[mou] Birding Ely to Sax-Zim - mountain bluebird

[Bill Tefft]

The weekend presented lots of opportunties to observe birds.

Saturday in Ely - Northern shrike flushing a flock of snow buntings;
eagles contesting food with ravens and crows; crows driving a
rough-legged hawk away in the same area; still a common loon and common
mergansers on Shagawa Lake; ~50 Bohemian waxwings feeding on red cedar
fruit; another 78 Bohemian waxwings feeding on mountain ash fruit

Sunday Ely-Embarrass-SaxZim and back through Tower to Ely -

many groups of snow buntings
Northern shrikes in Embarrass and west of Ely
Buffleheads in Biwabik
Pied-billed grebes on Nichols Lake
Rough-legged hawks in Embarrass, SaxZim and between Tower and Virginia
Red-tailed hawks in SaxZim and between Tower and Virginia
Northern Hawk Owl on south end of South Admiral Road(788) in Zim
18 bald eagles north of Meadowlands
Common Redpolls east of Meadowlands on (210)
Female Mountain Bluebird on the fence near the Airport entrance in Tower
Green-winged teal and lots of mallads on the Tower Oxidation Ponds
~70 Robins feeding on mountain ash fruit
10 Bohemian waxwings feeding on crab apples






 



Bill Tefft
Parks and Recreation Instructor
Vermilion Community College
1900 E. Camp Street
Ely, MN  55731
Phone: 218-365-7241
Fax: 218-365-7207