Not my usual type of thread, but I'll bite. First, due entirely to the vintage of my choice I feel inclined to put this quote in a historical perspective. It would date back to just 13 years after the Migratory Bird Treaty, 26 years after the incorporation of the National Audubon Society, and 31 years after the Lacey Act. It would predate a the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act by one year, the Migratory Bird and Game Mammal Treaty with Mexico by five years, and the founding of Duck's Unlimited by six years. It was published two years after the creation of "The Minnesota Bird Club" and the first issue of "the Flicker", but one year before Robert's "Bird's of Minnesota". Unbelievable as it may seem it was also a mere 18 years prior to Bob Janssen taking control as editor of "The Flicker". There are a few things to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving day.
Anyhow, being a mere four lines long (and not living up to my hype), my selection is Dorothy Parker's "Ornithology for Beginners" from Death and Taxes published in 1931. Brad Bolduan Windom, MN -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org]on Behalf Of Pastor Al Schirmacher Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 14:50 To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; mou-net at moumn.org; BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU; Wisconsin Birding Network Subject: [mou] Bird Quotes Have a favorite bird quote? Mine is probably the biblical "command" to bird :), "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them." (Matthew 6:26). Now if I could just find a similar reference for listing.... Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties