-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 22, 2010
*MNDU1004.22

-Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Golden Eagle
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Thrasher
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Brewer's Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 22, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen by Warren Nelson and others on the 21st in
Aitkin County along CR 18 just west of the Hebron Cemetery. On the 20th,
Warren saw three SHORT-EARED OWLS at the junction of CR 18 and CR 5. Wes
Bailey saw two SHORT-EARED OWLS on the 21st along CR 18 about 2 miles
west of the Pietz's Road.

Uwe Kausch saw a SHORT-EARED OWL on the 19th along the Wildwood Road,
west of the Homestead Road (CR 42) in Duluth Township.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at the West Skyline Hawk Count on the 18th, and
good numbers of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS are being seen almost daily.
More than 600 pelicans were counted between the 15th and the 19th.

Recent new arrivals in the area include AMERICAN BITTERN, GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, BROWN THRASHER, PINE WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, CHIPPING
SPARROW, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April
29th.

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.