[mou-net] Rarities

2011-11-20 Thread Carl Greiner
Who is going to tally the next new species on the CBC? I think we will add a new species to the list this year. Will it be you that finds this rarity? You have to participate to find out. There has never been a Couch's or Tropical Kingbird on the Minnesota CBC. One was seen this month in St. L

Re: [mou-net] Rarities

2011-11-08 Thread avocet13
How many square miles is the state of minnesota? Answer: Total Area: 84,068 square miles (217,736 square kilometers - the 12th largest state) This is the only fact I have to base any hypothesis on. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_square_miles_is_the_state_of_minnesota#ixzz1d7h

[mou-net] Rarities

2011-11-08 Thread Al Schirmacher
The recent rash of Midwestern rarities drives the question, what percentage of rarities are seen by birders? Does the presence of a Vermillion Flycatcher mean that ten are in the Midwest? How would one answer such a question? Al Schirmacher Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-

[mou-net] Rarities

2011-08-04 Thread Al Schirmacher
Wondering what the next rarity will be in Minnesota. Read Greg Niese's weekly rare bird report this afternoon; while there are a decent # of interesting birds nationally, the upper Midwest is rather quiet. Or are we just not out there...? If my ears are tuned correctly, had a Common Gallinule