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The 22 members of the CBC who just completed the trip to Northern
Minnesota had a grand and highly productive time. The trip was a smash
success. We had a virtual clean sweep of the targeted species and a
total of 48. Everybody had a lifer including Simon. One of the most
satisfying aspects of the trip was that every single target species was
seen very well.
Specially focused on targets seen include:
Harlequin Duck
Common Goldeneye
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Rough-legged Hawk
Gyrfalcon (only seen by the half of the group that was flying through Minneapolis)
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
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Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Bohemian Waxwing
American Tree Sparrow
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
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Stephen Harris
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Total trip species list is:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Gyrfalcon
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
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Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
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Boreal Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
European Starling
Bohemian Waxwing
American Tree Sparrow
Slate-colored Junco
Northern Cardinal
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
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John Ennis
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To view future Carolina based field trips and those farther afield
regularly visit the Carolina Bird Club web site.
Thanks to everybody on the trip for making this such a successful
outing including co-leader Simon Thompson and local Minnesota guide Mike
Hendrickson.
Stephen Harris
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Wilmington, NC
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