[mou] MOU Frontenac Trip

Michael Hendrickson smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 9 May 2004 00:26:04 -0500


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I just got back from leading a MOU trip in the Frontenac area. The =
weather was warm and migration was in full swing! We birded Villa Marie, =
Sandy Pt. and Hok Si La Park. I led a group of 20 birders to these areas =
and we had a great time!  I thank Mark Ochs and Ron Erpelding for =
spotting a lot of the birds!!  We saw a total of 100 species in 7 hours =
of birding. The group saw 20 species of warblers for the day!

Here's the highlights of the MOU trip:

Virginia Rail:  Sandy Pt. * St. Paul Audubon Society found the rails =
originally and we thank them for sharing thier sightings
Sora Rail:      Sandy Pt.
Solitary Sandpipers:  Several birds at Sandy Pt.=20
Caspian Terns: Lake Pepin
Barred Owl: Calling at Hok Si La Park
7 species of Woodpeckers!
Olive-sided Flycatcher: Marshy area along the road leading you to the =
Villa Marie.
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Marsh Wren at Sandy Pt.
20 Species of Warblers (Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Tenn - a lot!, =
Orange-cr, Nashville, Parula, Yellow, Cape May, Yellow-rumped, Blk-thr. =
Green, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Black & White, =
Redstart, Ovenbird, N. Waterthrush, C. Yellowthroat,  and Wilson's)

Our MOU group in the morning hours birded a lot with the St. Paul =
Audubon Society. I have some nice pictures of all of us at the end of =
Sandy Pt. looking at the rails. (50 birders scanning at the rails) Other =
sightings include a Stripe Skunk in the back field of the Villa Marie, =
spring flowers in full bloom in the woods, Bald Eagle nest with young at =
Sandy Pt. Some how we escaped the rains and had a nice warm afternoon =
and a lot of laughs!

Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
Duluth, MN     
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just got back from leading a MOU trip =
in the=20
Frontenac area. The weather was warm and migration was in full swing! We =
birded=20
Villa Marie, Sandy Pt. and Hok Si La Park. I led a group of 20 birders =
to these=20
areas and we had a great time!&nbsp; I&nbsp;thank Mark Ochs and Ron =
Erpelding=20
for spotting a lot of the birds!! &nbsp;We saw a total of 100 species in =
7 hours=20
of birding. The group saw 20 species of warblers for&nbsp;the =
day!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here's the highlights of the MOU =
trip:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Virginia Rail:&nbsp; Sandy Pt.&nbsp;* =
St. Paul=20
Audubon Society found the rails originally and we thank them for sharing =
thier=20
sightings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sora =
Rail:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sandy=20
Pt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Solitary Sandpipers:&nbsp; Several =
birds at Sandy=20
Pt.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Caspian Terns: Lake =
Pepin</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Barred Owl: Calling at Hok Si La=20
Park</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>7 species of =
Woodpeckers!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2>Olive-sided&nbsp;Flycatcher:&nbsp;Marshy area=20
along the road&nbsp;leading&nbsp;you to the Villa =
Marie.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>Yellow-throated=20
Vireo</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>Blue-headed=20
Vireo</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>Marsh Wren at Sandy=20
Pt.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>20 Species of Warblers =
(Blue-winged,=20
Golden-winged, Tenn - a lot!, Orange-cr, Nashville, Parula, Yellow, Cape =
May,=20
Yellow-rumped, Blk-thr. Green, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, =
Blackpoll,=20
Black &amp; White, Redstart, Ovenbird, N. Waterthrush, C. =
Yellowthroat,&nbsp;=20
and Wilson's)</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>Our MOU group in the =
morning hours=20
birded a lot with the St. Paul Audubon Society. I have some nice =
pictures of all=20
of us at the end of Sandy Pt. looking at the rails.&nbsp;(50=20
birders&nbsp;scanning at the rails)&nbsp;Other sightings include a =
Stripe=20
Skunk&nbsp;in the&nbsp;back field of the Villa Marie, spring flowers in =
full=20
bloom in the woods, Bald Eagle nest with young at Sandy Pt. Some how we =
escaped=20
the rains and had a nice warm afternoon and a lot of=20
laughs!</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2><FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>Mike=20
Hendrickson</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>MOU Field Trip=20
Chairman</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>Duluth, =
MN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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