-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 20, 2009 *MNDU0908.20 -Birds mentioned American White Pelican American Golden-Plover Sanderling Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Common Nighthawk Western Kingbird Cliff Swallow Red Crossbill -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 20, 2009 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([email protected]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 20th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A WESTERN KINGBIRD was found in Aitkin County on the 17th at the dead end of CR 55, 0.7 mile northeast of CR 1. Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen along CR 1, 0.9 mile north of CR 55. Ron Erpelding relocated one on the 19th as well as an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER. This area is about four miles north of the town of Aitkin. Peder Svingen saw a STILT SANDPIPER and seven other shorebird species on the 15th at the 40th Avenue West Erie Pier area in Duluth. He also saw a flock of SANDERLINGS on Park Point. On the 11th, Jan Karen reported a DUNLIN at 16th Street on Park Point. Jan Green saw a FRANKLIN'S GULL in winter plumage on the 7th at Interstate Island. Mike Hendrickson found two RED CROSSBILLS on the 19th along the Heartwood Road off Arrowhead Road in Hermantown. The fall migration count began at Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the 15th. Small numbers of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have been seen daily since the 17th, and nearly 2,800 CLIFF SWALLOWS were counted on the 18th. Three AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS flew past the overlook on the 19th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 27th. 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
