[mou] Duluth RBA 9/16/04

[David Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 16th, 2004, 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Mike Hendrickson found a SABINE'S GULL flying down the beach at 
Minnesota Point during yesterday's gale conditions . The bird was not 
refound later. Also seen were four JAEGERS, at least four FORSTER'S 
TERNS, COMMON TERNS, and a BLACK TERN. Today, Kim Eckert reported five 
SNOW GEESE, a BOBOLINK, and seven species of shorebirds at Minnesota 
Point.

Today was a big flight day at Hawk Ridge. At 1:00 pm, over 11,000 
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS had been counted, along with several other species 
including one SWAINSON'S HAWK.

Several birders reported four BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS from Minnesota 
Point on the 12th, along with a large group of SANDERLINGS and several 
other species of shorebirds. Suzanne Gucciardo reported a BUFF-BREASTED 
SANDPIPER from Grand Marais that was present for the past three days.

On the 14th, Jim Lind encountered a nice wave of warblers at the 
Lakewood Pumping Station east of Duluth, including at least 15 CAPE MAY 
WARBLERS and eight other species. Jim also reported 21 COMMON 
NIGHTHAWKS  at Flood Bay, plus 3 RED-NECKED GREBES and a HORNED GREBE 
on Lake Superior between Stoney Point and Brighton Beach.

Sue McDonnell reported a WHIP-POOR-WILL still calling near Grand Marais 
on the 13th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 
23rd.

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.