-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 11, 2009 *MNDU0906.11 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Red-throated Loon American White Pelican Great Egret Marbled Godwit Dunlin Great Gray Owl Horned Lark Northern Mockingbird Connecticut Warbler Yellow-headed Blackbird -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: June 11, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([email protected]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 11th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. An least five RED-THROATED LOONS were found by Peder Svingen on the 9th at Park Point between 12th Street and the Recreational Area. On the 6th he found a GREAT EGRET at the 40th Avenue West Erie Pier area, along with a late-lingering MARBLED GODWIT and several DUNLIN. The Great Egret was still present on the 11th. The NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at the Park Point Recreational Area was seen as recently as the 11th by several observers. As many as three GREATER SCAUP continue to be seen at the Park Point Recreational Area. Denny and Barb Martin relocated a GREAT GRAY OWL in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 7th along the McDavitt Road (CR 213), 3.5 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). Mike Hendrickson found singing CONNECTICUT WARBLERS on the 6th along the Admiral Road (CR 788) about 3.0 miles north of the Sax Road, and along the McDavitt Road about 3.5 miles north of the Sax Road. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD and three AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on the 5th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Jan Green reported several late-lingering waterfowl on the 5th in Cook County at the Grand Portage sewage ponds, including LESSER SCAUP, GREATER SCAUP, NORTHERN SHOVELER, and AMERICAN WIGEON. Jan also saw a late HORNED LARK along CR 7 on the 6th. Dedrick Benz and others saw a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS along the Round Lake Road near the end of the Gunflint Trail (CR 12) on the 5th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 18th. 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, e-mail us at [email protected], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
