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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 27, 2006 *MNDU0604.27 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 27, 2006
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, April 27th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
With persistent east winds during the past few weeks, birding along the North Shore has been relatively slow. On one of the few days with calm winds, 498 HORNED GREBES and 166 RED-NECKED GREBES were counted on the 21st between Lester River and Two Harbors. A flock of 10 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was also seen out from the Lakewood Road.
More than 1,100 raptors were counted on the 22nd at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth, including 896 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a late GOLDEN EAGLE. Twenty-six AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were also seen on the 22nd.
Rebecca George reported a probable RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on the 22nd at her home in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. Other recent spring arrivals in the area include AMERICAN BITTERN on the 24th and GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the 23rd.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 4th.
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.
