[wisb] Re: Jaegerfesters - check the Germann Road Fire area?
- From: Steve Betchkal <gonebirding88@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx" <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:29:02 -0500
Favorite strategies? Sure! Follow the sound of the chewing grubs!
Many More Birds to You
Steve Betchkal
> From: ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wisb] Jaegerfesters - check the Germann Road Fire area?
> Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:22:14 -0600
>
> Folks heading up to Jaegerfest next week might want to detour over to the
> Germann Road Fire that burned in Douglas County this past spring. This was a
> huge burn that included a lot of pine and has as good a potential as anywhere
> to attract Black-backed Woodpeckers. A few birders checked it out
> (unsuccessfully) back in summer but I've heard no recent reports of anyone
> even looking there. On the up side, odds of finding them probably improve
> with time given the chance for dispersing youngsters and fall migrants this
> time of year. On the down side, a great deal of salvage logging took place
> and I have no idea how much timber is still standing. I'd think given how big
> the burn was there must be some if not plenty of pines left.
>
> Perhaps some folks who spent time watching Black-backeds at the nearby Simms
> Lake Burn years ago could comment on their favorite strategies for finding
> the birds?
>
> Here's a detail map of the burned area:
> http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestFire/documents/GermannFireMap.pdf
>
> And here's a link to a dynamic google map giving locational context. The burn
> is in Douglas County south of Brule and east of Solon Springs:
> https://maps.google.com/maps?qF.353148,-91.609068&hl=en&num=1&t=h&z
>
> Ryan Brady
> Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
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