[mou] North Shore update

[Kim R Eckert]

in addition to other North Shore reports posted by Dave Benson, Dedrick 
Benz, and Mike Hendrickson, here are some additional sightings, most of 
these from the 26 participants on the so-called annual Muffin Trip. In 
all yesterday, Oct 28, the group had a composite total of 91 species, 
with a few new additions today. In addition to the following 
highlights, it is likely there were some other sightings of note 
recorded on the Oct 27-29 Grand Marais Birding Festival which I'm not 
aware of.

- 2 Ross's Geese / still present Saturday at the golf course in Two 
Harbors, near the clubhouse

- probable Pacific Loon / at dusk today at Paradise Beach, but the 
light was too poor for positive ID

- imm Golden Eagle / migrating over Knife River Saturday

- 2 Am Golden-Plovers / both Saturday, 1 at the cemetery in Two 
Harbors, the other on the campground side of the Grand Marais harbor

- 3rd-winter Lesser Black-backed Gull / ID by Paul Egeland et al. 
Friday at Canal Park in Duluth

Am Three-toed Woodpecker / 7 individuals (5 Saturday + 2 today), plus 2 
reported by others = 9 total:
1 - Alseth Rd, just N of Scenic Hwy 61
2-4 Lighthouse Pt, Two Harbors (3)
5-6 - Good Harbor Bay (2)
7 - Grand Marais campground
8 - Hwy 61, mile marker 121
9 - Paradise Beach

Black-backed Woodpecker / 28 individuals (22 Saturday + 6 today), plus 
others?:
1-2 - Scenic Hwy 61, W of McQuade Rd (2)
3-9 - Stoney Point (7)
10 - Knife River
11 - Two Harbors cemetery
12-16 - Lighthouse Pt, Two Harbors (5)
17 - Encampment River
18 - Hwy 61, mile marker 41
19 - Beaver Bay
20-21 - Tofte Park (2)
22-24 - Grand Marais campground (3)
25-26 - Artists Point, Grand Marais (2)
27 - Croftville Rd
28 - Paradise Beach

Townsend's Solitaire / 7 individuals (3 Saturday + 4 today), plus 3 
reported by others = 10 total:
1 - Alseth Rd, just N of Scenic Hwy 61
2-3 - W side of Stoney Point (2)
4 - Two Harbors, 4th Ave & 2nd St
5 - Good Harbor Bay
6-7 - Croftville Rd (2)
8-10 - Hwy 61 at Colville (3)

- Mountain Bluebird / the female in Duluth at Bayfront Park still 
present this afternoon, mostly on the W side in the vicinity of 
Railroad St & 7th Ave West

- 2 Gray Catbirds / both Saturday, 1 at Tofte Park, the other at Lutsen 
Sea Villas

- Black-throated Green Warbler / Saturday in Knife River, ~300 yards W 
of the marina

- Field Sparrow / on the W side of the cemetery in Two Harbors Saturday

- Hoary Redpoll / Artists Point in Grand Marais today


Kim Eckert