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Snow Returns—Feeders Up
A late October snowfall blanketed about 3 inches of snow up in the Bog...and it has lasted now for several days. We put up a couple sunflower feeders and will soon have the suet and thistle feeders...
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Bog on a Roof?
What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wildness yet. ——Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Inversnaid" (1881)...
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Purple Porta-Potty Now Available
This may not seem like an exciting development to some...but to anyone who has had to GO! while out birding in the more remote parts of the Bog, this will be an exciting development...No more driving...
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Grand Prizes Announced for Big-Half-Year-for-the-Bog Drawing!
EAGLE OPTICS has graciously donated TWO pair of their new higher-end ED binoculars for the event-ending drawing in early July 2013. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THESE BINOCULARS THAT...
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Mega-feeder Up! 70 pounds of seed attracts Evening Grosbeaks
The mega-super-duper feeder is up at our Owl Avenue site! Over six-feet long and it holds a whopping 70 POUNDS OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS! Thanks to Judd Brink for having this monster custom built for us....
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2013 BRRRRDathon Results
2013 Was a record year for the BRRRRDathon...Record dollars raised ($3,800!), High # species found by one team (54)...Record # of participants (25)...and sadly, Record rainfall! Once again the temps...
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Sax-Zim Bog featured in NY Times
Former Minnesota Conservation Volunteer editor, Gus Axelson wrote a very nice article about the Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival for the New York Times Travel section this Sunday past. I think it...
View ArticleFebruary Member's Field Trip
On Wednesday February 13th, a group of us met at the Wilbert Cafe in Cotton to begin a half day field trip into the bog. Most folks were familiar with Sax-Zim but wanted to get better acquainted with...
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Boreal Owls in the Bog
While most of the Boreal Owl action this winter has been along the North Shore, the whole irruption seemed to start up in Sax-Zim with Chad Hein's January 10th Boreal along CR52/Arkola. Then a few...
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Winter White Ermine
Two Ermine were regularly feasting on deer rib cages and chunks of suet put out for the birds at our Owl Avenue feeder site in late February/early March. They are quick critters and photographing them...
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Late April in the Bog—Winter Birds, Summer Birds
I spent half a day in the Bog on April 26th, a glorious sunny day and over 50 degrees...probably the first time since early November it had been that warm. Snow still covered most of the landscape but...
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BioBlitz Results (July 13, 2013)
Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Spiders and more! Thanks to all who helped us out! See you at our next BioBlitz in August 2014! Experts who attended: Kurt Mead, Jim Lind, Larry Weber, Sparky Stensaas,...
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Big Half Year for the Bog Wrap-Up
FINALLY! ...a gorgeous day for an event planned and scheduled by Sparky! Sunny skies, warm temps. About 20 Big Half Year participants and supporters gathered at Jay Cooke State Park for a pot luck...
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2014 BRRRRDathon/Photothon Registration open!
2014 BRRRRDathon/Photothon November 19, 2013—Winter birds have arrived in the North Woods of Minnesota & Wisconsin—Northern Hawk Owl, Snow Bunting, Northern Shrike and Rough-legged Hawk. Can...
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Grand Day for a Grand Opening!
Saturday March 8th could not have been a better day....The weather was glorious and the turnout for the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center Grand Opening was impressive, with over 200 folks...
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Things that Go Buzz, Croak, Hoot & Bump in the Night
May 3rd 6-10pm Sax-Zim Bog Ten folks explored the dusk/nocturnal world of Sax-Zim Bog tonight. We started off with dinner and conversation at the Wilbert Cafe in Cotton, then broke up into a four-car...
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BioBlitz II showcases Sax-Zim's Amazing Biodiversity
Forty-some participants and leaders turned up nearly 300 SPECIES (!) on our second annual BioBlitz on August 2nd, 2014. A beautiful day greeted folks as they met at our new Welcome Center. We divided...
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Back in Black! Volunteer Work Days at Welcome Center
Thanks to all who helped out on our September work days at the Welcome Center! We finished staining the outside of the Welcome Center and also cleaned up much garbage, and even cut two new snowshoe...
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