Hi all,
The World's Coldest Birdathon, the BRRRRDathon did not live up to its name with
temps in the 30s.
But, all had a great time!
An amazing 73 species were found by 19 folks in 7 teams.
Highlights included:
Greater and Lesser Scaup in Washburn, WI
Spruce Grouse (Lake Co, MN Hwy2, 2 mi N of Sand River)
2 Sharp-shinned Hawks
8 species of gulls (including the Glaucous-winged Gull in Duluth)
4 Great Gray Owls (3 in Sax-Zim and 1 in Koochiching County)
Am. 3-toed Woodpecker (Lake County)
Varied Thrush (Duluth)
Bohemian Waxwing (only 2! ...in Big Falls, MN)
2 Hoary Redpolls
and 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers! (one on Northland College campus Ashland, WI and
on at Boy Scout Landing in Duluth)
WINNING TEAMS:
2-day event: Dave Benson, Lars Benson, John Ellis (53 species)
1-day event: Stephen Bockhold, Annmarie Geniusz, Karen Stubenvoll (30 species)
non-motorized "wintergreen" event: Tim Bates & Andrew Webster (bicycle!) 33
species in Duluth
Teams birded from Koochiching County Minnesota on the Canadian Border all the
way to Washburn, Ashland WI and Crex Meadows. Of course, Duluth, Aitkin County
and Sax-Zim were also heavily birded.
THANKS TO ALL TEAMS FOR HELPING FRIENDS OF SAX-ZIM BOG raise money for their
mission;
More photos will be posted on Friends of Sax-Zim Bog facebook page
Hope you can join us next year!
Sparky Stensaas
2515 Garthus Road
Wrenshall, MN 55797
218.341.3350 cell
sparkystens...@hotmail.com
www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com
www.SaxZim.org
www.KollathStensaas.com
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