Birders, Some highlights from the last couple days in northern Minnesota include:
GREAT GRAY OWL: 1 on Stoney River Rd, 5.8 miles north of Whyte Rd. 4:15 pm on 17 Jan. We watched it hunting for at least 20 minutes. Great looks! 4 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS: 1 on McDavitt Rd, 2.5 miles north of Sax Rd. 4:50 pm on 16 Jan. 1 on Whyte Rd, 2.9 miles northeast of Stoney River Rd. 3:00 pm on 17 Jan. 2 on Stoney River Rd, 1.1 and 4.0 miles north of Whyte Rd. 3:45 and 4:47 pm on 17 Jan. BOREAL CHICKADEES: 4 at the Admiral Road feeder on 16 Jan. 1 along Whyte Rd. on 17 Jan. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS: 2 on McDavitt Rd, ~3 miles north of Sax Rd. As far as finches go, we've had numerous WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, PINE GROSBEAKS, PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and PURPLE FINCHES. Also, we had a couple NORTHERN SHRIKES on Rt. 7, south of Sax Road. Good Birding, Cory Gregory & Ashley Casey Ames, IA ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html