As I reflect on 2009 from a birding perspective, I want to say "thanks":
* To MOU leadership and volunteers. It's easy for those of us who use and
benefit from services to presume - or be critical - but the reality is that
MOU does an excellent job, from the Records Committee (thanks, Peder, one
day I will slow down and create good documentation!) to Field Trips to
Conservation to Mentoring to.... (you get the picture, I'll never remember
every group that we've benefited from). Specifically I'd like to thank both
MOU-net and MNBird for providing these forums to share and be shared with, I
know that many of my best Minnesota birds would still be part of an
uncertain future without your posts.
* To Minnesota birding friends & field trip attendees - while the birds are
the attraction - the relationships and interaction make it all worthwhile.
* To my son and birding buddy, Nate - for our relationship, for your far
sharper eyes, for your willingness to stand & share what you've seen. For
those of you who know Nate, he's going through some difficult waters right
now - had a seizure Christmas Eve - enduring all the testing that involves
currently. He's doing OK, but it's a scary time. We welcome your prayers!
May each of you have a blessed New Year, and may that next life bird land on
your feeders!
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
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