Last Sunday was the annual Peshekee Grade Christmas Bird Count. I went with a few birders from around Marquette. At our first spot we were treated to a Barred Owl.
We then headed up to the town of Champion. On the edge of town we stumbled upon a street corner loaded with birds! There were Evening Grosbeaks everywhere! We counted about 80 all together! There were also some Pine Siskins and a few Purple Finches.
After that we headed to the Peshekee Grade. A quick walk through a boreal marsh yielded us 3 Red Breasted Nuthach, 12 Black Capped Chickadees and 2 Boreal Chickadees! Unfortunately, I wasnt able to get a picture of either of the Boreal Chickadees.
A panorama of the Boreal Marsh
Farther down the road we ran into the other group of birders. They found two Gray Jays!
These two Gray Jays are very tame and are trained to eat of the hand! I was able handfeed them a few times.
Gray Jay about to land on my Hand
We added a few more grosbeaks (including 6 Pine), Siskins and redpolls.
We ended with 23 Species.
We ended with 23 Species.