After several days of easterly winds, the birds are now again moving in numbers near the Shore. At Silver Bay today, impressive Purple Finch and American Crow flights were observed. We are still waiting for some of our northern species to make a showing (Rough-legged hawks, Redpolls, Snow Buntings, Golden Eagles). Maybe tomorrow?
Tomorrow we will be at Pincushion Mountain up the Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais. Sunrise is at 7:15am. See you there!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The Migration is back on.
After a few slow days along the North Shore, the short-distance migrants are on the move again... in the thousands. Robins, Rusty Blackbirds, Pipits, and Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers make up the bulk of the movement.
A researcher will be at the Knife River Wayside on Thursday Oct 7th, Wolf Rock near Castle Danger (off of the Superior Hiking Trail) on Friday Oct 8th, and the Lax Lake Overlook on either Saturday or Sunday depending on wind direction. If the winds are out of the east, we generally see less birds so if west winds occur on Sunday and not Saturday, we will survey Lax Lake on Sunday instead.
A researcher will be at the Knife River Wayside on Thursday Oct 7th, Wolf Rock near Castle Danger (off of the Superior Hiking Trail) on Friday Oct 8th, and the Lax Lake Overlook on either Saturday or Sunday depending on wind direction. If the winds are out of the east, we generally see less birds so if west winds occur on Sunday and not Saturday, we will survey Lax Lake on Sunday instead.
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