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Al Nelson and I made the trip north to Sax-Zim Bog Saturday in the rain and snow today, Saturday, November 20, 2004. We saw the following notable species for this area, all in St Louis County. Totals: Northern Hawk Owls 10 Great Grey Owls 2 Rough-legged Hawk 9 Northern Harrier 2 Boreal Chickadee 2 Grey Jays first time I have been skunked here for these Birds seen from Arkola Rd (Hwy 52 West of Cotton as far as 207) Rough-legged Hawk (2) Light Morph Adult Males 4 miles west of Cotton in flight; south of the Rd 9:15 AM American Magpie 5 miles west of cotton south of the Road; interacting with Ravens 9:30 AM Rough-legged Hawk Dark Morph Adult 1 mile East of Hwy 7; in flight overhead 9:45 AM Rough-legged Hawk Light Morph Female Adult ½ mile east of Hwy 52/Hwy 209 intersection; 3:10 PM Birds seen from Hwy 7 From the Hwy 16 south to Hwy 133 Northern Shrike (Pointed out by others) 1 mile north of Hwy 52;east of road 10:00 AM Northern Harrier Juvenile in same location as Shrike; hunting low over the bog 10:05 AM Rough Legged Hawks (2) Light Morph Adult Males 2 miles South of Sax; east of Hwy 7; 10:30 AM 2 miles South of Zim; east of Hwy 7; 10:45 AM Rough Legged Hawks (2) Light Morph Immature Males 2 miles south of Zim ,west of Hwy 7;11:00 AM 1 mile north of Hwy 52; east side of the road; 1:00 PM Great Grey Owl; (found by visiting Ohio Birders)3 miles North of hwy 28 intersection; west side of road.11:30 AM Northern Hawk Owls (9) 3 miles north of Sax; west of Road atop a Black Spruce 150 yards in; 1:45 PM 4.2 miles north of Sax, perched in penultimate tops branches of 40 ft tall Aspen 100 yards west into the bog, 1:55 PM 4.5 miles north of Sax, east roadside wire of rd; 2:10 PM 4.8 miles north of Sax ; east of rd 75 yards in; 2:20 PM 3.4 Miles North of Sax; East of Road atop a Larch; 2:30 PM 0.5 miles south of Arkola Rd; west roadside wire; caught and ate Vole; 2:40 PM 0.7 miles south of Arkola Rd; west roadside wire; 2:50 PM 1.3 miles south of Arkola Rd; Atop a Spruce; 200yards west of the road 3:00 PM Roadside on Hwy 133 - 100 yards east of intersection with Hwy 7; atop a large deciduous tree this bird was noticeably smaller than the other 5 we saw at close range Male? 3:20 PM Northern Shrike South roadside wire 50 yards west of intersection with Hwy 7; 3:30 PM Great Grey Owl; in deep conifers 100 yards north of Hwy 133 on CR 211, west of CR 211. Other Notables: Stone Lake Road, east from Hwy 7, south of Zim; at the Zinter House feeders Pine Grosbeaks (2) Common Redpolls (16) Boreal Chickadees (2) Red Crossbills (heard) in Pines to the east of the Zinter residence Sharp-tailed Grouse flushed roadside of CR 207 west of road Ruffed Grouse 100 yards north of Hwy 133 on CR 211, west of CR 211 9 Bald Eagles (All over the place) Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN Hennepin County --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_25759_1101017501_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html><body> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Al Nelson and I made the trip north to Sax-Zim Bog Saturday in the rain and snow today, </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="11" Day="20" Year="2004"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Saturday, November 20, 2004</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We saw the following notable species for this area, all in </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">St Louis</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Totals:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Northern Hawk Owls 10<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Great Grey Owls 2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rough-legged Hawk 9<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Northern Harrier 2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Boreal Chickadee 2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Grey Jays first time I have been skunked here for these<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Birds seen from </SPAN></U><st1:Street><st1:address><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Arkola Rd</SPAN></U></st1:address></st1:Street><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> (Hwy 52 West of Cotton as far as 207)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: blue; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rough-legged Hawk (2) Light Morph Adult Males 4 miles west of Cotton in flight; south of the Rd 9:15 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">American Magpie 5 miles west of cotton south of the Road; interacting with Ravens 9:30 AM <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rough-legged Hawk Dark Morph Adult 1 mile East of Hwy 7; in flight overhead 9:45 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rough-legged Hawk Light Morph Female Adult ½ mile east of Hwy 52/Hwy 209 intersection; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="15" Minute="10"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3:10 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Birds seen from Hwy 7 From the Hwy 16 south to Hwy 133<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Northern Shrike (Pointed out by others) 1 mile north of Hwy 52;east of road 10:00 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=circle> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Northern Harrier Juvenile in same location as Shrike; hunting low over the bog 10:</SPAN><st1:time Hour="5" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">05 AM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rough Legged Hawks (2) Light Morph Adult Males<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=circle> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2 miles South of Sax; east of Hwy 7; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="10" Minute="30"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10:30 AM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2 miles South of Zim; east of Hwy 7; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="10" Minute="45"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10:45 AM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rough Legged Hawks (2) Light Morph Immature Males<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=circle> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2 miles south of Zim ,west of Hwy 7;11:00 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1 mile north of Hwy 52; east side of the road; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="13" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1:00 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Great Grey Owl; (found by visiting Ohio Birders)3 miles North of hwy 28 intersection; west side of road.11:30 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Northern Hawk Owls (9)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=circle> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3 miles north of Sax; west of Road atop a Black Spruce 150 yards in; 1:45 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4.2 miles north of Sax, perched in penultimate tops branches of 40 ft tall Aspen 100 yards west into the bog, </SPAN><st1:time Hour="13" Minute="55"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1:55 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4.5 miles north of Sax, east roadside wire of rd; 2:</SPAN><st1:time Hour="22" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4.8 miles north of Sax<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>; east of rd 75 yards in; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="20"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2:20 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3.4 Miles North of Sax; East of Road atop a Larch; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="30"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2:30 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.5 miles south of </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Arkola Rd</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">; west roadside wire; caught and ate Vole; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="40"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2:40 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.7 miles south of </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Arkola Rd</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">; west roadside wire; </SPAN><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="50"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2:50 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.3 miles south of </SPAN><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Arkola Rd</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">; Atop a Spruce; 200yards west of the road </SPAN><st1:time Hour="15" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3:00 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Roadside on Hwy 133 - 100 yards east of intersection with Hwy 7; atop a large deciduous tree this bird was noticeably smaller than the other 5 we saw at close range Male? </SPAN><st1:time Hour="15" Minute="20"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3:20 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Northern Shrike South roadside wire 50 yards west of intersection with Hwy 7; 3:30 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: purple; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Great Grey Owl; in deep conifers 100 yards north of Hwy 133 on CR 211, west of CR 211.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Other Notables:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Stone </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lake</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Road, east from Hwy 7, south of Zim; at the Zinter House feeders<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=circle> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo4; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pine Grosbeaks (2)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo4; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Common Redpolls (16)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo4; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Boreal Chickadees (2)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo4; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Red Crossbills (heard) in Pines to the east of the Zinter residence<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sharp-tailed Grouse flushed roadside of CR 207 west of road<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ruffed Grouse 100 yards north of Hwy 133 on CR 211, west of CR 211<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9 Bald Eagles (All over the place)</SPAN></LI></UL> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark Alt</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Brooklyn Center, MN</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hennepin County</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: green; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></body></html> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_25759_1101017501_0--
