[mou-net] Carolina Wrens

2021-03-29 Thread Bissonnette Ray & Sandra
We have a pair of Carolina Wrens that have been hanging around in our yard for at least the past year. In most months, we see them every week for at least two or three days each week. We think that we have found their nest on our property in Mahtomedi, in Washington County. We have been takin

[mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Howard Markus
At the Belwin Conservancy Lucy Winston prairie this afternoon, we saw two turkey vultures. Seems early but so does 70 degrees in March. Howard Markus 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.ht

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Monica Bryand
Saw one fly over the Franklin Bridge in Mpls this afternoon :-) On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 3:33 PM Howard Markus wrote: > At the Belwin Conservancy Lucy Winston prairie this afternoon, we saw two > turkey vultures. Seems early but so does 70 degrees in March. > > Howard Markus > > Sent from my iPho

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Jonathan Beck
I saw two just north of the Highway 36 St Croix river bridge in Washington County this afternoon. Must have come in on the gale force winds out of the south! On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 3:34 PM Monica Bryand wrote: > Saw one fly over the Franklin Bridge in Mpls this afternoon :-) > > On Mon, Mar 29,

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Kat Baumtrog
Vadnais Lake had one. About an hour ago. On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 15:32 Howard Markus wrote: > At the Belwin Conservancy Lucy Winston prairie this afternoon, we saw two > turkey vultures. Seems early but so does 70 degrees in March. > > Howard Markus > > Sent from my iPhone > > Join or Leave

[mou-net] Fwd: DNR news release

2021-03-29 Thread Kathryn Rudd
I thought some members may not have seen this: From: MN Department of Natural Resources Date: March 29, 2021 at 3:47:11 PM CDT To: katda...@hotmail.com Subject: DNR news release Reply-To: dnr.upda...@updates.mndnr.gov  March 29, 2021 [header] DNR News Release For Immediate Release: March 29,

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread T Walls
A group of 4 over the Lake Street Bridge, Minneapolis, about 2 hours ago. Terri Walls On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 4:22 PM Kat Baumtrog wrote: > Vadnais Lake had one. About an hour ago. > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 15:32 Howard Markus wrote: > > > At the Belwin Conservancy Lucy Winston prairie this afte

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Mark Schumacher
Just saw one in far west Hennepin county near the muddy Crow River On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 4:34 PM T Walls wrote: > A group of 4 over the Lake Street Bridge, Minneapolis, about 2 hours ago. > Terri Walls > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 4:22 PM Kat Baumtrog wrote: > > > Vadnais Lake had one. About an h

[mou-net] Great blue heron rookery threatened by development in Rochester

2021-03-29 Thread Lynn Cornell
Dear all, there is a large great blue heron rookery in the Rochester area that is being threatened by a developer. See this article today from our local newspaper. This restraining order is in place only for 20 days I believe. There is a Facebook group dedicated to trying to save this rookery (link

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Jeff Ranta
I saw three Turkey Vultures flying over Highway 95 less than a mile north of Stillwater. Jeff Ranta Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2021, at 4:52 PM, Mark Schumacher wrote: > > Just saw one in far west Hennepin county near the muddy Crow River > >> On Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 4:34 PM T Walls w

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Pat Wolesky
I saw two of them late this afternoon circling over the river not far from the Franklin Avenue bridge. Pat Wolesky -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds On Behalf Of Jeff Ranta Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 5:53 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures I sa

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

2021-03-29 Thread Mary Savina
I saw two on Friday in Northfield. I didn't realize it was an unusually early date. Seems about right, though, considering they seem to be all over the metro area today. Mary Savina On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 6:15 PM Pat Wolesky wrote: > I saw two of them late this afternoon circling over the ri

[mou-net] 36 min audio segment on migratory birds

2021-03-29 Thread PalmerLakeGuy
A wonderful audio segment on “The Astounding Flyways of Migratory Birds” with some amazing scientific facts on shorebirds and songbirds: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/29/982232107/naturalist-traces-the-astounding-flyways-of-migratory-birds Travis Bonovsky Brooklyn Center, MN Join or Leave mou