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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
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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
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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