-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 ([log in to unmask])

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.

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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
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