Sunday November 11, 2017. Tundra Swans were at both Weaver Bottoms (Lots) and Brownsville Overlook (Most). Staff on site reported they counted 22,000 swans on Saturday.
Weaver Bottoms had a large flotilla of Canvasback Ducks 1000+ George Vania [email protected] On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:01 AM, MOU-NET automatic digest system < [email protected]> wrote: > There are 3 messages totaling 65 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Douglas County Pine Grosbeaks/Black Scoter > 2. Red Crossbills > 3. Harlequin Duck > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:18:52 -0600 > From: "John P. Ellis" <[email protected]> > Subject: Douglas County Pine Grosbeaks/Black Scoter > > Had two Female Pine Grosbeaks eating Red Splendor Crabapples at my > cabin near Miltona in NE Douglas County yesterday from 10:30 (when I > noticed them) until at least 3:30 when I left. Seems early for Pine > Grosbeaks that far south, and it was a county first for me. Also saw a > Black Scoter in Lake Osakis off of the city park in Osakis. There > were big flocks of waterfowl coming in and settling onto the Lake as > sunset approached. Fun to see! John Ellis-St. Paul > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 21:02:40 +0000 > From: GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE <[email protected]> > Subject: Red Crossbills > > Delighted to hear and see about 20 Red Crossbills fly and land in a tall > deciduous tree. For almost half an hour they nibbled some but mostly sat in > the sun and preened. I wanted so badly to stare at their bills which were > too often tucked in their feathers preening. I also saw two individuals tap > bills several times and appear to want to share food but I didn't see any > food exchange. One seemed to be searching and finding stuff to eat on the > tree. It behaved liked a creeper on the trunk and branches. The rusty red > and mustard yellow colors were special in the sunlight. > > Elizabeth C. > > Washington County > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:31:26 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Harlequin Duck > > (Posted by Dale A. Yerger <[email protected]> via moumn.org) > > The Harlequin Duck is still present in Cass County - Walker Ponds frozen > over , now in front of the Shingobee bay sports bar on Leech Lake , refound > by Josh Sweet who may be the luckiest birder in Minnesota! > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 10 Nov 2017 to 11 Nov 2017 (#2017-274) > ************************************************************** > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
