[mou-net] Minnesota Global Birders, online: birding Mexico's “Riviera Nayarit"

[Stephen Greenfield]

In the next online  gathering of the informal "Minnesota global birders"
group, , Keith Olstad will give a presentation on a trip he and his wife
took to Mexico’s west coast, featuring his excellent photographs. There are
a number of bird species endemic to that region of Mexico, and their visit
in March also allowed them to encounter many boreal migrants



Wednesday, April 23rd , from 7 to 9 pm CT.

You can get more information and register for the presentation with
Eventbrite at one of the links below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birding-western-mexico-tickets-1307575897709?

or

tinyurl.com/globalbirding72

After you register, you will receive instructions on how to connect to the
Zoom session, and reminder emails afterwards. (NOTE: if you register and do
not get a confirmation email from Eventbrite, please send me an email!)
--
Stephen Greenfield
Minneapolis
tapacul...@gmail.com


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[mou-net] Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds

[cleone]

The 28th annual Detroit Lakes (MN) Festival of Birds is May 15-17, 2025.
Field trips are Friday and Saturday mornings to forests, prairies and
wetlands. Bird Trivia Social kicks off the festival Thursday, May 15 at
Zorbaz. Featured presenters are Carrol Henderson on Friday, May 16 at
Detroit Lakes M State College. When you see Trumpeter Swans, Carrol had a
hand in the conservation efforts to preserve the swans and a host of other
wildlife. He details his 50 years of wildlife conservation in this
presentation based on his book out this fall. He's a festival favorite!
Saturday evening, Rebecca Heisman bases her presentation "Wild Stories from
the History of Bird Migration Research," on her book Flight Paths. She'll
share surprising stories on the history of bird migration tracking, from
counting birds in front of a full moon to weather radar and radio telemetry.
Rebecca is an award-winning science writer who lives in Walla Walla,
Washington. Register soon online at Detroit Lakes Festival Of Birds - Visit
Detroit Lakes
  as events are filling.

 

Cleone Stewart, co-chair

Detroit Lakes MN 

 

 



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[mou-net] Red-necked Grebes in Hennepin County today

[Doug Kieser]

Hello,
Conny Brunell and Susan Schumacher asked me to pass on that they had
counted 12 Red-necked Grebes on Bde Maka Ska this morning, a very high
count for Hennepin (or probably anywhere in the state).
Steve Carlson had found 3 earlier this morning from the Old Cedar
boardwalk, so they are definitely on the move today.

Doug Kieser
Hennepin County


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[mou-net] Anyone missing a homing pigeon?

[Paul Schlick]

We have what we assume is a lost homing pigeon hanging around our backyard in 
Maple Grove. Large bird with dark head, brown body and wings, white tail with 
white on its beak. White band on right leg, yellow band on left. It's been here 
for about three days now, is currently sitting on my roof. We're on the east 
side of Fish Lake near Chesshire Lane N and 79th Ave. Let me know if it's yours 
and you want to try and retrieve it.
Paul Schlick


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[mou-net] Opportunity to learn more about birds on your property-Sounds of Nature MN: Bioacoustics for Bird Species Monitoring and Conservation

[Gelvin-Innvaer, Lisa A (DNR)]

Greetings !

I'm sharing  this announcement from the University of MN in case it would be of 
interest.

The MNDNR Nongame Wildlife Program is collaborating on this. Please do share 
widely to MN landowners who may be interested. See below
Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer
Reg. Nongame Wildlife Specialist, CWB (r)
Nongame Wildlife Program  
MNDNR
..

"Curious about biodiversity on your property? Join this unique study to 
discover your avian neighbors and help the Univ. of MN -West Lab to compare 
ecosystem populations across public and private lands.  
  Use this link: https://forms.gle/3QXsSzkzjTWEnfFG7  to Become 
a Participatory Scientist.

The Bioacoustics Research Group at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is 
launching its citizen science pilot project, Sounds of Nature MN: Bioacoustics 
for Bird Species Monitoring and Conservation, which seeks to advance our 
understanding of avian biodiversity across the state and how it might vary 
between public and private lands. Here are some key details:

 * We are selecting 60 public sites and 60 private sites that provide forest or 
grassland habitat (at least 1 acre) for migrating and breeding bird species.

 *Install an acoustic recording unit (ARU) on your property

* Monitoring will be done for 50 days, 4-6 hours each day, from May 10th to 
June 30th using acoustic recording units 
(ARUs) secured 
to trees or posts by participants.

* Once we have retrieved the ARUs we will begin processing over 30,000 hours of 
audio data using BirdNET, an AI powered Bird 
Sound Recognition Tool, with plans to share preliminary results with 
participants

   and the broader public by the end of the year



Our lab already has boots on the ground to install units on public lands, but 
we need volunteers to lend a hand to represent Minnesota's private lands. If 
you are interested in applying, please COMPLETE THIS 
FORM
 by April 27. Feel free to email our lab at 
soundsofnat...@umn.edu with any questions you 
might have or if you need assistance completing an application.  Also, please 
share this email with other MN landowners who might be interested.

Note: Participants for this pilot year will be chosen based primarily on 
geography and habitat type, with preference towards grassland and forest 
ecotypes in the southern half of Minnesota. Landowners from all over the state 
are encouraged to apply as we continue to expand our project scale and scope in 
the coming years.



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