[mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County
I, too, was fortunate yesterday to see these two Black-necked Stilts. However, I’m wondering if all the birders visiting are stressing these birds. Almost the entire time I was there one of the birds (a female, I think) stood on the edge of the pond, near the nest, and softly called “kip-kip-kip”. It was calling so softly that at first I did not notice. Since she never stopped calling, I took that to mean that she was concerned about my presence. The other stilt stood preening about ten yards away, but did not call at all. Once I realized what was happening, I took one final look and left. We all hope that these birds will nest successfully. However, we birders may stress the birds to the degree that this nesting will be unsuccessful. It’s probably not realistic to expect that birder will not try to see these two stilts, but let’s be mindful that too much attention may lead to nest abandonment or inattentive parenting. The ABA Code of Ethics states: “To avoid stressing birds or exposing them to danger, exercise restraint and caution during observation, photography, sound recording, or filming.” Douglas Mayo Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
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Great idea, guys! Sid Stivland Plymouth, MN -Original Message- From: KRE Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 7:13 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County Some members of the MOU Awards Committee have already discussed giving a certificate of recognition to the city of Herman for their cooperation, as Bob suggests. (We had recently done this for Janet Anderson and her Lewis's Woodpecker in Roosevelt.) Such recognition might also serve as a spark for other municipalities to be more welcoming to birders at their sewage ponds. Kim Eckert MOU Awards and Recognition Committee Sent from my iPhone On Jun 13, 2014, at 10:17 PM, "Williams, Bob" wrote: My wife and I made the long journey out to see the Black-necked Stilts at the Herman Sewage Ponds today. First, for anyone making the trip, Hwy 27 is closed from I-94 to Hwy 55 in Hoffman so plan accordingly. Second, the town of Herman looks like a ghost town compared to the last time I was there(at least two years ago). The quick stop in the center of town is out of business. Most importantly however I'd like to thank Doug Kieser for finding and reporting the birds and Denny and Barb Martin for working with the city to see that the birds are not disturbed. I'm wondering if there is something that the MOU can do to recognize the people in Herman for their willingness to work with the birding community on this. I would think at least a letter or a press release or something to acknowledge their help. It might help us in the future with other entities who are hosting unusual birds that our members would like to see. At the very least it might be a ray of sunshine for a town that seems to have fallen on hard times. Bob Williams 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
Re: [mou-net] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County
Some members of the MOU Awards Committee have already discussed giving a certificate of recognition to the city of Herman for their cooperation, as Bob suggests. (We had recently done this for Janet Anderson and her Lewis's Woodpecker in Roosevelt.) Such recognition might also serve as a spark for other municipalities to be more welcoming to birders at their sewage ponds. Kim Eckert MOU Awards and Recognition Committee Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 13, 2014, at 10:17 PM, "Williams, Bob" wrote: > > My wife and I made the long journey out to see the Black-necked Stilts at > the Herman Sewage Ponds today. First, for anyone making the trip, Hwy 27 > is closed from I-94 to Hwy 55 in Hoffman so plan accordingly. Second, the > town of Herman looks like a ghost town compared to the last time I was > there(at least two years ago). The quick stop in the center of town is > out of business. Most importantly however I'd like to thank Doug Kieser > for finding and reporting the birds and Denny and Barb Martin for working > with the city to see that the birds are not disturbed. I'm wondering if > there is something that the MOU can do to recognize the people in Herman for > their willingness to work with the birding community on this. I would think > at least a letter or a press release or something to acknowledge their help. > It might help us in the future with other entities who are hosting unusual > birds that our members would like to see. At the very least it might be a > ray of sunshine for a town that seems to have fallen > on hard times. > > Bob Williams 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] Black-necked Stilts in Grant County
My wife and I made the long journey out to see the Black-necked Stilts at the Herman Sewage Ponds today. First, for anyone making the trip, Hwy 27 is closed from I-94 to Hwy 55 in Hoffman so plan accordingly. Second, the town of Herman looks like a ghost town compared to the last time I was there(at least two years ago). The quick stop in the center of town is out of business. Most importantly however I'd like to thank Doug Kieser for finding and reporting the birds and Denny and Barb Martin for working with the city to see that the birds are not disturbed. I'm wondering if there is something that the MOU can do to recognize the people in Herman for their willingness to work with the birding community on this. I would think at least a letter or a press release or something to acknowledge their help. It might help us in the future with other entities who are hosting unusual birds that our members would like to see. At the very least it might be a ray of sunshine for a town that seems to have fallen on hard times. Bob Williams, Bloomington -- The information in this electronic mail message is the sender's confidential business and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's company is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments. Nothing in this email shall be deemed to create a binding contract to purchase/sell real estate. The sender of this email does not have the authority to bind a buyer or seller to a contract via written or verbal communications including, but not limited to, email communications. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
