[mou] North Shore birds - Saturday

[Jim Lind]

Sorry for the late post, but I birded up the North Shore on Saturday 
and saw a few things.  At dawn there was one Short-eared Owl over 
Lake Superior at Good Harbor Bay, and another came in off the lake at 
the Grand Marais campground about 15 minutes later.  Sharon was at 
Split Rock State Park at about 9:00 am and also saw one heading down 
the shore.  We saw another Short-eared at Castle Danger at dusk on 
Saturday, and this evening there was one about 2 miles north of Two 
Harbors along CR12.  With all the birds seen at 40th Ave West and 
other spots in Duluth recently, it seems like a big Short-eared 
migration this fall.

There were 6 Surf Scoters and a flyby White-winged Scoter at Paradise 
Beach on Saturday, and a lone Surf Scoter at Good Harbor Bay.  A 
female Black-backed Woodpecker was at the Grand Marais campground and 
the Am. White Pelican was still in the harbor (I was told that the 
local fishermen are feeding it about 3 herring a day).

Jim Lind
Two Harbors