[mou] bird flu, birds and birders

2006-03-04 Thread blueb...@surfbest.net
This summer, on the arctic breeding areas where Asian species mingle with American birds, more American birds will certainly become infected with, and spread, the avian flu that is has made its way to much of the other hemisphere, and has already been noted here=2E While much of the information

[mou] RE: [mnbird] where do you buy a duck stamp?

2005-05-07 Thread blueb...@surfbest.net
Another point about the benefits of duck stamps: On the praries of western and southern Minnesota, and other states, most of the wild spots that remain are wetlands purchased by federal AND STATE waterfowl stamp funds=2E These are truly wild places, where some forms of nature can still survive

[mou] RE: [mnbird] Anoka Cty. Varied Thrush dead

2005-01-20 Thread blueb...@surfbest.net
Will the cat's owner be informed of the treasure it has destroyed? Original Message From: markjungh...@aol.com To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net, mou-...@biosci.cbs.umn.edu Subject: RE: [mnbird] Anoka Cty. Varied Thrush dead Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:42:01 EST The Varied Thrush, who has

[mou] RE: [mnbird] Update: Clark's Nutcracker

2004-10-27 Thread blueb...@surfbest.net
A Carolina wren has been showing up at a feeder on west Holdridge Road in Wayzata in late afternoons, since last Saturday. The bird stays only a brief time-- just a minute or so -- eats a little suet, checks out the other feeders as if looking for something, and then disappears. I saw the bird,

[mnbird] RE: [mou] Fish Crow??

2004-04-26 Thread blueb...@surfbest.net
But...American Crows around the nest make a lot of weird sounds, including noises like a Fish Crow. Original Message From: hpeir...@pclink.com To: earl...@uslink.net, mnb...@lists.mnbird.net, mou-...@cbs.umn.edu Subject: RE: [mnbird] RE: [mou] Fish Crow?? Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004