[mou-net] MOU Book Sale donation

Hello,Folks: I need to contact Alex Sundvall a.s.a.p. to see if it’s not too late for someone from the annual book sale committee to come pick up a stack of 50 or so books that I’d like to donate to the fundraising book sale. Alex, can you or someone contact me soon, please? Best, Val Cunningham

Re: [mou-net] Would last Tuesday's rain cause Bald Eagles to abandon their nest and eggs

Did you see this, Ellen? maybe we should head over there one of these days to see whether the eagles returned . . . . Cheers, Val C. > On Feb 18, 2023, at 6:33 PM, Keith Carlson wrote: > > My wife and I had been observing one or the other of a pair of eagles > occupying the nest on the west side

[mou-net] Update on Stolen Passenger Pigeon

Hello, MOUNet: Below is a message sent by Sue Leaf, who wrote the biography of Thomas Roberts, the first director of the Bell Museum, outlining the theft of the museum's stuffed passenger pigeon (Sue tried to send this herself, but it wouldn't work). MOUNetters will probably be interested, because

[mou-net] Possible item for listserv

Hello, MOU Folks: Just noted Lindy Whyte's timely message on MOUNet about neonicotinoid pesticides and thought other subscribers might be interested in St. Paul Audubon's upcoming workshop on these chemicals, which pose a threat to pollinators and possibly birds, too. If you could post this to t

[mou] You're invited to the Ramsey County Birding Festival

Ramsey Festival celebrates birds of spring The third annual Ramsey County Bird Festival ? Where Birds and People Meet is a free celebration of springtime birds, running from May 1 through May 4, 2008. The volunteer- run festival highlights the many interesting birds found in St. Paul and s

[mou] You're invited to Ramsey County Bird Festival

Ramsey Festival celebrates birds of spring The third annual Ramsey County Bird Festival ? Where Birds and People Meet is a free celebration of springtime birds, running from May 1 through May 4, 2008. The volunteer- run festival highlights the many interesting birds found in St. Paul and s

[mou] You're invited to a raptor program

Hello, Fellow Birders: You're all invited to Thursday night's (Jan. 10, '08) meeting of the St. Paul Audubon Society to hear the Raptor Center's Dr. Pat Redig talk about raptor trends and projects designed to preserve our eagles, hawks, owls and falcons. There's no charge for the meeting, wh

[mou] Grants available for bird projects

Grants available from St. Paul Audubon If you?ve got an idea for a project to benefit birds and/or their habitats, now is the time to apply to St. Paul Audubon for funding. The St. Paul chapter of the Audubon Society has $15,000 for bird- related projects in 2008, and you needn?t be a member

[mou] Snow bunting in Ramsey County

Hello, Fellow bird fans: Today at 11 a.m. another birder and I observed a single snow bunting (in winter plumage) flitting around the western shore of Lake Como in Como Park in the northwest corner of St. Paul. I'm reporting this because I have never before seen a snow bunting in the city. Va

[mou] Volunteers needed for Bird Safe

Volunteer are needed for Project Bird Safe to assist birds during fall migration and help document the problem of bird collisions with tall buildings in the Twin Cities. A volunteer training session for anyone interested in helping as a building monitor or research assistant is scheduled fo

[mou] A 'don't miss' conference in October

Plan to attend: Fall conference to spotlight birds and habitats Everyone who cares about birds and their habitats is invited to attend ?Declining Species, Declining Habitat: Reversing the Trend,? Oct. 12-14 in Bloomington, Minn., with researchers, authors and policy-makers probing gains and

[mou] Coming up: a bird festival close to home

>> 2007 >> >> Ramsey County Bird Festival >> >> Where Birds and People Meet >> >> May 3 through May 6, 2007 >> >> The second annual Ramsey County Bird Festival - Where Birds and >> People Meet is a free celebration of springtime birds, running >> from May 3 through May 6, 2007. The v

[mou] Accuracy and wood ducks

--Apple-Mail-6-376557766 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hello, fellow birders: In the interest of accuracy, I'd like to learn the sources for a recent assertion on this listserv, as follows: Though th

[mou] Here's that 'Volunteers sought' news release

--Apple-Mail-9-925853944 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed My apologies, here's that news release, it didn't get attached to earlier message. Val Cunningham Lights Out project launched to save birds (20

[mou] Volunteers needed to help save birds

Hello, MOU members: Here's a news release from the Lights Out project. Please note that two big buildings have already signed on, and that volunteers are needed to check the areas around buildings for fallen birds. Regards, Val Cunningham Lights Out task force

[mou] What's the situation in Duluth?

> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3189570744_260223_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hello, fellow bird people: Would those of