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Sax-Zim Bog, Midwest United States (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Sax-Zim Bog, Midwest United States
Map of Sax-Zim Bog, Midwest United States
Black-backed Woodpecker (
Picoides arcticus
)
Broad-winged Hawk (
Buteo platypterus
)
A boggy area in Northern Minnesota.
Trips
Moving the Car
7/9/2012
: For my next part of the journey, I drove north to the Duluth, Minnesota area to take a guided trip in the Sax-Zim bog. This area is supposed to be a good place to find the Great Gray Owl, and there are a couple of warblers that I was looking for as well.
I arrived in Duluth late at night, and was going to be operating on minimal sleep since we were planning to get started at 5:00AM. I managed to wake up with the time to spare to toast a bagel before meeting up with the group. We spent the better part of 7 hours looking around the bog.
We did not find the owl, but I did find four of my target species for the trip. The mourning warbler was heard but not seen.
Birds 2, Scott 1
Previous Visit (Route 53 Driveby: 7/8/2012)
Next Visit (Tamarack Lake: 7/9/2012)
Species Recorded (55)
Birds ( 55 )
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Wood Duck -
Aix sponsa
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Broad-winged Hawk -
Buteo platypterus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane -
Antigone canadensis
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Wilson's Snipe -
Gallinago delicata
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
( Coccyzidae )
Black-billed Cuckoo -
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker -
Dryocopus pileatus
Black-backed Woodpecker -
Picoides arcticus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Olive-sided Flycatcher -
Contopus cooperi
Alder Flycatcher -
Empidonax alnorum
Eastern Phoebe -
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-capped Chickadee -
Poecile atricapillus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren -
Cistothorus stellaris
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Golden-crowned Kinglet -
Regulus satrapa
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Veery -
Catharus fuscescens
Eastern Bluebird -
Sialia sialis
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Nashville Warbler -
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Dickcissel -
Spiza americana
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Le Conte's Sparrow -
Ammospiza leconteii
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Purple Finch -
Haemorhous purpureus
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
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