[mou] Duluth RBA 4/27/06

[Jim Lind]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 27th, 2006 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

With persistent east winds during the past few weeks, birding along 
the North Shore has been relatively slow.  On one of the few days 
with calm winds, 498 HORNED GREBES and 166 RED-NECKED GREBES were 
counted on the 21st between Lester River and Two Harbors.  A flock of 
10 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was also seen out from the Lakewood Road.

More than 1,100 raptors were counted on the 22nd at the West Skyline 
Hawk Count in Duluth, including 896 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a late 
GOLDEN EAGLE.  Twenty-six AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were also seen on 
the 22nd. 

Rebecca George reported a probable RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on the 
22nd at her home in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth.  Other 
recent spring arrivals in the area include AMERICAN BITTERN on the 
24th and GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the 23rd.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 
4th.

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.