I thought Minnesota birders might find this Spirit Lake, IA report interesting:
Hello, Last night while checking out the gulls at the north end of Big Spirit Lake I saw a first year sabine's gull. It was out off Crandall's swimming beach in the NW corner of the lake. The strong South winds had many gulls working the surf, mostly ring-bills with an occasional herring. I've been checking almost daily for the Black-headed gull with no luck yet. Good Birdin' Ed Thelen Spirit Lake, Iowa ethelen AT iowaone.net Dedrick Benz Winona, MN
