[mou] Duluth RBA 5/8/03

[David R. Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 8, 2003, sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A WILLET was at Hearding Island on the 6th. A flock of approximately 150
BONAPARTE'S GULLS arrived in the harbor on the 3rd. Among the many ducks in
the Duluth harbor this week were at least 30 AMERICAN WIGEONS, an unusually
large number for this species in Duluth. 20 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were in Agate
Bay at Two Harbors on the 6th. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen at Schroeder
at the intersection of Hwy 61 and the road to Father Baraga's Cross on the
3rd. On the same day, another Mockingbird was seen north of Duluth on
Church Rd, off the Emerson Rd.

At Wisconsin Point in Superior, WI this week, 2 RED-THROATED LOONS were
seen on the 6th and 2 WILLETS were seen on the 7th.

New migrants reported this week include UPLAND SANDPIPER, PURPLE MARTIN,
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW,
SAVANNAH SPARROW, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.

The Hawk Ridge Birdathon will be held on Saturday, May 17. Both birders and
pledgers are needed. For more information, contact Terry Wiens at
t.wiens@lsc.mnscu.edu

Thanks to Kim Eckert, Chris Elmgren,Jan Green, Mike Hendrickson, Dave
Krikorian, Jim Lind, Jim and Carol Tveekrem, and Scott and Nan Wisherd for
contributing information.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 15.

The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and
callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of
each tape.

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 of Natural
History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to
mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.