[mou-net] MRVAC meeting this Thursday

2012-01-24 Thread Steve Weston
*Dr. **Scott Sharkey :**Wilderness in the Wetland * In December 1995, a Boy Scout troop, under the direction of refuge interpreter Ed Moyer, plugged a large drain tile on the Opus Marsh along the Minnesota River in Bloomington. A long neglected wetland was reborn. The program Wilderness in a

[mou-net] Red WW Crossbills/Brown Co.

2012-01-24 Thread Brian Risa Smith
Hi, birders: While birding the New Ulm cemetery complex (has the city of New Ulm, Catholic Lutheran cemeteries all in one location) on my lunch break I found a flock of 20 plus White-winged Crossbills feeding on spruce cones in the Lutheran cemetery. This was in the row of spruces near the

[mou-net] new to MN-birding mentors?

2012-01-24 Thread Danielle McLaughlin
Hello All-I've just moved to the Hugo area from Victoria British Columbia and I'm hoping to find some local birding clubs/folks that would be willing to give me a crash course on birding in Minnesota. I'm very eager to venture out and find the local hotspots, and meet some fellow enthusiasts.