Hi everyone, Had a fantastic first trip to the Bog on Friday afternoon. My thanks to the many emails I received before heading out. Along 133 we saw 3 Rough-legged Hawks(lifer) (light adult and dark adult). We hit the Blue Spruce Feeder first, we had the following species: Hairy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, Pine Grosbeak (Lifer), Red-breasted Nuthatch, Redpolls (uncertain if both Common and Hoary were present, will seek identification help from my birder friends but wanted to give preliminary results). Saw the Gray Jay (Lifer) at the Arkola Rd Feeder - I didn't realize how large they are. Enjoyed watching the Boreal Chickadee (Lifer) at the Admiral Road feeder and tons of Black-capped - until a Cooper's Hawk (need to confirm my ID but I'm pretty positive) landed at the feeders - suddenly all bird song ended and they were gone. That was amazing - he perched on a branch right next to us. We also saw Ravens along the roads. We saw the Black-backed Woodpecker(Lifer) along McDavitt Road and Sharp-tailed Grouse(Lifer) roosting in the trees. After driving up and down McDavitt hoping to see the Great Gray my husband looked at the bog map I had and he says "Look it says there are Great Gray's over at Stone Lake Road, let's try it" and bingo he was right. Also a lifer bird for me. We only had three hours to drive the bog before heading to Duluth for a funeral on Saturday. Those three hours were a complete success. Thanks again for all the advice.
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