Savaloja grant proposals for projects that increase our understanding of birds,
promote preservation of birds and their natural habitats, or increase public
interest in birds must be submitted by January 20, 2021. Details can be found
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Savaloja grant proposals for projects that increase our understanding of birds,
promote preservation of birds and their natural habitats, or increase public
interest in birds must be submitted by January 20, 2021. Yesterday's post
contained an incorrect link to access information on applying. Th
, because for some reason unknown to
me, I stopped receiving automatic updates on the 16th.
Steve Wilson
Isabella
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It’s time to apply for grants from MOU’s Savaloja Fund. If you have an idea for
a project that increases our understanding of birds, promotes preservation of
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s out "bird brain" as an epithet, you
may want to drop that fact bomb on them.
Steve Wilson
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Yesterday three spruce grouse (one, unfortunately a car-kill) were found in the
traditional area along Lake County Hwy 2, in this case, 2.1 miles north of the
Sand River crossing. This is in the Greenwood Burn, which means at least some
birds survived as the fire swept through there in August. W
Bird vocalizations aren't a common topic on this site, but I'm posting a link
to a recording I made that includes nice calls by a pair. What makes the video
so compelling, though, is the context, which you'll understand if you read the
caption under the video and then watch the video. I may be a
com/watch?v=tgcxLm9NM7s>
Steve
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Gray Jay Vocalizations
Hi Steve, Was there supposed to be a link in your email? I don't see one.
Thanks, Mike Kou
Yesterday Bob Tamannen of Soudan encountered a flock of spruce grouse on Hwy 1
about 2 miles east of the Spruce Road - he did not note the precise location.
There is an interesting backstory of the spruce grouse roadkill that didn't
happen, a refreshing change. As he was driving down the highway
Bob Tamannen just called with a precise location for yesterday's spruce grouse
sighting: 0.9 miles east on Hwy 1 from the Spruce Road.
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Today two Eurasian tree sparrows joined the swarms of redpolls, grackles,
blackbirds, smattering of juncos and lone fox sparrow at our Tower feeder.
These are the first I've seen in 50 years of bird feeding in NE MN.
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etable matter.
Thanks!
Steve Wilson
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ir eyes to a whole new world,
and eventually be part of the next generation of bird enthusiasts sharing
their passion on this forum.
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In a previous post, I asked for reports of redpolls eating suet that didn't
have seeds in it. Several replies came in where observers had suet with
seeds in it, but they could tell the redpolls were eating the suet, not just
the seeds. If that was something you observed and didn't report, I'd
appre
This is the first request for proposals for 2023 Savaloja grants. Last year we
received the fewest proposals since 2002, no doubt because of pandemic-related
complications in conducting projects. Consequently, not all available funds
were awarded. Let’s not let that happen again!
If you have an
There is not much time left to submit proposals for 2023 Savaloja grants. Last
year we received the fewest proposals since 2002, no doubt because of
pandemic-related complications in conducting projects. Consequently, not all
available funds were awarded. Let’s not let that happen again!
If you
Common redpolls finally came into feeders here in the NE several weeks ago,
and at our feeders in Isabella have been inhaling peanuts. I first noticed
this in Tower two years ago. Oddly, when I inquired about this on Ely Field
Naturalists, two well-established feeding stations reported the same, wh
ill make a difference.
Steve Wilson
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For the past three days we've had a first-year female Baltimore oriole visiting
our feeder here in Isabella. This is unusual because they're almost unknown in
Lake County in summer (there was one record in the five years of the breeding
bird atlas, and that from the southern part of the county).
I've located seven singing male grasshopper sparrows in an old mining
tailings basin in St. Louis County. There are two clusters of three birds,
and one off by itself. I've mapped out three of the territories, and spent
a considerable amount of time in them, with no sign of females or a
nest. I
There was also one at a feeder in Tower on Monday. That's only the second
one I've heard of in Tower, the first being at my feeder in September of
2010.
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Sent: Friday, Oct
One of yesterday's posts mentioned that the boreal owl is considered a
threatened species in MN. While this may be an accuarate informal description
of the species' status, it is not on Minnesota's list of Endangered,
Threatened,
and Special Concern Species. However, it is a proposed species of
On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:06:05 -0600, Bill Tefft wrote:
>Steve Wilson who collected boreal owls while working for the MN DNR in past
>years of boreal starvation, has contacted the Univ. of MN, the DNR Wildlife
>Office; and the Chicago Field Museum. Although Steve is now retired, his
>
Last night I drove 132 miles to do an owl survey over in Lake County, but
heard nothing. I arrived home at 1:00 am to find a great gray owl in my
backyard, perched in a tree overlooking my bird feeder, right in the middle of
Tower. Go figure.
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Apparently the great gray owl in my yard was no fluke. The following was
posted to the Ely Field Naturalists site today:
"Not sure if this is the case up in Ely, but the Great Grays seem to be
everywhere in Tower right now. We are seeing owls every single day for the
past week or so. Specificall
If any guides are bringing clients to Tower to take advantage of the mini-
irruption of great grays here, The Timberjay Newspaper would like to hear from
you. They'd love to cover the visit as part of an article they're doing on the
subject, and get a picture of birders observing a great gray. C
Last night I surpased 200 miles of owl road surveys for this month, all in
northern St. Louis County and central/northern Lake County. This translates to
~270 3-minute listening stops. Results: 4 barred owls and a pair of great
horned owls. Good thing I'm not being paid by the owl. Oh wait, I'm
Has anyone heard any singing saw-whet owls yet? I'm up to 340 miles of
nighttime road surveys in St. Louis and Lake Counties, and still haven't heard
one. No boreal owls either.
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songs,
except for volume. At a little over 100 feet distance from the birds I could
only faintly hear them. I'm curious if others have heard black-throated blue
warblers doing this.
Steve Wilson
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I have run
that route. On the way back I heard a fifth one out the window while driving
30mph down a noisy gravel road. I can safely say that has never happened to
me before.
Steve Wilson
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On my third visit of the season to central Lake County (Cat Lake area) on July
8-9 I found five more singing black-throated blue warblers, as well as a pair
feeding a fledgling, for a total of 13 singing males in three visits. While
their
numbers seem to have been gradually increasing away from
Every year the MOU supports several bird-related projects through the
Savaloja Grants Program. This year grants ranged from $700 to $1400.
Individuals or organizations are encouraged to submit grant applications
to the MOU for Minnesota projects that increase our understanding of
birds, promot
Every year the MOU supports several bird-related projects through the
Savaloja Grants Program. This year grants ranged from $700 to $1400.
Projects funded in 2013 included a native plant restoration of T.S Roberts
Bird Sanctuary, color banding and blood analysis of nestling Peregrine
Falcons, f
Donald Graves saw two great gray owls Friday evening (Dec 6) at dusk on
CR29, 1/4 mile west of Highway 217 in Ray.
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The web link in my Dec. 10 post apparently didn't work, so I'm posting the
notice again, hopefully with a link that works. If not, go to the MOU home
page and look for the Savaloja Granks link under "Birding in Minnesota."
SAVALOJA SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
Every year the MOU supports several bi
w if you see or
hear any news item about the Savaloja Grants. Please include the date,
media outlet, and if possible, web link for any items you come across.
We were able to support some wonderful projects this year. Following is an
item about them that will appear in the MOU Newsletter.
Steve Wils
MOU has an exciting opportunity to earn $5000. For a limited time, every
dollar donated or received in new or upgraded MOU memberships, up to
$5000, will qualify for matching funds. This is a terrific way to double your
contribution and help support projects that benefit Minnesota's birds. To
With two months left in the Savaloja challenge match, MOU has made good
progress towards our goal of raising $10,000. Since the start of the
challenge, $2000 in donations and membership upgrades have been
received and matched. If another $3000 comes in by Dec. 7, MOU will
receive the entire $5
With still more than a month to go in the Savaloja Challenge Match
campaign, MOU members and supporters contributed the $5000 in
donations and new or upgraded memberships needed to meet the
challenge and earn the full $5000 match. Thanks to everyone who helped
MOU reach our goal of earning $10,
material can
be found at http://moumn.org/grants.html.
Steve Wilson
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Thirty-eight field participants and several feeder watchers took part in
Isabella's 33rd Xmas Bird Count yesterday. Highlights included, as with
other area counts, a record-smashing number of common redpolls (1480).
The Grosshuesch-Lind party alone almost single-handedly beat our
previous recor
e for grants.
Applications are due January 31, 2015. More information and the
application material can be found at http://moumn.org/grants.html.
Steve Wilson
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Two nights ago I located three singing boreal owls in northern Lake
County, the first time I've heard that many in one night in many years.
Unfortunately, none could be relocated last night, but they are likely on
territories and will sing again in the next few weeks. One was located about
3/
After a couple of hours trying to catch up with a boreal owl on the south
side of Bog Lake (Lake County, BWCA) Saturday night, it finally stayed in
one place long enough for Norma Malinowski and I to watch it singing from
a large white spruce. A little while later we found it singing from a cavi
At their March 16 meeting, the MOU Board awarded $12,800 in Savaloja
grants, a record amount thanks to the generosity of MOU members and
supporters who responded to last year’s Savaloja challenge match. The
grants are named for Terry Savaloja, a respected Minnesota birder and TS
Roberts Award r
It's not too early to think about applying for a Savaloja Grant through
MOU. Applications are now being sought for projects beginning in 2016
that increase our understanding of birds, promote preservation of birds and
their natural habitats, or increase public interest in birds, including in
p
The deadline for applying for a Savaloja Grant from the MOU, Jan. 31, is
fast approaching. A record $15,000 is available for projects beginning in
2016 that increase our understanding of birds, promote preservation of
birds and their natural habitats, or increase public interest in birds,
inc
Savaloja grants support projects that increase our understanding of birds,
promote preservation of birds and their natural habitats, or increase public
interest in birds. At their spring meeting, the MOU Board awarded just shy
of $10,000 in Savaloja grants to the following recipients:
Edgerton
Three days ago I found 3 horned grebes on a large wetland in central St. Louis
County. Each was sporting a different plumage: one was clearly still in
breeding plumage, a second appeared to be transitioning to winter basic
plumage, but the third one was a puzzle--no "horns," and an all darkish (
lease consider applying!
Application information may be obtained at the link given in the previous
paragraph. The deadline for receipt of grant applications is January 31, 2017.
Grant recipients will be notified by April 1, 2017.
Steve Wilson
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Only three weeks remain until the Jan. 31 deadline for submitting Savaloja
Grant applications for 2017 projects. Proposed projects should increase our
understanding of birds, promote preservation of birds and their natural
habitats, or increase public interest in birds. Proposals that involve
p
Thanks to the generosity of MOU members and donors, we were able to award a
record $17,290 in Savaloja Grants this year. The grants went to some pretty
cool projects, which you can read about in the latest MN Birding newsletter
through the "MOU Publications" link on the left side of our home pag
The Birds of North American account talks about the Western Meadowlark female
giving a "rattle call," and the male giving a similar "roll" call. I have a
recording of one of the two, but I'm not sure which. If anyone can distinguish
between the two, and is willing to listen to the recording and
Are others seeing evidence of a major dickcissel irruption into NE MN this
summer? I just returned from a mined area 8 miles north of Hoyt Lakes, now a
restored grassland, and lost track of the number of singing males when I got to
10. They were at this site in the 2012 irruption, but not in the
ation information may be obtained at the first link given above. The
deadline for receipt of grant applications is January 31, 2018. Grant
recipients will be notified by April 1, 2018.
Steve Wilson
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At Saturday's annual paper session there were five well-received presentations
by current or former Savaloja grant recipients. At the end of the meeting I
announced that we were within $840 of receiving all the donations needed to
receive the full match from a $5000 conditional donation made for
There is still time to submit a proposal for a Savaloja grant for 2018, but
don't delay as the deadline for submissions is January 31. Details are
available at http://moumn.org/grants.html.
Steve Wilson
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Not sure if word is getting out about numerous spruce grouse being seen on Hwy
1 south of the Kawisihiwi River. All reports I have are second-hand, so I don't
have complete details, but here's what I have. Seven were seen on Hwy 1 on or
about Jan 10 between the Kawishiwi River and FR1902, and tw
in a second group in early afternoon.
Steve Wilson
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Yesterday I and two friends returned to the location in the Lost Lake Peatland
outside Tower where we'd previously found both black-backed and American
three-toed woodpeckers (see Feb 3 post). We were fortunate enough to find both
species again, including a pair of American three-toed woodpecker
There seemed to be a problem with the link to the Savaloja project I sent
yesterday. Hopefully this one will work.
http://www.crookstontimes.com/news/20180510/grant-funded-binoculars-make-bird-watching-even-better-for-7th-graders
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Special Instructions to Seller” box.
Steve Wilson
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ome a supporter of Savaloja projects that
benefit birds in 2019, please go to http://moumn.org/signup.html, click on the
Donate link and contribute what you can. Just be sure to put “Savaloja
Donation” in the “Add Special Instructions to Seller” box.
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At their March 17 meeting the MOU board awarded grants to ten interesting and
diverse projects. You can read about them at https://moumn.org/grants.php.
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MOU welcomes proposals for Savaloja grants that increase our understanding of
birds, promote preservation of birds and their natural habitats, or increase
public interest in birds. The deadline for receipt of proposals is January 20,
2020. More information is available at https://moumn.org/grant
Are others finding pine grosbeaks in NE MN? There is an almost complete absence
in the Ely area.
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There is little more than a month before the January 20 deadline for submitting
Savaloja grant proposals to MOU. Projects must increase our understanding of
birds, promote preservation of birds and their natural habitats, or increase
public interest in birds. Information is available at
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