Later in the afternoo I was out guiding a photographer from Wisconsin. Later in the afternoon we met up with Larry & Jan Kraemer at Canal Park. While scanning the gulls on the break wall I noticed a smaller gull with a pale bluish/greenish bill with a clean black tip. The gull was in a 2nd cycle plumage and informed Larry & Jan that I believe I am looking at a 2nd cycle non-breeding plumage California Gull. Larry and I took some photos of the gull to document the bird and I pleased the gull was standing next to two Herring Gulls for comparison. I text all the local birders I knew who have text messaging on their cell phones to inform them of the sighting.
Sax-Zim Bog Highlights: -3 Boreal Chickadees at the Admiral Rd Feeders -6 Gray Jays at Admiral Rd Feeders -10 Common Redpolls at Admiral Rd Feeders -3 Hoary Redpolls at Admiral Rd Feeders -3 Pine Grosbeaks at Admiral Rd Feeders -5 White-winged Crossbills flying overhead at the Admiral Rd Feeders -1 Brown Creeper at the Admiral Rd Feeders -15 Evening Grosbeaks at Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Feeders -20 Evening Grosbeaks at Blue Spruce Rd Feeders Bong Airport Superior, WI - 1 immature female Snowy Owl. Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota MikeHendricksonGuiding.com Sax-ZimBog.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
