Ready for Spring?

by | Mar 2, 2010 | Birding

1. The first Red-winged Blackbird was in the marsh on the north side of Hogback Pond at the Bass Ponds this morning. 2. Bald Eagles have been seen sitting on nests in multiple locations. 3. A Barred Owl visited us in Crepeau Nature Preserve this week.

Pine Grosebeak

by | Feb 28, 2010 | Birding

Spent Saturday birding in the Sax-Zim Bog area of northern Minnesota.  21 species for the day including 2 of my favorites, the Red-breasted Nuthatch and the Boreal Chickadee.  Some of the better photography for the day was of the female Pine Grosebeak.

GHOW @ Silverwood

by | Feb 22, 2010 | Birding

Each week, I try to spend a couple of hours birding a local park with friends.  Today, we walked the perimeter of Silverwood Park, a beautiful facility in New Brighton managed by Three Rivers.  Highlight of the morning was a Great Horned Owl trying his best...

Bald Eagles in Wabasha

by | Feb 22, 2010 | Birding

Yesterday, I participated in a St. Paul Audubon trip to Wabasha primarily to see wintering eagles along the Mississippi River.  The morning started out in a deep fog and Red Wing’s Coville Park was socked in so that even the docks were barely visible.  Our...

Long-eared Owl – another life bird

by | Feb 2, 2010 | Birding

Thanks to a late evening call from a birding buddy, I located and photographed a Long-eared Owl this morning.  This little guy was in Crosby Park in St. Paul.  Not far from here, a Long-eared Owl was reported on the 2009 Christmas Bird Count in Lilydale...