[mou-net] not present, E. Screech Owl, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.

Monday, Jan 19, the owl was not in the box at 8:00 am. George Skinner 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] Update - Golden crowned sparrow - Duluth

The immature golden crowned sparrow made a brief appearance in our yard just before 8:00 this morning. It perched in a tree near our patio (on the alley) before flying in the direction of College St. For what it's worth, the bird was fairly vocal when it was in the yard on Saturday morning,

[mou-net] Unethical Photographer? My two-cents

My two-cents on Mike Hendrickson's post about another birder's run-in with an owl photographer.In full disclosure, I am a wildlife photographer, birder, bird guide, MOU member and good friend of Mike's (for almost 25 years!). I make part of my living from guiding, writing and bird photography.

[mou-net] Golden-crowned Sparrow Duluth info

I observed the Golden-crowned Sparrow Saturday morning January 17th from about 9:45 until around 10:00 AM at the College St address feeders. The bird then flew west across College Street at rooftop height. There are some tall white pines in the back yards of houses across the street and

[mou-net] Unethical photgrapher

I am not certain if this is the way to respond to the posting regarding the unethical photographer but her it goes. As a wildlife photographer, I agree with birder. I am glad that many people 'called' him out for it. Getting the shot at all cost is NOT worth the risk to the animal. The

Re: [mou-net] Unethical photgrapher

I'm on the fence with this. When a photographer is luring a bird near a roadside, it's simply not good. And unless a bird guide is leading someone who is elderly or has physical impairments, I think birders should traipse a bit themselves or be satisfied with distant looks rather than luring an

[mou-net] ww crossbills - Duluth

A flock was observed at 9:05 a.m. today, feeding on seed cones. ~20 birds were in two spruces along the shore of Lake Superior directly across from the Cape Superior Inn. One of the two trees has a large burl at the base. This very accessible spot is 200 m NE of McQuade on North Shore Scenic

Re: [mou-net] Unethical Photographer? My two-cents

Excellent response Sparky. I couldn't agree more. And incidentally NONE of those in my owl gallery were shot with bait or live or dead mice. -- Bernard P. Friel Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com ; http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds

[mou-net] No Baiting

I read Sparky's email and I do not agree with his position. I am a wildlife photographer as a pastime. So granted, it is not how I make a living. I would love to get the spectacular shots that some photographers get by baiting, but it crosses a line that I believe is unacceptable.

Re: [mou-net] No Baiting

There was a lot more substance to Sparky's analysis than the undeserved characterization of ends justifying the means. -- Bernard P. Friel Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com ; http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds

[mou-net] Snow buntings

At work in Richfield today, I watched a flock of ≈ 75 Snow Buntings fly right over my building, flying East the SW. Mark Alt International Program Director Retail Operations New Country Development Best Buy International Holdings, Inc. | 7601 Penn Ave. South | Richfield, MN 55123 | cell:

[mou-net] flying owls

Just for the record, my photo of the flying Snowy Owl in today's StarTribune had nothing to do with mice, and everything to do with crows harassing the bird and my good fortune to be in the right place at the right time. Jim Williams birding blog at www.startribune.com/blogs/wingnut

[mou-net] Unethical Photographer? My two-cents [Formatted] more...

Below is a formatted version of my initial e-mail (I hope...Hotmail turned my original post into one giant unwieldy paragraph) Great conversation. I appreciate all comments. I should just be clear that I haven't fed an owl since 2005. As far as 'the ends justifying the means' argument then,

[mou-net] Gray Partridge ~ Dakota Co.

This morning I had the good fortune of seeing a covey of 8 Gray Partridge in Dakota County. They were visible from 180th St., and the intersection of Joan Ave feeding out in the open agricultural fields on the north side of 180th St. This is south of Hastings and east of Northfield Boulevard

[mou-net] Photography ethics and bog trip

Hello all. I'm the birder quoted by Mike Hendrickson in the e-mail in question. I don't want to make a huge deal of this, as I'm sure most would rather get back to the birds being seen, but I felt I might need to respond. I don't know Sparky, though we have mutual acquaintances and I respect

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl: still around

Around 4:45 (Monday) I found the Snowy Owl farther north than previous sightings. It was on a utility pole on CR 3 between 670th and 680th streets. I ran into John Hockema a little bit later who was out searching for the owl. He reported seeing two individuals on a previous occasion. Ken

[mou-net] Dodge Snowy Owl

The Snowy Owl was seen tonight at 3:35 It was sitting in the field next to a fence line as follows...between 690 and 700 St. on the East side of 150 Ave right at the fence line in the middle of the section about 70 yards from the road On the South side of the fence. Chuck Krulas Rochester

[mou-net] Birding and bird photography....

Normally I shy away from these type of threads because of the emotions that are involved, but like someone I know says You gotta stand for something in life, otherwise you're gonna stand for nothing. :) Let's face it, there are reasonable and sound opinions on both side of the (baiting)

Re: [mou-net] Birding and bird photography....

Hello: As head of field trips and one of the coordinators of the Sax Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival I thought about doing several workshops and one of them was photography. My intent for doing a photography workshop was to help those like myself be able to take better images of birds either by

Re: [mou-net] **Hoary Redpoll** Reminder

I think this reminder begs the question, WHY is Hoary Redpoll considered a RARE regular? Is it due to few accepted records annually? I think there are all kinds of reasons this species would not be frequently documented that have little to do with its rarity. First, identifying this

Re: [mou-net] *Hoary Redpoll* reminder

The Hoary Redpoll and many other birds are not nearly as rare or uncommon as their official status in Minnesota may say they are. However, their official status will never change if birders don't send in documentation of their sightings. If the bird being reported is listed as

Re: [mou-net] Hoary Repoll

MOU-NET@lists.umn.edu The Hoary Redpoll and many other birds are not nearly as rare or uncommon as their official status in Minnesota may say they are. However, their official status will never change if birders don't send in documentation of their sightings. If the bird being reported is listed

[mou-net] Duluth and Sax-zim (St. Louis Co.)

Joel Dunette and I ventured northward, and here were our findings: Attempted to look for the G-C Sparrow from 9:35am-10:30am without luck. Since there was virtually no bird life at Brad Snelling's feeders, we decided to walk around the neighborhood a bit, where we were treated with 1 Am. Robin,