Chris Wood just called to report his discovery of an adult Laughing Gull in Houston County earlier today. The bird was seen from the "Highway 26 Overlook" south of Brownsville. It was observed from 4:20 to 4:50 PM this afternoon (27 July) amongst a flock of several hundred Ring-billed Gulls. This Accidental species was last recorded in Minnesota at Grand Marais in November 1997. Chris also found a molting adult Tennessee Warbler in Houston County today -- most likely an early fall migrant -- and no fewer than 12 Prothonotary Warblers at the public access to the Mississippi River bottoms just north of the Iowa-Minnesota state line. Thanks to Chris for sharing these observations. Peder Svingen Duluth, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html