[mou] [rba] Duluth RBA 9/11/08

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*September 11, 2008
*MNDU0809.11

-Birds mentioned
Horned Grebe
American White Pelican
Mississippi Kite
Swainson's Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Yellow-throated Warbler
Lark Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 11, 2008
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 11th, 2008
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Single MISSISSIPPI KITES flew over the main overlook at Hawk Ridge on
the 8th and 9th, presumably representing two different individuals. A
SWAINSON'S HAWK also flew over the Ridge on the 8th, as well as 12
SANDHILL CRANES and 6 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS. Eighteen AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS were seen on the 9th. Raptor flights of more than 1,700 and
1,800 occurred on the 8th and 9th, respectively.

A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was reported on the 9th along the 1000 block
of Maple Grove Road in Duluth. It was seen for about 20 minutes, but has
not been relocated.

Shawn Zierman saw a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 6th near the lift
bridge on Park Point, and another on the 7th on the ball fields at the
recreational area. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was briefly seen at Agate
Bay in Two Harbors on the 7th, and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen on
the 11th at the Two Harbors golf course clubhouse ponds.

Shawn Conrad found a LARK SPARROW on the 9th on the east side of Grand
Marais at the ACE hardware store. Shawn also saw a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
near the Coast Guard station and several HORNED GREBES on Lake Superior.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September
18th.

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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