[mou] Sax Zim Bog Sunday
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:02:09 -0600
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Was out guiding a couple from Illinois.
Birds seen:
-Northern Hawk Owl along Stone Lake Rd and McDavitt Rd.
-Boreal Chickadees along Co. Rd 52
-Gray Jays (every where)
-Northern Shrike
-Snow Buntings along Co. 7. A small flock of 30 1/4 mi. north of Byrne's =
Greenhouse & a flock of 150 at the Malmberg Sod Farms south of Byrne's =
Greenhouse. These were seen from 3-4pm
-Pine Grosbeaks & Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls at a few feeders
-Common Redpoll along Blue Spruce Rd. A large flock of 200+ birds =
feeding on the Tamaracks.
* The Black-backed Woodpeckers that were reported several times along =
McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of Co. Rd 28-Sax Rd) were not found by my =
group nor all the other birders that tried to locate these birds.
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This unique bog along McDavitt Rd. is in DANGER! Many of those that =
hiked around this area last year remember that on the east side opposite =
of all those snowshoe trails was a open corridor into the bog. This =
corridor is the same corridor that I warned others in this listserve =
that this road looks like a sign for future logging. WELL yesterday a =
bulldozer worked all day in Sunday widening the corridor, and cleared =
out all the small bushes and stumps. I walked this widen area and =
witnessed that there are several corridors/roads coming off this main =
corridor going into the bog. There is a lot of woodpecker signs all over =
this area. I can safely bet that in the next few days the loggers will =
be in there clearing this bog out. To get an idea what this area will =
look like when the logging is done is to visit places like all the bend =
on Owl Avenue, along Co. Rd 133, along Co. 319 ( Stone Lake Rd.) and =
several other places. ALSO there is blue paint on many trees along Owl =
Avenue. This MIGHT be a sign the state is just going to widen the ditch =
or possibly next winter log this area out as well. There is a entry road =
into the east side of Owl Avenue bog on the north end near Co. Rd 52. =
So this area looks like it might be logged out as well. This is same =
area Conn. Warblers were nesting.
I know some birders are working to nominate the Sax Zim bog as an =
Important Bird Area but by the time this nomination is announced this =
unique area there will NOT be a important bird area but instead a good =
area for growing hay and making meth! I am upset with losing more =
habitat to loggers but there is nothing to do but accept this loss and =
move on. I just wish groups who are involve with this area or people =
who been here who know what to do would help me contact the right people =
( I need email addresses ) and I wish this group stop concentrating on =
the economics/tourist aspect in their meetings and instead concentrate =
on protecting the bog and its habitat and put all their energy into =
contacting state officials to stop this logging. If anyone knows the =
right people to contact please email me as I will do what I can to stop =
or at least slow down the logging. Birders we are going to lose the =
bog, we are going to lose Conn. Warblers, Boreal Chickadees, Gray Jays, =
Great Gray Owls, and other boreal species. Some of the bog has orchids =
in them as well. We are going to lose everything that makes this place =
so wonderful to us birders.
If you would like to help me please reply and if you know emails of the =
right people to contact please contact me as well. Someone has to make a =
stand against this logging and dammit I am going to fight this!
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>Was out guiding a couple from =
Illinois.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Birds seen:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Hawk Owl along =
Stone Lake Rd=20
and McDavitt Rd.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Boreal Chickadees along Co. =
Rd=20
52</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Gray Jays (every =
where)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Shrike</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Snow Buntings along Co. 7. A =
small flock=20
of 30 1/4 mi. north of Byrne's Greenhouse & a flock of 150 at the =
Malmberg=20
Sod Farms south of Byrne's Greenhouse. These were seen from =
3-4pm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Pine Grosbeaks & Evening =
Grosbeaks,=20
Common Redpolls at a few feeders</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Common Redpoll along Blue =
Spruce=20
Rd. A large flock of 200+ birds feeding on the =
Tamaracks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* The Black-backed =
Woodpeckers that were=20
reported several times along McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of Co. Rd =
28-Sax Rd)=20
were not found by my group nor all the other birders that tried to =
locate these=20
birds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>This unique bog along =
McDavitt=20
Rd. is in DANGER! Many of those that hiked around this area last =
year=20
remember that on the east side opposite of all those snowshoe trails was =
a open=20
corridor into the bog. This corridor is the same corridor that I warned =
others=20
in this listserve that this road looks like a sign =
for future=20
logging. WELL yesterday a bulldozer worked all day in Sunday =
widening the=20
corridor, and cleared out all the small bushes and stumps. I walked this =
widen=20
area and witnessed that there are several corridors/roads coming =
off this=20
main corridor going into the bog. There is a lot of woodpecker signs all =
over=20
this area. I can safely bet that in the next few days the loggers =
will be=20
in there clearing this bog out. To get an idea what this area =
will=20
look like when the logging is done is to visit places like all the =
bend on=20
Owl Avenue, along Co. Rd 133, along Co. 319 ( Stone Lake Rd.) and =
several other=20
places. ALSO there is blue paint on many trees along Owl Avenue.=20
This MIGHT be a sign the state is just going to widen the ditch or =
possibly=20
next winter log this area out as well. There is a entry road into the =
east side=20
of Owl Avenue bog on the north end near Co. Rd 52. So this area =
looks like=20
it might be logged out as well. This is same area Conn. Warblers were=20
nesting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I know some birders are =
working to=20
nominate the Sax Zim bog as an Important Bird Area but by the time=20
this nomination is announced this unique area there =
will NOT be a=20
important bird area but instead a good area for growing hay and =
making=20
meth! I am upset with losing more habitat to loggers but there is =
nothing to do=20
but accept this loss and move on. I just wish groups who are =
involve with=20
this area or people who been here who know what to do would help me =
contact the=20
right people ( I need email addresses ) and I wish this group stop =
concentrating=20
on the economics/tourist aspect in their meetings and instead =
concentrate on=20
protecting the bog and its habitat and put all their energy into =
contacting=20
state officials to stop this logging. If anyone knows the right =
people to=20
contact please email me as I will do what I can to stop or at least slow =
down=20
the logging. Birders we are going to lose the bog, we are going to =
lose=20
Conn. Warblers, Boreal Chickadees, Gray Jays, Great Gray Owls, and other =
boreal=20
species. Some of the bog has orchids in them as well. We are going =
to lose=20
everything that makes this place so wonderful to us =
birders.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>If you would like to help me =
please reply=20
and if you know emails of the right people to contact please contact me =
as well.=20
Someone has to make a stand against this logging and dammit I am going =
to fight=20
this!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" 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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