(Posted by Douglas P. Johnson <dougjoh...@gmail.com> via moumn.org) Highlights of Bemidji and Itasca St. Park CBC's
The Bemidji CBC was on Saturday December 19 and had 38 species tentatively reported with at least tentatively reported with at least an additional five count week species. Unfortunately Lake Bemidji went fr Unfortunately Lake Bemidji went from almost no ice to nearly completely frozen over with sub-zero temperat frozen over with sub-zero temperatures Friday night and early Saturday. This meant the departure of the ma This meant the departure of the many diving ducks that had been on the lake for the last several weeks up lake for the last several weeks up until Friday. Highlights included the following: 2 Ring-necked Ducks at Mississippi inlet to L. Bemidji 19 Bald Eagles 1 Rough-legged Hawk 1 late American Kestrel on Sunnyside Rd. by Kolkin's pond 3 Wild Turkeys just west of Highway 71 on the southern edge of the circle in Hubbard County in Hubbard County 3 widely separated Black-billed Magpies 1 Varied Thrush which has been present for two weeks on Peninsula Dr. on Stump Lake 38 Bohemian Stump Lake 38 Bohemian Waxwings 35 Lapland Longspurs at the farm fields at the intersection of Sunnyside Rd. and Mill St. 2 A Rd. and Mill St. 2 American Tree Sparrow away from feeders by Lake Plantagenet in Hubbard Cty. 1 Whit Hubbard Cty. 1 White-throated Sparrow 37 Red Crossbills in three disparate flocks near the St. Park and Wolf Lake Dr. (with several a Dr. (with several also found killed by heedless speeding drivers as the crossbills picked u crossbills picked up road grit) 20 Pine Grosbeaks a couple Hoary Redpolls with 70 Common Redpolls The warmer but cloudier count at Itasca St. Park was held on Sunday Dec. 20 with 28 spec 20 with 28 species counted Highlights included. 10 Bald Eagles 1 Rough-legged Hawk 17 Wild Turkeys 5 Black-billed Magpies (mostly at deer kills with ravens) near Lake Hattie town hal town hall 6 Gray Jays (the most seen in several years) off Wilderness Dr. in the Park 10 Red Crossbills at Merry Lake near the end of Wilderness Dr. in the Park 1 White-winged Crossbill by Jacob Brower visitor center 19 Pine Grosbeaks 80 Common Redpolls Doug Johnson Bemidji ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
