This weekend was the so-called "Muffin Run" birding trip from Duluth to the Grand Marais area, and there were several noteworthy birds seen by our group (a few of which were first found by other birders). These included....
- Ross's Goose: the imm present for several days in Two Harbors was relocated at the golf course - Harlequin Duck: seen by Andy Forbes and Bob Russell at Taconite Harbor - White-winged Scoter: Knife River and Paradise Beach - Black Scoter: Bayside Park in Silver Bay, Grand Marais, and Hovland - Long-tailed Duck: Good Harbor Bay and Hovland - Golden Eagle: migrating past McQuade Rd, Duluth - Pectoral Sandpiper and Dunlin: Lutsen sewage ponds - Red-headed and Red-bellied woodpeckers: both near 4th Ave & 3rd St in Two Harbors - Blue-headed Vireo: along trail leading W from Grand Marais campground - Boreal Chickadee and Bohemian Waxwing: both in low numbers at a few locations - possible Townsend's Solitaire: brief view with robins in Knife River, a block N of Emily's - Cape May and Blackpoll warblers: both found by Paul Egeland at same location as the vireo - Black-throated Blue Warbler: surprising female first spotted by Jim Lind at Croftville, just E of Grand Marais - meadowlark, sp: Grand Marais campground - Pine Grosbeak: lone female in Knife River There were also other species we did not see reported by other birders we were in communication with, and among these were Am Golden-Plover (Castle Danger sewage ponds), Mountain Bluebird (near mouth of Lester River in Duluth), Tennessee Warbler and Field Sparrow (both in Two Harbors). In all, I'm aware of over 90 species being seen this weekend along the North Shore. Kim R Eckert, Duluth http://www.mbwbirds.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
