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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 12, 2004 *MNDU0408.12 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 12, 2004
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, August 12, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Gordy Martinson reported that an albino AMERICAN CROW has been around the Lester Park Golf Course the past few days.
Kim Eckert reported WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS along Kent Road near UMD as recently as yesterday. He also saw an unusually large number of PURPLE MARTINS (30-40) gathering at Minnesota Point.
Fall migration will really pick up soon. Reports of significant sightings are appreciated. Among other things to watch for, the evening movement of Common Nighthawks through Duluth will be sometime over the next couple of weeks.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 19.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
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