This is funny. It reminds me of the morning I had up in Duluth searching for a
Little gull on 5/25. I sifted through at least 30 Bonaparte's Gulls near the
end of Park Point near the Wisconsin entry. I was very careful to look at every
detail of each bird and I even went out on the break wall with my scope. I was
so close to the birds that I felt there was no chance that I could have missed
the bird if it was in the cluster of birds I was looking at. Later that day two
birders reported seeing not just one but both a juvenile and an adult Little
Gull near the end of Park Point! I couldn't believe it! I am still not sure if
they saw them at the same location as me. I was not totally disappointed though
because I still had a very enjoyable time birding, seeing lots of other species
and I had not driven very far to get there from my In-law's house. It does go
to show that chasing a "lifer" can either be incredibly rewarding or somewhat
disappointing. I think if I had been waiting at a feeder for a "life" bird it
really would have been a bad birding experience.Jason Caddy Minneapolis
j.ca...@hotmail.com
> Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 11:12:07 -0500
> From: brsm...@sleepyeyetel.net
> Subject: [mou-net] How To Plan & Execute A Bad Day's Birding
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
>
> Hi, Birders:
>
> I saw this subject title while browsing on the Illinois listserve earlier
> today by a birder named Al Stokie. He's writing about how he and a birding
> friend chased for a Tri-colored Heron in Illinois yesterday. I thought it
> was pretty funny and thought I'd share the link with birders here in
> Minnesota. We all feel good when we chase for a rarity and find it but we
> all can relate to driving/searching for hours to look for a rarity and don't
> find it. Anyway, here's the link to Al's post, hope you enjoy it, too:
>
> http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=458429&MLID=IL&MLNM=Illinois
>
> Brian Smith
> Sleepy Eye
>
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