This morning while birding at Canal Park with my friend Aldo, we observed 2 Thayer's Gulls among the Ring-billed Gulls and Herring Gulls. Special thanks to Karl Bardon for helping me identify the 2nd-cycle Thayer's Gull. I don't know if I've this seen this age of Thayer's Gull before, and without a gull specialty guide, some gull ID can be quite tricky.The Great Black-backed Gull photo is from this afternoon at Canal Park
Thayer's Gull (2nd-cycle) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493213 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493214 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493215 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493217 Thayer's Gull (adult) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493218 Here's a fun shot to enjoy. Look at that gull! http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493210 Great Black-backed Gull (juvenile) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493212 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/119493211 Also, special thanks to Peder Svingen and Cameron Rutt for calling me this afternoon, regarding sightings that Peder had earlier in the day. Cameron and I got to see the male Barrow's Goldeneye and adult male Long-tailed Duck swimming around the bay between Park Point and the Superior grain silos. Both birds were stunning, and the Long-tailed Duck even had it's long tail still attached. Very cool! With the addition of about 250+ Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Mallards, and a Hooded Merganser, the afternoon at Canal Park was quite the thrill. Good birdwatching, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN NATURALLY AVIAN - Guided bird hikes and bird photography www.pbase.com/birdfedr birdf...@gmail.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
