Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 28, 2006 *MNDU0609.28-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 28, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, September 28th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A juvenile PURPLE SANDPIPER was found by Ben Wieland on the 26th along the south shore of Lake Winnibigoshish in Cass County. It was found about a hundred yards west of Denny's Resort, which is just east of the gas station in the town of Bena along U.S. Highway 2. Check the beach and sandbars between Denny's and the NoDak Resort to the west. The bird was still present as of noon today. This is a potential fifth state record, the first since 1991, and a first Cass County record.
Strong east winds on the 22nd and 23rd and the presence of several groups of birders in the area led to as many as sixteen jaegers sightings over Lake Superior in Duluth last weekend. Most were PARASITIC JAEGERS but there were also reports of two POMARINE JAEGERS as well as a LONG-TAILED JAEGER. Most of these were seen at Park Point from the 31st Street access at Lafayette Square, the 12th Street access, or from the Superior Entry.
At least four SABINE'S GULLS, several LITTLE GULLS, and two ARCTIC TERNS were also seen from Lafayette Square at Park Point over the weekend. Mike Hendrickson relocated two ARCTIC TERNS and saw a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Lafayette Square on the 26th. Mike also found a RED-THROATED LOON here on the 24th, and saw a different individual at the same location on the 27th. Kim Eckert and others saw an adult RED-THROATED LOON at Lafayette Square today, as well as a juvenile LITTLE GULL and an unidentified JAEGER.
Matt Mecklenberg found a FIELD SPARROW on the 23rd at the Park Point recreational area near the bath house. A SHORT-EARED OWL was found injured at Park Point on the 27th and was taken to a rehabilitator. Dee Kuder found four SURF SCOTERS on Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County on the 27th.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen today in the Woodland neighborhood of Duluth, although I do not have a specific location.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 5th.
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