[mou] Duluth RBA 7/14/05

[Jim Lind]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, July 14th, sponsored 
by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was found by Josh Watson at his home near Grand 
Marais, Cook County on the 10th and it has been seen every day since 
then.  Anyone interested in looking for the bird should call the 
Watson's at 218-387-1484.

A BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE has been seen regularly since July 6th along 
Lake County Road 6, about 4 miles west of Highway 61.  It has been 
seen between the entrance to the Wolf Ridge environmental learning 
center and the Finland Historical Center.

The fall shorebird migration is underway with four LEAST SANDPIPERS 
seen at Castle Danger on the 12th.

As mentioned on last week's report, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS have 
been seen recently in the Sax-Zim bog, 2.4 miles north of the Sax 
Road along the McDavitt Road.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, July 
21st.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858.  
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 to 
mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.