Earlier today I post about a Kamikaze Crow which repeatedly attacked a Bald Eagle down on Park Point (Minnesota Point). The reason I had driven down to the fields is I had had heard there were some Whimbrels stopping over during their long migration up to the Arctic Ocean. Apparently the birds I saw had been blown slightly off course due to strong winds. Normally Whimbrels would migrate through Lake Huron and up to the northern reaches of Hudson Bay. However, it makes sense that they would like the fields at the end of the point … reminds them of the tundra habitat to which they are headed.

Here is a range / migration map from the Cornell School of Ornithology. Learn more about the Whimbrel via their web site. This is why I love migration; one gets to see unusual birds.

I found three Whimbrels in the midst of some Ring Billed Gulls eating bugs. When the next big south wind comes, they will continue their migration.