[mou] Weekend Birds
JacobTee@aol.com
JacobTee@aol.com
Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:11:42 EST
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I birded central and northeast Minnesota this past weekend. Here are some of
the highlights of what I saw.
I birded Aitkin Co. and Sax-Zim on 3/12. Searched several times for the
BOREAL OWL on 210 just west of McGregor but struck out every time, possibly due to
the presence of a GREAT GRAY OWL instead. Drove over to Aitkin and hit CR1,
Hwy 169, CR18, CR5, and the roads around Rice Lake NWR. Found 22 GREAT GRAY
OWLS, 7 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES, and 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
Sax-Zim had 1 GREAT GRAY OWL, 10 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS (7 between Stone Lake Rd and
Arkola on CR7), 3 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE (Owl Ave), 2 GRAY JAYS, and 1 PILEATED
WOODPECKER.
I birded Highways 2 and 1 in Lake Co. on 3/13, mainly looking for SPRUCE
GROUSE. Found a pair of them in the road just after the Sand River on Hwy 2 then
rounded a curve near MM302 on Hwy 1 and found a spectacular male strutting in
the road. I stopped and he flew over and almost landed on my truck! He
proceeded to strut his stuff then I noticed there were 8 more grouse in the tree
next to my truck. It was quite a sight. Also saw RED CROSSBILLS along Hwy 2
and GRAY JAYS & a PILEATED WOODPECKER along Spruce Rd. At the feeders at the
cafe in Isabella there were around 100 COMMON REDPOLLS (no Hoary though).
I also stopped by Two Harbors on 3/13 to search for the HARLEQUIN DUCKS and
found one male along the breakwall.
On 3/14 I stopped by Forest Lake and saw the NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL that John
Wallner has been hosting for a while now. Thanks John!
Also this morning I searched all over for the GYRFALCON in Dakota Co. but
couldn't find it or any groups of waterfowl.
Good birding...
Jay Gilliam
Norwalk, IA
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<DIV>I birded central and northeast Minnesota this past weekend. Here=20=
are some of the highlights of what I saw.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I birded Aitkin Co. and Sax-Zim on 3/12. Searched several times f=
or the BOREAL OWL on 210 just west of McGregor but struck out every time, po=
ssibly due to the presence of a GREAT GRAY OWL instead. Drove over to=20=
Aitkin and hit CR1, Hwy 169, CR18, CR5, and the roads around Rice Lake NWR.&=
nbsp; Found 22 GREAT GRAY OWLS, 7 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES, an=
d 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. Sax-Zim had 1 GREAT GRAY OWL, 10 NORTHERN HAWK=
OWLS (7 between Stone Lake Rd and Arkola on CR7), 3 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE (Ow=
l Ave), 2 GRAY JAYS, and 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I birded Highways 2 and 1 in Lake Co. on 3/13, mainly looking for SPRUC=
E GROUSE. Found a pair of them in the road just after the Sand River o=
n Hwy 2 then rounded a curve near MM302 on Hwy 1 and found a spectacula=
r male strutting in the road. I stopped and he flew over and almost la=
nded on my truck! He proceeded to strut his stuff then I noticed there=
were 8 more grouse in the tree next to my truck. It was quite a sight=
. Also saw RED CROSSBILLS along Hwy 2 and GRAY JAYS & a PILEATED W=
OODPECKER along Spruce Rd. At the feeders at the cafe in Isabella ther=
e were around 100 COMMON REDPOLLS (no Hoary though).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I also stopped by Two Harbors on 3/13 to search for the HARLEQUIN DUCKS=
and found one male along the breakwall.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On 3/14 I stopped by Forest Lake and saw the NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL that=
John Wallner has been hosting for a while now. Thanks John!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also this morning I searched all over for the GYRFALCON in Dakota Co.&n=
bsp; but couldn't find it or any groups of waterfowl.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Good birding...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jay Gilliam</DIV>
<DIV>Norwalk, IA</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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