This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 2nd, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen on May 28th on the Stoney River Forest Road, 0.5 mile south of the Stoney Loop Road (FR 103). Two GREAT GRAY OWLS were also seen in the area, one at the junction of MN Highway 1 and the Stoney River Forest Road, and one on east side or the Stoney Loop Road, a mile south of Highway 1. Chet Myers and Keith Olstad heard 8 YELLOW RAILS at the McGregor Marsh on May 31st, along Highway 65 between Highway 200 and the Soo Line Trail. Janet Riegle reported a WILLET, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, DUNLINS, SANDERLINGS, and RUDDY TURNSTONES from Park Point on May 31st. RED-THROATED LOONS were last reported at Park Point on the 27th, when Scott Wolff and Doug Kieser saw at least seven between 42nd Street and the Sky Harbor Airport. Doug also relocated a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on the harbor side of the airport, and he found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD near the ballfields. Another NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found by Dave Carman on the 27th on the northeast shore of Boulder Lake, accessible only by boat. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on the 31st along Lake County Road 3, 1.5 miles north of Highway 61. Jan Green reported an UPLAND SANDPIPER in Lake County on the 28th at the Highway Department ponds along Highway 61, 0.5 mile south of the Baptism River. Jan also reported a MARSH WREN at the Embarrass ponds in northern St. Louis County on the 31st. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 9th. 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 [email protected], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
