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Date: | Wed, 8 Dec 2010 17:54:23 -0700 |
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Erik, thank you for your post regarding Kaposia Landing. I was there
yesterday and today, and found it to be a terrific place to see birds on
the Mississippi. After scanning many ring-billed gulls, I found the
Iceland gull that you had reported, though I'm not that good at gulls
and can't be sure that it wasn't a glaucous. It was all white without
black wingtips. There were also lots of other birds, many of them
feeding and in constant motion - hundreds of common mergansers and
goldeneyes, about 30 eagles, 6 trumpeter swans, 3 great blue herons
and 2 white pelicans. Unlike the others, the herons and the pelicans
kept their heads down and looked really cold. For anyone thinking
about visiting, Kaposia Landing is a new park about 1 mile north of I-
494, at the intersection of Concord and Bryant. The best lighting is
afternoon, before 3:30. Most of the trail along the river is wide open,
so even the slightest breeze can feel quite cold - dress warmly and
enjoy the birds!
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