[mou] Parasitic Jaeger, Townsend's Solitaire in Duluth
Bob Dunlap
rmdbird@mn.rr.com
Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:36:55 -0500
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Today Chris Fagyal and I birded the Duluth vicinity. We had a =
rendezvous with Mike Hendrickson on Park Point in the morning, but =
activity there was low at that time. We then headed to 40th Ave. West =
and found hundreds of Lapland Longspurs, but unfortunately no Smith's =
were to be found. Mike left, and Chris and I headed up to Hawk Ridge =
around 11:00. There a Northern Goshawk was soaring overhead as soon as =
we got out of the car. While standing with the other hawkwatchers, we =
had a surprising flyby of a Townsend's Solitaire. We tried to follow =
the bird as it flew down the hill from the ridge, but soon lost it. We =
finished up the afternoon by watching the birds in Minnesota waters from =
Wisconsin Point. Here we found a Ruddy Turnstone standing on the =
breakwall among the gulls. While scanning MN waters, we spotted a dark =
jaeger flying west toward Park Point. As the bird came closer (and =
after watching it for about 20 minutes), we were able to identify it as =
a dark-morph Parasitic Jaeger. Not a bad bird to end the day with.
The Parasitic Jaeger happened to be my 300th MN year bird. As far as I =
know, at age 18 I am the youngest person to see at least 300 species in =
MN in a year by at least 6 years. Good birding!
-Bob Dunlap, Carver County
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morning, but activity there was low at that time. We then headed =
to 40th=20
Ave. West and found hundreds of Lapland Longspurs, but unfortunately no =
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were to be found. Mike left, and Chris and I headed up to Hawk =
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around 11:00. There a Northern Goshawk was soaring overhead as =
soon as we=20
got out of the car. While standing with the other hawkwatchers, we =
had a=20
surprising flyby of a Townsend's Solitaire. We tried to follow the =
bird as=20
it flew down the hill from the ridge, but soon lost it. We =
finished up the=20
afternoon by watching the birds in Minnesota waters from Wisconsin =
Point. =20
Here we found a Ruddy Turnstone standing on the breakwall among the =
gulls. =20
While scanning MN waters, we spotted a dark jaeger flying west toward =
Park=20
Point. As the bird came closer (and after watching it for about 20 =
minutes), we were able to identify it as a dark-morph Parasitic =
Jaeger. =20
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