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| IVORY GULL (1ST CYCLE). DULUTH, MN. 02 JAN 2016. |
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| One of my first photos of this bird... |
Eventually more birders showed up and that's when the salmon was offered...
A fun bird to watch!
This is now Minnesota's 12th Ivory Gull record.
04 January 2016
Ivory Gull Accomplished
Well, it's happened again. I begin this year with an Ivory Gull. It was found at Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota on New Years Day. Ethan Gyllenhall, Andy Sigler and I drove out the same night and bagged it the next morning:
We arrived with plenty of time to spare before sunrise. Around 7:20 a.m. - still dark - the bird appeared in the distance over the pier, and I immediately remembered the jizz and flight pattern of last year's adult in Quincy, IL. I also recalled Bruce Mactavish describing this species to me, and likening it to a jaeger - could not be more true!
Eventually more birders showed up and that's when the salmon was offered...
A fun bird to watch!
This is now Minnesota's 12th Ivory Gull record.
Eventually more birders showed up and that's when the salmon was offered...
A fun bird to watch!
This is now Minnesota's 12th Ivory Gull record.