Yesterday (4-17) at 4:45 pm, I had a great look at the Long-tailed Duck previously reported with photos on the MN Birding listserv by Theresa on April 14 (thanks, Theresa!), and by Phil Dech on April 16. It was near Bay Point Park, between the metal boatwells or floating boathouses, and the park, just off Levee Road. It has orange in its bill, a dark cheek patch, and looks as if it is molting toward breeding plumage. It doesn't have a long tail yet, but the crown is showing black. The location is perfect for close views. Theresa's photos are at www.badbirder.com Laura Coble Cannon Falls Goodhue County -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070418/ac0561c7/attachment.html
