Now that the Black-headed Grosbeak is now apparently gone from Pat Thomas' feeder in Duluth, she wanted me to post the following e-mail to MOU-net. By the way, note that the bird was actually last seen on January 7, a day after Pat personally saw it (see second photo at http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl) . Kim Eckert Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Pat Thomas <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: black-headed grosbeak > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 6:14 PM > > We'd like to let people know that the black-headed grosbeak in our > yard was last seen on Wednesday, 6 January from 4:05-4:15, eating > black-oil sunflower seeds on 'his' tree-stump feeder near the cedar > trees. > It was pure joy to host this special bird and to meet some of the > people who came to see him. It taught us that each moment of each > day is important. If i may, I'd ask you to please do everything you > can to protect habitat for birds and people. Purchasing a duck stamp > at your local post office is one way to help. > If we see this young male grosbeak again in our yard we'll let you > know. > > Sincerely, > John and Pat Thomas > > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html