[mou-net] Friday/Saturday Highlights

Friday at Forestville State Park bank on the bank of Root River below the Group Camp - a Hooded Warbler Saturday at Myre/Big Island State Park in the White Fox Campground - a Scarlet Tananger, White Pelicans on lake Double Crested Cormorants Saturday at Hormel Nature Center on bridge below

[mou-net] osprey in Roseville

Regarding the questions about the Osprey in Roseville. The goose that laid eggs in that nest has vacated the nesting pole. The Ospreys have laid their eggs on another nest on some ballfield lights. They will probably not return to the nest on County Road C2 this year, unless their other nest

[mou-net] Saturday

Hak Si La park in Lake City: A few singing Tenneesses One Blackburnian One Chestnut-sided One Magnolia Two Yellow-rumps Sand Point: One Red-start One Yellow Two singing Prothonotary Frontenac State Park: Nothing at the picnic ground and nothing in the campground for warblers. A long day and not

[mou-net] Indigo Bunting

A moulting male Indigo Bunting visited a BOSS feeder at our house this morning. Only three reports of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at work today. John Nelson Good Thunder MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] MOU Sherburne Trip

Nate I co-led yesterday's Sherburne Refuge trip (with optional afternoon Mille Lacs County portion). Nearly 30 birders came, enjoying 127 species on Mahnomen Trail, Blue Hill Trail, Prairie Wildlife Auto Tour (all in the refuge), west side of Mille Lacs Lake and Kathio State Park. Highlights

[mou-net] Hummer

FOY female Ruby-throated Hummingbird was at a feeder this morning as we had breakfast. John Nelson Good Thunder MN 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] 6 Woodpecker Day!

For the first time in the 30+ years we have lived up here, we had a *Red-headed Woodpecker* come into our feeders this morning. Along with him were 2 Downys, a Hairy, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, a Pileated and 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers. Warblers have just started arriving here, but they are few

[mou-net] Newcastle England

I am going to be in Newcastle Upon Tyne in England on the Scotland border along the North Sea next week and I was wondering if anyone any experience birding there. I will be there over Memorial Day weekend. Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN Join or Leave

[mou-net] Red-headed Woodpecker - Minneapolis

This morning at 7:00, along Minnehaha Creek east of Lake Hiawatha, a red-headed woodpecker flew toward me, passed right in front of me, and flew off into the neighborhood near E 46th St 32nd Ave S. The red head and solid black and white wings were clearly visible. It did not call. I've never

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Black Vulture redound Stoney Point

BLVU refound near stone wall at 10:05 AM Peder Svingen

[mou-net] GREAT GRAY OWL/NHOW/SAX-ZIM

Sunday 5/16/106:30amSax-Zim Bog 1 GREAT GRAY OWL along CR7, 1.9 to 2.1 miles N of Sax Rd (CR28).Perched on telephone pole between road and railroad tracks...Very skittish...Flew off to NW perching in Tamaracks in bog. Possibly same bird seen flying back across CR7 to east side later and a bit

[mou-net] Battle Creek Park Today

On this morning's Urban Bird Fest walk at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul, we heard two Mourning Warblers singing and two cuckoos. One of the cuckoos sounded like a Yellow-billed, the other sounded like a Black-billed. I think cuckoos are not always honest. The other notable warbler was a Cape

[mou-net] About town

Friday-- Scarlet tanager male and female at Carlos Avery 14th of May Saturday-2 Black-crowned night herons at Westwood Nature Center 15th Sunday--Black-billed cuckoo at Baker Golf Course 16th Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Wild River State Park -May 16th

We stopped for a walk at Wild River State Park late afternoon today. Bird highlights included: 2 male Golden Winged Warblers , 1 Blue Winged Warbler, a Scarlet Tanager, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Wood Thrush and 25 other species. Cindy and Chris Edwardson

[mou-net] Colts on the race track

My wife, Jan , and I were having brunch this morning at Running Aces harness racing track near Forest Lake. The track is a big dirt and gravel oval which surrounds a grass and marsh area. We have observed egrets, herons and other waterfowl there while dining on several occasions. This

[mou-net] Hooded warbler -western Henn Co

Birding at Lake Rebecca PR this morning, I was very surprised to find a Hooded warbler. The bird was not singing, but drew my attention with loud bright chip notes. I watched it for about 10 min, then it disappeared into the understory. Besides this nice surprise, I found very few

[mou-net] Bagley Farm Report (long w/coyote surprise)

In observation of our state holiday, the Opener, I decided to go out and do a little pshishing this weekend. And so, this evening I took a walk along one of the neighbors wooded hunting trails behind our farm. The psishing was great! I had excellent looks at a number of FOY warblers: