Sax-Zim Bo
Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival
February 13-15th
2008
Sax-Zim Bog in northeastern Minnesota during the winter
months is a excellent location to search for many winter bird specialties. We are now entering our 2nd year
in organizing this popular winter bird festival. We are offering trips in
Sax-Zim Bog, Duluth/Superior area, Aitkin County and a Great Gray Owl Search
Trip. Our speakers will be Al Batt and Larry
Weber. There will be vendors from the
surrounding area selling their crafts, handing out information, selling books
and other products. To learn more about the festival please visit our website: http://moumn.org/sax-zim/
So far in the last month we have registered 50 birders
from 14 states and a birder from Australia. If you have President¢s Day weekend off or you are unsure where to go
that weekend, well head up to northeastern Minnesota and register for the
winter bird festival. GREAT birds to view and scenery are waiting for you.
Do you need to see the following birds for your list or
just to photograph? If so these birds
can be found during the festival. Of course nothing is guaranteed but so far
most of these birds have been reported in the Sax-Zim Bog or Duluth area as I
write this.
Ruffed Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Rough-legged Hawk, Thayer¢s Gull,
Glaucous Gull, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker,
Northern Shrike, Boreal Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, Snow Bunting, Pine
Grosbeak, Purple Finch, White-winged Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll,
Pine Siskin and Evening Grosbeak.
Owls? So far
Sax-Zim Bog area birders have reported several Great Gray Owls and at
least 3 Northern Hawk Owls! The
Duluth/Superior area has several Snowy Owl sightings. This past fall
season I heard that good numbers of Boreal Owls were banded outside of
Duluth area. There are many thoughts that this looks like a good winter to view
Boreal Owls. Normally birders begin to locate these owls from late December
thru mid February as these little owls begin to venture in backyards and
roadsides looking for prey. So there is a fair chance a Boreal Owl will be
found during the festival.
Other birds that could be seen during the festival: Northern
Goshawk (to nomadic), Gyrfalcon (We are due for a
sighting in the Duluth/Superior harbor
areas), Iceland Gull (so far 2 individuals have been reported), Great
Black-backed Gull ( 2 individuals have been reported), Varied
Thrush (so far no reports but were due for a report), Townsend¢s
Solitaire (the same) and Red Crossbill (not many reported
this winter season)
Thanks so much
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/
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