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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *May 19, 2005 *MNDU0505.19 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: May 19, 2005
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
Transcriber: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 19th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
An adult LITTLE GULL was found on May 13th by Kim Eckert on Lake Superior at 32nd Street along Park Point. It was associating with a large group of more than 1,400 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, several COMMON TERNS, and a few FORSTER'S TERNS and BLACK TERNS. It has not been relocated since the 13th. RED-THROATED LOONS were also seen on Lake Superior at Park Point on the 13th and 14th, out from the recreational area.
Today Tom Auer saw three SURF SCOTERS at Spirit Lake on the St. Louis River at Morgan Park; one was also seen on the 13th on the harbor side of Park Point at the rowing club. Sparky Stensaas saw two female BLACK SCOTERS on the 17th in the harbor at 33rd Street on Park Point, and today Don Kienholz saw one further down Park Point near the bus turn around. Don also saw a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and a WHIP-POOR-WILL in a patch of woods near the Stora Ensos paper mill off Central Avenue in west Duluth. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was also seen late last week at Grassy Point in west Duluth. A LONG- TAILED DUCK was still being seen as of the 17th on the northeast side of the Indian Point campground, and Jan Wicklund saw a flock of 20 over the weekend at Lutsen in Cook County.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were reported by Janet Riegle on the 14th at 40th Avenue West. Uwe Kausch also reported them on the 14th from his home on the Wildwood Road, a mile west of the Homestead Road, along with a WILSON'S PHALAROPE. A flock of 20 WILLETS were seen on the lake side of Park Point at 32nd Street on the 14th. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen briefly on the 13th near the Two Harbors golf course.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen and photographed on May 10th at Jay Cooke State Park in Carlton County, near Oldenberg Point. Jan Green reported a possible pair of TRUMPETER SWANS at the end of the Skibo Road at Stone Lake in east-central St. Louis County.
Recent arrivals in the area include OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, VEERY, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER today, AMERICAN REDSTART on the 17th, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER on the 15th, BOBOLINK on the 14th.
This report will be updated on Friday at 6:00 pm on the phone line only with stakeouts for the Hawk Ridge Birdathon. It will be updated again on Sunday with results from the birdathon.
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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
