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• Ross's Goose
• White-winged Scoter
• Long-tailed Duck
• Pacific Loon
• Western Grebe
• American White Pelican
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Golden Eagle
• Pomarine Jaeger
• Parasitic Jaeger
• Long-tailed Jaeger
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Short-eared Owl
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Black-backed Woodpecker
• Red Crossbill
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 22, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 22nd, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A LONG-TAILED JAEGER, POMARINE JAEGER and PARASITIC JAEGERS continue to be seen on a nearly daily basis along Wisconsin Point from the first parking lot. A PACIFIC LOON, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and three LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 18th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry, and a WESTERN GREBE was seen on the Wisconsin side. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN on the 15th at Indian Point in west Duluth.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL and a SHORT-EARED OWL were seen on the 15th at the Hawk Ridge main overlook. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 20th, and more than 20 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS have been seen since the 15th. Small numbers of RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS have also been seen recently. Ten GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on the 21st.

Maggie Seeley saw a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 18th at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. An immature ROSS'S GOOSE was still present in Two Harbors on the 21st, between the golf course and Burlington Bay. John Green reported a GOLDEN EAGLE on the 18th in Duluth Township along the Clover Valley Road.

Nancy Jackson reported a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 21st in Aurora near 12 North Erie Street.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 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.

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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