I got to Wisconsin Point just before sunrise this morning, and had some
wonderful sightings while birdwatching with some friends. All of these
sightings were observed from the first pull-off on the right as you're
heading down Wisconsin Point (lot #1)

Canada Goose     10
Green-winged Teal     8
Greater/Lesser Scaup     25
Ruffed Grouse     1
Double-crested Cormorant     10
Great Blue Heron     1
Bald Eagle     2
Merlin     1
American Golden-Plover     3
Greater Yellowlegs     1
Bonaparte's Gull     60
Ring-billed Gull     1000
Herring Gull     8
Northern Flicker     1
Black-capped Chickadee     6
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
American Robin     4
American Pipit     4
Yellow-rumped Warbler     3
Lapland Longspur     3
Purple Finch     1
Pine Siskin     2

Bonaparte's Gull (cool in-flight shot, side comparison of adult vs juvenile)
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/128999137

Bonaparte's Gull
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/128999134

Ring-billed Gull in flight:
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/128999141

Greater Yellowlegs, flying overhead:
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/128999139

Sunrise this morning:
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/128999144

Good birdwatching,
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN



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