Our good friends at the Raptor Center have invited the MOU to take part in the release of a Great Gray Owl in Carlos Avery this Saturday, 4/16/05, @ 9:00 AM, directions in the email below. I apologize if this is inconvenient for many MOU members who do not live in proximity to this area just north of the Twin Cities, but rest assured you will be represented by those who show up. Please come if you can, and my thanks to each of you for being a part of this year of the Owls; so many people who have done so much. It makes me aware of the potential positive results a group of people can produce when they work together. This tribute is for each birder in the state, whether they be MOU members, Hawk Ridge, Audubon Society, DNR, Raptor Society and many others. The best part is one more Great Gray goes wild in the state, what better tribute!
Mark Alt=20 MOU President mark....@bestbuy.com C/O J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota 10 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104 MOU.mn.org -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Koch [mailto:kochx...@umn.edu]=20 Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:50 AM To: Alt, Mark Subject: RE: Release Saturday Sure- I'll assume you know Carlos Avery Take 35W to Lexington ave exit take Lexington ave all the way to county=20 road 18 (the same way to DNR offices or Wildlife Science Center at Carlos=20 Avery) Take county rd 18/ county road 2 East off Lexington (right turn) . Take=20 take county rd 18/ county road 2 East To Zodiac. take Zodiac north or left=20 to the T intersection. The ranger house/station will be directly in front=20 of you at the T, go right it is a dirt road, a few hundred feet up is a=20 good release spot (Sharon has directions) if you go around the bend with all the mud to the open water pond area you have gone too far. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lisa Koch [mailto:kochx...@umn.edu] >Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 5:02 PM >To: mark....@bestbuy.com; markfal...@comcast.net >Subject: Release Saturday > >Mark, > >would 9:00 am work for a release time? >Sharon Stitler and her husband have volunteered to be the driver/ >handler >but they would need to be up there by 9:00 am. I know that is early for > >many people on a Saturday- but I think Birders may be different :) > >Lisa