-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 29, 2015
*MNDU1508.29

-Birds mentioned
Piping Plover
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Black-backed Woodpecker
Cliff Swallow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 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 August 29th, 2015 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A PIPING PLOVER was found by Larry and Jan Kraemer on the 29th on the
lake side of Park Point near the old lighthouse beyond the Sky Harbor
Airport. Bob Williams saw a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 28th at Park
Point, although I don't have a more specific location.

Kim Eckert saw a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on the 27th at the Castle Danger
sewage lagoons. At least eight other shorebird species were also present
there on the 27th, including STILT SANDPIPERS.

Karl Bardon and others counted more than 2,200 CLIFF SWALLOWS on August
24-25 at the Hawk Ridge overlook. Karl also saw a BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKER here on the 27th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on September 3rd.

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
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Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more
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