Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

2019-11-25 Thread itascabirder
No sign of Pine Grosbeaks in Itasca County.  In fact, very few finches at all so far--a few AMGOs and PUFIs and sporadic Red Crossbills in November; nothing else.  No BOWAs either.  Speaking of food, there seems to be an unprecedented EXPLOSION in rodents this fall.  I've seen them all over the

[mou-net] Golden Eagle - Itasca County

2019-10-30 Thread itascabirder
This morning a juvenile Golden Eagle was circling near a deer roadkill site along Hwy 7, about a half mile south of CR 51.  This was an all-dark eagle with a distinct white tail band at the base and white patches near the "wrist" areas of the underside of the wings.  A Black-billed Magpie and se

[mou-net] Black-backed Woodpecker, Olive-sided Flycatcher - Scenic State Park, Itasca County

2018-06-07 Thread itascabirder
Today there was a Black-backed Woodpecker and an Olive-sided Flycatcher (both probably nesting nearby) along the Fire Tower Trail in Scenic State Park.  The location is where the trail forks to turn northeast toward the Fire Tower, about 3/4 of a mile from the parking lot.  This area was hit har