[mou] Duluth RBA 5/22/05 (Hawk Ridge Birdathon)

[Jim Lind]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Sunday, May 22nd, sponsored by 
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.  The report is being updated 
today to report on yesterday's Hawk Ridge Birdathon.

Fifty birders on 16 teams came up with an impressive composite total 
of 205 species, including 169 within the city limits of Duluth.  The 
winning team of Tom Auer, Mike Hendrickson, and Mark Ochs found 154 
species.

Some highlights from the birdathon include:

ROSS'S GOOSE at Interstate Island, SURF SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTERS, and 
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on Lake Superior on Park Point, RED-THROATED 
LOONS at a number of spots along Park Point, including an amazing 
flock of 61 out from the water pumping station past the Sky Harbor 
Airport, a WESTERN GREBE at Park Point, and an EARED GREBE and RUDDY 
DUCK at the Biwabik sewage ponds.

YELLOW RAILS were heard in Sax-Zim on CR 7, a mile north of CR 133, 
and along the Stone Lake Road.

A flock of 75 MARBLED GODWITS was seen on Interstate Island, and two 
PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen on Park Point, out from the recreation 
area.  A GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was also seen at Park Point.

A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen in Sax-Zim, and BLACK-BACKED 
WOODPECKERS were found along the McDavitt Road.  Two RED-BELLIED 
WOODPECKERS were seen on Park Point.  At least five different GREAT 
GRAY OWLS were found in and around the Sax-Zim area.  BOREAL 
CHICKADEE was found along CR 52, two miles west of the Stickney Road 
in Sax-Zim.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found at the scenic overlook over Boy 
Scout Landing in west Duluth.

26 species of warblers were found, including BLACK-THROATED BLUE 
WARBLER at Park Point.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 
26th.

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.