Sorry for the late post, but I birded up the North Shore on Saturday and saw a few things. At dawn there was one Short-eared Owl over Lake Superior at Good Harbor Bay, and another came in off the lake at the Grand Marais campground about 15 minutes later. Sharon was at Split Rock State Park at about 9:00 am and also saw one heading down the shore. We saw another Short-eared at Castle Danger at dusk on Saturday, and this evening there was one about 2 miles north of Two Harbors along CR12. With all the birds seen at 40th Ave West and other spots in Duluth recently, it seems like a big Short-eared migration this fall.
There were 6 Surf Scoters and a flyby White-winged Scoter at Paradise Beach on Saturday, and a lone Surf Scoter at Good Harbor Bay. A female Black-backed Woodpecker was at the Grand Marais campground and the Am. White Pelican was still in the harbor (I was told that the local fishermen are feeding it about 3 herring a day). Jim Lind Two Harbors
