-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*July 27, 2006
*MNDU0607.27
-Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Tennessee Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Slaty-backed Gull
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 27, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, July 27th, 2006
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A potential first state record SLATY-BACKED GULL was found in the Grand
Marais harbor by Ken and Molly Hoffman on July 21st and has been seen
every day since, including today. In the mornings it has been found
mainly on the lawn and beach in front of the East Bay or Shoreline
Motels. In the afternoons it often moves to the marina breakwall within
the inner harbor, in front of the North House Folk School. The bird is
in adult plumage and it does not appear to be associating closely with
other gull species. Any updates I receive about the bird will be posted
immediately to MOU-net.
Shawn Conrad found a GREAT EGRET in Itasca County on the 24th at
Hennessey Lake, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids along US Highway
169.
Mike Steffes reported eight singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS in Cook
County at Oberg Mountain on the 20th. The first potential fall migrant
TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from Grand Rapids on the 20th.
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS seem more abundant than normal this month across
much of northeast Minnesota, especially near thickets of lowland alders.
Uwe Kausch saw three AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the 24th flying over the
Two Harbors High School, heading towards Lake Superior.
Julie O'Connor found a few shorebirds at the 40th Avenue West
impoundments in Duluth on the 16th, including LESSER YELLOWLEGS, STILT
SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. The same species, as well as LEAST
SANDPIPERS, were seen at the Beaver Bay sewage lagoons in Lake County
last week. The 40th Avenue West impoundments are currently under
construction, and although there are no signs indicating that the area
is off limits, birders should use caution around construction personnel
and equipment.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August
3rd.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858.
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 moumn.org.
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*July 27, 2006
*MNDU0607.27
-Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Tennessee Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Slaty-backed Gull
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 27, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, July 27th, 2006
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A potential first state record SLATY-BACKED GULL was found in the Grand
Marais harbor by Ken and Molly Hoffman on July 21st and has been seen
every day since, including today. In the mornings it has been found
mainly on the lawn and beach in front of the East Bay or Shoreline
Motels. In the afternoons it often moves to the marina breakwall within
the inner harbor, in front of the North House Folk School. The bird is
in adult plumage and it does not appear to be associating closely with
other gull species. Any updates I receive about the bird will be posted
immediately to MOU-net.
Shawn Conrad found a GREAT EGRET in Itasca County on the 24th at
Hennessey Lake, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids along US Highway
169.
Mike Steffes reported eight singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS in Cook
County at Oberg Mountain on the 20th. The first potential fall migrant
TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from Grand Rapids on the 20th.
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS seem more abundant than normal this month across
much of northeast Minnesota, especially near thickets of lowland alders.
Uwe Kausch saw three AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the 24th flying over the
Two Harbors High School, heading towards Lake Superior.
Julie O'Connor found a few shorebirds at the 40th Avenue West
impoundments in Duluth on the 16th, including LESSER YELLOWLEGS, STILT
SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. The same species, as well as LEAST
SANDPIPERS, were seen at the Beaver Bay sewage lagoons in Lake County
last week. The 40th Avenue West impoundments are currently under
construction, and although there are no signs indicating that the area
is off limits, birders should use caution around construction personnel
and equipment.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August
3rd.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858.
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 moumn.org.