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*July 12, 2001
*MNDU0107.12

-Birds mentioned

• American White Pelican
• Upland Sandpiper
• Caspian Tern
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Black-backed Woodpecker
• Boreal Chickadee
• Philadelphia Vireo
• Palm Warbler
• Connecticut Warbler
• Red Crossbill
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 12, 2001
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: Kim Eckert (kreckert@cp.duluth.mn.us)
Transcriber: Kim Eckert (kreckert@cp.duluth.mn.us)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 12, 2001, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

This report includes sightings of NORTHERN HAWK OWL, GREAT GRAY OWL, RED CROSSBILL, EVENING GROSBEAK, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, BOREAL CHICKADEE, CASPIAN TERN, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and UPLAND SANDPIPER.

Betsy Beneke saw NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, including one juvenile bird in the Sax-Zim bog area on July 10. The birds were seen on County Road 7, between 1/3 and 1/2 mile north of the junction with County Road 28.

B.J. Langdon reported GREAT GRAY OWLS from the Sax-Zim area on July 5, along County Road 319 a mile east of 7 and on County Road 788 four miles south of 27.

RED CROSSBILLS were seen along E. 4th St. in Duluth on June 30. Flocks of EVENING GROSBEAKS continue to move through Duluth.

Frank Nicoletti reported a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the Nichols Lake Road in the Sax-Zim area, along with CONNECTICUT WARBLER and PALM WARBLER.

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen by Kate Kellenberger on County Road 66 off the Gunflint Trail near the Golden Eagle sign.

BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from County Road 788 four miles south of County Road 27.

At least two CASPIAN TERNS are summering in Duluth. They were seen most recently on July 9. AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS are also in the area. Dave Yount reported two birds on July 4, and a single bird was seen on July 8 over Leif Ericson Park.

UPLAND SANDPIPERS have been seen at a couple of locations in Sax-Zim, including near County Road 29 and Correction Line Road.

Although this Report is normally updated once a week on Thursdays, since July is usually a slow month for birding in NE Minn there may not be an update on July 19 -- so that the next report might be 2 weeks from now on July 26. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 525-5952, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. Messages can also be left without having to wait for the report to end: to do this, after the tape starts playing push 5 on a touch-tone phone, the tape will stop, the tone will sound, and you can then leave your 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 of Natural History,10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to ; or visit the MOU web site at .

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