[mou-net] Migration Thursday night
A significant migration of songbirds and other bird species is predicted for Minnesota tonight, Thursday, Sept. 3, by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The lab calls this a high-intensity migration, hundreds of thousands to millions of birds depending on location. The map for the Twin Cities and Minnesota indicates high traffic. The prediction for the eastern half of the country is movement of 200 million individuals. Assuming birds come to land as morning approaches, and many will to rest and feed, birding Wednesday could be excellent, a big big day. The alert arrived this morning via email from a Cornell service called BirdCast. The site from which notice is sent is Blogtrottr. It is a free subscription service offered in conjunction with Cornell’s ebird local notification service. For more information go to birdcast.info. For subscription information go to blogtrottr.com Blogtrottr also reports that purple finches are moving south out of Canada, and could be feeder visitors in Minnesota this winter. Purple finches are not regular here in any season. Jim Williams Wayzata Birding blog at startribune/wingnut “You don’t start on anything without first consulting the birds. .… clearly, we are your gods of prophecy.” — from a play by Aristophanes, via the book ‘Birds in the Ancient World’ by Jeremy Mynott 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
[mou-net] This IS about birds
https://bit.ly/2yfwBcD Jim Williams woodduc...@gmail.com startribune.com/wingnut “…what was supposed to be happening 50 years from now is our present reality.” — Edwin Castellanos, climate scientist, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala 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] yellow-billed loon in SD
A yellow-billed loon has been seen routinely since June 22 on the Missouri River near Pierre, SD. The bird is most often found several hundred yards downstream from the Oahe dam, usually on either side of man-made gravel bar, used by fishermen, at the southern end of the state park on the west side of the river. Photos by SD birder Doug Backland can be found at http://wildphotosphotography.com/YBLoon/YBLO.htm Jim Williams Wayzata MN woodduc...@gmail.com “…what was supposed to be happening 50 years from now is our present reality.” — Edwin Castellanos, climate scientist, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala 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] birding festivals and other events
For the StarTribune I a writing about upcoming birding festivals, hikes, classes, anything offered to the public during the coming spring migration window to enhance the fun. I've built a list using Google. There must be events I’ve missed. Any help in completing my list will be much appreciated. Jim Williams Birding blog at startribune/wingnut Everything’s fine until it’s not. And then everything goes to hell. — Doug Erwin, paleobiologist, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 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] tufted duck photo
I’m looking for a good photo of the Tufted Duck for possible use in the StarTrib. Credit, but no $$$. Jim Williams Birding blog at startribune/wingnut I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it … — unknown 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] house wrens
Many thanks to the 23 people who responded to my question about nesting House Wrens. Seven of us report wrens missing from usual locations. Others have wrens enough to share. I guess it just depends. Jim Williams Birding blog at startribune/wingnut Voltaire’s Candide, after enduring a litany of absurd horrors in a society plagued by fanaticism and incompetence, concluded that the only truly worthwhile activity was tending his garden. Or, watching birds, one might say, given our similar situation. 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] twin cities birding hot spots, map
I would like to visit with the person responsible for the map and info on the web site entitled Twin Cities Birding Hot Spots. Jim Williams woodduc...@gmail.com birding blog at www.startribune.com/Wingnut Our warming world is not waiting for the federal government to pay attention. 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] swan photo?
I am looking for a good photo of the Black Swan that was being seen on Lake Harriet. It would be worth a byline in the Strib. Thanks. Jim Williams birding blog at www.startribune.com/Wingnut Our warming world is not waiting for you to pay attention. 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] Twin Cities birding app for your phone
A free app for your iPhone or Android system that lists and describes the birds of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area complete with maps of locations to visit to find those birds. What a great idea. Wish it was mine. Nope. It’s been released by the City of Denver, working with a Colorado technology company for development. Very helpful for beginners who want to know what they might see and where. Actually, a helpful for all of us. There’s always a new place to visit. According to the on-line newsletter “The Birding Wire” (birdingwire.com), the app contains detail on dozens of locally present bird species -- descriptive text, photos, and maps. (Photo below.) OK, somebody do something. Jim Williams Wayzata birding blog at www.startribune.com/Wingnut Our warming world is not waiting for you to pay attention. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
