Phenology

Height of the berry season.  Blueberries, rasberries, strawberries and thimbleberries are all out in full fruit.  A broad-wing hawk has been spotted for the past few mornings hunting on our road.  The broad-wing is one of the most common hawks on the shore.  Inhabiting the forests of most of eastern North America, the broad-wing are famous for the large flocks or "kettles" that they form during migration.  In 2003, over 100,000 broad-wings were spotted in a single day flying past Hawk Ridge in Duluth, MN!