[mou-net] Forest Strnad discovered the Sax-Zim Bog...by accident in 1963

2012-07-05 Thread sparky stensaas
Hi all, Here is something you maybe didn't know about Forest StrnadHe "discovered" the Sax-Zim Bog as a unique birding area...by accident. Jan Green of Duluth relates the below story: This is another quick reply about some history of Sax-Zim.  I think you can say it was discovered by Fo

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2012-07-04 Thread Gary Kuyava
I first met Forest in 1958 at White Water State Park at an MOU meeting where he put on a banding demo with a Great Horned Owl, Towhees, and Cardinals. The Johnson families were there too. All of them remained my fast friends till they passed on. I will always remember all of them. Gary

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2012-07-04 Thread John Schladweiler
I hate to reveal my age but I first met Forest in 1966 when the Inland Bird Banding Association held its annual meeting at the Bell Museum. I was fresh out of college and had just obtained my master permit. He has been a dear friend ever since and I too will miss him. Join or Leave mou-

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2012-07-04 Thread Allen Batt
Forest was a friend of long-standing. I will miss him. Al Batt http://albatt.net/ Sent from my iPad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

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2012-07-03 Thread Jim
Forest was one of the good ones. He was enthused about every bird he saw. We exchanged greetings now and then by email, since I had not seen him for several years. I looked forward to our brief hellos. I'll miss him. Jim Williams http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/blogs/Wingnut.html