[wisb] Sax-Zim Bog Bird Festival - Last week

From: Michael Hendrickson <mlhendrickson@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Minnesota Ornithologists Union <mou-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ILbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Iowa Bird <IA-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Birdchat <birdchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bird Chat <BIRDCHAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Michbirders <birders@xxxxxxxxx>, Ohio Birds <OHIO-BIRDS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:53:54 -0800 (PST)

Hello:
This will be the last week of registrations for the 3rd Annual Sax-Zim Bog 
Winter Bird Festival being held on Feb 12-14th in Meadowlands, MN.  Since my 
last posting Great Gray Owls look like they headed back in the woods but in the 
last week or so Great Gray Owls seem to make a rebound and have been seen a few 
times in the Sax-Zim Bog! Thank goodness.

The feeders in the Sax-Zim Bog are still attracting Boreal Chickadees, Pine 
Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls and other winter residents.  Black-backed 
Woodpeckers are being seen on most days along with Northern Hawk Owls!  In 
Duluth there are still good places to view Bohemian Waxwings and the big news 
is the number of gull species being seen.  Good numbers of Iceland Gulls in 
various ages, Thayer's Gulls, Glaucous Gulls and Great Black-backed Gulls.  
Also are Barrow's Goldeneye is still being seen among a large raft of Common 
Goldeneyes.  In Aitkin County good numbers of Northern Hawk Owls and the big 
draw will be the Sharp-tailed Grouse displaying on their lek!  

There is a lot to be found and seen during the festival.

To read more about the festival go here:  http://moumn.org/sax-zim/

There will be bird field trips going to Sax-Zim Bog, Aitkin County and Duluth.  
There will also be a winter photo workshop led by Mark "Sparky" Stensaas and 
Shawn Zierman.  Here birders will learn about winter photography and visit a 
private feeder to photograph winter finches.  Along with the workshop and 
birding field trips there will also be speakers, vendors and much more!

Thanks for your time!

Mike

 
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/



      

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[wisb] Sax-Zim Bog Bird Festival - Last week

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