[mou] Jan 15-16th
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:23:58 -0600
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Hello:
Before I go on the birds we witnessed, found or shared with other =
birders this weekend, I can tell you it was a unbelievable weekend for =
birding!! Despite the -40 degree air temps and -50-55 degree wind chills =
the group saw some great birds!
A lot of birds were found this weekend by birders and I am certain Kim =
Eckert will give precise directions to them. If you are out of town =
birder and have not made the visit to witness the owl eruption because =
you are waiting on Boreal Owls, well there were 4-6 sightings in Two =
Harbors and 1-2 sightings along Scenic North shore and one sighting in =
northern Lake Co. Since I did not find any Boreals myself I will not =
post the locations as I will wait on Kim Eckert or Jim Lind to do so. So =
if you in need of a Boreal Owl I would search the the town of Two =
Harbors and Scenic 61 to find one. It doesn't really matter at this =
point what time of day to find one because many of them were either =
hunting during the day or roosting out in the open.
Anyway I led a group today of 24 birders with the help of Tom Auer of =
Duluth on my Minnesota Birding Trek. It was my first trip in my new =
venture and what a way to begin the year!
1/15/05
-Northern Goshawk (Sax Zim Bog)
-Northern Hawk Owl (Sax Zim Bog and Two Harbors)
-Great Gray Owl (Sax Zim Bog, Hwy 61 and Two Harbors)
-Boreal Owl (called on 2 different sightings. Many Thanks go to Jim =
Lind for calling me on these owls he found over the weekend)
-Black-backed Woodpecker (male) found on the very south end of McDavitt =
Rd bog in Sax Zim Bog area.=20
-Boreal Chickadee seen along Admiral Rd in the Sax Zim bog area.
1/16/05=20
-Spruce Grouse in Lake Co. 2 birds were between mile post 301-302 on =
Hwy. 1 and another grouse was found between mile post 300-301.
-Boreal Owl ( a owl Jim Lind found ) total seen for the weekend were 3 =
or a possible 4 different Boreal Owls! All thanks go to Jim Lind of Two =
Harbors who found these owls.
-Northern Saw Whet Owl Sharon Lind found this owl and was reported to =
me by Jim Lind. While watching this owl get mobbed by small birds, a =
Boreal Owl flew out of the woods not to far away.
-Boreal Chickadee (2) were seen feeding on the suet buckets at the Moose =
Ridge Cafe in Isabella. The feeding station is across the road from =
cafe.
-Hoary Redpoll seen in Two Harbors.
* Plenty of Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls were seen in Sax Zim Bog =
and Lake County. Seen a few Gray Jays in Sax Zim Bog and a Northern =
Shrike.
So our group saw 5 species of owls for the weekend! =20
I would like to thank the following people who called me during the =
weekend to report owls or other sightings. These calls are so important =
to guiding and leading trips and they need to by recognized for their =
generosity!=20
-Kim Eckert, Jim Lind, Mike Overton, Dave Johnson, Frank Nicoletti, Kim =
Risen and Peder Svingen. =20
Thank you !!
* Another item to add is the generous people of Meadowland Co-op for =
allowing us to use their restrooms. While there are group bought =
mittens, sandwiches and other lunch items. The owner knows me by name =
now and she is so grateful for the business she is getting from all the =
birders that have stopped in to buy something and to use the restroom.
* We also gave the owner of Moose Rdge Cafe a decent size donation for =
the sunflower seeds that are used for the feeders he has up. I chatted =
with owner and he is also very happy with the birders and is surprised =
how gracious they are with their donations he has gotten from us. =20
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>Hello:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Before I go on the birds we =
witnessed,=20
found or shared with other birders this weekend, I can tell you it was a =
unbelievable weekend for birding!! Despite the -40 degree air temps and =
-50-55=20
degree wind chills the group saw some great birds!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>A lot of birds were found =
this weekend by=20
birders and I am certain Kim Eckert will give precise directions to =
them. =20
If you are out of town birder and have not made the visit to witness the =
owl=20
eruption because you are waiting on Boreal Owls, well there were 4-6 =
sightings=20
in Two Harbors and 1-2 sightings along Scenic North shore and one =
sighting in=20
northern Lake Co. Since I did not find any Boreals myself I will =
not post=20
the locations as I will wait on Kim Eckert or Jim Lind to do so. So if =
you in=20
need of a Boreal Owl I would search the the town of Two Harbors and =
Scenic 61 to=20
find one. It doesn't really matter at this point what time of day =
to find=20
one because many of them were either hunting during the day or roosting =
out in=20
the open.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Anyway I led a group today of =
24 birders=20
with the help of Tom Auer of Duluth on my Minnesota Birding Trek. =
It was my=20
first trip in my new venture and what a way to begin the =
year!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2> 1/15/05</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Goshawk (Sax =
Zim=20
Bog)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Hawk Owl (Sax Zim =
Bog and Two=20
Harbors)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Great Gray Owl (Sax Zim Bog, =
Hwy 61 and=20
Two Harbors)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Boreal Owl (called on 2 =
different=20
sightings. Many Thanks go to Jim Lind for calling me on these owls =
he=20
found over the weekend)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Black-backed Woodpecker =
(male) found on=20
the very south end of McDavitt Rd bog in Sax Zim Bog =
area. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Boreal Chickadee seen along =
Admiral Rd=20
in the Sax Zim bog area.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>1/16/05</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Spruce Grouse in Lake =
Co. 2 birds=20
were between mile post 301-302 on Hwy. 1 and another grouse was found =
between=20
mile post 300-301.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Boreal Owl ( a owl Jim Lind =
found )=20
total seen for the weekend were 3 or a possible 4 different Boreal Owls! =
All=20
thanks go to Jim Lind of Two Harbors who found these owls.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Saw Whet Owl =
Sharon Lind=20
found this owl and was reported to me by Jim Lind. While watching =
this owl=20
get mobbed by small birds, a Boreal Owl flew out of the woods not to far =
away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Boreal Chickadee (2) were =
seen feeding=20
on the suet buckets at the Moose Ridge Cafe in Isabella. The feeding =
station is=20
across the road from cafe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Hoary Redpoll seen in Two=20
Harbors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* Plenty of Pine Grosbeaks =
and Common=20
Redpolls were seen in Sax Zim Bog and Lake County. Seen a few Gray =
Jays in=20
Sax Zim Bog and a Northern Shrike.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>So our group saw 5 =
species of owls=20
for the weekend! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I would like to thank the =
following=20
people who called me during the weekend to report owls or=20
other sightings. These calls are so important to guiding and =
leading=20
trips and they need to by recognized for their generosity! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Kim Eckert, Jim Lind, Mike=20
Overton, Dave Johnson, Frank Nicoletti, Kim Risen and Peder=20
Svingen. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Thank =
you !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* Another item to =
add is the=20
generous people of Meadowland Co-op for allowing us to use their=20
restrooms. While there are group bought mittens, sandwiches =
and other=20
lunch items. The owner knows me by name now and she is so grateful =
for the=20
business she is getting from all the birders that have stopped in =
to buy=20
something and to use the restroom.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* We also gave the owner of =
Moose Rdge=20
Cafe a decent size donation for the sunflower seeds that are used =
for the=20
feeders he has up. I chatted with owner and he is also =
very=20
happy with the birders and is surprised how gracious they are with their =
donations he has gotten from us. </FONT><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
size=3D2> </FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </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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