[mou-net] MRVAC meeting this Thursday

2013-03-25 Thread Steve Weston
*The effects of a honey bee pathogen on colony resiliency * *Thursday March 28, 2013 7:30 pm * *Presented by Michael Goblirsch, University of Minnesota* My research examines the effects of the emerging honey bee pathogen, Nosema ceranae, on the physiology and behaviors involved with the

[mou-net] Barrow's Goldeneyes, Duluth

2013-03-25 Thread Karl Bardon
Both an adult male Barrow's Goldeneye and an adult female Barrow's were present at Canal Park in Duluth today, but they were not associating with each other. The male Barrow's was instead paired with a female Common, as first noticed by Mike Furtman who found the bird about an hour before I

[mou-net] rough-legged hawks

2013-03-25 Thread jerry pruett
Jim Peterson and I took a drive from Rochester through Whitewater to Kellogg late afternoon. Most notable was 7 Rough-legged Hawks, 5 of which were dark phase. Two have been seen together for several days east of Roch. One wonders if they would be paired? -- chance favors the prepared mind

[mou-net] 2014 Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival

2013-03-25 Thread Michael Hendrickson
The dates for the 2014 Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival will be February 14-15-16, 2014.  Our speakers will be Sandy Komito and The National Eagle Center.  Sandy Komito who holds the big year record of 745 and was one of the three characters in the book The Big Year and his character was sort