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*July 11, 2013
*MNDU1307.11

• Least Bittern
• Yellow Rail
• Virginia Rail
• Nelson's Sparrow

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 11, 2013
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 11th, 2013 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A LEAST BITTERN was found by Denny and Barb Martin on the 10th in Lake County along Forest Highway 11 (CR 15), 0.5 mile east of the Beaver River Road (FR 397). They also heard two VIRGINIA RAILS at the same location, and heard a VIRGINIA RAIL on the same day at the Castle Danger landfill.

Craig Mandel found YELLOW RAILS and NELSON'S SPARROWS on the 4th at the McGregor Marsh in Aitkin County. The birds were heard along MN Highway 65 just south of MN Highway 210.

The next scheduled update of this report will be in two weeks on Thursday, July 25th.

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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