In the last few days, I have seen a lot of other birds on the Gunflint Trail. Some of them are pictured below:
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| Male Pine Grosbeak |
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| Male Pine Grosbeak |
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| Common Redpoll |
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| Female Pine Grosbeak |
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| Black-capped Chickadee |
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| Blue Jay |
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
December 5th Birding Update
I have added one new species since my last post, number 129 in my Big Year, the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) on Thanksgiving. They were just around for one day, and all four appeared to all be juveniles.
In the last few days, I have seen a lot of other birds on the Gunflint Trail. Some of them are pictured below:
The Common Redpolls and Pine Grosbeaks migrate to their wintering grounds on the Gunflint Trail from their breeding ground in the Arctic. The Blue Jays and Black-capped Chickadees are here throughout the year.
In the last few days, I have seen a lot of other birds on the Gunflint Trail. Some of them are pictured below:
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