[mou] spring Migrants Make Great music
No matter the lousy, cold rainy rotten weather, this week, the chorus of Harris,White-Throated, White Crowned Sparrows, Cardinals, Chickadees, and a fabulous solo effort by a Brown Thrasher, each morning, has made the mornings a little brighter. The Grosbeaks have been a welcome sight and three Orioles have been at the grape jelly since last Friday. The Red-Breasted Nuthatch has become a regular on the deck just outside the door. John nelson Near Beauford MN
[mou] What are the requirements for posting to the list server.
Jeff, You did nothing wrong. Your post about Palm Warblers made me check out the spot you described while I was at Bass Ponds and I saw the warbler. I also saw a Tennessee Warbler and a Yellow Warbler in the same spot. I had not seen a Palm Warbler for almost 2 years and was quite happy to see one again. I personally feel that any post about birds is worthy of being posted on this listserv, not just the ones that result in "life birds" or birds that get someone closer to some magical number for the year. I hope you continue to post on here and I hope that what happened to you does not cause more people to reconsider posting here in the future. I am sure that thoughts and sightings of many birders are kept to themselves because they don't want to be chastised or mocked. -Derek Bakken Minneapolis, MN www.flickr.com/photos/dobak ornitholature.blogspot.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/64d1bd07/attachment.html
[mou] What are the requirements for posting to the list server.
Here is what the MOU website has to say about posting rules to the listserv: "It is a place where birders can share their sightings -- notable or otherwise -- with other interested people. We particularly invite posts of observations that contribute to the understanding of the birds in the state. This includes sightings of birds that are unusual, in an unusual location or out of season, or present in significantly higher numbers than normally expected." I would think that a palm warbler would fall under the category of "otherwise" by that definition and therefore allowable. The rules also state: "MOU-Net is also a place where you can ask questions or make observations regarding the identification, behavior, and natural history of birds in Minnesota." Why can't a photo of a bird that a list member took be considered an observation? Members of the listserv are not allowed to send photos because some people still have dial up or have issues with receiving attachments through the listser. Some on this list have gone to the effort to create their own sites to post their photos and to just post a link to the listserv where people can either follow the link or hit the Delete Key (it's not that hard to hit a Delete Key). I personally enjoy that. I appreciate it when Jeff Fischer, Linda Krueger, Bernie Friel, Bill Marchel or anyone posts links to their site of bird photos. Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN On May 3, 2008, at 9:51 PM, jeff fischer wrote: > It was my belief that the purpose of this list server was to share > bird sightings that other birders may be interested in. It appear, > however, that I may be mistaken. Last week I posted about a trip > that I made to the bass ponds and about spotting a palm warbler > there. I do not post most of the birds that I see, since they are > not usually anything spectacular however this was the first palm > warbler that I spotted this year and since warblers have just > recently started migrating back I thought that maybe others may be > interested in it. I guess that I was wrong, or so I was told. I > received a reply back stating that palm warblers had been reported > all over the Twin Cities and that I should confine my thoughts to > new sightings. > > Now it is very possible that others have posted about seeing palm > warblers. I did check around a bit before I posted it and I did not > see it listed anywhere but since I subscribe to 4 different list > servers, and receive hundreds of e-mails per week, it is very > possible that I may have missed that fact in someone else's post. > > So is this the rule about posting? If someone else has posted about > a species then I should not post about it? Or is it the fact that > palm warblers are too common to post about? If this is the case how > do I determine which species are special and can be posted about > and which ones are not. > > The e-mail response went on to say, "Remember that this is a > birding listserve, not a photographers list serve. There are many > good listserves that would appreciate your photos but this is not > one of them." This was because I posted a link to my blog since I > did take a picture of the bird. Is this also unacceptable? > > My blog site is about Minnesota birding. It links to the MOU > website and I frequently promote the MOU in posts. I have seen > quite a few people who put links to websites, blogs, or one of the > picture sites in their posts so that they can share their bird > photos with other Minnesota birders. Is this unacceptable? If so I > apologize since no one has ever replied with anything except > compliments in the past. > > I do not want to cause trouble or make a federal case out of the > incident. If I have been wrong in how I have been posting to the > list server I would like to know so that I can make sure that I am > following the correct procedure. My only desire, with any of my > posts, is to share birding sightings and birding photos with people > who share my love of birds and if I have been doing that wrong then > I will change and make sure that I do things right in the future. > > Thanks, > Jeff Fischer > http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. > Try it now. > > --- > This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' > Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http:// > moumn.org/subscribe.html. > - > To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with > a subject of unsubscribe. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/4ffc4fb7/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Short-eared Owl in Aitkin County
At about 8:00 this evening I had a SHORT-EARED OWL about 2 hundred yards east of the junction of County Road 1 and County Road 22 about three miles north of Aitkin. I also had the first LECONTE'S SPARROWS calling on territory along County Road 1 this evening. Warren Nelson
[mou] What are the requirements for posting to the list server.
It was my?belief that the purpose of this list server was to share bird sightings that other birders may be interested in. It appear, however, that I may be mistaken. Last week I posted about a trip that I made to the bass ponds and about spotting a palm warbler there. I do not post most of the birds that I see, since they are not usually anything spectacular however this was the first palm warbler that I spotted this year and since warblers have just recently started migrating back I thought that maybe others may be interested in it. I guess that I was wrong, or so I was told. I received a reply back stating that palm warblers had been reported all over the Twin Cities and that I should confine my thoughts to new sightings. ? Now it is very possible that others have posted about seeing palm warblers. I did check around a bit before I posted it and I did not see it listed anywhere but since I subscribe to 4 different list servers, and receive hundreds of e-mails per week, it is very possible that I may have missed that fact in someone else's post. ? So is this the rule about posting? If someone else has?posted about?a species then I should not post about it? Or is it the fact that palm warblers are too common to post about? If this is the case how do I determine which species are special and can be posted about and which ones are not. ? The e-mail response went on to say, "Remember that this is a birding listserve, not a photographers list serve.? There are many good listserves that would appreciate your photos but this is not one of them." This was because I posted a link to my blog since I did take a picture of the bird. Is this also unacceptable? ? My blog site is about Minnesota birding. It links to the MOU website and I frequently?promote the MOU in posts. I have seen quite a few people who put links to websites, blogs, or one of the picture sites in their posts so that they can share their bird photos with other Minnesota birders. Is this unacceptable? If so I apologize since no one has ever replied with anything except compliments in the past. ? I do not want to cause trouble or make a federal case out of the incident. If I?have been?wrong in how I have been posting to the list server I would like to know so that I can make sure that I am following the correct procedure. My only desire, with any of my posts, is to share birding?sightings and birding photos with people who share my love of birds and if I have been doing that wrong then I will change and make sure that I do things right in the future. ? Thanks, Jeff Fischer http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/ec57a864/attachment.html
[mou] Cape May Warbler
There is a single Cape May Warbler in the Oak Trees in my front yard in White Bear Lake.? Feeding on the sprouts, assuming nectar. First for me, John -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/e1c20eba/attachment.html
[mou] The truth behind bird photography
In an attempt to make lots of people feel better about the photos they've taken of birds they've encountered, I've posted some of my "work" from this morning's banding session in Lakeville, MN. http://minnesotabirdnerd.blogspot.com Humbly yours, Roger Everhart Apple Valley, MN www.ncbo.org
[mou] Willets -- Duluth
Six Willets are on a rock just 25m out in Lake Superior, opposite 9321 Congdon Blvd (North Shore Scenic Drive). That's 1/4 mile SW of McQuade. Frank Berdan Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[mou] Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County
We took a quick drive through Vadnais and the warblers are showing up there, now. We didn't see a lot of birds but did have a couple nice ones! Nashville Warbler (1) Tennessee Warbler (1) Yellow Rumps Palm Warbler Ruby Crowned Kinglet Black Throated Green (1) -- a real surprise -- had some very nice views a possible Pine Warbler but not a long enough view for a positive ID bald eagle Most of the warblers were in the stretch of juniper-like (?) trees on the west side of the road about the middle of the drive. That area is always a good warbler spot in the spring and fall. The lake was totally bare today, not even a mallard! Gail Gail Wieberdink wieber64 at comcast.net -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/db7f5dd8/attachment.html
[mou] photo website
The link I gave, in an email earlier today, for our photo website update did not include <.com> after it. So, if anyone tried to go to the website from there, it would not have worked. Sorry. The link is www.FLIGHTofNATURE.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/6b64d003/attachment.html
[mou] Maplewood Nature Center
Besides the Prothonotary Warbler of previous notice, the following were seen or heard. Palm W, 3 or 4 Nashville W Yellow-rumped W, many Orange Crown W, 3 or more Oven Bird Yellow W Common Yellowthroat Black-and-White W, at least six Ruby-crowned Kinglet, many White-throated Sparrow, 4 Field S. Song S Chipping S Brown Creeper White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Flickers singing, many Red-bellied WP Downy Hairy Sandhill Cranes, heard flying Sora Rail Virginia Rail Osprey Tree Swallows, many Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Wood Duck, 5 Mallards, 7 Blue-winged Teal, pair Bill Bronn Maplewood, MN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/7510456f/attachment-0001.html
[mou] NO KITE
The Bass Ponds kite has not been refound since its original sighting - as of 1:15 pm -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/3f6e536e/attachment.html
[mou] Prothonotary Warbler
Maplewood Nature Center: brilliant male Prothonotary Warbler seen at 12:15 PM today. Enter at Nature Center?s main entry [off Century Ave & 7th], go through iron gate, proceed directly to the largest lake/pond, go right on path to first & smaller viewing platform on the lake/pond, less than 100 yards. Suggest not actually getting on the platform. The bird perched several times on the tree almost overhanging the platform and a couple times in the cattails immediately in front of the platform. Sometimes he hid in the bushy undergrowth of the trees on the other side of the platform. Note: there is a Yellow Warbler doing much the same thing in its bright but orangier yellow. Bill Bronn Maplewood, MN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/bdecfeed/attachment.html
[mou] Photo website updatge
We have an amazing update to our photo website this time! We traveled to the Platte River in Nebraska to observe the Sandhill Crane migration and reserved a spot in a blind through Rowe Sanctuary. If you haven't experienced the cranes coming into the mudflats in the evening or departing them in the morning from a blind, do so! It is an amazing sight to see and hear thousands (over 200,000 the day we were there!) of cranes taking off or landing. We also went through the Nebraska Sandhills and reserved a spot in two different blinds, one to observe Greater Prairie Chickens and one to observe Sharp-tailed Grouse. The man that arranges trips to these blinds is amazing. He has been doing this for 8 years and he takes a lot of time getting the birds use to the blinds, slowly bringing them closer and closer to the area the birds are in. We were within 4 feet of the birds at times! If anyone is interested in knowing the name of the person who we went through to observe these birds, email us and we'd be happy to share that info. We also went to the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri. We would highly recommend this trip as well. The staff there was very knowledgeable and concerned about the welfare of all the birds living there. We've included photos of the following birds that were photographed there: Bateleur Eagle Golden Eagle Tawny Eagle American Wedge-tail Eagle Long Crested Eagle Harris's Hawk Lizard Buzzard (a Hawk) Great Black Hawk American Kestral Peregrine Falcon Spectacled Owl Barn Owl Barn Owl babies - only 1 month old! White-necked Raven Turkey Vulture There were other birds at the Sanctuary. They even put on a half hour show with selected birds that the audience loved. In addition to all the birds we mentioned above, we have photos of other birds we encountered during our vacation: Snow Geese Redhead Green-winged Teal American Wigeon Northern Pintail Gadwall Western Meadowlark Horned Lark A Cattle Drive of 200 cows that went right down the main street of a small Nebraska town! Northern Shoveler Red-breasted Merganser And, the Corn Palace in South Dakota! We also photographed the Lesser Scaup recently at the 180th Street Marsh in Hastings and included a photo of this bird in this update. Right now, Kevin and I are enjoying the new video camera we have mounted inside one of our Bluebird houses. Yesterday the female laid one egg and today she laid a second egg. We are getting a lot of nice photos and videos and will include them in our next website update. We are also busy photographing a male breeding Yellow-rumped Warbler today. This bird is super friendly and ends up coming too close to us for photographing Enjoy! Linda and Kevin Krueger www.FLIGHTofNATURE -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/7262da73/attachment.html
[mou] Mississippi Kite - Hennepin
Mark Ochs found an adult at the Bass Ponds at 11:15 am. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/f698af79/attachment.html
[mou] Mankato Bird Club outing 5/3
Hey birders! The Mankato Bird Club had a field trip this morning to the The Ponds of St. Peter (their old sewage lagoons). Between there and Seven Mile Creek County Park we were able to find 60 species. Highlights: Sparrows: White-crowned, Harris', Clay-colored, Lincoln's, Field, Savannah, White-throated Warblers: Tennessee, Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Orange-crowned, Black-and-white, Yellow, Palm, Ovenbird Other: Broad-winged Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker, Pine Siskin, Swainson's Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Lesser Yellowlegs Happy birding! Chad Heins Mankato, MN Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[mou] Eastern Bluebird
We have a video camera inside one of our Bluebird nesting boxes. Yesterday morning the female laid her first egg and this morning she laid a second egg. Linda Krueger Hastings, MN www.FLIGHTofNATURE.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/8ae285fa/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Rose-breasted Grosbeak - St Louis Park
My daughter and I spied a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the feeders this morning in St Louis Park. It was the first time I'd seen one in the yard. It flew away as soon as we walked back there, but perched in a nearby elm where we were able to get a good long look at it. I am a novice birder, so this was a first for me!
[mou] FOY Otter Tail Cty
Male baltimore oriole at the feeder this a.m. This week I also added to my lifetime list both the eared & horned grebes, as well as a greater scaup. (e. grebe & scaup in the Ottertail River channel along cty. 1 about 1.5 mi. W of Ottertail city - the h. grebes were in Dead Lake where it meets cyt 14 W of Richville about 4 mi.) Amy Drake Richville, MN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080503/5d03b30a/attachment.html
[mou] bird web page
I was just woundering if anyone new where i could start to build my own bird webpage so i could put my pictures on the web and maybe sell on there also so if there is any good way to do this please let me know. MIKE LEHRKE wright county
[mou] MRVAC Trumpeter Newsletter
The May & June issue of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) Trumpeter Newsletter is now available at: http://home.comcast.net/~mrvac/May2008.doc Dr. Doug Johnson of the US Geological Survey's Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, headquartered in Jamestown, North Dakota and a Professor in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Conservation at the University of Minnesota will be our speaker at our May 22nd meeting. Steve Weston MRVAC Program Chair sweston2 at comcast.net
