[mou] Ramsey Co. Orchard Oriole

I had 1 Orchard Oriole along with the few Baltimore's on the road between the halves of Vadnais Lake about noon today.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird

[mou] 1st Harris's Sparrows

I have a Harris's Sparrow tonight under the feeders, along with two Indigo buntings, and 3 hummers, 1 female and at least 2 males.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge

[mou] Indigo Bunting

I had an Indigo Bunting all evening at my feeders.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota

[mou] 1st Hummingbird, Clay-colored Sparrow

Just had my 1st hummer of the season check out my feeder and flowers, also I had a Clay-colored Sparrow.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

[mou] Pine Siskin / Lincoln's Sparrow

Had a Pine Siskin munching on my thistle feeder tonight when I got home, also a Lincoln's Sparrow on the ground under the feeders.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge

[mou] 1st Oriole just showed up..

, and practically knock on my window asking for the jelly feeder to be put out.. Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http

[mou] Added to Hennepin County!!

for a few minutes.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http

[mou] Hawk Ridge style birding today..

Northern Harrier working the open field on Co. Rd. 101 just north of Hwy 55 on the undeveloped east side of the road just past the curve.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk

[mou] Osprey

I just now had an Osprey fly over heading north paralleling Co Rd. 116, should be to Rogers in about 10 minutes.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

[mou] Becker Co. birders??

at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Support a Soldier: http

[mou] Hawks

at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Support a Soldier: http

[mou] First Common Redpoll - first RWBB heard

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[mou] wood shavings

for me and I put it in a screen feeder just like a suet cage and they love it as nesting material.. Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter

[mou] FW: Kandiyohi County Conservationists Named Minnesota's Best

That's one reason I just became a life member of TU (Trout Unlimited) they do a pretty good job of trying to protect and restore rivers and clean water which also benefits the birds and other species on our planet.. -Original Message- From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org

[mou] Bird book needed?? (Thanks all)

Thanks all for the suggestions.. Settled on this book.. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7469.html _ From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On Behalf Of birderguy Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:09 PM To: MOU-Net Subject: [mou] Bird book needed

[mou] Bird book needed??

on missions.. Thanks Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http

[mou] Northern Shrike

pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Support a Soldier

[mou] what to do with a dead bird (Follow up)

Are there any bird species that you don't accept?? Have enough already, etc. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists

[mou] Purple Finch

I noticed I have a Purple Finch on my oiler feeder today.. Might be a good winter for finches and others.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

[mou] White-throated Sparrows

I have White-throated Sparrows that showed up this afternoon in my yard.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org

[mou] Lincoln's Sparrow / Wild Turkey

area, that was a 17:16.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http

[mou] Cooper's Hawk

Right now I have an immature Cooper's Hawk checking out my feeders and bushes in the fron yard.. Nice bird.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

[mou] Red-breasted Nuthatch

I'm right now watching a Red-breasted Nuthatch working over all my trees in the front yard.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http

[mou] ID help

Looks like an Eastern Phoebe to me.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member

[mou] Indigo Bunting

I just had a gorgeous bright blue Indigo Bunting in my bird shower/bath.. Watched it flap around in the shower/bath for about 3-4 minutes.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net

[mou] Bobwhite

show up.. Last year I had a Wild Turkey show up at work.. Over the last few weeks we have had Red Fox parents and pups there too... Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

[mou] Cardinal Young

I just noticed the papa cardinal feeding a young on my feeders tonight.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org

[mou] Sandhill Crane pair with colt

Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW

[mou] Fox Sparrow tonight

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0016_01C776EF.DD08C7F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a lone Fox Sparrow under the feeders tonight scratching up some food.. On the way home on Holy Name Lake of of Co.

[mou] Flight today over my yard..

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_002E_01C76F14.0DD80B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Did a little Hawk Ridge style birding today and sat out on the deck watching the skies over my yard.. From 12:30 to 17:30

[mou] Looking for a nesting spot..

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0004_01C76CB5.86DBA350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today on my way to lunch with a co-worker I saw a pair of Osprey checking out the light standards on the intersection of

[mou] sandhill cranes

Tonight when I got home I stood outside on my driveway from about 17:40 til 19:00 with the binos until the Wild game started, I'm about 70% sure that I heard the call of some Sandhill Cranes off to the south south-west which would put them some where in the area of the north west corner of Hwy

[mou] Green-tailed Towhee banding found

/Andrews_HR_Adoption_Page.htm It's great to get some information back on banded birds, I'm always checking bird legs whenever I can.. Of all the birds I've adopted I've only heard about one so far.. http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/HawkRidge_20011012_11.htm David, thanks for taking the time to figure this one out

[mou] Sharp-shinned Hawk

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7212C.8246BCA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just got to enjoy the drama of a second year female Sharp-shinned Hawk take a female House Sparrow right out my front

[mou] Pine Siskin today

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0001_01C70BF8.34476E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just had a Pine Siskin on one of my thistle feeders tonight for PFW.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.)

[mou] Winter is coming... Ton of Juncos..

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0004_01C6EBCC.8B2FF6F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a ton of Juncos in my yard tonight, I'm guessing about 30+ just in the front yard by my feeders, not too long until

[mou] Gray Jays in town - Duluth, MN

Don, I love those birds, I adopted one at Hawk Ridge about a week ago.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: http://birderguy.home.comcast.net Email: birder...@comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota

[mou] First Juncos Here

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0015_01C6E584.C4550DB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just saw my first two Juncos of the winter season in my front yard.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota

[mou] Hawk Ridge

Just got back from there.. Nope, no building.. There is a porta-pottie down the road from the main overlook about 150 yards.. --- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org/ Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter

[mou] RE: hummer feeders

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0033_01C6D05A.B3C0AA20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just got back from Hawk Ridge in Duluth, Sunday saw at least 12 Hummers fly by on their way south and today I saw a few

[mou] Hummer wars have started!!

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0001_01C6B73B.467230C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have seen at least 3 hummers at once tonight fighting over the HummZinger, looks like the migration wars have started..

[mou] Let's say THANKS!

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[mou] Hummers on the move..

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_001F_01C6B280.B55D33A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well over the last week I have noticed some male hummers at the feeder, for the last few it's only been females and young,

[mou] Wild Turkey with little ones..

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[mou] Found an almost all white Mallard chick

, not albino though, still had dark eyes and yellow feet.. I was just leaving Wadena on county road 4 on the east side of town and in the creek ( Union Creek) by the road they were swimming around, I digiscoped a few shots of the bird.. http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy

[mou] Documenting birds

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0018_01C67EA1.18C53690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have been birding the last 3-4 years with a very small digital voice recorder that I can simply hit the record key and