-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 29, 2015
*MNDU1510.29

-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Purple Gallinule
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Mountain Bluebird
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Common Redpoll
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 29, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 29th, 2015 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW first reported on the 18th by Jeff Newman at
44th Avenue East and Regent Street in the Lakeside neighborhood of
Duluth was still present on the 28th. Birders are welcome to look for
the bird but Jeff asks observers to stand by the corner of his front
porch and not in his yard.

John Richardson relocated the CALIFORNIA GULL and three THAYER'S GULLS
on the 28th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. Peder Svingen
saw a first-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and five THAYER’S GULLS on the
27th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry.

Jan and Larry Kraemer found five RED-THROATED LOONS and a PACIFIC LOON
on the 24th at Park Point near the Sky Harbor Airport. On the 25th, they
saw two SURF SCOTERS, a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and a BLACK SCOTER between
40th Street and the ball fields at the Recreation Area. Mike Hendrickson
saw two PACIFIC LOONS and a RED-THROATED LOON on the 26th near the Sky
Harbor Airport. Peter Nichols saw two PACIFIC LOONS on the 29th at Canal
Park, which may be the same two birds. Kim Eckert saw a ROSS'S GOOSE on
the 26th in the railroad yards off Garfield Avenue and it was still
present on the 28th.

A MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD flew by the Hawk Ridge overlook on the 24th. More
than 1,800 COMMON REDPOLLS were counted at Hawk Ridge on the 26th.

Ben Fritchman and Clinton Nienhaus each reported a variety of sea ducks
from Cook County on the 24th and the 27th. They saw BLACK SCOTERS at
Taconite Harbor and the Grand Marais harbor, SURF SCOTERS at Good Harbor
Bay and the Grand Marais harbor, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Taconite
Harbor, Good Harbor Bay, the Grand Marais harbor, and Paradise Beach,
and LONG-TAILED DUCK at Good Harbor Bay.

Ben Fritchman relocated the two SURF SCOTERS at Burlington Bay in Two
Harbors on the 25th. John Richardson saw a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Agate
Bay in Two Harbors on the 29th.

An injured PURPLE GALLINULE was picked up along Waseca Street in west
Duluth on the 23rd and was brought to Wildwoods wildlife rehabilitation.
If accepted, this would be the fourth record for Minnesota and the
second for St. Louis County.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on November 5th.

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
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