[mou] Duluth RBA 8/19/04

[David Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 19th, sponsored 
by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Mike Hendrickson found a GREAT EGRET at the pond at Forest Hill 
Cemetery off Woodland Avenue yesterday. There were also several 
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS at the pond, and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER nearby

Janet Riegle found and carefully identified an UPLAND SANDPIPER at 40th 
Ave West on the 14th.

Earl Orf found a pair of THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Koochiching Cty on 
the 13th. The birds were 2.3 miles south of the intersection of Cty Rd 
1 and Cty Rd 13.

Audrey Evers found eight species of shorebirds at the Embarrass Rice 
Paddies on the 15th, including one BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER.

Several observers have reported flocks of mixed warbler species moving 
through the area this week.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 
26th.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. 
Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded 
message.

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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.