[mou] Nuthatches

2006-03-24 Thread Carol Crust
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_000B_01C64F98.D09CAD30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A couple years ago my husband watched a White Breasted Nuthatch knock another White Breasted Nuthatch to th

[mou] Thank you

2006-03-24 Thread Linda Krueger
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0010_01C64F96.0DD1CDA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you to the three people who replied to my email requesting identification of the Pigeon on my photo website update.

[mou] Photo website update - Need ID help!

2006-03-24 Thread Linda Krueger
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0001_01C64F92.6FA10180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have updated my photo website for those that are interested. I have an in-flight photo of what I am assuming is a Dov

[mou] Greater Prairie Chickens

2006-03-24 Thread chetmey...@visi.com
Chet Meyers writes; Miriam and I just returned from a lovely overcast day in Wilkin County, mostly at Rothsay WMA. Smaller number of rough-legged hawks than reported by those birding earlier last week, but still at least 30 birds. Greater prairie chickens are dancing on traditional leks, but are

[mou] RE: (mou) Pay to Play

2006-03-24 Thread Larson Kelly
--Apple-Mail-6--416095323 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed As I understand it, the Nongame Wildlife division of the MN DNR gets only 20% of its funding from the State. The other 80% of this department i

[mou] Koochiching County birding

2006-03-24 Thread Conny Brunell
--=_NextPart_150511125169760235246 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Koochiching County 3.23.06 On Thursday 3.23.06 Jim Otto and I had an enjoyable day of birding in Koochiching County in the Big Falls area. Birds seen were on Koochiching CR 13, North of US Hwy 71 and CR 30 West

[mou] Crow Wing County

2006-03-24 Thread Carol Crust
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0015_01C64F5C.63FDF0D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sandhill Cranes have been in SE Crow Wing County for over two weeks. You can hear them in certain wetlands just SE of

[mou] Mud Lake Birds

2006-03-24 Thread Mark Otnes
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0008_01C64F5B.9EBFB560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I birded my way around Mud Lake early this afternoon (3/24). At Reservation Dam between Lake Traverse and Mud Lake there w

[mou] Hairy and Downy "Haircuts"

2006-03-24 Thread Clay Christensen
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5079_1143212552_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I've noticed a difference in the red patch on the back of the head of male downy and hairy woodpeckers. The male hairy has a narrow black line that separates the red patch down the middle (in

[mou] LaCrosse - Glaucous-Winged Gull Still Here 3/34/06 12:15 pm

2006-03-24 Thread Dan Jackson
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0006_01C64F4F.1E75DFD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was able to refind the Glaucous-Winged Gull on Richmond Bay on the North Side of LaCrosse over the noon hour today. The

Fwd: Re: [mou] paying to use state wildlife land

2006-03-24 Thread Chad Heins
Fellow birders, I think that there are enough opportunities for birders to be involved with land acquisition and conservation for birds. I'm sure many of the subscribers of this list are members of the Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon Society, etc... Some of these organi

[mou] Important MOU board meeting date change!

2006-03-24 Thread Alt, Mark
The next MOU meeting is changing dates, Best Buy no longer allows = nonprofits to use their space. They had confirmed yes, then notified me = - no. I checked with the MN river valley refuge and they changed their = policy as well. Wood Lake is the plan now, yet to be confirmed. I am = planning the

[mou] Migration question

2006-03-24 Thread Pastor Al Schirmacher
Spring migration is proceeding a little slowly in the Sherburne/Mille Lacs County areas (first Sandhills in last couple of days, first Sherburne Eastern Meadowlark, virtually no open bodies of water to view waterfowl). Are there any areas in central or south central MN that waterfowl are congre

[mou] Great Blue Herons -Anoka/Hennepin Cty

2006-03-24 Thread Wenger, Char
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C64F65.8275C7FF Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Great Blue Herons arrived this week back at their rookery located south of the Coon Rapids Dam on an island on

[mou] paying to use state wildlife land

2006-03-24 Thread Rick
Jim Williams wrote: > On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:39 PM, Bernard P. Friel (wa...@att.net) wrote: > Isn't that what taxes are supposed to provide for, and wouldn't this > just be another fee so that the "no new taxes pledge" can be kept ? > > > Well, taxes obviously do not do the job. Politicians do no

[mou] paying to use state wildlife land

2006-03-24 Thread Bill Bruins
What's wrong with user fees? At 08:39 PM 3/23/2006, wa...@att.net wrote: >Isn't that what taxes are supposed to provide for, and wouldn't this >just be another fee so that the "no new taxes pledge" can be kept ? O. William Bruins 1538 11th Avenue NE Rochester, MN 55906-4213 wbru...@earthlink.ne

[mou] Sandhill Cranes

2006-03-24 Thread Matt Baumann
Heard calls of sandhill cranes coming from the Mississippi River area Winona (a half mile from my location) as I walked from car into work this morning. Matt Baumann Winona, MN

[mou] paying to use state wildlife land

2006-03-24 Thread Craig
How are state and public lands being paid for already?? Last time I checked I still pay taxes plus I'm an avid bowhunter, snowmobiler and my wife and I do a lot of camping in the state parks so I think I pay more than my fair share in fees to use such areas. I thought this was a free country?

[mou] paying to use state wildlife land

2006-03-24 Thread wa...@att.net
It's not that I object to paying. I object to fees which are imposed as a substitute for taxes which is the case here because they impose a regressive burden on the citizens. This kind of fee is to be distinguished from fees like Park entrance fees which are designed to cover (at least theoretic

[mou] paying to use state wildlife land

2006-03-24 Thread wa...@att.net
Isn't that what taxes are supposed to provide for, and wouldn't this just be another fee so that the "no new taxes pledge" can be kept ? -- Bernard P. Friel -- Original message -- From: Jim Williams > Hooray for Colorado. Other states