Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 27, 2017 *MNDU1709.27-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 27, 2017
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 27th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A RUFOUS/ALLEN'S hummingbird was found by Dee Kuder on the 23rd and 24th near Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County, but it has not been relocated.
Karl Bardon and Tom Reed saw a PACIFIC LOON on the 22nd at the mouth of the Talmadge River near the McQuade Road, and it was relocated on the 23rd at Stoney Point.
Alex Lamoreaux saw a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE fly by the Hawk Ridge overlook on the 23rd. John Richardson saw three YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS on the 26th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors, and he saw one on the 25th at Hawk Ridge. Peg Robertson saw one in Tofte on the 25th at the Holiday gas station. Migrating BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS continue to be seen at many locations along the North Shore.
There have been several good sightings from Wisconsin Point in the past week including WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTER, RED-THROATED LOON, a WESTERN GREBE, a LONG-TAILED JAEGER on the 19th, several PARASITIC JAEGERS, FRANKLIN'S GULL, GREAT-BACKED GULL, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Most of these have been seen from Lot # 1. Peder Svingen saw a ROSS’S GOOSE on the 24th at 1412 East 2nd Street near Fairlawn mansion in Superior.
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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