[mou-net] Need Binocular Advice

2013-07-01 Thread peter schmidt
A friend and I are wanting to upgrade our vintage g Hi Fellow Birders, A friend and I are wanting to upgrade our vintage glass for some modern ones. I am only interested in 10 X 50, he is more flexible. The problem we are finding is that we cannot find a retail store that has any in the $400 -

[mou-net] Black-bellied Plover (Duluth) and birding in Sax-Zim Bog

2013-07-01 Thread Erik Bruhnke
This morning I found one BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER on the lake-side of Park Point (Duluth, MN). This bird was seen about a one mile walk east of the Sky Harbor Airport. It had stunning and immaculate breeding plumage. I wonder if it experienced a failed nesting attempt in the tundra this spring/summer.

[mou-net] Why do we bird?

2013-07-01 Thread Al Schirmacher
Why do we bird? (Tongue firmly in cheek) * Play - since we're not eight anymore we can't ride our bikes at top speed down the road. But, in dignified fashion, we can raise binoculars and comment on the bird, while secretly just enjoying being O U T S I D E. * Collecting - rare art books

Re: [mou-net] Black-bellied Plover (Duluth) and birding in Sax-Zim Bog

2013-07-01 Thread John Schladweiler
It is not too early for fall shorebird migration. The conditions on the Canadian Tundra were actually early and good this spring, compared to the late, snowy spring that we had here. Today, I saw two peep shorebirds in Renville County that I am sure were early migrants. I was not able to