Our North Shore, Lake Superior from Duluth to Grand Marais, is always good for birding, but never better than in the fall. Here is a list of birds seen by groups of birders last weekend.

Red Phalarope, Silver Bay

Mountain Bluebird, Two Harbors

American Golden-Plover, Grand Marais campground

Pacific Loon, Taconite Harbor

Warbling Vireo, Knife River

Marsh Wren, Two Harbors

At least five Townsend's Solitaires, Grand Marais, Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais, Knife River (photo below)

Hoary Redpoll, Grand Marais and Croftville Road east of Grand Marais

White-winged and Black Scoter, Grand Marais harbor

Common Redpolls, thousands streaming along the lakeshore between Lutsen and Grand Marais.

Bohemian Waxwings, Grand Marais

Plus many American Robins, five Bald Eagles and four Rough-legged Hawks along Highway 61

between Lutsen and Grand Marais, and many Snow Buntings and Horned Larks along

various driveways.

Our thanks to Kim Eckert for posting this information to the Minnesota birding email list.