-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 5, 2014
*MNDU1410.05

-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Ruddy Duck
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Thayer's Gull
Townsend's Solitaire
Bohemian Waxwing
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 5, 2014
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 5th, 2014 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported by Shawn Zierman and David Brislance
on the 3rd in the Grand Marais around site number 168W and it was still
present on the 5th. Shawn also reported a BOHEMIAN WAXWING in the same
area.

An immature ROSS'S GOOSE has been present at the Two Harbors golf course
since September 25th and was still present on the 2nd. Jan Green saw a
FIELD SPARROW on the 4th off the Old North Shore Road in Duluth
Township. Peder Svingen saw a VESPER SPARROW on the 4th at a private
residence along East Superior Street east of the MN 61 expressway.

PARASITIC JAEGERS, POMARINE JEAGER, and first cycle LESSER-BLACK-BACKED
GULL and THAYER'S GULL have been reported by Peder Svingen, Mike
Hendrickson and others in recent days on the MN side of the Superior
Entry, as well as along Wisconsin Point. Mike Hendrickson saw a
LONG-TAILED JAEGER on September 25th on the Minnesota side of the
Superior Entry. Kim Eckert saw six RUDDY DUCKS on the 2nd at the Park
Point Recreation Area.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on October 10th.

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