[mou] Birding today
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:28:28 -0600
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Birding with a couple from Florida:
-Northern Hawk Owl: 1 mile east of Highway 73 on the Lind Road. The =
owl was calling and heard it give its long song as if a female was =
nearby. We explored this stretch of highway and the bog is unbelievable =
beautiful! I am very excited about this area along Highway 73 from St. =
Louis Co Rd 22 to the south up to St. Louis Co. Rd 500 or to Highway 1. =
There are many side roads that look really exciting for some bog birds.
-Winter Finches: Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, and =
Pine Siskins were seen at several places in Sax Zim Bog.
-Boreal Chickadees The best spot in the Sax Zim Bog is along McDavitt =
Rd. 2.5 miles north of St. Louis County Rd 28 or the Sax Road. Walk =
along the new logging road on the east side and look for the large tree =
root up ended from the bulldozer. Behind the ball of roots is a deer =
carcass and Black-capped and Boreal Chickadees were feeding a feet from =
us on the carcass.
-Black-backed Woodpecker were heard calling and drumming but not seen =
along the same logging road mentioned above.
-Black-billed Magpies were seen along the Sax Road a mile east of Co. Rd =
7.
-Northern Goshawks were seen in two places. The first adult was seen =
perched along owl avenue and Overton Road. I seen this bird here at =
least 3 times! Another adult was seen flying over Hwy 1 and US Hwy. 53
-Snow Buntings ( 300-400) were seen feeding on a cattle pasture on the =
east side of Co. Rd 29 and Dart Road.
-Ruffed Grouse was seen perched up high on a tamarack tree along =
Stickney Road a mile north of Co. Rd 52 (Arkola Rd.)
* Tomorrow I will report from Lake Co and the Two Harbors.
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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>Birding with a couple from=20
Florida:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Hawk Owl: 1 =
mile east of=20
Highway 73 on the Lind Road. The owl was calling and heard it give =
its=20
long song as if a female was nearby. We explored this stretch of =
highway=20
and the bog is unbelievable beautiful! I am very excited about =
this area=20
along Highway 73 from St. Louis Co Rd 22 to the south up to St. Louis =
Co. Rd 500=20
or to Highway 1. There are many side roads that look really =
exciting for=20
some bog birds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Winter Finches: Pine =
Grosbeaks, Common=20
Redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, and Pine Siskins were seen at several =
places in Sax=20
Zim Bog.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Boreal Chickadees The best =
spot in the=20
Sax Zim Bog is along McDavitt Rd. 2.5 miles north of St. Louis County Rd =
28 or=20
the Sax Road. Walk along the new logging road on the east side and =
look=20
for the large tree root up ended from the bulldozer. Behind the =
ball of=20
roots is a deer carcass and Black-capped and Boreal Chickadees were =
feeding a=20
feet from us on the carcass.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Black-backed Woodpecker were =
heard=20
calling and drumming but not seen along the same logging road mentioned=20
above.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Black-billed Magpies were =
seen along the=20
Sax Road a mile east of Co. Rd 7.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Goshawks were seen =
in two=20
places. The first adult was seen perched along owl avenue and =
Overton=20
Road. I seen this bird here at least 3 times! Another adult was =
seen=20
flying over Hwy 1 and US Hwy. 53</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Snow Buntings ( 300-400) =
were seen=20
feeding on a cattle pasture on the east side of Co. Rd 29 and Dart=20
Road.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Ruffed Grouse was seen =
perched up high=20
on a tamarack tree along Stickney Road a mile north of Co. Rd 52 =
(Arkola=20
Rd.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* Tomorrow I will report from =
Lake Co and=20
the Two Harbors.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael =
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20
Minnesota<BR>Minnesota Birding Treks<BR><A=20
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