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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*May 14, 2015
*MNDU1505.14

-Birds mentioned
Long-tailed Duck
Upland Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Say's Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Cliff Swallow
Marsh Wren
Veery
Gray Catbird
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Canada Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Bobolink
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: May 14, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 14th, 2015 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A SAY'S PHOEBE was found on the 8th by Peder Svingen along the western
end of the gravel walking trail at Agate Bay in Two Harbors, but it has
not been relocated. Peder also saw a MARSH WREN and a YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD in the same area. An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen on the 12th two
miles west of Two Harbors along Scenic Highway 61. Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS
were seen on the 14th at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors.

A late-lingering ICELAND GULL has been reported as recently as the 12th
by Peder Svingen on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. He also
saw two THAYER'S GULLS and 750 COMMON TERNS there on the 13th, and two
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS on the 9th. JG Bennett saw a LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 11th at the Park Point Recreation Area.

Recent new arrivals in the area include VEERY on the 7th, GRAY CATBIRD
on the 8th, BLUE-HEADED VIREO and CANADA WARBLER on the 9th, UPLAND
SANDPIPER on the 10th, CLIFF SWALLOW, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL
WARBLER, and BOBOLINK on the 13th, and LEAST SANDPIPER on the 14th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on May 21st.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists,
various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and
personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date
information:

MOU-net: [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]
eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places
Facebook group pages:
Minnesota Ornithologists Union:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/
Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/
Minnesota Rare Bird Alert:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/
Northeast Minnesota Birding:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/
Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/
Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird
Alert at [log in to unmask]

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, 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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