An ARCTIC TERN was seen on Lake Superior on September 26th and 27th off Minnesota Point in Duluth. A SABINE’S GULL and a LITTLE GULL were seen in the same area over Lake Superior on the 26th, and as many as five Jaegers have also been reported, most likely all were PARSITIC JAEGERS.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL has again returned to the north end of Spirit Lake in Jackson County on the Minnesota - Iowa border. It was first reported in Minnesota on September 26th.
On the 27th, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on the west end of Black Dog Lake in Dakota County. This is likely the same bird that has been recently reported from Lakes Calhoun and Harriet in Minneapolis.

A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at mouth of Knife River in Lake County on September 25th. Another was in the parking lot at the Grand Marais municipal campground in Cook County on the 26th. Cackling Geese have also been reported from several other locations in Cook County.
A YELLOW RAIL was found on September 24th at Four Brooks Management Area. This is a Wildlife Management Area just south of Onamia in Mille Lacs County along the west side of U.S. Highway 169. The Rail was seen along the south side of the main road into the Wildlife Management Area in a dense patch of sedge.

Other migrants reported recently include GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, AMERICAN PIPIT, HARRIS’S SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and DARK-EYED JUNCO.