
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Rough-legged Hawks

Friday, November 19, 2010
Long tailed and Other Ducks

Friday, November 12, 2010
Tufted Titmouse!

Monday, November 8, 2010
Brown Creeper!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010
More Rough legged
Here are Frank Taylor and Bill Clark with the Rough-legged Hawk! What a great bird!






You can see the feathers down the tarsus - we made sure the band would not ever bother her in moulting or otherwise impede her.



Okay, yes - this is what it looks like. Thanks to Rick - this captures my most favorite thing to do after banding the hawks - taking in their wonderful smell. It really is something indescribable - the hawks anyway. Falcons are most musty smelling.

Last bird of the season to touch the nets - was a female Black-backed woodpecker! She unfortunately boinged out so we wouldn't have her in the hand but she was a great last bird for the season! They have only three toes, and usually follow recently burned pines. Sax Zim Bog and parts of Duluth usually report sightings in the winter. I hadn't seen one at the blind yet.



Okay, yes - this is what it looks like. Thanks to Rick - this captures my most favorite thing to do after banding the hawks - taking in their wonderful smell. It really is something indescribable - the hawks anyway. Falcons are most musty smelling.

Last bird of the season to touch the nets - was a female Black-backed woodpecker! She unfortunately boinged out so we wouldn't have her in the hand but she was a great last bird for the season! They have only three toes, and usually follow recently burned pines. Sax Zim Bog and parts of Duluth usually report sightings in the winter. I hadn't seen one at the blind yet.
Special thanks for Frank, Rick and Chuck for their friendship, knowledge, and willingness to let me be a part of this team that is more of a family. Until next season . . . .
Monday, November 1, 2010
Last weekend at the blind for 2010 season

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