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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *October 13, 2005 *MNDU0510.13 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 13, 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, October 13th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Participants on the October 8th MOU pelagic trip found a BLACK SCOTER in the Duluth harbor and a first winter THAYER'S GULL on Lake Superior. An adult Thayer's Gull was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 12th at the mouth of the Knife River.
A PACIFIC LOON was reported by Jan Green on the 12th at Stoney Point. Jan also found three SURF SCOTERS at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 9th. Three LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen today at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors with a group of about 50 HORNED GREBES.
Three GOLDEN EAGLES have been seen at Hawk Ridge since the 7th, as well as daily sightings of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. An impressive total of 141 SANDHILL CRANES was seen at the Ridge on the 7th.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 20th.
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.
