-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*June 4, 2009
*MNDU0906.04

-Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Whimbrel
Red Knot
Little Gull
Pomarine Jaeger
Great Gray Owl
Black-backed Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Vireo
Black-throated Blue Warbler
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 4, 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 4th, 2009 sponsored
by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

An adult LITTLE GULL was found on the 4th by Lars Benson in the Duluth
Harbor between the Blatnik Bridge and Interstate Island. Two POMARINE
JAEGERS were reported by Jan and Larry Kraemer on the 3rd about a mile
out from Park Point, halfway between the Superior entry and Canal Park.
Several observers saw three RED KNOTS on the 1st at the Park Point
Recreational Area, including one on the soccer fields and two on the
beach out from the bath house. One was still present on the 4th. Peder
Svingen saw WHIMBRELS on the 1st on the Sky Harbor Airport runway. Tim
Bates saw six AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the 29th on the Thomson
Reservoir in Carlton County.

Kim Eckert and others saw a GREAT GRAY OWL in the Sax-Zim Bog on the
30th along the McDavitt Road (CR 213), 3.5 miles north of the Sax Road
(CR 28), and possibly the same bird on the 2nd, 2.5 miles north of the
Sax Road. His group also found a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO on the 4th along
the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211), 0.6 mile north of CR 133. They found a
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 3rd along Lake County Road 2 at the Sand
River.

Mike Steffes found seven BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on the 29th in
Cook County along the Superior Hiking Trail at Oberg Mountain. He also
found four on the 31st west of Lake Agnes off the Caribou Trail (CR 4).

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 11th.

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
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