I was out guiding a couple from Fullerton, California today and boy did we started the the year with a boom.
- Great Gray Owl along Highway north of CR27 in St. Louis County. ( there were actually 2 seen along Highway 5 this morning and another along CR 133 2 miles east of CR 7 ) - Hawk Owl along Kolu Rd in Sax-Zim Bog. - Snowy Owl in Superior, WI at the Bong Airport area. - Slaty-backed Gull at Canal Park - Iceland Gull (first cycle) Canal Park - Thayer's Gull ( first cycle, three 2nd cycles, 1 third cycle and 1 adult ) Canal Park - Glaucous Gull (2nd cycle) Canal Park - Great Black-backed Gull (first cycle) Canal Park - Boreal Chickadee (4 Admiral Rd Feeders in Sax-Zim Bog) - Hoary Redpolls ( female at Blue Spruce Rd in Sax-Zim Bog, male Hoary Redpoll at Friends of Sax-Zim Bog feeders off Owl Avenue in Sax-Zim Bog) - Evening Grosbeaks ( Blue Spruce Rd Feeders ) - Snow Buntings along CR 7 south of CR 28 in Sax-Zim Bog - Gadwall at Canal Park Other: Gray Jays, Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpoll, Rough-legged Hawk and Ruffed Grouse. Birds reported to me and seen today by other birders: - Barrow's Goldeneye at Superior Entry Way, Northern Goshawk in Sax-Zim Bog, Black-backed Woodpecker flying past the Admiral Rd feeders in Sax-Zim Bog, White-winged Crossbills seen in Sax-Zim Bog, Northern Shrike seen in Sax-Zim Bog, Black-billed Magpie seen in Sax-Zim Bog. Not a bad day to start the year and also a GREAT way to begin my Big Half Year. The Big Half Year is a fundraising event to raise money for Friends of Sax-Zim Bog. If anyone is interested in sponsoring Team Mike Hendrickson you can click here and help the bog: http://bighalfyear.dojiggy.com/ng/index.cfm/b22d876/regPages/pledge/SAXZIMBOGBIRDER/ Thank you all! Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota MikeHendricksonGuiding.com Sax-ZimBog.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
