Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA

Duluth RBA phone number: 218-834-2858

Previous reports: May 0 4 11 18 21, June 1, May 25.
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*June 2, 2006
*MNDU0606.02

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 2, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 1st, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Peder Svingen found a FRANKLIN'S GULL on Interstate Island this morning. It was seen amongst some Ring-billed Gulls. Peder also reported seeing three WHIMBRELS on Interstate Island on May 31st.

Janet Riegle reported eight RED-THROATED LOONS on May 26th at Park Point on the lake side at the recreational area bathhouse. She also saw a breeding-plumaged AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER on the lake side near the Aerial Lift Bridge.

A late lingering HORNED GREBE was found by Sarah Knutie today at Park Point near the Sky Harbor Airport.

Don Kienholz found a singing FIELD SPARROW at Canal Park today in the row of spruce trees between the Comfort Suites and the Maritime Visitors Center.

On May 26th, Dory Spence found an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON near her home in Schroeder, Cook County.

Mike Steffes found 12 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on Moose Mountain along the Superior Hiking Trail in Lake County on May 28th. Four individuals were also found on May 29th on Trappers Lake Road (FR 369) and four individuals were found on May 30th at the north entrance to Tettegouche State Park off County Road 402.

On May 25th, Cindy Risen reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in her neighbor's yard. The bird was found about 2 miles south of the Savanna Portage State Park entrance along County Road 14, northeast of McGregor in Aitkin County. Cindy also found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on County Road 64 (Kestrel Avenue), 2 miles east of County Road 14.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 8th.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.

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