[mou] MOU Field Trip
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 18:00:49 -0600
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This was the last organized MOU field trip for the 2004 season. 10 =
birders came along and saw a good variety of birds.
Highlights:
-all three Scoter species
-Long-tailed Ducks
-Lesser-black-backed Gull (Knife River)
-Thayer's Gull=20
-Pacific Loon (our group found the Loon at Grand Marais Harbor on Nov. =
6)
-Northern Hawk Owl ( our group found this bird on mile marker 75 along =
Hwy. 61 Cook Co. at 11:30am).
** Boreal Owl: I met Bill Lane at the Holiday gas station and he invited =
our group to visit his banding operation. He originally decided back in =
October to band Boreal Owls in private. It was a complete surprise to us =
and we thank him for his invitation. We watched and witnessed two =
female Boreal Owls get netted and released.
-Great Horned Owl (Fide Kim Eckert's group) Artist Pt.
-Great Gray Owl (Fide Kim Eckert's group on Co. Rd. 7 3 mi W of Gunflint =
Trl)
-Northern Goshawk
-3 Black-backed Woodpeckers (Stony Pt, Two Harbors and Croftville Rd =
(Cook Co. 87)
Bohemian Waxwings (50-70)
-Northern Shrikes (a lot of them)
-Lapland Longspur
-Winter Finches: Large movements on 11/6-7 of Redpolls, Pine Grosbeaks =
were moving in fair numbers today, Pine Siskins were mixed in with the =
Redpolls. We heard a few Am. Goldfinches.
-Red Crossbills (Knife River Jeff Stephenson pointed it out)
-White-winged Crossbills (Hovland-Cook Co.)
I thank my co-leader Tom Auer for helping me out spotting birds, =
answering questions and keeping the group together! =20
Well another season has ended and so has my term as MOU field Trip =
Chairman. I decided to not come back as chair of MOU field trips. I want =
to concentrate on other things. I have my new birding field trips =
"Minnesota Birding Treks", my kids are getting more active in sports =
and other activities, my new up and coming web site (due in December), =
and I just got hired by ObservTours! This doesn't mean I will not be =
part of MOU field trips as I will no doubt be a co-leader on some of =
trips for 2005.=20
So thank you all that came along this year!! You know in two years of =
running MOU field trips I registered 200+ birders on MOU field trips, =
saw over 260 species, registered 30 new people to the MOU and most of =
all they shared my love for McDonalds, Hardees and Burger King fast food =
restaurants. I also opened their eyes to alternative food stops such as =
the deli at the Holiday gas station in Tofte or the Super America gas =
station in Two Harbors! All in all we had a great two years and I =
enjoyed meeting all of you. =20
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>This was the last organized =
MOU field=20
trip for the 2004 season. 10 birders came along and saw a good =
variety of=20
birds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Highlights:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-all three Scoter =
species</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Long-tailed =
Ducks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Lesser-black-backed Gull =
(Knife=20
River)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Thayer's Gull </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Pacific Loon (our group =
found the Loon=20
at Grand Marais Harbor on Nov. 6)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Northern Hawk Owl ( our =
group found this=20
bird on mile marker 75 along Hwy. 61 Cook Co. at=20
11:30am).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>** Boreal Owl: I met Bill =
Lane at the=20
Holiday gas station and he invited our group to visit his banding =
operation. He=20
originally decided back in October to band Boreal Owls in private. It =
was a=20
complete surprise to us and we thank him for his invitation. We =
watched=20
and witnessed two female Boreal Owls get netted and =
released.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Great Horned Owl (Fide Kim =
Eckert's=20
group) Artist Pt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Great Gray Owl (Fide Kim =
Eckert's group=20
on Co. Rd. 7 3 mi W of Gunflint Trl)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Northern =
Goshawk</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-3 Black-backed Woodpeckers =
(Stony Pt,=20
Two Harbors and Croftville Rd (Cook Co. 87)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Bohemian Waxwings =
(50-70)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Northern Shrikes (a lot of=20
them)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Lapland =
Longspur</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Winter Finches: Large =
movements on=20
11/6-7 of Redpolls, Pine Grosbeaks were moving in fair numbers today, =
Pine=20
Siskins were mixed in with the Redpolls. We heard a few Am.=20
Goldfinches.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-Red Crossbills (Knife River =
Jeff=20
Stephenson pointed it out)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>-White-winged Crossbills =
(Hovland-Cook=20
Co.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>I thank my co-leader Tom Auer =
for helping=20
me out spotting birds, answering questions and keeping the group =
together! =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Well another season has ended =
and so has=20
my term as MOU field Trip Chairman. I decided to not come back as chair =
of MOU=20
field trips. I want to concentrate on other things. I have my new =
birding field=20
trips "Minnesota Birding Treks", my kids are getting more active =
in sports=20
and other activities, my new up and coming web site (due in December), =
and I=20
just got hired by ObservTours! This doesn't mean I will not be part of =
MOU field=20
trips as I will no doubt be a co-leader on some of trips for 2005. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>So thank you all that came =
along this=20
year!! You know in two years of running MOU field trips I registered =
200+=20
birders on MOU field trips, saw over 260 species, registered 30 new =
people to=20
the MOU and most of all they shared my love for McDonalds, Hardees and =
Burger=20
King fast food restaurants. I also opened their eyes to =
alternative=20
food stops such as the deli at the Holiday gas station in Tofte or the =
Super=20
America gas station in Two Harbors! All in all we had a great two years =
and I=20
enjoyed meeting all of you. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Mike Hendrickson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>MOU Field Trip Chairman =
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