[mou-net] Tufted Titmouse, Simon's Ravine, W St. Paul

2016-03-31 Thread linda whyte
A belated report, and a belated thanks to Julian Sellers for his post: the Tufted Titmouse was found Tuesday on the south hillside of Simon's ravine, close to the lower-most station of the disc golf course. It was doing its "Peter" call and one other vocalization. It was among a group of

[mou-net] recent arrivals, Crosby Farm Park, St. Paul; Mendota Heights/Lilydale

2016-03-31 Thread linda whyte
On Wednesday, there were some new additions to the waterfowl mix at Crosby Park. Besides the usual Canada Geese, Mallards, and Wood Ducks, there were several pairs of Ring-necked Ducks, a few pairs of blue-winged Teal, a Pie-billed Grebe, and a Trumpeter Swan. On the river path there was a flock

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 3/31/16

2016-03-31 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 31, 2016 *MNDU1603.31 -Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Gadwall American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's

[mou-net] Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis April meeting

2016-03-31 Thread Madeleine Linck
Gerald Niemi, Senior Research Associate and UMD professor, will present on the topic of Bird Conservation and Management in the Great Lakes Region. The Chapter program will be held 7 - 9 pm Tuesday, April 5th at the Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center 55430. As

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 31, 2016

2016-03-31 Thread Jeanie Joppru
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 31, 2016 *MNDL1603.31 -Birds mentioned Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Snowy Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Merlin Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet American

[mou-net] Osprey season has begun!

2016-03-31 Thread Vanessa Greene
Osprey season in Minnesota has officially begun! I visited 12 nests today and found Ospreys on four of them, with a pair at one nest. So this is my annual plea for people to please report any new Osprey nests or Osprey activity to Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch. We are trying to monitor all