[mou] Scoters at L. Bemidji/ Beltrami County

[Douglas Johnson]

Today, Sat. Nov. 10,  on Lake Bemidji, there was a good flight of
ducks of all kinds.  At the inlet of the Mississippi in with a large
flock of goldeneyes was a White-winged Scoter with a few Scaup,
fortunately, as well.  On the east side of the lake from the state
bike trail along the east shore there were large flocks of Bufflehead
and Common Mergansers and one Surf Scoter.  I found no sick or dying
diving ducks despite a fairly thorough search along the east shore of
the lake, although the numbers were very low for this time of year,
especially with the strong favorable winds from the last few days.

Doug Johnson
Bemidji