Early this morning I met up with my friends & fellow Duluth birdwatchers Allen and Kim Lokken to guide them around Sax-Zim Bog. We arrived in Sax-Zim a few minutes to 4am, to try our best for Yellow Rail. No such luck for the little buggers. I've never seen or heard a Yellow Rail before, but despite the extra tricky challenge of finding one, we were treated to some amazing views and truly awesome finds while out in the bog today. From watching a Great Gray Owl for nearly two minutes, to hearing several Connecticut Warblers sing their hearts out, it was a fun day to be outside. We had a coyote cross the road at one point, and also got great looks at a stunning male Mourning Warbler singing atop a branch. The Dickcissel near Hwy 7 & Sax Road is still being seen. eBird list from today is below http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11046719 I soaked up a few moments from today, and wanted to share them with you. Enjoy. Sunrise shots http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357156 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357160 Great Gray Owl http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357145 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357144 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357147 Wilson's Snipe http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357154 Lincoln's Sparrow http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357152 Brewer's Blackbird http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357151 Black-billed Cuckoo http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/144357149 Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN -- *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Birding Tours and Bird photography [log in to unmask] www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.facebook.com/NaturallyAvian www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html