Re: [mou-net] Cooper's Hawk Predators?

rouse season so I took it home for supper... -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community" - Aldo Leopold “There has been a tremendous renaissance in nature study in recen

[mou-net] Rough-legged Hawk - Washington Cty

brief glimpse of it perching in a treetop, it flew off over the trees and out of sight. Not much else of note today. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community" - Aldo

[mou-net] Common Ground Dove ~late~ update

* twice was not all that welcome. Others said it had been present earlier Flyover of Gulls, Canada Goose, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Grackles, Am. Robin, unidentified small, fast duck. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the

[mou-net] Carver Cty shorebirds-aberrant individual & more...

sser Yellowlegs Great Egret - a dozen. Blue-wing teal -over a dozen A swing by Yancy Ave S. of Cty 30 yielded at juvenile Red-headed woodpecker. A first for me -(juvenile) -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability

Re: [mou-net] Hunting Sandhill Cranes

-- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community" - Aldo Leopold “There has been a tremendous renaissance in nature study in recent years; it has been called a form of escapi

[mou-net] Fwd: [SRQbirdAlerts] Mysteries of Migration

dvision.webevents.yahoo.com/hobbiesandactivitieszone/> [image: Yahoo! Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNzF2bjE2BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE0OTg2NzMwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2NTc4NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTI3NDgxMDg3OA--> Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest• Unsubscribe • Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . __,_._,___ -- Since

Re: [mou-net] Hennepin County - Minneapolis - nighthawk

Another FOY Common Nighthawk also by the Mississippi River seen flying along Water Street (by Lilydale Yacht club) -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community" - Aldo

[mou-net] Fwd: [SRQbirdAlerts] Perhaps of interest - Wild Birds Opt for Conventional Food Over Organic, Study Shows

3NDM3MDk2Mg--> Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest• Unsubscribe • Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . __,_._,___ -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community" - Aldo Leopo

[mou-net] Odd-colored Broad-Wing? -Dakota Cty

the question. I have limited experience with Broadwings. Can't attach image to email - see 3 pics here: http://naturalobservations.blogspot.com/2010/05/odd-broad-winged-hawk.html -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserv

[mou-net] Cinnamon Teal present as of 4:30 pm, Carver County

ng males and one 1st year bird. Thanks for the note to the list John & Bob. Non-birding find: *Raccoon* out foraging in cornfield. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic commun

Re: [mou-net] Listing Question

isys), a humble 324 (from 4 states). Now County listing is so easy this year I have begun to really key in on it. My goal this year is to beef up my Metro county lists, in Ramsey, Anoka, Washington and Scott Counties. So I guess this year the answer is "county bird" for me. -- Sincerel

[mou-net] Birding the East side

ucks & Canada Geese. *E. Bluebirds* - pairs about In *Anoka County*. (I know, I couldn't decide where to go!) *Turkey Vulture* - FOY near Carlos Avery *Northern Harrier *- FOY pair on edge of Carlos Avery Carlos Avery is still closed, BTW. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's West

[mou-net] Hooded Merganser - Ramsey County

s morning. Canada Geese were paired off out on the ice of numerous ponds. A few Red-winged blackbirds here & there. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community" - Aldo

Re: [mou-net] A Listing Question

o a big part of the enjoyment of birding for me. If you can’t remember what youv’e seen, What exactly are you doing? In my opinion, it’s well worth getting better at remembering what you’ve done than doing something you can’t even recall. Here's to this years migrants! -- Sincerely, J

[mou-net] Fwd: [mou-net] Pileated Nest

, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community" - Aldo Leopold "Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises." - Samuel Butler ---

[mou-net] Sherburne Cty -BBWO NOT refound

ighways, plus a couple of singles and a couple of Bald Eagles near the river too. Saw one RTHA in a stoop - as we whizzed by it disappeared into the snow, developing a high level of momentum to break through the very crusty snow no doubt. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside

[mou-net] Golden Eagle-Goodhue Cty

rous Bald Eagles, several red-tailed hawks and*3 rough-legged hawks * - all together; 2 dark-morph and 1 light morph) Quite a day for raptors. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- "Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises." - Samuel Butler

[mou-net] Harlequin, Long-tailed Ducks, Point Douglas Park

he river this afternoon. The extra cold weather will likely be reducing the amount of open water quickly and limiting the area in which the birds will be visible. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- "Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck present this afternoon

and Canadas. Also present were at least a dozen Bald Eagles and 1 Red-tailed Hawk. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- "Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises." - Samuel Butler "The object of life is not to be on the side

[mou-net] Chimney Swifts- Ramsey Cty/Dakota Cty

Yesterday evening, I noticed several chimney swifts over pickerel lake, which straddles Southern Ramsey and Northern Dakota Counties. I thought this was quite late in the year for them. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer

[mou-net] Off-topic: Mangy Fox

On the way back from seeing the YCNH, I encountered a mangy red fox out in the wide open in Edina. Any way to help this poor thing? Back channel replies are fine -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination

Re: [mou-net] YCNH

Re-found at 9:45am in the cattails. Still eating crayfish. Thanks, Vic! Jim Ryan On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Victor Lewis wrote: > YCNH is in the catails as of 830 am. vic lewis > > > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >

[mou-net] Duluth: Park Point Sandpipers

Merlin we saw hanging around. We managed to see that eat a dragon fly earlier. Keep a lookout and see if they are re-found and confirmed or re-identified before the Merlin gets his fill. Sorry for the late posting. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- We are more often frightened

[mou-net] Night Herons, Dakota

ntion. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality - Lucius Annaeus Seneca 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] Hooded Warbler - Lebanon Hills

wk* *Least Flycatcher* *Baltimore Orioles* *Pileated Woodpecker* *Rose-breasted Grosbeak* -heard only ** Expected Birds NOT found/heard in the park today: *Thrushes* *Other Warblers* *Great-crested Flycatcher* *Scarlet Tanager* (hoping for anyways) * *-- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside

[mou-net] HENN. Co. - Bell's Vireo, Mockingbird Present

took less than a minute for me last night. Then I drove up and got 20 feet from the mocker on the fence. Big thanks again to Diana Doyle for finding these birds! -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside -- Your life is what your thoughts make it. - Marcus Aurelius -- Join or

[mou-net] Lake Byllesby spring refill planned

nfo, go here: http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LeisureRecreation/News/SummerRefill.htm -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 business cell -- Your life is what your thoughts make it. - Marcus Aurelius http://naturalobservations.blogspot.com/ -- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin

[mou-net] Pickerel Lake/Big Rivers Regional Trail -Dakota Cty

about even with R-B. Common Loon - 2 FOY Pie-billed Grebe - FOY Ring-billed Gulls Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbirds Earlier in the day at Big Rivers Regional Trail the highlights were a Pileated Woodpecker (FOY) and watching a mature Bald Eagle catch dinner and then dine. -- Sincerely, Jim

[mou-net] Spring signs

Hello Birders, This morning I heard a Robin singing his territorial song in my backyard. That's a sure sign of spring for me. A Cardinal has been doing so for weeks, but he was singing this winter when it was 20 below too so I thought that was kind of crazy. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308

Re: [mou-net] courting eagles

it was headed. Jim Ryan Saint Paul On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 9:29 PM, linda whyte wrote: > For anyone interested in breeding birds, a pair of eagles was doing > courtship maneuvers just over and around black Dog lake this > afternoon. I believe it may be the pair that uses the nest near th

[mou-net] Gray Partridges -Dakota Cty

hese uncommon, elusive immigrants. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 business cell -- Your life is what your thoughts make it. - Marcus Aurelius http://naturalobservations.blogspot.com/ -- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/arch

[mou] Cackling Geese - Lake Nokomis - Hennepin Cty

Thanks Diana for this report. I re-found them this evening on the grassy area east of East Nokomis Parkway between 54th and 55th St. The two birds were keeping close together and were occasionally being harassed by a few of the 100+ Canada Geese they were feeding amongst. -- Sincerely, Jim

[mou] [mnbird] Salt Lake Festival

Nice report, Steve. One additional bird of note seen and not mentioned was *American Bittern*. It was a lifer for me! Jim Ryan On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:44 AM, Steve Weston wrote: > We drove out on Friday night to Goody Larson's Prairie Marsh Farm near > Marietta, MN, 5 miles fro

[mou] Today's birds

was last seen by Doug Kieser Swamp Sparrow - out near the waters edge, a nice up close but brief look. There were two very cooperative & photogenic Ruddy Ducks and a Beaver! I also stopped at Cliff Fen park about 7:30pm to look for Woodcock but did not see any. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Pa

[mou] 180th St. Marsh, Point Douglas, & more Saturday

yesterday - what was it? -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ht

[mou] Cedar Ave. Bridge & Bass ponds this morning

Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-

[mou] Dakota Cty - 180th St. Marsh tonight

rackle - 1 Song Sparrow -FOY (heard only) NO waders, geese or swans present tonight Saw several R-T hawks en route -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles D

[mou] Snowy Owl at MSP Airport

. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mo

[mou] Barred Owl in St. Paul

ide of the river > > has the road divided between two counties. > > Linda Whyte > > > > On 1/23/08, Jim Ryan wrote: > > > > > Last night (about 9:20pm) on the way home via Lilydale Rd. I spied > > > a*barred owl > > > *sitting on the

[mou] Barred Owl in St. Paul

Last night (about 9:20pm) on the way home via Lilydale Rd. I spied a* barred owl *sitting on the telephone wire right near the big icy patch in the road (where the seep runs across the road.) A Ramsey county first for me. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business

[mou] Bird ID to settle a debate

subscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a > subject of unsubscribe. > > -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Dar

[mou] Sherburne, Anoka, Chisago Today

oping for short-eared owls) *N. Harrier* - male *N. Shrike* *Bald Eagle* - mature *B.C. Chickadee *- only 1! *Am. Tree Sparrow* - 2 Not a very birdy day overall, but some quality species for the time spent. (and almost all FOY, of course) -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308

[mou] Barrow's Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, etc.

y to start the year off. Good Birding! -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin On Jan 2, 2008 4:56 PM, alyssa wrote: > Bob Dunlap and I did som

[mou] End-of-year bird wishes

to it. For me, I haven't seen a Pine Grosbeak or Bohemian Waxwing yet this year. Many other Boreal specialties would add to my annual list as well. And you? -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has

[mou] Harlequin Duck re-found: Prescott & Minnesota

ds we found a pair of *Black ducks*. Jim M and Brady saw the *Hybrid Merganser/Goldeneye*, but I was unable to pick it out of the ever increasing numbers of birds before I had to leave. All in all, it was great Christmas present. I hope yours are equally swell! -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. P

[mou] Birding Skills development: addendum

tml#sketch -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pi

[mou] Birding Skills development

27;s parts so that recognizing Families and many species is second nature now. I have learned a lot from spending time in the field with other birders who are better/more experienced than I. What's your story and what are you working on? -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-30

[mou] [mnbird] MOU site?

; mnbird mailing list > mnbird at lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > > -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life."

[mou] Weekend birds in the Metro

eye so I am assuming they were all ring-billed. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-023

[mou] Anoka Cty late report

a few minutes of seeing the RH. Also present: Lots of Blue Jays harassing a Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Bald Eagle -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." -

[mou] Lilydale Park Report, Ramsey Cty

& White Nashville and my first Ruby Crowned kinglet of the Fall Then I decided to head to Nerstrand Big Woods SP and spent almost three hours there to get a Red-headed Woodpecker as a FOY and struck out. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 business cell "A ma

[mou] Lilydale Park birds

t flock I might be forgetting one or two more regulars here *Non birds:* deer: 3 bucks in velvet (Sunday morning) - a nice 6 pointer, an irregular with about 6pts, and a 'unicorn' forkhorn with one broken off antler all traveling together. Good Birding to all! -- Sincerely, Jim

[mou] Recent discussion

d than follow the rules. > > PS: I am the one that called Richard a troublemaker because he is! > > Mike Hendrickson > Duluth > > -- > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. > Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Game

[mou] religion, money, sex, and, now, birding?

;t stand up to public scrutiny, then don't be surprised if you are called on it. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 cell Are You Russian or American?? When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in ze

[mou] 180th, 140th St. marshes

ide of the road. Along Blaine Ave I found: Rose Breasted grosbeaks right by the road between 155th and 160? -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin

[mou] Dakota Cty: 140th Friday night

mottled on the wings and collar. Nice views...I notified Steve Weston who happened to be nearby and he got a look at the mottled one.. The other took off to the north before he arrived. Off to Hok-Si-La tomorrow. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside 651-308-0234 cell "A ma

[mou] interesting article

wrote: > > An interesting article about swifts and airplane design. > > http://tinyurl.com/yvga4e > > Gail > > > -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -

[mou] Cliff Swallow

This morning saw my FOY Cliff Swallow on the 494 bridge right over the river. Does that count for Dakota and Hennepin Counties? -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin --

[mou] Night birds and Frogs

eral American Toads! Kinda early for toads! -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org

[mou] Cedar Ave. Bridge, Acacia

behind feeder house -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan St. Paul's Westside "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mo

[mou] Como am:Ruddy Duck still present

x27;t focus on it much. I wanted to see the Ruddy! -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.or

[mou] Dakota Cty

rfowl and shorebirds! on 180th E. of Emery I saw a Loggerhead Shrike - (first of year) on the way home along Hwy 52 N of refinery ~80 A. Pelicans kettling 1 accipiter harassed them Backlit, I couldn't decide if it was a Goshawk or Coopers. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "

[mou] Loony before the storm

couldn't get out much 1Q) about 12 hanging out with the grebe and a pair of Ring-necked duck - pair Bald Eagle - mature G.B. Heron sparrows along road I could not ID before they ditched in the underbrush - probably song -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste

[mou] Dakota Cty - more spring arrivals

, redwings, etc. Coots - first of year Bufflehead Blue-wing teal on the way home along Hwy 52 at Concord (South) by Cahill road I saw: L. scaup - first of year All in all, not a bad jaunt for about 2 hours of birding! -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an ho

[mou] Re: Dakota Cty spring arrivals - Swan ID confusion

--=_Part_134418_29046341.1174875643230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I forgot to add at 140th: American widgeon!!! --- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of

[mou] Dakota Cty spring arrivals - Swan ID confusion

--=_Part_134386_20010332.1174875381910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hello birders, Out enjoying the glorious spring morning at Thompson Cty park, 140th and 180th street marshes I observed the following:

[mou] Hennepin Cty: probable catbird

hour later and he did not refind it. The exact location was not far from Old Crystal Bay Road on Fox Street (cty 84 ) just east of Farview lane in Long Lake. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234 cell "A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life.&qu

[mou] MPLS: Black-crowned Night Herons

--=_Part_292941_26516056.1157934508573 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Birders, This evening, I confirmed a naked eye sighting from the last two days at the Minnehaha Gardens area. Two days ago at dusk, I

[mou] Metro Birding

--=_Part_37353_14819312.1152616645420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Re: Nighthawks, I have only heard them twice and seen one this summer. This worries me as they are one of my favorite summer birds to ha

[mou] Hok-Si-La, Byllesby today

--=_Part_139551_19187212.1148268019246 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hello Birders, I joined Thomas Maiello and Judith Sparrow on an afternoon expedition to Hok-Si-La park and Lake Byllesby fl

[mou] E. Towhee, S. Mpls

--=_Part_37688_14718226.1147051381883 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On tonight's walk to Minnehaha falls, we heard and then spotted an Eastern Towhee. It was repeatedly reminding us to "drink

[mou] Unusual Rodent...? Hennepin Co.

--=_Part_6063_22508788.1146108061304 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hi Alyssa, I saw a woodchuck in a small tree several years ago in April, down in Dakot= a County. No one I told beleived me at the time

[mou] Canada Warbler report

--=_Part_943_29282209.1142425387417 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Thanks for the info Bob, I found the link you mentioned under (2nd) *Wildlife Research and Recovery*

[mou] Gyrfalcon in Dakota Cty

--=_Part_229_4307659.1140903427209 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hello Birders, Out for a leisurely car birding trip with my good luck charm (my wife), we spied a Gray phase Gyrfalcon on Hwy 52 just south of

[mou] Deep Listing

--=_Part_45_22306340.1127178890648 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline I think Deep Listing is a worthy and admirable idea. Worth pursuing. I mentioned requiring MOU members to participate in a CBC to remain memb

[mou] Ramsey Cty: Possible St. Paul Mockingbird

--=_Part_22731_3524985.1120664063878 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hello All, I have been too busy to bird much this spring, but I keep my eyes open to= =20 what ever may pass my way.=20 At about 10 am this

[mou] Eagle nest destroyed

--=_Part_2294_2933174.1113102818415 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hello Birders, I heard a news story this morning on KFANs outdoor segment (6-8am Saturdays= )=20 about an eagle nest that was destroyed near

[mou] Roseville Varied Thrush Update

The thrush was seen at the NW corner of Prior & Howell at about 12:30p on the 1st. The bird is in the back yard, as their are several fruit trees and spruces nearby for cover. A good spot. It was very cooperative after a wait of 20 minutes or so, loafing in the second tree from the street. A rob

[mou] Possible owl killings

MOUers Be Advised, While this dreadful accidental(?) killing needs to stop ASAP, know that interfering with legal hunting is a punishable offense, and likely to create emnity between hunters(trappers) and birders. This we do not need. I would suspect interfering with a legal trapline or a trappe

[mou] RE: [mnbird] Good Bird Questions

Gentle birders, Being an intermediate level birder, I understand that saying "all of them" is not only irritating, but entirely misses the point. On the other hand, to me, a good bird could be one I really enjoy seeing, no matter how common (Eastern Bluebirds and Chickadees come to mind). A goo

[mou] Renville Cty: Red-headed Woodpeckers

During a trip today I saw a pair of them between Renville and Sacred Heart at about 6:30pm. The exact location is on the NE corner of 200th and 820th. 200th is a N-S one mile East of Cty 12. 820th is one mile S. of Hwy 212. I saw one flying and the white on the wings caught my eye. At first I t

[mou] CORRECTION: Re:Piping Plovers in Anoka Cty

MN/MOU Birders, Can you tell how red I am??? Beet. Now I shall try to salvage my reputation. This ain't easy so here goes: I was informed by John Hockema that he and Brother Chris along with Chris Benson visited my Anoka Cty find today only to learn I saw SEMIPALMATED along with Black bellied,

[mou] RE: [mnbird] Piping Plovers: Anoka County

eston" >Reply-To: "Steve Weston" >To: "mnbird" ,"Mou-net" >Subject: [mnbird] Piping Plovers: Anoka County >Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 09:04:14 -0500 > >I just received a call from Jim Ryan reporting 2 Piping Plovers at a pond >at a construction

[mou] RE:Amer. Woodcock+off topic(long)

Thanks Bob and Shawn for the posts about Peenting, I would also be interested in some reports from others on where some reliable spots on public land near the Twin Cities metro area I could see the dazzling displays of Woodcock. Thus far I have only seen them way up north during hunting season

FW: Re: [mou] Comments on MOURC, long

Great comments Jim Williams. Laura Erickson nails the point by distinguishing birding (a self centered pleasure or obsession, depending on ones personality) from Ornithology (attempt to objectively quantify, qualify, understand and aid birds). Both are fine pursuits, with much overlap. Though

[mou] Rare bird could face extinction, again (Long)

>From CNN.com: Rare bird could face extinction, again Monday, December 29, 2003 Posted: 10:58 AM EST OLMOS, Peru (Reuters) -- A quarter of a century ago, Peru's white-winged guan -- a species native only to this Andean bird paradise -- was considered as dead as a dodo. Discovered in 1877 by a P

[mou] RE: [mnbird] CBCs this weekend

Gentle MN birders (MOU too), I was wondering and wishing (It is the Christmas season after all - I bet I'm not the only one) some of the leaders of the CBCs could coordinate more somehow so there are not so many CBCs on the same day. Roger lists no less than 24 counts on the December 20! And alm

[mou] Anoka Cty: Snow Bunting

Hello, Been too busy to bird much these last few months but sometimes the birds just land right in front of you. After parking (at 117th and Jefferson) and catching up on some cell phone calls, I exited my car this morning and noticed a single, sparrow like bird on the asphalt in front of me. It

[mou] S. Washington Cty: Spotted Towhee

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_005A_01C35ADE.CA7DFDC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Speaking of Washington County Bird spots, I was enjoying Grey Cloud = Dunes SNA on Sunday afternoon (sorry fo

[mou] Cottonwood Cty: Red-headed Woodpecker

Hello Birders, Out for an evening program at Jeffers Petroglyphs with my lovely Katherine we saw a Red-headed Woodpecker on Cty 45 just to the east of the MN Historical society site. It was on a utility pole in front of a homestead with a small woodlot on the S. side of the road. I saw another w

[mou] Rock Wren Still present @Acacia, Black Crowned NH @ Pickerel Lake

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_000E_01C30EED.48324D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Birders, With the help of Carol (?-sorry) Jim Mattson and I saw the Rock wren = hanging out bobbing around th

[mou] RBA: Great-tailed Grackle in DAKOTA COUNTY

Birders: 4/26 at 11:15am @ 180th St. Marsh I observed and heard vocalizations from 1 male Great-tailed Grackle. It was 5-10 feet from my SUV!!! Windows were open and I was in awe hearing the most bizarre sounds I have ever heard come from a bird. Clucks, descending whistles and that weird suckin

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