[mou] Owl Symposium in Duluth next March!

[Laura Erickson]

I'll post this on my blog.  Last night I received from a Chicago Audubon
member a story from the Chicago Sun-Times about the owl invasion,
interviewing Dave Willard.  I had a chance to meet and spend some time
with Dave Willard, who is doing the stomach content analyses of the owls
for the Field Museum--we'll be comparing data because I've been amassing
data of people's observations of owls eating non-vole food items.

The Sun-Times article is here:

http://www.birderblog.com/?v=09-08-05#09-08-05_000035.txt

Laura


Laura Erickson
Duluth, MN

Staff Ornithologist
Binoculars.com
www.birderblog.com

There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. 
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of
nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the
winter.

			--Rachel Carson


> There will be a Northern Owl symposium held in Duluth on March 16-18,
> 2006. Speakers are being lined up from around the world, to participate
> in this symposium titled "Owls on the move - When, Where and Why: A
> Symposium on Northern Owls".  The event will be hosted by the Hawk Ridge
> Bird Observatory and the Natural Resources Research Institute,
> University of Minnesota, Duluth. Plans are to kick it off Friday
> evening, 3/16/06; have seminars and speakers Saturday, 3/17/05; with
> area field trips planned for Sunday, 3/18/06. Minnesota Audubon, the
> MOU, the Minnesota DNR, the USDA Forest Service, the Raptor Center, and
> Wolf Ridge  Environmental Learning Center all support and are involved
> in planning  this event. The plan is to address three components of
> Northern Owl irruption: the biological, management, and socio-economic
> aspects. I want to get the word out now on this to share my excitement
> about it and for birders everywhere to get a chance to plan for it. As
> plans firm up and speakers and venues are confirmed, there will be other
> announcements shared. Please feel free to share this with other
> organizations and people you feel may share an interest in it. If you
> wish to be involved, there will be opportunities, I will keep in touch.
> Good Birding.
>
>
>
> Mark Alt
> President,
> Minnesota Ornithologists Union
> J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History
> University of Minnesota
> 10 Church Street SE
> Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104
> MOU.mn.org
> mark.alt@bestbuy.com
> Cell:  612-803-9085
>
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