This morning I found two RED-THROATED LOONS from the north end of Brighton Beach. The Red-throated Loons were seen swimming together, at a great distance out over the lake. I've attached a photo of one of them (below). The photo doesn't do the scope views justice, but note the upturned bill, small & round head, slender neck, and low-in-the-water profile of this bird's body. http://www.pbase.com/image/149824859 Here is my eBird list from Brighton Beach this morning http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13845367 I counted raptors from just below Enger Tower; and what an amazing day of migration it was! I tallied 178 raptors between noon and 1pm. Had my first of the season Osprey, and photographed some Bohemian Waxwings and Turkey Vultures migrating by (pictures below). It was a day of many Turkey Vultures flying through. Bohemian Waxwings http://www.pbase.com/image/149824854<http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/149824854> Turkey Vulture http://www.pbase.com/image/149824866 Here is my eBird list from counting raptors today http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13845465 Good birding! Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN -- *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Birding Tours and Bird Photography [log in to unmask] (e-mail) www.naturallyavian.com (birding tours) www.pbase.com/birdfedr (photos) www.facebook.com/NaturallyAvian (facebook) ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html