[mou] Lake Superior Trip Results
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sat, 9 Sep 2006 13:55:34 -0500
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Here are the highlights of the trip:
-3 Parasitic Jaegers!=20
-Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull
We departed the dock at 8:00am and arrived back at the dock at 12:15pm. =
Early in the morning the lake was a little rough with 1-3 foot swells =
but in some areas the swells were 5-7 foot! We headed due east out of =
Canal park and followed the northshore to the Lakewood pumping station, =
here we turned SE and headed 4 miles out in the lake and then turned and =
headed due west to the Superior entry way. At the southeast corner of =
our route, Bill George spotted two jaegers chasing each other. Captain =
Dan turned the LL Smith in the direction of the jaegers and sure enough =
the jaegers flew right at us giving us very close looks as they glided =
along both sides of the boat and right over us! We were able to =
determine that these jaegers were Parasitic Jaegers. Warren Regalmann =
brought along his digital recorder and was able to film the jaegers as =
they glided along the boat. This film slip will be sent to me fairly =
soon and I will post on the MOU listserve where and how you can view =
this film. As the LL Smith drew near the Superior entry way, Jan Green =
spotted a dark morph Parasitic Jaeger as it chased a few Herring Gulls =
off the break. This Jaeger like the other two jaegers came quite close =
to us as well. While I was chumming the gulls in the Superior entry way =
a Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull came in with the other gulls to feed on =
the chum.
The lake was getting really rough out there so I talked things over with =
our captain and we birded the bays on the WI side and Minnesota side.=20
Other birds:
-Common Terns (2)
-Caspian Terns (2)
-Bonaparte's Gulls (35-40)
-Sanderlings
The Sept 23 and Oct 7th boat trip are filled up. Next year I will have a =
boat trip in May, Sept (2 trips) and October.
Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Here are the highlights of =
the=20
trip:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-3 Parasitic Jaegers! =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Adult Lesser Black-backed=20
Gull</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>We departed the dock at =
8:00am and=20
arrived back at the dock at 12:15pm. Early in the morning the lake was a =
little=20
rough with 1-3 foot swells but in some areas the swells were 5-7 =
foot! We=20
headed due east out of Canal park and followed the northshore to the =
Lakewood=20
pumping station, here we turned SE and headed 4 miles out in the lake =
and then=20
turned and headed due west to the Superior entry way. At the southeast =
corner of=20
our route, Bill George spotted two jaegers chasing each other. Captain =
Dan=20
turned the LL Smith in the direction of the jaegers and sure enough the =
jaegers=20
flew right at us giving us very close looks as they glided along both =
sides of=20
the boat and right over us! We were able to determine that these jaegers =
were=20
Parasitic Jaegers. Warren Regalmann brought along his digital =
recorder and=20
was able to film the jaegers as they glided along the boat. This film =
slip will=20
be sent to me fairly soon and I will post on the MOU listserve where and =
how you=20
can view this film. As the LL Smith drew near the Superior entry =
way, Jan=20
Green spotted a dark morph Parasitic Jaeger as it chased a few Herring =
Gulls off=20
the break. This Jaeger like the other two jaegers came quite close to us =
as=20
well. While I was chumming the gulls in the Superior entry way a =
Adult=20
Lesser Black-backed Gull came in with the other gulls to feed on the=20
chum.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>The lake was getting really =
rough out=20
there so I talked things over with our captain and we birded the bays on =
the WI=20
side and Minnesota side. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Other birds:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Common Terns =
(2)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Caspian Terns =
(2)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Bonaparte's Gulls =
(35-40)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Sanderlings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>The Sept 23 and Oct 7th boat =
trip are=20
filled up. Next year I will have a boat trip in May, Sept (2 trips) and=20
October.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael =
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20
Minnesota<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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