Connie Brunell, John Ellis and I enjoyed seeing five species of gulls on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis this evening. These included the first Thayer's Gull of the year (for me, anyways), the Lesser Black-backed, and a half dozen Franklin's Gulls. The large gulls were closer than usual to the shore this evening, and the Thayer's was an adult.
For any new to the area, large flocks of gulls come in to roost on Lakes Calhoun and Harriet in the evening every fall. Both of these lakes are in southwest Minneapolis. Best viewing is typically from the west shorelines, beginning about a half hour before sunset. Viewing is best when there is a west wind as the birds are typically bunched and closer to shore. Paul Budde Minneapolis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070922/df1173d5/attachment.html