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*October 7, 2004
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-Birds mentioned

• Red-throated Loon
• Western Grebe
• Ross' Goose
• Surf Scoter
• Northern Goshawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Gyrfalcon
• American Coot
• Sandhill Crane
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Short-eared Owl
• Horned Lark
• Northern Shrike
• Lark Bunting
• Le Conte's Sparrow
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
• Lapland Longspur

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 7, 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, October 7th, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A GYRFALCON was seen by Bill Howe on the 4th at the mouth of the Knife River. A Gyrfalcon flew past Hawk Ridge on the 3rd. Bob Russell reported a winter-plumage LARK BUNTING from the visitors center parking lot at Gooseberry Falls on the 4th.

The first NORTHERN HAWK OWL of the season was found by Dave Williams in the Sax-Zim area on the Stone Lake Rd (Cty Rd 319) about a half mile east of Cty Rd 7 on the 3rd. The bird was seen again on the 5th. Also on the 5th, Karen Sussman found the first NORTHERN SHRIKE of the season at the same location.

Al Schirmacher had a RED-THROATED LOON on the southern edge of Wigwam Bay on Mille Lacs Lake on the 2nd. Mike Hendrickson reported a ROSS' GOOSE, a WESTERN GREBE, and a SURF SCOTER at Park Point on the 3rd.

Barton Sutter and Jeanette Lange each reported a flock of at least 17 SANDHILL CRANES flying low over eastern Duluth at around 1:00 pm on the 3rd. At Hawk Ridge, the RED-TAILED HAWK migration has picked up, with 353 Red-tails on the 3rd and 444 on the 4th. Several dozen NORTHERN GOSHAWKS have been seen on each dry day at Hawk Ridge this week.

Suzanne Gucciardo reported a SHORT-EARED OWL at Grand Portage on the 6th near the jct of Hwy 61 and Cty Rd 71, and an AMERICAN COOT at Grand Marais on the 30th. Jim and Sharon Lind found a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW near the Taconite Harbor boat launch in Cook Cty on the 3rd. They also fournd LE CONTE'S SPARROWS at Taconite Harbor, and at the Spruce Creek ponds west of Grand Marais.

Earl Orf reported GREAT GRAY OWLS in Sax-Zim on the 1st, one on Cty Rd 133 west of Cty Rd 7, and another on Owl Ave just north of the jct with Connection Line Rd.

Laura Erickson reported a hummingbird at her feeder on the east side of Duluth on October 1st. Several birders noted flocks of HORNED LARKS and LAPLAND LONGSPURS moving down the shore this week.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 14th.

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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