[mou] a weekend of birding
Steve and Sherry Watson
watsup@boreal.org
Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:30:30 -0800
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Last Wednesday (the 24) I went down to look for the brant at the
Paynesville sewage ponds. We saw several species including
canvasbacks, wigeons, gadwalls, wood ducks, mallards, green-winged teal,
pintails, a few redheads, ring-necked ducks, common goldeneyes, and a
few common mergansers all on a pothole near the Paynesville sewage
ponds. We saw hundreds of Canada geese their also but no brant.
Several song sparrows were singing their and even a western meadowlark.
I also found a single tree swallow sailing around the pothole. We then
went to Forest Lake to stay at my grandparent=92s house. My dad and I
over the week took several trips into Carlos Avery. On the 29th we
found a pair of ravens flying around in the sanctuary. Also over the
week we found several hundred geese, two pairs of trumpeter swans and
many waterfowl species including
Wood ducks
Northern pintails
Northern shovelers
American wigeons
Green-winged teal
A pair of black ducks
Mallards
Gadwalls
Ring-necked ducks
Lesser scaups
Hooded mergansers
Common Mergansers
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We found many other birds in Carlos Avery as well including a few
eastern bluebirds, a pair of northern goshawks and a swamp sparrow among
several fox, tree, and song sparrows. Some of the other species we
found include:
Many Bald eagles
A possible peregrine falcon
Kestrels
Harriers
Coopers hawk
Sharp-shinned hawk
Northern goshawk
Red-tailed hawk
Killdeers
Swamp sparrow
Song sparrow
Fox sparrow
Tree sparrow
Robins
Bluebirds
Herring and ring-billed gulls
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At my grandparents house I found an eastern phoebe perched in an alder
grove. I also saw a small buteo hawk that looked to be either a
red-shouldered or broad-winged but because it was so far away and the
light was bad I can=92t tell which of the two it was. =20
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Josh Watson
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Last Wednesday (the 24) I went =
down to
look for the brant at the Paynesville sewage ponds.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We saw several species including =
canvasbacks,
wigeons, gadwalls, wood ducks, mallards, green-winged teal, pintails, a =
few
redheads, ring-necked ducks, common goldeneyes, and a few common =
mergansers all
on a pothole near the Paynesville sewage ponds.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We saw hundreds of =
</span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
=
color:black'>Canada</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> geese their also but no brant.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Several song sparrows were =
singing their
and even a western meadowlark.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>I
also found a single tree swallow sailing around the pothole.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We then went to =
</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Forest</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font size=3D4 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> =
</span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Lake</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font =
size=3D4
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> to stay at my grandparent=92s house.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>My dad and I over the week took =
several
trips into Carlos Avery.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>On the 29<sup>th</sup>
we found a pair of ravens flying around in the sanctuary.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Also over the week we found =
several
hundred geese, two pairs of trumpeter swans and many waterfowl species =
including<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Wood =
ducks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Northern =
pintails<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Northern =
shovelers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>American =
wigeons<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Green-winged =
teal<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>A pair of black =
ducks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Mallards<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Gadwalls<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ring-necked =
ducks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Lesser =
scaups<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hooded =
mergansers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Common =
Mergansers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>We found many other birds in =
Carlos Avery
as well including a few eastern bluebirds, a pair of northern goshawks =
and a
swamp sparrow among several fox, tree, and song sparrows.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Some of the other species we =
found
include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Many Bald =
eagles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>A possible peregrine =
falcon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Kestrels<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Harriers<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Coopers =
hawk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Sharp-shinned =
hawk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Northern =
goshawk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Red-tailed =
hawk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Killdeers<o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Swamp =
sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Song =
sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fox =
sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tree =
sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Robins<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bluebirds<o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Herring and ring-billed =
gulls<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>At my grandparents house I found =
an
eastern phoebe perched in an alder grove.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>I also saw a small buteo hawk that looked to be either a =
red-shouldered
or broad-winged but because it was so far away and the light was bad I =
can=92t
tell which of the two it was.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Josh =
Watson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Grand Marais<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
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