[mou] Bagley Farm Report

[Larson Kelly]

Clearwater County

Yesterday and again today the feeding stations were visited by one  
each of Tree, Fox and White-throated Sparrow. Junco numbers are  
decreasing. Goldfinch numbers are increasing and a few Pine Siskin  
are joining them. Three Common Redpoll also made an appearance today,  
the first this Fall. A small group of seven Evening Grosbeak may be  
making the farm a regular stop. If I miss their feeder visits I  
frequently hear them calling in the woods.
Deer firearm season in the second of three weekends here in a Zone 1  
Intensive Management Area. The DNR is encouraging hunters to take as  
many as 5 deer in our area to reduce the overpopulation and help  
mitigate the damage being done to forests. Evenings sound like the  
4th of July around the farm. Land on all sides of our property are  
being hunted by as many as a dozen hunters in stands scattered  
through woods and pasture. What does this have to do with birding?  
Corvids and Bald Eagles at gut piles! I had my deer processed 2 miles  
down the road and was pleased when they let me take a few extra deer  
carcasses to make a scavenger pile in the front pasture. I'm looking  
forward to watching Ravens and Magpies at my new feeder this Winter!

Kelly Larson
Bagley/Bemidji Minnesota

Eschew Obfuscation!
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