Caribou Highlands Lodge at Lusten Mountain
sits in the midst of the annual spring and
fall bird migration pathways. In early April,
the first of migrating birds began to show
up, including bald eagles and falcons. The
majority of all migrant birds push through
mid- to late-May. Right around Labor Day,
the nighthawk migration occurs followed
by the songbird movement and then the raptor
migration of late September through October.
One of the best places in all of the U.S.
and Canada to watch fall migrating raptors
is along Minnesota's North Shore.
- Raptors eagles, falcons
and hawks best seen in September and October
- Common Raven look for their
V-shaped
tails and huge bills
seen year-round
- Shorebirds wading birds
including sandpipers
and plovers
best seen at river
mouths in
April - May and August - September
- Herring Gulls the big gray-and-white
gulls most
folks call
seagulls
seen year-round, less prominent
in winter
- Wood Warblers many species
of these
insect-eating
birds here
when insects
are in season, late-May
to early-September
- Winter Ducks Harlequins
and Scoters best seen late-October into
January
- Ruffed Grouse also
known as partridge often heard in the
spring when the male drums (repeatedly
flaps his wings) and hunted in September
and October
- Loons common loon, Minnesota's
state bird
best seen
on Lake Superior
during spring
and fall
migration
seen throughout
summer on
inland lakes,
where they nest and feed
- Spring Boreal Birding Festival late
May in Grand Marais
- Autumn Migration Birding Festival October
in Grand Marais Details on the events, workshops
and how to obtain a Birder's Guide to Cook
County can be found at the website of
the event host, the North House Folk School
in Grand Marais. www.northhouse.org
Inquire at the front desk, and they will
tell you more. |
