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Published on: 8/26/2002
Last Visited: 8/26/2002
Local bird expert Bill Tefft, an instructor at Vermilion Community College, has some recommendations for people hoping to view wild birds.According to Tefft, birders should check out Shagawa Lake in Ely, Lake Vermilion, near Tower, and Pelican Lake in Orr for loons, eagles, ospreys and a variety of ducks.The Spruce Road, located about seven miles south of Ely on Highway 1, provides birders with good access to boreal forest habitat for birds, especially warblers and black-backed woodpeckers.
Wolves and bears
While the northwoods is the best place in the lower 48 states to view wild wolves, and one of the best places to reliably see bears, spotting either of these animals in the wild is a hit or miss proposition.Fortunately, both the International Wolf Center, in Ely, and the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary, near Orr, provide excellent opportunities to view these species in a natural setting.