Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 21, 2008 *MNDU0808.21-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 21, 2008
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 21st, 2008 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were found on the 18th in Two Harbors on the ball fields along CR 2 (4th Street) two blocks north of MN Highway 61, but they have not been relocated. STILT SANDPIPERS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were also seen on the same day at the Two Harbors golf course clubhouse and at the small wetland behind the beach dune at the Flood Bay wayside rest, one mile northeast of town.
The first large movement of migrant COMMON NIGHTHAWKS was reported on the 18th when John Green counted about 800 along the Old North Shore Road at the Homestead Road (CR 42). Interestingly, the birds were seen between 9:30 and 10:00 in the morning rather than in the evening.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 28th.
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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