[mou-net] MN Young Birder Club Field Trip Report-Bass Ponds, Black Dog, High Bridge

2013-03-20 Thread Kirk Mona
This past weekend I had the pleasure of taking the Minnesota Young Birders Club out on their first field trip. We had a great time. We started at the Bass Ponds and were rewarded with a great view of a Great Blue Heron as soon as we arrived at the bottom of the hill. It was fun to see one this tim

[mou-net] Boreal Owl (dead)-Stearns County

2013-03-20 Thread Milton Blomberg
Yesterday afternoon when school was let out, a student found a dead Boreal Owl in the Holdingford Elementary School parking lot, near a row of White Spruce trees. My suspicion is that it roosted there during the recent weather. They brought it to me this morning for ID. I called the conservation

[mou-net] Pine Grosbeak in backyard / this morning's sightings

2013-03-20 Thread Erik Bruhnke
Just had a Pine Grosbeak in the backyard here in Duluth! I haven't seen them now in a few weeks. Earlier this morning I took a walk along Park Point in the -16ºF windchill, as well as stopping at Canal Park to watch the goldeneyes. eBird lists from this morning are below. Nothing unusual, but eBird

[mou-net] Rice County field trip - cancelled

2013-03-20 Thread Dave Bartkey
Hi everyone, I was intending on leading an MOU field trip around Rice County for waterfowl this Saturday but I am choosing to cancel the trip due to Wells Lake still not opening up whatsoever (or anywhere else). I have been checking the location but have seen nothing there all winter. I cannot

[mou-net] Minneapolis City Council looking at trap & release of feral cats

2013-03-20 Thread Stephen Greenfield
In spite of the recent release of a comprehensive analysis of the destruction of birds and other wildlife by cats, City Council member Cam Gordon has proposed ending Minneapolis' program for trapping and euthanizing feral cats [http://m.startribune.com/news/?id=196232891]. The study by US Fish & W

Re: [mou-net] Minneapolis City Council looking at trap & release of feral cats

2013-03-20 Thread Matt Dufort
Thank you for raising this. Mr. Gordon is my city councilman, and I will be contacting him about this issue. On a related note, the lead author of the recent study on cat impacts on wildlife, which got so much press, was Dr. Scott Loss. Dr. Loss received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota