[mou] Black-backed Woodpecker at Crane Lake
Dee Kuder
dkuder@citlink.net
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:50:32 -0500
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Last night at about 6pm, I heard a loud chip call like a Hairy Wookpecker,
but lower and louder. Ran for my bins and got a good look at a Black-backed
Woodpecker. I believe I also saw one last week on Thursday, but didn't have
my binoculars. I was alerted to the bird's presence by its different call.
The fall migration here is fantastic this year. My yard is full of
White-throated Sparrows, they've been here for a while now eating at the
feeders and foraging on the ground. They have even learned to negotiate my
caged squirrel proof feeder. Perhaps the severe drought this summer has
helped their nesting efforts.
Yesterday afternoon, my husband and I took a boat ride down Rollick Creek,
this small creek flows into Crane Lake. We used the electric trolling motor
so we were able to sneak right up to many birds. We scared up a flock of
20-30 Wood Ducks, Blue-wing Teals, and saw a couple of lone Pied-billed
Grebes. The highlights of the trip were the numerous Warblers in the wild
rice beds. I believe there were several flocks of Connecticut Warblers
hanging onto the stalks of the wild rice and gleaning insects. We also saw
lots of Common Yellowthroats. There were other warblers present, but I was
unable to identify them in their fall plumage. (Thank you to Chet Meyers for
his excellent article in the MN Volunteer this month on Fall Warblers) I was
able to identify the Palm Warblers with their tail pumping and there were
Yellow-rumped Warblers present as well.
Last week the huge picture windows at Nelson's Resort were deadly. In one
afternoon a Swainson's Thrush, a Hermit Thrush, a White-throated Sparrow,
and a Yellow-rumped Warbler came to their demise. While I used the
unfortunate incident to compare the Swainson's and Hermit Thrushes close-up,
it is not a scene I want repeated.
Diane (Dee) Kuder
Bear Island
Crane Lake, MN
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font-family:Arial'>Last night at about 6pm, I heard a loud chip call =
like a
Hairy Wookpecker, but lower and louder. Ran for my bins and got a good =
look at
a Black-backed Woodpecker. I believe I also saw one last week on =
Thursday, but
didn’t have my binoculars. I was alerted to the bird’s =
presence by its
different call.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The fall migration here is fantastic this year. My =
yard is
full of White-throated Sparrows, they’ve been here for a while now =
eating
at the feeders and foraging on the ground. They have even learned to =
negotiate my
caged squirrel proof feeder. Perhaps the severe drought this summer has =
helped
their nesting efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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ride down Rollick
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w:st=3D"on">Crane</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. We used =
the
electric trolling motor so we were able to sneak right up to many birds. =
We
scared up a flock of 20-30 Wood Ducks, Blue-wing Teals, and saw a couple =
of
lone Pied-billed Grebes. The highlights of the trip were the numerous =
Warblers
in the wild rice beds. I believe there were several flocks of =
Connecticut
Warblers hanging onto the stalks of the wild rice and gleaning insects. =
We also
saw lots of Common Yellowthroats. There were other warblers present, but =
I was
unable to identify them in their fall plumage. (Thank you to Chet Meyers =
for
his excellent article in the MN Volunteer this month on Fall Warblers) I =
was
able to identify the Palm Warblers with their tail pumping and there =
were
Yellow-rumped Warblers present as well. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Last week the huge picture windows at Nelson’s =
Resort
were deadly. In one afternoon a Swainson’s Thrush, a Hermit =
Thrush, a
White-throated Sparrow, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler came to their =
demise. While
I used the unfortunate incident to compare the Swainson’s and =
Hermit
Thrushes close-up, it is not a scene I want repeated. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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(<st1:place w:st=3D"on">Dee</st1:place>) Kuder</span></font><font =
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