I’m assuming we bring our own snacks and lunch, right?
Looking forward to this!
Beth
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3925fc0fb671-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote:
> I can’t attend but we stayed at the Stardust a while back to bird Sax Zim
> and it’s a great little place.
I can’t attend but we stayed at the Stardust a while back to bird Sax Zim and
it’s a great little place.
Also the food at Main Street Station was really good.
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> On May 30, 2023, at 8:58 AM, Trey Weaver wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I will be leading a field trip through Aitkin Coun
All,
I will be leading a field trip through Aitkin County on June 10th. We will
meet in the town of Floodwood (exact rendezvous TBD) at 6AM, starting the
morning on Hedbom Road to the West of town, carpooling with ideally 2 vehicles
at most. We will then go back to Floodwood and caravan aroun
There are currently at least 26 bald eagles congregating on the ice near open
water on Goff's Bay of Big Sandy Lake. I am viewing them from my home
overlooking the bay and I suspect there are more out of my line of sight. Their
numbers have been building here over the last couple of days.
Yester
Today there was a Boreal Owl in Aitkin County, north of McGregor. This is the
second Boreal Owl we have found this year in Aitkin County. Kim has been
guiding this month and has seen a good number of Boreal Owls (and Great Gray,
N. Hawk, Barred and Saw-whet) near Duluth and Sax Zim but it is al
This afternoon, I found 3 Ross’s Geese with a group of 50+ Greater
White-fronted Geese on 430th off CR 1 near Aitkin. This is the same rice paddy
ponds where the Eurasian Wigeon was last week. Butch Ukura is looking at them
now.
Cindy Risen
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Two American Bitterns calling near Nord Lake last night. One merlin perched on
the lakeshore near Nord Lake today then flew nearby and stayed calling
vociferously.
Steve Kirkhorn Hennepin County visiting Aitkin County.
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Yellow Rails were very vocal and common in McGregor Marsh at 12:30 AM
yesterday. At each stop we made, one or more rails could be heard.
Earlier just south of here on 380 Lane Yellow Rails were also present.
Sedge Wrens were abundant, no Nelson's Sparrows were noted.
Doug Kieser
Paul Budde
Mark
Waterfowl seen yesterday: Tundra Swans, Canada Geese, Am Wigeons, Gadwalls,
Wood
Ducks, Pintails. Ring Necked Ducks, Green Winged Teal and Mallards. Also,
Sandhill
Cranes, Kestrels, Northern Shrikes, Rough Legged Hawks, Tree Sparrows, and the
usual.
1.) From the stop sign in Aitkin go approx
On my way home this afternoon I found a Great Gray Owl hunting along the road
north of Tamarack in eastern Aitkin County.
I drove along Aitkin CR 18 north of Palisade on Tuesday, but didn’t see any
owls. There were 2 Magpies, a Sharp-tailed Grouse, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern
Shrike and a Pheas
Take Aitkin County Road 5 south out of Palisade for 3 miles then turn right on
450th St for
3 miles then turn left on 330th Ave South and the owl was first seen on the
telephone poles
on the east side of road. It then flew west over 330th Ave S and landed on the
roof of a
green shed located on
This will clear up some confusion with my directions
for the Snowy Owl.
Go south out of Palisade, Mn. on County Rd 5. At the Jct of
Cty Rd 5 & 470th St. turn right (west) and follow for approx
1 mile. At the Jct of 470th St and 310th Ave. turn left (south)
and follow for approx 1.2 miles. The owl
Go south of Palisade, MN on Cty Rd 5, turn right on 310th Avenue. Continue
on 310th 2.2 miles. Owl was seen on a hay bale on on left side of road. A
scope is is required. There are MANY hay bales along this road that need
to be checked.
Good Birding,
Butch Ukura
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This afternoon north of Tamarack in eastern Aitkin County there was a Northern
Hawk Owl on CR 6. There also had been one in the same spot on the 18th and 19th
but had not been seen since. A few poles over there was an American Kestrel,
also seen today were Northern Harrier, Canada Goose and Dar
There was a Snowy Owl near the airport in McGregor, Aitkin County this morning
and afternoon.
Kim & Cindy Risen
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Butch Ukura and I birded around Aitkin County this morning and found
several interesting birds: 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS, 3 SNOWY OWLS, 2 NORTHERN
HAWK OWLS, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES, 1 BOREAL CHICKADEE,
4 GRAY JAYS, 3 RUFFED GROUSE, 40 SNOW BUNTINGS, RAVENS, ETC.
The first Great Gray wa
On our way north to Angora in St. Louis County to visit relatives, my family
and I got a
chance to check out Aitkin Co. Rd. 18 this morning to see if we could find some
of the
reported Great Gray Owls. With a fresh snow and overcast skies, the owls were
very
abundant and actively moving and
I sent this early this morning and it came through on my cell, but not my
e-mail, so I'm resending. I added a 4th owl on Hwy 169 that I neglected to put
in the original e-mail.
Saturday, December 14, we observed three Great Grey Owls along County 18, both
East and West of Pietz's Road in Aitki
The three GREAT GRAY OWLS that I reported yesterday along C.R.18 were
still present this evening just after sunset (4:15 to 4:45 p.m.) between
Pietz's Road and the Hebron Cemetery. Warren Nelson
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You have gotten some of the news from Aitkin County already but now
.the rest of the story.
This morning Butch Ukura and I headed out birding at about 7a.m. The
first bird of the day was a GREAT HORNED OWL at the edge of town. We
headed up to Aitkin County 18 and found 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS betw
7/5/13
While listening to the Yellow Rails, the other night. I thought there were
some distant singing Nelson's Sparrows. But with all the traffic even after
midnight that night. They were difficult to confirm.
So on Thursday morning, I went back out and between 8:00 and 8:20 am. There
w
7/4/13
I enjoyed listening to three Yellow Rails, at there traditional location just
South of McGregor along Highway 65. The birds were singing on the East and
West side of the highway. Between, 1/4 and 1/2 mile South of Highway 210.
They were heard from about 12:05 am, until 1:00 am. Addi
The AMERICAN AVOCET is still present west on Aitkin. The area is along
County Road 15 (also called Cedarbrook Road) between 2 1/2 and 3 miles
west of town (go to 4th street N.W. and go west -- this become C.R. 15).
Other shorebirds seen in this flooded area include: BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, AMERIC
Still present @ previously posted location 10:53 AM. Sanderling south side of
road .1 mile east as well.
Joel Claus
Eden Prairie
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I have seen a few interesting things around the county during the last
three days.
First, along Aitkin County Road 18:
--A NORTHERN HAWK OWL about a half mile west of the intersection
of C.R. 18 and C.R. 5
--3 GREAT GRAY OWLS. One at 6/10 mile east of highway 169, one at
8/10 mile e
Sorry, but I wasn’t near a computer yesterday.
I found a Boreal Owl on the intersection of Hwy 210 and 240th Place about 2
miles west of McGregor yesterday morning. First seen about 10 am it was still
there at noon, but was gone when I got off work at 5 pm. There is lots of bog
and jackpine, s
There was a Hawk Owl about 1/2 mile E of Tamarack on Hwy 210 on Tues, but was
unable to find it again yesterday. I will post if I see it again.
Cindy Risen
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Around noon today found a Great Gray Owl north of County Road 18 on 320th Place
just south of the snowmobile crossing. The bird flew up from the ditch onto a
telephone pole. Also, saw a Black-billed Magpie fly across Cty.18 near 282nd
Place. Peter JohnsonSt. Cloud
Today Butch Ukura and I birded around Aitkin County. We drove up to
Aitkin County Road 18 and found 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS. The first 2 were
sitting on telephone poles ( on 2 of 3 consecutive poles). The first 2
owls were three and two-tenths miles east of highway 169 and the third
one was about a m
On the morning of 12/24 I birded Aitkin county in search of the elusive Great
Gray Owls that were previously reported. I found one on Co. Rd. 18 about 1.5
miles west of Pietz's Road. It was quite an amazing bird that was hunting with
a temperature of zero degrees at 7:30AM. This is only the seco
Butch Ukura, Mike Lentz and I birded around Aitkin County today. A few
of the findings have already been posted but I will give a full list.
There is a SNOWY OWL along highway 169, 3 & 7/10ths miles north of
Aitkin. We found two GREAT GRAY OWLS along Aitkin County Road 18. The
first was at abou
This morning I saw a Great Gray Owl north of Tamarack in eastern Aitkin County.
Also, there were several Rough-legged Hawks and I have had a few Pine and
Evening Grosbeaks at my feeders.
Cindy Risen
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There have been a few interesting birds being seen in the area. There
has been a SNOWY OWL seen on Fleming Township 78 about a mile north of
Highway 210. There was a SHORT-EARED OWL seen approximately three miles
north of highway 210, also on Fleming Township 78. In Palisade today,
there were 1
This evening, I checked out Aitkin C.R.1 again. About 9 miles north of
the intersection, I found a NORTHERN SHRIKE. Right at dark, near the
junction of C.R.1 and C.R.22, there were about 1000 CANADA GEESE, 50
CACKLING GEESE and a ROSS' GOOSE. Behind the geese, about half way out
into the field
This afternoon, Steve and Jo Blanich and I birded along C.R.1 north of
Aitkin. Just to the east of the junction of C.R.1 and C.R.22, we had
over 500 SANDHILL CRANES and several big flocks of LAPLAND LONGSPURS (an
estimate of over 2000 birds). We also had 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, a BALD
EAGLE and C
Late this afternoon, I took a short drive north of town. On C.R.1, just
to the east of the junction of C.R.1 and C.R. 22, there was a flock of
about one hundred SANDHILL CRANES, as well as over 1000 CANADA GEESE, a
couple of dozen CACKLING GEESE, at least 200 LAPLAND LONGSPURS (with 2
MERLINS
Question of the day: what do you get when you put a dead deer in a
field, add 4 BALD EAGLES, 20+ TURKEY VULTURES, 12 RAVENS and 5
BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES. Answer: a very quick snack. This was the scenario
out on C.R. 15 west of Aitkin yesterday. The entire deer was gone in
about an hour -- meat, f
There are still up to 22 GREATER EGRETS hanging around on C.R. 15 west
of town. Yesterday, while watching the egrets, a PEREGRINE FALCON flew
in and caught one of the egrets by the tail feathers. A couple of moves
and the egret was freed but very vocal and upset, having lost a few
feathers. The
I checked County Road 15 this morning and there are now 20 GREAT EGRETS
feeding in the flooded area south of the road. I also counted 26
SANDHILL CRANES, 9 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, dozens of GREAT BLUE HERONS and
a flock of about 30 shorebirds (mostly YELLOWLEGS and PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS). This are
Three days ago, we counted around 1500 shorebirds on CR 15 west of
Aitkin. This evening, there are just about zero -- this might be because
of the PEREGRINE FALCON that was sitting in the middle of the mud flats.
The WHITE PELICAN that was here for three days and gone the last three
days is bac
The shorebirds continue to be hanging around in big numbers. The best
area to find them is on CR 15 west of town. To get there, go through
town to 4th street northwest and go straight west -- this turns into CR
15. Today, there were well over a thousand birds on the sandspits where
the water is
Mark Junghans & I journeyed to Aitkin County today, working on county & year
birds. Highlights:
* Singing Connecticut Warbler on 18's snowmobile trail
* Willet, Stilt Sandpipers, Baird's & other shorebirds on Highway 1 (closer to
sod farm now than 22) & 15 - including many dozens of yellowlegs
Today, I birded with Steve and Jo Blanich and Butch Ukura -- and we
found a lot. We found several fields that had shorebirds, but the best
ones were about three miles north of Aitkin near the junction of CR 1
and CR 22. There we found several hundred shorebirds including: GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, L
Kim was leading a group this morning and found a Great Grey Owl actively
hunting in the bog on the north side of the Hedbom Forest Road.
Cindy Risen
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Evening Grosbeaks & Hoary Redpoll at previously posted location off Aitkin
CR3. BB Magpies along CR5, about midway between 18 & Palisade.
Conversely, missed Snowy Owl on CR1, Three-toed and Black-backed on Crow Wing
1, & everything normal on CR 18.
Still trying to figure out whether Nate & I
This morning I headed to the Aitkin CR 18 and Pietze's (320th Place) road early
in the morning. I found two Pileated Woodpeckers, a mixed flock of White-winged
Crossbills and Common Redpolls, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and a Downy Woodpecker
on the snowmobile trail heading south. There were also P
I went out birding this afternoon. Although I couldn't find the Snowy
Owl that has been north of Aitkin near the junction of C.R.1 and C.R.22,
I did find a flock of 26 HORNED LARKS and a flock of at least 200 SNOW
BUNTINGS on C.R.1 about a half mile to the east of the junction of C.R.1
and C.R.
Butch Ukura and I birded around the area this past weekend and found a
number of really good birds. We found a NORTHERN GOSHAWK in Crow Wing
County along Spruce Grove Road, just off of C.R.11. The SNOWY OWL is
still north of Aitkin near the junction of C.R. 1 and C.R.22, along the
dirt road tha
Currently searching for Aitkin Snowy along 1 & 22 without success. Any
favorite perches or areas?
My thanks.
Al Schirmacher
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Saw Warren Nelson's - Snowy Owl,
on the 10th telephone pole East of Aitkin CR 22, on CR 1.
Thank you Warren for posting. It flew into field north of CR 1.
CR 1 had rough-legged hawks, bald eagle and ravens.
On CR 18 saw pine grosbeak, white -winged crossbills, gray jays, redpollls
and northern
Thanks to previous posts, at noon today we were able to refind the great
gray owl on Hwy. 18 in Aitkin County. It was perched in a tree right
along the roadside ditch 2.8 miles east of Hwy. 169. Previous posts had
noted it at 2.9 and 4.6 miles east of 169.
Our thanks to the folks who continu
I saw a Great Grey Owl on my way to work this morning, along Kestrel Ave north
of Tamarack.
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Great Gray Owl found just before dark on 560TH ST 2.9 miles east of Hy. 169.
Other birds in the area:
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Northern Shrike
American Crow
Common Raven
Common Redpoll
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I was wondering if anyone plans to try to search for the Snowy Owl that was
recently reported in Aitkin County.
I am planning on doing a search on Saturday and would like to combine
efforts if anyone will be out and about.
Thanks.
Pete Makousky
Anoka, MN
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Pine Grosbeaks, Boreal Chickadee, WW Crossbills in Aitkin County this morning.
Pines were on 31/Kestrel Avenue, north of Tamarack, about a mile north of 6
intersection.
Boreal was on the snowmobile trail off 18, across from 320th Place, about 15
minutes amble in. Listen for Black-capped, pish
Saw a Snowy Owl about 1 mile east of McGregor in Aitkin County this afternoon
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Birds seen today by Butch Ukura on Aitkin Co road 18. Great Gray Owl approx. 4
mi.east of Hwy. 169, 2 dz. snow buntings, 1 dz. white-winged crossbills,
several tree sparrows.
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June 15, 16, 17, 18, 2011
Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter
Aitkin County
Field Trip Report
Enjoyed an extended birding trip, with a MRVAC group over the last few days.
Rain shortened, one of our days. But over all the weather was very good. As
noted in previous posts the insects are o
I decided to bird the McGregor marsh very early this morning and bird Aitkin
County for some time in the morning. I observed 100 species by 11 am. Here
are a few highlights:
Nelson's Sparrow - 1 bird singing on the west side of Hwy 65, between .1 &
.2 mile S of 210 around 4 am; it was far off th
In preparation for next week's MOU field trip, Nate & I ran our Aitkin route
yesterday. Highlights included:
* 13 shorebird species (4th street southwest from Aitkin, flooded fields a a
few miles down the highway (sorry, forgot number), also sod farms on Highway
1) - included Black-bellied Pl
Our MOU Aitkin Field Trip is Saturday June 11th, beginning at 7:15 in the
Rice Lake Refuge (off highway 65) parking lot.
The trip is currently full, but if your name was on the waiting list, feel
free to come (we've had enough cancellations).
Hope to do a scouting trip this Saturday, but stil
This afternoon we drove up to check out the Tundra Swan site that Betsy
Beneke reported in Kanabec County - nothing there, water frozen. So we
revised our Aitkin County route to check out CR56 where we had seen swans in
past years. No swans, but it was the start of what turned out to be a
raptor
I just talked to my friends at Gun Lake. Their YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER has
made it through the winter. Not only that, but there is another
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER that just showed up along with it -- a brightly
colored male. Early migrant? Their BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES seem to be
building a nest in a
Bill Stauffer and I birded around the Northern parts of Aitkin County
and found: 4 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE near Gun Lake, 4 RUFFED GROUSE, 2
PHEASANTS, 2 WILD TURKEYS, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 3 BALD EAGLES, 1 GREAT
GRAY OWL, 1 GRAY JAY, 4 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES near Gun Lake, 2 BOREAL
CHICKADEES along C
Butch Ukura and I birded around Aitkin County this afternoon and found
several interesting things. We found 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS along Aitkin
County Road 18. The first was 4/10 of a mile east of highway 169, the
second was at 3 and 3/10 miles east of highway 169 and the third was 3
and 8/10 miles
This morning I birded north of Aitkin along County Road 1 and found a
female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER working on some tamaracks on the west
side of the road about 7 & 3/10 miles north of the diversion ditch
bridge. There were also about a dozen PINE GROSBEAKS in the same area.
Also along C.R. 1
In the last four days, I have had a NORTHERN SHRIKE, an immature
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and an adult COOPER'S HAWK at my feeders. For the
most part, they seem to go after the House Sparrows -- there is a good
reason to keep feeding the sparrows! They still have to catch about
fifteen more to wipe t
Great Gray Owl, 10 Sharp-tailed Grouse on unplowed Aitkin County 18 Saturday
morning. Could not stop to check trail (or I'd still be there!).
Great Black-backed, Glaucous, Thayer's (2) Gulls at Canal Park in Duluth. Park
Point quiet.
Good birding to all!
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille La
Pardon the late post, but enjoyed:
* Boreal Chickadees
* Gray Jays
* Common Redpolls
* Snow Buntings
* Numerous Rough-legged Hawks
while driving around Aitkin County Friday morning and early afternoon. Far &
away the best location was the snowmobile trail on CR 18.
No evidence of crossbill
Last Monday evening, 28 June, a Great Gray Owl and Yellow Rails were
relocated in Aitkin Co. The Great Gray was hunting just before sunset
along the snowmobile trail/2-track road about 3/4 mile S of CR 18,
where there were earlier sightings this month. This trail/road (which
we walked; it m
Reminder: the MOU Aitkin County trip meets this Saturday (6/19), 7:30 AM,
at Rice Lake Refuge on Highway 65 just south of McGregor. We will park in
the lot, carpool north to CR 18, then return to the refuge late morning to
bird there.
Highway 18 has been spectacular (Great Gray, Northern Haw
Barb and I were completely surprised that on Saturday night with thunderstorms
all around (we could see lighting) that the Yellow Rails in the McGregor marsh
were calling like crazy all around the trail crossing. So many times with just
a threat of rain they were quiet but certainly not this ni
Just back in office after vacation.
Morning to remember on Wednesday in Aitkin County:
* 3:45 AM, listening to Yellow Rails and Nelson's Sparrows where Soo Line
Trail intersects with Highway 65, little south of McGregor
* 4:30 AM, watching Short-eared Owl fly away near interesection of Aitkin
Guiding this weekend in Aitkin County we found:
2 - Great Gray Owls on CR 18, and Pietz' Rd
2 - Short-eared Owls - 18 & 5, and Pietz' Rd
Yellow Rails - more than 22 in the McGregor Marsh, access easiest from the Soo
Line Trail
Sharp-tailed Sparrows singing along Hwy 65, LeCont's Sparrows, lots o
Last night I did my second woodcock survey and found 2 WHIP-POOR-WILLS
calling north of Palisade. From Palisade, take County Road 10 northeast
for about 3 miles to 280th Avenue. The first one is another 3/10ths mile
on C.R.10, on the river side. The second one is on 280th Avenue, 4/10ths
mile n
I did some birding this last weekend with the Bee-Nay-She bird club on
Saturday morning and with Bill Stauffer Saturday afternoon and on
Sunday. I wound up with a total of 90 species. Some of the highlights
were: 2 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS ( we saw one several times near the junction
of C.R.18 and h
I was out conducting a few dancing ground surveys and checking up on a
few radio-collared sharp-tailed grouse in the Aitkin County Road 18
and 5 corridor. At one dancing ground I counted 16 SHARP-TAILED
GROUSE. I saw 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS owls about 2 miles west of Pietz's
Road on the southside of CR
I traveled around the county yesterday afternoon and found a few things.
I had three NORTHERN HAWK OWLS: one was on hwy 169 about 3/4 mile south
on the junction with C.R.18, the second was 6/10 mile west of Pietz's
Road along C.R. 18 and the third was on C.R. 18 about 7/10 mile west of
C.R.5. A
Spent yesterday morning in Aitkin County, covering Kestrel Avenue, Palisade,
CR 5, CR 18 and CR 1.
* 8 Sharp-tailed Grouse on Kestrel Avenue, three one mile south of Tamarack,
five about three miles north (farmer's field, west side of road).
* 5 Pine Grosbeaks feeding on grit on Kestrel Avenu
A Northern Hawk Owl was seen yesterday afternoon, Dec. 20, approximately 10
miles south of Aitkin near the intersection of Hwy. 169 & 250th Lane.
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Butch Ukura asked me to post this sighting.
I just got back from Aitkin County. I found a Northern Hawk Owl .3
Mile east of the Junction of
Aitkin Cty Rd 1 and Aitkin Cty Rd 450 St. which is called the Dump
Road. It was on the south
side of the road in an Aspen Snag. Mike I would like you to pos
I took a drive out on Aitkin County Road 15 (locally called Cedarbrook
Road) and found a few interesting birds. A gorgeous adult PEREGRINE
FALCON was sitting on a hay bale eating a blackbird close to the road.
The NINETEEN BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES are hanging around a couple of farms
about 3.3 mil
I took a short ride out on Aitkin Couty Road 15 west of town this
evening and found a few interesting things. Probably the most
interesting were NINETEEN BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES in one flock about three
and a half miles west of the junction of Minnesota Avenue North and 4th
St N.W. Also seen: two
This afternoon I saw two Buff-breasted Sandpipers with a large flock
of Killdeer along Aitkin County Road 1, 0.9 mile north of CR 55.
There was also a Western Kingbird at the dead end of CR 55, 0.7 mile
northeast of CR 1. This area is about 4 miles north of the town of
Aitkin.
Jim Lind
Two H
Nate & I will be leading the MOU Aitkin trip on Saturday 6/13, running from
7:30 to about 5:00 (optional afternoon portion).
Certainly there are areas that must be covered - Rice Lake Refuge, CR 18 & 5
at the very least. CR 1 also makes some sense.
But then there are multitudinous options.
On Tuesday May 26th Susan Schumacher and I enjoyed observing a Great Gray Owl
along Aitkin CR 18. From its intersection with CR 5 we went west on CR 18, 2.2
miles and the GGOW flew into a tree on the north side relatively close to the
road. We shut off our engine and watched it hunt from 6:15p
Had great looks today at a semipalmated plover foraging along a
logging road that runs north from Aitkin County Road 18 through
Willowsippi WMA. I had bobolinks at several locations along County
Road 18.
Other notable birds: blue-headed vireo, golden-winged warbler, LeConte's sparrow
Wes Bailey
G
Hi Folks,
Great looks today at 2 male bobolinks off County Road 18 in Aitkin
County about 3.5 miles west of County Road 5. Also, on Willowsippi WMA
(County Road 18 at County Road 5) there are LeConte's sparrows and
many more great open-brushland birds.
Wes Bailey
Grand Rapids, MN
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Driving back from Brainerd this afternoon, saw 1 male and 3 hen hooded
mergansers in a flooded ditch along Hwy 169 south of Aitkin County
Road 18 and 1 mallard drake. Also took note of 2 kestrels and a small
flock of red-winged blackbirds. Pretty sure a bird coarsing over a
field but somewhat far f
It's been fun following the recent reports of Boreal Owls in Northeastern
Minnesota. We want to include Aitkin County in the roster of locations where
Boreal Owls are appearing. It's always a bit frustrating to find out about a
bird well after it is gone...but it's just as interesting to note it
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