[mou] GBBG, TOSO in Duluth; SBGU, LBBG at Wisconsin Point

[Peder Svingen]

Noteworthy sightings today (12 April) in Duluth:
Great Black-backed Gull (GBBG) -- second-cycle bird at Canal Park
Townsend's Solitaire (TOSO) -- Park Point Recreation Area

Today's gull counts on Allouez Bay at Wisconsin Point:
Ring-billed Gull (RBGU) -- 1,175
Herring Gull (HERG) -- 3,960
Thayer's Gull (THGU) -- 1 second-cycle
Lesser Black-backed Gull (LBBG) -- adult
Slaty-backed Gull (SBGU) -- adult
Glaucous Gull (GLGU) -- 7 first-cycle, 2 second-cycle, 2 adult

By the way, alpha code abbreviations for bird species can be found at:
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm#A
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Peder H. Svingen
Duluth, MN