[mou] Yellow rumped warblers Duluth, and the North Shore

[Jim Lind]

I also saw a lot of "reverse migration" yesterday around Two Harbors. 
 There was a constant stream of Yellow-rumped Warblers, Tree 
Swallows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Hermit Thrushes flying southwest 
along the lakeshore and out over the lake.  I saw at least 80 
yellowlegs (mostly Greaters) in several flocks, all flying southwest 
along the shoreline.  Smaller numbers of raptors and waterfowl were 
also moving southwest throughout the day.  In my yard, I had a flock 
of about 250 Rusty Blackbirds.

Jim Lind
Two Harbors



----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Yellow rumped warblers Duluth, and the North Shore...
From: SCmzd AT aol.com
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:43:02 EDT

Spent at least five hours at Stony Point (North Shore), and Lester 
River (Duluth), shore fishing. Was amazed by the amount of yellow 
rumped warblers I saw migrating SOUTH! That's right, well over 200 
yellow rumped warblers, over 100 tree swallows, several loons, 10+ 
tundra swans, sparrows, and a few hermit thrushes, all of them moving 
down the north shore towards  Duluth.  

It looked and felt like fall migration. That 200 number for the 
yellow rumpeds is a very conservative est. in my opinion.  


Happy  Birding, and hopefully warmer,
Shawn Zierman.