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It would be fascinating if the name of this birding locale had some deep significance—it certainly is important enough to Minnesota birders. But alas, these tiny hamlets are little more than former railway stations. Saxe (original spelling) was named for Solomon Saxe, an Eveleth landowner, and Zim was named for a man named Zimmerman, who ran a nearby logging camp.
Stations like Sax, Zim, Kelsey, and others were railway loading points, established to carry logs to Duluth mills, but were abandoned when the timber supply became exhausted. Key birds: Sharp-tailed Grouse; Yellow Rail; Great Gray Owl; Yellowbellied Flycatcher; Boreal Chickadee; Sedge Wren; Connecticut Warbler; Swamp, Clay-colored, White-throated, and Le Conte’s Sparrows. Don’t miss: Meadowlands turnoff from Highway 53. This eTrail provides information on birding strategies for this location, birds you might see, directions to each birding spot, and helpful maps.
It would be fascinating if the name of this birding locale had some deep significance—it certainly is important enough to Minnesota birders. But alas, these tiny hamlets are little more than former railway stations. Saxe (original spelling) was named for Solomon Saxe, an Eveleth landowner, and Zim was named for a man named Zimmerman, who ran a nearby logging camp.
Stations like Sax, Zim, Kelsey, and others were railway loading points, established to carry logs to Duluth mills, but were abandoned when the timber supply became exhausted. Key birds: Sharp-tailed Grouse; Yellow Rail; Great Gray Owl; Yellowbellied Flycatcher; Boreal Chickadee; Sedge Wren; Connecticut Warbler; Swamp, Clay-colored, White-throated, and Le Conte’s Sparrows. Don’t miss: Meadowlands turnoff from Highway 53. This eTrail provides information on birding strategies for this location, birds you might see, directions to each birding spot, and helpful maps.
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