[mou] rare birds on both sides of Lake Pepin

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Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:59:18 EST


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There were 3 White-winged Scoters at Hok-Si-La Park in Goodhue County just 
north of Lake City, MN this afternoon along with small numbers of Common 
Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, and a couple of hundred Common Mergansers.  The area is a 
sandbar in the SE portion of the park.  The Common Mergansers were moving today 
but I only saw about 2,000 birds total with most just resting on the MN side a 
mile south of Lake City.

On the Wisconsin side there was a classic 2nd-year Lesser Black-backed Gull 
at the town of Pepin.  The bird was feeding on a dead carp or buffalo on the 
beach just below the Pickle Barrel restaurant at the south end of town.

Bob Russell, West St. Paul

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