[mou] Birds of Lake and Cook Counties
Bob Dunlap
rmdbird@mn.rr.com
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:52:49 -0500
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On Monday and Tuesday (July 7,8), Craig Mandel and I birded Lake and =
Cook Counties. We spent most of Monday in Lake County looking for =
boreal species. Of note were:
-Black-billed Cuckoo- Hwy. 2
-Connecticut Warbler- along Hwy. 2 near the Sand River
-Palm Warbler- Hwy. 1
-Black-throated Blue Warbler- Tettegouche State Park
We spent Monday evening searching for the White-winged Dove west of =
Grand Marais along County Road 7. We did not find the dove, but did =
hear a Vesper Sparrow singing in the field adjacent to the red barn. =
East of Grand Marais along Cnty. Rd. 58, we found quite a few LeConte's =
Sparrows singing in a sedge marsh on the south side of the road. We =
also had an awesome encounter with a Whip-poor-will along this road.
We spent most of Tuesday morning along the Gunflint Trail in Cook =
County. Before driving up the Gunflint, we searched for the dove again =
without success, but did find a Clay-colored Sparrow and Indigo Bunting =
in a field along Cnty. Rd. 7. Along the Gunflint, birds of note were:
-Both Merlin and American Kestrel
-Black-backed Woodpecker- near the North Brule River
-Winter Wrens in several places
-a few Swainson's Thrushes
-Lincoln's Sparrows singing
-Dark-eyed Junco- near the North Brule River
Back in Grand Marais, we found Gray Catbird, House Wren, House Sparrow, =
and House Finch. A very unexpected sight was a flock of about 10 =
American White Pelicans just west of Grand Marais along Hwy. 61. =20
-Bob Dunlap, Carver County
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On Monday and Tuesday (July 7,8), Craig =
Mandel and=20
I birded Lake and Cook Counties. We spent most of Monday in Lake =
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looking for boreal species. Of note were:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Black-billed Cuckoo- Hwy. =
2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Connecticut Warbler- along Hwy. 2 near =
the Sand=20
River</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Palm Warbler- Hwy. 1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Black-throated Blue Warbler- =
Tettegouche State=20
Park</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We spent Monday evening searching for =
the=20
White-winged Dove west of Grand Marais along County Road 7. We did =
not=20
find the dove, but did hear a Vesper Sparrow singing in the field =
adjacent to=20
the red barn. East of Grand Marais along Cnty. Rd. 58, we found =
quite a=20
few LeConte's Sparrows singing in a sedge marsh on the south side of the =
road. We also had an awesome encounter with a Whip-poor-will along =
this=20
road.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We spent most of Tuesday morning along =
the Gunflint=20
Trail in Cook County. Before driving up the Gunflint, we searched =
for the=20
dove again without success, but did find a Clay-colored Sparrow and =
Indigo=20
Bunting in a field along Cnty. Rd. 7. Along the Gunflint, birds of =
note=20
were:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Both Merlin and American =
Kestrel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Black-backed Woodpecker- near the =
North Brule=20
River</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Winter Wrens in several =
places</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-a few Swainson's Thrushes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Lincoln's Sparrows =
singing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Dark-eyed Junco- near the North Brule=20
River</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Back in Grand Marais, we found Gray =
Catbird, House=20
Wren, House Sparrow, and House Finch. A very unexpected sight was =
a flock=20
of about 10 American White Pelicans just west of Grand Marais along Hwy. =
61. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Bob Dunlap, Carver County</FONT></DIV>
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