[mou] MOU Field Trip Results
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:59:19 -0500
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The MOU trip was held on October 16-17. My co-leaders were Tom Auer and =
Kim Risen. Nine birder from Minnesota and 2 birders from Illinois =
enjoyed a weekend they will remember for a long time.
The total species for the weekend was 94 species. Today we saw 77 =
species. The weather on Saturday was very cold with strong winds from =
the NW with periods of rain and sleet. The owl session Saturday night =
was cancelled due to the strong winds. Sunday's weather was much better =
with winds from the NW and sunny.
Here's the highlights:
Pacific Loon: Park Pt. Straight out from the bath house on Lake =
Superior 10/17
Surf Scoter: Two at Burlington Bay, Two Harbors, One in Grand Marais and =
5 were seen along 34th street along Park Pt.
White-winged Scoter: Two at Hovland, Cook Co.
Black Scoter: Four at 34th Street Park Point.
Thayer's Gull: 10/16 immature at Agate Bay, Two Harbors and also a imm. =
at Grand Marais.
** Common Ground Dove 10/17 1/2 mile north of mile marker 48.
Northern Hawk Owl (thank you Mark Junghans!) Stoney Pt. 1/2 mile north =
of the stone wall over look along Stoney Pt. Dr.
Short-eared Owl (Thank you kim Eckert) at 40th Avenue W.
Northern Saw-whet Owl (thank you Cindy Butler/Kim Risen) 10/16 at Knife =
River.
Black-backed woodpecker Three birds seen today. One was seen migrating =
by Hovland, Cook Co and two were seen at mile marker 48 along 61 flying =
over head.
Northern Shrike at Hovland, Cook Co.
**Clark's Nutcracker at Silver Bay
22 Eastern Bluebirds in Cook Co.
Bohemian Waxwing (3) 10/17 migrating by at Paradise beach.=20
5 species of Warblers (Tenn, Orange-crowned, Cape May, Palm and =
Yellow-rumped)
White-winged Crossbills at Devil Track River 10/17
Common Redpoll one bird calling close to us at Hovland, Cook Co.
Evening Grosbeaks migrating by in Cook Co.
I want to say thanks to following people who helped made this trip a =
success! Kim Risen and Tom Auer for doing a excellent job in finding =
birds, pointingthem out and answering questions from the participants. =
Thank you guys! I also want to give big thanks to Peder Svingen, Tony =
Hertzel, Jim Lind and Kim Eckert for calling me and give me and giving =
me updates on birds they found. Thank you men! I also want to thank Phil =
Chu and Ron Erpleding for finding the Common Ground Dove and getting the =
word out quickly! Also thank you Denny Martin for calling me as well and =
making sure I knew about the dove as well!=20
It was a excellent weekend! I have room for the Nov. 6-7 MOU trip coming =
up! Let me know if you are interested! You never know what will happen!
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>The MOU trip was held on =
October 16-17.=20
My co-leaders were Tom Auer and Kim Risen. Nine birder from Minnesota =
and 2=20
birders from Illinois enjoyed a weekend they will remember for a long=20
time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>The total species for the =
weekend was 94=20
species. Today we saw 77 species. The weather on Saturday was very =
cold=20
with strong winds from the NW with periods of rain and sleet. The owl =
session=20
Saturday night was cancelled due to the strong winds. Sunday's weather =
was much=20
better with winds from the NW and sunny.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Here's the =
highlights:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Pacific Loon: Park Pt. =
Straight out=20
from the bath house on Lake Superior 10/17</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Surf Scoter: Two at =
Burlington Bay, Two=20
Harbors, One in Grand Marais and 5 were seen along 34th street along =
Park=20
Pt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>White-winged Scoter: Two at =
Hovland, Cook=20
Co.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Black Scoter: Four at 34th =
Street Park=20
Point.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Thayer's Gull: 10/16 immature =
at Agate=20
Bay, Two Harbors and also a imm. at Grand Marais.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>** Common Ground Dove 10/17 =
1/2 mile=20
north of mile marker 48.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Northern Hawk Owl (thank you =
Mark=20
Junghans!) Stoney Pt. 1/2 mile north of the stone wall over look along =
Stoney=20
Pt. Dr.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Short-eared Owl (Thank you =
kim Eckert) at=20
40th Avenue W.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Northern Saw-whet Owl (thank =
you Cindy=20
Butler/Kim Risen) 10/16 at Knife River.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Black-backed woodpecker Three =
birds seen=20
today. One was seen migrating by Hovland, Cook Co and two were seen at =
mile=20
marker 48 along 61 flying over head.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Northern Shrike at 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>**Clark's Nutcracker at =
Silver=20
Bay</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>22 Eastern Bluebirds in 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>Bohemian Waxwing (3) 10/17 =
migrating by=20
at Paradise beach. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>5 species of Warblers (Tenn,=20
Orange-crowned, Cape May, Palm and Yellow-rumped)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>White-winged Crossbills at =
Devil Track=20
River 10/17</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Common Redpoll one bird =
calling close to=20
us at Hovland, Cook Co.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Evening Grosbeaks migrating =
by in 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 want to say thanks to =
following people=20
who helped made this trip a success! Kim Risen and Tom Auer for doing a=20
excellent job in finding birds, pointingthem out and answering questions =
from=20
the participants. Thank you guys! I also want to give big thanks to =
Peder=20
Svingen, Tony Hertzel, Jim Lind and Kim Eckert for calling me and give =
me and=20
giving me updates on birds they found. Thank you men! I also want to =
thank Phil=20
Chu and Ron Erpleding for finding the Common Ground Dove and getting the =
word=20
out quickly! Also thank you Denny Martin for calling me as well and =
making sure=20
I knew about the dove as well! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>It was a excellent weekend! I =
have room=20
for the Nov. 6-7 MOU trip coming up! Let me know if you are interested! =
You=20
never know what will happen!</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=20
Chairman</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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