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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 9, 2004 *MNDU0409.09 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 9, 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, September 9th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Tom Auer reported a JAEGER species on the 6th. He saw the bird over Lake Superior from a platform near the airport at Park Point. Later the same day, he found a juvenile LARK BUNTING at 40th Ave West near the northwest corner of the embankment. To my knowledge, neither of these birds has been seen in the subsequent days.
On the 7th, another MISSISSIPPI KITE and a SWAINSON'S HAWK were seen at Hawk Ridge, where Frank Nicoletti is again the full-time counter.
Also on the 7th, Sharon and Jim Lind saw three flocks of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS flying down the shore over Two Harbors. The same day, they saw four BOBOLINKS at Spruce Creek, southwest of Grand Marais.
Janet Riegle saw a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Minnesota Point on the beach beyond the airport on the 4th. She also saw SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and SANDERLINGS. At 40th Ave West, she saw a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, also on the 4th.
Dennis and Barb Martin saw several shorebird species at Wisconsin Point on the 8th, including AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, SANDERLING, LEAST SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 16th.
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.
