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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 26, 2004 *MNDU0408.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 26, 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 26, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Travis Novitsky and Shannon Judd reported seeing an immature LITTLE GULL at Grand Portage on the 22nd. I have no further details.
In Lake Cty, Jim Lind had a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER at Flood Bay on the 20th, 4 BONAPARTE'S GULLS flying down the shore on the 21st, and 2 HORNED GREBES at Castle Danger on the 22nd.
On the 20th, Kim Eckert saw a SHORT-EARED OWL flying west over the harbor in Grand Marais, and an adult WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW at a feeder at a campsite in the harbor. Bruce Stahly saw an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN in Grand Marais on the 22nd.
On the 22nd, John Ellis refound the THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Koochiching Cty on Cty Rd 13, 2.3 miles south of the jct. with Cty Rd 1. On the 21st, he saw a family group of SPRUCE GROUSE near this location (5.1 miles north of Hwy 71 on Cty Rd 13). On the 22nd he saw a GREAT GRAY OWL in the Sax-Zim area on Owl Ave just north of the bend. He also saw a group of 35 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES on Cty Rd 29, north of 740.
There was a substantial fallout of warblers at Park Point in Duluth this morning. In about an hour's time, I saw dozens of individuals of 11 species, including CAPE MAY WARBLER and BLACKPOLL WARBLER. Jan Green reported a small movement of warblers along the north shore, including a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 2.
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.
