This is bird note. It's a hot summer day in Minnesota, so you've thrown on a

swimsuit, grabbed a towel and packed a picnic for an afternoon at Lake O'Sakus.

But wait a minute, are those goals?

That black band around their sharp yellow beaks means these are ring-billed goals sharing your afternoon on the water.

You don't have to go to the ocean to sea goals.

In fact, many oceanic species like greeps, loons, pelicans, and

goals migrate far inland during spring migration to raise their young near freshwater lakes.

Like this bird.

A forester's turn hovers with quick wing beats before diving head long into the water to grab a silvery fish just below the surface. If you're in Northern Canada, you may even catch a glimpse of a surf scotter,

maybe just a flash of the white patches on its face as it dives below the glassy surface of the lake.

At the end of the breeding season, these sea ducks, like the other pelagic visitors,

will make the long migration to the coast where they'll spend the winter.

Next summer, try letting the seabirds come to you.

For Bird Note, I'm Ariana Rimmel.

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