Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 19, 2015 *MNDU1511.19-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 19, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for November 19th, 2015 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH was found on the 14th by Tim Walker at Iona's Beach SNA, about three miles northeast of Gooseberry Falls State Park. Tod Eggenberger, Clinton Nienhaus and others saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 14th at the Ray Berglund Wayside Rest northeast of Tofte in Cook County. Clinton’s group saw a SURF SCOTER and a BLACK SCOTER in the Grand Marais harbor and three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and four LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais. His group also saw BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Taconite Harbor and along Slater Drive in Beaver Bay.
Ben Anderson saw two PACIFIC LOONS on the 14th near the Sky Harbor Airport at Park Point. Several observers continue to report ICELAND GULL, THAYER'S GULLS and GLAUCOUS GULLS from the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry.
Karl Bardon and Steve Kolbe saw a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE fly by the Hawk Ridge overlook on the 14th. More than 11,500 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen there on the 13th.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on November 26th.
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
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