It was fun this morning watching a Merlin (a Boreal forest falcon) work at catching breakfast (other birds). Merlins are fast and quite acrobatic. The falcon was at Slag Point which already has migrating shorebirds plus summer grassland bird residents. I suspect this Merlin nested in the nearby forest.

In addition, if you love wildflowers, a walk out to the point takes you past thousands and thousands of flowers in blossom including black-eyed susans and native purple bee balm. Learn more about Slag Point in my website’s section on Minnesota Birding Locations (includes GPS Google Maps coordinates/links)