All,
I am an out-of-state birder and will be presenting at a conference in Minneapolis Oct 30-Nov 1. I have planned my flights to allow me to bird for a couple of days before the conference and plan to go up to the Duluth area. Although there are no "must get" birds for me, a quick look at ebird suggested that the birding could be very interesting for me since I have lived in southern California for almost 20 years. I have a few questions about the birds up around Duluth: 1. It is apparent to me that many northern species (e.g. redpolls, Snow Buntings, Pine Grosbeaks, Rusty Blackbirds, BB and 3T Woodpeckers, etc.) are migrating through the lake shore area at this time. However, it seems like that many of these records are flybys at Hawk Mountain and other spots. While I am certainly keen to see this kind of migration, I was wondering if there are good places to view these migrants while they are feeding or resting when I could get good looks. 2. I will potentially want to spend some time looking for Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed Grouse. What is the effort level required to have a reasonable chance of seeing any of these at this time of year? 3. Is there anywhere around Duluth or Minneapolis where Barred Owls can be seen at daytime roosts or with a low level of owling effort? Please reply off-list as I don’t want to clutter the archives with any follow up discussions. Thanks, -- Nick Lethaby Goleta, CA nleth...@gmail.com Mobile: 805 284 6200 Work: 805 562 5106 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
