[mou] Owls and other northern birds (late)

2004-12-13 Thread Erika Sitz
I'm posting this report, though tardy, because I remember reading that someone is logging northern owl reports. I didn't save that post and I don't remember if there was a special place to send them, so putting it here. I apologize for the tardy post, wrote it but forgot to send it when I got dis

[mou] Black swan- Kandiyohi county

2004-12-13 Thread Randy Frederickson
On Saturday and Sunday there was a black swan on the north end of Nest Lake in Kandiyohi county. Although this bird is native to Australia, and obviously an escapee from a breeder, it is still an interesting bird. This bird appeared to be a juvenile, based on the lighter shade of black and lack o

[mou] nhow, fosp.

2004-12-13 Thread Steve and Sherry Watson
Hello all, This morning around 9:30, I got a call from my folks (who were on their way to Duluth) saying that they saw a northern hawk owl along highway 61 at the junction of county road 7 right along the road. I also failed to mention that last Saturday I saw a fox sparrow along the casc

[mou] More on Birders and Empty Skies

2004-12-13 Thread Jim Williams
I want to share some contact information I received regarding yesterday's messages about wildlife conservation efforts (Dennis Anderson column, C14, Sunday Mpls Star Tribune, Empty Skies). Make the effort. Make the contacts. Speak up. You might also want to lend support directly to Anderson. Hi

[mou] Re: [mnbird] State Lines

2004-12-13 Thread O. William Bruins
At 10:21 PM 12/12/2004, fred lesher wrote: >Jeff Dankert's information about state line markers >is helpful, but I don't recall seeing from the rest >stop any green buoys at the south end of L. Pepin. I >remember only three red buoys. Possibly consult a 7.5 >or 15 degree topographic map which show

[mou] Great Gray Owl movement

2004-12-13 Thread Dennis/Barbara Martin
Sorry to not post this before but thought it would still be appropriate. When we found the Great Gray Owl near Dudley Saturday morning we decided to follow it at a long distance for awhile to see how it fed. Amazingly in the next 10 minutes it moved nearly three blocks to the area across the stree

[mou] Great Gray Owl-Stearns County

2004-12-13 Thread Benjamin Fritchman
Hello all, I received a second-hand report of a possible Great Gray Owl near St. John's University in Stearns County. I know a few people will be looking for it in the next few days, and I'm sure they will update if seen again. The location: The bird was first found ½ mile north and ¼ mile west

[mou] Ultralight whooping cranes arrive in FL, Migrants leave WI

2004-12-13 Thread robert_russ...@fws.gov
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[mou] new owls at Rice Lake NWR, Aitkin Co

2004-12-13 Thread michelle_mcdow...@fws.gov
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[mou] Pine Siskins

2004-12-13 Thread JAMES RATACZAK
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[mou] Albert Lea CBC

2004-12-13 Thread snoe...@aol.com
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[mou] Tomorrow! Tomorrow! CBC Season starts Tomorrow!

2004-12-13 Thread ignacio_mag...@rohair.com
It's only a day away... well... for Minnesota its actually two days away since the first CBC of the season - Cottonwood - is on the 15th. (The official Audubon CBC season is Dec 14 - Jan 5 each year) Several CBCs occur DURING the week for those of you with flexible schedules that can't get enough

[mou] MEP news

2004-12-13 Thread tnejb...@comcast.net
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_4057_1102976256_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Environmentally Concerned MOU members, This session is important to know what is going to be presented for this coming legislative session. Please respond to MEP < www. Mepartnership

[mou] Environmental day at the Capitol

2004-12-13 Thread tnejb...@comcast.net
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[mou] another hawk owl and some great grays

2004-12-13 Thread Steve and Sherry Watson
Hello All, I got a call from my parents in Duluth who told me they saw three great gray owls and a northern hawk owl in about a mile between Two Harbors and Duluth. They didn't get mileage which was to bad but I thought this worthy of reporting. Good birding, Josh Watson Grand Marais -

[mou] Fairmont CBC is Saturday the 18th

2004-12-13 Thread Brad Bolduan
Last call for anybody who wants to bird on the southern fringe of the state. Still looking for our first Rough-legged Hawk, Brad Bolduan bbold...@rconnect.com

[mou] Cottonwood count and Lac Qui Parle counts

2004-12-13 Thread pmegel...@aol.com
---1102985347 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Always room for more participants. The Cottonwood count is this Wednesday and the Lac Qui Parle count is next Wednesday the 22nd. Please let me know if you can participate!!