Today on the trail to the Snake Creek River entry point of the BWCA (where you would launch to get to Bald Eagle Lake), I heard a Boreal Chickadee about 50-60 rods in. Then, in the spruce bog along the Snake Creek River, I heard an additional 3 Boreal Chickadees. I heard a likely Three-toed Woodpecker there as well, saw a fair number of migrant warblers and watched a Sharp-shinned Hawk buzz across the river in pursuit.
Also notable were shorebirds attracted to the dropping water levels. We flushed a Solitary Sandpiper several times along the bank of the river. Then, on the south end of Bald Eagle Lake, a flock of 7 Pectoral Sandpipers and a flying/calling Greater Yellowlegs were present. Overall, we had a fun mix of boreal species and shorebirds for the BWCA today. -- Shawn Conrad www.itascacnfbirding.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
