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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*September 1, 2011
*MNDU1109.01

-Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Red-bellied Woodpecker
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 1, 2011
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 1st, 2011 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found on the 31st by Kim Eckert on Park
Point at the Lafayette Square 31st Street access. Bill Tefft recently
found one west of Ely at the DNR's Wolf Lake Road rearing ponds, along
with eight other shorebird species. Shawn Conrad and Earl Orf found a
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, three RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and nine other
shorebird species on the 24th in Itasca County at the Cohasset power
plant.

Jan Green saw a GREAT EGRET on the 24th flying overhead in Duluth
Township along the Berquist Road. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 21st along the Western Waterfront Trail
near 72nd Avenue West. A record-high August flight of 466 SHARP-SHINNED
HAWKS was tallied at Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the 30th, along with 44
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September
8th.

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 [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.


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