[mou-net] Barrow's Goldeneye, Park Point, Duluth

At 12:40 PM today (11/17), I found a drake Barrow's Goldeneye in the Duluth harbor. There is a green park bench near the boat ramp at the Recreation Area on Park Point, and if one sits on that bench and points a spotting scope towards the Holcium Elevator at the Port Terminal, the bird in

Re: [mou-net] Why a Canada Goose isn't Canadian

The Canada Goose was named by Linnaeus in 1758, and gets its name from its breeding range. It is of course perfectly acceptable and correct to call one a Canadian goose if you see it's passport or some other verification of its citizenship. Best, Laura Erickson On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 3:18 PM,

[mou-net] remove from list

Hi... much as I find the MOU e-mailings most interesting, I need to drop off the list because I can't handle the traffic along side all the other ones that pile up. Thank you Peter Jordan pajor...@umn.edu -- UMN.EDU Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Why a Canada Goose isn't Canadian

I just read the information below on Wiki Answers. I don't know if it's true (anybody else know) but if so then since the goose was named after a person not Canada then it makes sense that it shouldn't be called a Canadian Goose. I also didn't know a person could name a new species after

Re: [mou-net] Why a Canada Goose isn't Canadian

On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 15:39 -0500, Laura Erickson wrote: The Canada Goose was named by Linnaeus in 1758, and gets its name from its breeding range. It is of course perfectly acceptable and correct to call one a Canadian goose if you see it's passport or some other verification of its

[mou-net] White-crowned Sparrow lecture

Hi All-- I have published almost everything I know about White-crowned Sparrow races on my blog, http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com I trust you don't find these musings too intrusive. If so, just delete this e-mail. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota

Re: [mou-net] Why a Canada Goose isn't Canadian

So Jim Florida didn't name the Florida Scrub Jay? Steve Roman Champlin, MN cicind...@gmail.com http://steveroman.naturescapes.net/ http://www.tc.umn.edu/~decke003//CicindelaTropicale/Home.htm 612-508-1528 - Original Message - From: Laura Erickson chickadee.erick...@gmail.com To:

Re: [mou-net] Why a Canada Goose isn't Canadian

and Lord Baltimore didn't name the oriole and Joe California didn't name the California condor... - Original Message - From: Steve Roman cicind...@gmail.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Why a Canada Goose isn't Canadian

[mou-net] Observations of a Hawk Owl...

The Northern Hawk Owl that I happened upon today provided some interesting moments. Most notably was the way in which it interacted with the local gray jay family. By interaction, I actually mean complete lack of tolerance. The owl was working a recently logged area in the middle of a

Re: [mou-net] Observations of a Hawk Owl...

I remember one of the first Minnesota Birding Weekends I went on up in Sax-Zim we saw a Hawk Owl go after a Gray Jay looking for a meal. I don't believe it was successful but it was definitely trying for food. It sounds more likely the Jays were trying to steal the voles. Corvids are omnivores.

[mou-net] Canal Park/Park Point sightings (Duluth, MN)

This morning while birding at Canal Park with my friend Aldo, we observed 2 Thayer's Gulls among the Ring-billed Gulls and Herring Gulls. Special thanks to Karl Bardon for helping me identify the 2nd-cycle Thayer's Gull. I don't know if I've this seen this age of Thayer's Gull before, and without

[mou-net] next Birds and Beer in Mpls this Thursday Nov 09 6:00pm

at Merlin's Rest bar/restaurant 36th Lake St Mpls This is a friendly group of individuals who introduce themselves or others they know at the table. Strangers --maybe known by an email you remember-- become acquaintances. The next time you go, you know some more people. Maybe from 10