The weekend presented lots of opportunties to observe birds. Saturday in Ely - Northern shrike flushing a flock of snow buntings; eagles contesting food with ravens and crows; crows driving a rough-legged hawk away in the same area; still a common loon and common mergansers on Shagawa Lake; ~50 Bohemian waxwings feeding on red cedar fruit; another 78 Bohemian waxwings feeding on mountain ash fruit
Sunday Ely-Embarrass-SaxZim and back through Tower to Ely - many groups of snow buntings Northern shrikes in Embarrass and west of Ely Buffleheads in Biwabik Pied-billed grebes on Nichols Lake Rough-legged hawks in Embarrass, SaxZim and between Tower and Virginia Red-tailed hawks in SaxZim and between Tower and Virginia Northern Hawk Owl on south end of South Admiral Road(788) in Zim 18 bald eagles north of Meadowlands Common Redpolls east of Meadowlands on (210) Female Mountain Bluebird on the fence near the Airport entrance in Tower Green-winged teal and lots of mallads on the Tower Oxidation Ponds ~70 Robins feeding on mountain ash fruit 10 Bohemian waxwings feeding on crab apples Bill Tefft Parks and Recreation Instructor Vermilion Community College 1900 E. Camp Street Ely, MN 55731 Phone: 218-365-7241 Fax: 218-365-7207
