[mou-net] Friday morning birding request

2011-06-15 Thread Frank Berdan
A birder from The Netherlands is in St Paul for the Bourlag Conference this week.  He has Friday morning available for birding before flying home that afternoon. Rients Niks is a university researcher, fluent in English, and a most congenial companion (based on our trip to Dakota Count

[mou-net] Catbirds

2011-06-15 Thread Bruce...Hackensack, Mn
Is it just me? My wife and I were chatting last night during supper prep, that for the second year we are not seeing/hearing Catbirds in their normal haunts. I also seldom see them on list when others record outing reports for mou. I live in prime Catbird territory and have yet to see/ hear one

[mou-net] Fond farewell...

2011-06-15 Thread Alt, Mark
MN birds With fall most are gone Me too... This short haiku says a lot about my life right now. My wife and I are moving to Akron, Ohio. I will now be working for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, in a role in their global PMO...those of you that are on Facebook or LinkedIn are

[mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread Chuck Cole
-Original Message- From: Chuck Cole [mailto:cnc...@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 2:45 PM To: Eric Harrold Subject: RE: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines Studies done in Florida by the FL Conservation Society and Audubon, etc, showed that ANY towers are

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread Laura Erickson
Sadly, the wind power industry has a paid ornithological advocate, Paul Kerlinger, who is willing to stretch the truth quite a bit in his testimony in support of industry. He was also the expert witness for ATT in their legal case when the Friends of the Boundary Waters took them to court

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread ronald huber
Some folks refer to them as scientostitutes (root words obvious). - Original Message - From: Laura Erickson chickadee.erick...@gmail.com To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines Sadly,

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread Eric Harrold
Chuck,   Simply put, Florida is not southwest Minnesota...for a variety of reasons. I do not find the comparison valid. Much more concentrated movement through Florida.   Eric Harrold --- On Wed, 6/15/11, Chuck Cole cnc...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Chuck Cole cnc...@earthlink.net Subject:

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread Chuck Cole
The studies done by orgs in FL were not restricted to sites in FL. I was being brief in my citation. Bird behavior is not limited to states. They are migratory, as you may discover. Windmills and other towers are located in other places than SW MN. You should actually look up actual

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread Terence Brashear
Personal discussion such as this should be taken off line please. MOU-Moderator. Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com --- On Wed, 6/15/11, Chuck Cole cnc...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Chuck Cole cnc...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [mou-net] FW:

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread jnelson
Enough Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -Original Message- From: Chuck Cole cnc...@earthlink.net Sender: Minnesota Birds MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:43:57 To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Reply-To: Chuck Cole cnc...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [mou-net] FW:

[mou-net] great online source for searching bird journals

2011-06-15 Thread Terence Brashear
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/ I found it useful for searching information on bird habitat, migration, and things like bird mortality and wind turbines. Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com Join or Leave mou-net:

Re: [mou-net] FW: [mou-net] Golden Eagles harmed by wind turbines

2011-06-15 Thread Michael Hendrickson
Most cell towers I see today do not have guide lines to hold the tower in a steady position but if this tower in the Boundary Waters does not have guide lines then there will be very little loss on a foggy rainy night in the Boundary Waters but if it the tower does have guide line cables hold

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 6/15/11

2011-06-15 Thread Jim Lind
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 15, 2011 *MNDU1106.15 -Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Red-throated Loon Yellow Rail Whimbrel Great Black-backed Gull Northern Mockingbird Black-throated Blue Warbler Nelson's Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: June 15, 2011