[mou] Weekend Birds

Mike Hendrickson smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 9 Jan 2005 19:41:46 -0600


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Today I was out today with a group from Arizona. =20

Here are the highlights of the past two days:
-Black-backed Woodpeckers along the McDavitt Rd. Go north from Sax Rd =
and look for a red/white pole on east side of road as you enter the bog =
habitat. There is a blue ribbon in the tree nearby on the same side of =
the road as the pole.  ** I heard a Northern Three-toed Woodpecker was =
seen there today at the same spot.

-Spruce Grouse were seen along Highway 1 between mile post numbers =
306-305 and 301.

-Boreal Chickadees were seen very briefly along Owl Avenue on the =
southern edge before the bend.

-Bohemian Waxwings were seen along Triggs Rd. off Arrowhead Rd just =
north of Kenwood Ave.

-Townsend's Solitaire was seen again by some Missouri birders last =
Friday at Leif Erickson Park near the walkbridge along RR tracks.

** Two Boreal Owls were seen this late afternoon. 1) found by Chris =
Benson along walking trail behind Two Harbors 2) the other was found =
along the Alseth Rd.=20

- Adult Iceland Gull (glaucoids) was seen at the WI landfill with =
several Glaucous Gulls and Thayer's Gulls.

-Seen a Great Gray Owl at the intersection of Mesaba Ave & I-35, Seen =
several Great Grey Owls along Hwy 2/53 in Superior, WI and several Great =
Greys along Moccasin Mike Rd. in Superior, WI.  I also had a Great Gray =
Owl at 40th Ave. W and I-35, Seen several Great Grays along Minnesota =
Ave. at Park Pt.

- Jim Lind told me that the Harlequin Ducks were seen this morning along =
the breakwall at Agate Bay (lighthouse) in Two Harbors.

Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Today I was out today with a =
group from=20
Arizona.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Here are the highlights of =
the past two=20
days:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Black-backed Woodpeckers =
along the=20
McDavitt Rd. Go north from Sax Rd and look for a red/white pole on east =
side of=20
road as you enter the bog habitat. There is a blue ribbon in the tree =
nearby on=20
the same side of the road as the pole.&nbsp; ** I heard a Northern =
Three-toed=20
Woodpecker was seen there today at the same spot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Spruce Grouse were seen =
along Highway 1=20
between mile post numbers 306-305 and 301.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Boreal Chickadees were seen =
very briefly=20
along Owl Avenue on the southern edge before the bend.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Bohemian Waxwings were seen =
along Triggs=20
Rd. off Arrowhead Rd just north of Kenwood Ave.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Townsend's Solitaire was =
seen again by=20
some Missouri birders last Friday at Leif Erickson Park near the =
walkbridge=20
along RR tracks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>** Two Boreal Owls were seen =
this late=20
afternoon. 1) found by Chris Benson along walking trail behind Two =
Harbors 2)=20
the other was found along the Alseth Rd. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>- Adult Iceland Gull =
(glaucoids) was seen=20
at the WI landfill with several Glaucous Gulls and Thayer's =
Gulls.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Seen a Great Gray Owl at the =

intersection of Mesaba Ave &amp; I-35, Seen several Great Grey Owls =
along Hwy=20
2/53 in Superior, WI and several Great Greys along Moccasin Mike Rd. in=20
Superior, WI.&nbsp; I also had a Great Gray Owl at 40th Ave. W and I-35, =
Seen=20
several Great Grays along Minnesota Ave. at Park Pt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>- Jim Lind told me that the =
Harlequin=20
Ducks were seen this morning along the breakwall at Agate Bay =
(lighthouse) in=20
Two Harbors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael =
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20
Minnesota<BR>Minnesota Birding Treks<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart=
er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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