Re: [mou-net] Threats against birders in Sax-Zim Bog
I agree with Mr. Hawkins. Placating this fellow will not
make him go away, and sooner or later, he will hurt some unsuspecting
passer-by, or himself. This man's actions are dangerous and often illegal.
The remedy is to report every single incident to the law enforcement, and to
follow up by pressing charges where appropriate. A restraining order might be
effective too, but I'm not familiar with applicable state law. It
might be worthwhile to contact the man's family, but I suspect that he's long
since broken ties with any family members. Contacting the Veteran's
Administration might be fruitful, too, but only if he decides to cooperate with
them.This man's activities ought not to be tolerated. It's not fair to
the community at large, and it's especially not fair to the inevitable innocent
person he hurts someday.Responsibility lies with law enforcement, but they need
the community's help in reporting, in prosecuting, and, if necessary, in
testifying in court. Simply avoiding public roads near this man's home gives
him carte blanche to continue his reign of terror.
Peter Dullea
P.O. Box 415
Buellton, CA 93427-0415
(805) 350-1304
KI6PWE
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:21:48 -0600
> From: shawki...@satx.rr.com
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Threats against birders in Sax-Zim Bog
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
>
> Holly:
>
> Has anyone contacted the guy's family or the Veteran's Administration to get
> him the help that he needs? In addition to being a menace to anyone, let
> alone birders, who happens to drive along the road in front of his property,
> the guy is a menace to himself. One of these day when that fellow does his
> confronting he may run into a non-birder or birder who may fight back and
> result in one or both people getting hurt. Other than birders not
> travelling on Stickney Rd, the simplest solution seems for folks who get
> threatened to file a complaint with the St. Louis County Sheriff's
> Department. Perhaps people who have had run-ins with the guy should go to
> http://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/GOVERNMENT/DepartmentsAgencies/Sheriff.aspx
> to express their concerns. If they do so, they should be as polite and
> courteous as possible when expressing their complaints or concerns about the
> guy.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Steve
>
> Stevan Hawkins
> San Antonio TX
>
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Holly
> Peirson
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:57 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Threats against birders in Sax-Zim Bog
>
> Hi Birders:
>
> I've been to the bog many times, know the area, and have seen this
> residence, but not lately. Can anyone say how much frontage this person has
> on the road? When are you "safe" to stop nearby?
>
> It may also be nice for those who have been there recently to write some
> landmarks to watch for (coming from each direction) while birding this
> immediate area, so people know when they are getting close and can coast on
> by.
>
> On the other hand, unless there is a staked-out boreal chickadee or the
> like, this land is just like ALL the rest of the bog, so there should BE NO
> reason to need to stop and aggravate this person... Right?!
>
> Holly Peirson
> Columbus, Anoka Co.
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Erika Sitz
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 5:17 PM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Threats against birders in Sax-Zim Bog
>
> This is at the north end of Stickney, but I believe it's just south of the
> Sax Road/CR-28, not Arkola.
> Erika Sitz
> Ramsey, north Anoka County
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of sparky
> stensaas
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 4:33 PM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [mou-net] Threats against birders in Sax-Zim Bog
>
> I just received a phone call from Hartley Nature Center in Duluth that a
> resident of the Sax-Zim Bog was quite irate that birders are stopping on the
> road in front of his place.
>
>
> He demanded to know who was in charge of birders going to Sax-Zim area. He
> was very threatening in his statementsAnd was very strange on the
> phone...and swearing.
>
>
> As most regular Sax-Zim birders know, this is the "Sniper of Stickney
> Road"...the man who lives in the house on the west side of Stickney (CR207)
> just south of CR52
[mou-net] Pileated Woodpecker in Marcell
Good morning! I saw a Pileated Woodpecker this morning at the Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center in Marcell, right on State Highway 38. The bird crossed and re-crossed the highway several times, screaming the whole time. This is a big, active bird, and at one point I could see the red cockade with the naked eyeball. This is a life bird for me. Peter Dullea P.O. Box 175 Marcell, MN 56657 (805) 350-1304 KI6PWE 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] Marcell Osprey Chick
Today I visited the Osprey nest off Itasca County Road 45 that I've been
watching for over a month. I've been seeing the top of a little head for a
week or two, but today I saw the whole chick for the first time. The chick
stood on the edge of the nest while one of the parents fed it a little, then
flew off. I thought the chick might take flight, but after a few tentative
flaps it settled down into the nest.
Both parents have been very attentive. There is usually one on the
nest, and there is always one adult standing guard in a dead tree about 40
yards from the nest platform. I'll keep visiting-- I hope to have a chance to
see the chick fly, which should be very soon. I'll keep you posted.
Peter
P.S. -- A few days ago I placed a bird feeder filled with sunflower seeds
outside the Discovery Center in Marcell, where I am a volunteer. The feeder
was represented to be squirrel-proof. That may be true, but I can attest that
that particular feeder is not bear-proof.
Peter Dullea
P.O. Box 175
Marcell, MN 56657
(805) 350-1304
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[mou-net] Osprey v. Eagle
For about the last 10 days I've been keeping an eye on a nest being
tended by a pair of Osprey
on County Road 45 near Marcell in Itasca County. Today I visited the spot
about 1:00 PM with my 'scope
to see if I could tell whether any eggs had hatched. They hadn't, but i
watched as a passing adult Bald Eagle
showed an interest in the nest. Both adult Ospreys took off after the eagle,
and after a spirited aerial dogfight,
the eagle flew away.
I also saw a Pine Marten crossing Highway 38 a mile or so north of
Marcell.
Peter Dullea
Marcell, MN 56657
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[mou-net] Itasca County Bay-breasted Warbler
There was a male Bay-breasted Warbler at the North Star Campground on Highway 38 just south of Marcell this morning. There was also a Gray Catbird on Monday. Peter Dullea P.O. Box 175 Marcell, MN 56657 (805) 350-1304 KI6PWE 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] Stickney Road Warning
Mr. Hendrickson is right. These incidents should be reported. I was a
deputy public defender here in California for 31 years, but I now spend my
summers im Itasca County, MN. These people usually hurt someone eventually.
If he says he's going to shhot you, or kill you, believe him. Get away and
notify law enforcement. If he made a specific threat or if he hurt or tried to
do so, then file a complaint, request prosecution and be prepared to go to
court if necessary.
I'm not familiar with Minnesota law, but in California, threatening
people can be treated as a felony. Pulling a gun on someone is illegal in all
states.
This guy needs to be stopped. Sure, helped, but in a secure facility.
He will hurt or kill someone. Please, report all these incidents. You will
be saving someone from serious harm.
Good birding,
Peter Dullea,
Senior Deputy Public Defender
for Santa Barbara County, Retired
Lompoc, California
pdul...@hotmail.com
(805) 350-1304
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> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:15:06 -0800
> From: mlhendrick...@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Stickney Road Warning
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
>
> I talked to a resident who sort of knows this guy because he has property
> near
> him. This person must of gotten out of jail recently because he was arrested
> possibly a year and a half ago for pulling a gun against someone near or on
> his
> property. He is very unstable and has been known to chase after cars and
> doing
> exactly what Cindy mentioned. I have her stories from witnesses who said
> they
> been followed by him for nearly 10-15 miles before the party stopped to
> confront
> this man. I am sure the county officers know of him but unfortunately
> Sax-Zim
> Bog / Meadowlands area is patrolled very seldom by law officials. So the
> more
> reports people share to law officials the more they know of him and the more
> what he has been up to lately.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Mike Hendrickson
> Duluth, Minnesota
> Website: http://www.mikehendricksonbirding.com
>
> Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Chris Edwardson
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 7:57:51 PM
> Subject: [mou-net] Stickney Road Warning
>
> Cindy and I were birding the bog on Saturday and made the mistake of
> stopping (for a possible owl sighting) near a house on the Stickney
> Road that has a sign that in part says "Trespassers will be violated"
> The owner walked out to the road (we were 200 + feet past his driveway) and
> asked us what we were doing there. I said we were birding, but he acted
> confused and began confronting us, yelling that he had cameras watching the
> road. We just got in the car and left. Unknown to us, he was not through
> "talking" to us and when we were several miles away he pulled up in his
> car while we were driving and forced our car to stop. I use the word
> forced, because I felt like I had to stop or he would try to run us off the
> road. We listened to him rant about being an ex-marine, prior killer of
> enemies, Christian, etc. Eventually, he let us drive on. He mentioned
> having problems with birders before so we wanted to be sure to remind
> everyone not to stop anywhere near his house. I am considering contacting
> the county Sheriff just to have the incident on record.
>
> --
> Chris Edwardson
> Wood Technology Consulting Services
> 31 E. Arrowhead Rd.
> Duluth, MN 55803
> 218-724-6357
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[mou-net] Black Tern Breeding Colony
There is a breeding colony of Black Terns in Itasca County near Marcell, in a water-lily-choked channel between Mike's Lake and Copenhagen Lake. These lakes are reachable only by canoe or other shallow-draft boat boat from Clubhouse Lake. I stumbled across 'em a month or so ago, but have been staying away since because of the obvious distress our presence caused the birds. I later learned that the terns nest there every year. I saw several eggs in very exposed nests on lily pads. Black Terns can be seen foraging every night on Clubhouse Lake and a number of other nearby lakes. I've only been in Minnesota for a few months, and I'm not sure where the Black Tern mentioned in other posts was found, and I don't know whether it's unusual there. Peter Dullea Summer Quarters: P.O. Box 175 Marcell, MN 56657-0175 (218) 832-2630 Winter: P.O. Box 415 Buellton, CA 93427 (805) 350-1304 KI6PWE Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
