American Three-toed Woodpecker Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_008984A beetle infestation of Tamaracks has been a boon for American Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers...and birders! [March; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
American Three-toed Woodpecker Sax-Zim MN IMG_006859American Three-toed Woodpeckers made a major invasion into northern Minnesota in 2006-2008. This is a male [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Bald Eagle in aspens CR47 St. Louis Co MN IMG_2078
An adult Bald Eagle jumps off a perch[December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]An adult Bald Eagle jumps off a perch[December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
American Tree Sparrow and Junco Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_4188
American Tree Sparrow Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_4174
American Tree Sparrow Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_4180
Bald Eagle at carcass CR47 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8307
Bald Eagle at carcass CR47 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8312
Bald Eagle CR133 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_3160
Bald Eagle feeding on carcass CR229-29 Racek’s Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8270
Bald Eagle Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_1734More and more Bald Eagles are staying north in the winter. A road-killed deer is a gourmet meal for our nation's symbol [December; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]
Bald Eagle Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_1743More and more Bald Eagles are staying north in the winter. A road-killed deer is a gourmet meal for our nation's symbol [December; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]
Bald Eagle Stone Lk Rd Sax-Zim MN IMG_0004357Bald Eagles may sit patiently for hours near a pool of open water [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]
Black-backed Woodpecker male Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_6170
Black-backed Woodpecker McDavitt Rd Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074593
Black-backed Woodpecker McDavitt Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8768
Black-backed Woodpecker McDavitt Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8795
Black-backed Woodpecker Sax-Zim Bog MN _6386Black-backed Woodpeckers flake bark off coniferous trees looking for beetle grubs [February; Sax-Zim Bog Minnesota]
Boreal Chickadee Admiral Rd feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074370
Boreal Chickadee Admiral Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0032512
Boreal Chickadee and Black-capped Chickadee Admiral Rd feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN
Boreal Chickadee [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]Boreal Chickadee [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Brown Creeper Admiral Rd feeders Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0076252
Brown Creeper Owl Ave Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0073624
Common Raven CR7 heat shimmer through from open car window Sax-Zim Bog IMG_0073163
Common Raven Owl Ave Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074192
Common Raven Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0072684
Common Redpoll Admiral Rd Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0003094Common Redpolls often arrive with the first flakes of snow [December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Common Redpoll Admiral Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0076238
Common Redpoll male [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]Common Redpoll male [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Common Redpoll Owl Ave Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0073601
Common Redpoll Welcome Center feeders Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_2666
Common Redpoll Welcome Center feeders Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_2720
Common Redpoll Welcome Center Owl Avenue Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8181
Common Redpolls thistle feeder Owl Ave Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0073581
Downy Woodpecker Admiral Rd Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0003138Downy Woodpecker approaching a deer carcass for a meal of suet [December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Downy Woodpecker at suet feeder [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]Downy Woodpecker at suet feeder [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Evening Grosbeak group bird bath Mary Lou’s feeders CR444 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8234
Evening Grosbeak Mary Lou’s feeders CR444 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_3796
Evening Grosbeak Morse’s feeders Blue Spruce Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_008884
Evening Grosbeak Morse’s feeders Blue Spruce Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_008916
feeder Evening Grosbeak PIne Grosbeak Morses Blue Spruce Rd Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074648
feeder Evening Grosbeak PIne Grosbeak Morses Blue Spruce Rd Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074649
Gray Jay Admiral Rd Sax-Zim MN IMG_0004274Gray Jays cache much food for use throughout the winter. A deer carcass may provide many meals [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]
Gray Jay Admiral Road feeders Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_3453
Gray Jay Arkola Rd Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0033892
Great Gray Owl hunting in snow McDavitt Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8446
Great Gray Owl Nichols Lake Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8144
Hairy Woodpecker Admiral Rd feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074362
Hoary Redpoll Admiral Rd feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074389
Hoary Redpoll Admiral Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0076263
Hoary Redpoll Watsula Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8530
Hoary Redpoll Watsula Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8588
Northern Shrike CR47 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_1480
Northern Shrike Sax-Zim Bog_3008263
Northern Shrike Stone Lake Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_4989
Pileated Woodpecker Owl Ave feeders Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0054222
Pileated Woodpecker Welcome Center Owl Avenue Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8104
Pine Grosbeak Admiral Rd feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0032477
Pine Grosbeak Admiral Rd feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0032496
Pine Grosbeak Blue Spruce Rd Sax-Zim MN IMG_008381Pine Grosbeaks come south to northern states in winter [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Pine Grosbeak Blue Spruce Rd. Sax-Zim MN IMG_008366Pine Grosbeaks come south to northern states in winter [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Pine Grosbeak feeder Admiral Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0018454
Pine Grosbeak female Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0032473
Pine Grosbeak Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_1408Pine Grosbeaks favor mountain ash berries, crabapples and ash seeds in winter [January; Lake County, Knife River, Minnesota]
Purple Finch male Welcome Center Owl Avenue Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_5590
Purple Finch Welcome Center Owl Ave Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_1332
Purple Finch Welcome Center Owl Avenue Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8187
Red-breasted Nuthatch Admiral Road feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0018462 (1)
Red-breasted Nuthatch Admiral Road feeder Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0018462
Red-breasted Nuthatch peanut butter Admiral Rd feeders Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0074343
Rough-legged Hawk CR29 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0643
Rough-legged Hawk CR29 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0661
Rough-legged Hawk dark morph Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0002968A stunning dark morph Rough-legged Hawk hunts for mice and voles in winter [December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Rough-legged Hawk on ground Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0002954A Rough-legged Hawk feeding on a small rodent it just caught [December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
Rough-legged Hawk Sax Rd Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8225
Rough-legged Hawk Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0072666
Rough-legged Hawk Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0072672
Rough-legged Hawk soaring Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_8282
Ruffed Grouse Arkola-CR52 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0072905
Ruffed Grouse Arkola-CR52 Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0072908
Ruffed Grouse snow roosting Watsula Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_3081
Ruffed Grouse Stickney Road Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_4493
Sharp-shinned Hawk Owl Avenue feeder site Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0072693
Sharp-tailed Grouse Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0072674
Sharp-tailed Grouse winter Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_008920
Snow Buntings Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_0948Snow Buntings gather in large flocks in the winter; often feeding in weedy fields and alongside roads and railroad tracks [January; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]
White-winged Crossbill female Sax-Zim Bog MN IMG_1421