There is a lot of driving around in the Soo. A lot! But there are always things to see. Someone once told me "there are no "throw-away" birds up here".
Enter the Northern Shrike we found atop a stand of trees. This guy hawked around and put on a nice little show for us right across the street from a large flock of Common Redpolls. We also found a ton of Redpolls at the Dunbar feeders accompanied by a whole lot of Pine Siskins. Great looks at both speices for all of us. We also found a great flock of Pine Grosbeaks at the Dunbar Park. We watched them feed in the pines and fly around the park for excellent looks. Back at the Dunbar feeders we found a male and a female Evening Grosbeak as well. They are such stunning birds and life birds for most of the group.
A drive up to Whitefish Point at the end of the day was a nice way to finish off a great day. A small flock of Common Redpolls were feeding on the ground with some Black Cappped Chickadee. We watched the flock for a while when all of a sudden two Hoary Redpolls joined the flock. A life bird for the whole group. Awesome!
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