[mou-net] MVNWR - Old Cedar Avenue Bridge Trailhead - April 10, 2010

April 10, 2010 On a walk this afternoon at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge. Here are a few of the species observed to the West of the main parking lot. The main trail heading West from the parking lot was dry. Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe In

[mou-net] Smith's Longspurs

4 Smith's Longspurs were still present at 11am in Nicollet County. Bob Williams Sent via BlackBerry by ATT 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] Carver County-Red-necked Grebes, gulls, and more

The first pair of Red-necked Grebes were back on Assumption Lake this morning. They were associating with themselves away from the main pack of waterfowl on the lake, though there were a few ducks around them. Late waterfowl today were a single Common Goldeneye on Rapids Lake and a single

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Just moved to St Paul last July. I was wondering if anyone could supply a reliable location to watch American Woodcock display. My step daughter is just getting into birding and expressed an interest. I used to see them back east regularly but don't want to spend a lot of time searching with an

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Hi All, forgot to mention that on my morning dog walk along the bluffs in West St. Paul today I had 2 brown creepers and a Pileated along with the usual stuff. Yesterday was a decent Flicker flight day with 16 being seen in the aforementioned 20 min walk. Spent an hour or so hiking around

[mou-net] brown creepers and bird list

Hi All--I have written up most of what I know about Brown Creepers on my blog--http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com I have also added a link on my blog to a slightly modified AOU checklist of North American birds in current order. It is an Excel file and is free. Many early spring

[mou-net] Roseville Osprey

Regarding the osprey nest in Roseville with the goose. Clearly that goose is incubating eggs...that is why no one can dislodge her. It is not totally unusual and it has happened before in the metro area tho with a less attached goose. A goose was on another nest a few years ago and the osprey

[mou-net] Yellow-rumps

Lots of yellow-rumped warblers in Winona County this evening. Had winter wrens yesterday. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Roseville Osprey

Dislodging the goose from the Little Lake Josephine Osprey pole would be considered a federal migratory bird law violation. If anyone is found harassing the geese, they will be reported. Even though the geese are not the species most people want to see using the pole they got there first and

[mou-net] Smith's Longspur at Nicollet Co. WMA this afternoon

Several of us saw a lone Smith's Longspur this afternoon approx. 2:30 pm at the previously mentioned location in the Wildlife Management Area 1 mile north of Nicollet on Hwy. 111 in Nicollet County. We went past the SE corner of the cornfield into the next prairie-like area, which is not