Saturday: February 10th As fun and exciting as birding trips are, they are hard! Combining weeks of planning, expectation, money expended, and research with travel, sleep deprivation, and constant contact with others (no matter how much you like them) can cause friction. But it's all part of the trip. And it makes it memorable. That's how I remember day 3 of our trip. After our previous full day at the Bog, we were not in such a hurry to get started. Our researching lead us away from another visit to Sax-Zim and towards Two Harbors and even further to Lake County (though not to Grand Marais as we originally planned). We started the day leisurely, heading towards Highway 61, the mecca of Boreal Owl irruption reports, and stopping for breakfast at Uncle Loui's Cafe. They meant it when they said they open at 7. We and others arrived early to sit and wait in the dark. The lights turned on at 7 am sharp, and Phil Collins-the voice of the 80's- began to fill the room. We ...
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