[mou] Arctic Tern - Garden Island - Lake of the Woods County

[RBJanssen at aol.com]

While conducting a bird survey on Garden Island, Lake of the Woods County  on 
the morning of June 15, I observed a breeding plumaged Arctic Tern on  the 
sand spit on the east end of the island.  The bird allowed close  approach and 
stayed in the area for at least two hours.  The bird was  not seen when we 
first landed on the island so probably just arrived when I  first saw it.  Also 
present were Franklin's, Ring-billed and Herring  Gulls.  Garden Island is a 
State Recreation Area, part of the  Minnesota State Park system.  It can only be 
reached by boat, 21 miles  by water from Zippel Bay State Park.  I believe 
this is the first record  for Arctic Tern in the Lake of the Woods area.
 
Bob Janssen 



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