Cameron and I were in fact doing our morning non-raptor survey from the apt
rooftop at Lester River in Duluth on 6 October- in three hours of counting
beginning at sunrise, we saw nearly 11,000 migrants, which brings our season
total to 219,466 non-raptors. Recent flights have been so large two
Hi All--
This morning I caught the first two juncos of the fall. One was unbanded.
The other I had banded on 9 April 2009. Thus I have recaptured it two
breeding seasons after banding. It is interesting that at least some juncos
appear to winter (and perhaps migrate through) the exact same
At 9:10 this morning, an apparent Band-tailed Pigeon flew by the Hawk Ridge
main
overlook heading north. The bird was not seen again throughout the day, but I
will post again if there are any further sightings.
Karl Bardon
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Thursday Oct 7Wisconsin Point, first pull-out
Thousands of Ring-billed Gulls floating on the Lake.
2 Western Grebes only 100 yards off shore1 Bonaparte's Gull1 Parasitic Jaeger
harassing the gulls
I love jaeger watching in 75 degree weather!
See photos here: www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com
Sparky
I birdwatched at Wisconsin Point this morning from about 7am to 9am. One
highlight of the morning was counting a flock of 66 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
Another less-common highlight was a lone WESTERN GREBE observed on the
lake-side from lot 1. In addition to yesterday's lone drake Bufflehead, I
had four
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