[mou] Little Gulls

[Pastor Al Schirmacher]

Have noted a dramatically increased number of Little Gull reports this year 
in Minnesota & Wisconsin (including two of our own) - if I remember 
correctly, as many as seven on one occasion.

So, are we as birders just being more observant...or has there been a 
population increase...or has some natural phenomenon pushed more into the 
Great Lakes region...or?  Any facts or speculation?

Good birding to all!

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties