-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*September 27, 2012
*MNDU1209.27

-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Pacific Loon
Western Grebe
American White Pelican
Sabine's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 27, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 27th, 2012 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen by Paul Johnson on the 25th and 26th in
the Grand Marais harbor. Paul also saw an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN here on
the 25th. Bob Myers found a WESTERN GREBE on the 26th at the Silver Bay
Marina in Lake County.

Peder Svingen found a PACIFIC LOON on the 23rd at the Park Point
Recreation Area, and it was relocated on the 26th by Mike Hendrickson.
Ann and Scott Wischert saw a FIELD SPARROW and VESPER SPARROW on the
23rd at Brighton Beach in eastern Duluth.

SABINE'S GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, PARASITIC JAEGERS,
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and SURF SCOTERS were reported from Wisconsin Point
over the weekend of the 22nd, but I have not heard any reports of these
crossing into Minnesota waters.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October
4th.

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.