On Sunday November 18th we stopped at Crex Meadows and drove the dike roads around Phantom Lake and the Wildlife Refuge for about one and one-half hours from 10-11:30. We counted 35 Rough-legged Hawks (many actively hunting), 3 Bald Eagles, 3 Northern Harriers and one Red-tailed Hawk. Also 3 Sandhill Cranes (flying), hundreds of Mallards and a zillion Canada Geese, mostly at the park in Grantsburg. It was cloudy, in the mid-30's and with a good breeze. The shallow pools were all frozen but a few deeper pools still had some open water. Lots of deer hunters but they did not seem to bother the raptors.
Jan and John Green
