[mou] Duluth RBA 5/31/07

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*May 31, 2007
*MNDU0705.31

-Birds mentioned
Cackling Goose
Black Scoter
American White Pelican
Snowy Egret
Yellow Rail
Common Moorhen
Snowy Plover
Whimbrel
Red-necked Phalarope
Little Gull
California Gull
Arctic Tern
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Red-headed Woodpecker
Western Kingbird
Northern Mockingbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Orchard Oriole
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: May 31, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 31st, 2007 sponsored
by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Several species of interest have been seen during the past week at
Duluth's Park Point. The SNOWY PLOVER, originally found by Shawn
Zierman, was relocated today on the lakeside in front of the bathhouse.
Twenty-four species of warblers were seen today, most of them seen
between the bus turn-around and the recreation area. Also at the
recreation area were one or two YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, a WESTERN
KINGBIRD, and an ORCHARD ORIOLE. Mike Hendrickson relocated the
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on the 30th near the playground at the recreation
area. The ARCTIC TERN was seen as recently as the 29th over Lake
Superior. It has been found at various locations along the lakeshore,
most often from the 31st Street access. Also on the 29th, Matt
Mecklenberg found a BLACK SCOTER on the bayside at the entrance to the
park. A CALIFORNIA GULL was located by Chris Wood on the 27th on the
Minnesota side of the Superior entry, but has not been seen since. Also
seen on the 27th at the 12th Street access, was a LITTLE GULL, which
also has not been relocated.

The COMMON MOORHEN, originally reported by Laura Erickson, was relocated
by Mike Hendrickson at Indian Point campground today. The bird was seen
in the cattail marsh on the east side of the point. Sparky Stensaas
found a SNOWY EGRET and a WHIMBREL at 40th Avenue West in Duluth on the
east side embankment on the 28th. Also found at 40th Avenue West on the
25th by Larry and Jan Kraemer was a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD seen on both
the south and west side. Janet Riegle spotted a female RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE at Erie Pier in Duluth on the 27th. Jan Green found CACKLING
GOOSE off of Clyde Avenue in Duluth on the 28th and 29th. Jan also
spotted seven AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN flying over Grassy Point on the
28th.

Craig and Deb Menze heard YELLOW RAIL calling in the McGregor marsh
along Hwy 65 in Aitkin County, starting at the old Soo Line railroad bed
north to Hwy 210, and heard rails at every stop sometimes several at a
time.

Mike Steffes found five BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS today at Oberg
Mountain and 21 on Moose Mountain in Cook County.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 7th.
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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