[mou] Duluth RBA 5/19/04

[David Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Wednesday, May 19th, 2004, 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Several rarities were reported this week in Northeastern Minnesota. 
Unfortunately, to my knowledge, none of the following are still being 
seen: Steve Foss had a WHITE-WINGED DOVE at his feeders in Ely; the 
last report was from the 14th. The PAINTED BUNTING in Hoyt Lakes was 
last seen on the 13th. Maya Hammady reported a BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK 
seen at her feeders in Grand Rapids on the 13th and 14th. Dave Lothner 
saw a male SUMMER TANAGER at Prairie Portage on the Canadian border on 
the 15th. Shawn Conrad reported a LARK BUNTING from Nashwauk on the 
16th, and at Wisconsin Point, Kristi Bond reported a GREAT BLACK-BACKED 
GULL on the 17th.

In Duluth, Peder Svingen found an adult ROSS' GOOSE at Interstate 
Island, along with 65 MARBLED GODWITS on the 17th. The same day, a 
dozen species of shorebirds were at other locations in Duluth, 
including 5 HUDSONIAN GODWITS at Hearding Island and a flock of 
WHIMBRELS at 40th Ave W. Mike Hendrickson found a RED-THROATED LOON on 
the 14th.

In Lake Cty, Peder found a dozen species of shorebirds on the 18th, 
including 22 WHIMBRELS and 1 RED KNOT at Knife River. Denny Martin 
found a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Knife River and two NORTHERN 
MOCKINGBIRDS at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park.

In Cook Cty, Dory Spence reported a FIELD SPARROW and a YELLOW-HEADED 
BLACKBIRD from Schroeder on the 17th, Josh Watson reported a LAPLAND 
LONGSPUR from Grand Marais on the 15th, and Suzanne Gucciardo saw 14 
LONG-TAILED DUCKS in Grand Marais on the 14th.

Audrey Evers reported a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER from Hoyt Lakes on the 
13th and 5 WILSON'S PHALAROPES at the Biwabik sewage ponds on the 15th. 
Michele McDowell found  a PIPING PLOVER north of Aitkin on the 18th.

This report will be updated on Friday at 5:30 on the phone line only 
with stakeouts for the Hawk Ridge Birdathon. It will be updated again 
on Sunday with results from the birdathon.

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 
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