[mou] Duluth RBA 7/27/06

[shawn conrad]

I've had no problem finding black-billed cuckoos in the alder thickets 
either.  I've also noticed a great abundance of defoliating larvae on the 
alder this year.  A DNR forest insect specialist informed me that they are 
fall web worms.  These may be as attractive to the cuckoos as the forest 
tent caterpillars are during their outbreaks.

Shawn Conrad
Bovey


>From: Jim Lind <rba@moumn.org>
>To: MOU-net <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
>Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 7/27/06
>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:33:37 -0700
>
>-RBA
>*Minnesota
>*Duluth/North Shore
>*July 27, 2006
>*MNDU0607.27
>
>-Birds mentioned
>American White Pelican
>Great Egret
>Lesser Yellowlegs
>Least Sandpiper
>Pectoral Sandpiper
>Stilt Sandpiper
>Black-billed Cuckoo
>Tennessee Warbler
>Black-throated Blue Warbler
>Slaty-backed Gull
>-Transcript
>
><strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
><strong>Date:</strong> July 27, 2006<br>
><strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br>
><strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br>
><strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)<br>
>
>This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, July 27th, 2006 sponsored 
>by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
>
>A potential first state record SLATY-BACKED GULL was found in the Grand 
>Marais harbor by Ken and Molly Hoffman on July 21st and has been seen every 
>day since, including today.  In the mornings it has been found mainly on 
>the lawn and beach in front of the East Bay or Shoreline Motels.  In the 
>afternoons it often moves to the marina breakwall within the inner harbor, 
>in front of the North House Folk School.  The bird is in adult plumage and 
>it does not appear to be associating closely with other gull species.  Any 
>updates I receive about the bird will be posted immediately to MOU-net.
>
>Shawn Conrad found a GREAT EGRET in Itasca County on the 24th at Hennessey 
>Lake, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids along US Highway 169.
>
>Mike Steffes reported eight singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS in Cook 
>County at Oberg Mountain on the 20th.  The first potential fall migrant 
>TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from Grand Rapids on the 20th.  BLACK-BILLED 
>CUCKOOS seem more abundant than normal this month across much of northeast 
>Minnesota, especially near thickets of lowland alders.
>
>Uwe Kausch saw three AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the 24th flying over the 
>Two Harbors High School, heading towards Lake Superior.
>
>Julie O'Connor found a few shorebirds at the 40th Avenue West impoundments 
>in Duluth on the 16th, including LESSER YELLOWLEGS, STILT SANDPIPER, and 
>PECTORAL SANDPIPER.  The same species, as well as LEAST SANDPIPERS, were 
>seen at the Beaver Bay sewage lagoons in Lake County last week.  The 40th 
>Avenue West impoundments are currently under construction, and although 
>there are no signs indicating that the area is off limits, birders should 
>use caution around construction personnel and equipment.
>
>The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 3rd.
>
>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.