(Posted by Douglas P. Johnson <dougjoh...@gmail.com> via moumn.org) On Saturday Dec. 15 we had a quite successful CBC with high numbers of participants and species, which is not surprising considering the 47 degree F. weather in the afternoon and the amount of open water on the Mississippi River. Among the highlights were the Boreal Chickadee found in Hubbard County by Bemidji State biology students Becca Engdahl, Alex Burchard and Thomas Anakkala on White Cedar Rd. in Farden Township. The trio also found a Canada Jay and extremely late first count record for Gray Catbird in Hubbard County. Also seen were the late lingering pairs of Ring-necked Ducks and Pied-billed Grebes on the Mississippi River in downtown Bemidji by the Water Treatment Plant. Also, not unexpected were the count's high records for numbers of Wild Turkeys and Trumpeter Swans. Tentatively 43 species were seen and reported so far on count day. Good numbers of Pine Siskins and redpolls were also tallied along with the usual smattering of Red Crossbills.
Also, it should be noted that the Itasca State Park Count will be held on Monday December 17 with the meeting time to coordinate the count for before 8;00 a.m. at the Jacob Brower Visitor Center near the Northeast entry point to the park. Bring a sack lunch if you plan to participate as no food is readily available in the count circle. Doug Johnson 7300 Vireo Ct NE, Bemidji MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
