[mou] Upper Gunflint Trail Birds - Cook County

[Naturalist]

There have been a lot of birds identified by sight and sound recently on
the upper Gunflint Trail.  In the last two days, the following birds
have been spotted and/or heard.

Gunflint Lodge Trails:
Connecticut Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Veery
Ovenbird
Common Loon (still nesting)
Mallard (with many young)
Common Goldeneye
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse

Caribou Rock Trail:
Northern Raven
Pileated Woodpecker
Turkey Vulture

There are several other birds which have been spotted in recent times,
but not in the last two days.    The following list is entirely from the
Gunflint Lake area.

Black-backed Woodpecker
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Evening Grosbeak
American Kestrel
Red-eyed Vireo
Bald Eagle
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue Jay
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Robin
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Barred Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Broad-winged Hawk
Black and White Warbler

If you would like specific trail locations, feel free to contact me.

John Silliman
Head Naturalist
Gunflint Lodge
naturalist@gunflint.com