Birds of the Gunflint Trail

May 8, 2019

Text and photos by John Silliman
Gunflint Lodge Head Naturalist

We saw a lot of great birds on the Gunflint Trail in April. More birds, like the common loon and northern hawk owl, have arrived in May. It seems like I see new species every day.

1. American Crow

2. American Robin

3. American Tree Sparrow

4. Bald Eagle

5. Barred Owl

6. Black-capped Chickadee

7. Blue Jay

8. Brown-headed Cowbird

9. Common Grackle

10. Common Raven

11. Common Redpoll

12. Dark-eyed Junco

13. Downy Woodpecker

14. Hairy Woodpecker

15. Hermit Thrush

16. Hoary Redpoll

17. Mallard Duck

18. Merlin

19. Northern Flicker

20. Northern Saw-whet Owl

21. Pileated Woodpecker

22. Pine Siskin

23. Purple Finch

24. Red-breasted Nuthatch

25. Red-winged Blackbird

26. Ring-billed Gull

27. Ruffed Grouse

28. White-throated Sparrow

29. Winter Wren

30. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Happy Birding!