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*October 4, 2007
*MNDU0710.04

• Ross's Goose
• Cackling Goose
• Surf Scoter
• Black Scoter
• Red-throated Loon
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Gyrfalcon
• Sandhill Crane
• Little Gull
• California Gull
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Sabine's Gull
• Parasitic Jaeger
• Short-eared Owl
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Boreal Chickadee
• Red Crossbill
• Common Redpoll

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 4, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 4th, 2007 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A GYRFALCON was found by Peder Svingen on September 28th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry in Duluth, and it was relocated on the 29th. Peder also saw an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a juvenile PARASITIC JAEGER, and two SHORT-EARED OWLS in the same area. Earlier in the day, John Ellis found a juvenile SABINE'S GULL and an adult winter LITTLE GULL here, and on the 29th Lars Benson reported a CALIFORNIA GULL. Lars also found a NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW on the 29th near the end of Minnesota Point. At least three RED-THROATED LOONS were seen over the weekend at Wisconsin Point, and Mike Hendrickson saw two on October 1st at Park Point at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access. A BLACK SCOTER was seen on the 28th on the bayside of the Sky Harbor Airport at Park Point.

Dave Thurston reported the first COMMON REDPOLL of the season on the 4th at Stoney Point. Dave also found four SURF SCOTERS in the Duluth Harbor on the 4th. Bruce Munson saw a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on September 28th along Fairmont Street in the Woodland neighborhood of Duluth.

A ROSS'S GOOSE flew past the Hawk Ridge main overlook on the 28th, along with 262 CACKLING GEESE, five SANDHILL CRANES, two BOREAL CHICKADEES, and a RED CROSSBILL. The largest SHARP-SHINNED HAWK flight of the season so far occurred on the 3rd, with 1,485 birds.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 11th. 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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.

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