-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*June 18, 2009
*MNDU0906.18

-Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Yellow Rail
Whimbrel
Philadelphia Vireo
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Hooded Warbler
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 18, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 18th, 2009
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A HOODED WARBLER was reported by Josh Vineyard on the 14th on the Hawk
Ridge trail system near the junction of the orange and red trail. It has
not been relocated since the initial sighting.

Peder Svingen saw 16 RED-THROATED LOONS on the 14th at Park Point
between the Lafayette Square 31st Street access and the Sky Harbor
Airport. Linda Sparling saw three WHIMBRELS on the 13th at the 12th
Street access.

Denny and Barb Martin found a singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER and a
PHILADELPHIA VIREO at the Crosby-Manitou State Park parking lot off CR 7
in Lake County.

Linda Sparling heard multiple YELLOW RAILS on the 13th at the McGregor
Marsh along MN Highway 65, about a mile south of MN Highway 200 in
Aitkin County.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 25th.

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.