I was helping out with the Sax-Zim Bog Christmas Bird Count from 7:30am-12:30pm
Highlights: - Great Gray Owl: 2.5 miles east of Co. Rd 7 on Nichols Lake Rd (CR 232) - 2 Hawk Owls (Fide Tony Hertzel) both on CR 28 (Zim Rd). 1. On the corner of CR 28 & CR 7 2. .25 miles west of CR 7 on CR 28 - 2 Boreal Chickadees coming to the feeding station on Admiral Rd. Jason Mandich of Hibbing created this feeding station about 3 miles north of CR 28 on the east side of Admiral Rd. There are 3 large deer ribs tied to a tree and a bird feeder. The bird feeder attracts common redpolls and black-capped chickadees. -Evening Grosbeaks at the Morse feeding station on Blue Spruce Rd and also at the Abramson's feeding station on Little White Face River Rd. Both of these locations are off CR 133. -White-winged Crossbills in the spruce trees at the Mueller feeding station on CR 201 just north of Meadowlands. After crossing over the Dart Rd take the first driveway on your right. Drive pass the large garage and pallets and drive behind behind house. Behind the house there are some feeders and also a large group of platform feeders in the spruce trees. There is a small path off the drive way that leads you to a opening in the spruce trees to view the feeders. You will not be able to view these feeders from the driveway unless you get out and walk this small path to the feeding station. There were also several Common Redpolls here. -Black-billed Magpie on CR 28 about 1 miles west of CR 7. -50 Snow Buntings along CR 7 just north of CR 28 near the Byrne's Greenhouse. Other reports from Sax-Zim Bog today: 2 Great Gray Owls were seen along CR 28 near the Stickney Rd this morning (Tony Hertzel) 1 Black-backed Woodpecker along the McDavitt Rd seen this morning (Tony Hertzel) *12/21 a Great Gray Owl was seen by Jason Mandich on the McDavitt Rd Dec 21: - The female/imm Harlequin Duck that Kim Eckert found on 12/20 Duluth CBC was seen Sunday at the same spot at the mouth of French River. - 3 Long-tailed Ducks (Kim Eckert recorded 11 on the Duluth CBC at Brighton Beach) were there at Brighton Beach just north of Lester River off Scenic 61. * There is a large wood platform feeder on Owl Avenue. This feeder was built and placed by John Seikula of Hibbing, MN. From CR 52 (Arkola Rd) go south on Owl Avenue for about 2.5 - 3 miles. Right before the road bends to the west or as you leave the bog habitat there is dike that goes east-west. Look on the west side of the dike about 10 yards off the road you'll see his large wood feeder filled with sunflowers. John has been palcing feed here for a few years and this year he placed a large feeder on a tree. John is also know for placing seed on Owl Avenue road, McDavitt Rd and Admiral Rd for the birds to eat. John and Jason have created some wonderful bird feeding viewing areas in the bog for us birders to enjoy and I thank them both!! Mike Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/ ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
