[mou-net] ravens building a nest

For the past several years a pair of common ravens have nested on our property near Cook, MN. On Feb 15 I first noticed one of them carrying a small branch into the black spruce/ tamarack swamp where they have nested in the past. All nests have been in mature black spruce trees and that is whe

[mou-net] Early Swans

I just saw three swans in flight near Cook in St. Louis county. They did not vocalize. They were flying over the Rice River near where I live. The river does not have much for open water yet except for small areas associated with rapids. This is the earliest I have seen them here. There is

[mou-net] Black-backed and Am Three-toed Woodpeckers

It was a cold day up here. I think our high was 11 degrees with a good breeze. I spotted both of these species in the middle of the day and both were very busy searching for food. Both birds were males and found quite close together. Location was along Johnson Rd. approx 7.5 miles east of

[mou-net] St Louis Co report of Am Three-toed Wood and Black-backed Woodpeckers

I returned to the site today at mid day. Walked along the road as well as back in a little but not a single woodpecker heard or seen. There were other tamarack and black spruce trees in the area that had bark flakes on the ground surrounding them. I did see 2 Boreal Chickadees a small flock o

[mou-net] American Three-toed Woodpecker

I reported having seen this bird along the Johnson Road east of Cook, MN on the 2nd of March. I also said it was about 7.5 miles east of town. It was brought to my attention by a friend that I was off on the mileage by quite a bit. I went out there again today and relocated the bird. That i

[mou-net] American Three-toed Woodpeckers

This is going to sound a bit unreal but I found another Three-toed Woodpecker near Cook in St. Louis County. This bird was seen on the west end of Plum Creek Road which is west of Cook. Julie Grahn Cook, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: htt

Re: [mou-net] Am Three-toed Woodpecker

> On Mar 22, 2017, at 6:49 PM, Juile Grahn wrote: > > This is in regards to the recent sightings near Cook, MN. I was out with a > couple other birders today looking for the woodpeckers and we relocated a > female on the Johnson Rd near Cook, MN. I saw on the “Most Recently

[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

Found Pine Grosbeaks feeding on crab apples today in the town of Cook northern St. Louis Co. Julie Grahn Cook, MN 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] short-eared owl St. Louis Co

There is a short-eared owl hunting the semi open area just north of the Cook WTP`s. I just left and it had perched up on a sign post along the east side of the Ralph Rd just 100 yards north of the entrance into the WTP`s area. The post is just 50 ft or so off the road. Julie Grahn Cook, MN -

[mou-net] American three-toed Woodpeckers St Louis Co

While out birding today I found American three-toed woodpeckers at two different locations. First was southwest of Cook, MN. This was on Hwy 25 1.8 miles from Hwy 53 which is the main Hwy running through town. They were on the west side of the road. It is posted as private but the birds wer

[mou-net] just posted rare bird alert for St. Louis County

I have been updating my life list in ebird and somehow all the species I listed are showing up as a rare bird alert for today. Yikes!!! I am so good at making a fool of myself. It had been going so well until this. If anyone has the know how to quickly correct this please let me know. Julian

[mou-net] Varied Thrush, St Louis Co.

There has been a varied thrush coming to a feeder in northern St Louis Co for about a month. The feeder is not visible from the road. It is located approximately 17 miles west of Cook, MN. If interested in seeing this bird call John at 218-780-0058 but not before 8AM or after 5PM. I was able

[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

It looks like at least some Pine Grosbeaks are heading back north. We have had a good size group visiting our feeders all winter. We had big southerly winds on the 12th and we only had one show up that day and none since. Some others in surrounding areas have mentioned they are noticing the s

[mou-net] banding codes

I have the Sibley Birds App Version 2 on my phone and it lists the banding codes at the end of the text account for each species. Julie Grahn Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the M

[mou-net] land ownership

There are ways to figure out what is private and public land. I would have to say it is everyones own responsibility to figure that out before you go places you are not sure about. I live in St Louis Co and do most of my birding in this county. The county has a Land Atlas & Plat Book that can

Re: [mou-net] North Shore Fruit Report

I live near Cook, MN and this area experienced that late freeze in May as well. I have been looking around town at the crab apple trees and have not found any with fruit. I have been seeing white-winged crossbills and common redpoll around here too, but no waxwings. Pine grosbeaks have been