Andy Forbes, Courtney Kerns, and I birded Meadowlands and Sax-Zim between 09:00 am - 12:30.
Highlights: Private residence bird feeder west across the street from Meadowlands Community Center: MOURNING DOVE, PURPLE FINCH, PINE GROSBEAK Arkola Road feeding station: GRAY JAY (several), PINE GROSBEAK (many), BOREAL CHICKADEE (heard only) Stickney Road, just south of Sax Road intersection: BOREAL CHICKADEE, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE McDavitt Road: NORTHERN HAWK OWL (1.6 miles north of Sax Road), BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER (2.6 miles north of Sax Road), GREAT-GRAY OWL (3.2 miles north of Sax Road) - missed any other great-gray owls, no three-toed woodpecker either Admiral Road feeding station: BOREAL CHICKADEE (2), PINE GROSBEAK (many); caught the tail end of a MOOSE crossing Admiral Road south of feeding station ~0.25-0.30 miles; tracks found crossing road further south than where we spotted this moose. Thanks to those maintaining feeders! They're great for concentrating birds at a time of year when they're widely scattered. Wes Bailey Grand Rapids, Itasca County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
