There is an area outside Tower, on the edge of the Lost Lake Peatland, where black-backed and three-toed woodpeckers have consistently been found in recent days, and it appears from the trees in the area that they have been there for some time. Today we found four individual three-toed woodpeckers and two black-backed woodpeckers, but there could easily have been a few more individuals. They are feeding in an area of only a few acres, and are fairly easy to approach. I won't give the location details here because they are a ways off the road and those unfamiliar with the area would likely trespass on private property in trying to access the site. However, if there is interest, we (Marshall Helmberger, who found the site, Mary Shedd and/or myself) are willing to lead a group in there next Saturday, February 10. Those interested would meet in Tower at 9:30am and convoy to the site about 20 minutes from town. Access is by snowshoe on a packed trail about 1/3 mile in length. There is no charge, but anyone interested should email clevergray...@gmail.com or call/text 218-830-2457 for details and to reserve a spot. If enough people are interested, we could take in a second group in early afternoon. Steve Wilson
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