[mou-net] Railroads and migrants, continue

2014-07-22 Thread Judy Chucker
Thank you to those who weighed in with your great suggestions about whether the railroad could come through and chop large sections and swaths of trees if there are migratory birds nesting there. The City of St. Louis Park did confirm that the railroad has to obey the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

[mou-net] Shorebirds

2014-07-22 Thread John Cyrus
Over the past five days shorebird numbers have been quite good in western Carver and eastern Sibley Counties. My total July count for Least Sandpiper surpassed 1000 yesterday with my highest daily count of the month today, 257. Despite the dryer conditions, habitat is still hanging on fairly