[mou] St. Louis County - Sax/Zim bog - 1/4/2008

[CRAIG MANDEL]

January 4, 2008

Spent the day birding in the Sax/Zim bog with Conny Brunell and Susan Schumacher.  Here are some of the species we observed there today.

Roughed Grouse
Northern Hawk Owl - Cr 7, 7/10ths of a mile North of CR 28 (Sax Road) - 3:00 - 3:30 pm
American Three-toed Woodpecker - MacDavitt Road (CR 213) - 2.7 miles North of the Sax Road - 1:00 - 1:30 pm
                                                 One female bird was observed at this location.
Black-backed Woodpecker - Same location and time as the American Three-toed Woodpecker sighting.  Two female Black-backed Woodpeckers
                                      were observed there as well.
Black-billed Magpie - One bird was observed along Cranberry Lane, just North of the Sax Road about 2;00 pm and Two birds were observed
                             around 9:00 am on the North end of the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211).
Snow Buntings - CR 7, about 1/2 mile South of the Sax Road.

The following species were observed at the feeding Station on Blue Spruce Road from 8;30 - 9:00 am.
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak

Craig Mandel
EgretCMan at msn.com<mailto:EgretCMan at msn.com>
Minnetonka, MN 
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