Soo trip Feb 16-18 & Feb 19-21

[Gerald Kolak]

Our Grand Traverse Audubon Group visited the Soo  from Feb 16-18 and  
we were able to find 34 species.  The more notable were:
RED CROSSBILLS   We were able to locate a group of  7 at the corner  
of Ranger Road and M-28.
SNOWY OWLS  2 were located on Centerline Road.
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE  45-50 on 9 Mile Rd at Nicolet, also 9 Mile Road  
near Ridge.
WILD TURKEYS at the feeders on Kinross Road about a mile north of  
Thompson Road.
EVENING GROSBEAKS, CEDAR WAXWINGS and ONE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on  
Ranger Road about a mile south of Dollar Settlement at the two houses  
with feeders.

AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, MALLARDS, COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER at  
the loading dock for Sugar Island.

RUFFED GROUSE, PINE SISKIN, WHITE & RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at Hulbert  
Bog. No Gray Jay, however.

Many ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, PURPLE FINCH, SNOW BUNTINGS, and 4 NORTHERN  
SHRIKES  throughout the area.

The remainder were our more common resident birds.

On the extended trip that four of us made from Feb 19-21 we were able  
to add
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and COMMON REDPOLLS  on West Curley Lewis  
Drive approximately 3 miles east of M-123.

2 HOODED MERGANSERS at the Sugar Island dock along with 2 MUTE SWANS
on the west shore of Sugar Island.

Just before sunset on the 19th we were able to view 1 SHORT-EARED OWL  
for 15 minutes flying on the east side of Forrest Road just north of  
11 Mile Road.
On the 20th, about 5:15 p.m. we returned and found 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS  
flying along the south side of 11 Mile Road approximately 700 feet  
west of Forrest.  It took a great deal of patience and time for these  
owls.

Jerry Kolak


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