Grand Portage Bay Frozen Over

Yesterday on the bus ride home, I saw an animal running across the ice cover on Grand Portage Bay. It was hard to tell what it was, maybe a wolf or a coyote. It was a great sight to see. The ice did not appear to be very thick, and this morning it was already broken up. Winter offers such great animal sightings...keep your eyes open!


(Photo taken by Paul Sundberg with the MN DNR and taken from http://samcook.areavoices.com/)

Get Your Hummingbird Feeders Ready!

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are getting closer every day.


According to the migration map at hummingbirds.net they have been sighted in Duluth on May 2, so if the weather is nice we can expect them on the North Shore any day.

(photo from here)

Be sure to clean your feeder well with hot water and a very mild bleach solution, then rinse and dry it thoroughly. You can make your own nectar with a 4 parts water to 1 part sugar solution. According to some observers they prefer cane sugar, and there is no need to add anything such as dye. Keep your feeders clean and filled and you can enjoy observing these tiny winged jewels all summer long.