[mou] Duluth RBA 9/2/04

[David Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 2nd, 2004, 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

On the 30th, an immature MISSISSIPPI KITE flew by the main overlook at 
Hawk Ridge.

On the 28th, Earl Orf reported THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS at three separate 
locations along Koochiching Cty Rd 13, at 2.3 miles south of the jct. 
with Cty Rd 1, at 9.2 miles south of that jct., and at 9.5 miles south 
of that jct. He also found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER 11.1 miles south 
of the jct. with 1. Several observers have reported SPRUCE GROUSE and 
BOREAL CHICKADEES along this road.

Janet Riegle reported a WHIMBREL at 40th Ave West in Duluth on the 
28th. On the same day, she saw an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN in the harbor.

Deb Buria-Falkowski reported 2 GREAT GRAY OWLS on Owl Ave in Sax-Zim, 
0.3 mile south of the jct. with Overton Rd. She also found a GREAT 
EGRET on Manganika Lake south of Virginia.

Jim Lind saw a WESTERN GREBE on Agate Bay in Two Harbors from the 26th 
to the 28th. On the evening of the 30th, Jim counted 436 COMMON 
NIGHTHAWKS flying by Agate Bay. On the same evening, he saw 3 STILT 
SANDPIPERS.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 
9th.

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.