[mou] Itasca State Park Birds
alyssa
tiger150@comcast.net
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 19:07:01 -0500
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I was camping at the Itasca State Park on July 21st. I got up at 6 am =
that day, so I decided to birdwatch within my camping "loop" (I was in =
the Maple Loop in the Pine Ridge camping area.) Birds seen included:
@ Wood Thrush--this was one of the birds that woke me up. What a treat =
to have him singing right by our tents! Isn't this a little out of their =
breeding range, though?
@ 7+ Warbler Species--TN, Black and White, Chestnut-sided, Redstart, =
Nashville, Ovenbird, Golden-winged.
@ Y-B Sapsucker
@ (female) Pileated Woodpecker--this was another bird that woke me up =
with her call and drum (do the female woodpeckers drum?) Fortunately, =
she landed on a pine right by me.
Birds seen outside our camping area includes:
@ Common Loon--As we were canoeing on the Itasca Lake, we got fairly =
close to a loon! This bird was right by the headwaters.
@ Swamp Sparrows--Heard singing by the headwaters.
@ R-B Nuthatches--Seen in picnic area.
@ Forster's Tern--seen on Lake Itasca.
@ 2+ Warblers--Yellowthroats and another bright-yellow warbler, leaning =
towards Wilson's...
This morning we ate lunch at the Douglas Lodge, which hosted 6+ =
hummingbird feeders. There were 20+ Ruby-throated Hummingbirds visiting =
them! It was really neat, and we got about a foot away from a juvenile. =
I was baffled to find a juvenile Y-B Sapsucker timidly sapping at a =
hummingbird feeder. Has anyone seen this before?!
I have a few questions: Are ravens and B-B Woodpeckers seen there =
often? I didn't see either species, but there were several burned-down =
areas, hosting a good home for a B-B Woodpecker. It was really gorgous =
there! Good birding~
Alyssa DeRubeis
Hennepin Co.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was camping at the Itasca State =
Park on July=20
21st. I got up at 6 am that day, so I decided to birdwatch within my =
camping=20
"loop" (I was in the Maple Loop in the Pine Ridge camping area.) Birds =
seen=20
included:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Wood Thrush--this was one of the =
birds that woke=20
me up. What a treat to have him singing right by our tents! Isn't this a =
little=20
out of their breeding range, though?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ 7+ Warbler Species--TN, Black and =
White,=20
Chestnut-sided, Redstart, Nashville, Ovenbird, =
Golden-winged.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Y-B Sapsucker</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ (female) Pileated Woodpecker--this =
was another=20
bird that woke me up with her call and drum (do the female woodpeckers =
drum?)=20
Fortunately, she landed on a pine right by me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Birds seen outside our camping area=20
includes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Common Loon--As we were canoeing on =
the Itasca=20
Lake, we got fairly close to a loon! This bird was right by the=20
headwaters.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Swamp Sparrows--Heard singing by the=20
headwaters.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ R-B Nuthatches--Seen in picnic =
area.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Forster's Tern--seen on Lake =
Itasca.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ 2+ Warblers--Yellowthroats and =
another=20
bright-yellow warbler, leaning towards Wilson's...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> This morning we ate =
lunch at the=20
Douglas Lodge, which hosted 6+ hummingbird feeders. There were 20+ =
Ruby-throated=20
Hummingbirds visiting them! It was really neat, and we got about a foot =
away=20
from a juvenile. I was baffled to find a juvenile Y-B Sapsucker timidly =
sapping=20
at a hummingbird feeder. Has anyone seen this before?!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have a few =
questions: Are=20
ravens and B-B Woodpeckers seen there often? I didn't see either =
species, but=20
there were several burned-down areas, hosting a good home for a B-B =
Woodpecker.=20
It was really gorgous there! Good birding~</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alyssa DeRubeis</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hennepin Co.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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