlet near the west end of Black Dog Lake and resting

[mou] W-w Scoter-Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Nov. 16, 2005 Lake Byllesby 9:30am I braved the blizzard conditions this morning and was rewarded with a single White-winged Scoter being thrashed about in the middle of Lake Byllesby. I saw only 3 Lesser

[mou] Lesser Black-backed Gull-Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 10:20am Black Dog Lake, observation platform Dakota Co. I observed a LBBG, probable 2nd summer plumage, among several Ring-billeds at a distance of about 175-200m. It had a uniformly dark, muddy gray back and

[mou] Mucho pipits

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Oct 12, 2005 11:30am Jirik Sod Farms, west side of Blaine Ave., Dakota Co. I counted a minimum of 400 American Pipits on the ground at one time in just this one field. Every possible plumage variation seemed

[mou] Ross's Goose - Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 10/10;05 10:00am Akron and 36th, NW corner in corn stubble Ross's Goose - 1 adult w/ 500 Canada Geese Also, many dozens of American Pipits (30 bathing at one time at water's edge) at Jirik Sod Farms on east

[mou] ROGO correction

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The Ross's Goose I reported earlier today was actually at 135th St. W. and Akron, not 36th. This is NE of Rosemount. Thanks, Mark Ochs, you sharp-eyed devil. Jim --=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8

[mou] Sabine's Gull update

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The bird was still present at 3:30pm today in Hastings. It prefers to roost on asphalt, which is unfortunate because it is exactly the same color as the asphalt. It waits until cars are almost on top of it

[mou] Dakota Sabine's Gull evening update

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Took Laura to see the Sabine's Gull tonight (26th). We arrived at 6:00pm and the gull was on the asphalt again within a few feet of a pickup. No one else was there. As I noticed earlier today, the bird was

[mou] Jaegers at Duluth today

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning (19th) Conny Brunell, and I arrived at the MN/WI Superior entry, destined to challenge the rain gods, which we had been doing all the way from the Twin Cities. They almost won, but we persisted and

[mou] Jirik sod farms, etc. - Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 9/7/05 - 3:00pm I checked the Jirik sod farms today for the first time in over a week to see what effect the recent rains had on shorebirds habitat. Standing water is present in many areas, but only areas with

[mou] Shorebirds-Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Aug. 3 180th St. wetland (1/2 mi. west of Goodwin Ave.) Dakota Co. Sandpipers: Stilt - 1 Pectoral -9 Least - 10 Semipalmated - 8 Solitary - 3 Spotted - 2 Plovers: Semipalmated - 3 Killdeer Lesser

[mou] Viewing Brown Pelican

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The first state record Brown Pelican (immature) at Little Spirit Lake in Jackson County may be viewed at relatively close range (200m) from the residence of Linda Fries (assuming it continues to roost near her

[mou] Prairie Warbler - Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII A male Prairie Warbler is occupying a well-defined territory at Ritter Farm Park, Lakeville, MN. This is a Casual species in Minnesota. I have been monitoring this bird since June 6 and have not posted due to

[mou] Kentucky W., Piping PL-Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII During an otherwise slow morning at Scharr's Bluff, Spring Lake RP, at 9:15am, I heard a distant ovenbird that sounded suspicious. As I moved closer, the cadence was more like a Kentucky Warbler. Not wanting

[mou] Piping Plover, etc. Dakota Co.

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 5/16 9:00am Lake Byllesby, west end Piping Plover - 1 Semipalmated Plover - 15 Short-billed Dowitcher - 70 Baird's Sandpiper - 1 Wilson's Phalarope - 1 Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Dunlin - 5 L. Yellowlegs - 8 Least

[mou] Lake Byllesby's future?

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Lake Byllesby Lovers: For two years now, I have been told by Dakota County administrators that they recognize the value of the west end of Lake Byllesby to birds, especially shorebirds, and that there will be

[mou] Cardinal doubters

--=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Several people have responed to me suggesting the deformed bill of the Massachusetts Northern Cardinal was possibly the result of a doctored photo and thus a trick. Here is the message from the listserver. Or

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