[mou] Boreal Owl boxes

2003-10-30 Thread snoe...@aol.com
--part1_95.349c6f26.2cd28754_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks to Helen Tucker, Mike Hendrickson and Mark Alt, the Boreal Owl boxes have departed my Batt House and are on their way to Bill Lane. Thanks, too, to Chris Benson for his

[mou] Why isn't anyone getting excited about the Whooper Swan?

2003-10-30 Thread Jeff Price
_IF_ it is truly the attitude of the records committee then any Whooper Swan in MN is automatically considered an escapee then I have to question their logic. So, the following rant on my part only holds if the MN records committee refuses to review records of Whooper Swan. First let me say that

[mou] Whooper Swan and records committee

2003-10-30 Thread Jeff Price
While I have not heard from any current member of the records committee I have heard from a past member who assures me that there is no policy of blanket rejection of Whooper Swan records. I'm glad to hear that. Those who read my message carefully (as this individual did) even recognized that

[mou] Duluth RBA 10/30/03

2003-10-30 Thread David R. Benson
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 30, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Kim Eckert reported a female plumage LAZULI BUNTING from Cook County on the 26th. The bird was near mile marker 121, 11 miles east of Grand Marais or 2 miles east of Paradise Beach.

[mou] good backyard birding project

2003-10-30 Thread Andrew Longtin
Been doing it for longer than I been in MOU.. I have the last 5 years of my data on my WEB pages.. http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Bird_Pictures/andrews_birding_pages_index.htm Andrew -Original Message- From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu]on Behalf Of Jim

[mou] MOU RBA 30 October 2003

2003-10-30 Thread Anthony X. Hertzel
--_-1144557178==_ma Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday October 30th. The SAGE THRASHER is still being reported in Grand Marais, Cook County. It is most often seen in the campground along the creek

[mou] Re: Whooper Swans

2003-10-30 Thread Dennis/Barbara Martin
If the records committee even considered this record it would be very misleading. As many birders in the Twin cities are aware there was a breeder in, I believe Washignton County or one of the other eastern counties, that has allowed young birds to take flight before clipping their wings. If he

[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, October 31, 2003

2003-10-30 Thread Jeanie Joppru
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, October 31, 2003 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. With the coming of the first snow, there is no doubt that winter birding is soon upon