Birders, the response to the new birding group Dakota Birders has been great. The chance for more interchange, more field trips, more citizen science, and more fun has generated lots of interest in the Dakotas, E. Minnesota, NW Iowa, and NE Nebraska. The Dakota Birders consider themselves an ADDITIONAL birding opportunity, not a replacement for any state or local group. If you have signed up, and been added to the list-serv, and you wish to do a field trip announced on the DN listserv or newsletter "Dakota Wings", please let the editor, or list serv manager of DB know so we can put it on the calender, on the list-serv, and in the newsletter. Editor's e-mail= [email protected] List serv manager's e-mail= [email protected] We do need some reasonable guidelines, so they are listed below.
- Field trips should be announced at least one month ahead of time, unless an unusual sighting takes place. - Field trips should be led by someone who knows the area. - Local field trip initiators need to indicate time, duration, area to be covered, eating info, and a location to meet for car pooling and to start from. - PLEASE SEND FIELD TRIP INFO TO THE LIST-SERV MANAGER OR EDITOR FIRST SO THEY CAN POST IT. Even though most of the suggested field trips will be okay, We must make sure they are not-for-profit (no paid guides, "package deals", etc.), or in any dangerous or restricted location. - The number of folks who take part in a Dakota Birders associated field trip can range from two to any number, so if only a couple of folks show up, that is okay. - Field trip information will be posted on the list-serv, and in the Newsletter. If the trip has a target bird, it should be included in the information - A summary of a field trip, including species seen, should be sent to the newsletter for inclusion in an upcoming issue, and posted on the listserv. - Suggestions for a location for a field trip can be sent on the list-serv, even if the suggester cannot lead it. - Field trips should try not not coincide with the two SDOU meeting field trips. - CBC’s associated with list-serv members can be considered a field trip, so specific info on dates, locations, etc., should be sent to the newsletter and list-serv. - The newsletter will include colored photos, so feel free to send photos of your field trip. - Encourage new birders and their families to take part in your field trip. Our first sanctioned field trip will be in a few weeks at Gavin's Point Dam/Yankton on the Nebraska/SD border---------------More information will be sent later. Check the list-serv photo section to see some of the birds being seen in the field trip area. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dakotabirders/photos/album/0/list?order=mtime Thanks and good Birding to All Dakota Birders Officers: Roger Dietrich Doug Chapman Bob Bork Todd Jensen Mick Zerr- List Serv Manager **Those who did not get the initial invitation, or have not joined the Dakota Birders, general info is listed below...... *Name*: *Dakota Birders* *Logo Bird**: Orchard Oriole (found throughout SD and in ND, and is not an official bird for any state.)* *Purpose*: *To encourage recreational birding, educational activities and citizen science as they relate to wild birds and birding, and to organize field trips for birding and related natural sciences and provide a communications outlet for those involved.* *On-Line Newsletter**: Dakota Wings* We encourage folks to send or recommend articles for the monthly newsletter. *No Dues*: *There will be no dues, and any projects will be funded with donations.* We think you would enjoy this informal birding group. To join the Dakota Birders list-serv, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dakotabirders/?yguid=211975361 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
