(Posted by Frank Gosiak <[email protected]> via moumn.org) 157 species were recorded with notable birds such as: American Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, Great Gray Owl, Caspian Tern, Red-headed Woodpecker. Le Conte Sparrow, 20 warbler species, 17 shorebird (Ruddy Turnstone, Black- bellied Plover and Stilt the day before) and 5 vireos.
The Hosch Brothers, Becca Engdahl and Alex Burchard broke the Big Day record with 149. Milt Blomberg, Dan Orr and Frank Gosiak also broke the old record of 141 with 146 but when all was tallied they had only a short lived moment on top. The event winners were Herb Dingman, Ron Erpelding and Al Meadows with 156 points (combined points fro specie count, photos, and sharing rare sightings). Al took some great pictures which put them over the top and they also had many points for sharing rare finds. It was a good day and we had a lot of fun meeting up with Jeanie Joppru's group and others who were involved. The town of Northome thanks all who came to their remote area and are excited to see other birders. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
