October 15, 2024 – I just saw a Northern Shrike. It was bouncing from the birdhouse to the fir tree, on the lawn, and then to the cedar alders. It’s a lifer for me. 

There’s something else to report. I woke up this morning and put the feeders out. The end of the dooryard was all torn up. Moose tracks. It looked like they were in a scuffle. I took a film. They went down the stream after and one of the tracks looked like it was more dragging than stepping. 

When I came back I saw a turkey vulture and a red-tailed hawk. Both moose went to the same place so I don’t know what happened.

I got a porcupine stripping the Hackmatack. Eating it, all along the bottom close to the ground. I can see some of it from the bay window. You can see the bark on the ground.  

This week, Carson invited Alex Lund to search the area around his home for his long-lost wedding band. Carson owns the 3 acres opposite the entrance to the Perham Stream Birding Trail and maintains the Perham Settlement Museum. The Mill Stream Loop follows the Perham Stream shoreline along the 3-acres that Carson owns and opens to the public.

Please note, that the 80-acre Perham Stream Birding Trail is owned by the High Peaks Alliance and has an ongoing archaeological dig led by archaeologist Steve Scharoun. Visit the Perham Stream Birding Trail page to learn more.