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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 18, 2003 *MNDU0309.18 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 18, 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, September 18, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
On Monday the 15th, 102,329 raptors were counted at Hawk Ridge, more than double the prior single day record. 101,698 of these birds were BROAD-WINGED HAWKS. Over 90% of the flight occurred after noon. Also among the dozen species counted were a SWAINSON'S HAWK and 3 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS.
Monday was also a spectacular day for migrant songbirds at Park Point, with several birders reporting that thousands of birds were grounded in the fog that morning. Peder Svingen reported seeing 20 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS at one time. All 26 species of warblers seen regularly in Northeastern Minnesota were reported this week, including BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and CONNECTICUT WARBLER.
Several species of note were found this week at 40th Ave West/Erie Pier, including a SMITH'S LONGSPUR and 3 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, which were seen in the southeast corner of the impoundment. INDIGO BUNTINGS, a BOBOLINK, and a flyover flock of 32 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were also reported from 40th.
Jim Lind saw an adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in downtown Two Harbors yesterday. On the 14th, Jim found a MARSH WREN at Flood Bay. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen in the pine grove at Hawk Ridge last weekend. HARRIS'S SPARROWS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, LAPLAND LONGSPURS, and AMERICAN PIPITS were reported from along the North Shore and in Duluth this week.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 25th.
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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