Sax-Zim Bog

 

 

     
 
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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

 
 

 

 
     
 

Comments

 
 

 

 
     
 
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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Driving Directions

  Area and County  
 

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          St. Louis County  
          Northeast Minnesota  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

 

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

 

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  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
  Sax-Zim Bog  
 
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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
  Sax-Zim Bog  
 
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From a visit during 27-30 December 2019

 
  Sax Zim Bog 2014
Matt Stratmoen
 
  Sax Zim Bog 2014  
 
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Feb. 7-8, 2014

 
  Sax Zim Bog - Jan 2015
Craig A. Mullenbach
 
  Sax Zim Bog - Jan 2015  
 
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Sax Zim Bog Northern Minnesota

 

 

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Other Videos
 
  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
 
   
 
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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
 
   
 
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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.

 

 

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Jaxon Lane

 
 

Native Plant Communities

 
 

White Cedar Swamp FPn63a

Black Spruce Bog APn80a

Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1

Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) FPn82

     
         
 

Birds

 
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)      
         
 

Plants

 
 

black spruce (Picea mariana)

bog Labrador tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)

bog laurel (Kalmia polifolia)

goldthread (Coptis trifolia)

Indianpipe (Monotropa uniflora)

lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

northern blue flag (Iris versicolor)

northern starflower (Lysimachia borealis)

tamarack (Larix laricina)

     
 

Andy Witchger

 
 

Birds

 
 

Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)

Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)

  Black-billed Magpie  
           
 
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Birds

 
 

Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)

Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)

Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)

  Great Gray Owl  
 

Plants

 
    tamarack  

 

 

Binoculars

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Three wildlife management areas within the Sax-Zim Bog emphasize protection for Sharp-tailed Grouse.

 

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