[mou-net] Brown Creeper

Very happy to see a Brown Creeper creeping around an oak just outside my window. They always make me smile. Molly Jo MillerInver Grove Hts, MNDakota Co. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Tufted Titmouse

So excited to see a Tufted Titmouse at our feeder! Last time we had one was 2008. Molly Jo Miller Inver Grove Heights MN Dakota Co. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] White-breasted Nuthatch Question (Female)

I have a pair of White-breasted Nuthatches building a nest in the fascia of our house, the same place as the last two years. In addition, a pair built a nest three years ago in a tree in the same general area. The female in the previous years had a very dark gray cap. It was so dark that it

[mou-net] Nesting Season Begins!

Last night, around 7:30 p.m. I watched a female White-breasted Nuthatch take chunks of oak bark into a hole in our home's fascia. This will be the 3rd year of nesting there. Today she is still taking in some oak bark, but is also going to our cedar tree and pulling off thin, bark strips. Then

[mou-net] Lark Sparrow-Dakota Co

I had a surprising new yard bird today: a Lark Sparrow. I was watching the Song and Field Sparrows trying to figure out if/where they were nesting. The area was clear-cut under power lines in early spring last year (2011). Everyone in the neighborhood was dismayed because they had never

[mou-net] Kooky Goldfinch?

Greetings all, On Tuesday I had a female Am. Goldfinch gathering fur and taking it away in the same direction... repeatedly. I have had goldfinches gather fur or fibers this early in the season before but, almost immediately, she has always opened her beak and released it to the wind. This

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[mou-net] Broad-wing Hawk, Inver Grove Hts

At about 1:30 today I was able to watch a Broad-winged Hawk dine on a snake. It was at the gas station on the northwest corner of Cahill and 80th St in Inver Grove Hts. (Perhaps a migrant refueling for the next leg of its journey?) It ate in one of the small trees just to the west of the gas

[mou-net] MOU: Broad-wing Hawk

I'm trying to think back to exactly when I was on McAndrews (maybe two weeks ago) and a Broad-wing flew over me from north to south (I think east of Pilot Knob--toward the Shannon Park neighborhood). So, there is a Broad-wing in the area. Molly Jo Miller Inver Grove Hts, Dakota Co.

[mou-net] Birding in Vancouver Ideas?

Greetings all, I will be visiting Vancouver in early August and was wondering if anyone had helpful hints about places to bird? I will visit the city of Vancouver and surrounding areas, but WILL NOT be visiting Vancouver Island on this trip. Any ideas via back channel would be great. Thanks

[mou-net] Nesting Underway

Made the rounds in the yard today. Nesting season is well underway. Eastern Bluebird: Day 1 of incubating 5 eggs. Blue Jay: Sitting on a nest that she/they started building on 4/12/09. Eastern Phoebe: After failing to complete a nest north of our property, she returned here and refurbished

[mou-net] Vesper Sparrow, Dakota Co

Yesterday, out of all the White-throated Sparrows, and the couple Field and Chipping Sparrows, I espied a lovely Vesper Sparrow bathing in our ground water. It even gave my son good looks at its pretty little red epaulet, white eye-ring, and white outer tail feathers as it flew. Lovely looks.

[mou-net] Tufted/Black-crested Titmouse Question

In trying to update my bird list, I've discovered that there is now a Black-crested Titmouse. Is it the same bird that used to be simply a version/morph of the Tufted Titmouse? I'd be pretty happy if that was the case! It would put me at 3 short of 500 life birds... unless as I continue

[mou-net] Gray Partridges, Dakota Co

There were 8 Gray Partridges digging in the snow on the NW corner of Joan Ave and 180th St in Dakota Co. this evening. I saw them at about 5:50 and they were still there when I left at about 6:10. They were about 10 feet or so south of the deciduous, brushy windrow that runs at an angle sw to

[mou-net] Varied Thrush (plus), Roseville

Had a good morning birding at the corner of Merrill St and Co Rd C2 this morning in Roseville. The Varied Thrush was in the crabapple trees on the NW corner at 9:00. It returned at 9:40 and presented good views front and back. It returned at 10:05, higher in the tree and with the sun just

[mou] Tufted Titmouse-Dakota Co again

I am so lucky. The Tufted Titmouse that came very briefly on Thursday, came back yesterday and spent hours gathering safflower seeds, and has been back again intermittently today. Maybe it felt that it had gathered enough yesterday so that it could take it a bit easier today. I just don't

[mou] Tufted Titmouse-Dakota Co

I've been waiting and watching finally a Tufted Titmouse showed up in my back yard today. I was on the phone with my mom telling her I hadn't put out birdfeed for a while, so I better get to it on this nice sunny day. Then I stood up and watched the yard and commented, I'm not sure why

[mou] MOU: ID Help

Sounds like the juvenile Eastern Towhee that I've got hanging out in my yard now. It has also discovered the goodies and easy pickings under our sunflower feeder Molly Jo Miller Inver Grove Hts, Dakota Co. -Original Message--- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:54:25 -0500 From: Ken or

[mou] Eastern Towhee-Dakota Co

Looked out the window this morning and saw Mr. Towhee at our feeder. The Brown Thrasher was here singing on Sunday; they'll join together and make a great cacophony of sound. Can't wait. Molly Jo Miller Inver Grove Hts, Dakota Co -- next part -- An HTML attachment was

[mou] Raptor id? S. St. Paul, Dakota Co.

Yesterday mid-morning I saw a strange raptor across the Mississippi River from the trail at Hardman and Grand Aves. in South St. Paul. It was perched in a fairly small tree (compared to the larger tree on the right of it--from my perpspective) across the river almost straight ahead as you

[mou] Colorado Birding Guides

Greetings Birders, I will be in the Denver and the Rocky Mountain National Park area near the end of June and was wondering if anyone could recommend good birding guide books? I see I have choices of about 10 or more and, based on the descriptions given for them, I'm not sure which would be

[mou] MSP Snowy Owl, Peregrine Falcon-long

Greetings all, Yesterday I made a fairly quick stop to look for the Snowy Owl, and had printed out all the e-mails with directions so that I'd have a clue. Of course, I didn't even understand the thing about the tunnels, but figured I'd get it once I saw it... I did (they are part of Cargo Rd).