Big Day

On May 13, 2017, birders from around the world participated in a world wide Big Day.  These are the birds I recorded that day.

1. Blue Jay - 10 Birds

2. Pine Siskin - 2
3. White-throated Sparrow - 4
4. Red-winged Blackbird - 2
5. Dark-eyed Junco - 1
6. White-crowned Sparrow - 2
7. Chipping Sparrow - 5
8. American Tree Sparrow - 1

9. Purple Finch - 6

10. American Goldfinch - 1

11. Canada Warbler - 1
12. Common Grackle - 6
13. Rusty Blackbird - 2
14. American Crow - 1

15. American Black Duck - 4

16. Northern Flicker - 2
17. Ring-billed Gull - 5
18. Common Raven - 2
19. Black-capped Chickadee - 6
20. Mallard Duck - 1
21. Common Loon - 3
22. Hooded Merganser - 1
23. Herring Gull - 1
24. Pileated Woodpecker - 1

25. Bonaparte's Gull - 7

26. Common Yellowthroat - 1
27. Kestrel - 1
28. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
29. House Finch - 1
30. Turkey Vulture - 1 (Little Iron Lake)

All the birds above were seen around Gunflint Lake, unless otherwise noted.  The bird species below were around Grand Marais, Minnesota:

31. Canada Goose - 1

The species below are already listed above, but there were additional numbers for the Grand Marais area.

Herring Gull - 16
Ring-billed Gull - 4
American Crow - 5

I'm still working on my Big Year list.  My Big Day added 5 new entries to my Big Year:

53. Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) - Gunflint Lake, MN
54. Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) - Gunflint Lake, MN
55. Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) - Gunflint Lake, MN
56. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) - Gunflint Lake, MN
57. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) - Gunflint Lake, MN