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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 16, 2005 *MNDU0506.16 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 16, 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, June 16th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
On June 12th, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen in a yard off the East Castle Danger Road east of Two Harbors. Bill Tefft also spotted a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on June 15th actively working the edge of the softball fields on the south side of the town of Ely.
On June 10th and again on June 11th, a PACIFIC LOON was seen among the docks at Barker's Island, which is probably the same individual seen near the Superior Entry on the 4th.
On June 9th, a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen near the shoreline of Lake Superior at the Five Mile Rock sign east of Grand Marais. On that same afternoon, a WHIMBREL was spotted on the lakeside of the east breakwater at the Grand Marais harbor.
On June 11th, a pair of GREAT EGRETS was spotted by Jan Green flying over Leech Lake at the Forest Service Stony Point campground.
On June 15th, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen on the Echo Trail in northern St. Louis County, =BD mile west of Lake Jeanette. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was also seen on the Echo Trail at Lake Jeanette on the 16th.
Warren Nelson and Bill Stauffer found an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER on June 10th east of Aitkin. From the intersection of Highways 47 and 169 on the south side of Aitkin, take Highway 47 for 1 mile to C.R. 12, then take C.R. 12 north for about 100 yards to 355th Street. Follow 355th Street for 1.3 miles to 360th Street and then follow 360th Street for 2.9 miles. The bird was seen near the creek on the north side of the road.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 23rd.
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.
