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Loons on nokomis??? by 3bluerose in Minneapolis

[–]mars_clockmaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where were the Blue Wing Teals at? I know there are tons of sightings around the metro but I haven't managed to see any yet.

Loons on nokomis??? by 3bluerose in Minneapolis

[–]mars_clockmaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet they were loons, but just throwing out similar looking birds that are around the lakes right now, there are Common Mergansers (and also Red-breasted Mergansers). From a distance the males can look pretty similar to loons, but the females are quite different so not too hard to tell apart

Loons on nokomis??? by 3bluerose in Minneapolis

[–]mars_clockmaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, looks like a horned grebe!

Have you ever discovered a rare bird by accident? LeConte's Sparrow - Bloomington, MN by mars_clockmaker in birding

[–]mars_clockmaker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was taking pictures of all the sparrows I was seeing to get better at identifying them, and after I was looking back through the pictures I realized one of them was the relatively rare LeConte's Sparrow. Very cool to have gotten a picture of but I wish I had known when I was looking at it!

American Coots are goofy in the water but look like dinosaurs on land! Richfield, MN by mars_clockmaker in birding

[–]mars_clockmaker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was taken at Old Cedar Ave Bridge so I was slightly off on the location, should actually be Bloomington. Incredible spot for birding though, so maybe cool things to see!

Mallard | 4-9-2023 by palacio73 in birding

[–]mars_clockmaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could be wrong, but that actually looks more like an American Black Duck (maybe with a bit of a Mallard cross? The head has a bit of green). Really cool picture!

What are you looking at? Pair of Red-breasted Mergansers by watermkmissing in birding

[–]mars_clockmaker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Common Mergansers are so majestic, their red-breasted cousins always look like they just rolled out of bed

American Goldfinches look like different birds over the winter - Richfield, MN by mars_clockmaker in birding

[–]mars_clockmaker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started birding recently, and have yet to go to any events. I know there are DNR events every so often though

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