This morning, I decided to try for the gulls that had been reported at Canal Park. Of the "good" gulls, only Thayer's was present...pretty boring in Duluth overall. On the way down, however, I saw a Great Gray Owl hunting along Hwy 2, about 3/4 mile before I reached the Itasca/Aitkin line. Originally intending to return to Grand Rapids after birding Duluth, I just felt a little 'let down' by the Duluth birding and went to Agate Bay. Of note there were 4 Long-tailed Ducks hanging around the lighthouse. Near Two Harbors was a Northern Shrike on CR 9 and a flock of Snow Buntings at the airport as well. On the way back, I decided to check Silver Lake in Virginia. Don't worry....Hooded Merganser, Bufflehead, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Canada Goose, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Blue Heron, and Merlin are all you missed if you didn't make it there today. Northern Harriers and Rough-legged Hawks were common along Hwy 2 this morning. -- Shawn Conrad www.itascacnfbirding.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html