[mou-net] bird banding demonstrations

2009-03-25 Thread Paul Smithson
Hi all, I just received a call from a home school group asking about banding stations SW of the metro that give demonstrations. It sounds like this group is about an hour SW of the metro. You can reply directly to my email. Thanks in advance. Paul W Smithson Interpretive Naturalist/Avian

[mou] citizen science opportunity

2008-05-22 Thread Paul Smithson
Hi everyone, Warner Nature Center is holding two more workshops as a pilot site for a new citizen science project from Cornell Lab of Ornithology called Nest Watch. The information about the two workshops (May 31 and June 12) is listed below. If you have any questions please feel free to

[mou] Nest box building workshop

2008-03-10 Thread Paul Smithson
Hi all, Warner Nature Center is a partner site for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on their new citizen science project called NestWatch. The goal is to monitor nest success and create a database of nests across North America. more info at: http://watch.birds.cornell.edu/nest/home/index This

[mou] Binocular (and field guide) recommendation for youths?

2008-01-17 Thread Paul Smithson
Hi Shawn, I meant to send this out a few days ago to you. We utilized an offer from Eagle optics for non-profit organizations that allowed us to get better quality binocs at a lower price. It is a two for the price of one matching program that they have. The limitations are: 1) you must

[mou] Townsend's Solitiare - Stillwater, Washington Co.

2008-01-17 Thread Paul Smithson
I saw a Townsend's Solitaire Wednesday late morning and today early morning at the same spot on Norell Ave just north of Stillwater. As you head north on Norell Ave (aka hwy 55) from hwy 96 the Stillwater Township Hall is on your right (Norell Ave is Owens St (aka hwy 5) in Stillwater, name

[mou] citizen science nest workshop

2007-04-30 Thread Paul Smithson
Hi everyone, Warner Nature Center is a pilot site for a new citizen science project from Cornell Lab of Ornithology called Nest Watch. The information about the two workshops (the next two Saturdays) is listed below. The workshop is geared toward newer birders and families but all are

[mou] snowy owl Wabasha cty

2007-01-07 Thread Paul Smithson
My wife and I birded from Red wing to Rochester on Saturday Jan 5. The hig= hlight was locating the snowy owl that had been seen last week by several f= olks. Directions to the spot where we found it are as follows:=0A =0AFrom = Hwy 42 you want to head north on county rd 14. (There is a sign

[mou] hooded warbler in washington county

2006-09-13 Thread Paul Smithson
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_8pKMv08grg1S4YhFCLQeAw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I was out hiking yesterday afternoon at 2:30 and saw a male Hooded Warbler about 150 yards east of Warner Nature Center's Trailside