Ivory Gull!
Duluth Minnesota
Canal Park January 1, 2016
Rediscovered by Larry and Jan Kraemer at WLSSD. Eating salmon filet just beyond green gate on north pier ( Thanks Pedar!)…12 feet away!
My 3rd Ivory Gull in Minnesota …and what a stunning bird!
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5 responses to “Visitor from the High Arctic: Duluth Ivory Gull”
Mike Powell
January 2nd, 2016 at 04:57
Spectacular shots of a gorgeous bird. Congratulations on your find.
David Benson
January 2nd, 2016 at 06:07
You got it! Good news. Fun to think we have seen the same three Ivory Gulls over the years
Carol Toepke
January 2nd, 2016 at 18:05
Yeah Sparky! We just missed him today….will be looking for him on Monday!
Joan
January 3rd, 2016 at 20:04
Wow!!! Great shots, Sparky!!! Thanks for posting this for all of us to see!
Rita Flores Wiskowski
January 13th, 2016 at 13:11
Beautiful photos of this arctic visitor. We were there on January 2nd and got stunning views of him then as well. Then we headed to Superior to see the gyrfalcon. Two lifers in one day! Love your blog!
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Rare ivory gull has excited bird watchers flocking to Duluth - BringMeTheNews.com January 6th, 2016 at 07:12
[…] Bird watcher Rich Hoeg posted photos of the bird on his blog, 365 Days of Birds, noting he was with 35 of his birding buddies when he saw the ivory gull. Another birder posted photos on the blog The Photonaturalist, view them here. […]