Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *May 18, 2012 *MNDU1205.18-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: May 18, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 18th, 2012 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
More than 2,000 migrating COMMON TERNS were counted by Peder Svingen and Jan and Larry Kraemer on the 15th along Park Point, representing the highest count total for the state since the early 1970's. Jan and Larry saw two SURF SCOTERS on the 16th at 36th Street on Park Point. A ROSS’S GOOSE was found by Shawn Conrad on the 14th at the bus turnaround at the Park Point Recreation Area. He also saw a WILLET near the soccer fields and two RED-THROATED LOONS near 22nd Street on Park Point.
Steve Wilson and Steve Schon saw an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a BLACK-BACKED WOOPECKER on the 12th in the Pagami Creek burn south and west of Isabella Lake in Lake County. Twelve LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 14th at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors.
Jan Kraemer found an EARED GREBE on the 12th on Splithand Lake in Itasca County.
New arrivals in the area during the past week include BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SANDERLING, LEAST SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, WARBLING VIREO, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, CLIFF SWALLOW, VEERY, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, MOURNING WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, and INDIGO BUNTING.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 24th.
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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