Hi, Al. You may want to go to one of the workshops put on by the Minnesota Odonata Survey Project. There is one in Sherburne on August 9th http://www.mndragonfly.org/calendar.html
Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <[email protected]> To: <mou-net at moumn.org>; <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:53 PM Subject: [mou] RFI, perhaps July is the time to diversify > Thinking about diversifying this hobby (avocation? passion?), adding > butterflies & dragonflies. > > Three motivations: > > 1) They're beautiful, and they fly. I'm there already. > > 2) It's July, and I know most of the two county bird residents by first > name:) (and post-breeding vagrants are still a bit scarce) > > 3) Would be nice to be able to answer non-birding questions on field trips > ("no, sorry, I only know about birds" is a bit lame) > > > So, a few questions: > > 1) Any (reasonably priced) field guides you'd recommend? > > 2) Are there any Minnesota checklists available, on-line or otherwise? > > 3) Other thoughts you would like to add from experience? > > (Bit quiet at Milaca Hiking Trails and Pioneer today - nice views of a Wood > Thrush at latter.) > > > Good birding (and butterflying) to all! > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > > > > --- > This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. > ----- > To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe.
