It’s a perfect summer morning in the Apostle Islands-a sunrise over Lake Superior, a cool breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay, and a symphony of birdsong. Life is grand.
Say, what about those birds? Who are they? How many different kinds are you hearing? Do you recognize any of the songs as ones you hear at home?
The National Park Service has monitored songbird populations in the islands since 1990. The variety of habitats found in the islands providing nesting areas for more than 100 species of songbirds. Surveys are conducted in June during the first four hours of daylight. Observers spend ten minutes at each of 76 survey points spread across seven islands and the Mainland Trail.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
