[mou] Scoters off Park Pt.

Michael Hendrickson smithville4@charter.net
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:45:23 -0500


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This evening around 5:30pm I had some time to scan the lake for gulls =
and jaegers.  As soon as I set my scope a White-winged Scoter flew by =
and soon after I found a small raft of ducks that included three Surf =
Scoters and a one Black Scoter.

Of the three scoters two of the Surf Scoters were adults in alternate =
plumage and so was the White-winged Scoter! Very colorful in the grey =
waters and the light behind me. The Black Scoter was most likely a =
juvenile bird and so was one of the Surf Scoters.

Earlier in the afternoon I was at the same spot at Park Pt. with Tom =
Auer and we found 4 Surf Scoters in winter plumage fly by us fairly =
close to the beach.

Other birds at the Point.

Black-bellied Plover
Golden Plover
Least Flycatcher
Nashville Warbler
Bonaparte's Gull
Common Terns

* Bohemian Waxwings near the airport in a small Mt. Ash tree on the bay =
side.

Mike Hendrickson
Duluth
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This evening around 5:30pm I had some =
time to scan=20
the lake for gulls and jaegers.&nbsp; As soon as I set my scope a =
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Scoter flew by and soon after I found a small raft of ducks that =
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Surf Scoters and a one Black Scoter.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Of the three scoters two of the Surf =
Scoters were=20
adults in alternate plumage and so was the White-winged Scoter! Very =
colorful in=20
the grey waters and the light behind me. The Black Scoter was most =
likely a=20
juvenile bird and so was one of the Surf Scoters.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Earlier in the afternoon I was at the =
same spot at=20
Park Pt. with Tom Auer and we found 4 Surf Scoters in winter plumage fly =
by us=20
fairly close to the beach.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Other birds at the Point.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Black-bellied Plover</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Golden Plover</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Least Flycatcher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nashville Warbler</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bonaparte's Gull</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Common Terns</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>* Bohemian Waxwings near the airport in =
a small Mt.=20
Ash tree on the bay side.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Hendrickson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Duluth</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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