[mou-net] Sprague's Pipit Conservation Plan
Check out this website for the just published Sprague's Pipit conservation plan. The Sprague's Pipit was once a common breeder in northwestern Minnesota. http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/birds/spraguespipit/SpraguesJS2010r4.pdf ** Robert P. Russell Division of Migratory Birds Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Brrrrdathon! World's Coldest Jan14-15
The world's coldest Birdathon--The 2011 BDATHON--is soon here! January 14-15, 2011. Teams of 2-4 members will scour NE MN and NW WI in either the 2-day or 1-day events. There is also a photothon for bird photographers. New, lower entry fees. Register now and help us in our goal of raising money for land and construction of a Sax-Zim Bog Birder/Photographer Visitor Center. http://www.birdnation.org/bdathon/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Clarification - MOURC Meeting
To clarify my earlier post, the MOU Paper Session scheduled on 12-4-10 has not changed locations or date. My post for the meeting at the MVNWR Visitor Center was referring only to the Records Committee Meeting. My apologies if I created any confusion. Tom Tustison MOURC Chairperson Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Cardinals in Duluth
Well its not new news that Duluth has Northern Cardinals but presently as I type this I have 8 Northern Cardinals at my feeders. 5 males and 3 females. My yard looks like some yard you'll see Bloomington, MN! Mike Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://www.mikehendricksonbirding.com Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/ Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] La Crosse CBC - Saturday, December 18th
The La Crosse Area Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 18th. The count is centered on the La Crosse County Court house in downtown La Crosse, WI and includes area in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. If anyone is interested in participating, I can always use more help!! A reply to this e-mail would work great. Thanks, Dan Jackson Chaseburg, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Near La Crosse) www.pbase.com/dejackson community.webshots.com/user/DanielEJackson Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Eurasian Tree Sparrow Update
From: Richard Phillips Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 2:06 PM Subject: Eurasian Tree Sparrow Update Dave, I can't figure out how to do an update on the ETS, so I'll just let you know that I have not seen it for the last two days. After this snow storm with all the heavy bird feeding activity, I figure that if it was still here I would have seen it but no luck. Could you post an update to let everyone know that the bird has departed for warmer regions. Thanks, Richard Phillips Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] photo ID correction
Hello! I wanted to clarify about one of the gulls photographed/mentioned from yesterday's email. The Nelson's Gull that I mentioned is actually a 2nd-cycle Thayer's Gull. Up until doing some reading and emailing, I was led to a different gull species. Here are the photos posted yesterday... http://www.pbase.com/image/130753700 http://www.pbase.com/image/130753701 http://www.pbase.com/image/130753702 Here's my write-up as for why the bird in the photos is a 2nd-cycle Thayer's Gull, and not a Nelson's Gull. Mike Hendrickson helped me out with this, and was the one who originally caught the mis-ID. This bird has a smooth, round and slender head (Thayer's Gull trait). Glaucous Gulls and Herring Gulls, and their hybrid counterparts (Nelson's Gulls) all have relatively blockier-looking heads. Although the relative size of the neck can change due to the angle at which the bird is viewed, I've noticed that when the head is fully extended, Thayer's Gulls tend to have a more slender-necked look, whereas the Herring Gulls have a thicker-looking neck. The gull in the photos has a grayish scapular (central-back) region, which when bordered with brown wings, is usually a 2nd-cycle (2nd-year) trait of many gulls. The bill on this bird is bi-colored. The inside of the bill is pink, and the end is black. Because of the plumage mentioned earlier, this bird is a 2nd-cycle bird. A Nelson's Gull would be much paler throughout much of the wing. The upper-wings (when wings are folded in) are plain and smudged looking, of tan/brown tones with 2nd-Cycle Thayer's Gulls. This bird clearly shows that. The secondaries (inner flight feathers on the back of the wing) on this bird look very pale, and evenly tan in color with much of the wing. Howell and Dunne's Gulls of the Americas mentions this field mark in 2nd-cycle Thayer's Gulls, regarding the secondaries. It's amazing how much variation there is in gulls! I wonder what birds were swept into the northwoods with today's snow storm! We'll have to see... Good birdwatching, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN NATURALLY AVIAN - Bird Photography and Guided Bird Hikes www.pbase.com/birdfedr birdf...@gmail.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] zebra mussels waterbird mortality
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