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
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| Herring Gull |
27. Ring-billed Gull - Grand Marais, MN
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| Ring-billed Gull |
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| Ring-billed Gulls |
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| Ring-billed Gull |
28. Merlin - Artist Point, Grand Marais, MN
29. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Grand Marais, MN
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| Yellow-Rumped Warbler |
30. Harlequin Duck - Grand Marais Harbor, MN
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| Harlequin Ducks |
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| Harlequin Duck |
Here are a few other bird pictures from today of birds previously entered on my Big Year list:
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| Bufflehead |
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| Bufflehead (Female) |
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| Bufflehead |
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| Bufflehead (Female) in Grand Marais, MN Marina |
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| Flock of Buffleheads |
