[mou] Thank you Minnesota
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SFbirdclub@aol.com
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:41:07 EST
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To all of you generous and friendly Minnesotans (and even the very few
birding grouches, too):
Thanks for all the really wonderful time enjoying your owls--and more--in
Duluth last weekend.
Eight of us from Tucson, Chicago, Houston, Sioux Falls (lately of The Hague,
Netherlands), and the Twin Cities converged on you from Thursday evening till
Monday morning. We saw great birds--the weather was great; well, at least it
didn't blizzard or even snow hard, and though cold, there was no wind to speak
of. Some of us know how different it could have been.
The group saw 44 species. One participant got 9 life birds, another 7, and
most 3-4. Everyone had at least one.
Again, thanks for all the great hospitality.
We tried very hard to be "good" birders: we stopped our engines *anywhere*
near owls (can't say the same for others), we pulled off to the side even when
we spotted a life bird, and we bought gas, drinks and lunch in the bog (I told
everyone to wear their binoculars inside). My 87-year-old mother (whose
favorite bird there is the raven, so she was happy) even bought the big pink-dressed
doll at the Rocket in the Meadowlands--her souvenir of all this crazy
birding.
We encountered no animosity anywhere and hopefully we created none.
Douglas Chapman
Sioux Falls, SD
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eva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2">To all of you generous and friendly Min=
nesotans (and even the very few birding grouches, too):<BR>
<BR>
Thanks for all the really wonderful time enjoying your owls--and more--in Du=
luth last weekend.<BR>
<BR>
Eight of us from Tucson, Chicago, Houston, Sioux Falls (lately of The Hague,=
Netherlands), and the Twin Cities converged on you from Thursday evening ti=
ll Monday morning. We saw great birds--the weather was great; well, at least=
it didn't blizzard or even snow hard, and though cold, there was no wind to=
speak of. Some of us know how different it could have been.<BR>
<BR>
The group saw 44 species. One participant got 9 life birds, another 7, and m=
ost 3-4. Everyone had at least one.<BR>
<BR>
Again, thanks for all the great hospitality.<BR>
<BR>
We tried very hard to be "good" birders: we stopped our engines *anywhere* n=
ear owls (can't say the same for others), we pulled off to the side even whe=
n we spotted a life bird, and we bought gas, drinks and lunch in the bog (I=20=
told everyone to wear their binoculars inside). My 87-year-old mother (whose=
favorite bird there is the raven, so she was happy) even bought the big pin=
k-dressed doll at the Rocket in the Meadowlands--her souvenir of all this cr=
azy birding.<BR>
<BR>
We encountered no animosity anywhere and hopefully we created none.<BR>
<BR>
Douglas Chapman<BR>
Sioux Falls, SD</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANS=
SERIF" SIZE=3D"2"></FONT></HTML>
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