Minnesota Seasons - Sax-Zim Bog

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	About

	Ownership
	Sax-zim Bog is an area, not a site. It is 247 square miles of prime birding habitat in St. Louis County. About half of the land in the area is owned by the county. Most of the remainder is private property. However, the area includes four wildlife management areas that are open to the public: Sax WMA, Zim WMA, Femroy WMA, and Little Whiteface River WMA.

	Links
	Iron Trail Tourism Bureau Friends of Sax-Zim Bog

	Overview
	Winter is the best time to see owls and shrikes.

	History


	Management


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	Location

	Maps
	2021-22 Sax-Zim Bog Birding Map

	Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates


	Size
	247 square miles

	Driving
	Outside of the WMAs, the best way to explore Sax-Zim Bog is in your car. Begin your wildlife drive in Meadowlands at the intersection of County Road 193 and County Road 496. N47 4.181, W92 44.028

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					St. Louis County
					Northeast Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails


	Hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
	Ecological Subsection			Tamarack Lowlands
	Land Type Association			Aurora Till Plain Floodwood Peatlands Warba Lake Plain

	Natural Features
	Spruce, tamarack and northern white cedar bogs


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	Sax-Zim Bog Peter Stratmoen

	About A winter haven for elusive northern species such as Great Gray Owls, the area is a popular destination for photographers and birders.



	Sax-Zim Bog David Seidensticker

	About From a visit during 27-30 December 2019



	Sax Zim Bog 2014 Matt Stratmoen

	About Feb. 7-8, 2014



	Sax Zim Bog - Jan 2015 Craig A. Mullenbach

	About Sax Zim Bog Northern Minnesota

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	Judd Brink and Birding in Sax-Zim Bog Making It

	About Mar 28, 2020 World renown birding in the Sax Zim Bog near Meadowlands, MN, gets better with an expert guide. Join Judd Brink and his guests on a scouting mission and discover how he's built a small business around his passion for birds. Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, MN www.birdminnesota.com/ https://makingit.wdse.org/



	Warblers in Sax-Zim Bog Virtually Live 18 S2E3 May 28 2021 Sparky Stensaas

	About Jun 3, 2021 Even 25 degree temps in late May couldn't put a damper on the breeding warblers of Sax-Zim Bog. Sparky sees Canada's, Magnolias, Ovenbirds, Blackburnians, Nashvilles, Black-and-whites and several other warbler species. On May 28 he goes birding with Warren Woessner and Iris Freeman who made our boardwalk at the Warren Nelson Bog possible. They tell you about a warbler that we didn't see, but heard very well...the premiere warbler of Sax-Zim. We also eavesdrop on one of Head Naturalist Clinton's school field trips, learn about an upcoming pollinator garden expansion, do some chores around the Welcome Center and tally the final numbers from our NINE Warbler Wednesday/Saturday field trips, including photos of the most rare species found on those excursions.



	Birding the Sax-Zim Bog (Part 1) Badgerland Birding

	About Apr 24, 2018 Badgerland Birding Episode 12. Join us as we search for Boreal Birds at one of the best birding spots in the world: The Sax-Zim Bog.