[mou] Duluth RBA 8/30/07

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 30, 2007
*MNDU0708.30

-Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Red-necked Grebe
American White Pelican
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Dunlin
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Long-eared Owl
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Connecticut Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 30, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net)

*Note: several dates on the previous post were incorrect.

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 30th, 2007
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The exceptional songbird and shorebird migration continued in the Duluth
area during the past week, with several reports of more than 20 warbler
species and 14 to 15 shorebird species in a day. Kim Eckert compiled a
total of 24 warbler species from several observers over the weekend at
Park Point between Southworth Marsh and the recreation area. Along with
Mike Hendrickson on the 28th he again tallied 24 warbler species.

A RED KNOT was found by Karl Bardon at Interstate Island on the 29th,
and Peder Svingen found two there on the 30th. Peder found an additional
13 shorebird species between Park Point and 40th Avenue West, including
a juvenile-plumaged DUNLIN at 40th. Peder also found a FRANKLIN'S GULL
on the 28th at Hearding Island off Park Point. Ten BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPERS and two WHIMBRELS were seen at the recreation area over the
weekend, with four other Buff-breasteds at Hearding Island. The
RED-THROATED LOON found on the 23rd at the Lafayette Square 31st Street
access was last reported on the 26th.

Although the raptor migration has been relatively slow, several
shorebirds have been seen by Karl Bardon at the Hawk Ridge overlook,
including two RUDDY TURNSTONES on the 30th and an UPLAND SANDPIPER on
the 25th. Karl counted a record-high fall total of 378 PURPLE FINCHES on
the 30th, and saw 102 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the 29th. Dave
Grosshuesch banded several species of interest at Hawk Ridge during the
past week, including a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH on the 30th and single
CONNECTICUT WARBLERS on several mornings.

On the 30th at Stoney Point, Jan Green found a pale Myiarchus flycatcher
that was possibly an Ash-throated. Jan also reported RED-NECKED GREBES
at Stoney Point and early migrant DARK-EYED JUNCOS in Duluth Township
and the Two Harbors area.

Jane Wattrus reported three LONG-EARED OWLS on the 25th preying on the
hundreds of bats coming out of the shaft at dusk at Soudan Mine State
Park in Tower.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September
6th. 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, e-mail us
at mou at moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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