Pacific Loon was still present today out from Linwood Resort on the east
side of the lake. Very nice find by Milt.
Also present 5 Common Loons for nice comparisons, although the Pacific was
staying by itself most of the time. In the area were two White-winged
Scoters, one flock of 200 Buffleheads and Common Goldeneye, 4 late Western
Grebes, and a separate flock of near 400 Redheads, ringnecks, scaup,
Gadwall, Mallards, and a few others. Staying away from shore and the
hunting areas. We never heard a shot while we birded the lake area for 2
plus hours. At Battle Point Park there was a Red-necked Grebe and 2 more
Common Loons.
Every single gull was a Ring-billed Gull. Probably 200 plus birds and no
variation.
The 3 Black Scoters were still on the east pond at the Rice sewage ponds.
Dennis and Barbara Martin
Shorewood, MN
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Milton Blomberg" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:30 PM
Subject: [mou-net] Pacific Loon-Osakis
Birded Lake Osakis this morning and just after the rain quit and on the
Todd County side (NE part of the lake) near Sunfish Resort bay area (S of
Battle Point County Park), found a nicely colored Pacific Loon. Other
birds on or around the lake, though sporadic,
1-Western Grebe, 1-Pied-billed Grebe, Ringneck Ducks, 100 HoodMergs,
2-Goldeneye, only several hundred coots, Red-winged blackbirds.
White-capping by 11AM, no scoters.
In a plowed field with Ring-billed Gulls, a huge flock of Brewer's
Blackbirds. mjb
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