Thomas, I love your enthusiasm and joy and humor in this aspect of natural history. I hope it infects all the visitors at the State Fair. Thomas wont tell you this, but he has signed up for 12 different shifts at the MOU booth. That would be 48 hours of work not counting getting there and back and take-down and set-up. For those of you who are not yet volunteering in conservation, there are many opportunities for you out there and some don’t take 48 hours of work. gordon andersson st paul
-----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Maiello Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] I stand photo corrected Turns out better eyes than mine could look at my picks and suggest that what I saw was not a Barrow's Goldeneye. Still had a lifer with female Common Goldeneyes as a good birder asked to see the photos and thought it would be more likely a Common than a Barrow's. I love that anyone can just know what birds are more likely to be found and then be willing to ask in a way that is supporting and educating. Thank you Bob Dunlap for so kindly correcting me so I can learn and become a better birder. Yay to me for being willing to say what I thought so others could learn or confirm. Just like scientific hypotheses, an idea is put forward and presents the opportunity for confirmation or denial. The roots of all scientific endeavor and, for me, in birding to increase my birding knowledge through other's experience. See ya'll at the fair/ Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, 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 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
