Craig Mandel, Doug Mayo and I visited Pt. Douglas today around 3pm. Some birds were relocated, including:
-Harlequin Duck (see MOU showcase for a terribly blurry photo. He was very active the entire time under the railroad bridges.) -Glacous Gull (one 1st winter gave nice aerial views) -Canvasbacks (2, under railroad bridges) -Greater Scaup (one female near docks under railroad bridges) -Trumpeter Swans (~10) -Am. Coots (several) Gulls were almost completely absent; only a total of about ten individuals were present, but we did not check the farthest spot of open water. As we were driving by Hardman Avenue in St. Paul (on the way to Pt. Douglas), there appeared to be plenty of open water and a few gulls and ducks. (Or perhaps it is time to go back to Black Dog.) Although there was a nice small congregation of Common Goldeneyes, none were Barrow's. Few Common Mergansers, only 1-2 Bald Eagles. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
