This morning things were pretty quiet at Lake Byllesby. There were 2 Common Loons and a few distant waterfowl. Manuevering around the lake to various viewing locales, I was finally able to ID the birds. Interesting to me (among a few Mallards) were a Ring-necked Duck, a Red-breasted Merganser (unusual here in Fall), and a female Long-tailed Duck (LTDU). This is the first time ever that I have encountered this species (LTDU) at Lake Byllesby, even though all 3 scoters have been infrequently found here over the years. Unidentified were 4 additional birds still too distant to see well.
Lots of passerine activity as well, but nothing out of the ordinary. Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota County ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
