I disagree with what Mike has said about the guidelines. This list server = was set up precicely to have a place for the reporting of rare and other = "good" birds. The general birding and other topics are served well by the = MNBird List Server which is available to anyone. MNBird has very few = restrictions outside of SPAM. Eliminating or watering down the guidelines = for MOUnet would duplicate MNBird, which is not necessary. Now, an = occasional post, in Spring, of the more common species which indicate the = progress of migration is not out of line, nor is including a common = species in a list of "good" birds anything that should be of concern, but = INHO posting your latest yard bird, or discussing your latest conservation = effort or whatever should be done on MNBIrd, not MOUnet.
So, I encourage MOU to keep the guidelines and hope that as long as they = are in place, people follow them. Rick Hoyme >>> "Michael Hendrickson" <[email protected]> 03/24/04 02:53PM >>> Well at first I was reluctant to post this message since all I am going to = mention is that today I heard a Red Wing Blackbird and saw some Robins. = This my be old news for many in Minnesota but for birders in the NE = Minnesota well that's a good spring sighting since I haven't heard of = these being seen nor reported yet this spring season in Duluth. The birds were in the Gary-New Duluth area. Personally I would like to revisit the MOU listserve guidelines and do = away with "post only birds that are unusual, or birds seen in unusual = locations or out of season" To me that is CRAP!=20 <major snippage> Mike Hendrickson
