-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 7, 2015 *MNDU1508.07 -Birds mentioned Horned Grebe Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Willet Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Black-backed Woodpecker -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 7, 2015 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([email protected]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 7th, 2015 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. At least eight WILLETS were seen by Brian Smith and others on the 7th at the Park Point Recreation Area ball fields in Duluth. Also seen were AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Aaron Stutz saw two early HORNED GREBES on the 7th on Lake Superior at the Larsmont Cottages in Lake County. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen on the 5th in Isabella, at the old environmental learning site just south of Flathorn Lake. The next scheduled update of this report will be on August 13th. 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/[email protected]/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 [email protected] 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 [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
