This list of very accessible sites for birding seems like a good resource. Thanks for putting it together and sharing it.
what would be nice if someone could make it into a map, with clickable information about each site... that is beyond what I can do at this point. Any volunteers? Joel Dunnette On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 12:01 AM MOU-NET automatic digest system < lists...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > There are 9 messages totaling 483 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Loggerhead Shrike Crow Wing County > 2. car-accessible birding sites (6) > 3. "When Whales Walked" PBS/Smithsonian Weds eve June 19 - includes > Bird > origins > 4. Breeding Bird Survey Route Available—southern Carlton County > > ---- > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:04:11 -0500 > From: Ken & Pam Perry <pkpe...@brainerd.net> > Subject: Loggerhead Shrike Crow Wing County > > I found a Loggerhead Shrike this morning south of the rice paddies on > Corner Trail, just past the first house, heading west from St. Mathias Rd. > --Pam Perry, Brainerd > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > ---- > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:20:09 +0000 > From: MOU <m...@moumn.org> > Subject: car-accessible birding sites > > (Posted by Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> via moumn.org) > > I'm recovering from a joint replacement - meanwhile, I'd like to get out > for > some viewing, perhaps some photography as well - and would welcome > suggestions for places to visit permitting some decent viewing from the car > and/or some short strolls. Afton SP, and the 140th and 180th St marshes > seem like some good possibilities - anything else? I would be driving from > St. Paul - many thanks, Tom Gild > > ---- > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:52:01 +0000 > From: Gordon Andersson <gpanders...@msn.com> > Subject: "When Whales Walked" PBS/Smithsonian Weds eve June 19 - > includes Bird origins > > MOU readers > > This Weds evening on PBS a show on evolution of whales, birds, elephants, > and crocodiles will be broadcast--- I think nationwide. It is produced by > TwinCities PBS (TPT) and the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. The > broadcast is from 8:00 to 10:00. BUT the 30 min section on birds will be > the second segment approx 8:30 to 9:00 pm. I have seen some of this show > including the evolution of birds. It is based on the latest fossils from > China where many dinosaur-bird transition species have been found. They > demonstrate the loss of teeth and segmented tail and the development of > feathers, sternum, and flight. ... and a radiation to 10,000 species > today. When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time. Check your local > listings > > Here is a link to more information about the film and a preview: > https://www.tpt.org/post/dive-whales-walked-journeys-deep-time/. > > GAndersson > St Paul > > ---- > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:23:33 -0500 > From: Missy Bowen <missybo...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: car-accessible birding sites > > We had great luck last year driving the 7 mile Prairie's Edge loop at the > Sherburne NWR. It's a little bit far away but a great birding day. > > Closer to home, Big Marine Lake could be a good car-birding trip, maybe in > conjunction with another stop. The stretch of road between Manning and the > park entrance is often surprisingly productive. In the summer it's better > in the morning before the swim beach gets busy, imho. > > I'm eager to see what others suggest. > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 1:20 PM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > > > (Posted by Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> via moumn.org) > > > > I'm recovering from a joint replacement - meanwhile, I'd like to get out > > for > > some viewing, perhaps some photography as well - and would welcome > > suggestions for places to visit permitting some decent viewing from the > car > > and/or some short strolls. Afton SP, and the 140th and 180th St marshes > > seem like some good possibilities - anything else? I would be driving > from > > St. Paul - many thanks, Tom Gild > > > > ---- > > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:31:58 -0500 > From: Frank Berdan <fberda...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: car-accessible birding sites > > Tom, Missy, et al, > > A few years ago a buddy was in a similar condition. I collected birding > sites for him as he regained the use of his legs. The list, "Short Walks", > is in the cloud at www.tiny.cc/x8y58 > > Short Walks doesn't get much use these days, and you might have to reload > the file. > > If it looks useful to you, but the doc-in-the-cloud thing doesn't work for > you, an Excel file is available. > > Frank Berdan, St Paul > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:23 PM Missy Bowen <missybo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > We had great luck last year driving the 7 mile Prairie's Edge loop at the > > Sherburne NWR. It's a little bit far away but a great birding day. > > > > Closer to home, Big Marine Lake could be a good car-birding trip, maybe > in > > conjunction with another stop. The stretch of road between Manning and > the > > park entrance is often surprisingly productive. In the summer it's better > > in the morning before the swim beach gets busy, imho. > > > > I'm eager to see what others suggest. > > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 1:20 PM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > > > > > (Posted by Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> via moumn.org) > > > > > > I'm recovering from a joint replacement - meanwhile, I'd like to get > out > > > for > > > some viewing, perhaps some photography as well - and would welcome > > > suggestions for places to visit permitting some decent viewing from the > > car > > > and/or some short strolls. Afton SP, and the 140th and 180th St > marshes > > > seem like some good possibilities - anything else? I would be driving > > from > > > St. Paul - many thanks, Tom Gild > > > > > > ---- > > > 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 > > > > ---- > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:41:16 -0500 > From: Frank Berdan <fberda...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: car-accessible birding sites > > erratum > > try: > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14R0i9JPXRfpFxhNxLJM48kgL6AizwX9bBFaXRIe0jxc/edit?authkey=CMC-zboM&hl=en&hl=en&authkey=CMC-zboM#gid=0 > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:31 PM Frank Berdan <fberda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Tom, Missy, et al, > > > > A few years ago a buddy was in a similar condition. I collected birding > > sites for him as he regained the use of his legs. The list, "Short > Walks", > > is in the cloud at www.tiny.cc/x8y58 > > > > Short Walks doesn't get much use these days, and you might have to reload > > the file. > > > > If it looks useful to you, but the doc-in-the-cloud thing doesn't work > for > > you, an Excel file is available. > > > > Frank Berdan, St Paul > > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:23 PM Missy Bowen <missybo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> We had great luck last year driving the 7 mile Prairie's Edge loop at > the > >> Sherburne NWR. It's a little bit far away but a great birding day. > >> > >> Closer to home, Big Marine Lake could be a good car-birding trip, maybe > in > >> conjunction with another stop. The stretch of road between Manning and > the > >> park entrance is often surprisingly productive. In the summer it's > better > >> in the morning before the swim beach gets busy, imho. > >> > >> I'm eager to see what others suggest. > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 1:20 PM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > >> > >> > (Posted by Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> via moumn.org) > >> > > >> > I'm recovering from a joint replacement - meanwhile, I'd like to get > out > >> > for > >> > some viewing, perhaps some photography as well - and would welcome > >> > suggestions for places to visit permitting some decent viewing from > the > >> car > >> > and/or some short strolls. Afton SP, and the 140th and 180th St > marshes > >> > seem like some good possibilities - anything else? I would be driving > >> from > >> > St. Paul - many thanks, Tom Gild > >> > > >> > ---- > >> > 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 > >> > > > > ---- > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:53:04 -0500 > From: JANET JOHNSON <jbm...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: car-accessible birding sites > > Wow, Frank, this is fantastic. Thank you! > > > On June 18, 2019 at 2:41 PM Frank Berdan <fberda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > erratum > > > > try: > > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14R0i9JPXRfpFxhNxLJM48kgL6AizwX9bBFaXRIe0jxc/edit?authkey=CMC-zboM&hl=en&hl=en&authkey=CMC-zboM#gid=0 > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:31 PM Frank Berdan <fberda...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Tom, Missy, et al, > > > > > > A few years ago a buddy was in a similar condition. I collected birding > > > sites for him as he regained the use of his legs. The list, "Short > Walks", > > > is in the cloud at www.tiny.cc/x8y58 > > > > > > Short Walks doesn't get much use these days, and you might have to > reload > > > the file. > > > > > > If it looks useful to you, but the doc-in-the-cloud thing doesn't work > for > > > you, an Excel file is available. > > > > > > Frank Berdan, St Paul > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:23 PM Missy Bowen <missybo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> We had great luck last year driving the 7 mile Prairie's Edge loop at > the > > >> Sherburne NWR. It's a little bit far away but a great birding day. > > >> > > >> Closer to home, Big Marine Lake could be a good car-birding trip, > maybe in > > >> conjunction with another stop. The stretch of road between Manning > and the > > >> park entrance is often surprisingly productive. In the summer it's > better > > >> in the morning before the swim beach gets busy, imho. > > >> > > >> I'm eager to see what others suggest. > > >> > > >> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 1:20 PM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > > >> > > >> > (Posted by Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> via moumn.org) > > >> > > > >> > I'm recovering from a joint replacement - meanwhile, I'd like to > get out > > >> > for > > >> > some viewing, perhaps some photography as well - and would welcome > > >> > suggestions for places to visit permitting some decent viewing from > the > > >> car > > >> > and/or some short strolls. Afton SP, and the 140th and 180th St > marshes > > >> > seem like some good possibilities - anything else? I would be > driving > > >> from > > >> > St. Paul - many thanks, Tom Gild > > >> > > > >> > ---- > > >> > 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 > > >> > > > > > > > ---- > > 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: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:26:40 -0500 > From: Pat Wolesky <pwole...@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: car-accessible birding sites > > Thanks for this list. I wasn't aware of some of these places. > > Fort Snelling State Park normally is a place you can drive around, get out > to take pictures or walk a short distance, and see lots of wildlife. Floods > have been an issue for months, no cars allowed in the park at this time. > Hopefully at least the main part of the park will open in early July. > > Pat Wolesky > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of JANET > JOHNSON > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 2:53 PM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: Re: [mou-net] car-accessible birding sites > > Wow, Frank, this is fantastic. Thank you! > > > On June 18, 2019 at 2:41 PM Frank Berdan <fberda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > erratum > > > > try: > > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14R0i9JPXRfpFxhNxLJM48kgL6AizwX9bBFaXRIe0jxc/edit?authkey=CMC-zboM&hl=en&hl=en&authkey=CMC-zboM#gid=0 > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:31 PM Frank Berdan <fberda...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Tom, Missy, et al, > > > > > > A few years ago a buddy was in a similar condition. I collected birding > > > sites for him as he regained the use of his legs. The list, "Short > Walks", > > > is in the cloud at www.tiny.cc/x8y58 > > > > > > Short Walks doesn't get much use these days, and you might have to > reload > > > the file. > > > > > > If it looks useful to you, but the doc-in-the-cloud thing doesn't work > for > > > you, an Excel file is available. > > > > > > Frank Berdan, St Paul > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:23 PM Missy Bowen <missybo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> We had great luck last year driving the 7 mile Prairie's Edge loop at > the > > >> Sherburne NWR. It's a little bit far away but a great birding day. > > >> > > >> Closer to home, Big Marine Lake could be a good car-birding trip, > maybe in > > >> conjunction with another stop. The stretch of road between Manning > and the > > >> park entrance is often surprisingly productive. In the summer it's > better > > >> in the morning before the swim beach gets busy, imho. > > >> > > >> I'm eager to see what others suggest. > > >> > > >> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 1:20 PM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > > >> > > >> > (Posted by Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> via moumn.org) > > >> > > > >> > I'm recovering from a joint replacement - meanwhile, I'd like to > get out > > >> > for > > >> > some viewing, perhaps some photography as well - and would welcome > > >> > suggestions for places to visit permitting some decent viewing from > the > > >> car > > >> > and/or some short strolls. Afton SP, and the 140th and 180th St > marshes > > >> > seem like some good possibilities - anything else? I would be > driving > > >> from > > >> > St. Paul - many thanks, Tom Gild > > >> > > > >> > ---- > > >> > 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 > > >> > > > > > > > ---- > > 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 > > ---- > 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: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 01:14:42 +0000 > From: sparky stensaas <sparkystens...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Breeding Bird Survey Route Available—southern Carlton County > > Hi All, > Larry Weber of Barnum has retired from his 25-year run of his southern > Carlton County BBS route. > Please email me if you are interested in taking this route on. > It is a very rural route that gets little traffic and a large variety of > birds (boreal species, grassland species, northern hardwood forest species). > I have my own route in northern Carlton County that I have been running > for 30 years, and am not up for another route. > Let me know if you are interested. > Thanks, > > Sparky Stensaas > 2515 Garthus Road > Wrenshall MN 55797 > 218.341.3350 > sparkystens...@hotmail.com > > www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com > www.KollathStensaas.com > www.SaxZim.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 > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 15 Jun 2019 to 18 Jun 2019 (#2019-147) > ************************************************************** > -- Joel Dunnette Rochester MN 507-269-7064 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
