[rba] Duluth RBA 10/2/08

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 2, 2008
*MNDU0810.02

-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Loon
Great Egret
Golden Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Great Black-backed Gull
Short-eared Owl
Black-backed Woodpecker
Rock Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Vesper Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 2, 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, October 2nd, 2008
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The ROCK WREN at the Grand Marais municipal campground was relocated on
the 27th along the lakeshore near the yellow maintenance garages. A
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen and photographed by Shawn Zierman on the
weekend of the 27th near the boat launch at the campground. A VESPER
SPARROW was found on the 28th near the rock piles at the Castle Danger
landfill. Uwe Kausch found a GOLDEN EAGLE on the 1st along MN Highway 61
at the Homestead Road (CR 42). Jan Green saw single BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKERS migrating over Stoney Point on the 29th and on the 1st. A
flock of 115 CACKLING GEESE was seen at the Two Harbors golf course on
the 2nd.

More than 5,500 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were counted at Hawk Ridge on September
27th, representing a record-high count for Minnesota. More than 1,000
CACKLING GEESE, seven ROSS'S GEESE, and two RED-THROATED LOONS also flew
past the overlook on the 27th. A Hawk Ridge record-high count of 333
SANDHILL CRANES was seen on the 1st, and 121 were counted the day
before. Seven GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE flew over Hawk Ridge on the
30th and a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the 29th.

An adult ROSS'S GOOSE was seen by several observers on the 1st at the
Park Point recreational area ball fields. Mike Hendrickson saw a
first-winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and an
unidentified JAEGER on the 27th on the Minnesota side of the Superior
Entry. Erik Bruhnke saw a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and an unidentified
JAEGER on Park Point on the 28th. Kim Eckert and others found a SURF
SCOTER and a LONG-TAILED DUCK on the 28th on Lake Superior at Park
Point. They also relocated the juvenile FRANKLIN’S GULL at the 12th
Street access, and found an early THAYER’S GULL. The GREAT EGRET at the
40th Avenue West Erie Pier area was still present as of the 2nd, along
with a juvenile ROSS’S GOOSE.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October
9th.

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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