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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 29, 2004 *MNDU0409.29 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 29, 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 Wednesday, September 29th, 2004,
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
An ARCTIC TERN was seen on Lake Superior on the 26th and 27th off Minnesota and Wisconsin Points.
A SABINE'S GULL and a LITTLE GULL were seen by a number of observers
over Lake Superior on the 26th. On the 24th observers at Wisconsin Point in Superior reported a PACIFIC LOON, a WESTERN GREBE, a FORSTER'S
TERN, and 2 juvenile SABINE'S GULLS. On the 23rd, another PARASITIC JAEGER was seen there. The loon was still present on the 27th, along with two more jaegers.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Minnesota Point over the weekend, and yesterday Peder Svingen saw two Short-eared Owls over Lake Superior, again from Minnesota Point.
Deb Buria-Falkowski reported a juvenile RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the north (back) pool at the Biwabik Sewage pond on the 27th. Suzanne Gucciardo found a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the East Bay in Grand Marais on the 25th.
On the 25th, Jim and Sharon Lind found a CACKLING GOOSE at the mouth of the Knife River, 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS at Burlington Bay, a BOREAL CHICKADEE near the mouth of the Knife, and 14 sparrow species, including 2 VESPER SPARROWS at the west end of 2nd Ave in Two Harbors,
1 LE CONTE'S SPARROW east of Emily's in Knife River and 2 more south of the Americinn east of Silver Bay.
Several observers reported small flocks of HARRIS'S SPARROWS in Duluth and along the North Shore this week. At Stoney Point, Jan Green found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 25th and a BOREAL CHICKADEE on the 26th.
And finally, to correct last week's report, there was no Great Black-backed BULL seen, although it is not the first time bull has appeared in this report.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 7th.
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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
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