Yesterday I led a trip to Duluth with a group of birders coming from locally (Duluth) as well as Florida. It was fun to talk about bird experiences from other parts of the country. We covered the northern half of the bog, however several roads are impassable. To enter Sax-Zim Bog, the closest road to the hotspots hotspots is Hwy 133. The 52/Arkola Road heading west of Hwy 53 becomes flooded. Also, the bridge along Hwy 133 (just a minute east of Meadowlands) was dangerously close to being closed. The river couldn't have been more than 1-2 inches of clearance between the river and the underside of the bridge. Please be careful! There is also a closed section on McDavitt Road, within 1/2 mile north of the McDavitt and Sax Road intersection. The bog was in overall better condition than I had expected.
We had great looks at a Black-billed Cuckoo, Purple Finches, re-found the Dickcissel that I found last week (still just west of the Sax/Hwy7 intersection), heard a Le Conte's Sparrow, and had many other birds. The day's trip list tallied 16 species of warblers and 74 species all together. eBird list from the day is below. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11023491 Below are some recently-taken photos while out in the bog. Enjoy! American Redstart http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144222442 Blackburnian Warbler http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144222443 Cape May Warbler http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144222444 Fledgling Nashville Warbler http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144222447 Fledgling Song Sparrow http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144222450 Wilson's Snipe with a tail in winnowing formation http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144222451 Eastern Bluebird http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144260482 Dickcissel, dancing http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144260480 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144260481 Some non-bird pictures to add on for fun (a butterfly & flower set of shots) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144260484 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144260489 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
