Monday, April 19, 2021

Birding in Grand Marais - Species 25 - 30

 I had a great birding day in Grand Marais today, adding 6 new species to my Big Year.  The bald eagle, herring gull, and ring-billed gull were expected.  A merlin, yellow-dumped warbler, and two harlequin ducks were great surprises.  Other species I saw were the dark-eyed junco, common grackle, red-winged blackbird, and turkey vulture.  It was a toss up between the two gull species and (oddly enough) the bufflehead as to which species had the most members around Grand Marais.

25. Bald Eagle - Gunflint Trail near Grand Marais, MN

26. Herring Gull - Grand Marais, MN

Herring Gull

27. Ring-billed Gull - Grand Marais, MN

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gulls

Ring-billed Gull

28. Merlin - Artist Point, Grand Marais, MN

29. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Grand Marais, MN

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

30. Harlequin Duck - Grand Marais Harbor, MN

Harlequin Ducks

Harlequin Duck


Here are a few other bird pictures from today of birds previously entered on my Big Year list:


Bufflehead

Bufflehead (Female)

Bufflehead

Bufflehead (Female) in Grand Marais, MN Marina


Flock of Buffleheads





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