This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 27th, 2017sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A RUFOUS/ALLEN’S hummingbird was found by Dee Kuder on the 23rdand 24th near Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County, but it hasnot been relocated. Karl Bardon and Tom Reed saw a PACIFIC LOON on the 22ndat the mouth of the Talmadge River near the McQuade Road, and it was relocated onthe 23rd at Stoney Point. Alex Lamoreaux saw a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE fly by the HawkRidge overlook on the 23rd. JohnRichardson saw three YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS on the 26th at AgateBay in Two Harbors, and he saw one on the 25th at Hawk Ridge. Peg Robertson saw one in Tofte on the 25that the Holiday gas station. Migrating BLACK-BACKEDWOODPECKERS continue to be seen at many locations along the North Shore. There have been several good sightings from Wisconsin Pointin the past week including WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTER, RED-THROATEDLOON, a WESTERN GREBE, a LONG-TAILED JAEGER on the 19th, several PARASITICJAEGERS, FRANKLIN’S GULL, GREAT-BACKED GULL, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Most of these have been seen from Lot # 1. Peder Svingen saw a ROSS’S GOOSE on the 24that 1412 East 2nd Street near Fairlawn mansion in Superior. This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBirdchecklists, various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining),and personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-dateinformation: MOU-net: http://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.htmleBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/placesFacebook 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 DuluthRare Bird Alert at duluth...@moumn.org The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by theMinnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For moreinformation on the MOU, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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