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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 19, 2004 *MNDU0408.19 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 19, 2004
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 728-5030
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 19th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Mike Hendrickson found a GREAT EGRET at the pond at Forest Hill Cemetery off Woodland Avenue yesterday. There were also several SOLITARY SANDPIPERS at the pond, and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER nearby
Janet Riegle found and carefully identified an UPLAND SANDPIPER at 40th Ave West on the 14th.
Earl Orf found a pair of THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Koochiching Cty on the 13th. The birds were 2.3 miles south of the intersection of Cty Rd 1 and Cty Rd 13.
Audrey Evers found eight species of shorebirds at the Embarrass Rice Paddies on the 15th, including one BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER.
Several observers have reported flocks of mixed warbler species moving through the area this week.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 26th.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. 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 of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or send an e-mail to to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
