Would this trail be accessible for a mobility-limited birder? Pete,
Would this trail be accessible for a mobility-limited birder? Frank ________________________________ From: MOU-NET automatic digest system <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 12:07 AM Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 14 Sep 2011 to 15 Sep 2011 (#2011-36) There are 12 messages totalling 581 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Anoka County - Martin's Meadows 2. Whooping Crane Ethics 3. Migrants over Lac La Croix (St. Louis Cty - Goshawk, L Longspurs, Snow Geese, etc) 4. Purgatory Creek - Hennepin County 5. Use of Radios (3) 6. [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, September 15, 2011 7. Movie, etc. 8. killer baby honeyguides and early bird or late dinosaur feathers in amber 9. [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 9/15/11 10. [mnbird] Whooping Crane Ethics ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:23:48 -0500 From: "Peter J. Makousky" <[email protected]> Subject: Anoka County - Martin's Meadows Hello - it may not be new to some, but I discovered a new trail in Anoka County. It's in Andover and it is called Martin's Meadows. While on the trail I ran into the gentleman who sold the property to the city of Andover. His name is Jeff Luedtke and his grandfather Martin bought the land years and years ago. Noted 30 species while on a short walk. Spotted Sandpiper, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Accipiter (sp), Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Downy, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Phoebe, House Wren, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Nashville Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Ovenbird (missed photo opportunity), Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Towhee (juvenile), Rose-breasted Grosbeak, American Goldfinch, White-throated Sparrows (a ton of these), Lincoln's Sparrow, Fox Sparrow. In the field along 173rd I noted some Eastern Bluebirds and also Sandhill Crane. Trail is accessed by taking 7th avenue north of Anoka and turning right on 173rd and then the first right which is Navajo. Navajo dead ends to a cul de sac and the trail starts there. Not for the faint of heart as it first starts with a steep drop which requires walking sideways or use of a walking stick. You will get a workout going back up. Trail is rough with a lot of small trees that were cut. Trail weaves and dead ends in many places. When you get to the first "t" in the trail and take it to the right you will eventually come to Jeff Luedtke's property which is not clearly marked. I think the trail property ends under the power lines. Pete Anoka, 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 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:06:18 -0500 From: dan&erika <[email protected]> Subject: Whooping Crane Ethics I am glad so many of you were able to see the Northfield Whooping Cranes. Today, however, I photographed a man taking photos from far into the field next to the cranes. I also photographed his license plates (they are Minnesota plates). What part of Please do not trespass into the field or wetland do you suppose he does not understand? At best his behavior is selfish. At worst it is downright unethical! Would it be legal for me to post my photograph of him on my blog? I am not inclined to ever post notice of rare birds in the future, which really goes against my joy of sharing with others! dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika [email protected] ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:31:14 -0500 From: Shawn Conrad <[email protected]> Subject: Migrants over Lac La Croix (St. Louis Cty - Goshawk, L Longspurs, Snow Geese, etc) A coworker and I camped on Snow Bay on Lac La Croix on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, returning via Crane Lake this morning. Those strong north winds have started pushing in more migrants. I didn't have much of a chance to bird, and didn't get to sort through the warblers much (though I could tell that Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers were abundant), but I had some good sightings anyway. - On Tuesday afternoon, a Northern Goshawk flew over our campsite and I watched it disappear into Canada. - Last night, along with several flocks of Canada Geese, a small flock of Snow Geese passed over our site on Snow Bay. - This morning that same campsite received a visit from a couple of early Lapland Longspurs and I saw a few out on Loon Lake flying through the fog. - White-throated Sparrows are really on the move and the flock at the access of Crane Lake included White-crowned Sparrows. - Blue-headed Vireos were singing as they joined the flocks of migrant warblers. -- Shawn Conrad www.itascacnfbirding.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:37:16 -0500 From: Ben Harste <[email protected]> Subject: Purgatory Creek - Hennepin County I have been visiting Purgatory Creek a couple times a week for the last month or so now and activity has definitely picked up in the last week or two as the water levels continue to drop. The birding on the lake definitely seems better in the evening approaching dusk as more birds fly in. There are many ducks that come onto the lake including many Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Green-winged Teals, and last Friday we saw a single Redhead on the lake with the other ducks as well. There are also many Ring-billed Gulls and I have also seen a couple of Caspian Terns on the mud-bar in the middle area of the lake. Shorebird activity has been present on the edges of the lake and on the mud-bar in the center of the lake. Last Friday we saw two Greater Yellowlegs, Killdeer, small peeps on the island and also what I believe was a Semipalmated Plover as it was a bird about the size of the other small sandpipers but with a dark black stripe across its chest. Tonight there 3 American Golden-Plovers near the lake shore closest to the path that goes between the two ponds. I would say the best viewing areas in the evening are from the bridge and the path between the two lakes, and also from the boardwalk/blind on the other side of the lake. The variety isn't always great but it seems like there is something to watch most evenings I have been there. Ben Harste ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:05:31 -0500 From: Alex Watson <[email protected]> Subject: Use of Radios Greetings, Is there a MOU advocated radio frequency that birders are encouraged to use while out and about? I have heard Channel 6 sub channel 6 is good to use but don't know the origin of that information. Alex ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:13:57 -0600 From: Jeanie Joppru <[email protected]> Subject: [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, September 15, 2011 -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *September 15, 2011 *MNDL1109.15 -Birds mentioned Bald Eagle Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Yellow-throated Vireo Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Baltimore Oriole -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: September 15, 2011 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([email protected]) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, September 15, 2011 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. We got a rude awakening this week when a cold front blew through , dropping temperatures below freezing for three nights. It wasn't far below freezing , but lots of gardens saw the growing season come to a screeching halt. Migration should pick up after this, once the current southwest wind switches around. Larry Wilebski had a couple of interesting avian visitors this week in Kittson County. On September 9, an EASTERN TOWHEE and an immature NORTHERN CARDINAL showed up at his cabin northwest of Lancaster. Here in our yard in Pennington County on September 10 I heard a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and two male BALTIMORE ORIOLES came to the feeder. On September 11, a juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted on a telephone pole across the road. Today, September 15, a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD is still coming to the nectar. In Polk County Sandy Aubol reported three WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 8-10 NORTHERN FLICKERS, and two BALD EAGLES in the East Grand Forks area on September 12. Thanks to Larry Wilebski and Sandy Aubol for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at [email protected] OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, September 22, 2011. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, 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 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:06:41 -0500 From: M z <[email protected]> Subject: Movie, etc. Folks, the latest issue of Audubon Magazine has an interesting article on the first non-documentary birding movie "The Big Year", starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. It is based on the book "Big Year", by Mark Obmascik. The movie comes out next month. Also, those of you who keep track of exact bird locations, for BB Atlas, CBC or other records, can double check your coordinates easily, or convert to from DMS to Decimal, a great site is http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/NewEarthExplorer Mick Zerr Sioux Falls Bird Club ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:28:42 -0600 From: G Andersson <[email protected]> Subject: killer baby honeyguides and early bird or late dinosaur feathers in amber This brief article does not i.d. the honeyguide species. You can enlarge the image in both articles. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/334336/title/News_in_Brief_Life late Cretaceous amber from Canada http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/334380/title/Dinosaur-era_feather s_sealed_in_amber ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:20:17 -0500 From: Rick Hoyme <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Use of Radios The channel 6 sub-channel 6 was selected by Kim Eckert for the Minnesota Birding Weekends. As a result the birders that go on his trips have their radios set that way and others have followed. I think it was pretty much a random selection. Rick Hoyme [email protected] LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhoyme Rick Hoyme -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Watson Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Use of Radios Greetings, Is there a MOU advocated radio frequency that birders are encouraged to use while out and about? I have heard Channel 6 sub channel 6 is good to use but don't know the origin of that information. Alex ---- 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 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:22:05 -0600 From: Jim Lind <[email protected]> Subject: [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 9/15/11 -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 15, 2011 *MNDU1109.15 -Birds mentioned Cackling Goose American White Pelican Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Buff-breasted Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull Parasitic Jaeger Lapland Longspur Rusty Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: September 15, 2011 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([email protected]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 15th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found by Kim Eckert and others on the 10th at the Park Point Recreation Area. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw nine AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the 13th at Sky Harbor Airport. An unidentified JAEGER was seen on the 9th at 43rd Street on Park Point. Adult and juvenile PARASITIC JAEGERS have been reported by several observers during the past week at the base of Wisconsin Point. Peder Svingen saw an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Wisconsin Point on the 15th. Two SWAINSON'S HAWKS were seen on the 14th at Hawk Ridge, along with more than 3,200 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS. The first CACKLING GOOSE of the fall season was reported at Hawk Ridge on the 10th. The first RUSTY BLACKBIRDS of the season were seen on the 14th and the first LAPLAND LONGSPURS were reported on the 15th at Duluth and Two Harbors. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 22nd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at [email protected], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:27:29 -0500 From: Chris West <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Use of Radios Here in WI, the WSO uses Channel 11, sub-channel/code 22. (11/22) I've seen other birding clubs in other states use that channel as well. --Chris On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Rick Hoyme <[email protected]> wrote: > The channel 6 sub-channel 6 was selected by Kim Eckert for the Minnesota > Birding Weekends. As a result the birders that go on his trips have their > radios set that way and others have followed. I think it was pretty much a > random selection. > > > Rick Hoyme > [email protected] > LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhoyme > > Rick Hoyme > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex > Watson > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] Use of Radios > > Greetings, > > Is there a MOU advocated radio frequency that birders are encouraged to use > while out and about? > > I have heard Channel 6 sub channel 6 is good to use but don't know the > origin of that information. > > > Alex > > ---- > 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 > -- Happy Birding! --Chris W, Madison, WI Interpretive Naturalist Mississippi Explorer Cruises http://mississippiexplorer.com/ http://swallowtailedkite.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/swallowtailphoto [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:42:00 -0500 From: linda whyte <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mnbird] Whooping Crane Ethics Dan, Assuming he had no permission from the land-owner to be there, and he was too close to the birds to be summoned away by your calling out, would you consider leaving a note on his car, to inform him of the ethics involved, or to request that he call you to discuss the birds? When I went to view them, the only other people who showed up, stayed by their car at the roadside, but I thought that's what I would do if they ventured into the field before I could say anything. Maybe it would even help to print up the list of guidelines that came out in the e-mails after last spring's Whooper events down there, and just stick a copy of it under the person's windshield. While I'm not naieve enough to believe it would change everyone's behavior, it might influence at least a few. Linda Whyte On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 3:06 PM, dan&erika <[email protected]> wrote: > I am glad so many of you were able to see the Northfield Whooping Cranes. > =A0Today, however, I photographed a man taking photos from far into the f= ield > next to the cranes. I also photographed his license plates (they are > Minnesota plates). =A0What part of Please do not trespass into the field = or > wetland do you suppose he does not understand? =A0At best his behavior is > selfish. =A0At worst it is downright unethical! =A0Would it be legal for = me to > post my photograph of him on my blog? =A0I am not inclined to ever post n= otice > of rare birds in the future, which really goes against my joy of sharing > with others! > dan > > -- > Dan or Erika Tallman > Northfield, Minnesota > http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum > http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com > http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika > [email protected] > > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" > "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > Unsubscribe: %(user_optionsurl)s > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ End of MOU-NET Digest - 14 Sep 2011 to 15 Sep 2011 (#2011-36) ************************************************************* ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
