Thank you for the birding list info. Birders Diary. Thayer, and e-bird were the
top vote getters.
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There are 8 messages totalling 435 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. present, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
2. Great Horned Owl hoot fest, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
3. visible now, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
4. Photo Website Update
5. Winter 2008-2009 Season
6. is the net down?
7. Gray Partridges, Dakota Co
8. ICF "Bugle" article about birds and birding in China
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:54:23 -0600
From: George B Skinner
<george.skin...@gte.net<mailto:george.skin...@gte.net>>
Subject: present, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009 at 10 am, I noted the owl is
sleeping in the wood duck box visible from the
street. Look through the pines at the southwest
corner of the house to see the larger pole
mounted box at the northwest corner of the house.
Saturday it was sitting in the hole from noon
until dark. At 7 pm the video camera showed
it eating (more feathers in the box) and it left
the box at 7:15 pm.
If you are lucky you might see it sitting in the hole.
George Skinner
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN 55345-5734
952-936-0811
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 11:01:53 -0600
From: George B Skinner
<george.skin...@gte.net<mailto:george.skin...@gte.net>>
Subject: Great Horned Owl hoot fest, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
Last night at 7 PM at least 4 and possibly
more Great Horned Owls were hooting
and flying from tree to tree near the intersection
of Highland Rd. and Lynn Terrace in Minnetonka.
This was just down the hill from the intersection,
towards Wing Lake. They were in the trees by the=20
road and to the west of Highland Rd.
I also heard them calling off and on through the
night.
George Skinner
Minnetonka
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 11:38:19 -0600
From: George B Skinner
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Subject: visible now, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009 at 11 am, the owl is=20
at the hole in the wood duck box visible from the
street.
Look through the pines at the southwest
corner of the house to see the larger pole
mounted box at the northwest corner of the house.
Saturday it was sitting in the hole from noon
until dark. At 7 PM the video camera showed
it eating (more feathers in the box) and it left
the box at 7:15 P.M.
If you are lucky you might see it sitting in the hole.
George Skinner
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN 55345-5734
952-936-0811
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:00:13 -0600
From: Linda Krueger <lkrue...@umn.edu<mailto:lkrue...@umn.edu>>
Subject: Photo Website Update
February 1st Kevin and I headed to Monticello to photograph Trumpeter Swans.
The weekend of February 6th we headed to Lock and Dam 18 in Burlington, Iowa
to photograph Bald Eagles and American White Pelicans. Some of the photos
we took from these two areas are now on our website along with photos of:
Mallard, American Goldfinch, Canada Goose, and Hoary Redpoll.
Enjoy!
Linda and Kevin Krueger
www.FLIGHTofNATURE.com<http://www.flightofnature.com/>
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:05:33 -0600
From: Paul Budde <pbu...@earthlink.net<mailto:pbu...@earthlink.net>>
Subject: Winter 2008-2009 Season
The winter season (12/1 - 2/28) has ended.=A0 If you will be submitting =
a
seasonal report for inclusion in the winter summary to be published in =
The
Loon, please do so now.=A0 We strongly encourage submissions using the =
MOU
website (http://moumn.org/<http://moumn.org/>). Look under "Reporting Birds,"
then "On-line
Seasonal Reporting".
Any documentation of casual or accidental species can also be done on =
line,
at this same website.
If you're not sure of how to use the website, send me an e-mail and I'll
help you navigate it. If, for some reason, you cannot use the website, =
send
any paper submissions of seasonal report data to me at the address =
below.
Paper documentation to be considered by the state records committee =
should
be sent to the MOURC Chair, Peder Svingen.
Thanks for your observations and the details you provide!=20
Paul=20
=A0=20
Paul Budde
4612 Colfax Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55419-5336
paul.bu...@us.benfieldgroup.com<mailto:paul.bu...@us.benfieldgroup.com>
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:18:24 -0600
From: Curt Rawn <cn...@comcast.net<mailto:cn...@comcast.net>>
Subject: is the net down?
Only two people saw a bird today?
Curt Rawn
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 23:13:20 -0600
From: Stan & Molly Jo Miller-Johnson
<johnson-mil...@msn.com<mailto:johnson-mil...@msn.com>>
Subject: Gray Partridges, Dakota Co
There were 8 Gray Partridges digging in the snow on the NW corner of =
Joan Ave and 180th St in Dakota Co. this evening. I saw them at about =
5:50 and they were still there when I left at about 6:10. They were =
about 10 feet or so south of the deciduous, brushy windrow that runs at =
an angle sw to ne on that corner. When I first saw them they looked =
like dirt clods--that finally moved. When I left they had moved east =
enough to be directly north of the 2nd telephone pole on the line =
heading west from Joan. =20
There was at least one fancy male who seemed to think at least one of =
the girls was looking good! She headed off to the west and then he =
followed. Eventually they all ended up moving toward the east. Very =
cool.
Thanks to all who have posted their sightings of these fabulous =
creatures.
Molly Jo Miller
Inver Grove Hts, Dakota Co.
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 23:44:57 -0600
From: gordon andersson <gpanders...@msn.com<mailto:gpanders...@msn.com>>
Subject: Re: ICF "Bugle" article about birds and birding in China
one more try
_____ =20
From: gordon andersson [mailto:gpanders...@msn.com]=20
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:33 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU<mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU>
Subject: ICF "Bugle" article about birds and birding in China
=20
I read this short article in the latest newsletter of International =
Crane
Foundation newsletter =93The Bugle=94 (vol.35, no.1). It is by Ximin =
Wang about
birds in China and people=92s attitudes and the new minority of birders. =
He
started a bird magazine in China. I thought I would add it to the recent
messages of Mark Alt and Fred Lesher.=20
=20
The issue is not available in the archives of =93The Bugle=94 (too =
recent) so I
called the ICF librarian who sent me an e-copy of the whole issue. I =
tried
for a long time to only select the 2 pp.article with photos and all, but =
I
could not. As it turns out, one cannot send attached files to mou.list
anyway. Today a computer friend of mine copied the text. The original
article includes photos of cranes of China =96 black-necked, =
red-crowned, &
Siberian--- as well as a website where Chinese birders have posted =
photos of
birds (in text below.) Additional photos can be viewed on ICF website =
at
www.savingcranes.org/china-crane-gallery.html<http://www.savingcranes.org/china-crane-gallery.html>
=20
=20
GAndersson
St Paul
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Subject: RE: Feb Bugle
=20
The Way to My Dream
=20
In the summer of 2007, while studying for my master=92s degree in
environmental education at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point, I worked as an intern in the Education =
Department
at ICF for three months. It was such
an amazing experience that I will never forget. Everyday, I was busy =
giving
tours introducing the world of cranes to
people from all over the U.S and worldwide. I also talked about the =
status
of cranes, other birds and wildlife and
the problems we are facing and the dream I have. I want to create a =
national
bird watching society in mainland
China for bird conservation and education with other birders. Visitors
enjoyed hearing my story and gave me so
much encouragement.With the knowledge of bird education which I have =
learned
in the U.S, I returned to China
in 2008 and am now trying to make my dream a reality.
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In China, if you call somebody a birder, they might be very angry =
because in
Chinese, birder means someone who is odd and unpopular. However, =
recently,
more and more people are beginning to call themselves birders, which =
means
someone who likes to watch wild birds, just like its meaning in English. =
If
you ask me how many people watch birds outdoors in China, I have to =
admit
that probably no more than 5000 out of 1.3 billion of the population. If =
you
want to know how many people raise birds in cages or eat birds as food, =
I
don=92t know the exact number but I am pretty sure that the number of
bird-raisers and bird-eaters is much more than that of bird watcher. =
There
is a saying about the people of southern China that they eat anything =
with
four limbs except tables, anything that flies except airplanes and =
anything
that swims except ships. That saying is not entirely true, but
traditionally, most Chinese people see birds as food, pets, potential
medicine or agricultural pests. People used to enjoy birds in cages =
instead
of in nature. Bird-watching as a hobby was introduced into mainland =
China in
the 1990's. Although the number of birders is small, these pioneers are
beginning to make a difference.Many interesting things happened after my
return. For example, we have a professional bird photo website
www.birdnet.cn<http://www.birdnet.cn/>
<http://www.birdnet.cn/<http://www.birdnet.cn/>> . Many Chinese bird =
photographers
upload their beautiful bird photos to the website and some of these =
birds
have never been photographed before! I posted my story there and it was =
so
popular and thousands of people read it and had comments for me.Most
surprising was one photographer, who posted old photos of George =
Archibald,
the Co-founder of ICF, which were taken more than 20 years ago. It was =
on
May 9th, 1987. He remembered the exact day when George visited that =
area,
which was a very important wetland for breeding Red-crowned Cranes. =
Because
of George=92s visit all those years ago, he became a bird-lover and
bird-photographer.What a small world!
So far, there are only 15 local bird-related organizations in mainland
China. Outdoor bird watching is a good way to improve people=92s
awareness.More and more people are concerned about the environment. In =
2008,
The New Yorker and The Economist happened to both publish articles about
Chinese birders, introducing the efforts we have made and the problems =
we
were facing. As the editor of China=92s only birding magazine, China
BirdWatch, I decided to use =93China Bird Conservation and theWorld=94 =
as the
theme of the first issue in 2009. I know it=92s impossible to do bird
conservation successfully without the
help from people and organizations in other countries, including ICF. =
Birds
don=92t know countries=92 boundaries.We do bird conservation and =
education
without boundaries, also. Enjoying the beautiful wildlife, including
fabulous birds is human nature. Now, I work with Rare, a U.S based
international
conservation organization, in Kunming, Yunnan province, which is far =
away
from my hometown.We focus on building support for conservation at the =
local
level.We have a model campaign called =93Pride=94, and it inspires =
people to
take pride in the natural assets that make their communities valuable =
and
take action to protect them. Everything is just beginning and I know the
dream will be reality in the end.
I am on the way.
The ICF Bugle - Vol . 2. 35, No. 1 - Februar y 2009
_____ =20
From: Betsy Didrickson [mailto:be...@savingcranes.org]=20
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:05 AM
To: gpanders...@msn.com<mailto:gpanders...@msn.com>
Subject: Feb Bugle
=20
Gordon:
Nice talking with you! Here=92s the Bugle =96 let me know if you need =
anything
else.
=20
Betsy Didrickson
Information Services Manager
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION
E11376 Shady Lane Rd., P.O. Box 447
Baraboo, WI 53913 USA
608.356.9462 x.124/fax: 608.356.9465
<http://www.savingcranes.org/<http://www.savingcranes.org/>>
www.savingcranes.org<http://www.savingcranes.org/>
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