[mou] Duluth Birds/Birdathon

Michael Hendrickson smithville4@msn.com
Sun, 18 May 2003 12:28:09 -0500


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Hello:

Here is the list of some interesting finds since Friday -Saturday in =
Duluth.

Piping Plover -Herding Island  found by Dave G. on Friday mid morning =
not seen since.

Whimbrel - Herding Island 32 birds seen on south side of island on =
Friday afternoon.
 Found By Mike Hendrickson.

Red-throated Loon - 32nd Street (community center) Park Point on lake =
side Friday afternoon found by Jake Musser. Not seen since.

Pacific Loon - Found on Friday afternoon by Val Cunningham on the south =
side of Herding Island. Not seen since.

Surf Scotor - Seen by Dave Benson's son Jonah and his team or by Dave's =
team off Park Point near the boat launch.

Black Scotor - Seen by Rick Schroeder's birdathon team off Stoney Pt.

Yellow Rail - Heard by Kim Risen 2/3 - a mile east of Co. Rd. 7 on the =
south side of the Co. Rd. 319 or Stone Lake Rd. on Sat.  4 am in the =
morning.  Sax Zim area.

Great Grey Owls - Heard along Stone Lake Road by several birdathon teams =
including my team and one owl heard along the Three Lakes Road north of =
Duluth.  Sax Zim area.

Saturday's birdathon event produced 17 species of Shorebirds including a =
Marbled Godwit and two short-billed Dowitchers.

Saturday's birdathon event also produced 25 species of warblers.

Who won the birdathon event??  Ahhhh it's a TIE!!   Team Cyndi E.  (Mike =
Hendrickson, Jake Musser, Tom Auer and our captain Cyndie Elias)  Turkey =
Surprise tied with us with a lousy total of 136 species.  The weather =
was typical birdathon, cold east winds, fog over the lake, nice and =
sunny inland, no shorebirds and a very late migration produced headaches =
for a lot of teams.  Over all it was a super good time and I encourage =
many to join next year.

Mike Hendrickson
Duluth


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<DIV>Hello:</DIV>
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<DIV>Here is the list of some interesting finds since Friday -Saturday =
in=20
Duluth.</DIV>
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<DIV>Piping Plover -Herding Island&nbsp; found by Dave G. on Friday mid =
morning=20
not seen since.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Whimbrel - Herding Island 32 birds seen on south side of island on =
Friday=20
afternoon.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;Found By Mike Hendrickson.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Red-throated Loon - 32nd Street (community center) Park Point on =
lake side=20
Friday afternoon found by Jake Musser. Not seen since.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Pacific Loon - Found on Friday afternoon by Val Cunningham on the =
south=20
side of Herding Island. Not seen since.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Surf Scotor - Seen by Dave Benson's son Jonah and his team&nbsp;or =
by=20
Dave's team off Park Point near the boat launch.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Black Scotor - Seen by Rick Schroeder's birdathon team off Stoney =
Pt.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Yellow Rail - Heard by Kim Risen 2/3 - a mile east of Co. Rd. 7 on =
the=20
south side of the Co. Rd. 319 or Stone Lake Rd. on Sat.&nbsp; 4 am in =
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morning.&nbsp; Sax Zim area.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Great Grey Owls - Heard along Stone Lake Road by several birdathon =
teams=20
including my team and one owl heard along the Three Lakes Road north of=20
Duluth.&nbsp; Sax Zim area.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Saturday's birdathon event&nbsp;produced 17 species of Shorebirds =
including=20
a Marbled Godwit and two short-billed Dowitchers.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Saturday's birdathon event also produced 25 species of =
warblers.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Who won the birdathon event??&nbsp; Ahhhh it=92s a =
TIE!!&nbsp;&nbsp; Team=20
Cyndi E.&nbsp; (Mike Hendrickson, Jake Musser, Tom Auer and our captain =
Cyndie=20
Elias)&nbsp; Turkey Surprise tied with us with a lousy total of 136=20
species.&nbsp; The weather was typical birdathon, cold east winds, fog =
over the=20
lake, nice and sunny inland, no shorebirds and a very late migration =
produced=20
headaches for a lot of teams.&nbsp; Over all it was a super good time =
and I=20
encourage many to join next year.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Mike Hendrickson</DIV>
<DIV>Duluth</DIV>
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