[mou] Caspian Terns?- MN River

2006-09-06 Thread Melissa Driscoll
I might have seen these also. My husband and I were canoeing on the MN River over Labor Day and I saw a number of large orange-billed terns with a rough voice (and the younger set had a high squeeky voice as described in Kaufman's book). They were hanging out with about 300 White Pelicans that fl

[mou] Caspian Terns?- MN River

2006-09-03 Thread Ronus J
Late afternoon, about 3-4 p.m., today, I watched at least 3 terns flying around and diving for fish on the Minnesota River. This was at the little bridge on Black Dog road just west of Hwy 77. I am pretty sure they were Caspian Terns, but being alone this time and never having seen one before,