Craig Mandel and I enjoyed yesterday's warm temperatures at the bog. On the drive up I briefly observed a Short-eared Owl along I-35 less than a mile south of the Pine County line, in Chisago County. This was at 7am on the east side of the highway.
In the bog we saw some standard birds such as Great Gray Owl (1 on McDavitt), White-winged Crossbill (3 on Admiral), Evening Grosbeak (~50 at Mary Lou's feeders), Black-billed Magpie (1), Gray Jay (~10), and Northern Shrike (2). We did NOT see Pine Grosbeak, Boreal Chickadee, Northern Hawk Owl, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Goshawk, or Black-backed Woodpecker. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis visiting from Fayetteville, AR ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
