[mou] Floodwood/Meadowlands

[Steve Weston]

Went out on Christmas morning for my annual bird drive through the woods and 
bogs of St. Louis County while my wife visited with her relatives.  The 
weather was mild and the birds were at times scarce.  While I saw few 
mammals, the number of deer (5) was the most I could remember seeing up 
there.   I found no raptors or owls.  My relatives who spend much of their 
time outdoors had seen many eagles (although not in the last week or so) and 
also no owls.  All of the birds were expected.  The most notable were a 
Northern Shrike, a Magpie (NE of Meadowlands), Pine Grosbeaks (at several 
locations), and Evening Grosbeaks (found along Blue Spruce Road with Pine 
Grosbeaks).

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2 at comcast.net