This morning about 10:30 a.m. while I and a few other birders were looking for the Black Scoter on Lake Harriet, someone bashed in the passenger window of my car and stole a backpack off the front seat. The car was parked on Lake Harriet Parkway in an open area, and we were standing only about 75 yards away and across the street at the time.
The Minneapolis park police told me that the guys who do this are very sophisticated. They do it quickly and quietly and usually have a spotter working with them. Fortunately, the only thing of value they got was a new pair of prescription eye glasses—expensive, but easily replaced. And, yes, I did get the Black Scoter. But it was one expensive bird! Gerry Hoekstra Northfield ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
