Don't forget, House Finches were a big deal back then, weren't they? -- Sincerely,
Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus Seneca* ---- On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Al Schirmacher <alschirmac...@live.com>wrote: > Had the good fortune to pick up a signed 1975 copy of Minnesota Birds by > Jan Green & Bob Janssen at a cities used bookstore, interesting to see how > avifauna changes. Noted these: > > * Trumpeter Swan, listed as extirpated. Now there's a happy change. > > * King Rail, regular. Not so anymore, sigh. > > * Ross' Goose, accidental. Another nice change. > > * Mississippi Kite, hypothetical. Only one sighting noted, think how often > they're seen at Hawk Ridge now. > > * Bobwhite, regular. Now presumed extirpated. > > * Turkey, hypothetical. Not now! > > * Great Black-backed Gull, accidental. Believe they're seen just about > every winter now in Duluth. Lesser Black-backed not even listed. > > * Burrowing & Boreal Owls, both regular. Sigh. > > * Say's Phoebe, hypothetical. Nested last year in western MN. > > * Bewick's Wren, casual. Now extirpated? > > * Blue-winged Warbler, listed as resident north to Dakota County, now > breeding in Sherburne & occasionally present in Mille Lacs. > > * Hooded Warbler, accidental, now breeds annually at Murphy Hanrehan. > > * Great-tailed Grackle, not listed. > > * Lark Bunting, regular. Sigh. > > I'm sure there were others, but found the comparisons fascinating. Thanks, > Jan & Bob, for this field guide. > > > > > > Al Schirmacher > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
