[mou] MOU Mille LacsTrip Summary
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 9 Nov 2003 13:10:45 -0600
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Hello:
Well when I got to Mille Lacs and saw ice on the lake on the southern =
half I thought, " what am I going to do now ?" Well everything worked =
out and all together we saw 50 species of birds for the day.
I met the group of 18 particapants at McDonald's and I made sure to eat =
no less than 4 breakfast burrittos and washed it down with Mt. Dew at 8 =
am! AWW its time to go birding!
My Co-leader was Kim Risen who led the group around the southern half of =
the lake in the late afternoon. Thanks Kim!
Highlights:
Common Loons Only a few.
Waterfowl 8 species were seen and Common Goldeneyes were every where =
and seen in large numbers.
Tundra Swans Seen 15 birds on the eastern shore plus a family group =
that seem to follow us a at few stops along the eastern shore.
Raptors Saw 3 species which included a distant Rough-legged Hawk.
Bonaparte's Gull numerous along the western shore.
** Glaucous Gull seen a first year imm with a group of Herring Gulls. =
It was best seen when a Bald Eagle flew over group giving me and a few =
some decent looks. Malmo public boat landing.=20
Northern Shrike
Golden-cr. Kinglet
Am. Pipt along the west shore at the Garrison Wayside rest area. (Big =
Walleye)
Fox Sparrows 10 seen for the day in various places.
Lincoln's Sparrow West Shore at Kathio St. Park.
Tree Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Junco
** Vesper Sparrow seen a long a road north of the Casino on western =
shore of Mille lacs. Elijah Parker took pics of it.
Rusty Blackbirds various places.
Common Redpolls seen flying over head along eastern shore and a nice =
flock seen by Kim Risen and his group on the SW shore.
Pine Grosbeak seen at Malmo public boat landing
Over all it was a fun and brisk cold day to be out. I usually wear =
sandals and I did for the most part until my toes got numb mid morning =
till I found my ice kings. Some people got lifers and most enjoyed a =
day with laughs and good greasy food in thier tummies! I like to thank =
John Hockema, Jeff Stevenson for helping me out and spot some good birds =
along the way.
This is the last MOU trip for the year and this probably brought good =
kharma for the Golpher football team to win with a second to go! I had =
a lot of fun and the next field trip is the February winter trip in the =
Duluth area for two full days of birding and laughs. I'll post the =
February trip as the time gets closer. If you want some more information =
on this trip please send me an email at smithville4@charter.net
Thanks again for a great year!
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I met the group of 18 particapants at =
McDonald's=20
and I made sure to eat no less than 4 breakfast burrittos and washed it =
down=20
with Mt. Dew at 8 am! AWW its time to go birding!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My Co-leader was Kim Risen who led the =
group around=20
the southern half of the lake in the late afternoon. Thanks =
Kim!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Highlights:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Common Loons Only a =
few.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Waterfowl 8 species were seen and =
Common=20
Goldeneyes were every where and seen in large numbers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tundra Swans Seen 15 birds on the =
eastern=20
shore plus a family group that seem to follow us a at few stops along =
the=20
eastern shore.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Raptors Saw 3 species which =
included a=20
distant Rough-legged Hawk.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bonaparte's Gull numerous along =
the western=20
shore.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>** Glaucous Gull seen a first =
year imm with a=20
group of Herring Gulls. It was best seen when a Bald Eagle flew over =
group=20
giving me and a few some decent looks. Malmo public boat=20
landing. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Northern Shrike</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Golden-cr. Kinglet</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Am. Pipt along the west shore at the =
Garrison=20
Wayside rest area. (Big Walleye)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fox Sparrows 10 seen for the day in =
various=20
places.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lincoln's Sparrow West Shore at =
Kathio St.=20
Park.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tree Sparrow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Savannah Sparrow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Junco</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>** Vesper Sparrow seen a long a road =
north of the=20
Casino on western shore of Mille lacs. Elijah Parker took pics of=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rusty Blackbirds various =
places.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Common Redpolls seen flying over head =
along eastern=20
shore and a nice flock seen by Kim Risen and his group on the SW=20
shore.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pine Grosbeak seen at Malmo public boat =
landing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Over all it was a fun and brisk cold =
day to be=20
out. I usually wear sandals and I did for the most part until my =
toes got=20
numb mid morning till I found my ice kings. Some people got lifers =
and=20
most enjoyed a day with laughs and good greasy food in thier =
tummies! I=20
like to thank John Hockema, Jeff Stevenson for helping me out and spot =
some good=20
birds along the way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is the last MOU trip for the year =
and this=20
probably brought good kharma for the Golpher football team to win with a =
second=20
to go! I had a lot of fun and the next field trip is the February =
winter=20
trip in the Duluth area for two full days of birding and laughs. I'll =
post the=20
February trip as the time gets closer. If you want some more information =
on this=20
trip please send me an email at <A=20
href=3D"mailto:smithville4@charter.net">smithville4@charter.net</A></FONT=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks again for a great =
year!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Hendrickson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MOU Field Trip Chairman</FONT></DIV>
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