Hello, Had a fun day birding yesterday in NW Minnesota; some species of note include: I finally made the trek to see the Lewis’ Woodpecker and was rewarded at about 11:00 am. Immediately after that there was a Great Gray Owl sitting on the north shoulder of HWY 11 just west of Roosevelt about ½ mile east of 680th Ave. I took some photos (not too close) as I was concerned that this bird was injured. I observed for about 15 minutes and as I was about to leave I was relieved to see it fly and perch on a nearby power pole. Next, I had Red Crossbills about 1 ½ west of Norris Camp, west of that location were a pair of Gray Jays. After that I made my way into Marshall County and near the intersection of 380th Street and 300th Avenue there were no fewer than 10 Rough Legged Hawks a mix of light and dark phase. Otherwise there were many magpies, crows and horned larks around. Lastly I went to the Audubon sanctuary in hopes of the Snowies reported but did not see any, I did not stay long however. At the old farm place there must have been 75-100 Juncos.
Good Birding Matt Mecklenburg Clay 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
