[mou] Birds 1/7-8
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Fri, 9 Jan 2004 16:53:57 -0600
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I was out birding with some people from Kansas and saw the following =
birds.
Great Grey Owl on Co. Rd. 133. I really don't know how far for sure we =
were from Co. Rd. 7 or Hwy 53 but we saw the owl around 7:30am where =
there are two adoptive highway signs on each side of the road. Kim =
Eckert and Kim Risen each had groups out and saw the same owl and Kim E. =
had precise mileage for the owl. The bird was seen both in the am hours =
and the pm hours near sunset or after sunset.
Great Grey Owl was seen by my group along Lake Co. Rd. a mile south of =
Greenwood Lake. 1/8
Hoary Redpoll at a Duluth feeder=20
Boreal Chickadees were seen along Owl Ave. near the north end in Sax Zim =
Bog.
Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, Grey Jays, Northern Shrikes and other =
winter residents are found at most feeders or along the back roads of =
Sax Zim Bog.
Peregrine Falcon was seen 1/7 at the Duluth harbor at Cargil Elevator.
Hawk Owl on 1/9 was seen by my group in Wisconsin. From Duluth drive =
over to Superior WI and get on 53/2 and follow 53/2 for several miles =
and take 53 to Spooner WI and then take a left and head west (right) on =
70 to Co. Rd. H and drive south (left) for 4 miles and there is a =
intersection here and where the owl is located. This is a hour drive =
from Duluth.
White-wing Crossbills were found along Owl Ave. in Sax Zim Bog.
Bohmian Waxwings are only found so far in NE Minnesota at Grand Marais. =
They were seen yesterday.
The biggest let down is Lake Co. and al lithe places like Spruce Rd. and =
other spots off Hwy 1 and Lake Co. Rd. 2. I strongly believe at this =
point that Spruce Grouse is very very iffy to find along the 5 mile =
stretch of Lake Co. Rd. 2. I feel the good ole days in the past when you =
could expect to find grouse along this stretch is now more of a rare =
occurrence! Also this winter the finches are non existent up in northern =
Lake Co. as the Spruce Rd. was void of any bird life at all! This was =
echoed by Kim Eckert who was also up there the day before we were up =
there and he was right it is absolutely DEAD up there! The only spot =
that has any bird action is the feeder near the Wallace Rd. in Isabella =
right on Highway 1 at the yellow house.=20
I would bird Sax Zim Bog and places around Duluth as the northern Lake =
Co. till things turn around should be avoided! Well thats hard to do if =
you feel lucky about Spruce Grouse.
If it weren't for the Great Grey Owls and the few feeders around Duluth =
this winter is a real BUST!! I would stick to Sax Zim Bog and around =
Duluth if I were a birder visiting NE Minnesota. Hopefully by Feb. =
things will turn around. What we need is a good ole fashion owl invasion =
with a bumper crop of finches!
Mike Hendrickson
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was out birding with some people from =
Kansas and=20
saw the following birds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great Grey Owl on Co. Rd. 133. I really =
don't know=20
how far for sure we were from Co. Rd. 7 or Hwy 53 but we saw the owl =
around=20
7:30am where there are two adoptive highway signs on each side of the =
road. Kim=20
Eckert and Kim Risen each had groups out and saw the same owl and Kim E. =
had=20
precise mileage for the owl. The bird was seen both in the am hours and =
the pm=20
hours near sunset or after sunset.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great Grey Owl was seen by my group =
along Lake Co.=20
Rd. a mile south of Greenwood Lake. 1/8</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hoary Redpoll at a Duluth feeder =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Boreal Chickadees were seen along Owl =
Ave. near the=20
north end in Sax Zim Bog.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, Grey =
Jays,=20
Northern Shrikes and other winter residents are found at most =
feeders or=20
along the back roads of Sax Zim Bog.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peregrine Falcon was seen 1/7 at the =
Duluth harbor=20
at Cargil Elevator.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hawk Owl on 1/9 was seen by my group in =
Wisconsin.=20
>From Duluth drive over to Superior WI and get on 53/2 and follow 53/2 =
for=20
several miles and take 53 to Spooner WI and then take a left and head =
west=20
(right) on 70 to Co. Rd. H and drive south (left) for 4 miles and =
there is=20
a intersection here and where the owl is located. This is a hour drive =
from=20
Duluth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>White-wing Crossbills were found along =
Owl Ave. in=20
Sax Zim Bog.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bohmian Waxwings are only found so far =
in NE=20
Minnesota at Grand Marais. They were seen yesterday.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The biggest let down is Lake Co. and al =
lithe=20
places like Spruce Rd. and other spots off Hwy 1 and Lake Co. Rd. 2. I =
strongly=20
believe at this point that Spruce Grouse is very very iffy to find along =
the 5=20
mile stretch of Lake Co. Rd. 2. I feel the good ole days in the past =
when you=20
could expect to find grouse along this stretch is now more of a rare =
occurrence!=20
Also this winter the finches are non existent up in northern Lake Co. as =
the=20
Spruce Rd. was void of any bird life at all! This was echoed by Kim =
Eckert who=20
was also up there the day before we were up there and he was right it is =
absolutely DEAD up there! The only spot that has any bird action is the =
feeder=20
near the Wallace Rd. in Isabella right on Highway 1 at the yellow house. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would bird Sax Zim Bog and places =
around Duluth=20
as the northern Lake Co. till things turn around should be avoided! Well =
thats=20
hard to do if you feel lucky about Spruce Grouse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If it weren't for the Great Grey Owls =
and the few=20
feeders around Duluth this winter is a real BUST!! I would stick =
to Sax=20
Zim Bog and around Duluth if I were a birder visiting NE Minnesota. =
Hopefully by=20
Feb. things will turn around. What we need is a good ole fashion owl =
invasion=20
with a bumper crop of finches!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Hendrickson</FONT></DIV>
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