[mou-net] Evening Grosbeak in Chippewa County

Ron Erpelding just called me and confirmed that there is an Evening Grosbeak at the Lac Qui Parle State Park headquarters which is in Chippewa County. This was reported by Jason Frank on the MOU listserve this morning. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] WW Crossbills in Swift County

Around 1:00 today I came across a flock of about 12 WW Crossbills at St Bridget’s Cemetery just south of DeGraff in Swift County. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone 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] Harlequin Duck in Sherburne County

For any interested County listers, the Harlequin Duck which was found in St Cloud yesterday was seen briefly in the Sherburne County side of the river this afternoon. It was seen from Riverside Park on the east side of the first island below the dam. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone

[mou-net] Surf Scoters in Faribault County

There are 2 Surf Scoters on the northmost pond at the Wells WTP in Faribault County. I viewed them from 560th Ave which runs along the east side of the ponds. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

[mou-net] Red Crossbills in Meeker

Ron Erpelding found 19 Red Crossbills at the Lutheran cemetery in Grove City this morning. The church is on the north side of Hwy 12 as you come into town from the east and the cemetery is behind the church. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Red Crossbills in Nobles County

I just located 2 Red Crossbills at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery on CR64 about a mile west of Brewster. I was not able to find any at either the Sunset Rest Cemetery where Bob Ekblad found them or the Lake Bella Rec Area where Brian Smith found them a few days ago. Herb Dingmann Sent from

[mou-net] Red Crossbills in Chippewa County

I just located about a dozen Red Crossbills at the Sunset Memorial Cemetery which is located off of Hwy 29 on the north side of Montevideo. When you enter the cemetery take the road to the right. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa

Re: [mou-net] Red Crossbills, Stevens Co (and Pope Co)

west of Glenwood. There has to be an irruption taking place with these birds suddenly showing up in all these counties. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2017, at 7:33 AM, KIm Eckert <ecker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Six this morning by the entrance to the Summit cem

[mou-net] Black Rail not found

I and several other birders looked for the reported Black Rail at the Sherburne NWR this afternoon. We did not find a Black Rail but did see at least 2 young Virginia Rails. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives

[mou-net] Little Blue Heron refound

The Little. Blue Heron was just refound at the same location that the Snowy Plover was seen this morning. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone 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] GT Grackle in Yellow Medicine County

Ron Erpelding just called to tell me about a Great-tailed Grackle on the South Dakota border of Yellow Medicine County. The Grackle is on the south side of a marsh which is just south of CR E5. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa

[mou-net] Glaucous Gull still in Thief River Falls

to the southwest. I reasoned it might be going to the sewage ponds so I went to the overlook on the west side. After about 10 minutes of scanning I spotted it on the berm off to the northwest from where I was viewing. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi

[mou-net] LT Ducks still present

The Long-tailed Ducks photographed (photo on the MOU website) by Doug Johnson in Bemidji yesterday were still present as of 9:15 today. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou

Re: [mou-net] Snowy Owl - Pine County

Snowy Owl still present at 9:30 this morning 3/4 of a mile south of CR11 along Tigua Rd. Currently sitting atop an old pickup behind house #15653. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 18, 2017, at 3:37 PM, Kris Moulton <kris_moul...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Snowy owl si

Re: [mou-net] are Red Crossbills in Benton County still there?

The last two times I checked were on the 7th and 8th and I found them both times. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 11, 2017, at 4:48 PM, B.heineke <b.hein...@mchsi.com> wrote: > > Anyone know if the red crossbills in Benton are still around? Is the snow >

[mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire in Benton County

I just came across a Townsend's Solitaire in Benton County. The location is 85th Ave NW between house numbers 14245 and 14289 (just north of the bridge). This is northeast of the town of Rice. Herb Dingmann St Cloud Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin

[mou-net] Red Crossbills in Benton County

the access road. Listen for the Crossbills in the red pines which will be on your left. The pines are technically on private property so stay on the access road. (The SNA itself is actually further east.) Herb Dingmann St Cloud Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] WW Crossbills at Sherburne NWR

I just found a flock of White-winged Crossbills in the spruce stand at the end of the Blue Hill trail in Sherburne NWR. The crossbills were near the north end of the spruce stand initially although I later saw the same or a different group near the south end. Herb Dingmann Sent from my

Re: [mou-net] Long-tailed Duck in Meeker County

Ron Erpelding arrived 15 minutes after I posted this and we have searched for an hour without relocating the LT Duck. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Herb Dingmann <herbdingm...@charter.net> wrote: > > There is a juvenile Long-tailed Duck in the southwest

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck in Meeker County

There is a juvenile Long-tailed Duck in the southwest corner of Lake Ripley in Litchfield. Look for a home on the lake side of the road with a bright red metal roof. The LT Duck was in the vicinity of that house. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] Glaucous Gull still at Lake Waconia

The Glaucous Gull is still present on Lake Waconia. Currently it is southwest of the island. I viewed it from Cedar Point park on the SW side of the lake (Cedar St and W Lake St). There is no boat access here but there is a fishing pier. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave

[mou-net] Glaucous Gull in Benton County

Around 5:00 this afternoon I found a Glaucous Gull on Little Rock Lake in Benton County. The large size as compared to the nearby Ring-billed Gulls, as well as the lack of any black in the wing, made it fairly easy to identify. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck in Crow Wing County

Ron Erpelding, Mark Junghans and I just found a female Long-tailed Duck on Lake Emily in Crow Wing County. The duck was seen from Hwy 6 just north of the boat access. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

[mou-net] GWF Geese in Mille Lacs County

At about 1:30 today I discovered a flock of 79 Greater White-fronted Geese on Ogechi Lake in Mille Lacs County. Ogechi Lake is west of Mille Lacs Lake and is a part of Kathio State Park. The geese were seen from Vineland Road about 1/2 mile west of Hwy 169. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone

Re: [mou-net] Surf Scoters--Kandiyohi County

The Surf Scoters are still present as of 9:25 this morning. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2016, at 3:12 PM, Josh Wallestad <joshwalles...@gmail.com> wrote: > > About 2:40 I found two Surf Scoters on Lake Lillian near the northeast > corner of the lake

[mou-net] Black-throated Blue Warbler in Watonwan County

Just found a female Black-throated Blue Warbler at Eagles Nest county park in Watonwan County. The warbler was at the camping/picnic area at the end of the entrance road to the left of the white metal picnic shelter. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] BB and Golden Plovers in Stearns County

One each of BB Plover and Am Golden Plover at the small farm pond at CR10 and 240th St in central Stearns County. Also the Sabine's Gull is still present at Albany. Herb Dingmann St Cloud Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives

[mou-net] Sabine's Gull back at Albany WTP

The Sabine's Gull has returned to the Albany sewage ponds, but is hiding among several hundred Franklins Gulls on the west pond. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone 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] Sabine's Gull in Stearns

A first-cycle Sabine's Gull was found at the Albany sewage ponds yesterday by Steve Broste. The bird is still present as of 3:40 today on the western pond and can be seen from the road which runs along the south side of the ponds. Herb Dingmann St Cloud Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave

Re: [mou-net] Blue Grosbeaks.

Heard and then saw one of these birds at 7:20 this evening right where Dan located them - 0.4 miles north of Hwy59 on the east side of the road. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 15, 2016, at 2:52 PM, m...@moumn.org wrote: > > (Posted by Daniel Orr <danor...@gmail.com>

[mou-net] Ibis in Douglas County

At about 8:40 this morning I came across an Ibis in a wet hayfield at the corner of CR3 and Housen Rd north of Osakis in Douglas County. I was unable to ID it further before it flew off to the south in the direction of Osakis. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net

[mou-net] Bell's Vireo - Waseca; Loggerhead Shrike - Dodge and Mower

to the road edge on the Mower side for me. This is about 3/4 mile east of Mower CR7 (which is also Dodge CR13). Herb Dingmann 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] Gull-billed Tern - Yes!

hopeful that it is merely foraging out there and will return. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2016, at 8:49 AM, Herb Dingmann <herbdingm...@charter.net> wrote: > > Ron Erpelding, Butch Ukura and I just spotted what we believe is the > Gull-billed Tern. We'r

[mou-net] Gull-billed Tern - Yes!

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Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilt, Lyon Co

The Black-necked Stilt is still present at 5:08. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2016, at 11:28 AM, KIm Eckert <ecker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just got a call from Deb Fellows that she is looking at the stilt now, 4 mi W > and 1 mi S of Tracy in a flooded f

Re: [mou-net] Black bellied whistling ducks

The birds are still present on Eggert Lake at 10:10. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2016, at 7:56 AM, PeteandDeb Hoeger-Lerdal > <hoegerler...@gmail.com> wrote: > > B-b Whistling Ducks back on Eggert Lake again right now 7:55 am Friday. > > Sent fro

[mou-net] Mute Swan in Redwood County

There is a Mute Swan at the Westline WMA along Redwood CR5 about 2.5 miles south of Hwy 19 and 68. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone 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] Kentucky Warbler in Fillmore County

shortly there is a grass trail splitting off to the right. Follow that until you come to a semi-circle of benches with wooden cutouts of people above them. The bird was in the area. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Red Phalarope gone

After seeing some eBird alerts last night that the Phalarope was still present, Ron Erpelding and I decided to make another run for it this morning. However the ponds are all completely iced over and not even any waterfowl present. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net

Re: [mou-net] Red Phalarope at Wells WTP - clarification

The winds were basically calm overnight, so all 4 of the ponds are frozen over (as well as several other ponds and lakes that we passed on the trip down that had been open yesterday). Herb Dingmann -- From: <lmsir...@comcast.net> Sent: Sa

[mou-net] Cattle Egret still present

The cattle egret was seen foraging around the shop building at 1:15 at the address given. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone 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] White-winged Scoter in Benton County

A single White-winged Scoter is currently present on Little Rock Lake in Benton County. I am viewing it from a small park off West Lake Road, but it may also be possible to see it from Benton Beach Park on the north end of the lake. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler - Wright Co.

center. I just found it on the opposite side of the parking lot. I also had a brief look at what I believe was a female/first year bird near the brown Trailhead Parking sign. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives

[mou-net] Snowy Egret still in Swift

west of Hwy 119 on the south side of 110th St. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone 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] Black-backed Woodpeckers in Roseau County

there are more that we didn't see. Herb Dingmann 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] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Pope County

Ron Erpelding and I just located a single Buff-breasted Sandpiper in a mowed hayfield at CR18 and 220th Ave in Pope County. Best views are from 220th Ave which is a dead-end road south from CR18. This is an apparent first county record. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave

[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Yellow Medicine

Miedd Lake in Yellow Medicine County. Distant looks at a single bird at 8:40 this AM. Lots of other shorebirds as well. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone 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] Buff-breasted and Upland Sandpipers in Renville Co

Ron Erpelding located a hayfield at the NE corner of CR11 and 240th St. in western Renville County that has a number of both species in it. My quick count came up with 17 birds - more Uplands than Buff-breasteds - but Ron saw more than that earlier. Herb Dingmann Join or Leave mou-net

Re: [mou-net] Buff-breasted and Upland Sandpipers in Renville Co

My apologies that should be 200th St not 240th St. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2015, at 2:17 PM, Herb Dingmann herbdingm...@charter.net wrote: Ron Erpelding located a hayfield at the NE corner of CR11 and 240th St. in western Renville County that has a number of both

[mou-net] Prothonotary warbler - Benton County

Bend in the River County Park south of Rice. From the farmstead take the trail south and then take the trail that branches off to the right down to the river bottom. At the bottom take the trail back to the right. Herb Dingmann Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] Clark's Grebe - Kittson; Eurasian Wigeon - Marshall

on the Westerns. We then went to Agassiz NWR in Marshall County and found a Eurasian Wigeon on the Mud River Pool on the refuge. This is in an area (Enhanced Access area) that requires a key from the staff to get to. One of the staff later refound the bird and has posted it to eBird. Herb Dingmann St

[mou-net] American Avocet Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Isanti County

. Also present at the sod farm was a single Black-bellied Plover, 5 Semipalmated Plovers, and 6 Baird's Sandpipers. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Least Tern is still present

Ron Erpelding just called to say that the Least Tern in Rock County was still present at 6:55 this morning. Herb Dingmann 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] Cattle Egret in McLeod County

This evening around 7:15 I was able to re-find both the Cattle Egrets (there were 4 tonight) and the Henslow's Sparrow at the locations where Bob Williams found them. The Henslow's was 0.3 mile north of the #12174 sign directly across from an orange-capped white post marked Cable Buried. Herb

Re: [mou-net] Snowy and Cattle Egrets, Swift County

Around 6:45 this evening, the Cattle Egret was still in the same pasture, but the Snowy Egret and 3 Great Egrets had moved about 1/2 mile to the west on the north side of CR22. Herb Dingmann -Original Message- From: Bob Dunlap Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 12:23 PM To: MOU-NET

[mou-net] White-winged Scoter - Grant County

Yesterday afternoon Ron Erpelding and I found a White-winged Scoter at the North Ottawa impoundment in western Grant County. It was in the ditch along 250th Street (south edge of the impoundment area) about 1 mile east of the Traverse/Grant county line. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join

[mou-net] Snowy Owl - Carver County

the sighting last week was around 6PM, and we had also gone by this same location earlier today, we suspect this Snowy only comes out very late in the day to begin hunting. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

[mou-net] Snowy Owls in Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine

of 500th St. The Owl was on the ground about 200 yards to the south. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Snowy Owls - Sibley, Freeborn, Waseca

an immature Snowy Owl on a power pole along 80th St. about 1/2 mile south of Hwy 30. This is in the southern part of the county. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Long-tailed Duck - Sartell (Benton/Stearns)

The Long-tailed Duck was seen at 1:00 today in about the same location as it was yesterday. It was just a bit further upriver, nearer to the dam, on the Benton County side of the river. I neglected to mention yesterday that it is a male LT Duck. Herb Dingmann -Original Message

[mou-net] Long-tailed Duck - Sartell (Benton/Stearns)

I found a Long-tailed Duck on the Mississippi River in Sartell around noon today. I saw it from the Riverboat Depot restaurant's parking lot, which is on Riverside Drive (CR1) about 1 block north of the CR133(Stearns)/CR29(Benton) bridge. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net

[mou-net] Snowy Owls in Becker and Mahnomen Counties

to the north side of CR6. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Snowy Owls in Redwood and Brown Counties

instead found another Snowy Owl along the way. This was a very dark immature female sitting on the ground 1.8 miles east of Hwy4 along CR22. The bird was about 150 yards away on the south side of CR22, roughly 0.2 miles west of house number 24955. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave

[mou-net] Snowy Owls in western Minnesota

, but correspond to what they would be if they continued into Pope County. Use caution in exploring these areas. There are many No Maintenance roads out there. All of these birds are on maintained roads, but even these roads can have some drifts since the last snowplow went through. Herb

[mou-net] Another Snowy Owl in Benton County

oblivious to the cars passing by. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Buff-breasted Sandpipers Wadena County

on. A scope is required. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] GWF Goose - Scott County

end of the wetland that I would recommend pulling into. Herb Dingmann 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] Henslow's Sparrow - Benton County

at sunset (9:08 PM), but I was amazed to hear one of the birds still calling when I came past the location again at 10:20. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Hudsonian Godwit - Princeton WTP (Sherburne)

of peeps. After I left, Al Schirmacher made a quick trip out there and told me there was a second (possibly Marbled) Godwit, but in the waning light he wasn't certain of the ID. Herb Dingmann Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Cattle Egret - Benton County not refound

. At the bridge on the north end of the lake I found a single Great Egret. Herb Dingmann -Original Message- From: Betsy Beneke Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:29 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] cattle egret - benton county On the way home from work this evening, just before 5:00

[mou-net] White-faced Ibis - Myre-Big Island State Park (Freeborn)

with them. Hopefully, it's still in the area somewhere. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Lyon County correction - Lesser Black-backed Gull

Correction - Lesser Black-backed Gull at Cottonwood Lake. The bird was seen around 5:00 this afternoon. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Herb Dingman reported that he found a great black back gull on the ice on Cottonwood Lake today. It was on the Northwest side, but he saw it from the south shore

[mou-net] Golden Eagle - Meeker County

Fork of the Crow River. Caution: There was also a juvenile Bald Eagle in the area. The Golden Eagle had the broad white band across the base of the tail, but did not have the white patches in the wing. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1

[mou-net] Hoary Redpoll Short-eared Owl - Stearns

fields - but there is WMA at the intersection of 385th Ave. and 360th St. that it may be roosting at. I did not get the impression that it was migrating because it drifted off to the northeast. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] American Avocet - Redwood County

the lake. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Common Gallinule - Stevens; Buff-breasted SP - Swift and Chippewa

there produced 4 more Buff-breasted Sandpipers. Also of note: I found several Red-breasted Nuthatches in all three counties, so there appears to be an irruption going on for them also. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

[mou-net] Red Crossbills in Dodge County

is located on the south side of town. Look for Cemetery Drive on your left off of Hwy 57, and follow it directly into the cemetery. I also was able to see at least 4 Red Crossbills at the Hormel Nature Center in Austin, so they are still hanging around at that location. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud

[mou-net] Neotropic Cormorant refound in Murray

Ron Erpelding just called me to say that he had re-found the Neotropic Cormorant at the previously-posted location and it was still there as of 2:20 today. He did add that a number of American White Pelicans had moved onto the point as well, making it difficult to see the cormorant. Herb

[mou-net] Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers - Crow Wing

of the above intersection, and this bird was on the north side of CR1 directly across from that powerline. Barb and Denny were fortunately still around to see this bird. Also seen in the vicinity were 2 Gray Jays, a couple of Pine Grosbeaks, and a flock of about 20 White-winged Crossbills. Herb Dingmann

[mou-net] Black Scoter - South Stanchfield Lake (Isanti County)

Cackling Geese, and at least 4 of them were Snow Geese (1 white and 3 blue). Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Red-throated Loon - Isanti County

tucked into its back when I left at 8:40, so I expect it may still be there in the morning. Also present on the lake was an Eared Grebe. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Bohemian Waxwings moving south?

in the winter. So far I don't see any reports for the southern half of the state in the seasonal reports, but keep your eyes open and check those Waxwing flocks carefully. Herb Dingmann Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives

[mou-net] Black-legged Kittiwake update

Ron Erpelding called and said he had refound the Black-legged Kittiwake in the same location as Bill Unzen reported yesterday. He first saw the bird on the water at 11:20 and later saw it flying at 11:45. He also reports the roads are good and the sun is shining there. Herb Dingmann

[mou-net] White-eyed Vireo - Lac Qui Parle County

back, white wing bars, and a yellow belly. I initially thought it was a Yellow-throated Vireo, but knew something didn't look right, and a quick check in my Sibley reminded me a Yellow-throated Vireo would have a white belly. Herb Dingmann Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] WW Scoter and Summer Tanager in Morrison refound

check both places. He had not refound the Townsend's Solitaire yet. Herb Dingmann 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] WW Crossbill - Hawley (Clay County)

females. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Ross Goose - Rogers (Hennepin)

On my way to look for the White-winged Scoter this afternoon, I stopped by the Rogers sewage ponds and found a Ross Goose associating with the Canada and Cackling Geese. I did find the White-Winged Scoter on Lake Harriet before it moved, so my thanks to Tom Tustison for posting it. Herb

[mou-net] Loggerhead Shrike - Yellow Med., Peregrine Falcons - Chippewa

the smokestacks there as I've done I don't know how many times. Yesterday, for the first time, there were some present. One bird was seen circling the smokestacks, and another was seen from within the hackbox located on the left smokestack. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] Probable Ross Goose - Pigeon Lake, Meeker County

of the island and was immediately lost from sight behind all of the other birds. It was either a Snow Goose or a Ross Goose, but based on its apparent size, I'm leaning towards Ross Goose. If anyone gets a better look, I'd appreciate hearing your opinion. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join

[mou-net] Laughing Gull - Lake Koronis in Stearns County

Phil Chu asked me to report that he had found a Laughing Gull on the northwest side of Lake Koronis near Paynesville in Stearns County. The bird was seen from CR181 about 0.5 miles north of its intersection with Crest Ridge Road, where CR181 comes near the lake. Herb Dingmann Join

[mou-net] Short-eared Owl - Swift County

, and the sighting was at 6:20. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] WW Crossbills in Staples (Todd County)

obviously been moving around. Herb Dingmann 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] Lake Osakis - Black and WW Scoter, No Pacific Loon

Ron Erpelding asked me to post that he was unable to re-find the Pacific Loon on Lake Osakis today. He did find both White-winged and Black Scoters there, however. Herb Dingmann Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives

[mou-net] Black Scoters - Benton County

Late Tuesday Jeff Stephenson called me to report that he had found a Black Scoter at the Rice sewage ponds in Benton County. Ron Erpelding just called at 7:30 this morning and says there are 3 Black Scoters still there. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] WW Crossbills - Wright, Meeker, McLeod Counties

of the intersection of Hwy 12 and CR9. I was not able to find any birds, but I found indications they had been there by the cones on the ground at all three places. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] White-winged Crossbills; NO Black-Backed Woodpecker - Morrison Co. (Cushing)

left at that point, and the crossbills were seen where the trees end to the right of that secondary trail. Several parties of snowmobiles went through while I was there, so I suspect the Woodpecker may have moved away from the noise deeper into the trees, or may have left the area altogether. Herb

[mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper Amer. Golden-Plover - Anoka

the A L Sod offices. You will need a scope to see them. Also note that CR14 is under construction and is detoured if you try to come from either the west or the east, so your best bet might be to come up CR53. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud -- next part -- An HTML attachment

[mou] American Avocets - Albany sewage ponds (Stearns Co.)

Ron Erpelding left a message that there were two American Avocets at the easternmost cell of the Albany sewage ponds at 3:30 this afternoon. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org

[mou] Three-toed Woodpecker - Wadena County

tamaracks on the right-hand side. I also found Pine Grosbeaks in both Menahga and Sebeka. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071229/cffe98d0/attachment.html

[mou] Lesser Black-backed Gull still at Pearl Lake - Stearns

is the boat access on the north side of the lake. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20071021/090b734d/attachment.html

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