Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, MI, U.P.: 5-22-17

We had to put down flat rocks to get in and out of the BirdMobile at the campground to keep out of the mud.

Many of the trails were in sad shape after the excessive amount of rain this spring.

Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

These sapsuckers have been found drilling sap wells in more than 1000 species of trees and woody plants, though they have a strong preference for birches and maples.

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is the only woodpecker in eastern North America 

Large-flowered Trillium

American Robin

Nothing much gets by Lindsay!

Hermit Thrush

Love that rufous color on its tail feathers



Eastern Chipmunk