Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *October 11, 2007 *MNDU0710.11-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 11, 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 11th, 2007 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE in eclipse plumage was found by Kim Eckert on the 6th in the Duluth Harbor, near the Park Point rowing club at 38th Street. It was relocated on the 7th, but has not been reported since. At least nine SURF SCOTERS and one BLACK SCOTER were seen nearby on the 6th, as well as a RUDDY DUCK on the 7th.
Kim Eckert also found an ARCTIC TERN on the 6th at the Park Point recreation area, and a juvenile PACIFIC LOON on the 7th at the 12th Street access. The loon was relocated on the 8th at the bath house at the recreation area. At least three different RED-THROATED LOONS and a juvenile SABINE'S GULL were seen over the weekend, between the 12th Street access and the bath house. Peder Svingen saw a first-cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 5th out from the bath house, as well as a flyby HARLEQUIN DUCK and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. Peder also found an adult THAYER’S GULL on the 5th at Interstate Island. Mike Hendrickson saw a NORTHERN SHRIKE on the 11th at the recreation area.
Jason Caddy and others saw a WHIMBREL on the 6th at the end of Minnesota Point near the Superior Entry. The adult LESSER-BLACK-BACKED GULL was relocated on the 7th by Denny and Barb Martin at the Superior Entry. The falcon previously identified as a Gyrfalcon was relocated on the 5th at the Park Point recreational area, and again at the Superior Entry on the 7th. The identification is still uncertain but it may be an escaped hybrid falconry bird, since the bird shows characteristics of a few different species.
A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and a LE CONTE’S SPARROW were found by Jim Lind and Kim Eckert on the 10th along Scenic Highway 61, a block east of Emily’s Restaurant in Knife River. They also found a NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW and another LE CONTE’S SPARROW along Scenic 61 at the McQuade Road public access, near the resort on the west side of the parking lot. They had a flyby BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Stoney Point, and three flocks of SANDHILL CRANES totaling 29 individuals. A total of 53 Sandhill Cranes was tallied at Hawk Ridge on the same day, and 86 were seen on the 9th. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on the 10th at Hawk Ridge, and 40 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and a BOREAL CHICKADEE were seen on the 9th.
John Ellis found a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on the 5th at Good Harbor Bay southwest of Grand Marais, and a BLACK SCOTER near Five Mile Rock, northeast of Grand Marais. He also saw a SANDHILL CRANE migrating over Paradise Beach.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 18th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
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