[mou] My trip to Grand Marais
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:57:34 -0500
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The subject of this email sounds like some elementary paper your teacher =
would give to you for homework=20
Well after completing every DIY or Home & Garden project that my wife =
tossed at me during the summer, I made plans today to get out of dodge! =
You see my birthday is this Sunday and Monica asked me what I wanted for =
my birthday and I said "a days pass to go to Grand Marais to go birding"
I got up at 5am and snuck out of the house and headed to Grand Marais =
listening to Don Imus! I am a huge I-Man fan. I got into Hovland at =
8:10am sharp and I was ready to go. First bird of the day were some =
Evening Grosbeaks migrating over head and overall it was quiet- real =
quiet for birds. So I took some scenic photos of plants, frost on plants =
and other subjects.
My highlights today:
-all three scoter species (Paradise beach, Grand Marais Harbor, Good =
Harbor Bay)
-long-tailed ducks at two locations ( Paradise Beach & Good Harbor Bay)
-Pacific Loon at the wayside rest right before you come to Paradise =
beach. Is there a name for this rest stop? It really isn't a rest stop =
its part of the old highway that got washed out. There is north entrance =
and south entrance on this road off Highway 61.
-Thayer's Gull immature in Grand Marais Harbor
At 12 or so the rain and mist came down all day long! I stopped by the =
Rock Wren spot in Taconite Harbor and did not see it BUT I heard from =
Kim Eckert's group that they might of heard it call 3 times as it =
responded to a tape. So its probably there still. =20
****Here is a warning **** about the rocky breakwall where the wren is =
hanging out. First the wren is hanging out on the long breakwall that =
is "L" shape. You can approach the breakwall by parking your car at the =
upper parking lot near the tire & shovel statues or monuments. Walk down =
the path to the foot of the breakwall. STOP! There is concrete wall and =
you are now above the rocky breakwall. To get on the breakwall you have =
to risk breaking your leg or arm. There is vertical rock at the concrete =
wall that you can put your foot on and then grab it with your hand and =
slide down the rock to the main breakwall OR you could lay on stomach =
and try to slide your body down and see if your toes reach the bottom =
rock. This wren is in a tough spot to get to. I did not try either =
options as it was rainy and the rocks were slick. Even if the raocks =
were dry its still a risky climb down. Its not impossible but there is =
risk of hurting yourself.
I added this tip because it was not mentioned at all and I thought this =
tip would help those that might be up there this weekend.=20
Good day! PS I will be posting those photos in my album on my website =
this weekend.
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>The subject of this email =
sounds like=20
some elementary paper your teacher would give to you for homework =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Well after completing every =
DIY or Home=20
& Garden project that my wife tossed at me during the summer, I =
made=20
plans today to get out of dodge! You see my birthday is this =
Sunday and=20
Monica asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I said "a days pass to =
go to=20
Grand Marais to go birding"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I got up at 5am and snuck out =
of the=20
house and headed to Grand Marais listening to Don Imus! I am a huge =
I-Man fan. I=20
got into Hovland at 8:10am sharp and I was ready to go. First bird =
of the=20
day were some Evening Grosbeaks migrating over head and overall it was =
quiet-=20
real quiet for birds. So I took some scenic photos of plants, frost on =
plants=20
and other subjects.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>My highlights =
today:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-all three scoter species =
(Paradise=20
beach, Grand Marais Harbor, Good Harbor Bay)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-long-tailed ducks at two =
locations (=20
Paradise Beach & Good Harbor Bay)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Pacific Loon at the wayside =
rest right=20
before you come to Paradise beach. Is there a name for this rest stop? =
It really=20
isn't a rest stop its part of the old highway that got washed out. There =
is=20
north entrance and south entrance on this road off Highway =
61.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Thayer's Gull immature in =
Grand Marais=20
Harbor</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>At 12 or so the rain and mist =
came down=20
all day long! I stopped by the Rock Wren spot in Taconite Harbor and did =
not see=20
it BUT I heard from Kim Eckert's group that they might of heard it call =
3 times=20
as it responded to a tape. So its probably there still. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>****Here is a warning **** =
about the=20
rocky breakwall where the wren is hanging out. First the wren is =
hanging=20
out on the long breakwall that is "L" shape. You can approach the =
breakwall by=20
parking your car at the upper parking lot near the tire & shovel =
statues or=20
monuments. Walk down the path to the foot of the breakwall. STOP! There =
is=20
concrete wall and you are now above the rocky breakwall. To get on the =
breakwall=20
you have to risk breaking your leg or arm. There is vertical rock at the =
concrete wall that you can put your foot on and then grab it with your =
hand and=20
slide down the rock to the main breakwall OR you could lay on stomach =
and try to=20
slide your body down and see if your toes reach the bottom rock. =20
This wren is in a tough spot to get to. I did not try either =
options as it=20
was rainy and the rocks were slick. Even if the raocks were dry its =
still a=20
risky climb down. Its not impossible but there is risk of hurting=20
yourself.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I added this tip because it =
was not=20
mentioned at all and I thought this tip would help those that might be =
up there=20
this weekend. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Good day! PS I will be =
posting=20
those photos in my album on my website this weekend.</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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