I birded the North Shore today from Two Harbors to Grand Marais and had the following birds:
A Townsend's Solitaire at the Lutsen Sea Villas, near the condos on west side. This spot and Grand Marais seemed to be the only places with an abundance of Mountain Ash berries (both places had a few Bohemian Waxwings, too). A White-winged Scoter flyby at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors, and a Surf Scoter at Good Harbor Bay in Cook Co. 15 sparrow species, including a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow at the beaver pond west of the Flood Bay wayside on Hwy 61, and Vesper Sparrows at three locations (Illgen City highway dept. ponds, Lutsen Sea Villas, and Grand Marais campground). 9 warbler species, including a late Yellow Warbler in Silver Bay and a Bay-breasted Warbler at Lighthouse Point (plus a Red-eyed Vireo). Loons and grebes seem to be scarce this fall on the North Shore. I saw only one Common Loon and one Horned Grebe all day, although the lake was pretty wavy. Jim Lind Two Harbors
