Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *April 12, 2017 *MNDU1704.12-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 12, 2017
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 12th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found on the 10th by John Richardson at the 24th Street on Park Point, and it was still present on the 12th. The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE is still being seen between 11th Street and 36th Street on Park Point. Larry and Jan Kraemer saw a female RUDDY DUCK on the 8th at Park Point.
Bob Jansen relocated the EURASIAN TREE SPARROW in Two Harbors on the 7th at the ground feeder at South Avenue and Waterfront Drive near the Do North pizzeria.
Two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS have been reported by several observers as recently as the 7th in northern St. Louis County along the Johnson Road, east of the town of Cook.
Recent spring arrivals include WINTER WREN on the 2nd, CHIPPING SPARROW on the 3rd, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET on the 4th, WILSON'S SNIPE on the 7th, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on the 8th, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and RUSTY BLACKBIRD on the 9th,
The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, April 24th.
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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