Birders flocked to Bemidji for a rare “accidental” sighting of a common eider. The species visited Duluth in 2014, but it hadn’t previously been in Minnesota since 1966. “A couple people that were in the cities immediately stopped what they were doing and drove up. … Bird people are crazy,” said Alex Burchard, laughing. Burchard spotted the juvenile male Pacific common eider on Lake Bemidji on Nov. 21. Read more at the link in our bio. Reporting and photo by Kim Hyatt/The Minnesota Star Tribune. #minnesota #birding #birders