Virtually Live 10: Birding the Sax-Zim Bog with Sparky August 4 2020

This August 2020 episode explores Northern Minnesota's Sax-Zim Bog in late summer. Executive Director and Founder of Friends of Sax-Zim Bog, Sparky Stensaas, takes you birding in the "slow" time of year. But a couple cooperative LeConte's Sparrows in a flower-filled field steal the show. We also stop by Nichols Lake/Lake Nichols and bird the bog stretch of Admiral Road where we find Boreal Chickadees, Palm Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Canada jays and more. Sparky also shows us the new platform and bench on Gray Jay Way trail north of the Welcome Center. And we go on a kayak journey on the Whiteface River where a pair of shy River Otters briefly make an appearance. Stunning emerald green and black Ebony Jewelwing damselflies perch along the riverbank. More at the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog website at www.saxzim.org See more of Sparky's photos at www.sparkyphotos.com Sparky's Blog is www.thephotonaturalist.com