This afternoon I visited Summit Ledges at Hawk Ridge (Summit Ledges is one of the rocky outcrops along the northern edge of the Hawk Ridge trails). I hawkwatched there by myself to just soak up the late autumn views and simply take it easy this afternoon. If you're ever in Duluth, and need a walk through the gorgeous woods, that leads to a breathtaking view; Summit Ledges is the place to be! Below is my eBird list from this afternoon at the ridge.
Mallard 1 Bald Eagle 11 Red-tailed Hawk 14 One of the fourteen RTs observed was a dark morph. Rough-legged Hawk 2 Golden Eagle 1 American Crow 2 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Snow Bunting 2 American Tree Sparrow 1 Pine Grosbeak 1 White-winged Crossbill 2 Evening Grosbeak 3 Here are some of my shots from this afternoon. Enjoy! Evening Grosbeaks in flight (distant shots, but identifiable) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381182 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381181 Golden Eagle http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381183 Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381185 Late-autumn view from Summit Ledges http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139381184 Throughout the past few nights, I have been hearing some impressive movements of songbirds overhead. I am new to nocturnal flight calls, but two calls that I was hearing regularly was the daytime "krip" of the Red Crossbill, and the soft, cute-toned "chew" of the Snow Bunting. Again, I'm not sure if the daytime flight calls are the same as the nocturnal calls, but both sounded right-on for the two species' daytime flight calls. 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
