September 17, 2026
A New Painting of ‘The Beast’
A painting entitled "The Beast of State Line Lookout" now adorns the cafe there. The pastel by Laura Sullivan was…
Today was surprisingly slow at State Line — only seven Broad-winged Hawks.
But then Isaac Michael Ruschak spotted a male Northern Harrier — a Gray Ghost — flying along the shoreline. And t0ok some great pix as well.
It was a sight to behold. I had never seen a Gray Ghost from above before. That's one of the many great aspects of Stateline.
More on Northern Harriers here:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Harrier/id
(Thanks for sharing, Isaac!)