Re: [mou-net] Spruce Grouse Flock - Lake County

[Judith Clayton]

THANK YOU!  Nothing beats an uplifting story!  Judy in Douglas Co., Alexandria

> On Feb 28, 2022, at 12:48 PM, Steve Wilson  wrote:
> 
> Yesterday Bob Tamannen of Soudan encountered a flock of spruce grouse on Hwy 
> 1 about 2 miles east of the Spruce Road - he did not note the precise 
> location. There is an interesting backstory of the spruce grouse roadkill 
> that didn't happen, a refreshing change. As he was driving down the highway, 
> he noted a brown object ahead in the road. It wasn't until he was almost on 
> it before it took the shape of a grouse, but it was too late to stop their 
> motorhome to avert a collision. He looked in the rearview mirror, expecting 
> to see feathers flying, but there sat the lump, seemingly intact. Doubting 
> that it had actually been a grouse, he turned around and went back. Upon 
> returning to the spot, to his surprise, the lump was still there and it was 
> an unharmed spruce grouse. Apparently the bird hadn't flinched, even as a 
> large motorhome passed just overhead. As he and Pat watched, first one, then 
> two more, and eventually a total of nine other spruce grouse flew in from the 
> surrounding woods and joined the lucky bird. When another car came along, Bob 
> flashed his lights and blew his horn to get the car to stop, then shooed the 
> grouse off the road so they would be safe, at least for the time being. 
> 
> 
> General information and guidelines for posting: 
> https://moumn.org/listservice.html
> 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.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
Lao Tzu



General information and guidelines for posting: 
https://moumn.org/listservice.html
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] birds caching food

[Judith Clayton]

I’m wondering how common it is for birds to caching food?
Currently, I’m offering peanuts in the shell to Blue Jays.  Their usual 
behavior is to pick up a peanut in the shell and fly off with it:  often to the 
White Spruce trees in my back yard.  I can’t say that I’ve actually seen them 
caching a peanut, but I wonder.  I think that I’ve seen crows caching seeds 
from my feeders rather close distance from the feeders.  Also, do pelagic birds 
or other birds cache food?  Just now I’m thinking about the “butcher bird” or 
Shrikes.
I’m looking forward to your comments.  TIA  Judy in Douglas county, 
Alexandria, Mn

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
Lao Tzu


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] Duluth Lighthouse could belong to MOU?

[Judith Clayton]

Yes, more information please!  Judy Clayton, Alexandria, Douglas County

> On May 20, 2021, at 11:38 AM, Charlene Nelson  wrote:
> 
> I think this is a wonderful opportunity, and agree with Sue. Would the Board 
> be able to look into more information for members?
> 
> Charlene Nelson
> Elbow Lake farm, Grant County
> 
>> On May 20, 2021, at 11:26 AM, Sue Keator  wrote:
>> 
>> I never saw any response to this but I also think it could be a great
>> opportunity for MOU, depending on costs to maintain vs money that could be
>> brought in.
>> Sue Keator
>> Melody Lake, Edina
>> 
>> On Sat, May 15, 2021 at 10:05 AM Mory Jahangir 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Here’s an idea for MOU. The organization as a non profit could own this
>>> historic Lighthouse to use as the ultimate place to watch Gulls and other
>>> birds, and perhaps for other activities.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.startribune.com/duluth-lighthouse-free-to-right-caretaker/600057298/
>>> 
>>> What do you think?
>>> 
>>> Mory Jahangir
>>> La Crosse, Wisconsin.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Mory Jahangir
>>> mory.jahan...@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.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
Lao Tzu



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] White-throated Sparrow Douglas County

[Judith Clayton]

Just saw my first of season white-throated sparrows (2) in my back yard 
foraging under the white spruce trees.
Judy Clayton
Douglas County, Alexandria, Mn.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished
Lao Tzu


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] Looking for Evening Grossbeaks

[Judith Clayton]

I live in Alexandria, Douglas County, Mn.  I’d love to see some E. Grossbeaks, 
and would prefer not to travel as far as Saxzim Bog.  Your suggestions are most 
welcome.  Sincerely,  Judy


It is in the shelter of each other that people live.

Irish Proverb


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] How do birds care for their feet especially during these cold winter months?

[Judith Clayton]

Thank you all for your thoughtful insights!  Sincerely,  Judy

> On Feb 5, 2021, at 3:52 PM, Laura Erickson  
> wrote:
> 
> Bird FEATHERS don't have nerve endings, but birds almost certainly have a
> nerve where each feather emerges from the body. It probably hurts when a
> predator grabs the tail and yanks it out, but at that point the bird is
> fleeing powered on adrenaline and probably doesn't notice much. Once the
> feather is out, though, it doesn't seem to hurt, but new feathers growing
> in do seem to itch.
> 
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 3:39 PM Jason Frank  wrote:
> 
>> This is very interesting; just this morning I was having a
>> conversation with someone who's had a tail-featherless Blue Jay
>> regularly visiting his feeders this winter. He was surprised that it
>> could still fly relatively well, but it piqued his interest and he
>> started doing some research and told me that birds also lack
>> nerve-endings in their rear ends. Does anyone know if this is true for
>> all birds, or just certain genera? I've seen a few de-tailed pheasants
>> over the years, but had always sort of figured that the sensation of
>> losing plumage would be equivalent to the loss of a finger nail.
>> 
>> On 2/5/21, Laura Erickson  wrote:
>>> Also, because bird feet are not vulnerable to frostbite (except, in the
>>> case of feeder birds, for doves and pigeons, which pig out, filling up
>>> their crops and then spending the next several hours roosting, hunkered
>>> down with their bellies against their feet), they have virtually no nerve
>>> endings to register pain, so they don't feel hardly any warmth or cold
>> via
>>> their feet.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Laura Erickson
>>> Duluth, MN
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 10:59 AM Michael Koutnik 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> How timely.  Thanks for sharing!
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 10:48 AM Jeff Ranta  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I remember a student asking the same question in a High School Gen Bio
>>>>> class I taught for years at Stillwater Area High School.  I dug out
>> one
>>>> of
>>>>> my old ornithology text from college and found a fascinating answer.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I found a similar answer on The Cornell Lab  All About Birds website
>>>>> copied below:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Birds such as gulls and ducks endure long periods of standing on ice
>>>>> via
>>>>> regional heterothermy, or maintaining a core body temperature while
>>>>> allow­ing the temperature of extremities to deviate from the core
>>>>> temperature.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Keeping an entire foot warm re­quires a tremendous energy cost.
>>>>> In­stead,
>>>>> these birds allow the foot to approach freezing temperatures. Blood is
>>>>> still supplied to the foot, however, so the birds use a countercurrent
>>>> heat
>>>>> exchange system—cool blood com­ing back from the foot travels through
>>>> veins
>>>>> grouped around arteries that are sending warm blood from the body to
>>>>> the
>>>>> foot. Heat is transferred from the warm arteries to the cool veins.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This countercurrent heat exchange system is very efficient at
>>>>> maintaining
>>>>> heat in the core. Periodic increases in blood flow allow a little heat
>>>>> to
>>>>> reach the foot and prevent it from freezing.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bird feet can also withstand low temperatures without damage because
>>>> there
>>>>> are mostly tendons and bones with little muscle or nerve tissue. Since
>>>> this
>>>>> is not the case for human feet, our own countercurrent exchange
>> systems
>>>> do
>>>>> not prevent frostbite.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Great topic!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jeff Ranta
>>>>> Stillwater, MN
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Feb 5, 2021, at 10:21 AM, Judith Clayton 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have a heated birdbath that is about 25 degrees off level.
>>>>> Frequently, part of the heated pan is without water.  I have found it
>>>>> curious that with a warm dry surface, birds are not heating their cold
>>>> feet
>>>>> there.  And 

[mou-net] How do birds care for their feet especially during these cold winter months?

[Judith Clayton]

I have a heated birdbath that is about 25 degrees off level.  Frequently, part 
of the heated pan is without water.  I have found it curious that with a warm 
dry surface, birds are not heating their cold feet there.  And so, how do birds 
care for this necessary part of their anatomy?
Thanks!
Judy  Alexandria (Douglas County), Mn

It is in the shelter of each other that people live.

Irish Proverb


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] White-winged Dove

[Judith Clayton]

Shock a roonies!!!
The last time I saw a white-winged dove was  about 20 years ago in my 
back yard in PHx., Az.  So!  Here,  Now,  in my back yard, in Alexandria, Mn. I 
saw a young White-Winged Dove in my back yard!!!  It was a slam dunk because of 
the distinctive blue orbital ring.  I opened the patio door to take a photo, 
but that noice caused its resting position in the sunlight, to move, skirting 
around the White Spruce tree to my neighbor's yard, thus concealing it from my 
view.  Oh my gosh, I’d love to get a photo!
Sincerely, Judy, Douglas County, Alexandria, Mn.

PS, If you’d like to stalk the dove, send an email to me and I’ll send 
directions.


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] State checklist

[Judith Clayton]

THANK YOU!  For now, I’ve printed only one copy!  Judy, Alexandria, Douglas 
County, Mn.

> On Aug 24, 2020, at 5:54 PM, Anthony Hertzel  wrote:
> 
> I just updated and posted the PDF file of the state checklist which can be 
> found at
> 
>   https://moumn.org/Checklist%202019.pdf 
> 
> 
>> From: John Green mailto:jgr...@d.umn.edu>> 
>> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 1:57 PM
>> To: Paul Budde mailto:pbu...@earthlink.net>>
>> Subject: Re: [mou-net] State checklist
>> 
>> Thanks for the reply Paul.  The one page iteration of the MOU checklist is a 
>> great convenience so I hope it is updated.  Thanks for the other links.  MOU 
>> is providing a great service and I thank all the IT folks who work in making 
>> it happen.
>> 
>> Jan 
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 12:45 PM Paul Budde > > wrote:
>>> Hi Jan,
>>> 
>>> The checklist used for submitting bird records at
>>> https://moumn.org/moureports/season.php 
>>>  has been updated.  
>>> 
>>> The checklist published by the records committee at
>>> https://moumn.org/mourc/checklist.php 
>>>  has also been updated.
>>> 
>>> You are correct that the one-page checklist available at
>>> https://moumn.org/Checklist%202019.pdf 
>>>  has not yet been updated.  I 
>>> suspect
>>> that will happen soon.
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
> 
> 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.

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] Checklist updated

[Judith Clayton]

David!   Kim!   And all those working on this list:  THANK YOU Soo MUCH!  
This summer I’ve been working on updating my life list to conform with current 
taxonomic order, so you can imagine how relevant this information is to my 
endeavor!  By the way, the last time I updated my taxonomic order was 1998!  
Sincerely,  Judy in Douglas County, Alexandria, Mn

> On Aug 22, 2020, at 5:38 PM, David Cahlander  wrote:
> 
> The MOU checklist has been updated to correspond with the taxonomic order of 
> the AOS checklist.
> (This is done once/year to keep up with AOU/AOS)
> 
> The only change is
> 
>   Change McCown's Longspur to Thick-billed Longspur
> 
> Some species have been moved.  Kim Eckert reports:
> 
>   - Calliope Hummingbird before Rufous
>   - gallinaceous birds now: Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, Spruce Grouse,
>   Willow Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan, Sharp-tailed Gouse, Greater
>   Prairie-Chicken, Gray Partridge, Ring-necked Pheasant
>   - rails, etc now: King Rail, Virginia Rail, Sora, Common Gallinule,
>   American Coot, Purple Gallinule, Yellow Rail, Black Rail
>   - frigatebirds before cormorants
>   - Double-crested Cormorant before Neotropic
>   - Black Vulture before Turkey Vulture
> 
> -- 
> David Cahlander da...@cahlander.com Burnsville MN 952-894-5910
> 
> 
> 
> 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?

[Judith Clayton]

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] Whitethroats have arrived!

[Judith Clayton]

Just a couple of minutes ago, I observed for several minutes a FOY 
white-throated Sparrow outside my dinning room window.  This is the first time 
I’ve had an opportunity to really study one, “up close and personal”: what a 
beautiful bird!  Judy, Douglas County, Alexandria.

> On Apr 30, 2020, at 10:45 AM, Bernard P. Friel  wrote:
> 
> Have a pair of broad-winged hawks "shopping" in my woods in Mendota Heights 
> the last few days, also yellow-rumped, and yellow-bellied sapsuckers have 
> been seen.
> 
> Bernard P. Friel 
> 
> 
> On 4/30/20, 10:12, "Minnesota Birds on behalf of Kathryn Rudd" 
>  wrote:
> 
>Sorry! Stupid autocorrect- I meant tough lil COBS. ‘_’
> 
>Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Kathryn Rudd  wrote:
>> 
>> Maybe I have missed some of the earlier migrators when we had blustery 
>> weather. They might have been foraging on the ground in the rain? I know 
>> they are tough lil cons. ;D
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Brian Tennessen  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>  I've been seeing them here in our St. Paul yard the last few days too.
>>> They are great, I love their melancholy song.
>>> 
>>> To piggyback on this (and maybe this is frowned on, not sure), I had a
>>> first ever observation of a Blue-Headed Vireo in our yard yesterday!  They
>>> may pass through our yard every year, I've just never spotted one in my
>>> yard before.  Also been seeing some Thrushes, i believe Hermit Thrush.
>>> These i do typically see in the yard every spring.
>>> 
>>> Mac-Groveland, St. Paul
>>> 
>>> Brian
>>> 
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 9:20 AM GLENN CIEGLER  
> wrote:
 
 Interesting as we’ve had a flock of them for a week now up North of
 Stillwater.
 Glenn
 
 Get Outlook for iOS
 
 From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Kathryn Rudd <
 katda...@hotmail.com>
 Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 8:47:42 AM
 To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU 
 Subject: [mou-net] Whitethroats have arrived!
 
 The first White-throated Sparrows have arrived in our backyard area! :D My
 favorites.
 I have been hearing the sing this morning, and last night James saw a male
 foraging near our feeders.
 Kathryn Rudd
 Eagan, 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 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.

Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it 
cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. 

Arthur Somers Roche





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] MOU President Message

[Judith Clayton]

Yes!  Thank you!  And let us reach out to our friends and neighbors letting 
them know that we are thinking of them and wishing them well!  Sincerely,  Judy 
in Alexandria, Mn

> On Mar 18, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Brian Tennessen  
> wrote:
> 
> Great message, thank you!
> 
> Brian Tennessen
> 
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 8:40 AM Richard A King 
> wrote:
> 
>> To MOU Members and Friends:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Our new normal is shaping up to be quickly evolving and stressful.  Most of
>> us have not been challenged with anything like the current Covid-19
>> pandemic where this new coronavirus is spreading in the population.
>> Fortunately, most who are infected have mild or no symptoms.  Older people,
>> particularly those with a problem such as diabetes, heart disease, lung
>> disease or an organ transplant are at an increased risk of serious lung
>> infection and congestion, and breathing problems.  We are being told that
>> we need to slow the spread of Covid-19 in the population – to ‘flatten the
>> curve’ – to give hospitals and the health care providers (physicians,
>> nurses, technicians) the time to care for those who need their care.  Right
>> now, reducing the chance and rate of exposure to the virus is the only
>> approach to achieving this.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Self-quarantine and social distancing will help slow virus transmission. In
>> the meantime, we need something that is positive and up-lifting to manage
>> our stress about tomorrow and the unknown, and what can be better than
>> birding.  From our windows or in the outdoors, we love to watch birds
>> because watching them removes us from current problems and generally makes
>> us happy.  Looking at birds as they come to our feeders makes us feel good
>> any time of year.  When we can get outdoors to watch birds, we have the
>> significant additional benefit of a ‘nature bath’ which many believe
>> improves our sense of well-being.  Watching birds is an excellent way to
>> reduce stress. We often go birding in groups, but birding alone or with
>> another person while maintaining our needed social distancing should make
>> us feel good and help us manage the stresses of the time.  As MOU
>> President, I suggest that our love of birds will help us all get through
>> these changing times, and we are lucky that this is our passion.  Be
>> healthy and safe, wash your hands, and keep watching.  We will get through
>> this.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Richard A King, MD, PhD
>> President, MOU
>> 
>> Professor Emeritus, Medicine
>> University of Minnesota Medical School
>> Chair, Board of Directors
>> Hennepin Health Research Institute
>> 
>> richardallenk...@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
>> 
> 
> 
> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

I am fully convinced that the soul is indestructible, and that its activity 
will continue though eternity. It is like the sun, which, to our eyes, seems to 
set in night; but it has in reality only gone to diffuse its light elsewhere. 

Goethe





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] Query: Silent Fall

[Judith Clayton]

SIGH!   I’ve been traveling through Mn., Nd. Mt., Id., central and south Ca., 
Nv., Co. and I’ve seen very few birds:  mainly turkey vultures, crows and 
ravens and one immature red tail hawk, starlings, and several sparrow sized 
birds.  Judy in Douglas Co., Alexandria

> On Sep 13, 2019, at 2:14 PM, ericaforman79  wrote:
> 
> Just saw this article 
> https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216318-decline-of-migrating-birds-could-be-partly-due-to-pesticides/Sent
>  from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>  Original message From: Cleone Stewart 
>  Date: 9/7/19  6:02 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: 
> MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Query: Silent Fall The cooler, 
> wetter summer has reduced the number of insects in the Detroit Lakes area. 
> The deerfly/horsefly invasion was only about 3 weeks instead of a couple 
> months this summer. Without the hot August weather there was only a day or 
> two that buildings had an overabundance of flies sunning themselves. This 
> could be one of the effects on the number of birds in the area.-Original 
> Message-From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of 
> Feldhamer, GeorgeSent: Friday, September 06, 2019 1:41 PMTo: 
> mou-...@lists.umn.EDUSubject: Re: [mou-net] Query: Silent FallBirds are much 
> reduced in numbers at the feeders. I used to see close to a hundred house 
> sparrows on or near the feeders at a time. Now there are never more than a 
> half dozen. Very few chickadees or any of the other “usual suspects.” I 
> haven’t changed my routine but the bird numbers have dramatically declined. 
> Sent from my iPhone> On Sep 6, 2019, at 10:02 AM, Steve Weston 
>  wrote:> > [WARNING: EXTERNAL SENDER]> This email is 
> from outside SIU and the sender may not match the person in the “From” field. 
> Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify that the content is 
> safe.> > It was a pretty bleak spring on our lake for waterfowl, but a few 
> ducks and> geese appeared to have fledged. The feeders have been moderately 
> active and> continue to be. At times they are rocking and at times they are 
> empty. The> year-round locals seemed to have done well. We have 4 species of> 
> woodpeckers pretty regular at the suet. Hummingbirds are around, feeding in> 
> the yard rather than the feeder. Flycatchers are around and some are coming> 
> through. It is quiet, but I'm hearing Red-shouldered Hawks and Blue Jays> 
> imitating Red-shoulders. Kingfishers are rattling. Goldfinches are calling.> 
> > Steve Weston> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN> swest...@comcast.net> > > 
> >
>  Virus-free.> www.avg.com> 
> >
>  <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>> >> On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:34 AM 
> Charlene Nelson  wrote:>> >> Having coffee on the porch 
> this morning, my husband has again commented on>> “Silent Fall”. There is 
> absolutely no bird sound at all. We have noticed>> since the summer breeding 
> birds have fledged and migrated on there’s no>> bird sound at all. This is 
> not typical for our farm and very unsettling.>> >> Is anyone else 
> experiencing a dearth of birds?>> >> Charlene Nelson>> Elbow Lake farm, Grant 
> County>> >> Join or Leave mou-net: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net>> Archives: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html>> > > > Join or Leave mou-net: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net> Archives: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.htmlJoin or Leave mou-net: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-netArchives: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.htmlJoin or Leave mou-net: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-netArchives: 
> http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
> 
> 
> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html


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] Chipping Sparrow

[Judith Clayton]

First of year in my own backyard!  Raise a flag!  Sincerely,  Judy in Alexandria
An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth.

Bonnie Friedman


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] 2 Ravens

[Judith Clayton]

Just identified two Ravens at my backyard feeder.  I have many very large 
crows, but these two birds had a “shallow” forehead, and “shaggy” throat 
feathers.  Over all, these two were stronger birds than crows.  Their call was 
different than the crows, but also different, higher pitched, than the ravens 
I’ve seen out west.  Fun morning and a new yard bird!  Judy in Alexandria, Mn
Success is not final, failure is not fatal.
It is the courage to continue that counts.”

 - Sir Winston Churchill.

Stay calm and carry on.



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] One Eider present and a Harlequin and Kandiyohi Scoter update

[Judith Clayton]

About 4 pm I arrived at Zorbaz’s in Spicer, but did not see the White-winged 
Scoter. Other birds present were Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, 
Canvasbacks, Scaup sp., and Buffleheads.  After driving the perimeter of the 
lake, the easiest public access is the beech just to the left of Zorbaz’s as 
you look at the lake.
Is this Scoter an early bird?  I may try for it again tomorrow.  Thanks 
for all the information!  Sincerely,  Judy in Alexandria, Mn

On Nov 16, 2014, at 3:26 PM, Josh Wallestad joshwalles...@gmail.com wrote:

 Steve Gardner and I saw one Common Eider directly in front of the Essentia
 Health Building at 2:00.  We also saw a juvenile Harlequin Duck.  The
 Harlequin was last seen near the 21st Ave parking area.
 
 I also received word that the White-winged Scoter on Green Lake in Spicer
 was still present today-  right in front of Zorbaz's Restaurant.
 On Nov 16, 2014 2:39 PM, Tanya Beyer epiphaniesafi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 The corner is 7th and RR Street, where a tall birch overlooks a crab apple
 tree heavy with fruit. About 30 Bohemians are right now trading places
 between the birch and the apple. This is right in front of the tiny
 Northview Bank depository, and in view of U.S. Hwy. 2 which sails by from
 east to west. I first sighted the flock from across the highway at the
 laundromat, without binoculars, the movement of the flock was so obvious,
 like starlings.
 
 
 *Tanya Beyer*
 
 
 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
 Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
 
 
 
 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
 Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Success is not final, failure is not fatal.
It is the courage to continue that counts - Sir Winston Churchill.


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] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass

[Judith Clayton]

I have written a message to the gov., but did not have the information from the 
latest USFWS survey.  I would alike to include that information in my next 
letter to him and the owners.  Thanks!  Judy in Alexandria
On Jul 31, 2014, at 8:27 AM, Cleone Stewart cle...@visitdetroitlakes.com 
wrote:

 I also wrote Governor Dayton quoting the latest USFWS survey on how much
 birding contributes to the state and national economy - what legislators
 most times want to hear in making decisions today.
 Question: Are there any funds/grants supporting green alternatives that
 could be accessed to switch to the bird-friendly glass? Might help lessen
 the argument on the cost.
 
 C. Stewart
 Detroit Lakes, MN
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Holly
 Myhre-Anton
 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:40 PM
 To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
 Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass
 
 I too just wrote Governor Daytonit might help if others jumped in as
 well.
 
 C'mon everyone!!!  Help the Birds!!  ; )
 
 Here is the link!
 
 http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/
 
 Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:50:39 -0500
 From: u...@builtritehandlers.com
 Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass
 To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
 
 I just wrote Governor Dayton...it might help if others jumped in as well.
 Here is the link.
 
 http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/
 
 
 
 
 From: Susan Gilmore [mailto:sgph...@mninter.net]
 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 2:38 PM
 To: Uwe Kausch
 Cc: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
 Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass
 
 Excellent! Thank you!
 
 I hope many people can also send messages.
 
 Susan
 
 
 Susan Gilmore
 http://www.susangilmorephoto.com/
 763-545-4608
 mobil 612-382-1171
 
 
 
 
 
 On Jul 30, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Uwe Kausch wrote:
 
 
 Here is a list of the Vikings Owners. Zygi Wilf is the chief. The guy in
 charge of the stadium is Lester Bagley. I would HIGHLY suggest Audubon
 Minnesota or even better, National Audubon and perhaps several other
 agencies (Nature Conservancy, Isaac Walton League, etc.) write a letter or
 try to contact them directly. If then they can get the media involved, I
 would bet that it might push them over the edge to do something. I would
 even try contacting Governor Dayton's office, since he is a big proponent of
 the stadium. The last thing either the Vikes or Politicians will want is
 photos circulating after the stadium is complete, of birds lying dead around
 their new stadium.
 
 Here is their web site: 
 webs...@vikings.nfl.netmailto:webs...@vikings.nfl.net
 
 
 NAMETITLE
 OWNERS
 Zygi WilfOwner/Chairman
 Mark Wilf   Owner/President
 Leonard Wilf  Owner/Vice Chairman
 Reggie Fowler Vikings Ownership Partner
 Alan LandisVikings Ownership Partner
 David MandelbaumVikings Ownership Partner
 EXECUTIVE STAFF
 Lester Bagley  Vice President of Public Affairs/Stadium Development
 
 Good Luck!
 
 Uwe Kausch
 Duluth
 -Original Message-
 From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of 
 Susan Gilmore
 Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 12:59 PM
 To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDUmailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
 Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass
 
 Stephen  MOU List:
 
 There has been a lot in the paper lately about the Vikings Stadium and
 their bad choice of glass making the windows  a deadly hazard for birds. I
 have sent information to friends to sign the Audubon petition, put
 information on my Facebook page and written on the Vikings Stadium Facebook
 page.
 
 I would love to do more to pressure the right people. Is there a good
 email or site to write to the Mayor and the Governor? How about the Vikings
 owners? Should the MOU group do something as a group?
 
 Thank you.
 
 Susan Gilmore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 On Jul 23, 2014, at 9:22 PM, Stephen Greenfield wrote:
 
 
 The design for the new Vikings stadium includes massive windows facing 
 towards the river. National Audubon and other groups had requested 
 that they use glass that greatly reduces bird collisions, but last 
 week the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) 
 rejected the recommendation. Though they have the right to choose this 
 design, it seems irresponsible to ignore available materials that will 
 reduce the impact on wildlife.
 
 
 
 The following link makes it easy to send an e-mail to the owners to 
 request or demand that they change course. (I'll also try to find 
 mailing addresses so the mayor and governor can be copied.)
 
 https://secure.audubon.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction
 https://secure.audubon.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserActionid=1717
 id=1717
 
 
 
 Thanks,
 
 Steve
 
 
 
 Stephen Greenfield
 
 Minneapolis
 
 mailto:tapacul...@gmail.com 
 tapacul...@gmail.commailto:tapacul...@gmail.com
 
 
 
 
 
 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
 

[mou-net] FOY Goldfinch

[Judith Clayton]

Hey!  I just say FOY goldfinch at my window feeder!  Judy in Alexandria
Luck favors the prepared mind.
Louis Pasteur (1822-95)



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] New yard bird Douglas county

[Judith Clayton]

Hi All,
While washing dishes this morning, I discovered house wrens carrying 
nesting material into the little wren house I hung this spring!  It is a yard 
bird 59 for me.
Good birding!
Judy in Alexandria

The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel 
secure but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

Erich Fromm



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] Pollinators...slightly off topic

[Judith Clayton]

This is slightly off topic, but the photography is jaw dropping...it also 
includes amazing hummingbird photographic clips.  Sincerely, Judy in 
Alexandria, Douglas Co.

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0

The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel 
secure but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

Erich Fromm



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] Douglas County indigo bunting

[Judith Clayton]

Hi all,
So far today, I've had 2 new yard birds: male Indigo Bunting and a Gray 
Catbird.  Scarred away my FOY male Baltimore Oriole.
Although, I have backyard feeders, that I enjoy daily, and I have a 
favorite routes going into town I do not consider myself a dedicated birder.  
But within the 5 mile radius that I routinely travel, I've seen 73 species of 
birds so far this year.  MOU's Douglas County Composite List totals 275 
species.  I'm amazed at the rich variety of species!
Good birding!  Judy in Alexandria

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] Douglas Co., Alexandria, Bluebird

[Judith Clayton]

Just hear and saw, my FOY male Bluebird!  Very Exciting!  Good birding to all!  
Judy in Alexandria

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] Douglas County

[Judith Clayton]

Personally a really exciting morning.  Male, common yellowthroat warbler is 
first in Mn. and male, Rose-breasted Grosbeak first in my backyard.  In '08 I 
saw this bird in Glenwood, Mn.  These are my only two Mn. sightings.  Yipee!  
I'm so glad!
Good birding to all!
Judy in Alexandria

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] FOY m. yellow warbler, Douglas County

[Judith Clayton]

Hi All
I checked my life list, and the earliest date in my back yard, was 
6/10/09.  this is the second yard sighting I've recorded.  Judy in Alexandria, 
Ddouglas Co.

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] Douglas Co. FOY Am Gold finch

[Judith Clayton]

Hi!
I was happy for Bob Butson's Am Goldfinch, which I hadn't seen yet up 
here.  After lunch this afternoon, I set out the niger seed feeders, and by 
gosh (!) , I saw my FOY Am goldfinch!
A couple of days ago, I cleaned and prepared the bluebird houses and 
noticed that afternoon, that the tree swallows were perching on one of them!
Good Birding!  Judy in Alexandria

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] Signature request

[Judith Clayton]

Thank you for your recommendation!  I've lived in Alexandria for a few years, 
but I have NOT become familiar with the entire state.  Thanks to Kim Eckert's, 
A Birder's Guide to Minnesota, I have a copy of the county boundaries.  It is 
nice to know that Kittson County is diagonal from Houston County!  Or should I 
say, catty-corner?  Please, please, please,  add at least county information!  
THANKS or Muchas Gracis!   Judy in Alexandria, Douglas County
On May 5, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Terence Brashear wrote:

 I would like to recommend adding a signature line to posts sent to MOU-NET.  
 Lots of new people and the state is pretty large.  Adding a signature line 
 with at least your name and location in MN is appreciated.
 
 Regards,
 
 Terry Brashear
 Moderator MOU-NET
 birdn...@yahoo.com
 Hennepin County, MN
 http://naturepixels.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


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] Sharp-shinned Hawk hunting in Alexandria

[Judith Clayton]

I just saw a sharp-shinned Hawk fly in and pick off one of the sparrows 
chirping under an arborvitae.  As I walked to the back of the house, it flew 
low outside my 4 season porch windows.
Yesterday I was in Fergus Falls and took a couple of hours to identify 
as much as I could.
Here's the list
American Coots
N. Shoveler
Horned grebe
Redhead
woodduck
Double-crested Cormorants
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pied-billed Grebe
American Robins
Common Grackles
Mallards
Ring-billed Gull
White-breasted Nuthatchs
Red-winged blackbirds
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Ringed-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret...several in breeding plumage
Blu- winged Teal
Barn Swallow
Common Merganser
Lesser Scaup
Northern Flicker

Back in Alexandria:
Ruddy Ducks were on the S. side of Lake Wanona.  Several small rafts of 15 or 
so birds each.

Good birding!
Judy in Alexandria, Douglas County


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] Loons

[Judith Clayton]

After 4:00 PM today I counted 37 loons on the south side of Lake Winona in 
Alexandria.  I checked the N. side of the lake, but it was still iced over.  In 
town, I counted 43 loons in total.  Saw grebes: pied-billed red-necked horned 
and Western.  Also seen were rudy duck, scaup sp.,male and female, bufflehead, 
redhead.  Lots of cormorants, American White Pelicans, red-winged black birds, 
common grackles, also observed.  The Osprey nest that fledged a bird last year 
had an adult standing in the nest as I drove by.  The nest is a platform 
located in the Douglas County Fairgrounds parking lot.  In my backyard had FOY 
song sparrow and the chipping sparrows are also back.  Haven't seen the common 
redpolls for 36-48 hours.  Don't ya just love spring migration!  Judy in 
Alexandria

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] Wood ducks

[Judith Clayton]

While out driving country roads today, I observed 7 male and 3 female wood 
ducks.  Also saw2 red-winged black birds and heard several singing.  Judy in 
Alexandria, douglas County

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html