I don't normally post on the MOU net as I mostly bird in Wisconsin, but I was at Trempealeau wildfowl refuge on the Wisconsin side of the river and saw a scoter from Kiep's Island. It was part way across the river and could have been in Minnesota. It was a male scoter with an orange bill. I have seen all three scoters a number of times on the coasts and they are not always easy to identify at a distance although the first impression was of a black scoter. I thought I glimpsed a bit of white on the nape though. I was using binoculars and didn't have my scope so my view was limited. John Betton
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