[mou] MOU Northshore Trip
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:14:09 -0500
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C396EA.854AEEA0
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello
Last weekend Kim Risen and myself led a group to Grand Marais. We met on =
Saturday morning and stop at various birding places all along the =
northshore till we ended at Grand Marais. Here we checked into motels =
and ate together at Sven & Ole's Pizza. Later on we drove to Bill Lane's =
residence to observe his banding of owls and learn about his research on =
Boreal Owls. On Sunday we began at Hovlund and then turned around and =
birded south along the northshore back to Duluth.
Here's the highlights:
We saw 83 species of birds in two days.
There were 21 particapants.
* RED THROATED LOON 10/19 Stoney Pt. Our first bird and a good way to =
start the field trip. This was possibly the same loon that was seen in =
Two Harbors on Friday.
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Paradise Beach
BLACK SCOTER Hovlund Boat Launch
LONG-TAILED DUCK Paradise Beach
NORTHERN GOSHAWK Stoney Point.
MERLIN "RICHARDSON RACE" Beaver Bay Sewage Ponds
THAYER'S GULL (1st yr. juvenile) Same bird seen on Friday by Kim =
Eckert/Jim Lind's Hawk Ridge group.
SAW WHET OWLS!! Observed over 20 owls netted in a 1 1/2 hours at Bill =
Lane's. We heard other Saw Whets singing and calling in woods around us. =
Every MOU member was able to hold and release a owl. This was the =
highlight of our trip as we were able to sit in leisure on our fold out =
chairs near Bill as we watch him take owls from the nets and tell us the =
difference between first year hatchlings and older birds. We also seen =
the size difference of males and females Saw Whet Owls. Overall this was =
very awarding for all of us to see and take part in this owl research by =
Bill Lane. We thank Bill very much for letting us attend this and next =
year I am scheduling 2 trips in the Fall season and we were granted =
permission to visit Bill Lane on each of these field trips! Stay tune!
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER migrating bird in Hovlund
BLUE-HEADED VIREO Two Harbors
VESPER SPARROW Two Harbors
WESTERN MEADOWLARK Two Harbors
** SAGE THRASHER Grand Marais=20
**** Like to thank Kim Eckert and Jim Lind for calling me and sharing =
thier sightings to me and giving me great directions. These birds =
include: Sage Thrasher, Vesper Sparrow, Western Meadowlark and Thayer's =
Gull were all birds originally found by Kim/Jim's group on Friday. Thank =
You.
** We even had 4 Wisconsin birders along for the trip! We just =
tolerated them!! HAHA kidding!
** Next MOU Field Trip and last trip of the year (RATS!) is Mille Lacs =
Lake on November 8th. We are meeting in Garrison at the McDonald's =
restaurant parking lot at 8:00am. Garrison is on the western side of =
Mille Lacs along highway 169. This is a one day field trip and we will =
just concentrate birding along the lake shore looking for a variety of =
birds. I will buy you one meal at McDonald's for anyone who finds a =
Yellow-billed Loon! Now thats a deal! Email me at =
Smithville4@charter.net to let me know if you are interested in =
attending this field trip.
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C396EA.854AEEA0
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Diso-8859-1">
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=3DGENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Last weekend Kim Risen and myself led a =
group to=20
Grand Marais. We met on Saturday morning and stop at various birding =
places all=20
along the northshore till we ended at Grand Marais. Here we checked into =
motels=20
and ate together at Sven & Ole's Pizza. Later on we drove to Bill =
Lane's=20
residence to observe his banding of owls and learn about his research on =
Boreal=20
Owls. On Sunday we began at Hovlund and then turned around and birded =
south=20
along the northshore back to Duluth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here's the highlights:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We saw 83 species of birds in two=20
days.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There were 21 =
particapants.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>* RED THROATED LOON 10/19 Stoney =
Pt. =20
Our first bird and a good way to start the field trip. This was possibly =
the=20
same loon that was seen in Two Harbors on Friday.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Paradise=20
Beach</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BLACK SCOTER Hovlund Boat=20
Launch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>LONG-TAILED DUCK Paradise =
Beach</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NORTHERN GOSHAWK Stoney =
Point.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MERLIN "RICHARDSON RACE" Beaver =
Bay Sewage=20
Ponds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THAYER'S GULL (1st yr. juvenile) Same =
bird seen on=20
Friday by Kim Eckert/Jim Lind's Hawk Ridge group.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SAW WHET =
OWLS!! Observed=20
over 20 owls netted in a 1 1/2 hours at Bill Lane's. We heard other Saw =
Whets=20
singing and calling in woods around us. Every MOU member was able to =
hold and=20
release a owl. This was the highlight of our trip as we were able =
to sit=20
in leisure on our fold out chairs near Bill as we watch him take owls =
from the=20
nets and tell us the difference between first year hatchlings and older =
birds.=20
We also seen the size difference of males and females Saw Whet Owls. =
Overall=20
this was very awarding for all of us to see and take part in this owl =
research=20
by Bill Lane. We thank Bill very much for letting us attend this and =
next year I=20
am scheduling 2 trips in the Fall season and we were granted permission =
to visit=20
Bill Lane on each of these field trips! Stay tune!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER migrating =
bird in=20
Hovlund</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BLUE-HEADED VIREO Two =
Harbors</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>VESPER SPARROW Two Harbors</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WESTERN MEADOWLARK Two =
Harbors</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>** SAGE THRASHER Grand Marais =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>**** Like to thank Kim Eckert and Jim =
Lind for=20
calling me and sharing thier sightings to me and giving me great =
directions.=20
These birds include: Sage Thrasher, Vesper Sparrow, Western Meadowlark =
and=20
Thayer's Gull were all birds originally found by Kim/Jim's group on =
Friday.=20
Thank You.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>** We even had 4 Wisconsin birders =
along for the=20
trip! We just tolerated them!! HAHA kidding!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>** Next MOU Field Trip and last trip of =
the year=20
(RATS!) is Mille Lacs Lake on November 8th. We are meeting in Garrison =
at the=20
McDonald's restaurant parking lot at 8:00am. Garrison is on the western =
side of=20
Mille Lacs along highway 169. This is a one day field trip and we =
will=20
just concentrate birding along the lake shore looking for a variety of =
birds. I=20
will buy you one meal at McDonald's for anyone who finds a Yellow-billed =
Loon!=20
Now thats a deal! Email me at <A=20
href=3D"mailto:Smithville4@charter.net">Smithville4@charter.net</A> =
to let=20
me know if you are interested in attending this field trip.</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></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C396EA.854AEEA0--