My local bald eagles … yesterday morning just after sunrise on Stony Point. Momma eagle was just arriving. They often perch together on the tallest white pine. While lots of eagles migrate through the area, we also have resident birds which stay year next to Lake Superior. (a few folks are waiting and want to read my Greenwood Forest Fire Burning Area Post … don’t worry … it’s coming!)
Waiting for one’s mate
Screaming a greeting
The arrival
Starting now through midnight on Black Friday, November 24 (special price extended) … Give the Gift of Owls this Holiday Season at a special price! My children’s owl picture books are on sale. For $41, a 23% discount, which INCLUDES sales tax and shipping, you will receive all three of my owl children’s picture books:
Purchase via PayPal (use any major credit card, no account required). Remember, you may download at no charge a PDF of each story. Use this link to purchase.
One may ONLY order one set of the three books. The price of $41 is a 23% discount from the normal price of $53.10. If you live in the Duluth area, and would like to pick the books up in person at my home, I will refund the $5 shipping fee. All orders will be shipped on Monday, December 4th.
More information about each book (online extras about each species of owl). Remember, you may download at no charge a PDF of each story. Use this link to purchase.
Do You Hoot? – The “true life experiences about a young Great Horned Owlet as it grows up in the forest across from the author’s home.
Smokey Finds a Rainbow! – A story about a young Great Gray Owl, and its explorations through the northern forest in search of a rainbow.
Snowy’s Search for Color! – A story about a young Snowy Owl’s and its search for color.
Before there was Sax-Zim Bog, there was the Willowsippi Wildlife Management Area (WMA)! Sax-Zim has gotten all the publicity over the past decade, but this WMA which is not too far from “The Bog” as the crow flies (or the Great Gray Owl) has a great combination of flatlands, wetlands and Boreal Forest. This used to be where birders in the know looked for Great Gray Owls. 320th Place Road off Aitkin County #18 was the “Admiral and McDavitt Roads” of Willowsippi (Google Maps link). In addition this WMA is only a few miles distant from the Mississippi River (think bird migration highways).
Three mornings ago I drove the 90 minutes over to this region for some birding. It was a fun and very birdy time. How else may one describe seeing 39 Sharp-Tailed Grouse? I need to find their LEK to watch some serious dancing this winter.
In addition, this Northern Shrike and its much bigger Bald Eagle friend were searching for a kill.
Give this area near Hill City a try! Coming from the Duluth area or Sax-Zim Bog you will even get to visit the “Catfish Capital of the World“!