Common Eider in Lake County
2014-11-13

'Accidental' in Minnesota - Five or fewer records in Lake County for the Fall season

Found by Bob Meyers at the Silver Bay marina on November 13. This is a different bird than the two currently being seen in Duluth. The bird spent most of its time in the bay south of the rock jetty, which forms the southern border of the marina. It occasionally would go up into the rocks of the jetty. It was visible from the cliffside observation platform on the west side of the marina property, which can be reached by staying to the right after turning into the marina entrance off MN Highway 61. Park in the lot beyond the outhouses, and take the wide gravel switchback trail to the observation platform at the top of the hill.

James W. Lind