Mike & MOU, Reason for posting questions: growth through knowledge & sharing, for others & myself. Not particularly interested in the debate process, and certainly not in personal attacks. My condolences to those who have been hurt or offended, it was not intended.
It's a classic learning & teaching approach, questions challenge us to think things through. I learned a ton recently when an MOU member sent me his paper on the probable bobwhite extirpation in Minnesota. Since bobwhites are countable in Wisconsin (with extreme care), I was unaware of their status in our state. As a side note of potential interest, one of the questions led to magazine articles and a short-run publication a few years back (not by me). The sharing (50 some participants) showed how a listserv can also be an e-community. We all need to grow, whether as expert, "middlin" or novice birders - or as human beings. Thanks. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
