Andy: Thanks for the tip. This leased land needs a curator who is closer than I am. I hope the MOU Board can figure out a plan for the site.
Jan On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Andy P wrote: > Jan, Jim, and MOUers, > > One suggestion. If you enter this site on E-bird as a > hotspot, then everyone who birds there can type in > their results. The great thing is that others can > view results and it isn't dependent on them knowing > who to send it to, etc. > > For instance, in E-bird version 2, it will keep a list > of all birds seen there, plus my own personal list of > birds that I've seen there. If someone would like to > visit, but doesn't know the best time to go to see > Boreal Chickadees....they can see that too!! > > It also can be used in larger studies, etc. > > Just a thought....I'm not passionate about this or > anything. > > Andy Paulios > Madison, WI > > --- John Green <jgr...@d.umn.edu> wrote: > > > This is a message from Jan Green on John's email. > > > > Jim Lind, John Green and Jan Green went up to > > Toivola on November 2nd to > > post the land that Mark Alt leased from Potlatch for > > M. O. U. The land is > > 80 acres that fronts for 1/2 mile on the east side > > of the Overton Rd. (Co. > > # 230) and 1/4 mile on the north side of the S. > > Overton Rd. (Co. # 980). > > The parking access is about one-half way up the > > Overton Rd. (#230); it is > > the old log landing for the last harvest there by > > Potlatch. Much of the > > tract has been cut over but there is a black spruce > > bog on the northeast > > corner. > > When folks bird-watch there, please be respectful > > of the > > neighbors' privacy. Many rural people are wary of > > strangers. > > We observe the following species on the leased > > land: Hairy > > Woodpecker, Northern Shrike, Gray Jay (two), Common > > Raven, Purple Finch. > > If any birding is done on the leased 80 acres, > > please report the results > > to M. O. U. so a list can be kept of the birds > > utilizing this site. > > > > SPECIES seen on November 2, 2005 birding the roads > > from Highway 53 to > > Meadowlands, Elmer, Toivola, Zim, Fens, Sax and then > > south to Alborn and > > Highway 53. > > > > Bald Eagle - 12 > > Northern Harrier - 5, all males > > Red-tailed Hawk - 1 > > Rough-legged Hawk - 12, including several dark > > morphs > > Hairy Woodpecker - 2 > > Northern Shrike - 2 > > Gray Jay - 3 > > Blue Jay - 2 > > Black-billed Magpie - 5 > > American Crow - common > > Common Raven - very common > > Black-capped Chickadee - 3 groups of 3-6 birds > > Boreal Chickadee - 1 > > Red-breasted Nuthatch - 4 > > American Robin - 1 > > European Starling - some at a farm > > American Tree Sparrow - 1 > > Snow Bunting - 125 (6 flocks of 5-50 birds; several > > singles) > > Rusty Blackbird - 2 > > Purple Finch - 2 > > Pine Siskin - 1 > > House Sparrow - some at a farm > > > > Note: It was too windy and sunny for owls. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mou-net mailing list > > mou-...@cbs.umn.edu > > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com >