[mou] Minnesota Trip report
Kathi Ellsworth
pandion@adelphia.net
Wed, 28 May 2003 06:44:20 -0700
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Hello Minnesota Birders:
About 2 weeks ago I sent out an RFI for help in our Minnesota trip.. We =
have now returned from a GREAT trip and we owe a lot of the birds we =
found to the help we received from Minnesota birders, both on email and =
helpful birders we met while we were there. I will have a more =
extensive list in a couple of weeks but, for now, here is a quick list =
of highlights (for us anyway).
Henslow's Sparrow .. 1 seen on 5/19 at Great Rivers Bluff State Park on =
the left just before the Kings Bluff Nature Trail parking lot (while =
heading into the park), probably heard 1 other while we were there.
Le Conte's Sparrow .. on 5/19 in a field on the north of CR 3 abott 2 =
miles before the entrance to Great Rivers Bluff park.
Sedge Wren .. many at Great Rivers Bluff on 5/19
Louisiana Waterthrush .. on 5/19 at Beaver Creek Valley State Park
Yellow Rail .. many calling on the nights of 5/21 and 5/22 at McGregor =
Marsh .. south on Hwy 65 from Hwy 210 in McGregor, about 1/4 mile. None =
heard near the motel or restaurant.
Black-backed Woodpecker .. 1 seen 5/25 on nest just south of North Brule =
River along the Gunflint Trail.
Boreal Owl .. 1 heard evening of 5/24 at Elbow Lake along the Gunflint =
Trail. Hope someone confirms this! Did not respond to tape. Also saw =
great Northern Lights that night at Elbow Lake.
Other owls: On 5/24 heard Saw-whet and Barred at Elbow Lake off the =
Gunflint Trail. On 5/25, we heard Saw-whet, then saw one roosting while =
we walked along Lima Mountain Trail.
Sharp-tailed Grouse .. several seen at dusk on 5/21 and at dawn on 5/23 =
just south of Tamarak in Aitkin County. Also 2 more seen at 2 other =
locations while we were driving the roads to Sax-Zim and Aitkin CR 18.
Connecticut Warbler .. we saw 1 bird on 5/22 and 1 bird on 5/23 in the =
morning and heard at least 4 birds while we walked the trail south from =
Pietz's Road. We started hearing them about 1/2 mile south in on the =
trail off CR 18. They sang until about 10:30am, then no more. There =
was no response to taping, and minimal response to pishing, although =
that was the way I saw my bird on 5/22. We bogged in off the trail =
about 100 feet to where the bird was singing.
Blue-winged Warbler .. first seen in the vicinity of Vasa as directed in =
K. Eckert's book.
Golden-winged Warbler .. many seen in Aitkin County near McGregor, CR =
18.
Red-necked Grebe in Duluth Water Impoundment on 5/22
Bell's Vireo at Lake Louise on 5/20
Black-billed Magpie seen between McGregor and Sax-Zim on 5/23
White-winged Crossbills at Sax-Zim, CR 7 on 5/23
Evening Grosbeaks on Hwy 169 just north of Virginia, MN on 5/23.
Great Gray Owl .. no way!
Spruce Grouse .. they don't exist!
Boreal Chickadee .. nope!
Black-billed Cuckoo .. no, sob!
White-rumped Sandpiper .. oh well!
Cerulean .. missed this one, but actually came home with 27 other =
warblers on our list.
We received so much help from the locals. Birders in Minnesota are =
AWSOME!
Happy CA Birders:
Kathi Ellsworth, San Dimas, CA
Lance Benner, Alta Dena, CA
Sid Johnson, La Crescenta, CA
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Minnesota Birders:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>About 2 weeks ago I sent out an RFI for help in our =
Minnesota=20
trip.. We have now returned from a GREAT trip and we owe a lot of =
the birds=20
we found to the help we received from Minnesota birders, both on email=20
and helpful birders we met while we were there. I =
will have=20
a more extensive list in a couple of weeks but, for now, here is a =
quick=20
list of highlights (for us anyway).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Henslow's Sparrow</STRONG> .. 1 =
seen on=20
5/19 at Great Rivers Bluff State Park on the left just before the=20
Kings Bluff Nature Trail parking lot (while heading into the park), =
probably heard 1 other while we were there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Le Conte's Sparrow =
..</STRONG> on 5/19=20
in a field on the north of CR 3 abott 2 miles before the entrance to =
Great=20
Rivers Bluff park.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Sedge Wren</STRONG> .. many at =
Great Rivers=20
Bluff on 5/19</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Louisiana Waterthrush</STRONG> =
.. on=20
5/19 at Beaver Creek Valley State Park</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Yellow Rail</STRONG> .. many =
calling on the=20
nights of 5/21 and 5/22 at McGregor Marsh .. south on Hwy 65 from =
Hwy 210=20
in McGregor, about 1/4 mile. None heard near the motel or=20
restaurant.<BR><BR><STRONG>Black-backed Woodpecker</STRONG> .. 1 seen =
5/25 on=20
nest just south of North Brule River along the Gunflint=20
Trail.<BR><BR><STRONG>Boreal Owl</STRONG> .. 1 heard evening of 5/24 at =
Elbow=20
Lake along the Gunflint Trail. Hope someone confirms =
this! Did=20
not respond to tape. Also saw great Northern Lights that =
night at=20
Elbow Lake.<BR><BR>Other owls: On 5/24 heard =
<STRONG>Saw-whet</STRONG> and=20
<STRONG>Barred</STRONG> at Elbow Lake off the Gunflint Trail. =
On=20
5/25, we heard <STRONG>Saw-whet</STRONG>, then saw one roosting while=20
we walked along Lima Mountain Trail.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Sharp-tailed Grouse </STRONG>.. =
several=20
seen at dusk on 5/21 and at dawn on 5/23 just south of Tamarak in =
Aitkin=20
County. Also 2 more seen at 2 other locations while we were =
driving the=20
roads to Sax-Zim and Aitkin CR 18.<BR><BR><STRONG>Connecticut=20
Warbler</STRONG> .. we saw 1 bird on 5/22 and 1 bird on 5/23 in the =
morning and=20
heard at least 4 birds while we walked the trail south from Pietz's=20
Road. We started hearing them about 1/2 mile south in on the =
trail=20
off CR 18. They sang until about 10:30am, then no more. =
There was no=20
response to taping, and minimal response to pishing, although that was =
the way I=20
saw my bird on 5/22. We bogged in off the trail about 100 feet to =
where=20
the bird was singing.<BR><BR><STRONG>Blue-winged Warbler</STRONG> .. =
first seen=20
in the vicinity of Vasa as directed in K. Eckert's=20
book.<BR><BR><STRONG>Golden-winged Warbler</STRONG> .. many seen in =
Aitkin=20
County near McGregor, CR 18.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Red-necked Grebe</STRONG> in =
Duluth Water=20
Impoundment on 5/22</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Bell's Vireo</STRONG> at =
Lake Louise=20
on 5/20</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Black-billed Magpie</STRONG> =
seen between=20
McGregor and Sax-Zim on 5/23</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>White-winged =
Crossbills</STRONG> at=20
Sax-Zim, CR 7 on 5/23</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><STRONG>Evening=20
Grosbeaks</STRONG> on Hwy 169 just north of Virginia, MN on=20
5/23.<BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great Gray Owl .. no way!<BR><BR>Spruce =
Grouse ..=20
they don't exist!<BR><BR>Boreal Chickadee .. nope!<BR><BR>Black-billed =
Cuckoo ..=20
no, sob!<BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>White-rumped Sandpiper .. oh =
well!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cerulean .. missed this one, but actually came home =
with 27=20
other warblers on our list.</FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We =
received so=20
much help from the locals. Birders in Minnesota are=20
AWSOME!<BR></DIV></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Happy CA Birders:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kathi Ellsworth, San Dimas, =
CA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Lance Benner, Alta Dena, CA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sid Johnson, La Crescenta,=20
CA</FONT><BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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