-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *July 2, 2015 *MNDU1507.02 -Birds mentioned Surf Scoter Horned Grebe Black-backed Woodpecker Philadelphia Vireo Connecticut Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: July 2, 2015 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 2nd, 2015 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen on the 27th by Dave Benson, Kim Eckert and others in the Sax-Zim Bog along the McDavitt Road, about 3.2 miles north of the Sax Road. They also found a CONNECTICUT WARBLER on the Admiral Road about 3.8 miles north of the Sax Road. Dan and Pam Guynn found a CONNECTICUT WARBLER on June 23rd in Aitkin County along West White Pine Forest Road, 2.25 miles west of MN Highway 65. Denny and Barb Martin found a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO on July 1st at Crosby Manitou State Park, near the main parking lot. Gerald Hoekstra and Kevin Smith saw two BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on June 23rd at Oberg Mountain in Cook County. The SURF SCOTER at Agate Bay in Two Harbors was seen as recently as June 26th. A HORNED GREBE was seen at Burlington Bay on July 1st. The next scheduled update of this report will be in two weeks on July 16th. This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists, various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date information: MOU-net: http://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.html eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places Facebook group pages: Minnesota Ornithologists Union: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/ Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/ Minnesota Rare Bird Alert: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/ Northeast Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/ Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/ Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/ Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird Alert at duluth...@moumn.org 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, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at m...@moumn.org, 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
