[mou] Duluth RBA 9/25/03

[David R. Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 25, 2003,
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

On the 20th, Peder Svingen found a juvenile SABINE'S GULL at Tamarack Point
on Lake Winnibigoshish on the Cass/Itasca County Line.

On the18th, a group of Wisconsin birders reported a POMARINE JAEGER and two
PARASITIC JAEGERS well out on the lake from Wisconsin Point.

Duluth is full of migrants this week. Today there seems to be a
Yellow-rumped or Palm Warbler foraging about every six feet or so, anywhere
in town. A number of interesting migrants were reported from 40th Ave West
this week. Yesterday, Kim Eckert reported a VESPER SPARROW, CUCKOO (sp.), a
late BOBOLINK, and a flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Mike Hendrickson reported 2
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and 10 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS at 40th on Tuesday. As many as 5 INDIGO BUNTINGS have been seen
at one time at 40th this week.

On the 21st, there were several species of note at Park Point Recreation
Area, including a WHIMBREL, a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, and a FIELD SPARROW
found by Tom Auer near the bathhouse.

Jim Lind found NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS in Two Harbors this week--one
across the road from Burlington Bay and the other near the tugboat at Agate
Bay.



Scott and Nan Wisherd found an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER at Hog Island in
Superior on the 24th.


The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 2nd.

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.

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