[mou-net] Sax-Zim land exchange

2013-09-09 Thread Wes Bailey
Hi all. I just wanted to pass this article along from yesterday’s Duluth News Tribune: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/277261/ This area, as we all know, is very important to birds and birders. I think important questions are: 1) Does this company (Ecosystem Investment Partner

[mou-net] Sax-Zim Bo g Land Exc hange—Frie nds of Sax -Zim Bog p erspective

2013-09-09 Thread sparky stensaas
Hi all, This is in response to questions about the article that appeared in the Duluth News Tribune yesterday about 22,000 acres of Sax-Zim to be set aside as the Lake Superior Wetland Mitigation Bank. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/277261/publisher_ID/36/ Fr

[mou-net] Sax-Zim La nd Exchang e—Friends of Sax-Zim Bog persp ective

2013-09-09 Thread sparky stensaas
Hi all, Sparky Stensaas  Executive Director Friends of Sax-Zim Bog PO Box 3585 Duluth, MN 55803   218.341.3350 cell  spa...@saxzim.org www.SaxZim.org Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://

[mou-net] Westwood Bird Walk

2013-09-09 Thread Vic Lewis
Bird Walk at Westwood Nature Center wednsday september 11th 8:15am in St Louis Park hope to see you there! Vic Lewis WW Volunteer Ps every level of Birder is welcome Sent from my iPhone Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/arc

Re: [mou-net] Kingbirds--Lake Waconia area, Carver County

2013-09-09 Thread Jim & Charlene Nelson
I've had fewer EA Kingbirds this year, until they began staging for migration, then had many, probably 25 at a time. Charlene Nelson Grant Co On Sep 5, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Bob Holtz wrote: > I agree. I have seen far fewer Eastern Kingbirds this year. > > Bob Holtz > > -Original Message-

[mou-net] Grant Co/Baltimore Oriole

2013-09-09 Thread Jim & Charlene Nelson
at my feeders yet - male and female. anyone else have them yet? Charlene Nelson Elbow Lake Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Birding from a patio chair.

2013-09-09 Thread J.caddy
Thanks for sharing your sightings. The migrants are on their way south. As far as the cat goes, I don't think that a bell on the collar will help much. My next door neighbor had a bell on her cat's collar and it was still catching birds and mammals constantly. I think they figure out a way to st

[mou-net] Birding from a patio chair.

2013-09-09 Thread Frank Gosiak
I woke to a nice day Saturday and sat down outside, on my patio, with my ipad and was writing a friend about the birds I saw and heard. I had Chickadee, Tennessee Warbler, Red Start, White and Red Breasted Nuthatch, Red Bellied-Downy-Hairy Woodpecker, Goldfinch, House Finch, Robin, House Sparrow, C

Re: [mou-net] Birding from a patio chair.

2013-09-09 Thread James P. Lenfestey
If you have not, read the remarkable novel FREEDOM by devoted birder Jonathan Franzen, in which cats catching birds plays a real and metaphorical role. Caddy is right, keep all cats inside away from wildlife, and spouses. James P. Lenfestey TURNING 40 PRODUCTIONS 1833 Girard Ave. So. Minneapol

Re: [mou-net] Birding from a patio chair.

2013-09-09 Thread Liz Stanley
The cat isn't ungrateful, it's just following its predatory instincts which unfortunately means that if let outside to roam freely, then it will be hunting, regardless of how well fed it already is. The bird would have bee helped much more by not having been put in danger in the first place. Bells

[mou-net] Fwd: [mou-net] Grant Co/Baltimore Oriole

2013-09-09 Thread john c nelson
We had two adult male and two adult female Baltimore Orioles at the grape jelly today at various times. Growing numbers of hummers as well. John Nelson Goood Thunder MN Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim & Charlene Nelson > Subject: [mou-net] Grant Co/Baltimore Oriole > Date: September 9, 20