<html><div style='background-color:'><P>On Wednesday and Thursday this week I
was guiding Joanne from Salt Lake City. We had a great
time.<BR><BR>HIGHLIGHTS:<BR><BR>SHARP-TAILED GROUSE: [8 dancing (!) on top
of two feet of snow at the lek on Aitkin CR6 just 1/2 mile south of MN210
(Tamarack)</P>
<P>BOREAL CHICKADEES: In Sax-Zim 2 were along CR52 (Arkola) 0.6 miles east
of Owl Avenue. (This two mile stretch is the best place to look for them now
that Owl Avenue is ruined.)</P>
<P>BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER: Hedbom Road (plowed). Male near road on North
side...No need to wade!<BR><BR>RED CROSSBILL: At same spot on Hedbom Road as
BBWoodpecker.<BR><BR>COMMON REDPOLLS: Several locations in Aitkin County
(Hedbom Road, CR18) and Sax-Zim (feeder on CR7 south of CR52)</P>
<P>SNOW BUNTINGS: Four flocks totalling 145 birds. Sax-Zim (CR 7 north of CR
52), Aitkin CR 3 just west of MN169.</P>
<P>ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS: Not all have vacated northern Minnesota after the snows.
Two along MN169 north of Aitkin CR3.</P>
<P>BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE: A little south of normal range. Along St.Louis CR7 1.3
miles South of CR47 (on a road-killed deer)<BR><BR>PINE GROSBEAKS: Duluth.
Along Raleigh Road just east of the zoo.<BR><BR><BR>Sparky Stensaas <BR>2515
Garthus Road <BR>Wrenshall, MN 55797 <BR>218.341.3350 cell
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