This morning - from 0805 (when I arrived) through 0925 (when I left) - there was a Red-throated Loon on Sauk Lake, in the town of Sauk Centre. The loon was in winter plumage, and I suspected it to be less than a year old because of how weakly red-tinged the iris was.
To get to the spot from which I viewed the loon, take US 71 north through downtown Sauk Centre. On the north side of downtown, where US 71 bends hard to the right, turn left on 4th St. N; then take 4th St. N to its end - it dead-ends at the lakeshore. From here, the loon was sometimes straight offshore; sometimes as much as 300 yards to the NW; and sometimes as much as 200 yards to the SW. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
