[mou] Park Pt/ WI Pt. Today
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:33:56 -0500
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Hello:
Winds were 10-15 mph. from the NE on Lake Superior today and those kinds =
of winds are ideal for jaeger/gull and other artic bird watching.
Highlights:
** Black-headed Gull (adult winter plumage) was found by Kim Risen along =
Park Pt. near the bath house seen flying towards the Canal Park =
district. Tom Auer found it about 30-45 minutes later from Lafayette =
Square flying with some Bonaparte's Gull out from Canal Park. The Gull =
was later seen by Terry Brashear about 2 hours later on Lake Superior =
opposite of the airport buildings. This was the last known sighting as =
of today. Hopefully it will stick around for a few more days. There were =
many local/visiting birders trying very hard to find this gull all day.
** A group of us spotted two jaegers doing some Ariel displaying at each =
other on Lake Superior near the airport. The jaegers eventually flew =
right over us and we notice that one jaeger was 30% smaller than the =
larger jaeger. The larger jaeger was identified as a adult Parasitic =
Jaeger because the central retrices were about 3-4 inches beyond the =
main part of the tail and tips of the central retrices came to a sharp =
point. Other field marks were seen as well. The smaller one was left as =
unidentified.
* Black Scoters (6)
* Surf Scoters (2)
* White-wing Scoter (1)=20
** Artic Tern was seen at Lafayette Square on 31 street. This was seen =
mid morning fairly close to the beach. Several local and visiting =
birders were able to see this tern.
** A probable California Gull was seen and photographed by Terry and =
another birder. This gull was seen on the beach between the bath house =
and the airport buildings. It was last seen flying towards Canal Park. =
Again hopefully this gull will be refound again so others can see it as =
well.
** Sabine Gull (juv) was seen mid morning at WI Pt. by WI birders. They =
also seen 2-3 jaeger species at the Superior Entry.
Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Winds were 10-15 mph. from =
the NE on Lake=20
Superior today and those kinds of winds are ideal for jaeger/gull and =
other=20
artic bird watching.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Highlights:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>** Black-headed Gull (adult =
winter=20
plumage) was found by Kim Risen along Park Pt. near the bath house seen =
flying=20
towards the Canal Park district. Tom Auer found it about 30-45 minutes =
later=20
from Lafayette Square flying with some Bonaparte's Gull out from Canal =
Park. The=20
Gull was later seen by Terry Brashear about 2 hours later on Lake =
Superior=20
opposite of the airport buildings. This was the last known sighting as =
of today.=20
Hopefully it will stick around for a few more days. There were many=20
local/visiting birders trying very hard to find this gull all =
day.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>** A group of us spotted two =
jaegers=20
doing some Ariel displaying at each other on Lake Superior near the =
airport. The=20
jaegers eventually flew right over us and we notice that one jaeger was =
30%=20
smaller than the larger jaeger. The larger jaeger was identified as a =
adult=20
Parasitic Jaeger because the central retrices were about 3-4 inches =
beyond the=20
main part of the tail and tips of the central retrices came to a sharp =
point.=20
Other field marks were seen as well. The smaller one was left=20
as unidentified.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* Black Scoters =
(6)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* Surf Scoters =
(2)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* White-wing Scoter=20
(1) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>** Artic Tern was seen at =
Lafayette=20
Square on 31 street. This was seen mid morning fairly close to the =
beach.=20
Several local and visiting birders were able to see this =
tern.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>** A probable California Gull =
was seen=20
and photographed by Terry and another birder. This gull was seen on the =
beach=20
between the bath house and the airport buildings. It was last seen =
flying=20
towards Canal Park. Again hopefully this gull will be refound again so =
others=20
can see it as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>** Sabine Gull (juv) was seen =
mid morning=20
at WI Pt. by WI birders. They also seen 2-3 jaeger species at the =
Superior=20
Entry.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael =
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20
Minnesota<BR>Minnesota Birding Treks<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart=
er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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