[mou] No Varied Thrush - Olmsted County
The Varied Thrush seen as recently as the 19th at noon in Olmsted County was not seen yesterday. I was there from 4 to 5:30 and did not see the bird. I also spoke to another birder that was there from 2 to 2:30 yesterday who also did not see the bird. Please post if the bird is seen again. Thanks, Chad Aakre Winona County
[mou] Alpha Codes website
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C4FFD0.56D44C18 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What if we stopped using codes all together. I know it makes things a = bit easier for the person writing the email, but for those of us (most = of us?) who face large numbers of emails each day and need to use = triage, guessing what a code in the subject line means is not only a = hassle, but interferes with the message you are tying to convey. =20 thanks =20 Mark Martell=20 Director of Bird Conservation=20 Audubon Minnesota=20 2357 Ventura Drive #106=20 St. Paul, MN 55125=20 651-739-9332=20 651-731-1330 (FAX)=20 -Original Message- From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu]on = Behalf Of James Mattsson Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:21 PM To: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Alpha Codes website FYI: =20 =20 Like so many others that use bird species 4-letter alpha codes in = listserver postings, I sometimes make a guess at a code and too often = get it wrong. So do lots of others, it seems. For example, Northern = Hawk Owl has variously been shown as NOHO, HAOW, NHAO and probably = some others variations. The correct code is NHOW. =20 =20 Another code that is often misused is CEWA. Think that stands for = Cerulean Warbler? Nope. That would be CERW. How about Cedar Waxwing? = Wrong again. That's CEDW. Actually, CEWA stands for nothing...at least = birdwise.=20 =20 The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Banding Lab has a website showing = all the alpha codes in alphabetical order. Unfortunately, it is the = CODES that are in alphabetical order, not the species, which can be = somewhat confusing when you are trying to look up a particular bird by = species common name. Nonetheless, it is a very useful website. I keep = this website bookmarked for quick reference. Hope this will reduce some = of the confusion.=20 =20 http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm =20 GOBI =3D Good Birding =20 =20 James Mattsson Eagan, MN =20 =20 --_=_NextPart_001_01C4FFD0.56D44C18 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTML style=3DFONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans SerifHEAD META HTTP-EQUIV=3DContent-Type CONTENT=3Dtext/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1 META content=3DMSHTML 6.00.2800.1479 name=3DGENERATOR/HEAD BODY DIVSPAN class=3D937584815-21012005FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#ffWhat if we=20 stopped using codes all together. I know it makes things a bit easier = for the=20 person writing the email, but for those of us (most of us?) who face = large=20 numbers of emails each day and need to use triage, guessing what a code = in the=20 subject line means is not only a hassle, but interferes with the message = you are=20 tying to convey./FONT/SPAN/DIV DIVSPAN class=3D937584815-21012005FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#ff/FONT/SPANnbsp;/DIV DIVSPAN class=3D937584815-21012005FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#ffthanks/FONT/SPAN/DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV PFONT face=3DArialMark Martell/FONT BRFONT = face=3DArialDirector of Bird=20 Conservation/FONT BRFONT face=3DArialAudubon Minnesota/FONT = BRFONT=20 face=3DArial2357 Ventura Drive #106/FONT BRFONT face=3DArialSt. = Paul, MN=20 55125/FONT BRFONT face=3DArial651-739-9332/FONT BRFONT=20 face=3DArial651-731-1330 (FAX)/FONT /P BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3DMARGIN-RIGHT: 0px DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3DleftFONT=20 face=3DTahoma-Original Message-BRBFrom:/B=20 mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu]BOn = Behalf Of=20 /BJames MattssonBRBSent:/B Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:21=20 PMBRBTo:/B mou-...@cbs.umn.eduBRBSubject:/B [mou] Alpha = Codes=20 websiteBRBR/FONT/DIV P DIVFYI:nbsp; /DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVLike so many others that use birdnbsp;species 4-letter alpha = codes in=20 listserver postings, I sometimes make a guess at a code and too often = get it=20 wrong. So do lots of others, it seems.nbsp; For example, Northern = Hawk Owl=20 has variously been shown asnbsp; NOHO,nbsp;nbsp;HAOW,nbsp;NHAO and = probably some others variations. The correct code is NHOW.nbsp; = /DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVAnother codenbsp;that is often misused is CEWA. Think that = stands for=20 Cerulean Warbler? Nope. That would be CERW. How about Cedar Waxwing? = Wrong=20 again. That's CEDW.nbsp; Actually, CEWA stands for nothing...at least = birdwise. /DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVThe Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Banding Lab has a website = showing=20 all the alpha codes in alphabetical order.nbsp;Unfortunately, it is = the CODES=20 that are in alphabetical order, not the species, which can be somewhat = confusingnbsp;when you are trying to look up a particular bird by = species=20 common name.nbsp;Nonetheless, it is a very useful website.nbsp; I = keep this=20
[mou] Olmsted County Varied Thrush
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --_=_NextPart_001_01C4FFD5.A98B35EA Content-Type: text/plain The bird was seen this morning at about 8:30 by a group from the Fort Worth Texas Area. It was seen at about 9:30am on the 20th and at least 3 times during the day on the 19th. Good Luck! Diane M. Anderson RT(R) Medical Imaging Technical Services Department of Radiology Mayo Clinic Rochester (507) 266-8504 anderson.di...@mayo.edu --_=_NextPart_001_01C4FFD5.A98B35EA Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN HTML HEAD META HTTP-EQUIV=3DContent-Type CONTENT=3Dtext/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii META NAME=3DGenerator CONTENT=3DMS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2657.73 TITLEOlmsted County Varied Thrush/TITLE /HEAD BODY PFONT COLOR=3D#FF FACE=3DCalifornian FBThe bird was seen = this morning at about 8:30 by a group from the Fort Worth Texas = Area.nbsp; It was seen at about 9:30amnbsp; on the 20th and at least = 3 times during the day on the 19th.nbsp; Good Luck!/FONT/P ULUL PBFONT COLOR=3D#FF SIZE=3D2 FACE=3DComic Sans MSDiane M. = Anderson RT(R)/FONT/B BRBFONT COLOR=3D#FF SIZE=3D2 FACE=3DComic Sans MSMedical = Imaging Technical Services/FONT/B BRBFONT COLOR=3D#FF SIZE=3D2 FACE=3DComic Sans = MSDepartment of Radiology/FONT/B BRBFONT COLOR=3D#FF SIZE=3D2 FACE=3DComic Sans MSMayo = Clinic Rochester/FONT/B BRBFONT COLOR=3D#FF SIZE=3D2 FACE=3DComic Sans MS(507) = 266-8504/FONT/B BRBFONT COLOR=3D#FF SIZE=3D2 FACE=3DComic Sans = MSanderson.di...@mayo.edu/FONT/B /P BR /UL/UL /BODY /HTML --_=_NextPart_001_01C4FFD5.A98B35EA--
[mou] Townsend's Solitaire
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0029_01C4FFA6.C5626330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Relocated the Townsend's Solitaire at Ann Lake this morning at the 1.5 = mile mark along the access road. The road is closed at the one mile = mark, but parking is available on the right hand side, and the walk in = is relatively easy. It was back in the more open treed area on the left = hand side. There was also a flock of 20+ Purple Finches; however, the Bohemians = were conspicuously absent. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs Sherburne Counties --=_NextPart_000_0029_01C4FFA6.C5626330 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1 META content=3DMSHTML 6.00.2800.1479 name=3DGENERATOR STYLE/STYLE /HEAD BODY bgColor=3D#ff DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Relocated the Townsend's Solitaire at = Ann Lake this=20 morning at the 1.5 mile mark along the access road.nbsp; The road is = closed at=20 the one mile mark, but parking is available on the right hand side, and = the walk=20 in is relatively easy.nbsp; It was back in the more open treed area on = the left=20 hand side./FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2/FONTFONT face=3DArial = size=3D2/FONTnbsp;/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2There was also a flock of 20+ Purple = Finches;=20 however, the Bohemians were conspicuously absent./FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2/FONTnbsp;/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Al Schirmacher/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Princeton, MN/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Mille Lacs amp; Sherburne = Counties/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2/FONTnbsp;/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2/FONTnbsp;/DIV/BODY/HTML --=_NextPart_000_0029_01C4FFA6.C5626330--
[mou] Alpha Codes website
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3189149856_945108_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I agree with Mark one thousand percent! Those abbreviations serve the purpose for bird banders, but many of the rest of us have to stop and fill in the words each time we see something like GGOW, or whatever. Let's use birds' names, all of us know birds by their names. And it can't be too time-consuming to write them out: use the full name in the first reference, then some generic (such as 'the owl') from there on out. It's a matter of better communication, Regards, Val Cunningham St. Paul, Minn. on 1/21/05 9:46 AM, MARTELL, Mark at mmart...@audubon.org wrote: What if we stopped using codes all together. I know it makes things a bit easier for the person writing the email, but for those of us (most of us?) who face large numbers of emails each day and need to use triage, guessing what a code in the subject line means is not only a hassle, but interferes with the message you are tying to convey. thanks Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) -Original Message- From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu]on Behalf Of James Mattsson Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:21 PM To: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Alpha Codes website FYI: Like so many others that use bird species 4-letter alpha codes in listserver postings, I sometimes make a guess at a code and too often get it wrong. So do lots of others, it seems. For example, Northern Hawk Owl has variously been shown as NOHO, HAOW, NHAO and probably some others variations. The correct code is NHOW. Another code that is often misused is CEWA. Think that stands for Cerulean Warbler? Nope. That would be CERW. How about Cedar Waxwing? Wrong again. That's CEDW. Actually, CEWA stands for nothing...at least birdwise. The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Banding Lab has a website showing all the alpha codes in alphabetical order. Unfortunately, it is the CODES that are in alphabetical order, not the species, which can be somewhat confusing when you are trying to look up a particular bird by species common name. Nonetheless, it is a very useful website. I keep this website bookmarked for quick reference. Hope this will reduce some of the confusion. http://www.pwrc..usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm GOBI = Good Birding James Mattsson Eagan, MN --MS_Mac_OE_3189149856_945108_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable HTML HEAD TITLERe: [mou] Alpha Codes website/TITLE /HEAD BODY I agree with Mark one thousand percent! Those abbreviations serve the purpo= se for bird banders, but many of the rest of us have to stop and fill in the= words each time we see something like GGOW, or whatever. Let's use birds' n= ames, all of us know birds by their names. And it can't be too time-consumin= g to write them out: use the full name in the first reference, then some gen= eric (such as 'the owl') from there on out. BR BR It's a matter of better communication,BR Regards,BR Val CunninghamBR St. Paul, Minn.BR BR on 1/21/05 9:46 AM, MARTELL, Mark at mmart...@audubon.org wrote:BR BR BLOCKQUOTEFONT COLOR=3D#FFFONT FACE=3DArialWhat if we stopped usi= ng codes all together. I know it makes things a bit easier for the person wr= iting the email, but for those of us (most of us?) who face large numbers of= emails each day and need to use triage, guessing what a code in the subject= line means is not only a hassle, but interferes with the message you are ty= ing to convey.BR /FONT/FONT BR FONT COLOR=3D#FFFONT FACE=3DArialthanksBR /FONT/FONT BR FONT FACE=3DArialMark Martell/FONT BR FONT FACE=3DArialDirector of Bird Conservation/FONT BR FONT FACE=3DArialAudubon Minnesota/FONT BR FONT FACE=3DArial2357 Ventura Drive #106/FONT BR FONT FACE=3DArialSt. Paul, MN 55125/FONT BR FONT FACE=3DArial651-739-9332/FONT BR FONT FACE=3DArial651-731-1330 (FAX)/FONT BR BLOCKQUOTE-Original Message-BR BFrom:/B mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu]B= On Behalf Of /BJames MattssonBR BSent:/B Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:21 PMBR BTo:/B mou-...@cbs.umn.eduBR BSubject:/B [mou] Alpha Codes websiteBR BR BR FYI: nbsp;BR BR Like so many others that use bird species 4-letter alpha codes in listserve= r postings, I sometimes make a guess at a code and too often get it wrong. S= o do lots of others, it seems. nbsp;For example, Northern Hawk Owl has vari= ously been shown as nbsp;NOHO, nbsp;HAOW, NHAO and probably some others va= riations. The correct code is NHOW. nbsp;BR BR Another code that is often misused is CEWA. Think that stands for Cerulean = Warbler? Nope. That
[mou] Dakota Co. GGOW
--0__=09BBE503DFFAE83D8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBE503DFFAE83D Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Jim Mattsson asked me to post. Great Gray Owl. 11:15am. Dakota Co. , Eagan. Bird in tree immediately south of U.S. Postal Office parking lot. Locat= ed about 150m southwest of intersection of Lexington Ave. and Clubview Rd.= Parking lot accessible by turning west onto Clubview and then turning l= eft (south) at 2nd turn. Drive around to south behind Post Office and look = at small woody, grassy area immediately adjacent to parking area. Saw bird= at 10 m. It dropped down and flew to nearby tree to west. = --0__=09BBE503DFFAE83D8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBE503DFFAE83D Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline htmlbody pJim Mattsson asked me to post. br br Great Gray Owl. 11:15am. Dakota Co. , Eagan. br br Bird in tree immediately south of U.S. Postal Office parking lot. Locat= ed about 150m southwest of intersection of Lexington Ave. and Clubview = Rd. Parking lot accessible by turning west onto Clubview and then turn= ing left (south) at 2nd turn. Drive around to south behind Post Office = and look at small woody, grassy area immediately adjacent to parking ar= ea. Saw bird at 10 m. It dropped down and flew to nearby tree to west. = br br /body/html= --0__=09BBE503DFFAE83D8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBE503DFFAE83D--
[mou] Dakota owl update and request
The Great Gray Owl was present in the same location at 3:50 PM. Becky Lystig Eagan, Dakota County James Mattsson wrote: 1/21/05 - 2:15pm. The Great Gray Owl was perched in tree about 60m west of Lexington Ave. near edge of previously describe parking lot and was easily viewed from the car. There is no reason to get out of your car. Doing so may force the bird to move, thus stressing it and and others may miss opportunity to see this individual. As always, as this is a government facility, and snow conditions are getting worse, please use caution and good judgement. Thanks Good luck James Mattsson
