[mou-net] red-bellied woodpecker Melrude

2012-10-14 Thread Elizabeth Copper
We had a male red-bellied woodpecker around the house this morning (photographed). This is the first we have seen here. I see that it is listed as occasional in St. Louis County but given its continuing range expansion I was curious whether it is now of more regular occurrence. Elizabeth and

[mou-net] Bass ponds - Hennepin

2012-10-14 Thread Paul Budde
Highlights from the beaver dam: Nelson' Sparrow (1 on the mud) Am Pipit White-crowned Sparrow Wilson's Snipe Northern Pintail (many) Paul Paul Budde | Aon Benfield Aon Benfield Analytics t: +1 952.886.8119 m: +1 612.810.3172 e: paul.bu...@aonbenfield.com (Sent from BlackBerry) Join or Leave

[mou-net] Quick report from Sherburne NWR on Sunday afternoon

2012-10-14 Thread Betsy Beneke
Hi All,   The white owl has morphed into a gull, thanks to Mr. A.X.H. and his ability to digitally enhance images.   Both American Golden and Black-bellied plovers are still being seen on the wildlife drive - Stickney Pool area, but also possible on other pools/mud flats along the drive.   The

[mou-net] Winter Wren and Golden-crowned Kinglets: Hagemeister Pond Preserve Park, Crystal, Hennepin Co

2012-10-14 Thread alexcruzjr
Walking with my pooches in Hagemeister Pond which is at 6427 41st Avenue North in Crystal, we found some pretty cool birds in this small neighborhood preserve. Highlights were 2 new neighborhood birds: Golden-crowned Kinglet near gazebo and a very cooperative Winter Wren at east end of floating