Yesterday I led a birding trip to Sax-Zim Bog, and had a great time birding in the beautiful late-winter habitat. Highlights from the morning include a BOREAL OWL and NORTHERN GOSHAWK at the same time! We watched the Boreal Owl rest on a single branch for almost 15 minutes. After about ten minutes of initially watching the bird, the adult Northern Goshawk came into view, and flew through the woods. The Boreal Owl's posture became very upright and wide-eyed. The Northern Goshawk never interacted with the owl. Later in the day we witnessed a gorgeous female HOARY REDPOLL among the Common Redpolls at the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog birdfeeders (Owl Ave).
Here is the Boreal Owl from yesterday: http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/149212242 Northern Goshawk: http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/149212251 Northern Hawk-Owl http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/149212248 eBird list from yesterday's visit to Sax-Zim Bog. Note the lack of grosbeaks. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13386660 After finishing with work today, I took a walk around Canal Park and found four adult Ring-billed Gulls flying around with the Herring Gulls. Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN -- *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Birding Tours and Bird Photography [email protected] (e-mail) www.naturallyavian.com (birding tours) www.pbase.com/birdfedr (photos) www.facebook.com/NaturallyAvian (facebook) ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
