[mou-net] Northern Harrier - Washington Co.

here to make a gift in support of the challenge today. Questions? Email us. Thank you! -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Martell, Mark Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 12:20 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Great Blur Heron

[mou-net] Great Blur Heron - St Paul

There is a GBH at the outlet chanel from the Pigs Eye Water treatment plant. Visible from the Kaposia dog park. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S™4, an ATT 4G LTE smartphone

[mou-net] Twin Cities - Birder Interview

Mitch Pittman, from Channel 5, is looking for a birder to spend a bit of time with this morning/afternoon for a story he is doing on winter birds. If you are going out for some birding and do not mind a camera crew with please contact Mitch directly at: 612-360-4898 Mark Martell Director of

[mou-net] Shrike in Roseville

A shrike was in Ladyslipper Park in Roseville about 2pm today. Flying between trees near the street. Same place as reported by Gail W a week or so ago. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 651-739-9332 Sent from my HTC Inspire™ 4G on ATT

[mou-net] Lights Out Bird Monitors Needed

Project BirdSafe is looking for new volunteers. This research project is run by the University of Minnesota and Audubon Minnesota and focuses on bird-building collisions. Volunteers walk research routes to pick up birds that have hit windows. Volunteer training sessions will be held April 14th

[mou-net] Cooper's Hawk Predator

This sounds like the work of an owl. I would guess a Great Horned Owl. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Dr. #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 http://mn.audubon.org On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:54 PM, peter schmidt peterschmidtphotogra...@yahoo.com

Re: [mou-net] So why did Audubon and birders vehemently oppose a dove season in MN?

First, there are many reasons people can have legitimate concerns over an issue like crane hunting, biological/conservation, emotional, religious, mystical, whatever. Birds and other natural resources are not the exclusive province of one segment of society; birders, hunters whomever and to

[mou-net] Great Backyard Bird Count

The Great Backyard Bird Count begins tomorrow, Friday Feb 12 and runs through Mon Feb 15. Go to http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc for more information and to enter your sightings. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Dr. Suite 106 St. Paul, MN 55125

[mou] Lights Out

Audubon Minnesota is very pleased to announce that Joanna Eckles has been hired as the Bird Safe/Lights Out Minnesota Coordinator. Joanna has been very involved the in this project since its inception in 2007. Support for Joanna's position is being provided by TogetherGreen, a National Audubon

[mou] Important Bird Area Dedication

You are cordially invited to the Audubon Dedication in Red Wing for the Vermillion Bottoms-Lower Cannon River and Lake Pepin Important Bird Areas. October 4th, 8:30 - 2:30 Colvill Park Courtyard on the Mississippi on the south end of Red Wing just off Highway 61. All events below start at

[mou] Breeding Bird Coordinator Position

Audubon Minnesota and it partners seeks a full-time Project Coordinator for the recently funded state-wide Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project. This project is a partnership of multiple agencies, non-profits, and universities, and will be housed in Audubon Minnesota's state office.

[mou] Survey help needed

I am looking for people who would be willing to volunteer to do bird surveys in the Twin Cities at predetermined sits along the Mississippi River. This is part of an effort to monitor the Twin Cities - Mississippi River IBA. You need to be able to ID spring migrants. Contact me directly if you

[mou] ebird looking for Rusty Blackbird reports

A message from Cornel and ebird With the help of Steve Matsuoka and the Rusty Blackbird Working Group we've initiated a pilot study of RUBL migration through eBird. In this 'proof of concept' study, we hope birders will get out and look specifically for Rusty Blackbirds, and then report their

[mou] corn and birds

While this article focuses on ducks and pheasants it should be noted that all grassland species will be adversely affected by the loss of CRP and WRP lands. There is good data showing an increase in Henslow's Sparrows with increasing CRP lands for example. Dennis Anderson's column in the

[mou] Need info on birds seen at Lake Pepin

I am working on an Important Bird Area nomination for the area extending from the Hwy 63 bridge in Red Wing downriver to Read's Landing (MN side only). I have collected info from the Loon, St. Paul Audubon Villa Maria Weekend and the DNR. However, if anyone has kept records of sightings for

[mou] Albino Hawk

I received a call from a gentleman who works in the control tower at Flying Cloud airport. He wanted to let me know that an albino, or at least all white hawk is hanging around. They saw the bird yesterday. I have not personally checked this report out. Mark Martell Director of Bird

[mou] Hermit Thrush - Hennepin County

I was sent a photo of a Hermit Thrush visiting a feeder in Golden = Valley. The bird was there this morning. The homeowners do not mind = visitors and can be reached at: 763-545-2693(H) or sgph...@minter.net Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St.

[mou] Gyr or Peregrine?

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[mou] Great Backyard Bird Count

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[mou] Varied Thrush - Kooch Co.

I received a call at our office that a Varied Thrush has been visiting a = feeder in Big Falls. If you are interested you can call Marta at = 218/276-2339. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX)

[mou] Fw: Falconer at 180th Street today

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C7419E.2557B966 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The season for trapping birds for falconry closed on Dec 30. No = trapping technique I am aware of uses a free

[mou] Worldwide Waterbird Decline

Alarming report released yesterday on the decline of waterbird species = worldwide. Note the 37% decline in North America Greenwire -- Tuesday, January 23, 2007 BIRDS: Worldwide water species are in decline, survey finds Nearly half of waterbird species worldwide are in decline due to a loss =

[mou] Bird Conservation

All, You are invited to meet with Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon and = Representative Mike Jaros at noon on Friday, January 19 at the Chester = Creek Caf=E9 (1902 East Eighth Street, Duluth.) Audubon is teaming-up = with the Minnesota Environmental Partnership in sponsoring this citizen = meeting

[mou] B-W Hawk (?) Hennepin Co.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C70775.8EA6B8CC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Broad-wings are pretty much complete migrants and would not be expected = around here this time of year.

[mou] Vermillion Bottoms bird info

I am working on an Important Bird Area nomination for the Vermillion = Bottoms-Gores Pool WMA-Lower Cannon River area (in Goodhue and Dakota = counties). If anyone has any count data or lists for that area and = would be willing to share them please contact me directly. thanks Mark Martell

[mou] Osprey question

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C6CABC.73EF331A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Osprey do build and repair nests in late summer, probably as a way of = staking a claim to the spot. Also may

[mou] Possible Anhinga - Dakota Co.

We just received a report of an anhinga on Lake Byllesby near the mouth = of the river. The description seems credible but I cannot be sure of the callers = experience. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332

[mou] Screech Owls?

The Raptor Center has some baby screech owls and they are looking for an = active nest into which they can foster these little guys. If you know where there is an active screech owl nest please contact = Jane Goggin at 612-387-9386 (this is her cell phone, leave a message if = she does not

[mou] BNA at Mpls Public Library

A number of people have asked me about access to the Birds of North = America online through the Minneapolis Public Library. If you go to their website http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/ and follow = research and online database links you can get to the info, however it = appears you have to have a Mpls

[mou] Birds of North America online

The Minneapolis Public Library has added Birds of North America, = Produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, as = an online resource. The BNA is a great source of accurate up to date = information on every species of bird found in North America. Mark Martell Director of

[mou] GHO

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C66319.BA44D244 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have not been to the nest in a few days but the last I looked the = owlets were getting to an age where I would

[mou] Bird with Kids

On May 6 from 8 - 1130, Audubon Minnesota will be taking kids (K - 8) = from the Waldorf School in Little Canada birding. In addition to bird = hikes their will be other bird related events and Missy Patty will be = banding birds. We could use some help showing the kids birds. You do not have to

[mou] Correction - Long-eared Owl / Fwd: Young Barred Owl? - Washington Cnty

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[mou] Bald Eagles Roseville/Falcon Heights

The Hwy 36 (Keller Lake) pr. have been very loyally and regularly = sitting at their nest every morning for the past few weeks. My guess is = that you are seeing different birds.=20 Time to look for a new nest in that area. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357

[mou] GBBC - News Coverage

The Nongame Program is currently part of Ecological Services and = Carrol's boss is Lee Pfannmuller. So in that sense Nongame is not being = taken away from Carrol and given to Lee. Eco-Services is restructuring how their programs report within the DNR. = A structure that will be the same as

[mou] Great Backyard Birdcount

Stand Up and Make Sure Your Birds are Counted! This weekend is not just Presidents' Day Weekend; it is also the Ninth = Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Everyone is invited and encouraged to = make sure that the birds in their neighborhood are included in the = tally. The count lasts four days,

[mou] Red-shouldered Hawk in Woodbury

A red-shouldered hawk has been hunting outside our office this morning. = First one I have seen in this neighborhood. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX)

[mou] Audubon Job Available

JOB OPENING Partnership Coordinator for Bird Conservation Minnesota Part-time - 20hrs/week - One Year Funding Audubon Minnesota is hiring a Partnership Coordinator for Bird = Conservation Minnesota (BCM). BCM is a collaborative effort of groups = and individuals committed to conserving bird

[mou] Remer Sax-Zim birds

A birder from Missouri called me today to let me know he was near Remer = on Monday and saw an American Robin with a flock of Bohemian Waxwings. = On Tues he was in Sax-Zim and saw Snow Buntings and a Black-billed = Magpie. No further details available. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation

[mou] Birdwatching Bibliography

You might find the bibliography on birdwatching now linked from the Bird = Resources page on the Audubon website of interest. Annotated Bibliography on Birdwatching - = http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/rec/pdf/Nowaczek_Annotated_Bibliography.pdf=20 Bird Resources webpage -

[mou] Bird Job

JOB OPENING Partnership Coordinator for Bird Conservation Minnesota Part-time 20hrs/week One Year Funding Audubon Minnesota is hiring a Partnership Coordinator for Bird = Conservation Minnesota (BCM). BCM is a collaborative effort of groups = and individuals committed to conserving bird

[mou] Audubon Dinner

Join Audubon for our First Annual Dinner - 5 pm, Saturday, November 12, = 2005=20 Embassy Suites across from the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Audubon is celebrating 25 years in Minnesota and adding a new tradition = - an annual dinner. You can test out the new bird board, watch

[mou] Twin Cities Mississippi River IBA Dedication

=20 Please join John Flicker, President of the National Audubon Society = and Mark Peterson, Executive Director of Audubon Minnesota as they = announce the designation of 36,000 acres of the Mississippi River = Corridor from the Broadway Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis to Lock and Dam = 2 in

[mou] Re: [mnbird] FW: 4 charged with killing owls

: MARTELL, Mark [mailto:mmart...@audubon.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:55 PM To: Gail Buhl (E-mail); Gerald Niemi; Jan Green (E-mail); jpmcocon; = Mark Alt (E-mail) Subject: FW: 4 charged with killing owls We need to keep reaching the general public about owls. Mark Martell

[mou] Dipper

I received a report from a woman who believes she saw 3 Dippers from the = Superior Hiking trail along the Cascade River. Her description was = accurate but she has not seen dippers before and does not think of = herself as a bird watcher. If anyone wants to follow up contact me off = line at

[mou] FW: Audubon Calls for Emergency listing of Red Knot

Audubon and our partners in conservation, submitted an Emergency = Petition to the Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday, July 27th, to = list the rufa subspecies of the Red Knot on the Endangered Species List = (ESA). The Eastern population of the Red Knot has declined so = dramatically in the

[mou] Audubon Job Announcement

AUDUBON MINNESOTA JOB OPENING for Important Bird Areas Assistant Part-time/temporary - 20hrs/week July 1 - Dec. 31 The Important Bird Areas Assistant will have responsibility for = researching and preparing nominations for Important Bird Areas (IBA) in = Minnesota. Preparing nominations will

[mou] Fun with the downtown Duluth peregrines

All peregrines in the Midwest are banded with a purple colored USFWS = bird band. This identifies them at a glance as being Midwest in origin. = They are also banded with a black over green alpha-numeric band that is = meant to be read with a spotting scope allowing identification of adults = as

[mou] Novice Intermediate Birders

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C55D47.7CEF511E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All the Audubon chapters do field trips and are very open and hospitable = to birders of all levels. =20 For more

[mou] Ivory-billed Woodpecker

The most obvious explanation is that in order to protect the habitat, = and thus the birds, it makes sense to buy, protect, negotiate with = landowners before an announcement. =20 Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332

[mou] Peregrine Downtown

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C536F8.87EBB670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A pair of peregrines nested on City Hall last year. =20 Let's hope a Duck Hawk buzzes us at the rally tomorrow.

[mou] Wetlands Rally

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C536F9.B380BA88 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MOU is sharing a booth with Audubon MN, feel free to bring a banner and = mingle with us. Our booth is on the

[mou] Birds excluded from migratory bird treaty act

March 15, 2005 Contact: Nicholas Throckmorton, (202) 208-5636 FWS SERVICE PUBLISHES FINAL LIST OF NON-NATIVE BIRD SPECIES The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published in the Federal = Register a final list of the bird species to which the Migratory Bird = Treaty Act (MBTA) does not apply

[mou] Ducks, Wetlands, and Clean Water Rally

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C52033.51B98894 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The rally will be held on Sat. April 2, 10 -3 at the state capitol. = Speakers and noise at 1. Please join us,

[mou] Check out today's StarTribune for Marchel owl pix

While technically one needs a permit to transport an injured bird, it is = commonly understood that if a citizen is transporting an injured bird to = the DNR or a licensed rehabilitator there will be no trouble. One can = always call the local DNR Conservation Officer if there is any question. =

[mou] Birding Event at Arcola Mills

I am posting this on behalf of my friends at Arocla Mills (located just = north of Stillwater) Birders!=20 PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! This is to invite you to another Arcola = Mills Birding Event - mini-fundraiser - SATURDAY, MAY 28TH - ALL MORNING = This year's event will be much simpler: No

[mou] Gunflint Trail Guide

A birder from Alabama, Jo Redd, will be at the Gunflint Lodge next = weekend and is looking for a bird guide for the Gunflint Trail/Grand = Marais area on Sunday morning (Feb 20).=20 If anyone is interested and available please get in touch with her. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation

[mou] Chisago Owls

Between 10 - 12 this morning we found 2 Great Grays just outside of Wild = River SP, and 3 more in the park near the campground. Also saw an adult = Goshawk in the Park and a shrike on Hwy 95 near Taylors Falls. Thanks to all who responded to my request yesterday. By the way, I know of at least

[mou] Owls in Chisago Co.

So, if I wanted to take some folks on a quick trip from the Twin Cities = to see owls tomorrow morning, where would I go. Any still in Chisago = county? Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX)

[mou] Injured Northern Owls

I am posting this at the request of Gail Buhl and the injured owls she = is receiving. As all of you know this winter the northland (and now some parts south) = are seeing an enormous influx of Great Gray owls. I have treated and = moved 17 owls to the Raptor Center so far this winter. Where I

[mou] Alpha Codes website

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_=_NextPart_001_01C4FFD0.56D44C18 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What if we stopped using codes all together. I know it makes things a = bit easier for the person writing the

[mou] New MOU webpage design

WOW Excellent Job! Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) -Original Message- From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu]on Behalf Of Alt, Mark Sent: Wednesday,

[mou] Owls near Audubon, MN

I have been contacted by some folks who live on Big Cormorant Lake near = Audubon, MN. They were wondering if any northern owls have been sighted = nearby. They would like to see one, but cannot do much traveling. Can = anyone help? thanks Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon

[mou] Out of state birders

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[mou] Invasive Species

At Saturday's (excellent) annual MOU meeting, mention was made of the = attempt to get Congress to specifically remove invasive species from = protection by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The House passed, and the = Senate has agreed to such legislation. Much to the relief of bluebirds = across

[mou] Election Day Bird List

While I am not much of a lister myself. The suggestions below may help = take your mind off a long wait in line to vote Tuesday. The Answer to Long Lines At the Polls - BIRDING! =20 -- Special feature by Audubon Ohio's Jerry Tinianow Like millions of other Americans who will stream to the polls

[mou] Roseville - Bald Eagle

As a resident of Roseville I knew that our fair city was inspiring, but = to elicit such wondrous poetry warms my heart. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) -Original Message- From:

[mou] Frank Gill Talk

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[mou] Invasive Species

A new Audubon report on the effect of invasive species on birds is = available as a PDF file. Feel free to contact me if you are interested. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX)

[mou] Know of Loons in Ortonville or Redwood Falls?

I have had an inquiry from an out of state birder who is heading to = Ortonville, Redwood Falls and then to e. So. Dak. They would like to see = a loon. Anyone have any suggestions? Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125