Just got back from a spring trip, we base camped on Bald Eagle and did day trips to Turtle and Pietro. One of the guys in our group is working on his PhD in ecology and confirmed this list of bird species during the trip. Thought folks here on the board would find it interesting.

X Canada Goose
X Trumpeter Swan
X Mallard
X Bufflehead
X Hooded Merganser
X Common Merganser
X Ruffed Grouse
X Eastern Whip-poor-will
X Ruby-throated Hummingbird
X Sandhill Crane
X Spotted Sandpiper
X Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs
X Herring Gull
X tern sp.
X Common Loon
X Turkey Vulture
X Sharp-shinned Hawk
X Bald Eagle
X Belted Kingfisher
X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
X Red-bellied Woodpecker
X Downy Woodpecker
X Hairy Woodpecker
X Pileated Woodpecker
X Northern Flicker
X Merlin
X Empidonax sp.
X Blue-headed Vireo
X Philadelphia Vireo
X Red-eyed Vireo
X Canada Jay
X Blue Jay
X American Crow
X Common Raven
X Black-capped Chickadee
X Tree Swallow
X Red-breasted Nuthatch
X House Wren
X Veery
X American Robin
X Chipping Sparrow
X White-throated Sparrow
X Song Sparrow
X Red-winged Blackbird
X Common Grackle
X Ovenbird
X Black-and-white Warbler
X Nashville Warbler
X Northern Parula
X Magnolia Warbler
X Yellow Warbler
X Chestnut-sided Warbler
X Yellow-rumped Warbler
X Scarlet Tanager
X Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Thanks for posting this. You might want to post on the Bird Watchers forum as well:

Bird Watchers

That is cool. I bet they woke you up in the morning. :-)

And to think what we are missing! Many people want to see a moose, but the forest has so much more to offer.

Incredible, thanks for sharing. Is the list a combination of visual and vocal ID or did he put eyes on all of these?

That’s a really impressive list - thanks for sharing it.

I love it!

Was wondering same - visual or ear? Either way, terrific list. Was surprised no winter wren or ruby crowned kinglet. This is great! Thanks for posting.

Very interesting, that is an impressive list. I am looking up the species I am not familiar with. Maybe I can spot them my next trip. thanks for the post

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fadersup: "Incredible, thanks for sharing. Is the list a combination of visual and vocal ID or did he put eyes on all of these?"

I think it was a combo although I’m pretty sure he got a visual on most of them. His binoculars were always handy.

That's a lot of different birds!

One of the many things I like to do when up north is listen and look for different birds.

Thanks!

I keep a list every year, I will post to the Bird forum from last June on Lynx and when I get back from my solo trip starting June 5th on Loon.

rdgbwca: "That is cool. I bet they woke you up in the morning. :-)"

Our alarm clock was the male grouse whose drumming log was about 20’ back from the tents. I’ve heard them many times, but this was the 1st time I’d actually seen one do it. We could walk up fairly close to him before he’d hop off his perch and scurry away. He’d start before dawn every morning, same spot on the same log, and do his routine every 8 minutes or so until dusk. We all wished him luck on our exit day!

fadersup: "Incredible, thanks for sharing. Is the list a combination of visual and vocal ID or did he put eyes on all of these?"

He said he got a visual on all but 3 or 4 on the list, and there were a few warbler songs he wasn’t able to identify.

Thanks for posting! Super cool to have this list. There are a couple on their whose range I didn't realize extended that far north!

Bonvicken: "

rdgbwca: "That is cool. I bet they woke you up in the morning. :-)"

Our alarm clock was the male grouse whose drumming log was about 20’ back from the tents. "

Wow. That is a unique alarm clock.

Now for the next question. Were you able to verify the presence of any small mouthed or big eyed or sharp toothed fish in Bald Eagle Lake?

rdgbwca: "

Bonvicken: "

rdgbwca: "That is cool. I bet they woke you up in the morning. :-)"

Our alarm clock was the male grouse whose drumming log was about 20’ back from the tents. "

Wow. That is a unique alarm clock.


Now for the next question. Were you able to verify the presence of any small mouthed or big eyed or sharp toothed fish in Bald Eagle Lake?"

We did well fishing. Smallies, pike, walleye, crappie and even a couple of dinky perch!

X Empidonax ! I’m using that from now on.

jwartman59: "X Empidonax ! I’m using that from now on."

Or you could go with “Gnatmaster”!

ThreeRivers: "I keep a list every year, I will post to the Bird forum from last June on Lynx and when I get back from my solo trip starting June 5th on Loon. "

It would be pretty cool to have a master list of all birds spotted within the boundaries of the BWCAW.

Truly impressive list! Nice to know there are other members that love our feathered friends!

Bonvicken: "

jwartman59: "X Empidonax ! I’m using that from now on."

Or you could go with “Gnatmaster”!
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+1

Jaywalker: "

ThreeRivers: "I keep a list every year, I will post to the Bird forum from last June on Lynx and when I get back from my solo trip starting June 5th on Loon. "

It would be pretty cool to have a master list of all birds spotted within the boundaries of the BWCAW. "

+1
and dates when observed. Would be interesting to see phenology trends in song bird migration/nesting.

jillpine: "

Jaywalker: "

ThreeRivers: "I keep a list every year, I will post to the Bird forum from last June on Lynx and when I get back from my solo trip starting June 5th on Loon. "

It would be pretty cool to have a master list of all birds spotted within the boundaries of the BWCAW. "

+1
and dates when observed. Would be interesting to see phenology trends in song bird migration/nesting. "

5-17-21 to 5-22-21

bobbwca: "

jillpine: "

Jaywalker: "

ThreeRivers: "I keep a list every year, I will post to the Bird forum from last June on Lynx and when I get back from my solo trip starting June 5th on Loon. "

It would be pretty cool to have a master list of all birds spotted within the boundaries of the BWCAW. "

+1
and dates when observed. Would be interesting to see phenology trends in song bird migration/nesting. "

5-17-21 to 5-22-21"

Understood. I was referencing the idea of a master list.