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*June 8, 2000
*MNDU0006.08

-Birds mentioned

• Red-throated Loon
• Eared Grebe
• Cinnamon Teal
• Yellow Rail
• American Avocet
• White-rumped Sandpiper
• Dunlin
• Stilt Sandpiper
• Wilson's Phalarope
• Black Tern
• Black-throated Blue Warbler
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
• Yellow-headed Blackbird

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 8, 2000
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: David Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Duluth Birding Report sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Several noteworthy species are in the area, including CINNAMON TEAL, EARED GREBE, RED-THROATED LOONS, and AMERICAN AVOCET.

The CINNAMON TEAL was reported by Bill Tefft today. It was seen at 11:00 a.m at the Embarrass Rice Paddies in northern St. Louis County. To reach this site, drive west from Embarrass one mile on County Road 21, then south two miles on County Road 558. The bird was using two ponds south of the river on either side of the road. These rice paddies are becoming viable birding spots again since water is being pumped into the ponds. Bill also reported seeing a WILSON'S PHALAROPE, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, and BLACK TERNS - all unusual birds for northern St. Louis County.

A pair of EARED GREBES was reported by Peder Svingen on Tuesday. These birds were near the mudflats at the outlet of Miller Creek in Duluth. This is near the WLSSD composting site and can be reached from the 27th Avenue West exit off 35.

RED-THROATED LOONS are still present on Lake Superior. As recently as today, Mike Hendrickson sighted 15 individuals from the Park Point Recreation Area.

That AMERICAN AVOCET was still present today at 40th Ave West. Mike Hendrickson also reported WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPERS, and DUNLINS from 40th.

Mike Steffes reported lots of BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER activity along the Superior Hiking Trail. The westernmost territories were along the Trail near the West Castle Danger Road (dump road).

Kim Eckert reported that YELLOW RAILS were calling at McGregor Marsh in Aitkin County. He heard them 1/2 mile south of Hwy 210 on the east side of Hwy 65. NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were calling on both sides of 65.

Unless something unusual is seen in the meantime which needs to be reported immediately, the Duluth Birding Report is normally updated once a week on Thursdays, so that the next scheduled update will be on June 15th. The phone number is (218) 525-5952, and callers can leave a message if they wish after the tone at the end of the tape. Also note that a message can be left without having to wait for the birding report to end: after the tape starts playing, push 5 on a touch-tone phone, the tape will then stop, the tone will sound and you can leave your message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), the state bird club, as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street S E, Minneapolis MN 55455, or visit the MOU web site at .

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