[mou-net] Horned Lark picture needed

2015-02-05 Thread Gregory Munson
I am doing an upcoming weekly column on roadside birds in our tundra-like landscape and am hoping to include a picture of a horned lark. Anyone willing to share a high resolution pic of one of these elusive birds, please send it to me and I will make sure to credit you if used. Thanks. Greg Muns

[mou-net] Sibley “Recall"

2015-02-05 Thread
>From the South Dakota listserv-- If you purchased the Second Edition of The Sibley Guide to Birds the publisher is replacing the book becuase of the printing problems. Call 1-800-793-2665. The lady I spoke with said they thought they would start sending out the replacements in the next few days.

Re: [mou-net] Sibley “Recall" apparently N OT

2015-02-05 Thread Michael Engh
Well that’s confusing. I called the number and the guy who answered said there is NO replacement program. He said there was misinformation put out on the internet the last 48 hours. I quoted to him the statement below and he didn't have much to say other than repeating that is incorrect. He als

[mou-net] Sibley Confusion

2015-02-05 Thread
Hi All— A lot of folks have told me that the Sibley publisher is not replacing books. All I can say is that they did so for me this morning. They verified the edition of the book with the ISBN number. Perhaps they were not expecting such a large reaction? Sorry if I passed along bad informatio

Re: [mou-net] Sibley “Recall" a pparently N OT

2015-02-05 Thread Gail Wieberdink
It really did sound too good to be true. Gail -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Engh Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 2:39 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Sibley “Recall" apparently N OT Well that’s confusi

[mou-net] Canal Park, Duluth

2015-02-05 Thread Tony Lau
About 1/3 of the canal is open, present are the Common Eider, 4 Northern Pintail, 30 American Black Duck, 40 Common Goldeneye and hundreds of Mallards. Gulls included Thayers, 4 Glaucous, an Iceland, a Great Black-Backed and many Herring. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/w

Re: [mou-net] Sibley “Recall" a ppar ently N OT

2015-02-05 Thread douglas chapman
> > Hi MOU: > > I just got off the phone with a very nice woman at the number listed, and she > asked me for the information from the title page and took my address and is > sending out my new copy. > > It is not a hoax. The number called really is Random House phone number > (Knopf is a sub

[mou-net] Sibley Recall was just legit at 3:30 PM today

2015-02-05 Thread douglas chapman
> Hi MOU: > > I just got off the phone with a very nice woman at the number listed, and she > asked me for the information from the title page and took my address and is > sending out my new copy. > > It is not a hoax. The number called really is Random House phone number > (Knopf is a subsid

Re: [mou-net] Sibley "Recall"

2015-02-05 Thread Timothy Blackwood
Hi, I called the number for Knopf's customer service given in a previous message and spoke with a nice lady there. When I explained about the "replacement" offer, I was told that there was no such offer. I went on to explain about the MOU messages in which some callers had met with success an

Re: [mou-net] Sibley Confusion

2015-02-05 Thread Jensen, Kent
They also did for my wife, Sandy. K. C. Jensen, Ph.D. Department of Natural Resource Management SPB 138D, Box 2140B South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 (605)688-4781 (office) (605)690-6104 (cell) (605)688-4515 (FAX) wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsdept/faculty/kcjensen.htm 100% of the shots

Re: [mou-net] Sibley "Recall"

2015-02-05 Thread douglas chapman
Hi Again, I am sorry that Tim Blackwood got someone who spoke completely differently--should I say antithetically?- to what my experience was. Before I even could tell her why I was calling about the Sibley book, she said, "Is this about the color printing problems?" I said yes. She asked 2 m

Re: [mou-net] Sibley Confusion

2015-02-05 Thread Gail Wieberdink
It sounds a lot like it depends upon who answers the phone! Gail -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jensen, Kent Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 5:56 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Sibley Confusion They also did for

Re: [mou-net] Sibley "Recall"

2015-02-05 Thread Timothy Blackwood
Hi, Sue Keator's suggestion that everyone contact the author concerning the issues with the first printing of his guide and the "recall" by the publisher is a great idea. I went to David Sibley's website a few minutes ago and sent a message through his contact page. But one message is likely

[mou-net] Snow Buntings, Horned Larks, Eurasian Collared Doves; Dakota County

2015-02-05 Thread linda whyte
This afternoon, a flock of 50-60 Snow Buntings was foraging in the farm fields northwest of the intersection of Station Trail and 170th, at UMORE Park. They flushed up a few times, but quickly returned to ground--and just as quickly "disappeared" against the background. However, by aligning sights

[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, February 5, 2015

2015-02-05 Thread Jeanie Joppru
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 5, 2015 *MNDL1502.05 -Birds mentioned Eurasian Collared-Dove Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Horned Lark Bohemian Waxwing -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: February 5, 2015 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lake