Over the past week, I've had a thrilling time birdwatching throughout the northwoods of Duluth and Superior, as well as along the shoreline of Duluth. On Thursday I showed some birdwatchers Sax-Zim Bog. Over Friday and the weekend I helped out with the Sax-Zim Bog festival, which had a great turnout; followed by Monday where I led a morning trip, followed by an afternoon trip. Black-backed Woodpeckers and Great Gray Owls were seen throughout Sax-Zim Bog, as were Boreal Chickadees. Throughout Monday's trips, we were treated to not one, but two outstanding views of Hoary Redpolls in Duluth. Monday's birding adventure ended by viewing a gorgeous adult male Snowy Owl in Superior, WI. Below are some of my favorite pictures from throughout the past week of birdwatching. Enjoy!
*On a side note, I had 9 MIGRATING Bald Eagles heading north over Duluth on Monday afternoon. Crazy! Hoary Redpolls. The last link is a fun quiz... pick out the two Hoary Redpolls and the two Common Redpolls in the picture http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671559 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671561 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671570 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671566 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671568 Black-backed Woodpecker http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671511 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671514 Black-capped Chickadee on a cattail http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671517 Arctic Fluffballs. First is an adult male light morph, second is an adult male dark morph http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671589 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671584 Adult male White-winged Crossbill http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671615 Glaucous Gull http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671537 Four gulls in this photo... Three Glaucous Gulls and a Great Black-backed Gull http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671525 Gull smorgasbord http://www.pbase.com/update_image/141671621 My favorite gull, the Thayer's Gull http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671607 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671603 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671608 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671609 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671612 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671606 Hooded Merganser female with Common Goldeneyes http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671551 Hybrid Hooded Merganser x Common Goldeneye http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671554 Hoar Frost on some grasses within Sax-Zim Bog http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671624 Snowy Owl (Superior, WI) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671595 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/141671596 There were many pictures that weren't posted from this new photo gallery I just uploaded. Those pictures can be found below http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/five_trips_in_four_days_amazing_people_birds_and_more For anyone interested in learning more about gulls (identification, migration, biology, etc)... You all are welcome to a Gull Talk that I'll be giving on March 8th at 7:30pm, at the Unitarian Church in Duluth. The presentation is through the Duluth Audubon Society, and it is free of charge. The address of the church is: 835 West College Street Duluth, MN Hope to see you there! Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN -- *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Guided Birdwatching Trips and Bird photography www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com birdf...@gmail.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
