[mou] Duluth RBA 7/15/04

[David Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, July 15, sponsored by 
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Deb Buria-Falkowski reported the first fall migrants in Northeastern 
Minnesota this week: three LESSER YELLOWLEGS at the Embarrass Rice 
Paddies on the 10th. She also reported two SOLITARY SANDPIPERS there, 
and a flock of 12 RED CROSSBILLS in the southern loop of the Big Aspen 
Ski Trails north of Virginia (in the pines across from the parking 
lot).

Scott Wolff reported two AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the 13th off 
Minnesota Point on Lake Superior. Scott also reported three 
Red-throated Loons in alternate plumage, seen about two weeks ago on 
Lake Superior.

There is a lot of bird activity at present, but not a lot of birder 
activity, so if there is little to report, it may be two weeks between 
updates. Nevertheless, the next scheduled update of this report will be 
on Thursday, July 22.

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.