[mou-net] Roberts Bird Sanctuary: dog park next door?
Begin forwarded message: From: Julie Brophy j...@inet-serv.com Date: February 10, 2011 10:14:31 AM CST To: woodduc...@gmail.com, Laura Erickson chickadee.erick...@gmail.com Subject: Roberts Bird Sanctuary: Call to Action Reply-To: j...@inet-serv.com ** For the past 18 months, the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis (ACM) and two neighborhood organizations have worked on the Roberts Revitalization Project (RRP). The keystone of the RRP is a long-term management plan for the Sanctuary. A crucial component of the plan is establishing and maintaining a buffer zone around Roberts to help protect this Important Bird Area. A management plan is being prepared for public comment in the summer of 2011. As you might know, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Commissioners recently announced they are forming a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) to look at three possible sites for a new off-leash dog park in the 6th District. Two of the three sites under consideration are located next to the Roberts Bird Sanctuary. The MPRB Commissioners want the advisory committee to begin meeting in late February/early March, and finish their work within 45 days. They want the the dog park completed by July or August 2011. Here is the link to MPRB Commissioners' announcement: http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=52prid=1447 Opponents of the idea want the MPRB Commissioners to know NOW that any new developments next to the Sanctuary should NOT be considered until the long-term management plan (currently in development) is completed and adopted by the Commissioners. If you have concerns over the possible location of an off-leash dog park next to the Sanctuary, there are several ways to express your concern: ONE: Attend the MPRB Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 2117 West River Road in Minneapolis. The meeting runs from 5 to 8 p.m. It would be great to have the public chamber of the Feb. 16 meeting room filled with birders from all over the metro area. If you want to speak for 3 minutes as well, please call John Goodrich at the MPRB to request to be put on the list. John's number: 612.230.6404. TWO: Write a snail mail letter and send it the Commissioners. If you live in Minneapolis, you can send it to your Commissioner and identify yourself as someone who lives in his/her district; if you live outside of Minneapolis, you can send it to Brad Bourn, 6th District Commissioner (Roberts is located in the 6th District), and the President John Erwin. THREE: Call any or all the Commissioners. FOUR: Send an email to any or all of the Commissioners. FIVE: Forward this email to others who want to help preserve and protect the Roberts Bird Sanctuary. Here is a link to the MPRB page with contact information for writing, calling, or emailing all the Commissioners and a map of the six districts in the Mineapolis park system. http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=36 Thank you. Kit Healy Chair, Conservation Committee Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis forward by Jim Williams, Wayzata www.startribune.com/blogs/wingnut Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Request
If Donnelle Burlingame reads this, please contact me. If anyone knows how I can contact her, please notify me. Bob Holtz Youth Mentorship Program Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Life of a Northern Hawk Owl
In case you'd ever wondered about owl adaptations, and what it's like to be a Northern Hawk Owl; this blog entry might have just what you are looking for. There are a few upcoming conservation tidbits in the works, coming up too! http://naturallyavian.blogspot.com/2011/02/experiencing-life-of-northern-hawk-owl.html?spref=fb The Black-capped Chickadees were singing all day in the backyard. Sounds like several other people have been hearing the birds sing on this bright and sunny (yet cold) day! Good birdwatching, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN NATURALLY AVIAN - Bird photography and guided birdwatching tours www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com birdf...@gmail.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Sax Zim Bog.
Today within a thirty mile radius in the bog: 3 black billed magpies 2 northern hawk owls 1 great gray owl 4 black backed woodpeckers 2 gray jays 1 rough legged hawk numerous pine grosbeaks fly over redpolls. Regards, Shawn Zierman. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, February 10, 2011
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 10, 2011 *MNDL1102.10 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Gray Partridge Ruffed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Sharp-shinned Hawk Great Horned Owl Northern Hawk Owl Barred Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Shrike Gray Jay Horned Lark Red-breasted Nuthatch Bohemian Waxwing Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Dark-eyed Junco Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch Red Crossbill Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: February 10, 2011 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjop...@q.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, February 10, 2011 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. There is no doubt that this is the winter season this week as temperatures have dipped into the double digits below zero several nights, and warmed to barely zero during the days. High humidity in recent days has produced some beautiful photo ops with trees full of sparkly frost in the morning sun. Brad and Dee Ehlers , reporting from Otter Tail County on February 5 , observed a BARRED OWL and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH southeast of Otter Tail , SNOW BUNTINGS around Otter Tail Lake, and a DARK-EYED JUNCO near Blanche Lake. About 50 TRUMPETER SWANS are wintering east of Otter Tail. Shelley Steva saw two HORNED LARKS west of the Pembina WMA along CR 21 in Polk County on February 5. 12 GRAY PARTRIDGE were seen three miles west of Sherack. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks observed SHARP-SHINNED HAWK , a GREAT HORNED OWL, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE on February 5. Bruce Flaig reported a BARRED OWL in the southern part of the county on February 10. In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva saw 2 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE five miles north of Oklee , and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and 120 SNOW BUNTINGS two miles north of Oklee on February 5. Shelley Steva also reported a GREAT HORNED OWL on a nest just west of St Hilaire in Pennington County along CR 3 on February 5. Maggie Anderson observed a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in Thief River Falls on February 10. There are several flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS still in the Thief River Falls area cleaning up the rest of the crabapples and tree seeds. Hundreds of SNOW BUNTINGS are being seen on these cold and breezy days in all the open parts of the county. At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, Maggie Anderson reported that SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, COMMON REDPOLLS, and PINE GROSBEAKS continue to visit the headquarters feeders this week. Larry Wilebski saw SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on February 5, and GRAY JAYS the next day near his place northwest of Lancaster in Kittson County. Sandy Aubol found 10 RED CROSSBILLS two -three miles west of Greenbush off CR 11 on February 5. Several NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, and 3 PURPLE FINCHES were seen north of Roseau on February 5; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen southeast of Roseau along CR 9. In Lake of the Woods County, Sandy Aubol found a RUFFED GROUSE east of Norris Camp,and a NORTHERN HAWK OWL west of Norris Camp on February 5. At Norris Camp she saw GRAY JAY, PINE GROSBEAK, COMMON REDPOLL, HOARY REDPOLL, and PINE SISKIN. Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Bruce Flaig, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Sandy Aubol, and Shelley Steva for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjop...@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, February 17, 2011. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
