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*May 15, 2003
*MNDU0305.15

-Birds mentioned

• Eared Grebe
• American Bittern
• Ruddy Duck
• Yellow Rail
• Willet
• Marbled Godwit
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Sanderling
• Caspian Tern
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo
• Whip-poor-will
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Horned Lark
• Swainson's Thrush
• Wood Thrush
• Blue-headed Vireo
• Warbling Vireo
• Bobolink
• Yellow-headed Blackbird
• Baltimore Oriole

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: May 15, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 728-5030
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 15, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

YELLOW RAILS were heard calling in the McGregor Marsh in Aitkin County on the 11th. WILLETS were seen at several locations this week, including 6 birds in Melrude on the 10th, 4 at 40th Ave W on the 14th, and 4 at Hearding Island on the 14th. A MARBLED GODWIT was on the east side of Indian Point on the 14th and 15th.

A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Lakewood Township on the 11th. WHIP-POOR-WILLS were reported from southern Carlton County and from Grand Marais on Cty Rd 7 between Cascade River State Park and Grand Marais. An EARED GREBE was again seen in Two Harbors on the 13th.

Migrants reported for the first time this week included AMERICAN BITTERN, RUDDY DUCK, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, CASPIAN TERN, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, HORNED LARK, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, 15 species of warblers, BOBOLINK, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE,

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Sunday, May 18, to report on birds found during Saturday's Hawk Ridge Birdathon.

Thanks to Pam Benson, Deb Buria-Falkowski, Cindy Butler, Mike Hendrickson, Dave Krikorian, Jim Lind,Gordy Martinson,Sue McDonnell, Rick Schroeder, Sparky Stensaas, and Scott and Nan Wisherd for contributing information to this report.

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.

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