There was a NOMO in Two Harbors seen about 1500 hrs near the Muncipal Water Treatment Plant. I drove Southwest from Burlington Bay on the lake road and saw the bird on the grass left of the big yellow sign on the corner with South St. He was about 40-50 ft away. I stopped in the street and s/he flew to the top of the sign. I reached for my telephoto on the seat with one hand and pulled the door handle with the other. In that time s/he disappeared. I walked down the hiking trail next to the plant, to the bottom and also N on South St but did not see it again. I drove back again 45 mins later and did not see him/her from the streets.
No question on the i.d. He was flicking his wings as NOMOs do (white flashes) when I saw him facing me from the grass. If he had stayed on the sign a few more seconds I would have gotten a black silhouette against the SW sky (sunny) thru windshield and then, forcing 4 stops over-exposure, maybe some plumage in another image. NOMO are "Casual" into S Canada and to AK, but this one seemed also very late in the season. I also saw and Did photo a Red-Necked Grebe on the lake at a few 100 yards. I spent the weekend in Duluth and am only now on computer. Gordon Andersson St Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
