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*April 8, 2010
*MNDU1004.08

• Tundra Swan
• Sandhill Crane
• Tree Swallow
• Lapland Longspur
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 8, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 8th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Although spring migration seems to be ahead of schedule, I have very few new reports since last week's update. SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the West Skyline Hawk Count on the 4th and 5th, and at least 900 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on the 4th below the Thompson Hill count site on the St. Louis River.

Small numbers of EVENING GROSBEAKS have been reported widely across northeast Minnesota during the past week.

Recent new arrivals in the area include TREE SWALLOW and LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 15th.

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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