[mou] Hedbom Rd Great Gray

[Kim R Eckert]

Bob Russell and I birded with Phil Stouffer (a visiting birder from 
LSU) around Duluth & vicinity today and saw a Great Gray Owl along the 
Hedbom Forest Rd, 3.7 mi W of the state forest road sign/gate. It was 
out hunting along the N side of the road about 4:30 pm. Other birds of 
note seen today:

- N Hawk Owl / still present on Rice Lake Rd, ~1/4 mi N of Martin Rd 
(in deciduous trees on E side of road)
- Black-backed Woodpecker / in Sax-Zim Bog on Blue Spruce Rd, 0.6 mi N 
of CR 133
- Horned Lark / unexpected spring migrant along Floodwood Rd, ~1/2 mi E 
of Hedbom Forest Rd sign/gate
- Boreal Chickadee / in Sax-Zim Bog on Blue Spruce Rd, 0.3 mi N of CR 
133 (a few Com Redpolls also present)
- White-winged Crossbill / in Sax-Zim Bog on Arkola Rd / CR 52, 1.1 mi 
E of Owl Ave
- Evening Grosbeaks / in Sax-Zim Bog at 2 feeders along Nichols Lake Rd 
(just W of Hwy 53 & on the E side of the lake; Pine Grosbeaks also 
present)

Besides the Horned Lark, other possible signs of spring today were a 
few Canada Geese in the Duluth harbor (which I don't think had been 
present since January?) and a Dark-eyed Junco in my yard (none present 
in the neighborhood until today).

Kim Eckert