[mou] Barrow's Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, etc.

[Jim Ryan]

Nice report Alyssa,
I re-found the Harlequin on New Year's day along with some of the others you
mentioned.  Missing for me were the scaup and Ring-necked ducks!  My bonus
bird for the day was a Pileated Woodpecker crossing over Hwy 10 on the way
home!

I've been to MSP three times now and have yet to see the Snowy.  I saw the
R-T and wondered the same thing as you - is it keeping the Snowy away?  I
may try again tomorrow on the way to work around sunrise.

Oh Yeah, I saw a small flock of robins in the fruit trees of the 1700
building on 82nd St. and 35w this morning too.  Nice way to start the year
off.

Good Birding!
-- 
Sincerely,

Jim Ryan on St. Paul's Westside
651-308-0234 business cell

"A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of
life." - Charles Darwin
On Jan 2, 2008 4:56 PM, alyssa <tiger150 at comcast.net> wrote:

>  Bob Dunlap and I did some birding today (1/2/08.) We started out at the
> MLS Airport on the desperate hunt for a Snowy Owl. We didn't find one.
>
> Then we drove to Point Douglas, where we spent the majority of the
> afternoon. The Barrow's Goldeneye was there when we arrived, amidst the
> Common's. After getting marvelous looks and comparisons, we found the
> Harlequin Duck, a loner that was close to the docks, but soon drifted out
> towards the rest of the activity. The Barrow's Goldeneye was spotted briefly
> again in the same vicinity. A few other waterfowl of note includes 2 Am.
> Coots, 2 displaying Redheads, 8 Trumpeter Swans, a Ring-necked Duck, and a
> side-by-side comparison between a Greater and Lesser Scaup (both males.)
>
> Next we saw the Tufted Titmouse in Hastings. It was at the feeders upon
> our arrival. (S/he even called a few times for us!) A Northern Shrike along
> 180th St.
>
> Hoping to find the Snowy's, we drove back to the MLS Airport at 3:45pm,
> and we tried Cargo Road and surrounding roads 3 times! But, naturally, (with
> both bad lucks combined), no Snowy Owl. We noted that there was a R-T Hawk
> perched in the same spot, so we concluded either the R-T Hawk kept the owl
> away, or the owl dressed up in a R-T Hawk costume. Oh well.
>
> Good birding to all~
>
> Alyssa DeRubeis
> tiger150 at comcast.net
>
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