[mou] Park Pt Birding
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:07:28 -0500
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Today was another good day to stand in the east winds and watch the =
movement of terns and gulls ride the waves.
This morning the east winds were not very gusty but it was a constant =
breeze around 10-15mph.=20
Juvenile Sabine's Gull spotted as 10:00am as it was flying towards =
Duluth.
I counted around 250 Common Terns moving around the lake in large and =
small flocks.=20
Bonaparte's Gulls were moving this morning and saw a few groups of 20-30 =
birds in each group. They were all adult winter birds.
This afternoon I was out again with Tom Auer, Jim Lind, Karen ??? and =
Peder Svingen. The winds were much stronger and temps much cooler.
No Sabine's Gulls were seen or refound. The Common Terns were in much =
greater numbers and I would guess the total could be more closer to =
300-500. The terns were so far out and moving in both directions it was =
really hard to count them all. The entrance to the Superior Entry was =
loaded with terns and the breakwalls were covered with gulls. When a =
adult Bald Eagle flew near the entry the gulls erupted and I heard the =
numbers were close to near 5000 birds! WI Pt. sky was filled with gulls =
and Gull Bluff area had large number of gulls as well.
Tomorrow I & Tom Auer will be out at WI Pt. fairly early till mid =
morning. The winds are suppose to be southeast. Can you say Ross's Gull? =
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Today was another good day to =
stand in=20
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waves.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>This morning the east winds =
were not very=20
gusty but it was a constant breeze around 10-15mph. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Juvenile Sabine's Gull =
spotted as 10:00am=20
as it was flying towards Duluth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>I counted around 250 Common =
Terns moving=20
around the lake in large and small flocks. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Bonaparte's Gulls were moving =
this=20
morning and saw a few groups of 20-30 birds in each group. They were all =
adult=20
winter birds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>This afternoon I was out =
again with Tom=20
Auer, Jim Lind, Karen ??? and Peder Svingen. The winds were much =
stronger=20
and temps much cooler.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>No Sabine's Gulls were seen =
or refound.=20
The Common Terns were in much greater numbers and I would guess the =
total could=20
be more closer to 300-500. The terns were so far out and moving in both=20
directions it was really hard to count them all. The entrance to the =
Superior=20
Entry was loaded with terns and the breakwalls were covered with =
gulls. =20
When a adult Bald Eagle flew near the entry the gulls erupted and I =
heard the=20
numbers were close to near 5000 birds! WI Pt. sky was filled with =
gulls=20
and Gull Bluff area had large number of gulls as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Tomorrow I & Tom Auer =
will be=20
out at WI Pt. fairly early till mid morning. The winds are suppose to be =
southeast. Can you say Ross's Gull? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Mike Hendrickson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" =
size=3D4>Duluth</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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