Hi all,The Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Bioblitz on Saturday July 13th turned up a
plethora of peatland species.Thanks to our experts: Kurt Mead, Jim Lind, Mike
Hendrickson, Larry Weberp.s. This will be an annual event, so watch for details
about a August 2014 BioBlitz.
Bird Highlights:Great Gray Owl (2nd hand report...probably along McDavitt)3
Sharp-tailed Grouse (early in the afternoon(!) along Cranberry just N of Sax
Rd)Upland Sandpiper (intx of CR52 & Poplar)Sandhill Crane family13 species of
warblers still singingA very pale juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (see photos in link
below)2 Black-billed Cuckoos3 plus LeConte's Sparrows
Other Highlights:several Snowshoe Hares including a baby at FOSZB's
Yellow-bellied Bog (SW intx of CR52 & Peary Rd)Brush-tipped Emerald and many
Prince Baskettails (dragonflies)Dogwood Borer (a moth that wonderfully mimics a
wasp—see photos in link below)Neospintharus trigonum ( a rarely-seen tiny
spider that lives in the webs of larger spiders, feeding on insects too small
for the host)Harris's Checkerspot (butterfly)
See photos and complete lists here:
http://www.saxzim.org/bog-blog/2013/7/18/bioblitz-results-july-13-2013.html
Sparky Stensaas
Executive DirectorFriends of Sax-Zim BogPO Box 3585Duluth MN 55803
218.341.3350 cell
sparkystens...@hotmail.com
www.SaxZim.org
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