Late May Birds

I have seen several new bird species since my trip to the Twin Cities earlier this month.  My birding has brought me to Grand Marais, Hungry Jack Lake, and Gunflint Lake.  If the weather holds, I plan to bird the Gunflint Trail, and the North Shore of Lake Superior in the next few days.  Here are species 80 - 84 of my Big Year:

80. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) - Grand Marais Harbor, MN
81. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Gunflint Lake, MN
82. Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) - Honeymoon Bluff, Hungry Jack Lake, MN
83. Northern Parula (Parula americana) - Gunflint Lake, MN
84. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) - Gunflint Lake, MN

Below are some of the other species I have photographed over the past few days:

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Common Loon (Gavia immer) on nest by Chik-wauk Lodge and Nature Center

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Mallard Hens (Anas platyrhynchos)

American Black Duck Hen (Anas rubripes)
You can see this is a hen because of  the olive-colored bill.  Drakes have a yellow bill.