Re: [mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Hennepin Co.)

2020-08-21 Thread MJH
Just went back and had it pointed out to me. Sitting high up on back side of an oak tree and not at all conspicuous. On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 7:54 AM MJH wrote: > This morning was my first chance to look for this bird since learning > about it. I went there around 7AM and did not find it. (Not a

Re: [mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Hennepin Co.)

2020-08-21 Thread MJH
This morning was my first chance to look for this bird since learning about it. I went there around 7AM and did not find it. (Not a strong indication that it is gone, rather that the guy with terrible eyesight doesn't usually locate too many silent, drab birds...) I will be watching eBird today and

Re: [mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Hennepin Co.)

2020-08-20 Thread Doug Kieser
The Yelllow-crowned Night-heron can be seen with fairly unobstructed views, if it remains in the roosting spot it was occupying a half-hour ago. It is above eye-level in a tree on the shore of Goose Nest Pond (there are many trail maps along the Richardson Nature Center Trails). Walk the length o

Re: [mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Hennepin Co.)

2020-08-20 Thread Alyssa DeRubeis
The bird was seen again between 8:30 and 9:00am this morning. I don’t have any other details on today’s sighting. But it’s still around at least! Alyssa DeRubeis Montreal, QC > On Aug 19, 2020, at 11:45 PM, Alyssa DeRubeis wrote: > > I usually stick to reporting casual/accidental species, but

[mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Hennepin Co.)

2020-08-19 Thread Alyssa DeRubeis
I usually stick to reporting casual/accidental species, but this “rare regular” is in the Twin Cities, where many birders could enjoy it. However, this bird was sighted yesterday and just reported to the Facebook masses today. Two birders tried for it this evening with no luck. But for those i

[mou-net] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Hennepin Co.

2012-09-08 Thread Bruce Fall
Juvenile perched in snag near shore of Long Meadow Lake, Bass Ponds, from overlook near southwest end of Hogback Ridge pond. We watched and photographed it from 11:40 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Eventually it flew to the northeast into the marsh. Photo posted on Recently Seen. Susan and Bruce Fall, Minnea