[mou] Crex Meadows

[John Green]

On Sunday November 18th we stopped at Crex Meadows and drove the dike 
roads around Phantom Lake and the Wildlife Refuge for about one and 
one-half hours from 10-11:30.  We counted 35 Rough-legged Hawks (many 
actively hunting), 3 Bald Eagles, 3 Northern Harriers and one Red-tailed 
Hawk.  Also 3 Sandhill Cranes (flying), hundreds of Mallards and a 
zillion Canada Geese, mostly at the park in Grantsburg.  It was cloudy, 
in the mid-30's and with a good breeze.  The shallow pools were all 
frozen but a few deeper pools still had some open water.  Lots of deer 
hunters but they did not seem to bother the raptors.

Jan and John Green