Wildlife Update: July 6, 2020
Weather has been extremely hot in the Grantsburg area within the last two weeks. We have had most days with temperatures in the high 80’s, and some days into the 90’s. This hot weather is supposed to continue for at least the next week. If you have plans to come visit Crex Meadows, Fish Lake, or Amsterdam Sloughs properties, it is a good idea to come before the hottest parts of the day (morning or late evening), as wildlife will be more active at those times.
Even though the spring migration has mostly come to a close, there is still lots of wildlife to be seen this time of the year! This is a great time to come out to try to see young wildlife with their parents. We have many families of Trumpeter Swans, Sandhill Cranes, various Ducks, Black Bear, Whitetail Deer, and much more!
Highlights on our list this week were: River Otter, Fisher, Least Bittern, American Bittern, Bobolink, Dickcissel, Golden-winged Warbler, and Red-necked Grebe.
Birds spotted in Crex Meadows, Fish Lake, Amsterdam Sloughs, and Grantsburg Area within the last week:
American Bittern
American Black Duck
American Goldfinch
American Redstart
American Robin
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Black Tern
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-billed Cuckoo
Black-capped Chickdee
Blue Jay
Blue-winged Teal
Bobolink
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown Thrasher
Brown-headed Cowbird
Canada Goose
Cedar Waxwing
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Loon
Common Nighthawk
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat
Dickcissel
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Eastern Wood-pewee
European Starling
Field Sparrow
Golden-winged Warbler
Grasshopper Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Great Blue Heron
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Egret
Green Heron
Green-winged Teal
Hairy Woodpecker
Hermit Thrush
Hooded Merganser
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Least Bittern
Lesser Scaup
Mallard
Marsh Wren
Mourning Dove
Nashville Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Osprey
Ovenbird
Pied-billed Grebe
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Warbler
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-necked Grebe
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Ring-necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Sandhill Crane
Savannah Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Sedge Wren
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Trumpeter Swan
Turkey Vulture
Veery
Warbling Vireo
White-breated Nuthatch
Wild Turkey
Wilson's Snipe
Wood Duck
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-throated Vireo
Mammals Spotted:
Beaver
Black Bear
Eastern Chipmunk
Fisher
Fox Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Gray Wolf
Muskrat
Raccoon
Red Fox
Red Squirrel
River Otter
White-tailed Deer
Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel
**See something out on our properties that isn’t on the list? Feel free to send us a report or stop in and tell us the story! We are always happy to hear observations from our visitors!