Yesterday I showed 5 friends around the bog (one of which was brand-new to birdwatching), and we had a fantastic time! The very first birds observed in the bog (even before noting any crows or ravens), were two Sharp-tailed Grouse in a field. After watching these beautiful and large "chickens" of the scrubby meadows, we meandered throughout several areas of the bog, and tallied up a great list of birds. One lone Black-billed Magpie made an appearance shortly after seeing the Sharp-tailed Grouse. Although very warm for this time of year, yesterday's upper 20's/low30's made for a very pleasant day to be outside and do some hiking. I captured some of my best photos of Hawk Owls, yesterday.
Northern Hawk Owl http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333180 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333182 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333185 Sharp-tailed Grouse http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333189 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333190 Ruffed Grouse, acting like an American Bittern! http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333186 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333187 Well-camouflaged Boreal Chickadee http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333176 Boreal Chickadee, just barely hanging on while eating http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/132333191 *Below is yeterday's total list* Bald Eagle - 1 Ruffed Grouse - 1 Sharp-tailed Grouse 2 Rock Pigeon - 2 Northern Hawk Owl - 1 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Hairy Woodpecker - 4 Gray Jay - 1 Black-capped Chickadee - ~20 Boreal Chickadee - 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 American Crow - 3 Common Raven - ~20 European Starling - 3 Pine Grosbeak - ~35 Good birdwatching, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN NATURALLY AVIAN - Bird photography and guided birdwatching tours www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
