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Sax-Zim Bog Birding Trips - Spring & Summer 2012

Here are just some of the beautiful spectacles of scenery, birds & more that can be seen throughout the northwoods of Minnesota and Wisconsin! All of the photos in this gallery were taken while I was leading my own. Enjoy!

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Sunrise, deep in the bog
Sunrise, deep in the bog		 American Robin, taking a little breather, from a long night of migrating northward!
American Robin, taking a little breather, from a long night of migrating northward!		 Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Black-backed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker		 Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier		 Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier
Beaver damn, along the edge of Stone Lake
Beaver damn, along the edge of Stone Lake		 Moose!!
Moose!!		 Leatherleaf in front of Labrador Tea
Leatherleaf in front of Labrador Tea
Labrador Tea
Labrador Tea		 Wilson's Snipe, winnowing!
Wilson's Snipe, winnowing!		 Brewer's Blackbird - look at that gorgeous sheen!
Brewer's Blackbird - look at that gorgeous sheen!
Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird		 American Kestrel pair
American Kestrel pair		 Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher		 Adult female Northern Harrier
Adult female Northern Harrier		 Tree Swallow and Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow and Barn Swallow
Tree Swallows at a nest box
Tree Swallows at a nest box		 Blue Jay
Blue Jay		 Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow		 Chipping Sparrow, looking cute for the camera
Chipping Sparrow, looking cute for the camera		 Magnolia Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Mourning Warbler, preparing for a double boreal dismount, hoping to stick the landing.
Mourning Warbler, preparing for a double boreal dismount, hoping to stick the landing.		 Mourning Warbler
Mourning Warbler		 Mourning Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Female Northern Flicker at the cavity
Female Northern Flicker at the cavity		 Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home		 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow		 Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow		 Spider web in the bog
Spider web in the bog
Sunrise in the bog
Sunrise in the bog		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 Connecticut Warbler!
Connecticut Warbler!
Connecticut Warbler!
Connecticut Warbler!		 Black-and-white Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler		 Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Broad-winged Hawk (juvenile) keeping watch
Broad-winged Hawk (juvenile) keeping watch		 Adult Broad-winged Hawk
Adult Broad-winged Hawk		 Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow		 Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler		 Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler		 Pair of Eastern Bluebirds
Pair of Eastern Bluebirds		 Great Gray Owl in the evening
Great Gray Owl in the evening
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow		 Mourning Warbler
Mourning Warbler		 Butterbutt! (Yellow-rumped Warbler
Butterbutt! (Yellow-rumped Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler		 My Northern Saw-whet Owl photo, hanging up in the Alesche's Lodging near Sax-Zim!
My Northern Saw-whet Owl photo, hanging up in the Alesche's Lodging near Sax-Zim!		 Olive-sided Flycatcher taking off!
Olive-sided Flycatcher taking off!
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a little blurred, but showing off those field marks!
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a little blurred, but showing off those field marks!		 Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Crane		 Swamp Sparow
Swamp Sparow
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan		 Wilson's Snipe in non-winnowing formation
Wilson's Snipe in non-winnowing formation		 Wilson's Snipe Winnowing! Note the open outer tail feathers, which make the sound
Wilson's Snipe Winnowing! Note the open outer tail feathers, which make the sound
Wilson's Snipe against the moon
Wilson's Snipe against the moon		 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher		 Marsh Cinquefoil
Marsh Cinquefoil
Snowshoe Hare
Snowshoe Hare		 Viceroy and White Admiral
Viceroy and White Admiral		 Butterfly
Butterfly
Butterfly head-on
Butterfly head-on		 Butterfly from the side
Butterfly from the side		 Butterfly. Can you see him?
Butterfly. Can you see him?
Butterfly
Butterfly		 Calla lily
Calla lily		 Calla lily
Calla lily
Calla lily
Calla lily		 Cottongrass
Cottongrass		 Cottongrass
Cottongrass
Four-spotted Skimmer
Four-spotted Skimmer		 Flax
Flax		 flower.jpg
flower.jpg
Little fox, trotting around the open field looking for rodents
Little fox, trotting around the open field looking for rodents		 Iris
Iris		 Labrador Tea
Labrador Tea
Black-billed Magpie, keeping cool in the shade
Black-billed Magpie, keeping cool in the shade		 Monarchs
Monarchs		 Polyphemus Moth
Polyphemus Moth
Moth
Moth		 Moth
Moth		 Moth
Moth
Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak		 Porcupine
Porcupine		 Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupine		 Rushes are round
Rushes are round		 Skunk Cabbage
Skunk Cabbage
Sunset in Sax-Zim Bog
Sunset in Sax-Zim Bog		 My birding group for the day! We had so much fun!
My birding group for the day! We had so much fun!		 Enjoying the birds
Enjoying the birds
Watching the porcupine that afternoon
Watching the porcupine that afternoon		 American Redstart (male)
American Redstart (male)		 Blackburnian Warbler (male)
Blackburnian Warbler (male)
Cape May Warbler (male)
Cape May Warbler (male)		 Dickcissel
Dickcissel		 Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Nashville Warbler fledgling begging for food!
Nashville Warbler fledgling begging for food!		 Nashville Warbler taking it easy
Nashville Warbler taking it easy		 Purple Finch (male)
Purple Finch (male)
Fledgling Song Sparrow
Fledgling Song Sparrow		 Wilson's Snipe winnowing (note the outermost tail feathers)
Wilson's Snipe winnowing (note the outermost tail feathers)		 Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe
Bog Habitat
Bog Habitat		 Garter Snakes
Garter Snakes		 Spotted Coralroot
Spotted Coralroot
Brewer's Blackbird female (left) and Red-winged Blackbird male (right)
Brewer's Blackbird female (left) and Red-winged Blackbird male (right)		 Dickcissel
Dickcissel		 Dickcissel
Dickcissel
Eastern Bluebird (male)
Eastern Bluebird (male)		 Purple Finches!
Purple Finches!		 Northern Pearly Eyes (group on left), Red Admiral (back right), White Admiral (front right)
Northern Pearly Eyes (group on left), Red Admiral (back right), White Admiral (front right)
Tiger Swallowtail and bee
Tiger Swallowtail and bee		 Polyphemus Moth
Polyphemus Moth		 butterfly1.jpg
butterfly1.jpg
This mass of water is usually about 2-3 feet wide at the most
This mass of water is usually about 2-3 feet wide at the most		 Iris in the bog
Iris in the bog		 Painted Turtle that I rescued from the Bagley Pond parkinglot
Painted Turtle that I rescued from the Bagley Pond parkinglot
Tiger Swallowtail
Tiger Swallowtail		 Pre-sunrise. Photo taken at 4:24am
Pre-sunrise. Photo taken at 4:24am		 After an hour of listening for those little, elusive Yellow Rail
After an hour of listening for those little, elusive Yellow Rail
Sunrise, at 4:43am
Sunrise, at 4:43am		 Bobolink male
Bobolink male		 Train hauling iron ore pellets
Train hauling iron ore pellets
Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 Great Gray Owl about to dive off!
Great Gray Owl about to dive off!		 Great Gray Owl taking flight
Great Gray Owl taking flight
Great Gray Owl... big, deep wingbeats
Great Gray Owl... big, deep wingbeats		 Great Gray Owl, on its way into the woods
Great Gray Owl, on its way into the woods		 Wilson's Snipe... letting all of the other creatures know he's here, and ready to do some winnowing
Wilson's Snipe... letting all of the other creatures know he's here, and ready to do some winnowing
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow		 Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird		 Black-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Black-backed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker		 Broad-winged Hawk (juvenile)
Broad-winged Hawk (juvenile)		 Cliff Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco		 Northern Pearly Eye
Northern Pearly Eye		 Purple Finch (female)
Purple Finch (female)
butterflies
butterflies		 fritillaries
fritillaries		 The birding group, after an extra fun day of birding
The birding group, after an extra fun day of birding
Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole		 Black-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo		 Bobolink (male)
Bobolink (male)
Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird		 Broad-winged Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk		 Dickcissel
Dickcissel
Family of Sandhill Cranes
Family of Sandhill Cranes		 Le Conte's Sparrow was singing in this field
Le Conte's Sparrow was singing in this field		 Ferocious beast of the bog :)
Ferocious beast of the bog :)
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird		 Le Conte's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow		 Gray Ghost (adult male Northern Harrier)
Gray Ghost (adult male Northern Harrier)
Gray Ghost (adult male Northern Harrier)
Gray Ghost (adult male Northern Harrier)		 Gray Ghost (adult male Northern Harrier)
Gray Ghost (adult male Northern Harrier)		 Savannah Sparrow - cute and mean stare
Savannah Sparrow - cute and mean stare
Painted Turtle
Painted Turtle		 Swallows
Swallows		 American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole		 Black-and-white Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler		 Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Juvenile Common Yellowthroat
Juvenile Common Yellowthroat		 Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler		 Sedge Wren
Sedge Wren
Dew on the Dogwood
Dew on the Dogwood		 Spiderweb Dew
Spiderweb Dew		 Sunrise in the bog
Sunrise in the bog
Dew Drops
Dew Drops		 Bobolinks
Bobolinks		 Clay-colored Sparrows! Can you find all four?
Clay-colored Sparrows! Can you find all four?
Clay-colored Sparrow bouncing around
Clay-colored Sparrow bouncing around		 Chesnut-sided Warbler
Chesnut-sided Warbler		 Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe		 Mourning Doves (immature on left, adult on right)
Mourning Doves (immature on left, adult on right)		 After a day of guiding & birding with my good friends from Ohio, Bob & Paula
After a day of guiding & birding with my good friends from Ohio, Bob & Paula
Paula and Bob
Paula and Bob		 Tree Swallows
Tree Swallows		 Dragonfly
Dragonfly
Beautiful red dragonfly
Beautiful red dragonfly		 Fritillary
Fritillary		 Sunflower - I'm thinking a little bird planted this one!
Sunflower - I'm thinking a little bird planted this one!
White Admiral
White Admiral

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