[mou-net] Brown Thrasher-Sherburne

2014-02-09 Thread Stephen Schmidt
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[mou-net] Brown Thrasher - Sherburne

2013-12-21 Thread Stephen Schmidt
and fruit and scraping the snow off the leaves for him. I had not seen him for a few days and he just now reappeared. I am open to suggestions of food for him. Stephen Schmidt Schmidt Sign & Design Tried to attach a pic but my post was rejected. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn

Re: [mou-net] Another new yard bird.

2012-10-20 Thread Stephen Schmidt
I live in Sherburne Cty near the city of Becker. I'll be watching for the wren to make another appearance. As I am the caretaker of my brother's home while he works in Alaska, I'll have to okay visits with him. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: ht

[mou-net] Another new yard bird.

2012-10-20 Thread Stephen Schmidt
Looking out my front door I noticed a rufous colored bird on the grill. He was only a foot away at first then moved to a flower bed about four feet from the door so I got some great looks. My first thought was Fox Sparrow. We see them here during the spring and fall migrations and I know they’re ar

[mou-net] Shrikes

2012-10-14 Thread Stephen Schmidt
Visited the Big Sit Team at Sherburne NWR for a short time then proceeded through the refuge. At the end of the cemetery road I saw four Northern Shrikes. I don't ever remember seeing more than a single shrike at the same time let alone four in one spot and on the same day as seeing kingfishe

[mou-net] New to MOU list. 1st post re: Red-breasted Nuthatch

2012-09-21 Thread Stephen Schmidt
Hi all, New to this list so I hope I get it right. I've been birding the patch of woods that I now live in for over thirty years. Yesterday I had my first ever visit from a Red-breasted Nuthatch. It's a dense Oak woods along the Elk River in Sherburne county. I watched for them in past irru