Had a great time birding the Hawk Ridge Birdathon. Birding in Sax-Zim was productive, more so than in Duluth, which was fogged in much of the day. Many birds found by participants were represended by sightings of a single indivual. Our personal highlights included: Cape May Warbler: many calling in the bog, but a close view in Park Point in Duluth was awesome. Black Scouter fly-by (only the second sighting in 17 years) Am Bittern: many heard and two were seen. Marbled Godwit: close fly-by Black-backed Woodpeckers: near-by at a nest hole. Leisure viewing through the scope.
On Sunday we went back to 40th Street and checked out Herding Is. Birds not found the previous day included: Ruddy Duck (40th Street in pond across the rairoad track. Snow Goose (blue) on Herding Island other highlights included at great warbler wave with a killer look at several male Bay-brested Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan swest...@attbi.com
