A bird was being mobbed in an Ely backyard this morning. This ivory gull was on the ground and seemed a bit traumatized not by mobbing birders but by mobbing ravens. Not thinking of this as just and amazing addition to a yard list, Muff Shumacher and her neighbor teamed up to box it and take it to the vet clinic for examination and subsequent consultation with the local wildlife rehabilitator. By the time I arrived at the vet clinic to see if it needed to be transported, it had recovered and promptly flew off when given the opportunity for release. Hopefully, it can get out of town before the feisty ravens are able to relocate it. Although, I didn't see it, it was reported to have 1st winter plumage like the Duluth ship canal bird that I observed last Friday. -- *Bill [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>218-235-8078* <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html