I didn't think it would happen but I managed to get another new bird today, making it 9 new Minnesota Life Birds for the year. I hope to get 5 more next year; finally reaching the 300 Club. My wife Melinda was with me for my last 3 new birds.
What a fun and unbelievable day as we took off this morning from Anoka - headed for Duluth - all for a chance to see a rare duck that hasn't been seen in Minnesota since 1966. After a quick phone call and even quicker chat with some fellow birders milling around the Beacon Point Condos, Melinda and I headed down the lake walk toward downtown Duluth for a chilly stroll. The sun was out in Duluth (unlike in Minneapolis/St. Paul), but the wind was cold coming off of the lake. It was less than 30 minutes when another birder on the walk spotted 2 diving ducks with his scope. They were swimming south toward downtown Duluth so we hurried along the path - trying to be careful not to slip on the ice. Melinda and I had great views with our binoculars but I set up my spotting scope anyway to get great views of 2 juvenile Common Eiders.
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