If you wander around the area, you will find different species of birds than what shows up at your feeders. At the local golf course, you can see Canada geese, Snow geese, Sandhill cranes and many species of ducks along with American robins and Dark Eyed juncos. Around Manitouwadge Lake, you can see American pipits, Horned larks, many warbler species, many duck species, gulls, Great Blue herons, Bald eagles, osprey and kingfishers. A walk along local trails into the woods can show you Pileated woodpeckers (our largest woodpecker at 18″ tall), Three Toed woodpeckers, Red Eyed vireos, Philadelphia vireos, American redstarts, Ruffed grouse, Spruce grouse, etc. Perry Lake Trail is a wonderful hike where you can see many types of wildflowers and plants, butterflies, dragonflies, ducks, blackbirds, swallows, loons, etc.