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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 9, 2002 *MNDU0208.09 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 9, 2002
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 8 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Jan Green saw an immature BONAPARTE'S GULL at Knife River on the 4th. She also reported HORNED GREBE and RED-NECKED GREBE seen in late July.
Steve Foss found BOREAL CHICKADEES, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and several other species along the abandoned railroad grade west of Murphy City off Highway 1. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS seem to be particularly active lately, with reports from the Gunflint Trail, Lake County and central St. Louis County.
Mike Hendrickson reported two migrants from Park Point today, a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and an immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK.
The next scheduled update of this report will be Thursday, August 15th.
The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape.
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 mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
