[Mnbird] [mou-net] No. Wright CBC on Sat, Jan. 3 - highlights

[CRAIG MANDEL]

1/4/2015
 
I relocated the previously reported Snowy Owl along 85th Ave, today at 3:30 pm.  The bird was sitting on the ground along the East edge of the field.    
 
I also checked for the Long-tailed Duck and found a number of Common Goldeneye's, but did not re-find the Long-tailed Duck.  
 
Thanks for the previous posting.
 
Craig Mandel
Minnetonka, Hennepin County
EgretCMan at msn.com
 
 
> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 11:32:47 -0600
> From: cegelhoff at GMAIL.COM
> Subject: [mou-net] No. Wright CBC on Sat, Jan. 3 - highlights
> To: MOU-NET at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> 
> We had a fairly successful CBC in Wright County yesterday -- a total of 37
> species.  With little snow cover and some open water, Trump. Swans were
> seen in farm fields and open marshes.  We saw 11 Bald Eagles, including a
> pair on a nest near Hwy 55.  Common Redpolls were found in Lake Maria State
> Park, along with the resident Barred Owl.
> 
> Misses included Snow Bunting, No. Shrike, Purple Finch and Horned Larks.
> Overall numbers were down except for Starlings (~1000) and Mallards (~750).
> 
> The team of Ruth Hiland, Cory Bedeaux, and Jan Carlson found a Long-tail
> Duck swimming with Common Goldeneyes in the Miss. River in Monticello.  It
> was originally seen near the end of Chestnut Ave west of Hwy 25 but the
> flock moved up and down the river, making the it difficult to re-find.
> 
> Jim Ryan and Joe Conley found a Snowy Owl in Monticello near the
> intersection of Hwy 25 and CR 106 (85th Ave), sitting on irrigation pipes.
> This bird was re-found a few hours later resting in tall grass at the edge
> of the plowed field.
> 
> Thanks to all the participants: Mark & Cindy Crawford, Jerry & Donna Bahls,
> Judy Chucker, Deb Fellows, Jan Bergstrom, Pattie Roggenkamp, and Herb
> Dingman.
> 
> -- 
> Claudia Egelhoff
> Minneapolis, MN
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