Those Nutty Nuthatches
08/23/10 — Gunflint Trail, Minnesota — It was a hot and windy day so we opted to hang out around camp instead of going out in the canoe. The Nuthatches were my entertainment for the day. It’s fun to watch them flutter around pine cones, picking out seeds and bringing them to another tree. Their calls sound like nasal beeps.
The Red-breasted Nuthatch was just one of the species involved in entertaining me on vacation. Here is the list of birds I saw on our week-long camping trip at the edge of the Boundary Waters. (One thing I’ve learned about birders is that they like to make lists.)
- White-throated Sparrow
- Cedar Waxwing
- American Robin
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Gray Jay
- Common Grackle
- American Crow
- Common Raven
- Ring-billed Gull
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Loon
- Hooded Merganser
- Mallard
- Turkey Vulture
- Osprey
- Bald Eagle
Tags: Birds, Birdwatching, BWCA, Camping
