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<blockquote data-quote="Lerxst" data-source="post: 3663511" data-attributes="member: 118326"><p>Weekly Update Time...</p><p></p><p>WEEK 2: JANUARY 2 – JANUARY 8, MINNESOTA</p><p></p><p>Working days: 4</p><p></p><p>New species identified: 24</p><p></p><p>Total to date: 186</p><p></p><p>7.44% of goal, 3.8% of year used</p><p></p><p>Sites visited: Bloomington and Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota</p><p></p><p>Comments:</p><p></p><p>1. The only notable outing this week was a quick trip up to Sax-Zim Bog on Sunday, January 7. That is about a 3 to 3.5 hour from our house. It was a fairly slow day and we missed a number of expected birds; but we did get a long-time Nemesis removed from our life lists, namely, the Black-backed Woodpecker. Must have been about our tenth try for this striking <em>carpintero</em>. Other notables included a Hoary Redpoll mixed in with abundant Common Redpolls, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Grey Jay, Snow Buntings, and several Great Grey Owls.</p><p></p><p>Since we will be using the first half of this Global Big Working Year to support The Bog, it seemed necessary to visit during our last weekend in Minnesota for the year. We had a chance to meet up with Sparky Stensaas, one of the founders of Friends of Sax-Zim Bog and the instigator of their Big Half Year fundraiser.</p><p></p><p>If you are unfamiliar with Sax-Zim, you should know that it is truly deserves status as a Holy Site of birding. It has been called the “Arctic Riviera” as it attracts specialties such as Northern Hawk Owls and Boreal Chickadees in the winter. And it is less than an hour drive from Duluth, another Mecca of Minnesota birding where oddball gulls, jaegers, owls (including Snowy and Boreal), and sundry waterfowl find themselves at the end of the natural funnel created by Lake Superior during fall and winter; while spring has tremendous songbird fallout potential at Park Point. Meanwhile there is nearby Hawk Ridge, where autumn sees astounding numbers of raptors channeled into the region in their attempts to navigate the boundary of the world’s largest lake.</p><p></p><p>Blog <a href="https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lerxst, post: 3663511, member: 118326"] Weekly Update Time... WEEK 2: JANUARY 2 – JANUARY 8, MINNESOTA Working days: 4 New species identified: 24 Total to date: 186 7.44% of goal, 3.8% of year used Sites visited: Bloomington and Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota Comments: 1. The only notable outing this week was a quick trip up to Sax-Zim Bog on Sunday, January 7. That is about a 3 to 3.5 hour from our house. It was a fairly slow day and we missed a number of expected birds; but we did get a long-time Nemesis removed from our life lists, namely, the Black-backed Woodpecker. Must have been about our tenth try for this striking [I]carpintero[/I]. Other notables included a Hoary Redpoll mixed in with abundant Common Redpolls, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Grey Jay, Snow Buntings, and several Great Grey Owls. Since we will be using the first half of this Global Big Working Year to support The Bog, it seemed necessary to visit during our last weekend in Minnesota for the year. We had a chance to meet up with Sparky Stensaas, one of the founders of Friends of Sax-Zim Bog and the instigator of their Big Half Year fundraiser. If you are unfamiliar with Sax-Zim, you should know that it is truly deserves status as a Holy Site of birding. It has been called the “Arctic Riviera” as it attracts specialties such as Northern Hawk Owls and Boreal Chickadees in the winter. And it is less than an hour drive from Duluth, another Mecca of Minnesota birding where oddball gulls, jaegers, owls (including Snowy and Boreal), and sundry waterfowl find themselves at the end of the natural funnel created by Lake Superior during fall and winter; while spring has tremendous songbird fallout potential at Park Point. Meanwhile there is nearby Hawk Ridge, where autumn sees astounding numbers of raptors channeled into the region in their attempts to navigate the boundary of the world’s largest lake. Blog [URL="https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy/"]here[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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