Re: [mou-net] Twin Cities one of the worst regions for migrating birds

2019-04-03 Thread jbaumann
For those who can't view the StarTribune link - - here's the original news item from Cornell Ornithology Lab - https://mailchi.mp/cornell/release-study-lists-top-cities-where-lights-endanger-migratory-birds-1314385 J. Baumann St. Paul From: JUDY CHUCKER Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 8:52 PM

[mou-net] Twin Cities one of the worst regions for migrating birds

2019-04-03 Thread JUDY CHUCKER
Analyzed in a new study by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Twin Cities named one of the worst regions for migrating birds and light pollution http://www.startribune.com/bright-lights-big-city-serious-problem-for-migrating-birds/508068042/ -Judy Chucker St. Louis Park Hennepin County

Re: [mou-net] MOU Board Awards Savaloja Grants

2019-04-03 Thread Carol Cummins
Well done! Carol Cummins 612-481-3430 carolcummin...@gmail.com > On Apr 3, 2019, at 5:29 PM, Steve Wilson wrote: > > At their March 17 meeting the MOU board awarded grants to ten interesting and > diverse projects. You can read about them at https://moumn.org/grants.php. > > > Join or

[mou-net] Wanted-Bluebird Trail Monitor

2019-04-03 Thread MOU
(Posted by Jack Hauser via moumn.org) Greetings, We need a volunteer to monitor a bluebird trail at Minneapolis Golf Course. No experience needed. We will train you and supply literature. Duties are to check trail once per week for a minimum of 12 weeks starting the last week in April.

[mou-net] MOU Board Awards Savaloja Grants

2019-04-03 Thread Steve Wilson
At their March 17 meeting the MOU board awarded grants to ten interesting and diverse projects. You can read about them at https://moumn.org/grants.php. 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] Como Lake, Ramsey County

2019-04-03 Thread Susanne Nevin
Birds seen today on Como Lake: 2 trumpeter swans c. goldeneye (ca. 3?) ring-necked ducks (ca. 5-6) hooded mergansers (ca. 7-10) 2 large flocks of gulls 1 d-cr. cormorant Among the regular "returnees": wood ducks, red-winged blackbirds, robins, grackle Susanne Nevin St. Anthony Park, St. Paul

[mou-net] MBWeeks & Weekends

2019-04-03 Thread Kim R Eckert
Our 34th season of Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends (MBWs) begins this month with the Florida MBWeek and the Grant County-Rothsay MBWeekend. Accordingly, the MBW website (http://mbwbirds.com ) was updated today, April 3, with the current registration status of all the

Re: [mou-net] Waterfowl, Carver County

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Hunt
Just visited the area reported by Rick Gibson on Sunday. Observed 12 waterfowl species. A local Kestrel working the road ditch added to the show. Two or three approaches/field entrances off of 150th just west of Cty 53 allow convenient scoping. Richard Hunt, Savage Join or Leave