Extensive searching throughout the day by multiple parties failed to
refind the White-winged Dove at the 40th Ave West/Erie Pier area in
Duluth, including an unsuccessful search by yours truly between 8:30
and 9:30 AM, but at 5:35 PM this afternoon (Thursday, 8 October) the
dove was seen in flight by Barb and Denny Martin and myself. We
watched it fly into a stand of aspen and willows bordering a small
pond at the northwest corner of the impoundment, and a few minutes
later we found it perched just above eye level near the trunk of a 3
inch dbh aspen. The bird was still in this location when we left at
6:00 PM.
Other noteworthy sightings at the 40th Ave West/Erie Pier area today
include a Short-eared Owl found by Kim Eckert and the Martins, and a
stunning adult Nelson's Sparrow that flushed from a grassy area on the
west side of the impoundment and perched in full sun, where I admired
it for two minutes early this morning.
Thirteen species of Emberizids were seen at this location today, and a
14th species -- Chipping Sparrow -- was found at Park Point. No one
reported Le Conte's Sparrow or Smith's Longspur, both of which were
seen here 10/4/2009. Below is a composite list of the highest count
for each species seen at the 40th Ave West/Erie Pier area today.
Peder Svingen
Duluth, MN
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Date: October 8, 2009 7:34:21 PM CDT
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Subject: eBird Report - Duluth--40th Ave West / Erie Pier , 10/8/09
Location: Duluth--40th Ave West / Erie Pier
Observation date: 10/8/09
Number of species: 41
Snow Goose 1 Immature white morph.
Cackling Goose 15
Canada Goose 63
Mallard 63
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Pintail 5
Green-winged Teal 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
peep sp. 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 2
White-winged Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
American Crow 9
Horned Lark 103
Tree Swallow 1
swallow sp. 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
American Pipit 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 38
Palm Warbler 6
Clay-colored Sparrow 2
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 4
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 28
Lincoln's Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 18
White-throated Sparrow 18
Harris's Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 46
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Lapland Longspur 350
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Rusty Blackbird 2
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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