[mou-net] Eastern Towhee in the city

2019-04-27 Thread PalmerLakeGuy
Doing some yard work shortly before noon today I heard a most unusual bird sound for my neighborhood in southern Brooklyn Center (just 2 blocks north of Mpls). Eastern Towhee calling his “drink your tea” Song over and over. Eventually caught a short glimpse of him in my neighbors crabapple tree. A

[mou-net] Passing of Ron Taube of Coon Rapids

2020-09-26 Thread PalmerLakeGuy
Some of you may have already heard that long time birder, writer and photographer Ron Taube of Coon Rapids passed away on September 16th, 2020. Ron was a friend to many in the birding community including myself, who spent nearly all his time birding with others and developed an impressive wealth of

Re: [mou-net] Chickadees on marijuana

2020-10-02 Thread PalmerLakeGuy
I have seen and photographed American Goldfinch eating hemp: https://www.flickr.com/photos/palmerlakeguy2010/48772583756/in/album-72157679072868235/ Travis Bonovsky Brooklyn Center, MN On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 2:58 PM wrote: > And there must be many versions of hemp. I have a wild version that is

Re: [mou-net] Hennepin Crossbills

2020-11-13 Thread PalmerLakeGuy
A huge thank you to Pete and Deb Hoeger-Lerdal for this report. I was able to be on site in just over an hour of the report and observed an estimated 40+ birds along with 3 or 4 other birders for about 20 minutes. Eventually the flock moved on to whereabouts unknown. After scouring other areas of t

Re: [mou-net] Battle Creek Grassland at Risk

2020-11-30 Thread PalmerLakeGuy
Thank you for sharing this! I also contacted the first four people on the provided list and have received two replies today stating that additional comments should be sent to john.sl...@perkinswill.com. More info is below. Travis Bonovsky Brooklyn Center, MN Thank you for your message. I am forwa

[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