[mou] Duluth RBA 3/11/04

2004-03-11 Thread David Benson
--Apple-Mail-1--230131678 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 11, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Peg Robertsen found a HOARY REDPOLL with a flock

[mou] Re: [mnbird] where to buy duck stamps

2004-03-11 Thread Laura Erickson
And don't just buy the Duck Stamp--DISPLAY it. Get a plastic cover and let it dangle from your spotting scope or on your jacket. Let people know that birders are willing to support habitat acquisition. I've just started reading The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession, and was

[mou] Duck stamps for birders

2004-03-11 Thread Don Beimborn
I've bought a duck stamp pretty regularly for the last 40 years. Occasionally I've been dragged along on a goose hunt. But the major reason I buy the stamp is because of the reasons Jim Williams cites. Do you buy a duck stamp each year? is a fair question to ask birders. Especially when they are

[mou] Smew

2004-03-11 Thread Richard Hoyme
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_07B4_01C40789.70A015B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If anyone checks for the Smew in the morning, please post as soon as = possible. Post both if you find it or

[mou] Request to Minnesota Bird Banders

2004-03-11 Thread Roger Everhart
Hey everyone, I've been asked by Robin Fitch of the Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Cooperative (a statewide organization of wildlife rehabbers) to send out a request to see if banders would be willing to be listed in the upcoming MWAC Directory so that rehabbers could have rehabbed

[mou] Smew - update

2004-03-11 Thread Bob Ekblad
The Smew found by Chuck Krulas is still at Lake Shady by Oronoco in Olmsted County. It moved from the location where Chuck originally found it to a spot closer to Hwy 52 and the abandoned home that provides the best access point for viewing. If you are coming from the north, go over the first

[mou] Smew

2004-03-11 Thread Anthony X. Hertzel
Again, thanks to Chuck Krulas for finding the Smew and quickly notifying the birding community. We all appreciate it, Chuck. The Smew was still present late this evening and I was able to view it at close range as it swam about beneath the overpass to north-bound U.S. Highway 52 at Lake Shady

[mou] Sandy Komito

2004-03-11 Thread Michael Hendrickson
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0045_01C407A0.E39D5FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I would like to comment about Laura Erickson's comments about Sandy = Komito. I guided Sandy during

[mou] Re: [mnbird] where to buy duck stamps

2004-03-11 Thread Andrew
Better yet, donate some money to the nongame wildlife fund on your Minnesota income tax form Like I always do I split my refund with the fund, I believe they got about $265 from me this year.. Andrew --- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member

[mou] What is this list sevre about?

2004-03-11 Thread Blaine
Howdy all, I'll start by saying I have tried to abide by the MOU'S wishes for this list serve, and feel we are off topic again. I do know how to use the delete key, and have many times recently. It's been a long cold winter. This is NOT... a personal attack on any one individual. The talk of

[mou] Northern Hawk-Owl - Lake Co.

2004-03-11 Thread Jim Lind
Dave Grosshuesch saw a Northern Hawk-Owl on Wednesday along the Stoney River Forest Road, about 5 miles south of Highway 1. Apparently the road is still drivable (truck traffic has been keeping it open this winter), but it is covered with deep washboards. Jim Lind Two Harbors

[mou] Longspurs

2004-03-11 Thread pmegel...@aol.com
---1079061890 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Took a quick trip west this morning. In Renville Co along County 4 and Redwood Co 9 there were thousands of Lapland Longspurs. Even though the snow is off the fields and are

[mou] Carolina Wren

2004-03-11 Thread The Chorns
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4079A.1AB45380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Carolina Wren that was at 105 Stinson Blvd was last seen on February = 29. It was there since mid