[mou] Toivola area - suggestion for Data/sightings

[John Green]

Andy:

Thanks for the tip.  This leased land needs a curator who is closer than I
am.  I hope the MOU Board can figure out a plan for the site.

Jan


On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Andy P wrote:

> Jan, Jim, and MOUers,
> 
> One suggestion.  If you enter this site on E-bird as a
> hotspot, then everyone who birds there can type in
> their results.  The great thing is that others can
> view results and it isn't dependent on them knowing
> who to send it to, etc.  
> 
> For instance, in E-bird version 2, it will keep a list
> of all birds seen there, plus my own personal list of
> birds that I've seen there.  If someone would like to
> visit, but doesn't know the best time to go to see
> Boreal Chickadees....they can see that too!!
> 
> It also can be used in larger studies, etc.
> 
> Just a thought....I'm not passionate about this or
> anything.
> 
> Andy Paulios
> Madison, WI
> 
> --- John Green <jgreen@d.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
> > This is a message from Jan Green on John's email.
> > 
> > Jim Lind, John Green and Jan Green went up to
> > Toivola on November 2nd to
> > post the land that Mark Alt leased from Potlatch for
> > M. O. U.  The land is
> > 80 acres that fronts for 1/2 mile on the east side
> > of the Overton Rd. (Co.
> > # 230) and 1/4 mile on the north side of the S.
> > Overton Rd. (Co. # 980).
> > The parking access is about one-half way up the
> > Overton Rd. (#230); it is
> > the old log landing for the last harvest there by
> > Potlatch.  Much of the
> > tract has been cut over but there is a black spruce
> > bog on the northeast
> > corner.  
> > 	When folks bird-watch there, please be respectful
> > of the
> > neighbors' privacy.  Many rural people are wary of
> > strangers. 
> > 	We observe the following species on the leased
> > land:  Hairy
> > Woodpecker, Northern Shrike, Gray Jay (two), Common
> > Raven, Purple Finch.
> > If any birding is done on the leased 80 acres,
> > please report the results
> > to M. O. U. so a list can be kept of the birds
> > utilizing this site.
> > 
> > SPECIES seen on November 2, 2005 birding the roads
> > from Highway 53 to
> > Meadowlands, Elmer, Toivola, Zim, Fens, Sax and then
> > south to Alborn and
> > Highway 53.
> > 
> > Bald Eagle - 12
> > Northern Harrier - 5, all males
> > Red-tailed Hawk - 1
> > Rough-legged Hawk - 12, including several dark
> > morphs
> > Hairy Woodpecker - 2
> > Northern Shrike - 2
> > Gray Jay - 3
> > Blue Jay - 2
> > Black-billed Magpie - 5
> > American Crow - common
> > Common Raven - very common
> > Black-capped Chickadee - 3 groups of 3-6 birds
> > Boreal Chickadee - 1
> > Red-breasted Nuthatch - 4
> > American Robin - 1
> > European Starling - some at a farm
> > American Tree Sparrow - 1
> > Snow Bunting - 125 (6 flocks of 5-50 birds; several
> > singles)
> > Rusty Blackbird - 2
> > Purple Finch - 2
> > Pine Siskin - 1 
> > House Sparrow - some at a farm
> > 
> > Note:  It was too windy and sunny for owls.
> >  
> > 
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