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Winter 2011-2012 *Your first stop should be the Visitor Center. Here you can get the latest information, get answers to all your questions, and view the displays. Browse the Bog Shoe Gift Shop which is always well-stocked with a large variety of wildlife-related items. Also, take time to view the introductory, high-definition videos, all of which were revised with new footage and music. Copies of the videos (DVD and high definition Blu-ray) are for sale at the gift shop. John Menge's Birding Report for the week of January 9-15, 2012 Despite the nice weather birding has been slow. Check feeders for Brown Creepers and woodpeckers. Look for Snow Buntings and Redpolls along roads as they look for grit and seeds. A few Northern Shrikes and Rough-legged Hawks are present.Following is a list of birds and mammals that have been seen by John during the week specified. |
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Bald Eagle (3) Rough-legged Hawk (3) Northern Harrier (1) Ring-necked Pheasant (1) Ruffed Grouse (1) Rock Pigeon (10) Downy Woodpecker (1) Pileated Woodpecker (1) Brown Creeper (1) Blue Jay (3) American Crow (13) |
American Raven (12) Northern Shrike (2) Black-capped Chickadee (21) White-breasted Nuthatch (4) Red-breasted Nuthatch (8) European Starling (22) Snow Bunting (1) American Goldfinch (2) Dark-eyed Junco (1) House Sparrow (2) Common Redpoll (12) |
Animals Gray Squirrel (5) Red Fox (1) White-tailed Deer (8) Pocket Gopher (2) |
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