When I Got home I saw that my Facebook page was filled with "Amazon Kingfisher seen at Rio Grande Birding Festival in Harlingen, Texas" I am sure those at the festival are very excited to see a 2nd North American record but to be real honest I would not give up this day even for a Amazon Kingfisher.
Spent a few hours observing gulls at the Superior Entry Way and Canal Park with Peder Svingen, Ted Keyel, Jan & Larry Kraemer and Robbye Johnson. Highlights at Superior Entry Way: - 1 First cycle Great Black-backed Gull ( Robbye & Ted ) Seen on the MN side. - 1 2nd cycle Great Black-backed Gull ( Robbye & Ted found one before my arrival ) - 1 First cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull ( Peder Svingen discovered the gull ) - 1 First cycle Iceland Gull ( Robbye & Ted discovered the gull. Actively coming to our chumming ) - 1 First cycle Thayer's Gull - 2 Third cycle Thayer's Gull - 1 Adult Thayer's Gull - 1 First cycle Glaucous Gull ( I spotted the gull coming off the lake and landing on MN side of the entry ) - 3 Winter adult Bonaparte's Gulls landed in the middle of the entry ( Peder Svingen spotted them while we were chumming) - 500+ Herring Gulls - 50+ Ring-billed Gulls * Western Grebe that was reported here 2 weeks ago by Karl Bardon is still actively feeding in the entry way. Yesterday I visited the entry way and saw 6 species of gulls standing on the Minnesota side of the entry way. The highlight of the 6 species of gulls was a adult Lesser Black-backed Gull. I believe there are at least 2 first cycles, 2 third cycles and 1 2nd cycle and one adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the Duluth / Superior area. Canal Park: Highlights: - 3 adult Thayer's Gulls - 3 third cycle Thayer's Gulls - 1 second cycle Thayer's Gull - 3 first cycle Thayer's Gulls - Adult Glaucous Gull was spotted by Jan Kraemer. I know I know gulls, gulls and more gulls is all we are reporting up here. Well there is a strong front coming Monday and hopefully that will be bring more birds down to us. ( waterfowl, western strays or yes a Mew Gull ) Ha! Good Birding Mike 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
