Ely Field Naturalists

I very seldom get morning doves at my feeders but one showed up today. I've only got thistle and

Mary flushed an American woodcock from lakeshore shrubs by our house today during the storm. She

Today I had redpoll for the first time this winter! Chris On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM Bill Tefft

Saw a male perched along highway 21 about five miles west of Babbitt on Wednesday, April 1st. Steve

I saw one gliding over Hwy 1 on Wednesday afternoon. Johnnie Raven Words Press

Around 4 pm saw 2-3 in backyard under bushes. Only could see yellowish stripe of their badges. When

Two chipping sparrows sited 3 pm Tuesday April 2 on ground under bushes where I'd tossed mixed

I'm 3/4 mile west of White Iron. Really all I've had all winter have been chickadees and a

We had an odd juxtaposition here as well. Yesterday was our first-of-year robin, and today we had our

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Saw my first of the year on White Street in Ely this morning. Bill Tefft efn...@gmail.com 218-235-

In any case or name for the color of the crissum or undertail coverts, the feathers that cover the

There have been discussions of Steve's sighting of a meadowlark on the Cloquest Line recently and

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Thank you for the heads up On Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 9:39 AM Mike Ruzich <michae...@att.net>

A number of years ago I documented a western meadowlark nest and several other singing males on the

Hi all, We have had a good sized flock of redpoll show up this week and today several junco. Yay!

Very nice! Nancy jo Tubbs nan...@frontiernet.net 218.365.3181 (new May 2025) 1213 E. Washington St.

Norma, you likely have more than one snowshoe hare around your place. I know that a couple other

Great to hear about the Junco… I thought that Pine Grosbeak's were long gone by now, lucky you

And I'm sorry that I was too dense to get the joke. But in all seriousness, winter and alcohol

I don't know how much great horned owls will be vocalizing now. But they began nesting earlier in

I've been hearing Northern Saw-whet and Barred Owls but no Great Horned Owls. Anyone heard any

I saw a small flock of snow buntings along 169 about 2 miles east of Winton. Spring is coming. Swans

Nice Mike! Thanks. Steve Engel 35 Hemlock Circle Babbitt, MN 55706 https://mywildtracks.com/ 218-343-

With a little better lighting, I returned to the Shagawa River on Thursday, March 19. Only saw 2

I finally got a chance to head over to the Shagawa River (hwy 88 bridge) to check out the Trumpeters.

I thought that today was rather raw and unpleasant. I thought we could all use a reminder of what

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Dear Chip, Definitely: scent marking. Breeding season is starting now, so males, such as the one in