This past weekend, I showed two groups of birders around Sax-Zim Bog on Sunday and had one heck of a fun time birdwatching. The morning started out with a Great Gray Owl, and we were treated to Gray Jays, a Northern Shrike lingering around (could still be for a few more weeks), and several gorgeous Rough-legged Hawks as the day progressed. Also, Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins were seen in good numbers, and the Brown Creepers were singing beautifully! A large flock of Snow Buntings were seen. Our day ended just below Enger Tower in Duluth, where we were treated to a migrating Northern Goshawk and several Bald Eagles throughout a brief afternoon of hawkwatching.
Great Gray Owl http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142095281 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142095282 Pine Siskin http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142095286 Black-capped Chickadee http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142095280 Pair of Gray Jays http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142095283 Rough-legged Hawk http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142095288 Wrapping up a fun day with the birdwatchers http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142095294 I recently made a new photo gallery, containing pictures of the flights of raptors moving through Duluth this spring. I'm really hoping to help out with the count as much as possible! When I last out watching raptors, I caught myself getting almost tippy-toed while looking through the scope. It's just such a fun time. Bald Eagles have made some impressive movements up here over the past week, in addition to a few Golden Eagles, Rough-legged Hawks, and accipiters here and there. Below are a few photos from this spring so far: Bald Eagle http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142070615 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141985606 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141985608 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141985617 Peregrine Falcon http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142070616 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142070618 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142070617 Golden Eagle http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141985634 Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN -- *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Guided Birdwatching Trips and Bird photography 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
