Black Scoter in St. Louis County
2010-11-16

Uncommon in St. Louis County in the Fall season

Backlit by partial afternoon sun, this adult male was on the bay side of the Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth; the vast majority of Black Scoters seen in Minnesota are female-plumaged birds.

Kim R. Eckert; "digiscope" photo with Kowa TSN-840 spotting scope.