Over the past three days bohemian waxwings have been massing on Minnesota Point. Today there were at least 200 of them near the soccer field devouring apples, eating snow, bathing in the snow, eating salt off the roads, they are an absolute blast to watch. There was also a robin on Saturday mixing it up with the bohemians. There was also 10 cedar waxwings hanging around with the bohemians on Saturday. One of the cedars was a very young juvenile who would occasionally still beg from the adults to be fed even though he appeared completely capable of chowing down on the apples independently. Also saw about 5 bald eagles flying around Lake Superior. Found a northern shrike on Hwy 61 one mile past the French River as you head towards Two Harbors from Duluth. This is the third time I have seen a shrike in that area in the past two weeks so it could be the same one. Saw one rough legged hawk at Minnesota Point today while watching the bohemians, at one point the rough legged flew right past a tall maple that the bohemians were perched in, they did'nt seem the least bothered. And lastly, pine grosbeaks have been present at Minnesota Point consistently for quite some time now, never in big numbers, but I hardly ever miss that species when I look through the crabapple trees on Park Point. Happy Birding, Shawn Zierman.
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