-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 19, 2010 *MNDL1008.19 -Birds mentioned Turkey Vulture Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Black Tern Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Purple Martin Ruby-crowned Kinglet Tennessee Warbler Yellow Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Northern Cardinal -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: August 19, 2010 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, August 19, 2010 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. We have had a taste of fall this week and a taste also of the dog days of August with very hot temperatures and thunderstorms, followed by very cool temperatures. The transition has begun, and we see it also in the types of bird sightings that have occurred. Many species are starting to move, and young of many species are very obvious as they learn the skills needed to survive. Flowers are bright with the last blooms of their year. Susan Olin reported 2 SANDHILL CRANES east of MN 172 just outside of Baudette in Lake of the Woods County on August 14. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported some shorebirds at his Shorebird Park northwest of Lancaster - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and others have visited in recent days. He saw a BARRED OWL by his cabin at Evergreen Acres this week, and many SHORT-EARED OWLS, probably including several families with young owls have been seen in the area. In one mile he observed 12 owls. Here in Pennington County, on August 15, I had a juvenile NORTHERN CARDINAL pay a visit to the yard. Shelley Steva saw a SHORT-EARED OWL near the intersection of CR 3 and CR 23 on the morning of August 17, and three hours later, a TURKEY VULTURE eating a dead skunk in the same location . Another TURKEY VULTURE was seen about two miles west on CR 3 also. Sandy Aubol in Polk County reported warblers on August 12 at East Grand Forks. She identified TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER among others, and also saw a PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Russ Wilbur found a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the East Grand Forks campground on August 8. Bob Williams visited the Twin Valley WTP in Norman County on August 15 where he found a few shorebirds including SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE. BLACK TERNS and PURPLE MARTINS were also seen there. Thanks to Bob Williams, Larry Wilebski, Russ Wilbur, Sandy Aubol, Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, August 26, 2010. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1282266725==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 19, 2010
*MNDL1008.19

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 19, 2010
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, August 19, 2010 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

We have had a taste of fall this week and a taste also of the dog days of August with very hot temperatures and thunderstorms, followed by very cool temperatures. The transition has begun, and we see it also in the types of bird sightings that have occurred. Many species are starting to move, and young of many species are very obvious as they learn the skills needed to survive. Flowers are bright with the last blooms of their year.

Susan Olin reported 2 SANDHILL CRANES east of MN 172 just outside of Baudette in Lake of the Woods County on August 14.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported some shorebirds at his Shorebird Park northwest of Lancaster - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and others have visited in recent days. He saw a BARRED OWL by his cabin at Evergreen Acres this week, and many SHORT-EARED OWLS, probably including several families with young owls have been seen in the area. In one mile he observed 12 owls.

Here in Pennington County, on August 15, I had a juvenile NORTHERN CARDINAL pay a visit to the yard. Shelley Steva saw a SHORT-EARED OWL near the intersection of CR 3 and CR 23 on the morning of August 17, and three hours later, a TURKEY VULTURE eating a dead skunk in the same location . Another TURKEY VULTURE was seen about two miles west on CR 3 also.

Sandy Aubol in Polk County reported warblers on August 12 at East Grand Forks. She identified TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER among others, and also saw a PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Russ Wilbur found a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the East Grand Forks campground on August 8.

Bob Williams visited the Twin Valley WTP in Norman County on August 15 where he found a few shorebirds including SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE. BLACK TERNS and PURPLE MARTINS were also seen there.

Thanks to Bob Williams, Larry Wilebski, Russ Wilbur, Sandy Aubol, Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, August 26, 2010.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1282266725====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:02:24 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 19 August 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1282269744====" --====1282269744==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 19, 2010 *MNST1008.19 -Birds mentioned Hudsonian Godwit Stilt Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Short-eared Owl Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Golden-winged Warbler Pine Warbler Mourning Warbler Wilson's Warbler Scarlet Tanager -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 19, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for August 19th, 2010. There is very little to report this week beyond a brief list of southbound migrants. Some of the more commonly reported species include STILT SANDPIPER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, FRANKLIN'S GULL, SHORT-EARED OWL, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, WILSON'S WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER. The next scheduled update of this tape is August 26th, 2010. --====1282269744==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*August 19, 2010
*MNST1008.19

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 19, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for August 19th, 2010.

There is very little to report this week beyond a brief list of southbound migrants. Some of the more commonly reported species include STILT SANDPIPER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, FRANKLIN'S GULL, SHORT-EARED OWL, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, WILSON'S WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER.

The next scheduled update of this tape is August 26th, 2010. --====1282269744====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:54:01 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 8/19/10 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1282272841====" --====1282272841==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 19, 2010 *MNDU1008.19 -Birds mentioned Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Common Nighthawk Western Kingbird Cliff Swallow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 19, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 19th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Official counts at Hawk Ridge began this week with strong numbers of non-raptors, including more than 1,500 CLIFF SWALLOWS on the 16th, a WESTERN KINGBIRD on the 15th, and small numbers of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS daily. Bill Tefft and Richard Gibson found eight shorebird species at the Beaver Bay sewage ponds on the 16th, including a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. On the 19th they found six shorebird species at the Winton sewage ponds, including a STILT SANDPIPER. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 26th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. 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, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1282272841==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 19, 2010
*MNDU1008.19

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 19, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 19th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Official counts at Hawk Ridge began this week with strong numbers of non-raptors, including more than 1,500 CLIFF SWALLOWS on the 16th, a WESTERN KINGBIRD on the 15th, and small numbers of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS daily.

Bill Tefft and Richard Gibson found eight shorebird species at the Beaver Bay sewage ponds on the 16th, including a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. On the 19th they found six shorebird species at the Winton sewage ponds, including a STILT SANDPIPER.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 26th.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.

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, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1282272841====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:32:44 -0600 Reply-To: Cameron Rutt Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Cameron Rutt Subject: [mou-net] 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 20 species of warblers, 6 Olive-sided Flycatchers - Duluth Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Starting in the morning fog at Park Point Recreation Area, I slowly meandered my way about the small woodlots and clumps of habitat. The area was generally quite active, especially in the vicinity of the sand volleyball courts. After a few hours, I met up with Peder Svingen and the two of us continued counting migrants, mostly warblers and flycatchers, working our way out towards the end of Minnesota Point. The final tally was an even 20 warbler species for the day, with good numbers of Empidonax flycatchers also in attendance (primarily Leasts). The most notable warbler was the curious abundance of Wilson's Warblers, with 17 found throughout the day (15 from the recreation area out towards the point). On the beach hike back from Minnesota Point, we stumbled on a pair of juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpipers near the airport, loosely associating with both Baird's and Semipalmated Sandpipers. The other surprise of the day was the half-dozen Olive-sided Flycatchers around Duluth. Although only two were at Park Point, I added another four at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve's Skyline Parkway, including three visible at once! eBird highlights from around Park Point: Observation date: 8/21/10 Number of species: 64 Semipalmated Plover 6 Spotted Sandpiper 8 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 8 Baird's Sandpiper 4 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's) 2 Least Flycatcher 16 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 7 Veery 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Golden-winged Warbler 1 female-type Tennessee Warbler 17 Nashville Warbler 49 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 Magnolia Warbler 15 Cape May Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 33 Blackburnian Warbler 5 Palm Warbler 2 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 9 American Redstart 14 Ovenbird 4 Northern Waterthrush 3 Mourning Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 9 Wilson's Warbler 15 Canada Warbler 4 Good Birding, Cameron Rutt Duluth, St. Louis County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:23:28 -0600 Reply-To: Kim R Eckert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Kim R Eckert Subject: [mou-net] Little Blue Heron in Morris Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit An immature Little Blue Heron was seen by my MBW group early this evening at the Morris sewage ponds in Stevens Co. It was first seen in flight as it circled over the NE pond, but unfortunately after a minute or so it gradually gained altitude and flew off and out of sight towards the west. Otherwise, it has been a relatively uneventful (and hot & humid) 2 days in Douglas, Stevens, Grant, and Traverse counties. Only 9 shorebird species so far (hopefully more in Lac Qui Parle Co tomorrow) and 11 warbler species, with no significant waves found. Also seen: Eurasian Collared-Doves in Herman (Grant Co), several migrant Western Kingbirds in Traverse Co, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Osakis (Douglas Co), 2 Le Conte's Sparrows (a juvenile with adult) 1 mi W of Swan Lake (Douglas Co), and Orchard Oriole along the S shore of Pelican Lake (Grant Co). Kim R Eckert eckertkr@gmail.com 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 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:56:43 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jeanie Joppru Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 26, 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1282870603====" --====1282870603==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 26, 2010 *MNDL1008.26 -Birds mentioned Franklin's Gull Common Nighthawk Ruby-throated Hummingbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Cerulean Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: August 26, 2010 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, August 26, 2010 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. This has been a quiet week as far as sightings go, and the weather has been extremely variable like most transition seasons. We escaped frost once or twice this week, so perhaps we can hope for a couple more weeks frost free. Migration seems to be slowly gathering speed, but surely isn't in full swing yet. John Ellis reported seeing flocks of migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in Douglas County last weekend. Among the warblers he spotted were a juvenile CERULEAN WARBLER, as well as TENNESSEE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, WILSON'S WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Among the flycatchers he saw was an OLIVESIDED FLYCATCHER. A few hundred FRANKLIN'S GULLS were also seen. Sandy Aubol in Polk County reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, AMERICAN REDSTART, and WILSON'S WARBLER on August 23 at her home in East Grand Forks. Here in Pennington County east of Thief River Falls, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER stopped in our yard for a few minutes, the first I have noticed in the yard in 23 years. Thanks to John Ellis and Sandy Aubol for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, September 2, 2010. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1282870603==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 26, 2010
*MNDL1008.26

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 26, 2010
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, August 26, 2010 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

This has been a quiet week as far as sightings go, and the weather has been extremely variable like most transition seasons. We escaped frost once or twice this week, so perhaps we can hope for a couple more weeks frost free. Migration seems to be slowly gathering speed, but surely isn't in full swing yet.

John Ellis reported seeing flocks of migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in Douglas County last weekend. Among the warblers he spotted were a juvenile CERULEAN WARBLER, as well as TENNESSEE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, WILSON'S WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Among the flycatchers he saw was an OLIVESIDED FLYCATCHER. A few hundred FRANKLIN'S GULLS were also seen.

Sandy Aubol in Polk County reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, AMERICAN REDSTART, and WILSON'S WARBLER on August 23 at her home in East Grand Forks.

Here in Pennington County east of Thief River Falls, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER stopped in our yard for a few minutes, the first I have noticed in the yard in 23 years.

Thanks to John Ellis and Sandy Aubol for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, September 2, 2010.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

--====1282870603====-- ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:02:16 -0500 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Mike Malling Subject: Mike Malling/R3/FWS/DOI is out of the office. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I will be out of the office starting 08/26/2010 and will not return until 09/13/2010. I will return your email when I return. Thank you ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:07:18 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Jim Lind Subject: Duluth RBA 8/26/10 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1282878438====" --====1282878438==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 26, 2010 *MNDU1008.26 -Birds mentioned Great Egret Prairie Falcon Sandhill Crane Ruddy Turnstone Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Western Kingbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 26, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 26th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A PRAIRIE FALCON was banded by Frank Nicoletti on the 25th at Moose Valley in Lakewood Township north of Duluth. Frank also saw two SANDHILL CRANES on the 25th and a WESTERN KINGBIRD on the 19th. A GREAT EGRET was seen on the 26th in the Duluth harbor east of the New Page paper plant. Cameron Rutt and Peder Svingen found 20 warbler species on Park Point on the 21st, as well as two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS near the Sky Harbor Airport. Cameron counted 580 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS on the 24th near Lester Park, while Karl Bardon counted an additional 657 at Hawk Ridge on the same day. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Flood Bay near Two Harbors on the 24th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 2nd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. 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, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1282878438==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 26, 2010
*MNDU1008.26

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 26, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 26th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A PRAIRIE FALCON was banded by Frank Nicoletti on the 25th at Moose Valley in Lakewood Township north of Duluth. Frank also saw two SANDHILL CRANES on the 25th and a WESTERN KINGBIRD on the 19th. A GREAT EGRET was seen on the 26th in the Duluth harbor east of the New Page paper plant.

Cameron Rutt and Peder Svingen found 20 warbler species on Park Point on the 21st, as well as two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS near the Sky Harbor Airport. Cameron counted 580 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS on the 24th near Lester Park, while Karl Bardon counted an additional 657 at Hawk Ridge on the same day.

A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Flood Bay near Two Harbors on the 24th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 2nd.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.

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, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1282878438====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:04:25 -0600 Reply-To: Rare Bird Alert Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Anthony Hertzel Subject: MOU RBA 27 August 2010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1282964665====" --====1282964665==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 27, 2010 *MNST1008.27 -Birds mentioned Prairie Falcon Lark Bunting -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: August 27, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for August 26th, 2010. I have a report of a LARK BUNTING from Sherburne County on the 17th, but no details. The bird was apparently seen along the Mahnomen Trail in Sherburne NWR, but I have no specifics directions or location. Habitat here seems atypical for Lark Bunting. Unusual was the secondhand report of a FRIGATEBIRD from August 26th from near the Hazeltine golf course in Carver County but again, I have no details. A PRAIRIE FALCON was banded on the 25th in Lakewood Township north of Duluth, St. Louis County. The next scheduled update of this tape is September 2nd, 2010. --====1282964665==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*August 27, 2010
*MNST1008.27

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 27, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for August 26th, 2010.

I have a report of a LARK BUNTING from Sherburne County on the 17th, but no details. The bird was apparently seen along the Mahnomen Trail in Sherburne NWR, but I have no specifics directions or location. Habitat here seems atypical for Lark Bunting.

Unusual was the secondhand report of a FRIGATEBIRD from August 26th from near the Hazeltine golf course in Carver County but again, I have no details.

A PRAIRIE FALCON was banded on the 25th in Lakewood Township north of Duluth, St. Louis County.

The next scheduled update of this tape is September 2nd, 2010. --====1282964665====-- ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:38:09 -0600 Reply-To: Erik Collins Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Erik Collins Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Ramsey County Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 1:00 p.m. there were two Buff-breasted Sandpipers among a group of shore= birds at the north end of White Bear Lake. To reach the viewing location= =2C park on one of the side streets where Northwest Ave. and Grand Ave. mee= t Highway 96. There is a public trail that leads to the lake. =20 =20 With White Bear Lake at such a low water level=2C other shorebird spots are= emerging: =20 -Lakeview Ave. on the southwest side of the lake. There is a small picnic = area here. In addition to the muddy areas=2C if you walk down to the lake = and look east=2C there is a rocky spit attracting a few shorebirds. -The shorelines at Lake Ave. and Banning Ave. on the west side of the lake -Penninsula Rd. on the east side of the lake (Washington Co.). There are N= o Parking signs all over the place. =20 Erik Collins Shoreview=2C MN = ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:53:15 -0600 Reply-To: Cameron Rutt Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Cameron Rutt Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, huge waxwing flight - Duluth Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Again, from my perch atop an apartment building in Lakeside, I watched an impressive passerine flight this morning, although it was overwhelmingly dominated by a single species. Paul Dolan-Linne and Josh Bednar helped me count waxwings from sunrise until nearly 10:00 AM this morning, at which point the onslaught had predictably petered out. When the final counts were in, we had accumulated a surprising 3,291 Cedar Waxwings, the second-highest southbound flight on-record for the state (the largest, 3,882 on 17 Sep 1985 at Lakewood Pumping Station). Aside from waxwings, few other birds were moving in notable figures, although the morning did feature the best American Goldfinch flight of the fall so far. Only those identified flyovers, presumably migrating, are listed below: Blue-winged Teal 3 Common Nighthawk 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Eastern Kingbird 21 Blue Jay 60 Common Raven 1 Purple Martin 3 European Starling 3 Cedar Waxwing 3291 Northern Waterthrush 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5 Bobolink 6 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 16 American Goldfinch 116 From late morning to early afternoon, I hiked about four miles of beach and jetty real estate at Park Point, turning up the following shorebird figures. The highlight was certainly a single, obliging Buff-breasted Sandpiper (closer to Lafayette Park than Park Point). Semipalmated Plover 1 Spotted Sandpiper 6 Ruddy Turnstone 1 (juvenile) Sanderling 17 Semipalmated Sandpiper 4 Least Sandpiper 1 Baird's Sandpiper 15 (1 molting adult, the rest juveniles) BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 1 (juvenile) This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding, Cameron Rutt Duluth, St. Louis County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:24:51 -0600 Reply-To: Diana Doyle Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Diana Doyle Subject: [mou-net] Minneapolis Warbler Update - Black-throated Blue Warbler Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A good warbler morning along Minnehaha Creek E. of Lake Hiawatha with 13 = species. Highlight was a black-throated blue warbler (male) just west of the 34th = Ave Bridge, seen several times. It was present at 7:15 and at 9:30 at = the same location: south side of creek, in the woods just west of the = bridge, visible from the pedestrian path side, moving through the shady = but open woods from 6-25 feet up. Other species included Nashville, Tennessee, Connecticut (1), Wilson's, = blackburnian (1), yellow, american redstart, magnolia (3), common = yellowthroat, northern parula (1), golden-winged, and chestnut-sided. Diana Doyle S. Minneapolis ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:28:49 -0600 Reply-To: Erik Collins Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Erik Collins Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover on White Bear L. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Again this morning there was at least one Buff-breasted Sandpiper at the no= rth end of White Bear Lake (Ramsey Co.). It was part of a mix of shorebird= s that included a Black-bellied Plover. The viewing location can be reache= d by parking on a side street where Northwest Ave. and Grand Ave. meet High= way 96. Take the public trail to the lake. As the day goes on=2C this sho= rebird spot may receive some foot traffic. =20 Erik Collins Shoreview=2C MN = ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:52:21 -0600 Reply-To: Dave Bartkey Sender: Rare Bird Alert From: Dave Bartkey Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers ~ Rice. Co. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone=2C I counted 12 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the Wagner Sod Farm east of Fari= bault today around noon. This sod farm is located on the NW corner of the i= ntersection of Ibson Ave. and Hwy. 60. Said intersection is approximately 6= .5 miles east of the Faribault city limits. I believe that this is the four= th year in a row that BBSA's have been found here. I also get American Gold= en Plovers here as well=2C but this year I have not seen any yet. The BBSA'= s were in the grass on the northern end of the field. On another note=2C I am excited for the warblers everyone has been seeing= =2C but River Bend Nature Center has been terrible. I have made two outings= there within the last couple of days and have not seen any warblers=2C and= for that matter=2C hardly any birds=2C period! Neither outing was in the m= orning=2C however=2C which probably contributes to my birding woes. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault=2C MN greathorneddave@hotmail.com=20 = ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html