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*August 13, 2015
*MNDU1508.13

• Franklin's Gull
• Grasshopper Sparrow

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 13, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 13th, 2015 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A FRANKLIN'S GULL, two WILSON’S PHALAROPES, and several other shorebird species have been seen as recently as the 11th at the ball fields at the Park Point Recreation Area. Jan and Larry Kraemer also found a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW on the 11th at the recreation area.

The next scheduled update of this report will be in two weeks on August 27th.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists, various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date information:

MOU-net: http://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.html eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places Facebook group pages: Minnesota Ornithologists Union: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/ Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/ Minnesota Rare Bird Alert: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/ Northeast Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/ Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/ Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird Alert at duluthrba@moumn.org

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, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.

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