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*June 4, 2015
*MNDU1506.04

• Whimbrel
• Hudsonian Godwit
• Red Knot
• Northern Mockingbird

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 4, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for June 4th, 2015 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Butch Ukura saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 3rd at the Aitkin airport at the south end of the runway. Bob Williams saw a RED KNOT and two HUDSONIAN GODWITS in Aitkin County on the 30th west of the town of Aitkin in flooded fields on the south side of CR 15.

Larry Sirvio saw a WHIMBREL on the 31st at the Park Point recreation area ball fields.

The next scheduled update of this report will be in two weeks on June 18th.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists, various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date information:

MOU-net: http://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.html eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places Facebook group pages: Minnesota Ornithologists Union: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/ Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/ Minnesota Rare Bird Alert: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/ Northeast Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/ Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/ Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird Alert at duluthrba@moumn.org

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, 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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