Sax-Zim Bog Sunday, October 9, 2011
Out with a group of raptor biologists attending the national Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting in Duluth: Great Group! 40 species total including five sparrow species and two warbler species Highlights: At least 3 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along McDavitt Road (about 3 miles N of Sax Rd. eye-level, scope-filling looks at a foraging male BOREAL CHICKADEE along Owl Avenue (CR202)...south of Overton Ave. uncooperative, flew over but did not hang around. MERLIN harassing PINE SISKINS along Nichols Lk Rd. 3 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES with eagles and ravens at carcass east side of CR 229 in open willow flats, south of T-intersection with Townline Rd. 3 RUFFED GROUSE scattered locations but also at "regular" location at first bend on Owl Avenue going N. Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall, MN 55797 218.341.3350 cell [email protected] www.SparkyPhotos.com www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com www.SaxZim.org www.StoneRidgePress.com www.KollathStensaas.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
