This afternoon my roommate, Ted Keyel, and I made a visit to the lakefront
of Beacon Pointe Resort (23rd Avenue East) in Duluth, to see the reported
female King Eider. We got nice long looks at her, in addition to seeing not
one, but two White-winged Scoters. Kim Eckert picked out the second one
up-shore as Ted and I focused on the eider. Earlier on when I was scanning
through the Common Goldeneyes via binoculars, I noticed that one of the
females had a stout, mostly-orange bill relative to the nearby female
Common Goldeneyes. Upon closer study of the bird plus the ID confirmation
from Kim, we were able to confirm that this bird was a female Barrow's
Goldeneye, and had a great time enjoying this bird with others who arrived
on site.
Ted typed up an eBird list from this evening, noting the birders there. It
was great to have such a fun crowd nearby!
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15948007
Pictures
King Eider & Barrow's Goldeneye
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/153758539
Barrow's Goldeneye
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/153758537http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/153758538
King Eider & White-winged Scoter
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/153758541
Good birding,
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN
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