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An interesting perspective on where I like to go birding in NE Minnesota … my private pins over the course of many years. While obviously the Gunflint Trail is a cool area, Grand Marais is too far from my home for a daily birding starting point (2.25 hours). Almost all of these pins are locations within 1.5 hours of my home and cabin. Owl locations are only a fraction of the spots.amityamity

Greg Garmer, who is a dear friend of mine, died in a tragic accident Sunday afternoon, but while enjoying the outdoors which he truly loved. Greg went ice skating on St. Louis Bay backwater ice, broke through the ice and drowned.

Post Update: Greg’s Memorial service was held Saturday, December 28th at 11:00 Central time. At present, you may watch a recording of Greg’s memorial service via First Lutheran Church Duluth’s YouTube Channel. Here is the direct YouTube Link to the recording of Greg’s service End Post Update.

Greg was a a long time member of the Duluth Audubon / Northeastern Minnesota Birding Alliance and frequently went on sponsored outings such as the warbler walks. Greg rarely missed a chapter meeting. In addition, Greg is a retired Lutheran pastor and many Duluth churches are in a state of shock.

He was first my pastor, and but then so much more after he retired … including my birding buddy. We often spent hours in the car together as we drove to remote spots in northern Minnesota. Here Greg is looking for late migrating ducks out over a lake in the BWCA to which we had hiked.

Greg … these birds I saw yesterday morning are for you. Before hearing the news about Greg, I had been up at Sax-Zim Bog before sunrise. It is very appropriate that the last bird I saw in the Bog was a Northern Shrike.