[mou] MOU membership

[Cynthia Slocum]

Well said, Steve.  Your post gives clear, postive reasons to support the 
MOU.  However, the level of discussion on this subject has been dragged 
down by a couple of individuals.  I am here to read about birds, not 
personal attacks by children.

When I receive email that is obviously from an undesirable source or spam,
  I just delete it.  Why waste time with junk.  From now on I will do that 
with all posts from Mike Hendrickson, Larry Sirvio, and Richard Wood.  
Problem solved.

Regards,
Steve Slocum

On Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at 11:18 PM, Steve Weston wrote:

> Recently the question came up on why should someone join the Minnesota 
> Ornithologist's Union.  I joined after I became what I considered to be a
>  serious birder.  Here are some of the reasons why I continue to be a 
> member.
>  
> 1)  It is the state organization of birders and as such, it is an group 
> that I feel part of and want to associate with.
>  
> 2)  I joined so I could start receiving "The Loon" publication, which I 
> read as soon as it arrives.
>  
> 3)  I enjoy the paper session in December which I attend every year.
>  
> 4)  Look at the website: http://moumn.org/ .  There ain't nothing like it 
> in any of the other states.  I especially like the occurrence maps
> (http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/occurrence.pl?group=ducks&season=all ).  When 
> Tony Lau asked about Red-breasted Nuthatches in the summer in Wright 
> County, I checked the maps.  He definitely is living on the edge of its 
> range.  I found it interesting that there is a breeding record for Dakota 
> County, but no summer reports.  I use the maps all the time.  There is 
> nothing like this on any other state organization website.
>  
> 5)  Something that I appreciate is the support that MOU provides for 
> Christmas Bird Counts.  I use the list every year to help plan my schedule.
>  
> 6)  The MOU provides grants for bird projects.  I am interested in whether 
> the nesting platforms for the Common Nighthawks will have an impact.
>  
> 7)  They are the keepers of the data on what birds are being seen where in 
> the state.
>  
> Yeah, you could report the birds you saw and use the website for free.  B
> ut, I prefer to support the website, and the data collection, and the 
> publication of the Loon, and the grants, and the organization that puts 
> them together.  Thank you MOU people.
>  
> Steve Weston
>   
>  



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