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Was out guiding a party of 4 birders from Georgia. Saw the following = birds. -Great Gray Owls: 1) 2.5 miles west of Floodwood Rd and Floodwood Rd = intersection on the Hedbom Logging Trail Butch Ukura first spotted this = owl around 9:00am and we later refound the bird in the same spot at = around 9:15am. We later saw the owl again in the same spot at 4:00pm. = 2) at 11:30pm we saw a Great Gray Owl perched at the intersection of Co. = Rd 18 and Pietz's Road. -Black-backed Woodpeckers: 1) female on the Hedbom Logging Road. 2. two = females along Co. Rd 3 fives miles west of Co. Rd 1 north of Aitkin 3. A = male Black-backed Woodpecker 11.6 miles north of the Miss. River = crossing (just north of Aitkin) on the west side of Co. Rd 1 -Am. three-toed Woodpecker: Same spot as the male Black backed = Woodpecker. =20 -White-winged Crossbills (fly overs) the same spot where we saw the male = Black-backed and Am. Three-toed Woodpeckers. Other: -Gray Jays -Redpolls -Rough-legged Hawks (best spot is the intersection of Co. Rd 5 and Co. = Rd 18 in Aitkin Co. or north of the town of Palisade) -lots of Ruffed Grouse -very few Pine Grosbeaks -Northern Shrike=20 Hedbom Logging Trail: For myself living in Duluth the best route to get to this logging trail = is drive to Floodwood and take a left on 9th Ave. W which is also called = CR 832. Follow CR 832 (going west) and then take a left (south) on CR = 186 (Savannah Rd) and then take a right (west) on CR 837 ( Laurie Rd. ) = till you reach a intersection of CR 832 (Floodwood Rd) on your immediate = right heading north ( DO NOT TAKE) and CR 832 heading west (Floodwood = Rd) . It's a weird intersection but there is a small white sign post = that has numerous listing of residents with arrows pointing the = direction you need to take to visit them and one of the listings is the = Hedbom Logging Trail, take the second right (CR 832/ Floodwood Rd) that = is heading west at this intersection. By the way its pronounced Hed = BOOM Logging Trail. While heading west of the intersection on CR = 832/Floodwood Rd you'll drive by on your right Johnson Bennet Rd and = then a road on your left called the Robinson Rd. At the intersection of = Robinson Rd and CR 832 is the east side start of the Hedbom Logging = Trail. There is also a yellow gate which can be used to closed down the = Hedbom Logging Trail and about 7 or so miles directly west of this gate = is another yellow gate. Also there are brown signs that says "Hedbom = Logging Trail" on the east and west side gates announcing to travelers = that there are entering the Hedbom logging trail. =20 A caution to birders traveling to this logging trail to view the owls = and the woodpeckers that IF we get any measurable amount of snow I doubt = St. Louis Co or Aitkin Co. workers are going to plow this road since = there is not one resident between the two yellow gates and I wonder if = county workers will lock these gates if we receive any large amounts of = snow? So be aware of that. Also most of the Hedbom logging trail is mostly upland mix hardwoods = coniferous and the bog area is located on far east side of the logging = trail so coming from Floodwood gets you into the bog habitat quicker vs. = coming from the far west side entrance. From the Robinson Rd (east = entrance) the bog is about 4.5 to 5.0 miles long. From the Robinson Rd = intersection heading west for 2 miles is St. Louis County and the rest = of the 2.5 miles or 3 miles of the bog is all in Aitkin County. I do = not know the mile distances from the east side yellow gates to the west = side yellow gates. My party thinks its about 7-8 miles long between the = two gates that make up the Hedbom Logging Trail. It's a great bog and hopefully this bog can evade being logged out! I = am curious if Conn. Warblers nest here or other bog specialties. I thank the Risen's for sharing this road to all of us and also to Butch = Ukura for calling me about the Great Gray Owl. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C726E6.53933B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Was out guiding a party of 4 = birders from=20 Georgia. Saw the following birds.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Great Gray Owls: 1) = 2.5 miles west=20 of Floodwood Rd and Floodwood Rd intersection on the Hedbom Logging = Trail Butch=20 Ukura first spotted this owl around 9:00am and we later refound the bird = in the=20 same spot at around 9:15am. We later saw the owl again in the same = spot at=20 4:00pm. 2) at 11:30pm we saw a Great Gray Owl perched at the = intersection=20 of Co. Rd 18 and Pietz's Road.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Black-backed Woodpeckers: 1) = female on=20 the Hedbom Logging Road. 2. two females along Co. Rd 3 fives miles west = of Co.=20 Rd 1 north of Aitkin 3. A male Black-backed Woodpecker 11.6 miles north = of the=20 Miss. River crossing (just north of Aitkin) on the west side of Co. = Rd=20 1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Am. three-toed Woodpecker: = Same spot=20 as the male Black backed Woodpecker. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-White-winged Crossbills (fly = overs) the same spot where we saw the male Black-backed = and Am.=20 Three-toed Woodpeckers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Other:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Gray Jays</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Redpolls</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Rough-legged Hawks (best = spot is the=20 intersection of Co. Rd 5 and Co. Rd 18 in Aitkin Co. or north of the = town of=20 Palisade)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-lots of Ruffed = Grouse</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-very few Pine = Grosbeaks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Northern Shrike = </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Hedbom Logging = Trail:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>For myself living in Duluth = the best=20 route to get to this logging trail is drive to Floodwood and take a = left on=20 9th Ave. W which is also called CR 832. Follow CR 832 (going west) and = then take=20 a left (south) on CR 186 (Savannah Rd) and then take a right (west) = on CR=20 837 ( Laurie Rd. ) till you reach a intersection of CR=20 832 (Floodwood Rd) on your immediate right heading north ( DO NOT = TAKE) and=20 CR 832 heading west (Floodwood Rd) . It's a weird intersection but = there=20 is a small white sign post that has numerous listing of = residents with=20 arrows pointing the direction you need to take to visit them and one of = the=20 listings is the Hedbom Logging Trail, take the second right (CR 832/ = Floodwood=20 Rd) that is heading west at this intersection. By the way its = pronounced=20 Hed BOOM Logging Trail. While heading west of the intersection = on CR=20 832/Floodwood Rd you'll drive by on your right Johnson Bennet Rd and = then a road=20 on your left called the Robinson Rd. At the intersection of Robinson Rd = and CR=20 832 is the east side start of the Hedbom Logging Trail. There is also a = yellow=20 gate which can be used to closed down the Hedbom Logging Trail and = about 7=20 or so miles directly west of this gate is another yellow gate. = Also there=20 are brown signs that says "Hedbom Logging Trail" on the east and west=20 side gates announcing to travelers that there are entering the = Hedbom=20 logging trail. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>A caution to birders = traveling to=20 this logging trail to view the owls and the woodpeckers that IF we get = any=20 measurable amount of snow I doubt St. Louis Co or Aitkin Co. = workers=20 are going to plow this road since there is not one resident between = the two=20 yellow gates and I wonder if county workers will lock these = gates if=20 we receive any large amounts of snow? So be aware of = that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Also most of the = Hedbom logging=20 trail is mostly upland mix hardwoods coniferous and the bog area is = located=20 on far east side of the logging trail so coming from = Floodwood gets=20 you into the bog habitat quicker vs. coming from the far west side=20 entrance. From the Robinson Rd (east entrance) the bog = is about=20 4.5 to 5.0 miles long. From the Robinson Rd intersection heading = west for=20 2 miles is St. Louis County and the rest of the 2.5 miles or 3 miles of = the bog=20 is all in Aitkin County. I do not know the mile distances from the = east=20 side yellow gates to the west side yellow gates. My party thinks = its about=20 7-8 miles long between the two gates that make up the Hedbom Logging=20 Trail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>It's a great bog and = hopefully this bog=20 can evade being logged out! I am curious if Conn. Warblers nest = here or=20 other bog specialties.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I thank the Risen's for = sharing this road=20 to all of us and also to Butch Ukura for calling me about the Great Gray = Owl.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael = Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20 Minnesota<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C726E6.53933B80--