[mou] Duluth RBA 10/13/05

[Jim Lind]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 13th, 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Participants on the October 8th MOU pelagic trip found a BLACK SCOTER 
in the Duluth harbor and a first winter THAYER'S GULL on Lake 
Superior.  An adult Thayer's Gull was found by Mike Hendrickson on 
the 12th at the mouth of the Knife River.

A PACIFIC LOON was reported by Jan Green on the 12th at Stoney Point. 
 Jan also found three SURF SCOTERS at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 
9th.  Three LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen today at Burlington Bay in 
Two Harbors with a group of about 50 HORNED GREBES.

Three GOLDEN EAGLES have been seen at Hawk Ridge since the 7th, as 
well as daily sightings of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.  An impressive total 
of 141 SANDHILL CRANES was seen at the Ridge on the 7th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 
20th.

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.