Re: [mou-net] In search of shorebirds...
Thanks for this suggestion! On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:49 PM Curt Rawn wrote: > Hello Tom, and all others, > > The New Germany wetlands are quite wide. I don't think binoculars would be > of much value. > That said, I was there on Sunday and the water was very high. Birds that > forage in mud were elsewhere, also the egrets and herons were scarce. > I noticed Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie was not mentioned here. That area > is productive and not as large as New Germany. > 44.856788,-93.439692 > > Curt > > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 6:20 PM Robert Williams wrote: > > > Stopped there briefly this afternoon. The water is too high for > > shorebirds. I didn’t see anything of interest but I didn’t take the time > > to scope. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 2:37 PM, linda whyte < > > 004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone revisited Armstrong Wetland Restoration ? I never got there > in > > > the spring, and have no idea if it has any potential for mudflats, but > it > > > sounded as though it might attract migrators at some point. > > > Linda Whyte > > > > > >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:27 AM Steve Weston > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Lake Byllesby reservoir is a recreational lake during the summer and > > they > > >> keep the water levels high until after Labor Day, when they start to > > draw > > >> down the water and expose the mud flats. For that reason it is better > > for > > >> shorebirds in the spring than the fall. > > >> > > >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 10:52 PM Nancy Sundeen > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I was at Lake Byllesby today. It is at full height, no mud flats. > > >>> Nancy S. > > >>> > > >>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > On Aug 14, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Tom Gilde wrote: > > > > I meant to send this to the entire listserv - I am curious about > > >>> conditions at Lake Byllesby. > > > > Tom G > > > > “ Missy, the sod farm is on both sides of Blaine Ave. for a half > mile, > > >>> tops. The west side was being stripped of sod when I visited earlier > > in > > >>> the week - apparently that is where birds are now being found. There > > are > > >>> also a variety of puddles along this road and there will be more > after > > >> this > > >>> evening, I’d imagine. > > > > To the west along 200th St. there is another sod farm on the south > > side > > >>> of 200th. This street is fairly busy but I think that there is > > >> sufficient > > >>> shoulder to park on, although I’ve been leery of that. If you head > > south > > >>> of Farmington on Denmark Ave. you will find the eBird hotspot, > > Farmington > > >>> Shorebird Ponds - sloughs, actually. I watched a number of Virginia > > >> Rails > > >>> there and saw some sandpipers, too, think week. > > > > Maybe others will weigh in about Lake Byllesby, further south. > There > > >>> are great mudflats on the northwest side of this lake unless the dam > on > > >> the > > >>> east side has been opened to raise the water level - I don’t know if > > >> these > > >>> flats are exposed or not but they were great in spring, even yielding > > >>> Avocets.“ > > > > > On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Missy Bowen > > >> wrote: > > > > > > All, > > > We were heading to western MN to check out shorebirds for a couple > of > > >>> days, > > > but family matters got in the way. My academic work starts next > week. > > >> I > > > still need my shorebird fix, however. I have tomorrow open until > > > mid-afternoon, coming from northern Washington County.I will also > > have > > >>> more > > > travel time the following week, but I am thinking most of the birds > > >> I'm > > > hoping for will have already left. > > > > > > Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County looks like a great bet. Any other > > > suggestions? Those who bird Jirik: is there any particular spot(s) > > you > > > recommend? I've never been there. > > > > > > I'm looking for Baird's, Stilt, Upland, and Buff-breasted > sandpipers > > >>> plus > > > both Wilson's and Red-Necked phalaropes for lifers, and for my > skimpy > > > Covid-year list I'd be happy to see a Semi-palmated, a Solitary > > >> (!),or a > > > Least (yeah I know!). > > > > > > This group provides immeasurable help to a part-time resident like > > me, > > >>> who > > > has to relearn species every year and limited knowledge of "go-to" > > >>> places. > > > > > > Thank you all! > > > Missy Bowen > > > Otisville. > > > > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: > > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >
Re: [mou-net] In search of shorebirds...
Hello Tom, and all others, The New Germany wetlands are quite wide. I don't think binoculars would be of much value. That said, I was there on Sunday and the water was very high. Birds that forage in mud were elsewhere, also the egrets and herons were scarce. I noticed Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie was not mentioned here. That area is productive and not as large as New Germany. 44.856788,-93.439692 Curt On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 6:20 PM Robert Williams wrote: > Stopped there briefly this afternoon. The water is too high for > shorebirds. I didn’t see anything of interest but I didn’t take the time > to scope. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 2:37 PM, linda whyte < > 004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > > > Has anyone revisited Armstrong Wetland Restoration ? I never got there in > > the spring, and have no idea if it has any potential for mudflats, but it > > sounded as though it might attract migrators at some point. > > Linda Whyte > > > >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:27 AM Steve Weston > wrote: > >> > >> Lake Byllesby reservoir is a recreational lake during the summer and > they > >> keep the water levels high until after Labor Day, when they start to > draw > >> down the water and expose the mud flats. For that reason it is better > for > >> shorebirds in the spring than the fall. > >> > >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 10:52 PM Nancy Sundeen > wrote: > >>> > >>> I was at Lake Byllesby today. It is at full height, no mud flats. > >>> Nancy S. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > On Aug 14, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Tom Gilde wrote: > > I meant to send this to the entire listserv - I am curious about > >>> conditions at Lake Byllesby. > > Tom G > > “ Missy, the sod farm is on both sides of Blaine Ave. for a half mile, > >>> tops. The west side was being stripped of sod when I visited earlier > in > >>> the week - apparently that is where birds are now being found. There > are > >>> also a variety of puddles along this road and there will be more after > >> this > >>> evening, I’d imagine. > > To the west along 200th St. there is another sod farm on the south > side > >>> of 200th. This street is fairly busy but I think that there is > >> sufficient > >>> shoulder to park on, although I’ve been leery of that. If you head > south > >>> of Farmington on Denmark Ave. you will find the eBird hotspot, > Farmington > >>> Shorebird Ponds - sloughs, actually. I watched a number of Virginia > >> Rails > >>> there and saw some sandpipers, too, think week. > > Maybe others will weigh in about Lake Byllesby, further south. There > >>> are great mudflats on the northwest side of this lake unless the dam on > >> the > >>> east side has been opened to raise the water level - I don’t know if > >> these > >>> flats are exposed or not but they were great in spring, even yielding > >>> Avocets.“ > > > On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Missy Bowen > >> wrote: > > > > All, > > We were heading to western MN to check out shorebirds for a couple of > >>> days, > > but family matters got in the way. My academic work starts next week. > >> I > > still need my shorebird fix, however. I have tomorrow open until > > mid-afternoon, coming from northern Washington County.I will also > have > >>> more > > travel time the following week, but I am thinking most of the birds > >> I'm > > hoping for will have already left. > > > > Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County looks like a great bet. Any other > > suggestions? Those who bird Jirik: is there any particular spot(s) > you > > recommend? I've never been there. > > > > I'm looking for Baird's, Stilt, Upland, and Buff-breasted sandpipers > >>> plus > > both Wilson's and Red-Necked phalaropes for lifers, and for my skimpy > > Covid-year list I'd be happy to see a Semi-palmated, a Solitary > >> (!),or a > > Least (yeah I know!). > > > > This group provides immeasurable help to a part-time resident like > me, > >>> who > > has to relearn species every year and limited knowledge of "go-to" > >>> places. > > > > Thank you all! > > Missy Bowen > > Otisville. > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >>> > >>> > >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>> >
Re: [mou-net] Bird sightings
I really enjoy the birding groups on Facebook. Some of them do a very good job of very rapid notification of rare sightings. That being said I took a break from Facebook about 7 weeks ago and plan to stay off until after the election. So this is my main source other than eBird emails! Thanks Nina personal email account of: Nina Hale 612-805-2071 On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 6:29 PM Alex wrote: > There are two very popular bird ID groups on Facebook: What’s this Bird? > run by the ABA and The Bird Identification Group of the World run by > community members. The chief differences between the two are that The Bird > ID Group requires reasonings for IDs or hints to be given to lead the > poster to the correct ID, versus What’s this Bird? where the ID can be said > without any reasonings. It’s handy if you just want a quick ID for > something but if you want a bit more in depth content it might not be the > best place. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 5:46 PM, Jeanie Joppru wrote: > > > > > > I should have said “start an ID only group on Facebook” > > > > > > > > I tend to agree with much that has been said about Facebook. I do enjoy > it for contact with others and other interesting posts( not the ads), > however , but not for bird sightings. It is too diffuse, too many ways to > report, and you can’t ever find what you saw yesterday when you had no > option to go look for what was reported! That said , I think it serves a > good purpose in teaching and giving access to those who are beginning > birders. I wistfully wish that someone would start an ID only > listanyone interested in serving that need?? That might remove a lot of > sightings that serious listers would not be interested in. Perhaps someone > might like to be the “expert”. > > > > Jeanie Joppru > > Pennington County, MN > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Bird sightings
There are two very popular bird ID groups on Facebook: What’s this Bird? run by the ABA and The Bird Identification Group of the World run by community members. The chief differences between the two are that The Bird ID Group requires reasonings for IDs or hints to be given to lead the poster to the correct ID, versus What’s this Bird? where the ID can be said without any reasonings. It’s handy if you just want a quick ID for something but if you want a bit more in depth content it might not be the best place. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2020, at 5:46 PM, Jeanie Joppru wrote: > > > I should have said “start an ID only group on Facebook” > > > > I tend to agree with much that has been said about Facebook. I do enjoy it > for contact with others and other interesting posts( not the ads), however , > but not for bird sightings. It is too diffuse, too many ways to report, and > you can’t ever find what you saw yesterday when you had no option to go look > for what was reported! That said , I think it serves a good purpose in > teaching and giving access to those who are beginning birders. I wistfully > wish that someone would start an ID only listanyone interested in serving > that need?? That might remove a lot of sightings that serious listers would > not be interested in. Perhaps someone might like to be the “expert”. > > Jeanie Joppru > Pennington County, MN > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] In search of shorebirds...
Stopped there briefly this afternoon. The water is too high for shorebirds. I didn’t see anything of interest but I didn’t take the time to scope. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2020, at 2:37 PM, linda whyte > <004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > Has anyone revisited Armstrong Wetland Restoration ? I never got there in > the spring, and have no idea if it has any potential for mudflats, but it > sounded as though it might attract migrators at some point. > Linda Whyte > >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:27 AM Steve Weston wrote: >> >> Lake Byllesby reservoir is a recreational lake during the summer and they >> keep the water levels high until after Labor Day, when they start to draw >> down the water and expose the mud flats. For that reason it is better for >> shorebirds in the spring than the fall. >> >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 10:52 PM Nancy Sundeen wrote: >>> >>> I was at Lake Byllesby today. It is at full height, no mud flats. >>> Nancy S. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Aug 14, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Tom Gilde wrote: I meant to send this to the entire listserv - I am curious about >>> conditions at Lake Byllesby. Tom G “ Missy, the sod farm is on both sides of Blaine Ave. for a half mile, >>> tops. The west side was being stripped of sod when I visited earlier in >>> the week - apparently that is where birds are now being found. There are >>> also a variety of puddles along this road and there will be more after >> this >>> evening, I’d imagine. To the west along 200th St. there is another sod farm on the south side >>> of 200th. This street is fairly busy but I think that there is >> sufficient >>> shoulder to park on, although I’ve been leery of that. If you head south >>> of Farmington on Denmark Ave. you will find the eBird hotspot, Farmington >>> Shorebird Ponds - sloughs, actually. I watched a number of Virginia >> Rails >>> there and saw some sandpipers, too, think week. Maybe others will weigh in about Lake Byllesby, further south. There >>> are great mudflats on the northwest side of this lake unless the dam on >> the >>> east side has been opened to raise the water level - I don’t know if >> these >>> flats are exposed or not but they were great in spring, even yielding >>> Avocets.“ > On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Missy Bowen >> wrote: > > All, > We were heading to western MN to check out shorebirds for a couple of >>> days, > but family matters got in the way. My academic work starts next week. >> I > still need my shorebird fix, however. I have tomorrow open until > mid-afternoon, coming from northern Washington County.I will also have >>> more > travel time the following week, but I am thinking most of the birds >> I'm > hoping for will have already left. > > Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County looks like a great bet. Any other > suggestions? Those who bird Jirik: is there any particular spot(s) you > recommend? I've never been there. > > I'm looking for Baird's, Stilt, Upland, and Buff-breasted sandpipers >>> plus > both Wilson's and Red-Necked phalaropes for lifers, and for my skimpy > Covid-year list I'd be happy to see a Semi-palmated, a Solitary >> (!),or a > Least (yeah I know!). > > This group provides immeasurable help to a part-time resident like me, >>> who > has to relearn species every year and limited knowledge of "go-to" >>> places. > > Thank you all! > Missy Bowen > Otisville. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave
[mou-net] Bird sightings
I should have said “start an ID only group on Facebook” I tend to agree with much that has been said about Facebook. I do enjoy it for contact with others and other interesting posts( not the ads), however , but not for bird sightings. It is too diffuse, too many ways to report, and you can’t ever find what you saw yesterday when you had no option to go look for what was reported! That said , I think it serves a good purpose in teaching and giving access to those who are beginning birders. I wistfully wish that someone would start an ID only listanyone interested in serving that need?? That might remove a lot of sightings that serious listers would not be interested in. Perhaps someone might like to be the “expert”. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN Sent from my iPad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
[mou-net] Bird sightings
I tend to agree with much that has been said about Facebook. I do enjoy it for contact with others and other interesting posts( not the ads), however , but not for bird sightings. It is too diffuse, too many ways to report, and you can’t ever find what you saw yesterday when you had no option to go look for what was reported! That said , I think it serves a good purpose in teaching and giving access to those who are beginning birders. I wistfully wish that someone would start an ID only listanyone interested in serving that need?? That might remove a lot of sightings that serious listers would not be interested in. Perhaps someone might like to be the “expert”. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN Sent from my iPad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
[mou-net] Carolina Wren? Lilydale/Mendota Heights, Dakota
Hiking the bike trail, just west of the 35E bridge, this morning around 7:45, I had a second glimpse of a Wren who caught my attention by its long, bright white supercilium. The bird was foraging on the wooded bluff side of the trail. Its only vocalizations were a few alarm rattles; it stayed hidden in the shadows of the shrubs. Unless there are wet areas on the bluff top above this spot, it seems unlikely it would be frequented by a Marsh Wren. This bird also lacked the patches of striping a Marsh Wren has, and seemed longer and leaner in shape and bearing. It's not one of the many House Wrens, so I'm thinking it's a Carolina. If anyone ventures that way and can confirm its identity, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Linda Whyte Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
Back to birds .. > On Aug 17, 2020, at 12:51 PM, MN Bird wrote: > > I will add my voice to the I HATE FACEBOOK call. > > Long ago, I realized that what made Mark Zuckerberg 100 billion dollars is > NOT his benevolence to the people of the world. It’s all advertising > money…but without ANY o the restrictions that advertisers on traditional > media have to (um…are *supposed* to…) abide by. > > > That’s why I went all Amish on FaceBook years ago and shunned it all. No > matter how many friends say I “miss so much”. > > Doug Chapman > Sioux Falls, SD > >> On Aug 17, 2020, at 12:44 PM, John Clouse >> <0249d7b7d4a1-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: >> >> I’ll add my voice to the chorus. I HATE facebook. >> >> John >> >>> On Aug 17, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Winter X >>> <14c7543ba227-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Bummer , do not use Facebook ( privacy concerns ,,,etc.) . I'm a newbie >>> -- love the reports / findings . I'm in Stillwater ,Minnesota -- on bird >>> filled lake area .Thanks . >>> Jack >>> On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mike Koutnik wrote: I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook user. I appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. Mike Koutnik Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen wrote: I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... Thanks all, Brian >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel >> wrote: > > So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a couple > of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of > celebration. > > -Dale > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel > wrote: > >>> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel > wrote: >>> >>> I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and its >>> admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the > Minnesota >>> birding community for years. >>> >>> (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while >> mail-archive >>> goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How > long >>> has MOU-NET been around?) >> >> >> A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid 1994. > We >> went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. >> >> Anthony Hertzel >> axhert...@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 >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
I agree with Jim and everyone who posted on this thread. I do not have a Facebook account and I am no fan of Facebook even if I was willing to monitor 10 Facebook sites to keep up. Facebook is a black hole for advertising dollars and the damage is palpable (see today's StarTribune, op ed page A9). I do miss seeing the reports and, sadly, miss many current sightings and interesting observations. A big 'thank you' to Alyssa, Kim, and others who go the extra mile to post for us. Sid Stivland Plymouth, MN On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 2:11 PM James Williams wrote: > Amen to Mr. Chapman’s comments on Facebook. It is a scourge, a curse, a > misery. There is no conscience there, only greed and complete disregard for > damage done. Information found on Facebook comes with a very high price. > We are fortunate to have this listserv. It has a purpose (that should be > obvious), and serves it well. > Jim Williams > Wayzata > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 1:51 PM, MN Bird wrote: > > I will add my voice to the I HATE FACEBOOK call. > > Long ago, I realized that what made Mark Zuckerberg 100 billion dollars is > NOT his benevolence to the people of the world. It’s all advertising > money…but without ANY o the restrictions that advertisers on traditional > media have to (um…are *supposed* to…) abide by. > > > That’s why I went all Amish on FaceBook years ago and shunned it all. No > matter how many friends say I “miss so much”. > > Doug Chapman > Sioux Falls, SD > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 12:44 PM, John Clouse < > 0249d7b7d4a1-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > > > I’ll add my voice to the chorus. I HATE facebook. > > > > John > > > >> On Aug 17, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Winter X < > 14c7543ba227-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > >> > >> Bummer , do not use Facebook ( privacy concerns ,,,etc.) . I'm a > newbie -- love the reports / findings . I'm in Stillwater ,Minnesota -- on > bird filled lake area .Thanks . > >> Jack > >> > >>> On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mike Koutnik > wrote: > >>> > >>> I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook > user. I appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. > >>> > >>> Mike Koutnik > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen < > brian.tennes...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! > >>> > >>> I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird > >>> either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... > >>> > >>> Thanks all, > >>> > >>> Brian > >>> > >>> > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel > wrote: > > So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a > couple > of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of > celebration. > > -Dale > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel > wrote: > > >> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel > wrote: > >> > >> I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and > its > >> admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the > Minnesota > >> birding community for years. > >> > >> (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while > > mail-archive > >> goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: > >> https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How > long > >> has MOU-NET been around?) > > > > > > A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid > 1994. > We > > went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. > > > > Anthony Hertzel > > axhert...@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 > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > >>> > >>> > >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>> > >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >>> > >>> > >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >>> > >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > >> > >>
Re: [mou-net] In search of shorebirds...
Has anyone revisited Armstrong Wetland Restoration ? I never got there in the spring, and have no idea if it has any potential for mudflats, but it sounded as though it might attract migrators at some point. Linda Whyte On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:27 AM Steve Weston wrote: > Lake Byllesby reservoir is a recreational lake during the summer and they > keep the water levels high until after Labor Day, when they start to draw > down the water and expose the mud flats. For that reason it is better for > shorebirds in the spring than the fall. > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 10:52 PM Nancy Sundeen wrote: > > > I was at Lake Byllesby today. It is at full height, no mud flats. > > Nancy S. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Aug 14, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Tom Gilde wrote: > > > > > > I meant to send this to the entire listserv - I am curious about > > conditions at Lake Byllesby. > > > > > > Tom G > > > > > > “ Missy, the sod farm is on both sides of Blaine Ave. for a half mile, > > tops. The west side was being stripped of sod when I visited earlier in > > the week - apparently that is where birds are now being found. There are > > also a variety of puddles along this road and there will be more after > this > > evening, I’d imagine. > > > > > > To the west along 200th St. there is another sod farm on the south side > > of 200th. This street is fairly busy but I think that there is > sufficient > > shoulder to park on, although I’ve been leery of that. If you head south > > of Farmington on Denmark Ave. you will find the eBird hotspot, Farmington > > Shorebird Ponds - sloughs, actually. I watched a number of Virginia > Rails > > there and saw some sandpipers, too, think week. > > > > > > Maybe others will weigh in about Lake Byllesby, further south. There > > are great mudflats on the northwest side of this lake unless the dam on > the > > east side has been opened to raise the water level - I don’t know if > these > > flats are exposed or not but they were great in spring, even yielding > > Avocets.“ > > > > > >> On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Missy Bowen > wrote: > > >> > > >> All, > > >> We were heading to western MN to check out shorebirds for a couple of > > days, > > >> but family matters got in the way. My academic work starts next week. > I > > >> still need my shorebird fix, however. I have tomorrow open until > > >> mid-afternoon, coming from northern Washington County.I will also have > > more > > >> travel time the following week, but I am thinking most of the birds > I'm > > >> hoping for will have already left. > > >> > > >> Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County looks like a great bet. Any other > > >> suggestions? Those who bird Jirik: is there any particular spot(s) you > > >> recommend? I've never been there. > > >> > > >> I'm looking for Baird's, Stilt, Upland, and Buff-breasted sandpipers > > plus > > >> both Wilson's and Red-Necked phalaropes for lifers, and for my skimpy > > >> Covid-year list I'd be happy to see a Semi-palmated, a Solitary > (!),or a > > >> Least (yeah I know!). > > >> > > >> This group provides immeasurable help to a part-time resident like me, > > who > > >> has to relearn species every year and limited knowledge of "go-to" > > places. > > >> > > >> Thank you all! > > >> Missy Bowen > > >> Otisville. > > >> > > >> > > >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > >> > > >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
Amen to Mr. Chapman’s comments on Facebook. It is a scourge, a curse, a misery. There is no conscience there, only greed and complete disregard for damage done. Information found on Facebook comes with a very high price. We are fortunate to have this listserv. It has a purpose (that should be obvious), and serves it well. Jim Williams Wayzata On Aug 17, 2020, at 1:51 PM, MN Bird wrote: I will add my voice to the I HATE FACEBOOK call. Long ago, I realized that what made Mark Zuckerberg 100 billion dollars is NOT his benevolence to the people of the world. It’s all advertising money…but without ANY o the restrictions that advertisers on traditional media have to (um…are *supposed* to…) abide by. That’s why I went all Amish on FaceBook years ago and shunned it all. No matter how many friends say I “miss so much”. Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD > On Aug 17, 2020, at 12:44 PM, John Clouse > <0249d7b7d4a1-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > I’ll add my voice to the chorus. I HATE facebook. > > John > >> On Aug 17, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Winter X >> <14c7543ba227-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: >> >> Bummer , do not use Facebook ( privacy concerns ,,,etc.) . I'm a newbie >> -- love the reports / findings . I'm in Stillwater ,Minnesota -- on bird >> filled lake area .Thanks . >> Jack >> >>> On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mike Koutnik wrote: >>> >>> I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook user. >>> I appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. >>> >>> Mike Koutnik >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen >>> wrote: >>> >>> I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! >>> >>> I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird >>> either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... >>> >>> Thanks all, >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel wrote: So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a couple of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of celebration. -Dale On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel wrote: >> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel wrote: >> >> I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and its >> admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the Minnesota >> birding community for years. >> >> (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while > mail-archive >> goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How long >> has MOU-NET been around?) > > > A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid 1994. We > went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. > > Anthony Hertzel > axhert...@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 > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Jim
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
I will add my voice to the I HATE FACEBOOK call. Long ago, I realized that what made Mark Zuckerberg 100 billion dollars is NOT his benevolence to the people of the world. It’s all advertising money…but without ANY o the restrictions that advertisers on traditional media have to (um…are *supposed* to…) abide by. That’s why I went all Amish on FaceBook years ago and shunned it all. No matter how many friends say I “miss so much”. Doug Chapman Sioux Falls, SD > On Aug 17, 2020, at 12:44 PM, John Clouse > <0249d7b7d4a1-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > I’ll add my voice to the chorus. I HATE facebook. > > John > >> On Aug 17, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Winter X >> <14c7543ba227-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: >> >> Bummer , do not use Facebook ( privacy concerns ,,,etc.) . I'm a newbie >> -- love the reports / findings . I'm in Stillwater ,Minnesota -- on bird >> filled lake area .Thanks . >> Jack >> >>> On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mike Koutnik wrote: >>> >>> I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook user. >>> I appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. >>> >>> Mike Koutnik >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen >>> wrote: >>> >>> I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! >>> >>> I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird >>> either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... >>> >>> Thanks all, >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel wrote: So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a couple of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of celebration. -Dale On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel wrote: >> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel wrote: >> >> I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and its >> admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the Minnesota >> birding community for years. >> >> (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while > mail-archive >> goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How long >> has MOU-NET been around?) > > > A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid 1994. We > went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. > > Anthony Hertzel > axhert...@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 > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
I’ll add my voice to the chorus. I HATE facebook. John > On Aug 17, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Winter X > <14c7543ba227-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > Bummer , do not use Facebook ( privacy concerns ,,,etc.) . I'm a newbie > -- love the reports / findings . I'm in Stillwater ,Minnesota -- on bird > filled lake area .Thanks . >Jack > >> On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mike Koutnik wrote: >> >> I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook user. >> I appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. >> >> Mike Koutnik >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen >> wrote: >> >> I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! >> >> I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird >> either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... >> >> Thanks all, >> >> Brian >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel wrote: >>> >>> So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a couple >>> of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of >>> celebration. >>> >>> -Dale >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel >>> wrote: >>> > On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel >>> wrote: > > I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and its > admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the >>> Minnesota > birding community for years. > > (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while mail-archive > goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: > https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How >>> long > has MOU-NET been around?) A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid 1994. >>> We went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. Anthony Hertzel axhert...@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 During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >>> >>> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] In search of shorebirds...
Lake Byllesby reservoir is a recreational lake during the summer and they keep the water levels high until after Labor Day, when they start to draw down the water and expose the mud flats. For that reason it is better for shorebirds in the spring than the fall. On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 10:52 PM Nancy Sundeen wrote: > I was at Lake Byllesby today. It is at full height, no mud flats. > Nancy S. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 14, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Tom Gilde wrote: > > > > I meant to send this to the entire listserv - I am curious about > conditions at Lake Byllesby. > > > > Tom G > > > > “ Missy, the sod farm is on both sides of Blaine Ave. for a half mile, > tops. The west side was being stripped of sod when I visited earlier in > the week - apparently that is where birds are now being found. There are > also a variety of puddles along this road and there will be more after this > evening, I’d imagine. > > > > To the west along 200th St. there is another sod farm on the south side > of 200th. This street is fairly busy but I think that there is sufficient > shoulder to park on, although I’ve been leery of that. If you head south > of Farmington on Denmark Ave. you will find the eBird hotspot, Farmington > Shorebird Ponds - sloughs, actually. I watched a number of Virginia Rails > there and saw some sandpipers, too, think week. > > > > Maybe others will weigh in about Lake Byllesby, further south. There > are great mudflats on the northwest side of this lake unless the dam on the > east side has been opened to raise the water level - I don’t know if these > flats are exposed or not but they were great in spring, even yielding > Avocets.“ > > > >> On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Missy Bowen wrote: > >> > >> All, > >> We were heading to western MN to check out shorebirds for a couple of > days, > >> but family matters got in the way. My academic work starts next week. I > >> still need my shorebird fix, however. I have tomorrow open until > >> mid-afternoon, coming from northern Washington County.I will also have > more > >> travel time the following week, but I am thinking most of the birds I'm > >> hoping for will have already left. > >> > >> Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County looks like a great bet. Any other > >> suggestions? Those who bird Jirik: is there any particular spot(s) you > >> recommend? I've never been there. > >> > >> I'm looking for Baird's, Stilt, Upland, and Buff-breasted sandpipers > plus > >> both Wilson's and Red-Necked phalaropes for lifers, and for my skimpy > >> Covid-year list I'd be happy to see a Semi-palmated, a Solitary (!),or a > >> Least (yeah I know!). > >> > >> This group provides immeasurable help to a part-time resident like me, > who > >> has to relearn species every year and limited knowledge of "go-to" > places. > >> > >> Thank you all! > >> Missy Bowen > >> Otisville. > >> > >> > >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >> > >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
I too appreciate our list serve. I am turned off by Facebook, but do enjoy ebird Sincerely, Judy > On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:23 AM, Mike Koutnik wrote: > > I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook user. I > appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. > > Mike Koutnik > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen > wrote: > > I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! > > I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird > either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... > > Thanks all, > > Brian > > >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel wrote: >> >> So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a couple >> of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of >> celebration. >> >> -Dale >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel >> wrote: >> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel >> wrote: I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and its admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the >> Minnesota birding community for years. (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while >>> mail-archive goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How >> long has MOU-NET been around?) >>> >>> >>> A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid 1994. >> We >>> went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. >>> >>> Anthony Hertzel >>> axhert...@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 >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Luck favors the prepared mind Louis Pasteur Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
Bummer , do not use Facebook ( privacy concerns ,,,etc.) . I'm a newbie -- love the reports / findings . I'm in Stillwater ,Minnesota -- on bird filled lake area .Thanks . Jack > On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mike Koutnik wrote: > > I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook user. I > appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. > > Mike Koutnik > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen > wrote: > > I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! > > I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird > either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... > > Thanks all, > > Brian > > >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel wrote: >> >> So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a couple >> of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of >> celebration. >> >> -Dale >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel >> wrote: >> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel >> wrote: I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and its admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the >> Minnesota birding community for years. (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while >>> mail-archive goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How >> long has MOU-NET been around?) >>> >>> >>> A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid 1994. >> We >>> went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. >>> >>> Anthony Hertzel >>> axhert...@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 >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >> >> >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Purpose of this listserv?
I’d like to add my thanks. I’m at most a rare and reluctant facebook user. I appreciate the concise and focused info the listserv provides. Mike Koutnik Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 AM, Brian Tennessen wrote: I agree with all the thanks doled out, I appreciate the MOU! I haven’t used the social media birder options much, and not much eBird either though I do tend to check out hotspot reports on eBird... Thanks all, Brian > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM Dale Trexel wrote: > > So, we're coming up on a quarter century of the public MOU-Net in a couple > of months. Quite a milestone! Feels like we should have some sort of > celebration. > > -Dale > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:47 AM Anthony Hertzel > wrote: > >>> On Aug 13, 2020, at 9:17 A.M., Dale Trexel > wrote: >>> >>> I, for one, am thankful that this ancient LISTSERV technology and its >>> admins have continued to provide a communication avenue for the > Minnesota >>> birding community for years. >>> >>> (Decades? The lists.umn.edu archive goes back to 2008, while >> mail-archive >>> goes back to 2005, and it was clearly in use prior to that: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/mail50.html. How > long >>> has MOU-NET been around?) >> >> >> A small group of us started MOU-Net at Cray Computing Labs in mid 1994. > We >> went live with our web site on 18 October 1995. >> >> Anthony Hertzel >> axhert...@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 >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
