Dillman's Bay Resort, Vilas Co., WI - 31 May 2026
Robin and I left Garden, MI shortly after 6 am and drove into Escanaba for breakfast, a Biggby, and then headed N and W into Wisconsin and Lac du Flambeau where we would stay at Dillman's Bay Resort for the week. The drive was pleasant and the only stops were had to make were for a pair of Wild Turkey that flew across the windshield of the car ahead of us. Otherwise highlights included a Broad-winged Hawk and Robin's first P ileated Woodpecker (fly-over). We arrived at Dillman's shortly after 10 am and found that the lobby was temporarily closed due to the owner (Denny) being hospitalized for an injury and his wife/daughter going to visit him. So Robin decided to knit while I walk around the resort and road looking for birds. A Least Flycatcher was calling loudly from the edge of the road entering the resort so I walked over and managed to find it flycatching and singing just inside the tall cedars and maples. Nearby a Chestnut-sided Warbler was singing loudly, and I mana...
